Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7228
7228.10: Bars and rods, of high-speed steel
Subheading 7228.10 belongs to heading 7228 (other bars and rods of other alloy steel) in chapter 72.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7228 10 00 00 Bars and rods, of high-speed steel
- 7228 10 20 00 Not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded; hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, not further worked than clad Free
- 7228 10 50 00 Forged Free
- 7228 10 90 00 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
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 3 lines
- 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
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 3 lines
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, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2019/411
- 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free – 50% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 37 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | £3m | 28.9% | +15.4% |
 France | £1.9m | 18.9% | +1.3% |
 Spain | £1.9m | 18.2% | -11.3% |
 Sweden | £1m | 9.8% | +64.9% |
 Germany | £734k | 7.2% | +154.2% |
 China | £549k | 5.4% | -48.3% |
 Taiwan | £455k | 4.4% | -18.6% |
 United States | £235k | 2.3% | +17.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$223kUS$223k+US$3m+US$13m+> US$69m
Exports: 81
- China: US$160m
- Austria: US$114m
- France: US$69m
- Sweden: US$59m
- Japan: US$41m
- Germany: US$39m
- United Arab Emirates: US$20m
- United States: US$13m
- Brazil: US$11m
- Spain: US$10m
- Taiwan: US$9m
- India: US$6m
- Czechia: US$6m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Ukraine: US$5m
- Italy: US$5m
- Canada: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$990k
- Hungary: US$953k
- South Africa: US$943k
- Belgium: US$904k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$880k
- Netherlands: US$643k
- Thailand: US$415k
- Tanzania: US$388k
- Greece: US$387k
- Croatia: US$264k
- Indonesia: US$223k
- Chile: US$196k
- Sierra Leone: US$195k
- Peru: US$173k
- Romania: US$165k
- Norway: US$122k
- Israel: US$113k
- Serbia: US$90k
- Colombia: US$87k
- Vietnam: US$81k
- Mauritius: US$48k
- Russia: US$46k
- Latvia: US$32k
- Luxembourg: US$27k
- Equatorial Guinea: US$25k
- Ireland: US$22k
- Lithuania: US$21k
- Kenya: US$14k
- Mexico: US$13k
- New Zealand: US$12k
- Estonia: US$11k
- Portugal: US$10k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$126kUS$126k+US$2m+US$11m+> US$26m
Imports: 155
- United States: US$84m
- Germany: US$82m
- China: US$44m
- Brazil: US$30m
- Thailand: US$26m
- South Korea: US$25m
- Taiwan: US$24m
- India: US$24m
- Italy: US$22m
- Pakistan: US$20m
- France: US$20m
- Spain: US$14m
- Romania: US$13m
- Russia: US$13m
- United Kingdom: US$13m
- Czechia: US$11m
- Türkiye: US$11m
- Denmark: US$11m
- Singapore: US$10m
- Japan: US$8m
- Mexico: US$8m
- Poland: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Philippines: US$5m
- Canada: US$5m
- Israel: US$5m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Austria: US$5m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Brunei: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Sweden: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1m
- Belarus: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Guinea: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Cambodia: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Serbia: US$979k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$956k
- Zambia: US$915k
- Nepal: US$804k
- Croatia: US$792k
- Colombia: US$704k
- Costa Rica: US$660k
- Peru: US$646k
- Mozambique: US$541k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$160m | 26.2% |
| 2 | Austria | US$114m | 18.7% |
| 3 | France | US$69m | 11.2% |
| 4 | Sweden | US$59m | 9.7% |
| 5 |  Japan | US$41m | 6.7% |
| 6 | Germany | US$39m | 6.3% |
| 7 |  United Arab Emirates | US$20m | 3.3% |
| 8 | United States | US$13m | 2.2% |
| 9 |  Brazil | US$11m | 1.8% |
| 10 | Spain | US$10m | 1.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$84m | 13.8% |
| 2 | Germany | US$82m | 13.4% |
| 3 | China | US$44m | 7.1% |
| 4 | Brazil | US$30m | 4.9% |
| 5 |  Thailand | US$26m | 4.3% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$25m | 4.1% |
| 7 | Taiwan | US$24m | 3.9% |
| 8 |  India | US$24m | 3.9% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$22m | 3.7% |
| 10 |  Pakistan | US$20m | 3.3% |
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.
- N315163 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of alloy steel bars from China, Ukraine or Slovenia
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7228.10 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 50% (average 16.7%). 2 of them are duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 7228.10 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
1 country pays no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free – 50%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £10.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 9% on the year before); Austria supplied 29%, followed by France.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$611m (−21.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$160m), followed by Austria.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for bars and rods, of high-speed steel?
Bars and rods, of high-speed steel fall under HS subheading 7228.10, part of heading 7228, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on bars and rods, of high-speed steel in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7228.10 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 bars and rods, of high-speed steel in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7228.10 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 bars and rods, of high-speed steel?
China, with US$160m in 2024 (26.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
1 country pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free – 50% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Austria (29%), France (19%) and Spain (18%), out of total imports of £10.3m.