Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7229
7229.90: Wire of other alloy steel: other
Other alloy steel wire
Official description Other
7229.90 is the HS subheading for other alloy steel wire, under heading 7229 in chapter 72.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7229 90 00 00 Other Free
- 7229 90 20 00 Of high-speed steel Free
- 7229 90 50 00 Containing by weight 0.9% or more but not more than 1.15% of carbon, 0.5% or more but not more than 2% of chromium and, if present, not more than 0.5% of molybdenum Free
- 7229 90 90 00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Türkiye | £8.4m | 21% | +163.1% |
 Italy | £7m | 17.4% | +15.2% |
 China | £6.1m | 15.2% | +6.5% |
 Germany | £4.8m | 11.9% | -20% |
 Luxembourg | £3.5m | 8.8% | +35.6% |
 Malaysia | £2.1m | 5.3% | +386.4% |
 Czechia | £1.2m | 2.9% | -11.9% |
 Netherlands | £773k | 1.9% | -58.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$377kUS$377k+US$6m+US$47m+> US$165m
Exports: 102
- Japan: US$248m
- China: US$223m
- South Korea: US$185m
- Germany: US$165m
- Italy: US$135m
- Austria: US$96m
- Türkiye: US$90m
- Sweden: US$73m
- Czechia: US$68m
- United States: US$53m
- Taiwan: US$47m
- Netherlands: US$47m
- Malaysia: US$42m
- Vietnam: US$35m
- Canada: US$33m
- Luxembourg: US$28m
- Belgium: US$25m
- Mexico: US$21m
- France: US$20m
- Indonesia: US$19m
- India: US$16m
- Thailand: US$14m
- Spain: US$11m
- Brazil: US$10m
- Poland: US$7m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Ecuador: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- Russia: US$4m
- Romania: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Moldova: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Algeria: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$644k
- Saudi Arabia: US$628k
- Portugal: US$583k
- Slovakia: US$556k
- Greece: US$524k
- Egypt: US$516k
- Ireland: US$484k
- Australia: US$454k
- Hungary: US$409k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$377k
- Guatemala: US$348k
- Kazakhstan: US$342k
- Croatia: US$321k
- Pakistan: US$310k
- Finland: US$291k
- Lithuania: US$234k
- Bulgaria: US$219k
- Kenya: US$203k
- Peru: US$184k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$538kUS$538k+US$5m+US$35m+> US$77m
Imports: 186
- Germany: US$219m
- United States: US$141m
- China: US$102m
- Poland: US$97m
- India: US$86m
- Mexico: US$77m
- Thailand: US$67m
- Czechia: US$51m
- Italy: US$46m
- France: US$46m
- Spain: US$44m
- Malaysia: US$44m
- United Kingdom: US$43m
- Indonesia: US$41m
- South Korea: US$40m
- Switzerland: US$39m
- Brazil: US$37m
- Japan: US$36m
- Canada: US$35m
- Vietnam: US$34m
- Hungary: US$32m
- Netherlands: US$31m
- Austria: US$30m
- Taiwan: US$28m
- Türkiye: US$28m
- Romania: US$19m
- Sweden: US$15m
- Australia: US$14m
- United Arab Emirates: US$14m
- Russia: US$12m
- Costa Rica: US$11m
- Slovakia: US$11m
- Slovenia: US$10m
- Portugal: US$10m
- Bulgaria: US$9m
- Singapore: US$8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$8m
- Colombia: US$8m
- South Africa: US$8m
- Egypt: US$7m
- Argentina: US$6m
- Greece: US$6m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Israel: US$6m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Guatemala: US$5m
- Philippines: US$5m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- Iran: US$4m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4m
- Cambodia: US$3m
- Morocco: US$3m
- Dominican Republic: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Pakistan: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Sri Lanka: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | US$248m | 14.1% |
| 2 | China | US$223m | 12.6% |
| 3 |  South Korea | US$185m | 10.5% |
| 4 | Germany | US$165m | 9.4% |
| 5 | Italy | US$135m | 7.6% |
| 6 |  Austria | US$96m | 5.4% |
| 7 | Türkiye | US$90m | 5.1% |
| 8 |  Sweden | US$73m | 4.1% |
| 9 | Czechia | US$68m | 3.8% |
| 10 |  United States | US$53m | 3% |
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.
- N339722 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of steel wire and rod from Luxembourg
- N317827 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of coated welding wire from Italy
- N306116 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of welding wire from China
- 600015838 HMRC
Alloy steel wire supplied in coil form, cross sectional diameter between 5 and 7mm. Chromium content is at least 30%. Product is manufactured from steel rod. The finished product complies with the requirements of BS 5896 for high tensile prestressing steel wire used in prestressed concrete…
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7229.90 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7229.90 into 3 tariff lines; 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 other alloy steel wire worth £40.1m (up 25% on the year before), at an average of £1.13 per kg; Türkiye supplied 21%, followed by Italy.
World trade in other alloy steel wire reached US$2bn in 2024, down 14.1% on 2023.
Japan was the largest exporter with 14.1% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for wire of other alloy steel: other?
Wire of other alloy steel: other fall under HS subheading 7229.90, part of heading 7229, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on wire of other alloy steel: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7229.90 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: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7229.90 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: other?
Japan, with US$248m in 2024 (14.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export other alloy steel wire 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 other alloy steel wire?
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 other alloy steel wire from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Türkiye (21%), Italy (17%) and China (15%), out of total imports of £40.1m.