7304.51: Cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced)

1. 7304 51 00 00 Cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced) Free
2. 7304 51 10 00 Straight and of uniform wall thickness, of alloy steel containing by weight not less than 0.9% but not more than 1.15% of carbon, not less than 0.5% but not more than 2% of chromium and, if present, not more than 0.5% of molybdenum Free
3. Other Free
4. 7304 51 81 00 Precision tubes Free
5. 7304 51 89 00 Other Free
6. 7304 51 89 30 Of an external diameter not exceeding 406.4 mm and with a carbon equivalent value (cev) not exceeding 0.86 according to the international institute of welding (iiw) formula and chemical analysis Free
7. 7304 51 89 99 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£5.1m+30.6% · previous 12 months

Average import price£3.76 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Germany	£1.6m	31.1%	+303.8%
Sweden	£575k	11.3%	+4%
Türkiye	£552k	10.9%	—
Japan	£393k	7.7%	—
Italy	£365k	7.2%	-7.1%
Canada	£274k	5.4%	+115.6%
France	£264k	5.2%	-42.3%
United States	£241k	4.8%	+7.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Türkiye Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico 35% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines Brazil Free – 16% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 10.1% Argentina Free – 16% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 9.6% Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 3.6% Japan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Taiwan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines GCC 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Nigeria 10% – 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 15%

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$182m	27.9%
2	Germany	US$89m	13.7%
3	Austria	US$49m	7.6%
4	Romania	US$46m	7.1%
5	France	US$45m	6.9%
6	Japan	US$40m	6.1%
7	Italy	US$29m	4.5%
8	South Korea	US$28m	4.3%
9	United States	US$27m	4.2%
10	Sweden	US$16m	2.5%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$51m	7.8%
2	Saudi Arabia	US$45m	6.9%
3	United States	US$45m	6.8%
4	Germany	US$39m	5.9%
5	Canada	US$34m	5.2%
6	South Korea	US$24m	3.8%
7	Taiwan	US$24m	3.6%
8	India	US$24m	3.6%
9	Thailand	US$20m	3%
10	Türkiye	US$19m	2.9%

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)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Sudan, Bangladesh

165

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	2.5%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	0%		2023
Algeria	15%		2023
Angola	2%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	5%		2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	11%	2% – 16%	2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	7.9%	5% – 10%	2023
Aruba	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	5%		2023
Azerbaijan	4%	0% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Bangladesh	25%		2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	5%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	7.9%	5% – 10%	2021 · HS 2017
Belize	5%		2023
Benin	15%	10% – 20%	2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	0%		2022
Botswana	15%		2023
Brazil	11%	2% – 16%	2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	15%	10% – 20%	2023
Burundi	10%		2023
Cambodia	7%		2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon	20%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Cape Verde	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands	22%		2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic	20%		2023
Chad	20%		2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	4%		2023
Colombia	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Comoros	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville	20%		2023
Cook Islands	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica	0%		2023
Côte d’Ivoire	15%	10% – 20%	2023 · HS 2017
Cuba	2%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	0%		2023
Ecuador	25%		2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	5%		2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	20%		2023
Eswatini	15%		2023
Ethiopia	10%		2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	0%		2023
Fiji	5%		2023
French Polynesia	10%		2023
Gabon	20%		2023
Gambia	15%	10% – 20%	2023
Georgia	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	15%	10% – 20%	2023
Gibraltar	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Grenada	5%		2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala	0%		2023
Guinea	15%	10% – 20%	2023
Guinea-Bissau	15%	10% – 20%	2023
Guyana	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	0%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	0%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	10%		2023
Indonesia	5%		2023
Iran	10%		2020 · HS 2017
Israel	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	23%	15% – 25%	2023
Kazakhstan	5%		2023
Kenya	10%		2023
Kiribati	10%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	7.9%	5% – 10%	2021 · HS 2017
Laos	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	15%		2023
Liberia	15%	10% – 20%	2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	0.9%*	0.2% – 1.6%	2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	10%		2023
Malawi	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	15%		2023
Maldives	10%		2023
Mali	15%	10% – 20%	2023
Mauritania	15%	10% – 20%	2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	2.5%		2023
Mozambique	7.5%		2023
Myanmar (Burma)	3%		2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	15%		2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	20%		2023
New Zealand	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Nicaragua	0%		2023
Niger	15%	10% – 20%	2023
Nigeria	15%	10% – 20%	2023
North Macedonia	0%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	16%		2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Panama	0%		2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	10%	2% – 16%	2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	4.3%	3% – 5%	2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	7.9%	5% – 10%	2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	10%		2023
Samoa	8%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	10%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	8%		2023
Senegal	15%	10% – 20%	2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	15%	10% – 20%	2023
Singapore	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Somalia	15%		2023 · HS 2017
South Africa	15%		2023
South Korea	0%		2023
Sri Lanka	15%		2023
St Kitts & Nevis	5%		2023
St Lucia	0%		2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon	5%		2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines	5%		2023
Sudan	35%	25% – 40%	2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	5%		2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	1%*	0.2% – 1.7%	2023
Syria	10%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	1.7%	0% – 5%	2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	10%		2023
Thailand	5%		2023
Togo	15%	10% – 20%	2023
Tonga	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	0%		2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	5%		2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	0%		2023
Ukraine	0%		2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	0%		2023
United States	0%		2023
Uruguay	13%	2% – 16%	2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	10%		2023
Venezuela	11%	2% – 16%	2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	0%		2023
Wallis & Futuna	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	5%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	15%		2023
Zimbabwe	0.2%		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

67916 Other tubes, pipes & hollow profiles, of circular cross-section, of other alloy steel

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 311220

CPC 2.1 product

41283 Other tubes and pipes, of circular cross-section, seamless

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2431 Casting of iron and steel

Earlier HS editions

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).

7304 51 Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of circular cross-section, of alloy steel other than stainless, cold-drawn or cold-rolled " cold-reduced" (excl. line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, casing and tubing of a kind used for drilling for oil)

Country of production	Direct	Indirect	Total
Algeria	2.91	—	2.91
Argentina	2.4	—	2.4
Australia	2.83	—	2.83
Azerbaijan	0.24	—	0.24
Bosnia & Herzegovina	2.29	—	2.29
Brazil	1.65	—	1.65
Canada	1.34	—	1.34
Chile	1.99	—	1.99
China	2.68	—	2.68
Colombia	2.05	—	2.05
India	4.32	—	4.32
Indonesia	7.86	—	7.86
Iran	1.9	—	1.9
Japan	2.08	—	2.08
Kazakhstan	5.12	—	5.12
Mexico	2.66	—	2.66
Myanmar (Burma)	0.56	—	0.56
New Zealand	2.36	—	2.36
North Macedonia	1.57	—	1.57
Philippines	0.83	—	0.83
Russia	3.35	—	3.35
Serbia	2.31	—	2.31
South Africa	3.85	—	3.85
South Korea	2.14	—	2.14
Taiwan	2.23	—	2.23
Thailand	1.95	—	1.95
Türkiye	2.36	—	2.36
Ukraine	2.6	—	2.6
United Kingdom	2.23	—	2.23
United States	1.97	—	1.97
Uzbekistan	3.2	—	3.2
Vietnam	2.26	—	2.26
Other countries (default)	3.88	—	3.88

with the mark-up for 2026: 4.266 · with the mark-up for 2027: 4.654 · with the mark-up for 2028: 5.041

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)

Binding rulings for similar goods 5

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.

1. Anti-dumping 20 October 2026

   Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe From Georgia and India; Institution of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations

   FR Doc. 2026-21458 · 91 FR 66358 · Source: federalregister.gov

2. Import and export controls 20 July 2026

   Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

3. Quota 30 June 2026 · Applies from: 1 July 2026

   Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1457 of 29 June 2026 on the distribution of tariff quotas opened under Regulation (EU) 2026/1384 of the European Parliament and of the Council addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/2170

   CELEX 32026R1457 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

4. Quota 24 June 2026 · Applies from: 1 January 2027

   Regulation (EU) 2026/1384 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/2170

   CELEX 32026R1384 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

5. Tariff change 4 June 2026

   Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

6. Tariff change 28 May 2026

   Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of a Trade and Security Agreement Between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States

   FR Doc. 2026-10571 · 91 FR 31818 · Source: federalregister.gov

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