Subheading · Chapter 73 · Heading 7306
7306.50: Other, welded, of circular cross-section, of other alloy steel
7306.50 is a six-digit subheading of heading 7306, other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, chapter 73.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7306 50 00 00 Other, welded, of circular cross-section, of other alloy steel 50%
- Precision tubes 50%
- 7306 50 21 00 Cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced) 50%
- 7306 50 29 00 Other 50%
- 7306 50 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
- 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) | — | 50% |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £1.8m | 36% | +225.1% |
 China | £1.4m | 28.4% | -44.3% |
 Italy | £714k | 14.4% | -32.7% |
 India | £284k | 5.7% | -46.7% |
 Netherlands | £172k | 3.5% | +112.7% |
 Germany | £134k | 2.7% | -33.7% |
 Poland | £106k | 2.2% | +22.5% |
 Spain | £85k | 1.7% | +209.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$209kUS$209k+US$3m+US$13m+> US$70m
Exports: 110
- Germany: US$131m
- China: US$109m
- United States: US$91m
- Switzerland: US$70m
- Japan: US$63m
- South Korea: US$45m
- Canada: US$36m
- Czechia: US$29m
- Italy: US$20m
- Belgium: US$16m
- Spain: US$13m
- India: US$8m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- Austria: US$7m
- Türkiye: US$7m
- Thailand: US$6m
- Poland: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- Chile: US$6m
- Vietnam: US$5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5m
- France: US$5m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Mozambique: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- Oman: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$997k
- Brazil: US$986k
- Australia: US$898k
- Malaysia: US$792k
- Romania: US$768k
- Senegal: US$684k
- Kenya: US$544k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$507k
- Tunisia: US$458k
- Zambia: US$229k
- Serbia: US$210k
- Colombia: US$209k
- Lithuania: US$205k
- Bahrain: US$193k
- Peru: US$191k
- Estonia: US$183k
- Croatia: US$181k
- Greece: US$170k
- Ghana: US$163k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$349kUS$349k+US$2m+US$7m+> US$26m
Imports: 197
- Mexico: US$130m
- United States: US$73m
- Czechia: US$64m
- Canada: US$34m
- Germany: US$34m
- China: US$26m
- Poland: US$23m
- Saudi Arabia: US$21m
- Hungary: US$20m
- Türkiye: US$15m
- Brazil: US$14m
- India: US$14m
- Spain: US$14m
- France: US$14m
- Indonesia: US$13m
- United Arab Emirates: US$13m
- Australia: US$12m
- Netherlands: US$9m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- Romania: US$7m
- Morocco: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Colombia: US$7m
- Thailand: US$7m
- Algeria: US$6m
- Chile: US$6m
- Russia: US$6m
- Philippines: US$6m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Italy: US$5m
- Zimbabwe: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Argentina: US$5m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Egypt: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Japan: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- Turkmenistan: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Dominican Republic: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$3m
- Kuwait: US$3m
- Uzbekistan: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- Oman: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
- Iraq: US$2m
- Azerbaijan: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$131m | 17.6% |
| 2 | China | US$109m | 14.6% |
| 3 | United States | US$91m | 12.2% |
| 4 |  Switzerland | US$70m | 9.4% |
| 5 |  Japan | US$63m | 8.5% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$45m | 6% |
| 7 |  Canada | US$36m | 4.9% |
| 8 |  Czechia | US$29m | 3.9% |
| 9 | Italy | US$20m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Belgium | US$16m | 2.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico | US$130m | 17.5% |
| 2 | United States | US$73m | 9.8% |
| 3 | Czechia | US$64m | 8.6% |
| 4 | Canada | US$34m | 4.6% |
| 5 | Germany | US$34m | 4.6% |
| 6 | China | US$26m | 3.4% |
| 7 | Poland | US$23m | 3.1% |
| 8 |  Saudi Arabia | US$21m | 2.9% |
| 9 |  Hungary | US$20m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Türkiye | US$15m | 2% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 9
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.
- N360469 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of alloy steel pipes from South Korea
- H313939 U.S. CBP
Affirmation of New York Ruling Letter (NY) N310162; Classification of steel tubes for use in radiant infrared heaters
- H310474 U.S. CBP
Affirmation of NY N308564; Classification of Threaded Hollow Bars
- N310162 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a radiant tubes from Italy
- N308564 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification, country of origin, and applicability of trade programs of a self-drilling hollow bar and coupler from Austria and a clay bit from China
- N303347 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of steel pipe from Vietnam
9 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
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7306.50 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 50%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7306.50 into 3 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 these goods worth £4.9m (down 20% on the year before), at an average of £2.40 per kg; United States supplied 36%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$746m in 2024, down 13.8% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 17.6% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other, welded, of circular cross-section, of other alloy steel?
Other, welded, of circular cross-section, of other alloy steel fall under HS subheading 7306.50, 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 7306.50 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 7306.50 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…?
Germany, with US$131m in 2024 (17.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 these goods?
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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (36%), China (28%) and Italy (14%), out of total imports of £4.9m.