Subheading · Chapter 73 · Heading 7306
7306.40: Other, welded, of circular cross-section, of stainless steel
Welded stainless steel tubes, circular
7306.40 is the HS subheading for welded stainless 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 40 00 00 Other, welded, of circular cross-section, of stainless steel 50%
- 7306 40 20 00 Cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced) 50%
- 7306 40 80 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £34.1m | 35.6% | +0.4% |
 Germany | £11.6m | 12.1% | +31.3% |
 China | £8.9m | 9.3% | -7.5% |
 Spain | £8.8m | 9.2% | -4.4% |
 Taiwan | £8.3m | 8.6% | -9.5% |
 Finland | £7.1m | 7.4% | +29.5% |
 Austria | £6.6m | 6.9% | -50.5% |
 France | £1.2m | 1.3% | -61% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Mexico 35% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines · average 3.9% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% – 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 15% World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$421kUS$421k+US$9m+US$80m+> US$352m
Exports: 124
- Italy: US$1bn
- China: US$560m
- Germany: US$419m
- Taiwan: US$352m
- United States: US$208m
- South Korea: US$172m
- India: US$139m
- Canada: US$114m
- Austria: US$112m
- Finland: US$97m
- Vietnam: US$86m
- Thailand: US$80m
- Spain: US$69m
- Czechia: US$64m
- Poland: US$57m
- Netherlands: US$56m
- Switzerland: US$52m
- Denmark: US$44m
- Japan: US$42m
- France: US$36m
- Mexico: US$34m
- Malaysia: US$29m
- Türkiye: US$29m
- Belgium: US$19m
- United Arab Emirates: US$19m
- Uruguay: US$18m
- United Kingdom: US$15m
- Indonesia: US$14m
- Sweden: US$10m
- Brazil: US$9m
- Norway: US$8m
- Romania: US$8m
- Portugal: US$8m
- Serbia: US$8m
- Ireland: US$7m
- Singapore: US$7m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Lithuania: US$6m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Russia: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Mozambique: US$2m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Philippines: US$730k
- Kazakhstan: US$693k
- Costa Rica: US$600k
- Colombia: US$599k
- Chile: US$551k
- Luxembourg: US$526k
- New Zealand: US$500k
- Israel: US$457k
- Australia: US$421k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$12m+US$66m+> US$134m
Imports: 207
- United States: US$450m
- Germany: US$431m
- Poland: US$202m
- France: US$170m
- Mexico: US$165m
- Spain: US$144m
- Netherlands: US$134m
- United Kingdom: US$130m
- Canada: US$129m
- Norway: US$123m
- Denmark: US$104m
- Czechia: US$93m
- Austria: US$88m
- Japan: US$87m
- India: US$87m
- Brazil: US$84m
- China: US$82m
- Switzerland: US$82m
- Türkiye: US$80m
- Belgium: US$67m
- Australia: US$66m
- Romania: US$56m
- Italy: US$54m
- Sweden: US$53m
- South Korea: US$51m
- United Arab Emirates: US$48m
- Portugal: US$47m
- Hungary: US$42m
- Vietnam: US$40m
- Thailand: US$40m
- Singapore: US$38m
- Russia: US$35m
- Saudi Arabia: US$34m
- Indonesia: US$32m
- Ireland: US$32m
- Finland: US$32m
- Slovakia: US$31m
- Serbia: US$30m
- Taiwan: US$26m
- Argentina: US$25m
- Morocco: US$24m
- Costa Rica: US$21m
- Colombia: US$19m
- South Africa: US$19m
- Slovenia: US$18m
- Malaysia: US$16m
- Philippines: US$14m
- Peru: US$14m
- Qatar: US$13m
- Egypt: US$13m
- Israel: US$13m
- Ukraine: US$12m
- Greece: US$11m
- New Zealand: US$10m
- Estonia: US$10m
- Algeria: US$10m
- Lithuania: US$9m
- Chile: US$9m
- Bulgaria: US$8m
- Croatia: US$7m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | US$1bn | 26.6% |
| 2 | China | US$560m | 13.4% |
| 3 | Germany | US$419m | 10.1% |
| 4 | Taiwan | US$352m | 8.4% |
| 5 | United States | US$208m | 5% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$172m | 4.1% |
| 7 |  India | US$139m | 3.3% |
| 8 | Canada | US$114m | 2.7% |
| 9 | Austria | US$112m | 2.7% |
| 10 | Finland | US$97m | 2.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$450m | 10.8% |
| 2 | Germany | US$431m | 10.3% |
| 3 |  Poland | US$202m | 4.8% |
| 4 | France | US$170m | 4.1% |
| 5 | Mexico | US$165m | 4% |
| 6 | Spain | US$144m | 3.5% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$134m | 3.2% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$130m | 3.1% |
| 9 | Canada | US$129m | 3.1% |
| 10 | Norway | US$123m | 3% |
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.
- 6.5%median duty
- 33number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Kenya, Nepal
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 6% | 5% – 7.5% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 6.5% | 5% – 7.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 10% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Burundi | 25% | 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 | 6% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 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 | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 10% | 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 | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 6.5% | 5% – 7.5% | 2023 |
 Iran | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 4% | 0% – 8% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 20% | 15% – 25% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 35%* | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 6.5% | 5% – 7.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 10% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0.8%* | 0.2% – 1.4% | 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 | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 29% | 18% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 30% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
| Nigeria | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 16% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 4% | 0% – 8% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3.8% | 3% – 7% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 6.5% | 5% – 7.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 25% | 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 | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 10% | 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% | 10% – 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0.6%* | 0.1% – 1.1% | 2023 |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 3% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
 Tanzania | 25% | 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 | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 5.6% | 0% – 7% | 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
- 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 | 7306.40 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7306.40 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7306.40 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7306.40 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7306.40 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7306.40 | 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 12
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.
- N363509 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of stainless steel tubes from France
- N357431 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of stainless steel pipes from India
- N351783 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of components of a heat exchanger sub-assembly from Canada
- N351257 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of stainless steel tubes from China
- N316067 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of stainless steel tubes from China
- H300197 U.S. CBP
Request to reconsider NY N296540; Classification of stainless steel tubes from Costa Rica
12 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.
- 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
- Quota
Türkiye Quota 058661 Volume Update – 22 September 2026
Trade Tariff news 8646 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Quota
[UPDATED] EU Quota 058659 Volume Update – 10 September 2026
Trade Tariff news 8381 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7306.40 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 50%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 7306.40 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
1 country pays no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as the UK–Ukraine agreement, against a standard rate of 50%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of welded stainless steel tubes, circular into the UK came to £95.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 4% on the year before); Italy supplied 36%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported welded stainless steel tubes, circular worth US$4bn (−7.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was Italy (US$1bn), followed by China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other, welded, of circular cross-section, of stainless steel?
Other, welded, of circular cross-section, of stainless steel fall under HS subheading 7306.40, part of heading 7306, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other, welded, of circular cross-section, of… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7306.40 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… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7306.40 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…?
Italy, with US$1bn in 2024 (26.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export welded stainless 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 stainless 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 stainless steel tubes, circular from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Italy (36%), Germany (12%) and China (9%), out of total imports of £95.9m.