Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7228
7228.80: Hollow drill bars and rods
7228.80 is a six-digit subheading of heading 7228, other bars and rods of other alloy steel, chapter 72.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7228 80 00 00 Hollow drill bars and rods Free
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 2
- 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)
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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £876k | 62.7% | +23,478.9% | |
| £260k | 18.6% | +106.2% | |
| £79k | 5.7% | +58.7% | |
| £69k | 5% | — | |
| £51k | 3.7% | -70.6% | |
| £48k | 3.4% | +89.8% | |
| £7k | 0.5% | +314.6% | |
| £3k | 0.2% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$117kUS$117k+US$719k+US$4m+> US$22m
Exports: 85
- Sweden: US$51m
- China: US$34m
- South Africa: US$22m
- Canada: US$15m
- Japan: US$13m
- United States: US$10m
- Chile: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Italy: US$4m
- Germany: US$4m
- Senegal: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- India: US$719k
- Peru: US$676k
- Poland: US$487k
- Singapore: US$462k
- Spain: US$394k
- Burkina Faso: US$380k
- United Arab Emirates: US$372k
- North Macedonia: US$345k
- Mexico: US$298k
- Norway: US$276k
- Colombia: US$276k
- Mauritius: US$249k
- Tanzania: US$235k
- Botswana: US$225k
- Czechia: US$213k
- Panama: US$206k
- Russia: US$196k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$159k
- Indonesia: US$145k
- Costa Rica: US$137k
- Brunei: US$128k
- Zambia: US$117k
- Bahrain: US$105k
- Ukraine: US$103k
- Brazil: US$98k
- Finland: US$84k
- Nicaragua: US$82k
- North Korea: US$81k
- Lesotho: US$75k
- Belgium: US$66k
- New Zealand: US$46k
- El Salvador: US$46k
- Hungary: US$46k
- Latvia: US$42k
- Ireland: US$37k
- Luxembourg: US$36k
- Denmark: US$34k
- Greece: US$32k
- Vietnam: US$30k
- Switzerland: US$28k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$165kUS$165k+US$721k+US$3m+> US$10m
Imports: 143
- Australia: US$27m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$17m
- Peru: US$16m
- Canada: US$15m
- South Korea: US$10m
- India: US$8m
- United States: US$8m
- Brazil: US$7m
- South Africa: US$7m
- Indonesia: US$6m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Thailand: US$4m
- France: US$4m
- Mexico: US$4m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Zambia: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Gambia: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- Tanzania: US$1m
- Burkina Faso: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$868k
- Nicaragua: US$852k
- Romania: US$786k
- Russia: US$738k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$721k
- Zimbabwe: US$651k
- Japan: US$569k
- Belgium: US$543k
- Czechia: US$539k
- Türkiye: US$504k
- Nigeria: US$499k
- Switzerland: US$437k
- Pakistan: US$433k
- Albania: US$432k
- Papua New Guinea: US$429k
- Cambodia: US$401k
- Morocco: US$392k
- Luxembourg: US$387k
- Kazakhstan: US$386k
- Bahrain: US$369k
- Armenia: US$350k
- Sweden: US$338k
- Denmark: US$320k
- Costa Rica: US$313k
- Algeria: US$308k
- Portugal: US$292k
- Iceland: US$287k
- Angola: US$282k
- Brunei: US$279k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$51m | 26.6% | |
| 2 | US$34m | 17.9% | |
| 3 | US$22m | 11.4% | |
| 4 | US$15m | 8% | |
| 5 | US$13m | 6.7% | |
| 6 | US$10m | 5.3% | |
| 7 | US$7m | 3.8% | |
| 8 | US$7m | 3.7% | |
| 9 | US$4m | 2.3% | |
| 10 | US$4m | 2.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$27m | 14.1% | |
| 2 | US$17m | 8.9% | |
| 3 | US$16m | 8.5% | |
| 4 | US$15m | 8% | |
| 5 | US$10m | 5% | |
| 6 | US$8m | 4.3% | |
| 7 | US$8m | 4% | |
| 8 | US$7m | 3.8% | |
| 9 | US$7m | 3.5% | |
| 10 | US$6m | 3.1% |
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
- 42number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 30%highest: Angola, Iran, Bermuda
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25%* | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 26% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0.2%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25%* | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0.3%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25%* | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 3.6% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25%* | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 67648 Hollow drill bars & rods of alloy/non-alloy steel
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 511210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 41273 Hollow drill bars and rods, of steel
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2410 Manufacture of basic iron and steel
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7228.80 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7228.80 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7228.80 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7228.80 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7228.80 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7228.80 | unchanged |
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).
7228 Other bars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, angles, shapes and sections of alloy steel other than stainless, n.e.s.; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel
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)
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.
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CELEX 32026R1457 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 32026R1384 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 32026R0846 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Subheading 7228.80 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 7228.80; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 156 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 156 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
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 these goods worth £1.4m (up 179% on the year before), at an average of £2.64 per kg; Sweden supplied 63%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$192m in 2024, up 5.3% on 2023.
Sweden was the largest exporter with 26.6% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for hollow drill bars and rods?
Hollow drill bars and rods fall under HS subheading 7228.80, part of heading 7228, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on hollow drill bars and rods in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7228.80 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on hollow drill bars and rods in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7228.80 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 hollow drill bars and rods?
Sweden, with US$51m in 2024 (26.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
156 countries 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 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 Sweden (63%), China (19%) and Italy (6%), out of total imports of £1.4m.