7310.21: Cans which are to be closed by soldering or crimping

1. 7310 21 00 00 Cans which are to be closed by soldering or crimping Free
2. 7310 21 11 00 Cans of a kind used for preserving food Free
3. 7310 21 19 00 Cans of a kind used for preserving drink Free
4. Other, with a wall thickness of Free
5. 7310 21 91 00 Less than 0.5 mm Free
6. 7310 21 99 00 0.5 mm or more Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£80.1m+1.6% · previous 12 months

Average import price£3.04 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Türkiye	£29.3m	36.6%	+18.8%
China	£17.8m	22.2%	-7.2%
Netherlands	£7.9m	9.8%	-1.3%
Ireland	£7.8m	9.8%	+23.6%
Germany	£6.1m	7.6%	-4.3%
Denmark	£3.2m	3.9%	-19.6%
France	£1.8m	2.3%	-7.5%
Spain	£1.7m	2.1%	-47.7%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 2.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Mexico 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Japan 3.3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia 3% – 15% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 9% Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$463m	16.2%
2	Spain	US$313m	10.9%
3	Netherlands	US$211m	7.4%
4	Germany	US$198m	6.9%
5	United States	US$190m	6.6%
6	Türkiye	US$156m	5.5%
7	France	US$156m	5.4%
8	Italy	US$119m	4.2%
9	Belgium	US$92m	3.2%
10	United Kingdom	US$90m	3.1%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	France	US$285m	10%
2	Belgium	US$274m	9.6%
3	Germany	US$244m	8.5%
4	Netherlands	US$230m	8.1%
5	Canada	US$180m	6.3%
6	United States	US$149m	5.2%
7	Poland	US$112m	3.9%
8	United Kingdom	US$95m	3.3%
9	Portugal	US$83m	2.9%
10	Algeria	US$59m	2.1%

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.

• 10%median duty
• 20number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Morocco, Fiji

165

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	2.5%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	15%		2023
Algeria	15%		2023
Angola	30%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	15%		2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	25%	14% – 35%	2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	11%	10% – 13%	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	15%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	11%	10% – 13%	2021 · HS 2017
Belize	15%		2023
Benin	20%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	5%		2022
Botswana	10%	0% – 15%	2023
Brazil	14%		2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	20%		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	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Comoros	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville	10%		2023
Cook Islands	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica	9%		2023
Côte d’Ivoire	20%		2023 · HS 2017
Cuba	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	14%		2023
Ecuador	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	5%		2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	10%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	10%		2023
Eswatini	10%	0% – 15%	2023
Ethiopia	10%		2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	2.7%		2023
Fiji	32%		2023
French Polynesia	0%		2023
Gabon	10%		2023
Gambia	20%		2023
Georgia	12%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	20%		2023
Gibraltar	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Grenada	15%		2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala	10%		2023
Guinea	20%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	20%		2023
Guyana	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	10%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	10%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	10%		2023
Indonesia	15%		2023
Iran	12%	10% – 15%	2020 · HS 2017
Israel	8%		2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	15%		2023
Japan	3.3%		2023
Jordan	10%	0% – 25%	2023
Kazakhstan	13%	10% – 15%	2023
Kenya	25%		2023
Kiribati	0%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	11%	10% – 13%	2021 · HS 2017
Laos	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	5%	0% – 10%	2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	10%	0% – 15%	2023
Liberia	20%		2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	6.8%*		2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	10%		2023
Malawi	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	10%	5% – 15%	2023
Maldives	10%		2023
Mali	20%		2023
Mauritania	20%		2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	34%	10% – 40%	2023
Mozambique	7.5%		2023
Myanmar (Burma)	7.5%		2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	10%	0% – 15%	2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	15%		2023
New Zealand	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Nicaragua	10%		2023
Niger	20%		2023
Nigeria	20%		2023
North Macedonia	9%	3% – 15%	2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	20%		2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	8%		2017 · HS 2017
Panama	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	14%		2023 · HS 2017
Peru	6%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	7%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	11%	10% – 13%	2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	25%		2023
Samoa	8%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	10%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	5%		2023
Senegal	20%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	20%		2023
Singapore	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Somalia	25%		2023 · HS 2017
South Africa	10%	0% – 15%	2023
South Korea	8%		2023
Sri Lanka	15%		2023
St Kitts & Nevis	15%		2023
St Lucia	15%		2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon	5%		2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines	15%		2023
Sudan	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	15%		2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	3.8%*		2023
Syria	10%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	10%		2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	25%		2023
Thailand	10%		2023
Togo	20%		2023
Tonga	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	15%		2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	2.7%		2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	25%		2023
Ukraine	5%		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	13%	10% – 15%	2023
Wallis & Futuna	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	7.5%	5% – 10%	2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	10%	5% – 15%	2023
Zimbabwe	0.2%	0.2% – 0.3%	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

69241 Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes & similar containers, for any material (other than compressed/liquefied gas), of iron/steel, of a capacity not > 300 litres, whether/not lined/heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical/thermal

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Capital goods · BEC 312010

CPC 2.1 product

42931 Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers (other than for compressed or liquefied gas) of iron, steel or aluminium, of a capacity not exceeding 300 litres, not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2599 Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.

Earlier HS editions

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).

7310 Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, of iron or steel, for any material "other than compressed or liquefied gas", of a capacity of <= 300 l, not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, n.e.s.

Country of production	Direct	Indirect	Total
Algeria	3	—	3
Argentina	2.68	—	2.68
Australia	3	—	3
Azerbaijan	0.24	—	0.24
Bosnia & Herzegovina	2.29	—	2.29
Brazil	1.74	—	1.74
Canada	1.52	—	1.52
Chile	2.05	—	2.05
China	4.31	—	4.31
Colombia	2.89	—	2.89
India	4.31	—	4.31
Indonesia	8.25	—	8.25
Iran	1.94	—	1.94
Japan	2.13	—	2.13
Kazakhstan	5.36	—	5.36
Mexico	2.81	—	2.81
Myanmar (Burma)	0.57	—	0.57
New Zealand	2.43	—	2.43
North Macedonia	1.58	—	1.58
Philippines	0.84	—	0.84
Russia	3.59	—	3.59
Serbia	2.41	—	2.41
South Africa	4.22	—	4.22
South Korea	2.16	—	2.16
Taiwan	2.33	—	2.33
Thailand	2.09	—	2.09
Türkiye	3.03	—	3.03
Ukraine	2.54	—	2.54
United Kingdom	2.5	—	2.5
United States	1.44	—	1.44
Uzbekistan	3.21	—	3.21
Vietnam	2.37	—	2.37
Other countries (default)	4.23	—	4.23

with the mark-up for 2026: 4.651 · with the mark-up for 2027: 5.074 · with the mark-up for 2028: 5.496

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 3

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.

1. Anti-dumping 22 October 2026 · Applies from: 17 November 2026

   Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2327 of 21 October 2026 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain prepared or preserved citrus fruits (namely mandarins, etc.) originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council

   CELEX 32026R2327 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

2. Anti-dumping 6 February 2026 · Applies from: 19 February 2026

   Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/276 of 5 February 2026 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain prepared or preserved sweetcorn in kernels, originating in the People’s Republic of China

   CELEX 32026R0276 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

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