Subheading · Chapter 73 · Heading 7304
7304.59: Other, of circular cross-section, of other alloy steel: other
Other seamless alloy steel tubes
Official description Other
7304.59 is the HS subheading for other seamless alloy steel tubes, under heading 7304 in chapter 73.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7304 59 00 00 Other Free
- 7304 59 30 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
- Other Free
- 7304 59 82 00 Of an external diameter not exceeding 168.3 mm Free
- 7304 59 82 30 With a carbon equivalent value (cev) not exceeding 0.86 according to the international institute of welding (iiw) formula and chemical analysis Free
- 7304 59 82 99 Other Free
- 7304 59 83 00 Of an external diameter exceeding 168.3 mm but not exceeding 406.4 mm Free
- 7304 59 83 20 With a carbon equivalent value (cev) not exceeding 0.86 according to the international institute of welding (iiw) formula and chemical analysis Free
- 7304 59 83 80 Other Free
- 7304 59 89 00 Of an external diameter exceeding 406.4 mm 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)
- Tariff lines
- on 4 of 6 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, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/855, 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, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 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 |
| 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 | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £7.8m | 43.1% | +29.4% |
 Germany | £3.1m | 16.9% | +8.6% |
 China | £1.8m | 10.1% | +185.4% |
 Sweden | £1.3m | 7.4% | -9.4% |
 Romania | £1.1m | 6% | -11.8% |
 Austria | £771k | 4.2% | +50.3% |
 Spain | £600k | 3.3% | +101.5% |
 Poland | £520k | 2.9% | +59.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$270kUS$270k+US$7m+US$57m+> US$146m
Exports: 100
- China: US$496m
- Germany: US$167m
- Italy: US$146m
- Japan: US$139m
- Austria: US$120m
- United States: US$112m
- Mexico: US$102m
- Romania: US$82m
- United Arab Emirates: US$58m
- Spain: US$57m
- France: US$48m
- Sweden: US$47m
- South Korea: US$42m
- Oman: US$36m
- Argentina: US$28m
- Ukraine: US$22m
- United Kingdom: US$20m
- Russia: US$15m
- Slovakia: US$13m
- Bahrain: US$12m
- Singapore: US$10m
- Belgium: US$9m
- India: US$9m
- Taiwan: US$9m
- Poland: US$7m
- Netherlands: US$7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Canada: US$7m
- Czechia: US$7m
- Thailand: US$6m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Senegal: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- Portugal: US$867k
- Chile: US$722k
- Finland: US$518k
- Slovenia: US$472k
- Colombia: US$439k
- Denmark: US$401k
- Vietnam: US$382k
- Serbia: US$301k
- Estonia: US$270k
- Croatia: US$211k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$201k
- Luxembourg: US$128k
- Belarus: US$123k
- Qatar: US$114k
- Lithuania: US$96k
- Bangladesh: US$94k
- Latvia: US$91k
- Togo: US$82k
- Peru: US$78k
- New Zealand: US$68k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$468kUS$468k+US$5m+US$22m+> US$93m
Imports: 181
- United States: US$243m
- India: US$226m
- Saudi Arabia: US$141m
- Germany: US$117m
- Indonesia: US$97m
- Colombia: US$93m
- South Korea: US$92m
- China: US$79m
- Canada: US$59m
- France: US$56m
- Mexico: US$49m
- Türkiye: US$44m
- Italy: US$39m
- Australia: US$34m
- United Arab Emirates: US$33m
- Poland: US$27m
- Brazil: US$26m
- Singapore: US$24m
- Taiwan: US$22m
- Kazakhstan: US$22m
- United Kingdom: US$21m
- Belgium: US$19m
- Austria: US$18m
- Russia: US$18m
- Japan: US$15m
- Thailand: US$13m
- South Africa: US$13m
- Vietnam: US$13m
- Netherlands: US$12m
- Argentina: US$11m
- Spain: US$11m
- Iran: US$10m
- Romania: US$10m
- Norway: US$9m
- Serbia: US$9m
- Finland: US$8m
- Israel: US$8m
- Sweden: US$8m
- Malaysia: US$8m
- Chile: US$8m
- Uzbekistan: US$6m
- Angola: US$6m
- Peru: US$5m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Oman: US$5m
- Azerbaijan: US$5m
- Qatar: US$4m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Croatia: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Iraq: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$496m | 26.5% |
| 2 | Germany | US$167m | 8.9% |
| 3 | Italy | US$146m | 7.8% |
| 4 |  Japan | US$139m | 7.4% |
| 5 | Austria | US$120m | 6.4% |
| 6 |  United States | US$112m | 6% |
| 7 |  Mexico | US$102m | 5.5% |
| 8 | Romania | US$82m | 4.4% |
| 9 |  United Arab Emirates | US$58m | 3.1% |
| 10 | Spain | US$57m | 3.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$243m | 13% |
| 2 |  India | US$226m | 12.1% |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | US$141m | 7.6% |
| 4 | Germany | US$117m | 6.3% |
| 5 |  Indonesia | US$97m | 5.2% |
| 6 |  Colombia | US$93m | 5% |
| 7 |  South Korea | US$92m | 4.9% |
| 8 | China | US$79m | 4.2% |
| 9 |  Canada | US$59m | 3.1% |
| 10 |  France | US$56m | 3% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 22
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.
- N329050 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of seamless steel pipes from Japan
- N311604 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of steel tubular products from China
- N311605 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of steel tubular products from China
- N311599 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of steel tubular products from China
- N311600 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of steel tubular products from China
- N311602 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of steel tubular products from China
- 600011565 HMRC
Alloy Steel Tube This product is a tube made of alloy steel, the tube is hot rolled and is used for raw material for manufacturing oilfield accessories.
- 600011578 HMRC
Alloy Steel Tube This product is a tube made of alloy steel, the tube is hot rolled and is used for raw material for manufacturing oilfield accessories.
- 600011583 HMRC
Steel Pipes/Tubes Hot finished seamless. Plain end square cut, deburred. Hot rolled, other alloy steel. Raw material for manufacturing oilfield accessories.
- 600011428 HMRC
This product is a tube made of alloy steel, the tube is hot rolled and is used for raw material for manufacturing oilfield accessories.
- 600011450 HMRC
Steel Pipes/Tubes Hot finished seamless. Plain end square cut, deburred. Hot rolled, other alloy steel. Raw material for manufacturing oilfield accessories.
22 rulings in total for this code
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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Quota · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1457 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Quota · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1384 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Anti-dumping · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0244 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7304.59 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 7304.59 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
174 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 other seamless alloy steel tubes into the UK came to £18.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 18% on the year before); Italy supplied 43%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported other seamless alloy steel tubes worth US$2bn (−17.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$496m), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other, of circular cross-section, of other alloy steel: other?
Other, of circular cross-section, of other alloy steel: other fall under HS subheading 7304.59, part of heading 7304, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other, of circular cross-section, of other alloy… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7304.59 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 other, of circular cross-section, of other alloy… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7304.59 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 other, of circular cross-section, of other alloy…?
China, with US$496m in 2024 (26.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export other seamless alloy steel tubes to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. 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 seamless alloy steel tubes?
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 seamless alloy steel tubes from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Italy (43%), Germany (17%) and China (10%), out of total imports of £18.2m.