Subheading · Chapter 73 · Heading 7306
7306.30: Other, welded, of circular cross-section, of iron or non-alloy steel
Welded steel tubes, circular
7306.30 is the HS subheading for welded steel tubes, circular, under heading 7306 in chapter 73.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7306 30 00 00 Other, welded, of circular cross-section, of iron or non-alloy steel 50%
- Precision tubes 50%
- 7306 30 12 00 Cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced) 50%
- 7306 30 18 00 Other 50%
- Other 50%
- Threaded or threadable tubes (gas pipe) 50%
- 7306 30 41 00 Plated or coated with zinc 50%
- 7306 30 41 20 Tubes and pipes of an external diameter not exceeding 168.3 mm 50%
- 7306 30 41 90 Other 50%
- 7306 30 49 00 Other 50%
- 7306 30 49 20 Tubes and pipes of an external diameter not exceeding 168.3 mm 50%
- 7306 30 49 90 Other 50%
- Other, of an external diameter 50%
- Not exceeding 168.3 mm 50%
- 7306 30 72 00 Plated or coated with zinc 50%
- 7306 30 72 80 Tubes and pipes 50%
- 7306 30 72 90 Other 50%
- 7306 30 77 00 Other 50%
- 7306 30 77 80 Tubes and pipes 50%
- 7306 30 77 90 Other 50%
- 7306 30 80 00 Exceeding 168.3 mm but not exceeding 406.4 mm 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 3
- Anti-dumping dutyDefinitive anti-dumping duty
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, China
- In force
- until 30 January 2031
- Legal act
- 2026 No.24
- Tariff lines
- on 4 of 11 lines
Rates for named exporters (3)
Company Rate Goods which do not fall within the goods description are excluded from the measure., Excluded goods:, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas precision tubes tubes and pipes with attached fittings suitable for conducting gases or liquids for use in civil aircraft 8A89 Free All overseas exporters (Belarus) 8A90 38.1% All overseas exporters (China) 8A91 90.6% - 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, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £51.7m | 38.1% | +31.6% | |
| £28.1m | 20.7% | +2.8% | |
| £12.8m | 9.4% | -0.3% | |
| £11.7m | 8.6% | +19% | |
| £6m | 4.4% | +1.4% | |
| £5.5m | 4% | -49.4% | |
| £4m | 2.9% | -4.6% | |
| £3.5m | 2.6% | +10.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$35m+US$168m+> US$505m
Exports: 133
- Italy: US$1bn
- China: US$1bn
- Türkiye: US$556m
- United States: US$505m
- Germany: US$415m
- India: US$358m
- Mexico: US$329m
- Spain: US$296m
- South Korea: US$277m
- Canada: US$248m
- United Arab Emirates: US$248m
- Vietnam: US$170m
- Poland: US$168m
- Thailand: US$162m
- Russia: US$157m
- Japan: US$127m
- Netherlands: US$122m
- Czechia: US$95m
- Austria: US$83m
- Oman: US$78m
- Portugal: US$76m
- France: US$72m
- United Kingdom: US$67m
- Romania: US$59m
- Cambodia: US$56m
- Taiwan: US$53m
- Bulgaria: US$49m
- Lithuania: US$48m
- Switzerland: US$46m
- Belgium: US$45m
- Finland: US$36m
- North Macedonia: US$35m
- Brazil: US$35m
- Slovakia: US$28m
- Guatemala: US$24m
- Sweden: US$24m
- Malaysia: US$24m
- Latvia: US$23m
- Ireland: US$22m
- Serbia: US$20m
- Costa Rica: US$17m
- Indonesia: US$16m
- Saudi Arabia: US$14m
- Hungary: US$13m
- Brunei: US$12m
- Kazakhstan: US$12m
- Greece: US$11m
- Slovenia: US$11m
- Denmark: US$10m
- Ukraine: US$10m
- Pakistan: US$10m
- South Africa: US$10m
- Ecuador: US$9m
- Dominican Republic: US$7m
- Tunisia: US$6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$6m
- Croatia: US$5m
- Luxembourg: US$4m
- Nepal: US$4m
- El Salvador: US$4m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$5mUS$5m+US$25m+US$83m+> US$191m
Imports: 215
- United States: US$1bn
- Germany: US$652m
- Canada: US$482m
- Mexico: US$356m
- France: US$313m
- Poland: US$304m
- Netherlands: US$191m
- United Arab Emirates: US$186m
- United Kingdom: US$175m
- Czechia: US$173m
- Spain: US$164m
- Thailand: US$161m
- Philippines: US$135m
- Sweden: US$134m
- Italy: US$134m
- Romania: US$130m
- Belgium: US$117m
- Japan: US$116m
- Kazakhstan: US$107m
- Austria: US$97m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$83m
- Denmark: US$83m
- China: US$81m
- Cambodia: US$80m
- Switzerland: US$77m
- Slovakia: US$76m
- Australia: US$72m
- Vietnam: US$72m
- Saudi Arabia: US$71m
- Hungary: US$69m
- Lithuania: US$57m
- Türkiye: US$56m
- Indonesia: US$55m
- Portugal: US$52m
- Israel: US$49m
- Singapore: US$48m
- Brazil: US$47m
- Norway: US$46m
- Ireland: US$44m
- Chile: US$42m
- Greece: US$40m
- India: US$39m
- Iraq: US$39m
- Finland: US$37m
- Malaysia: US$32m
- Azerbaijan: US$30m
- Uzbekistan: US$29m
- South Korea: US$29m
- South Africa: US$29m
- Serbia: US$27m
- Slovenia: US$26m
- Egypt: US$26m
- Colombia: US$25m
- Morocco: US$25m
- Taiwan: US$21m
- Russia: US$21m
- Qatar: US$21m
- Nigeria: US$20m
- Guatemala: US$19m
- Croatia: US$19m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$1bn | 15.1% | |
| 2 | US$1bn | 14.7% | |
| 3 | US$556m | 7.1% | |
| 4 | US$505m | 6.5% | |
| 5 | US$415m | 5.3% | |
| 6 | US$358m | 4.6% | |
| 7 | US$329m | 4.2% | |
| 8 | US$296m | 3.8% | |
| 9 | US$277m | 3.6% | |
| 10 | US$248m | 3.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$1bn | 15.6% | |
| 2 | US$652m | 8.4% | |
| 3 | US$482m | 6.2% | |
| 4 | US$356m | 4.6% | |
| 5 | US$313m | 4% | |
| 6 | US$304m | 3.9% | |
| 7 | US$191m | 2.5% | |
| 8 | US$186m | 2.4% | |
| 9 | US$175m | 2.2% | |
| 10 | US$173m | 2.2% |
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.
- 8.8%median duty
- 27number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 50%highest: Angola, Bahamas, Kenya
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.9% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 4.4% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.1% | 5% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8.6% | 5% – 10% | 2022 | |
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 6.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 9.8% | 9% – 14% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 8.8% | 5% – 13% | 2023 | |
| 26% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 0% – 8% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 15% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 5.2% | 5% – 7.5% | 2023 | |
| 35%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.1% | 5% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.3% | 5% – 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.8%* | 0.7% – 4.9% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 27% | 2.5% – 40% | 2023 | |
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 13% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 9.5% | 3% – 16% | 2023 | |
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 4% | 0% – 8% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 3.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4.6% | 1% – 7% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.1% | 5% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 25% – 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 2.1%* | 0.5% – 3.7% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 3.1% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| 25%* | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 9.1% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 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
- 67943 Other tubes, pipes & hollow profiles, welded, of circular cross-section, open seam/welded, riveted/similarly closed
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 41287 Other tubes and pipes, of circular cross-section, welded, of steel
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2410 Manufacture of basic iron and steel
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7306.30 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7306.30 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7306.30 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7306.30 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7306.30 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7306.30 | 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).
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 20
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.
- N343335 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of column pipes from Qatar
- N317557 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a camshaft rod from Mexico
- N316635 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a nonalloy steel cylinder body from Italy
- N316238 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of nonalloy steel tubes from Switzerland
- N314365 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of carbon steel pipe and pipe fittings from Turkey
- H309804 U.S. CBP
Application for Further Review of Protest No. 4601-20-108134; Classification of downrods for ceiling fans
- 600012803 HMRC
Smooth Bore Welded Steel Tubes Used for Hydraulic Cylinders The product is the outer cylinder barrel which houses the piston. The product is a welded steel tube, cold-drawn to provide a smooth mirror finish internal bore and manufactured to precision tolerances on the outer and inner dimensions,…
20 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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FR Doc. 2026-21530 · 91 FR 66681 · Source: federalregister.gov
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Residual Quota 058664 Volume Update – 19 October 2026
Trade Tariff news 9337 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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Türkiye Quota 058661 Volume Update – 12 October 2026
Trade Tariff news 9106 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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Residual Quota 058664 Volume Update – 8 October 2026
Trade Tariff news 9043 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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Türkiye Quota 058661 Volume Update – 6 October 2026
Trade Tariff news 8975 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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Türkiye Quota 058644 Volume Update – 2 October 2026
Trade Tariff news 8915 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 367 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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EU Quota 058659 Volume Update – 29 September 2026
Trade Tariff news 8778 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7306.30 covers 11 tariff lines and the duty is 50%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7306.30 into 7 tariff lines; 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 steel tubes, circular worth £135.6m (down 2% on the year before), at an average of £0.87 per kg; Türkiye supplied 38%, followed by Italy.
World trade in welded steel tubes, circular reached US$8bn in 2024, down 7.1% on 2023.
Italy was the largest exporter with 15.1% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other, welded, of circular cross-section, of iron or non-alloy steel?
Other, welded, of circular cross-section, of iron or non-alloy steel fall under HS subheading 7306.30, part of heading 7306, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other, welded, of circular cross-section, of iron… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7306.30 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 other, welded, of circular cross-section, of iron… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7306.30 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, welded, of circular cross-section, of iron…?
Italy, with US$1bn in 2024 (15.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export welded steel tubes, circular 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 steel tubes, circular?
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 steel tubes, circular from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Türkiye (38%), Italy (21%) and India (9%), out of total imports of £135.6m.