Subheading · Chapter 73 · Heading 7305
7305.11: Longitudinally submerged arc welded
LSAW line pipe (>406 mm)
7305.11 is the HS subheading for LSAW line pipe (>406 mm), under heading 7305 in chapter 73.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7305 11 00 00 Longitudinally submerged arc welded 50%
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
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota Free
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1432
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
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461
- 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)
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 50% |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Greece | £87.6m | 68.4% | +499% |
| United Kingdom | £34m | 26.6% | +31,951.5% |
 Germany | £3.7m | 2.9% | +1,419.1% |
 Italy | £806k | 0.6% | +385% |
 China | £688k | 0.5% | -59.2% |
 South Korea | £625k | 0.5% | -62.2% |
 Netherlands | £207k | 0.2% | +8.5% |
 United States | £163k | 0.1% | +7,321.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Mexico 35% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Brazil 25% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$53m+US$297m+> US$601m
Exports: 70
- India: US$767m
- China: US$626m
- Indonesia: US$601m
- Germany: US$412m
- Greece: US$354m
- Brazil: US$303m
- Mexico: US$297m
- South Korea: US$268m
- Russia: US$210m
- Japan: US$175m
- Malaysia: US$146m
- Türkiye: US$139m
- Argentina: US$118m
- Israel: US$84m
- Australia: US$70m
- France: US$54m
- United Kingdom: US$53m
- Kazakhstan: US$47m
- Singapore: US$45m
- Saudi Arabia: US$40m
- United Arab Emirates: US$38m
- Italy: US$26m
- United States: US$25m
- Colombia: US$19m
- Romania: US$19m
- Netherlands: US$13m
- Brunei: US$9m
- Spain: US$7m
- Tanzania: US$6m
- Vietnam: US$5m
- Chile: US$5m
- Canada: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Norway: US$883k
- South Africa: US$691k
- Slovakia: US$526k
- Bahrain: US$280k
- Thailand: US$270k
- Luxembourg: US$258k
- Mauritania: US$214k
- Czechia: US$142k
- Ukraine: US$123k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$98k
- Taiwan: US$97k
- Poland: US$95k
- Austria: US$82k
- Portugal: US$79k
- Mozambique: US$69k
- Philippines: US$66k
- Peru: US$65k
- Sweden: US$64k
- Kuwait: US$56k
- North Macedonia: US$49k
- Switzerland: US$29k
- Egypt: US$29k
- Slovenia: US$20k
- Lithuania: US$14k
- Ireland: US$10k
- Georgia: US$6k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$15m+US$84m+> US$247m
Imports: 134
- Saudi Arabia: US$1bn
- Australia: US$720m
- United Arab Emirates: US$403m
- United States: US$247m
- Israel: US$234m
- Tanzania: US$212m
- Indonesia: US$208m
- Qatar: US$191m
- Malaysia: US$165m
- Uzbekistan: US$140m
- Canada: US$115m
- Iraq: US$99m
- Greece: US$94m
- Chile: US$84m
- Morocco: US$83m
- Kazakhstan: US$75m
- Nigeria: US$64m
- Mexico: US$61m
- Romania: US$48m
- Turkmenistan: US$47m
- United Kingdom: US$44m
- Singapore: US$41m
- Argentina: US$41m
- Bangladesh: US$39m
- Croatia: US$36m
- Poland: US$29m
- China: US$28m
- Italy: US$25m
- Azerbaijan: US$23m
- Egypt: US$19m
- India: US$18m
- Uganda: US$17m
- Japan: US$16m
- Netherlands: US$15m
- Oman: US$15m
- Bulgaria: US$11m
- Vietnam: US$9m
- Russia: US$8m
- Philippines: US$8m
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$8m
- Thailand: US$8m
- Colombia: US$8m
- Kuwait: US$8m
- Serbia: US$7m
- Germany: US$7m
- Algeria: US$6m
- Brunei: US$6m
- Brazil: US$5m
- France: US$5m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Norway: US$5m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Angola: US$4m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Cyprus: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Bahrain: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | US$767m | 15.4% |
| 2 | China | US$626m | 12.5% |
| 3 |  Indonesia | US$601m | 12% |
| 4 | Germany | US$412m | 8.2% |
| 5 | Greece | US$354m | 7.1% |
| 6 | Brazil | US$303m | 6.1% |
| 7 | Mexico | US$297m | 5.9% |
| 8 | South Korea | US$268m | 5.4% |
| 9 |  Russia | US$210m | 4.2% |
| 10 | Japan | US$175m | 3.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia | US$1bn | 22.4% |
| 2 |  Australia | US$720m | 14.4% |
| 3 |  United Arab Emirates | US$403m | 8.1% |
| 4 | United States | US$247m | 5% |
| 5 |  Israel | US$234m | 4.7% |
| 6 |  Tanzania | US$212m | 4.2% |
| 7 | Indonesia | US$208m | 4.2% |
| 8 |  Qatar | US$191m | 3.8% |
| 9 |  Malaysia | US$165m | 3.3% |
| 10 |  Uzbekistan | US$140m | 2.8% |
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
- 43number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Morocco, Bermuda
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 | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 4.5% | 0% – 7.5% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 4.5% | 0% – 7.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 15% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 7% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 15% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 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 | 15% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 4% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 4.5% | 0% – 7.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 15% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 2%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 28% | 2.5% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 20% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
| Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 4.5% | 0% – 7.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 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 | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 1.7%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 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 | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 5% | 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
- 67931 Line pipe of a kind used for oil/gas pipelines, welded, riveted/similarly closed
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 41285 Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, welded, of steel
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2410 Manufacture of basic iron and steel
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7305.11 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7305.11 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7305.11 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7305.11 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7305.11 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7305.11 | 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).
7305 Tubes and pipes, having circular cross-sections and an external diameter of > 406,4 mm, of flat-rolled products of iron or steel " e.g., welded, riveted or similarly closed"
| Country of production | Direct | Indirect | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 3 | — | 3 |
| Argentina | 2.68 | — | 2.68 |
| Australia | 3 | — | 3 |
| Azerbaijan | 0.24 | — | 0.24 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2.29 | — | 2.29 |
| Brazil | 1.73 | — | 1.73 |
| Canada | 1.51 | — | 1.51 |
| Chile | 2.05 | — | 2.05 |
| China | 2.59 | — | 2.59 |
| Colombia | 2.89 | — | 2.89 |
| India | 4.32 | — | 4.32 |
| Indonesia | 8.25 | — | 8.25 |
| Iran | 1.94 | — | 1.94 |
| Japan | 2.13 | — | 2.13 |
| Kazakhstan | 5.36 | — | 5.36 |
| Mexico | 2.81 | — | 2.81 |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 0.56 | — | 0.56 |
| New Zealand | 2.43 | — | 2.43 |
| North Macedonia | 1.57 | — | 1.57 |
| Philippines | 0.83 | — | 0.83 |
| Russia | 3.59 | — | 3.59 |
 Serbia | 2.41 | — | 2.41 |
| South Africa | 4.22 | — | 4.22 |
| South Korea | 2.15 | — | 2.15 |
| Taiwan | 2.33 | — | 2.33 |
| Thailand | 2.08 | — | 2.08 |
| Türkiye | 2.18 | — | 2.18 |
| Ukraine | 2.54 | — | 2.54 |
| United Kingdom | 2.5 | — | 2.5 |
| United States | 1.44 | — | 1.44 |
| Uzbekistan | 3.2 | — | 3.2 |
| Vietnam | 2.37 | — | 2.37 |
| Other countries (default) | 4.06 | — | 4.06 |
with the mark-up for 2026: 4.466 · with the mark-up for 2027: 4.872 · with the mark-up for 2028: 5.278
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)
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- Quota
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Trade Tariff news 7061 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Quota · Applies from:
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Subheading 7305.11 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 50%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 7305.11; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 1 country can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 50%; 1 of them pay no duty at all, for example under the UK–Ukraine agreement.
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 LSAW line pipe (>406 mm) worth £128m (up 551% on the year before), at an average of £1.08 per kg; Greece supplied 68%, followed by United Kingdom.
World trade in LSAW line pipe (>406 mm) reached US$5bn in 2024, down 1.3% on 2023.
India was the largest exporter with 15.4% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for longitudinally submerged arc welded?
Longitudinally submerged arc welded fall under HS subheading 7305.11, part of heading 7305, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on longitudinally submerged arc welded in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7305.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 50%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on longitudinally submerged arc welded in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7305.11 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 longitudinally submerged arc welded?
India, with US$767m in 2024 (15.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export LSAW line pipe (>406 mm) to the UK duty-free?
1 country pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under the UK–Ukraine agreement. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 50% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on LSAW line pipe (>406 mm)?
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 LSAW line pipe (>406 mm) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Greece (68%), United Kingdom (27%) and Germany (3%), out of total imports of £128m.