Subheading · Chapter 73 · Heading 7306
7306.29: Casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas: other
Welded oil well casing and tubing
Official description Other
7306.29 is the HS subheading for welded oil well casing and tubing, under heading 7306 in chapter 73.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7306 29 00 00 Other 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Singapore | £167k | 20% | +60% |
 Indonesia | £129k | 15.4% | — |
 Italy | £127k | 15.2% | -19% |
 United States | £110k | 13.1% | -91.2% |
 Japan | £109k | 13% | -38.7% |
 Ireland | £78k | 9.3% | — |
 Netherlands | £49k | 5.8% | +17.4% |
| United Kingdom | £32k | 3.8% | +139.9% |
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) 6 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 49 tariff lines 
Mexico 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines Japan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$163kUS$163k+US$2m+US$16m+> US$191m
Exports: 85
- South Korea: US$462m
- United States: US$271m
- Canada: US$191m
- Taiwan: US$166m
- Türkiye: US$60m
- China: US$47m
- Philippines: US$35m
- Vietnam: US$33m
- Italy: US$16m
- Greece: US$15m
- United Arab Emirates: US$14m
- Saudi Arabia: US$8m
- Spain: US$7m
- Germany: US$6m
- Russia: US$6m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Brunei: US$4m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Poland: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Bahrain: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Indonesia: US$886k
- Portugal: US$796k
- Denmark: US$724k
- Japan: US$672k
- India: US$644k
- Brazil: US$568k
- Romania: US$552k
- France: US$390k
- Norway: US$348k
- Senegal: US$336k
- Azerbaijan: US$255k
- Australia: US$251k
- South Africa: US$249k
- Turkmenistan: US$213k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$185k
- Hungary: US$172k
- Austria: US$163k
- Bulgaria: US$161k
- Czechia: US$155k
- Ecuador: US$141k
- Uzbekistan: US$100k
- Finland: US$57k
- Chile: US$48k
- Switzerland: US$47k
- Morocco: US$40k
- Panama: US$39k
- Sweden: US$33k
- Guatemala: US$32k
- Mexico: US$25k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$23k
- Costa Rica: US$16k
- Belgium: US$15k
- Ukraine: US$14k
- Zambia: US$13k
- Kenya: US$11k
- New Zealand: US$10k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$175kUS$175k+US$831k+US$3m+> US$8m
Imports: 148
- United States: US$943m
- Canada: US$267m
- Saudi Arabia: US$33m
- United Arab Emirates: US$15m
- Malaysia: US$8m
- Argentina: US$7m
- Italy: US$7m
- Nigeria: US$6m
- Singapore: US$6m
- Türkiye: US$6m
- Mexico: US$5m
- Poland: US$5m
- Qatar: US$3m
- Norway: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Kuwait: US$3m
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Philippines: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Turkmenistan: US$1m
- Iraq: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Uganda: US$1m
- Uzbekistan: US$1m
- Venezuela: US$978k
- Equatorial Guinea: US$961k
- Azerbaijan: US$937k
- Oman: US$884k
- Netherlands: US$858k
- India: US$831k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$783k
- Israel: US$737k
- Spain: US$708k
- Mozambique: US$704k
- Hungary: US$703k
- Indonesia: US$681k
- China: US$661k
- Algeria: US$650k
- Romania: US$629k
- Sweden: US$610k
- Angola: US$572k
- Bahrain: US$531k
- Cyprus: US$513k
- Panama: US$509k
- New Zealand: US$503k
- Czechia: US$471k
- São Tomé & Príncipe: US$465k
- Zimbabwe: US$458k
- Mauritania: US$445k
- Brunei: US$405k
- Libya: US$388k
- Kenya: US$365k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$352k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | US$462m | 33.8% |
| 2 | United States | US$271m | 19.8% |
| 3 | Canada | US$191m | 13.9% |
| 4 | Taiwan | US$166m | 12.1% |
| 5 | Türkiye | US$60m | 4.4% |
| 6 |  China | US$47m | 3.5% |
| 7 |  Philippines | US$35m | 2.5% |
| 8 |  Vietnam | US$33m | 2.4% |
| 9 | Italy | US$16m | 1.2% |
| 10 |  Greece | US$15m | 1.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$943m | 68.9% |
| 2 | Canada | US$267m | 19.5% |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | US$33m | 2.4% |
| 4 |  United Arab Emirates | US$15m | 1.1% |
| 5 |  Malaysia | US$8m | 0.6% |
| 6 | Argentina | US$7m | 0.5% |
| 7 | Italy | US$7m | 0.5% |
| 8 | Nigeria | US$6m | 0.4% |
| 9 | Singapore | US$6m | 0.4% |
| 10 | Türkiye | US$6m | 0.4% |
Import duty on this product around the world 162
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
- 38number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Sudan, Morocco
162
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 20% | 15% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 15% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 3% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 10% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 8% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 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 | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 5.8% | 0% – 8% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 20% | 15% – 25% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 15% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 3%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 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 | 31% | 2.5% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 30% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 16% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 5.8% | 0% – 8% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Philippines | 10% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 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 | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 1.8%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 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 | 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
- 67942 Casing & tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil/gas, n.e.s., open seam/welded, riveted/similarly closed
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 41286 Casing and tubing, of a kind used in the drilling for oil or gas, welded, of steel
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2410 Manufacture of basic iron and steel
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7306.29 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7306.29 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7306.29 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7306.20 | changed |
| 1996 | 7306.20 | changed |
| 1992 | 7306.20 | changed |
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).
7306 Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles "e.g., open seam or welded, riveted or similarly closed", of iron or steel (excl. of cast iron, seamless tubes and pipes and tubes having internal and external circular cross-sections and an external diameter of > 406,4 mm)
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 2
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.
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.
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-21530 · 91 FR 66681 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Quota
Residual Quota 058664 Volume Update – 19 October 2026
Trade Tariff news 9337 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Quota
Türkiye Quota 058661 Volume Update – 12 October 2026
Trade Tariff news 9106 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Quota
Residual Quota 058664 Volume Update – 8 October 2026
Trade Tariff news 9043 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Quota
Türkiye Quota 058661 Volume Update – 6 October 2026
Trade Tariff news 8975 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 367 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Quota
EU Quota 058659 Volume Update – 29 September 2026
Trade Tariff news 8778 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
Subheading 7306.29 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 50%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 7306.29; 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 welded oil well casing and tubing worth £837.1k (down 56% on the year before), at an average of £9.64 per kg; Singapore supplied 20%, followed by Indonesia.
World trade in welded oil well casing and tubing reached US$1.4bn in 2024, down 39% on 2023.
South Korea was the largest exporter with 33.8% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas: other?
Casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas: other fall under HS subheading 7306.29, part of heading 7306, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7306.29 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 casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7306.29 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 casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for…?
South Korea, with US$462m in 2024 (33.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export welded oil well casing and tubing 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 welded oil well casing and tubing?
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 welded oil well casing and tubing from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Singapore (20%), Indonesia (15%) and Italy (15%), out of total imports of £837.1k.