Heading · Section XV
7226: Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm
- 0%–50%UK
- FreeEU
- 30%Türkiye
- FreeUSA
- US$4.4bnWorld trade in 2024
6 subheadings make up heading 7226 in chapter 72 (iron and steel).
In the UK Global Tariff, heading 7226 covers 34 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 50%. 16 of them are duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides heading 7226 into 11 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 7226 covers 22 tariff lines and the statutory rate is 30%.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides heading 7226 into 17 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
World trade in heading 7226 goods reached US$4.4bn in 2024, down 8.8% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 19.9% of the total, ahead of China.
Germany imported the most (US$473.8m).
The United Kingdom ranked 26th among 100 exporters with US$18.5m.
The United Kingdom imported US$43.6m.
Duty rates compared
The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
Subheadings 6
- 7226.11Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of: of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented
- 7226.19Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of: of silicon-electrical steel, other
- 7226.20Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of: of high-speed steel
- 7226.91Not further worked than hot-rolled
- 7226.92Not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced)
- 7226.99Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of: other, other
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$474.7kUS$474.7k+US$25.7m+US$99.2m+> US$518.1m
Exports: 100
- Germany: US$880.5m
- China: US$531.5m
- France: US$518.1m
- Austria: US$439m
- United States: US$397.7m
- Japan: US$338.3m
- Slovakia: US$174.4m
- Netherlands: US$122m
- Italy: US$118.4m
- Sweden: US$99.2m
- Czechia: US$89.4m
- South Korea: US$74.9m
- Canada: US$73.3m
- Poland: US$62.4m
- Türkiye: US$56.1m
- Taiwan: US$52.2m
- Slovenia: US$40m
- Belgium: US$36.9m
- Malaysia: US$33m
- Spain: US$31.3m
- Singapore: US$30.4m
- Romania: US$26.5m
- India: US$25.9m
- Switzerland: US$25.7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$20.6m
- United Kingdom: US$18.5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$14.7m
- Finland: US$9.4m
- Brazil: US$9.4m
- Morocco: US$8.8m
- Vietnam: US$7.1m
- Russia: US$6m
- Mexico: US$5.4m
- El Salvador: US$5m
- Hungary: US$4.9m
- Thailand: US$4.6m
- Denmark: US$4.5m
- Portugal: US$3.9m
- Australia: US$3.2m
- Luxembourg: US$2.6m
- Serbia: US$2.2m
- Belarus: US$1.6m
- Tunisia: US$1.5m
- Indonesia: US$1.5m
- Colombia: US$985.2k
- South Africa: US$528.4k
- Norway: US$512.8k
- Ukraine: US$474.7k
- Philippines: US$444.3k
- Kenya: US$426.7k
- Croatia: US$404.8k
- Guatemala: US$364.5k
- Costa Rica: US$313.5k
- Argentina: US$283.2k
- Bulgaria: US$241.1k
- Ireland: US$221.4k
- Pakistan: US$212.5k
- Uzbekistan: US$210k
- Curaçao: US$200k
- New Zealand: US$176.9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$482.1kUS$482.1k+US$9.5m+US$50.4m+> US$252.5m
Imports: 195
- Germany: US$473.8m
- Canada: US$292.1m
- China: US$281.5m
- United States: US$264.7m
- Poland: US$253.9m
- Czechia: US$252.5m
- India: US$196m
- South Korea: US$186.5m
- France: US$171.7m
- Switzerland: US$165.3m
- Mexico: US$163.3m
- Italy: US$152m
- Vietnam: US$110.2m
- Hungary: US$105.5m
- Spain: US$95.5m
- Slovenia: US$90.3m
- Austria: US$85m
- Thailand: US$68m
- Sweden: US$60.2m
- Slovakia: US$50.4m
- Japan: US$49.6m
- Malaysia: US$46.8m
- Netherlands: US$46.7m
- United Kingdom: US$43.6m
- Belgium: US$42.2m
- Ireland: US$41.4m
- Brazil: US$40m
- Taiwan: US$38.4m
- Romania: US$37.4m
- Indonesia: US$37.3m
- Türkiye: US$37m
- Australia: US$21.9m
- Singapore: US$21.6m
- Colombia: US$18.7m
- Lebanon: US$18m
- Portugal: US$17.7m
- Guatemala: US$16.5m
- Russia: US$15.3m
- Croatia: US$15.3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$15.1m
- Serbia: US$15m
- Philippines: US$12.4m
- Egypt: US$12m
- Norway: US$12m
- Finland: US$11.2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$10.5m
- Israel: US$10.4m
- Estonia: US$10.4m
- South Africa: US$9.5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$9.1m
- Tunisia: US$8.9m
- Pakistan: US$8.5m
- Kuwait: US$8.2m
- Ecuador: US$8.2m
- Peru: US$7.7m
- Morocco: US$7.2m
- Ukraine: US$7.1m
- Costa Rica: US$7m
- New Zealand: US$6.7m
- Kazakhstan: US$6.1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$880.5m | 19.9% | |
| 2 | US$531.5m | 12% | |
| 3 | US$518.1m | 11.7% | |
| 4 | US$439m | 9.9% | |
| 5 | US$397.7m | 9% | |
| 6 | US$338.3m | 7.7% | |
| 7 | US$174.4m | 3.9% | |
| 8 | US$122m | 2.8% | |
| 9 | US$118.4m | 2.7% | |
| 10 | US$99.2m | 2.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$473.8m | 10.7% | |
| 2 | US$292.1m | 6.6% | |
| 3 | US$281.5m | 6.4% | |
| 4 | US$264.7m | 6% | |
| 5 | US$253.9m | 5.7% | |
| 6 | US$252.5m | 5.7% | |
| 7 | US$196m | 4.4% | |
| 8 | US$186.5m | 4.2% | |
| 9 | US$171.7m | 3.9% | |
| 10 | US$165.3m | 3.7% |
Legal notes
Additional note
1. The following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:
‘Electrical’: for the purposes of subheadings 72091610, 72091710, 72091810, 72092610, 72092710, 72092810 and 72112320, flat-rolled products which under a current at 50 Hz and a magnetic flux of 1 T have a watt-loss per kilogram, calculated by the Epstein method, of:
2,1 W or less, when their thickness does not exceed 0,20 mm,
3,6 W or less, when their thickness is not less than 0,20 mm but less than 0,60 mm,
6 W or less, when their thickness is not less than 0,60 mm but not greater than 1,50 mm.
‘Tinplate’: for the purposes of subheadings 72101220, 72107010, 72121010 and 72124020, flat-rolled products (of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm) coated with a layer of metal containing, by weight, 97 % or more of tin.
‘Tool steel’: for the purposes of subheadings 72241010, 72249002, 72253010, 72254012, 72269120, 72283020, 72284010, 72285020 and 72286020, alloy steels, other than stainless or high-speed steel, containing, by weight, one of the following compositions, with or without other elements:
less than 0,6 % of carbon
and
0,7 % or more of silicon and 0,05 % or more of vanadium
or
4 % or more of tungsten,
0,8 % or more of carbon
and
0,05 % or more of vanadium,
more than 1,2 % of carbon
and
not less than 11 % but not more than 15 % of chromium,
0,16 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of carbon
and
3,8 % or more but not more than 4,3 % of nickel
and
1,1 % or more but not more than 1,5 % of chromium
and
0,15 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of molybdenum,
0,3 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of carbon
and
1,4 % or more but not more than 2,1 % of chromium
and
0,15 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of molybdenum
and
less than 1,2 % of nickel,
0,3 % or more of carbon
and
less than 5,2 % of chromium
and
0,65 % or more of molybdenum or 0,4 % or more of tungsten,
0,5 % or more but not more than 0,6 % of carbon
and
1,25 % or more but not more than 1,8 % of nickel
and
0,5 % or more but not more than 1,2 % of chromium
and
0,15 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of molybdenum.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm?
Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm fall under HS heading 7226, part of chapter 72, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7226 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 50%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7226 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 flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a…?
Germany, with US$880.5m in 2024 (19.9% of world exports).