Subheading · Chapter 73 · Heading 7308
7308.10: Structures: bridges and bridge-sections
Steel bridges and bridge sections
Official description Bridges and bridge-sections
7308.10 is the HS subheading for steel bridges and bridge sections, under heading 7308 in chapter 73.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7308 10 00 00 Bridges and bridge-sections Free
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
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
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) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 37 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | £23.1m | 65.2% | +1.5% |
 Netherlands | £2.6m | 7.5% | +125.6% |
 Ireland | £2m | 5.7% | -5% |
 Italy | £1.8m | 5.2% | -39.5% |
 Germany | £1.3m | 3.8% | +26.3% |
 Türkiye | £899k | 2.5% | +10% |
 Austria | £892k | 2.5% | +5.9% |
 China | £790k | 2.2% | -48.3% |
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) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 50% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$12m+US$44m+> US$97m
Exports: 101
- Bahrain: US$373m
- China: US$270m
- Italy: US$97m
- Indonesia: US$68m
- France: US$62m
- United States: US$59m
- Germany: US$54m
- United Kingdom: US$53m
- Netherlands: US$45m
- Belgium: US$44m
- Spain: US$30m
- Slovakia: US$25m
- United Arab Emirates: US$25m
- Türkiye: US$25m
- Canada: US$25m
- Poland: US$24m
- Austria: US$24m
- Kuwait: US$24m
- Russia: US$18m
- Luxembourg: US$16m
- Saudi Arabia: US$13m
- Egypt: US$13m
- Mexico: US$12m
- Romania: US$12m
- India: US$12m
- Hungary: US$9m
- Finland: US$8m
- Latvia: US$8m
- Thailand: US$7m
- Serbia: US$7m
- Sweden: US$6m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- Japan: US$6m
- South Korea: US$6m
- Iran: US$5m
- Ireland: US$5m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Oman: US$4m
- North Macedonia: US$3m
- Guatemala: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- Philippines: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Australia: US$850k
- Qatar: US$676k
- Bulgaria: US$502k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$480k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$7m+US$20m+> US$47m
Imports: 187
- Saudi Arabia: US$308m
- United Arab Emirates: US$100m
- United Kingdom: US$72m
- United States: US$61m
- Qatar: US$55m
- Australia: US$47m
- Canada: US$42m
- Norway: US$39m
- Germany: US$36m
- Chile: US$35m
- Romania: US$35m
- Kazakhstan: US$28m
- Poland: US$27m
- Ukraine: US$26m
- Singapore: US$25m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$25m
- Guinea: US$23m
- France: US$20m
- Colombia: US$20m
- Italy: US$20m
- Netherlands: US$18m
- Denmark: US$18m
- Brazil: US$17m
- Sweden: US$17m
- Bahrain: US$17m
- Austria: US$16m
- Panama: US$15m
- Czechia: US$15m
- Macao SAR China: US$14m
- Peru: US$14m
- India: US$14m
- Papua New Guinea: US$13m
- Senegal: US$12m
- Oman: US$12m
- Indonesia: US$10m
- Egypt: US$10m
- Mexico: US$10m
- Malaysia: US$9m
- Hungary: US$9m
- Kuwait: US$9m
- Philippines: US$9m
- Vietnam: US$9m
- Thailand: US$8m
- Taiwan: US$8m
- Togo: US$7m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$7m
- New Zealand: US$7m
- Algeria: US$6m
- Finland: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Russia: US$5m
- Costa Rica: US$5m
- South Korea: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Armenia: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- El Salvador: US$5m
- Croatia: US$5m
- Lithuania: US$5m
- China: US$5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bahrain | US$373m | 24.1% |
| 2 | China | US$270m | 17.4% |
| 3 | Italy | US$97m | 6.3% |
| 4 |  Indonesia | US$68m | 4.4% |
| 5 |  France | US$62m | 4% |
| 6 | United States | US$59m | 3.8% |
| 7 | Germany | US$54m | 3.5% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$53m | 3.4% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$45m | 2.9% |
| 10 | Belgium | US$44m | 2.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia | US$308m | 19.9% |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates | US$100m | 6.4% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$72m | 4.6% |
| 4 | United States | US$61m | 3.9% |
| 5 |  Qatar | US$55m | 3.6% |
| 6 |  Australia | US$47m | 3.1% |
| 7 | Canada | US$42m | 2.7% |
| 8 | Norway | US$39m | 2.5% |
| 9 | Germany | US$36m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  Chile | US$35m | 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.
- 5%median duty
- 26number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 60%highest: Barbados, Angola, Bahamas
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
| Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 60% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 7.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 15% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 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 | 8% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 5% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 30% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 15% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 5.3% | 0% – 11% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 15% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35%* | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 7.5% | 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 | 2.8%* | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 20% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 5.3% | 0% – 11% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 5% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 6.5% | 3% – 10% | 2023 |
| Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 7.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 12% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 15% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 2.2%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 8% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 1.5% | 0% – 3% | 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
- 69111 Bridges & bridge sections, of iron/steel
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 42110 Bridges, bridge sections, towers and lattice masts, of iron or steel
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2511 Manufacture of structural metal products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7308.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7308.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7308.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7308.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7308.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7308.10 | 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).
7308 Structures and parts of structures "e.g., bridges and bridge-sections, lock-gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns", of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of iron or steel (excl. prefabricated buildings of heading 9406)
| Country of production | Direct | Indirect | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 3.02 | — | 3.02 |
| Argentina | 3.01 | — | 3.01 |
| Australia | 3.2 | — | 3.2 |
| Azerbaijan | 1.89 | — | 1.89 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2.85 | — | 2.85 |
| Brazil | 2.91 | — | 2.91 |
| Canada | 2.91 | — | 2.91 |
| Chile | 2.54 | — | 2.54 |
| China | 6.04 | — | 6.04 |
| Colombia | 3.58 | — | 3.58 |
| India | 5.93 | — | 5.93 |
| Indonesia | 8.25 | — | 8.25 |
| Iran | 2.55 | — | 2.55 |
| Japan | 2.95 | — | 2.95 |
| Kazakhstan | 5.36 | — | 5.36 |
| Mexico | 2.99 | — | 2.99 |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 2.7 | — | 2.7 |
| New Zealand | 2.9 | — | 2.9 |
| North Macedonia | 2.69 | — | 2.69 |
| Philippines | 2.18 | — | 2.18 |
| Russia | 3.59 | — | 3.59 |
 Serbia | 2.48 | — | 2.48 |
| South Africa | 4.22 | — | 4.22 |
| South Korea | 3.86 | — | 3.86 |
| Taiwan | 2.42 | — | 2.42 |
| Thailand | 4.29 | — | 4.29 |
| Türkiye | 5.52 | — | 5.52 |
| Ukraine | 3.41 | — | 3.41 |
| United Kingdom | 3.04 | — | 3.04 |
| United States | 2.9 | — | 2.9 |
| Uzbekistan | 3.01 | — | 3.01 |
| Vietnam | 2.84 | — | 2.84 |
| Other countries (default) | 5.06 | — | 5.06 |
with the mark-up for 2026: 5.57 · with the mark-up for 2027: 6.077 · with the mark-up for 2028: 6.583
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)
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.
- Rules of origin · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1183 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Rules of origin · Applies from:
CELEX 22026D0498 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Subheading 7308.10 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 7308.10; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
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 steel bridges and bridge sections worth £35.4m (down 8% on the year before), at an average of £3.65 per kg; Belgium supplied 65%, followed by Netherlands.
World trade in steel bridges and bridge sections reached US$2bn in 2024, down 10.8% on 2023.
Bahrain was the largest exporter with 24.1% of the total, ahead of China.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for structures: bridges and bridge-sections?
Structures: bridges and bridge-sections fall under HS subheading 7308.10, part of heading 7308, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on structures: bridges and bridge-sections in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7308.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on structures: bridges and bridge-sections in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7308.10 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 structures: bridges and bridge-sections?
Bahrain, with US$373m in 2024 (24.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export steel bridges and bridge sections to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on steel bridges and bridge sections?
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 steel bridges and bridge sections from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Belgium (65%), Netherlands (8%) and Ireland (6%), out of total imports of £35.4m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.