Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7225

7225.92

7225.92: Otherwise plated or coated with zinc

Galvanised alloy steel flat products

7225.92 is the HS subheading for galvanised alloy steel flat products, under heading 7225 in chapter 72.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 50% standard rate · across 4 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 7225 92 00 00 Otherwise plated or coated with zinc 50%
  2. Not further worked than surface-treated, including cladding or simply cut into shapes other than rectangular (including square) 50%
  3. 7225 92 00 20 Aluminium killed; plated or coated by hot dip galvanisation with zinc and/or with aluminium, and no other metal; chemically passivated; containing by weight: 0.015% or more but not more than 0.170% of carbon, 0.015% or more but not more than 0.100% of aluminium, not more than 0.045% of niobium, not more than 0.010% of titanium and not more than 0.010% of vanadium; presented in coils, cut-to-length sheets and narrow strips 50%
  4. 7225 92 00 30 Plated or coated by hot dip galvanisation, whether or not alloyed with silicon; chemically passivated; with or without any additional surface treatment such as oiling or sealing; containing by weight: not more than 0.5% of carbon, not more than 1.1% of aluminium, not more than 0.12% of niobium, not more than 0.17% of titanium and not more than 0.15% of vanadium; presented in coils, cut-to-length sheets and narrow strips 50%
  5. 7225 92 00 80 Other 50%
  6. 7225 92 00 90 Other 50%

Additional duties and import rules

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

Additional duties and charges 3

  • Anti-dumping dutyDefinitive anti-dumping duty 27.9%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    Legal act
    Statutory Instruments 2019 No. 450
    Tariff lines
    on 2 of 4 lines
    Rates for named exporters (25)
    CompanyRate
    Zhangjiagang Yangtze River Cold Rolled Sheet Co., Ltd. C11227.9% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Handan Iron & Steel Group Han-Bao Co., Ltd C15827.8% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Hesteel Co., Ltd. Tangshan Branch C15927.8% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co., Ltd C16417.2% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Hesteel Co., Ltd. Handan Branch C22727.8% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Tangshan Iron & Steel Group High Strength Automotive Strip Co., Ltd. C22827.8% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Beijing Shougang Cold Rolling Co., Ltd. C22917.2% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Zhangjiagang Shagang Dongshin Galvanized Steel Sheet Co., Ltd. C23027.9% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd (Maanshan, Anhui) C31226.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Angang Steel Company Limited (Anshan, Liaoning) C31326.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    TKAS Auto Steel Company Ltd (Dalian, Liaoning) C31426.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    JiangYin ZongCheng Steel CO., Ltd (Jiangyin, Jiangsu) C31526.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Bengang Steel Plates Co., Ltd (Benxi, Liaoning) C31626.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    BX STEEL POSCO Cold Rolled Sheet Co., Ltd (Benxi, Liaoning) C31726.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Wuhan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd (Wuhan, Hubei) C31826.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Shandong Kerui Steel Plate Co., Ltd (Binzhou, Shandong) C31926.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co. Ltd (Baotou, Inner Mongolia) C32026.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Hunan Valin Liangang Steel Sheet Co., Ltd (Loudi, Hunan) C32126.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Shandong Huifu Color Steel Co., Ltd (Linyi, Shadong) C32226.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Fujian Kaijing Greentech Material Co., Ltd (Longhai, Fujian) C32326.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd (Shanghai) C32426.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd (Zhanjiang, Guandong) C32526.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Yieh Phui (China) Technomaterial Co. (Changshu, Jiangsu) C32626.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Rizhao Baohua New Materials Co., Ltd (Rizhao, Shandong) C32726.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Jiangsu Gangzheng Steel Sheet Science and Technology Co., Ltd (Nantong, Jiangsu) C32826.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 376
    Documents
    • 9008
  • Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota Free
    Applies to goods from
    Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
    Legal act
    S.I. 2020/1432

Import requirements 3

  • Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
    Legal act
    2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9024
    • 9011
    • 9022
    • 9038
    • 9063
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
    Applies to goods from
    Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
    Documents
    • Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
    • Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—50%
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£137.2m-3.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.92 per kg
Jan 2024: £17.9mFeb 2024: £13.5mMar 2024: £14.3mApr 2024: £12.1mMay 2024: £13.6mJun 2024: £13.8mJul 2024: £13.9mAug 2024: £12.7mSept 2024: £13.1mOct 2024: £14.2mNov 2024: £11.5mDec 2024: £7.9mJan 2025: £14.3mFeb 2025: £12.3mMar 2025: £12.4mApr 2025: £12.7mMay 2025: £10.5mJun 2025: £10.1mJul 2025: £10.6mAug 2025: £12.3mSept 2025: £11.6mOct 2025: £11.9mNov 2025: £10.3mDec 2025: £10.3mJan 2026: £11.5mFeb 2026: £11.7mMar 2026: £12mApr 2026: £13mMay 2026: £11mJun 2026: £13.3mJul 2026: £9.2mAug 2026: £11.5m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Belgium £48.6m 35.4% +18.4%
France £27.6m 20.1% -6.2%
Germany £26m 18.9% -34.1%
Austria £19.4m 14.2% +4.7%
Netherlands £11.1m 8.1% -2.1%
Finland £3.4m 2.5% +130.5%
China £452k 0.3% +56.9%
Japan £332k 0.2% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

7225.92 · US$7.7bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$60m+US$558m+> US$1.1bn

Exports: 63
  1. Austria: US$1.3bn
  2. Germany: US$1.1bn
  3. China: US$779m
  4. Belgium: US$744m
  5. United States: US$624m
  6. South Korea: US$558m
  7. Canada: US$393m
  8. Slovakia: US$386m
  9. Japan: US$374m
  10. France: US$329m
  11. Netherlands: US$326m
  12. Finland: US$212m
  13. Spain: US$192m
  14. United Kingdom: US$78m
  15. Brazil: US$60m
  16. Czechia: US$39m
  17. Türkiye: US$28m
  18. Slovenia: US$27m
  19. Poland: US$20m
  20. Italy: US$19m
  21. Portugal: US$18m
  22. Singapore: US$13m
  23. Sweden: US$10m
  24. Luxembourg: US$10m
  25. Vietnam: US$9m
  26. Taiwan: US$8m
  27. Colombia: US$6m
  28. India: US$5m
  29. Mexico: US$4m
  30. Russia: US$2m
  31. Estonia: US$2m
  32. El Salvador: US$2m
  33. Romania: US$1m
  34. Thailand: US$734k
  35. Indonesia: US$605k
  36. Latvia: US$391k
  37. Hungary: US$300k
  38. South Africa: US$225k
  39. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$165k
  40. Ireland: US$153k
  41. Hong Kong SAR China: US$148k
  42. United Arab Emirates: US$145k
  43. Serbia: US$139k
  44. Costa Rica: US$138k
  45. Egypt: US$82k
  46. Malaysia: US$77k
  47. North Korea: US$73k
  48. Ecuador: US$58k
  49. Australia: US$47k
  50. Ukraine: US$29k
  51. Norway: US$27k
  52. Saudi Arabia: US$14k
  53. Bulgaria: US$14k
  54. Zambia: US$11k
  55. Switzerland: US$8k
  56. Philippines: US$3k
  57. Fiji: US$3k
  58. Lithuania: US$2k
  59. Israel: US$1k
  60. Tanzania: US$1k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Austria US$1.3bn 16.5%
2 Germany US$1.1bn 14.7%
3 China US$779m 10.1%
4 Belgium US$744m 9.7%
5 United States US$624m 8.1%
6 South Korea US$558m 7.3%
7 Canada US$393m 5.1%
8 Slovakia US$386m 5%
9 Japan US$374m 4.9%
10 France US$329m 4.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$800m 10.4%
2 Mexico US$701m 9.1%
3 United States US$582m 7.6%
4 Czechia US$478m 6.2%
5 Sweden US$355m 4.6%
6 Türkiye US$348m 4.5%
7 France US$336m 4.4%
8 Spain US$336m 4.4%
9 Poland US$332m 4.3%
10 Canada US$254m 3.3%

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
  • 52number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Kenya, Nepal

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 15% 2023
Angola 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 5% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 14% 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 10% 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 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 10% 2023
Cambodia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 20% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 20% 2023
Chad 20% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 7% 2023
Colombia 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 20% 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 20% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 10% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 10% 2023
Gabon 20% 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 0% 2023
Iran 20% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 0% 2023
Kenya 35%* 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 2.4%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 2023
Malawi 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Mali 5% 2023
Mauritania 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 15% 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 30% 2023
New Zealand 2.5% 0% – 5% 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 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 3% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 10% 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 15% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 0% 2023
Sri Lanka 0% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 5% 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 1.8%* 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25%* 2023
Thailand 3.7% 1% – 5% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 6% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 10% 2023
Ukraine 0% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 10% 2023
Venezuela 14% 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. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · 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
67573 Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, n.e.s., of a width of 600 mm/more
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 511210
CPC 2.1 product
41239 Flat-rolled products of alloy steel, n.e.c., further worked
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2410 Manufacture of basic iron and steel

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20177225.92unchanged
20127225.92unchanged
20077225.92unchanged
20027225.20, 7225.92changed
19967225.20, 7225.92changed
19927225.20, 7225.90changed

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).

7225 Flat-rolled products of alloy steel other than stainless, of a width of >= 600 mm, hot-rolled or cold-rolled "cold-reduced"

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 1

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • N320947 U.S. CBP 20 August 2021 · 7225.92.00.00

    The tariff classification of steel sheet from Taiwan

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. GB Quota

    India Quota 058605 Volume Update – 1 October 2026

    Trade Tariff news 8844 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  2. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 367 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  3. GB Quota

    Residual Quota 058608 Volume Update – 7 September 2026

    Trade Tariff news 8282 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  4. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 381 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-31 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  5. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1457 of 29 June 2026 on the distribution of tariff quotas opened under Regulation (EU) 2026/1384 of the European Parliament and of the Council addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/2170

    CELEX 32026R1457 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  6. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1384 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/2170

    CELEX 32026R1384 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  7. GB Other

    Update to Commodity Code Structure to maintain dynamic alignment with the EU – 19 June 2026

    Trade Tariff news 6862 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  8. TR Anti-dumping

    İthalatta Haksız Rekabetin Önlenmesine İlişkin Tebliğ (No: 2026/17)

    RG 16.06.2026 sayı 33282 · Tebliğ 2026/17 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7225.92 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is 50%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 7225.92; the duty is duty-free.

Goods from 1 country can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 50%; 1 of them pay no duty at all, for example under the UK–Ukraine agreement.

In the UK, anti-dumping duty of 27.9% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from China.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported galvanised alloy steel flat products worth £137.2m (down 3% on the year before), at an average of £0.92 per kg; Belgium supplied 35%, followed by France.

World trade in galvanised alloy steel flat products reached US$7.7bn in 2024, down 0.4% on 2023.

Austria was the largest exporter with 16.5% of the total, ahead of Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for otherwise plated or coated with zinc?

Otherwise plated or coated with zinc fall under HS subheading 7225.92, part of heading 7225, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on otherwise plated or coated with zinc in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7225.92 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 50%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on otherwise plated or coated with zinc in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7225.92 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most otherwise plated or coated with zinc?

Austria, with US$1.3bn in 2024 (16.5% of world exports).

Which countries can export galvanised alloy steel flat products to the UK duty-free?

1 country pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under the UK–Ukraine agreement. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 50% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on galvanised alloy steel flat products?

The UK charges anti-dumping duty of 27.9% on goods from China. The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import galvanised alloy steel flat products from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Belgium (35%), France (20%) and Germany (19%), out of total imports of £137.2m.

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