Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7229
7229.20: Wire of other alloy steel: of silico-manganese steel
Official description Of silico-manganese steel
Subheading 7229.20 belongs to heading 7229 (wire of other alloy steel) in chapter 72.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7229 20 00 00 Of silico-manganese steel Free
- 7229 20 00 10 With a cross section with a diameter of 0.6mm to 4mm, containing by weight not more than 0.2% of carbon, 0.6% or more but not more than 1.4% of silicon, and 0.9% or more but not more than 1.9% of manganese, but no other element in a proportion that would give the steel the characteristics of another alloy steel, whether coated with copper or bronze or wax/oil based lubricant or not Free
- 7229 20 00 90 Other 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 4
- 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, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 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
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Czechia | £4.3m | 49.8% | +3% |
 China | £3.1m | 35.7% | -15.7% |
 Italy | £633k | 7.3% | +261.6% |
 Türkiye | £258k | 3% | -19.6% |
 Thailand | £92k | 1.1% | — |
 Ireland | £81k | 0.9% | +245.4% |
 South Korea | £66k | 0.8% | +36.8% |
 Portugal | £40k | 0.5% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
USAWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$248.5kUS$248.5k+US$3.9m+US$21.6m+> US$81.8m
Exports: 83
- China: US$337.2m
- Czechia: US$119.4m
- Italy: US$81.8m
- Vietnam: US$75.8m
- South Korea: US$61.7m
- Mexico: US$31.5m
- Türkiye: US$31.2m
- Germany: US$27.3m
- Japan: US$21.6m
- Malaysia: US$16.7m
- Poland: US$15m
- Taiwan: US$13.5m
- France: US$11.9m
- United Kingdom: US$11.4m
- Thailand: US$8.4m
- United States: US$7.2m
- Argentina: US$7m
- Spain: US$5.6m
- Portugal: US$5.1m
- Croatia: US$3.9m
- Netherlands: US$3.9m
- Sweden: US$3.6m
- Austria: US$3.3m
- Canada: US$2.5m
- Finland: US$2.2m
- India: US$1.9m
- North Macedonia: US$1.6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.4m
- Russia: US$1.1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Hungary: US$835.5k
- Belarus: US$680k
- Slovenia: US$656.2k
- Lithuania: US$633.3k
- Brazil: US$623.7k
- Greece: US$606.4k
- Denmark: US$584.6k
- Slovakia: US$462k
- Ukraine: US$374.5k
- Indonesia: US$249.7k
- Belgium: US$248.5k
- Guatemala: US$222.8k
- Switzerland: US$176k
- Chile: US$149.8k
- Israel: US$143k
- Singapore: US$135.3k
- United Arab Emirates: US$135.1k
- Paraguay: US$131.4k
- Serbia: US$97k
- South Africa: US$95.3k
- Kuwait: US$68.4k
- Colombia: US$67k
- Saudi Arabia: US$54.1k
- Ireland: US$51k
- Kazakhstan: US$48.9k
- Zambia: US$42k
- Costa Rica: US$40.2k
- Australia: US$26.6k
- Samoa: US$25.9k
- Estonia: US$22.2k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$278.8kUS$278.8k+US$4.4m+US$16.1m+> US$50.9m
Imports: 165
- United States: US$106.9m
- Poland: US$71.1m
- Japan: US$63.1m
- Brazil: US$55.7m
- Russia: US$50.9m
- Germany: US$48.9m
- France: US$40m
- Malaysia: US$30.1m
- Spain: US$27.3m
- China: US$22m
- Indonesia: US$20.8m
- Netherlands: US$20.5m
- Italy: US$19.5m
- Mexico: US$17.4m
- Türkiye: US$16.7m
- Slovakia: US$16.2m
- South Korea: US$16.1m
- Czechia: US$15m
- South Africa: US$14.4m
- Canada: US$14.3m
- Portugal: US$12.1m
- Hungary: US$11.7m
- United Kingdom: US$11.7m
- Romania: US$11.5m
- Thailand: US$10.6m
- Switzerland: US$9.9m
- Finland: US$9.7m
- Australia: US$8.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$7.8m
- Taiwan: US$7m
- Austria: US$6.8m
- Sweden: US$6.6m
- Ukraine: US$6.2m
- Slovenia: US$5.4m
- Belgium: US$5.2m
- Vietnam: US$5.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5.2m
- Bulgaria: US$4.7m
- Morocco: US$4.6m
- Serbia: US$4.5m
- Greece: US$4.4m
- Argentina: US$4.4m
- Lithuania: US$4.3m
- Croatia: US$4.1m
- Chile: US$3.9m
- Kazakhstan: US$3.8m
- Egypt: US$3.7m
- Uzbekistan: US$3.5m
- Estonia: US$3.5m
- Denmark: US$3.3m
- Colombia: US$2.9m
- Philippines: US$2.8m
- Algeria: US$2.7m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2.4m
- Ireland: US$2.3m
- Israel: US$2.3m
- India: US$2.2m
- Peru: US$1.9m
- Latvia: US$1.7m
- Norway: US$1.4m
Binding rulings for similar goods 4
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.
- N317827 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of coated welding wire from Italy
- N302723 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of copper coated wire from India
- N311518 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of certain welding wire imported from Italy
- 600009094 HMRC
MIG (metal inert gas) welding wire that is 0.8mm PLW (precision layer wound) in a 15kg coil. The welding wire is made of silicon-manganese steel, and the spool is made from high impact polystyrene. The chemical composition of the welding wire(%): the balance is Fe. C 0.073%, Mn 1.44%, Si 0.85%, S…
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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Anti-dumping · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1929 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Quota · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1384 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Anti-dumping · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0297 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7229.20 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 7229.20 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
156 countries pay 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.
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 £8.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 1% on the year before); Czechia supplied 50%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$923.6m (−8.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$337.2m), followed by the Czechia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for wire of other alloy steel: of silico-manganese steel?
Wire of other alloy steel: of silico-manganese steel fall under HS subheading 7229.20, part of heading 7229, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on wire of other alloy steel in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7229.20 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 wire of other alloy steel in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7229.20 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 wire of other alloy steel?
China, with US$337.2m in 2024 (36.5% 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 Czechia (50%), China (36%) and Italy (7%), out of total imports of £8.7m.