7224.90: Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms: other

1. 7224 90 00 00 Other Free
2. 7224 90 02 00 Of tool steel Free
3. 7224 90 02 29 Of rectangular (including square) cross-section Free
4. Other Free
5. 7224 90 02 89 Hot-rolled or obtained by continuous casting Free
6. 7224 90 02 99 Other Free
7. Other Free
8. Of rectangular (including square) cross-section Free
9. Hot-rolled or obtained by continuous casting Free
10. The width measuring less than twice the thickness Free
11. 7224 90 03 00 Of high-speed steel Free
12. 7224 90 05 00 Containing by weight not more than 0.7% of carbon, 0.5% or more but not more than 1.2% of manganese and 0.6% or more but not more than 2.3% of silicon; containing by weight 0.0008% or more of boron with any other element less than the minimum content referred to in note 1(f) to this chapter Free
13. 7224 90 07 00 Other Free
14. 7224 90 14 00 Other Free
15. 7224 90 18 00 Forged Free
16. Other Free
17. Hot-rolled or obtained by continuous casting Free
18. 7224 90 31 00 Containing by weight not less than 0.9% but not more than 1.15% of carbon, not less than 0.5% but not more than 2% of chromium and, if present, not more than 0.5% of molybdenum Free
19. 7224 90 38 00 Other Free
20. 7224 90 90 00 Forged Free
21. 7224 90 00 00 Other Free
22. 7224 90 02 00 Of tool steel Free
23. 7224 90 02 29 Of rectangular (including square) cross-section Free
24. Other Free
25. 7224 90 02 89 Hot-rolled or obtained by continuous casting Free
26. 7224 90 02 99 Other Free
27. Other Free
28. Of rectangular (including square) cross-section Free
29. Hot-rolled or obtained by continuous casting Free
30. The width measuring less than twice the thickness Free
31. 7224 90 03 00 Of high-speed steel Free
32. 7224 90 05 00 Containing by weight not more than 0.7% of carbon, 0.5% or more but not more than 1.2% of manganese and 0.6% or more but not more than 2.3% of silicon; containing by weight 0.0008% or more of boron with any other element less than the minimum content referred to in note 1(f) to this chapter Free
33. 7224 90 07 00 Other Free
34. 7224 90 14 00 Other Free
35. 7224 90 18 00 Forged Free
36. Other Free
37. Hot-rolled or obtained by continuous casting Free
38. 7224 90 31 00 Containing by weight not less than 0.9% but not more than 1.15% of carbon, not less than 0.5% but not more than 2% of chromium and, if present, not more than 0.5% of molybdenum Free
39. 7224 90 38 00 Other Free
40. 7224 90 90 00 Forged Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£230.8m-10.3% · previous 12 months

Average import price£0.43 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
India	£175.4m	76%	+13.6%
Spain	£10.2m	4.4%	-25.5%
Germany	£9.6m	4.1%	-8.7%
Netherlands	£8.9m	3.9%	-75.3%
Türkiye	£5.7m	2.5%	+85.7%
South Korea	£5.6m	2.4%	+619%
Italy	£5.2m	2.3%	+8%
Brazil	£3.6m	1.5%	-85.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free Third-country duty 9 tariff lines Türkiye Free – 14% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 7% USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Brazil 7.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 7.2% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Taiwan Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 9 tariff lines Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Brazil	US$780m	20.3%
2	Mexico	US$498m	13%
3	Italy	US$291m	7.6%
4	Germany	US$289m	7.5%
5	Romania	US$258m	6.7%
6	Argentina	US$202m	5.3%
7	Russia	US$159m	4.1%
8	China	US$154m	4%
9	India	US$137m	3.6%
10	Vietnam	US$131m	3.4%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$1.7bn	44%
2	United Kingdom	US$240m	6.2%
3	Canada	US$231m	6%
4	France	US$209m	5.4%
5	Germany	US$205m	5.3%
6	Italy	US$178m	4.6%
7	Taiwan	US$164m	4.3%
8	Belgium	US$104m	2.7%
9	Netherlands	US$76m	2%
10	China	US$74m	1.9%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

• 5%median duty
• 63number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Sudan

165

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	5%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	0%		2023
Algeria	15%		2023
Angola	2%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	5%		2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	8%		2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	5%		2023
Aruba	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	5%		2023
Azerbaijan	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Bangladesh	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	5%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Belize	5%		2023
Benin	5%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	4.4%	0% – 5%	2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Brazil	8%		2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	5%		2023
Burundi	0%		2023
Cambodia	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon	10%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Cape Verde	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands	22%		2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic	10%		2023
Chad	10%		2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	2%		2023
Colombia	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Comoros	20%		2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville	10%		2023
Cook Islands	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica	0%		2023
Côte d’Ivoire	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Cuba	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	0%		2023
Ecuador	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	5%		2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	10%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
Ethiopia	5%		2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	0%		2023
Fiji	5%		2023
French Polynesia	10%		2023
Gabon	10%		2023
Gambia	5%		2023
Georgia	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	5%		2023
Gibraltar	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Grenada	5%		2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala	0%		2023
Guinea	5%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	5%		2023
Guyana	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	0%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	0%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	7.5%		2023
Indonesia	5%		2023
Iran	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Israel	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	0%		2023
Kazakhstan	2.2%	0% – 5%	2023
Kenya	0%		2023
Kiribati	10%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Laos	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	0%		2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	0%		2023
Liberia	5%		2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	10%		2023
Malawi	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	5%		2023
Maldives	0%		2023
Mali	5%		2023
Mauritania	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	2.5%		2023
Mozambique	7.5%		2023
Myanmar (Burma)	3%		2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	0%		2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	10%		2023
New Zealand	0%		2023
Nicaragua	0%		2023
Niger	5%		2023
Nigeria	5%		2023
North Macedonia	0%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	11%		2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Panama	0%		2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	8%		2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	3%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	0%		2023
Samoa	8%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	10%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	12%		2023
Senegal	5%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	5%		2023
Singapore	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Somalia	5%		2023 · HS 2017
South Africa	0%		2023
South Korea	0%		2023
Sri Lanka	0%		2023
St Kitts & Nevis	0%		2023
St Lucia	0%		2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon	5%		2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines	5%		2023
Sudan	25%		2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	5%		2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	0%		2023
Syria	10%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	5%		2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	0%		2023
Thailand	0%		2023
Togo	5%		2023
Tonga	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	0%		2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	7.5%	0% – 14%	2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	0%		2023
Ukraine	0%		2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	0%		2023
United States	0%		2023
Uruguay	8%		2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	10%		2023
Venezuela	8%		2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	0%		2023
Wallis & Futuna	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	5%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	0%		2023
Zimbabwe	0.1%		2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4

67282 Semi-finished products of alloy steel other than stainless steel

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 511210

CPC 2.1 product

41122 Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms and semi-finished products of alloy steel

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2410 Manufacture of basic iron and steel

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

CBAM: carbon border adjustment

Goods of the CBAM sector iron and steel pay for the greenhouse gases emitted in their production when they are imported into the EU. Without verified actual emissions, the importer declares the default values below (tonnes of CO2 equivalent per tonne of goods).

7224 Steel, alloy, other than stainless, in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of alloy steel other than stainless (excl. waste and scrap in ingot form, and products obtained by continuous casting)

t CO2e per t of goods · definitive period since 1 January 2026; first annual declaration due 30 September 2027 · Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621 as corrected by 2026/1740 (European Commission data, not legally binding)

Binding rulings for similar goods 4

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

1. Tariff change 29 September 2026

   UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes

   Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

2. Sanctions 23 April 2026 · Applies from: 22 April 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/506 of 23 April 2026 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

   CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

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