7311.00: Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel

1. 7311 00 11 00 Less than 20 l 2%p/st
2. Containers intended for pressurisation, of iron or steel, in certain types of aircraft 2%p/st
3. 7311 00 11 15 Refillable high-pressure cylinders, of steel, of a capacity greater than 120 ml, of all diameters and volume capacities, whether or not threaded, whether filled with a porous mass or not, regardless of internal coating or plating, regardless of external finishing and shape, whether or not with a gas bladder inserted, regardless of the cylinders' fitting with a valve, neck ring, foot ring or piping, whether or not fastened together to form a bundle 2%p/st
4. 7311 00 11 20 Other 2%p/st
5. Other 2%p/st
6. 7311 00 11 80 Refillable high-pressure cylinders, of steel, of a capacity greater than 120 ml, of all diameters and volume capacities, whether or not threaded, whether filled with a porous mass or not, regardless of internal coating or plating, regardless of external finishing and shape, whether or not with a gas bladder inserted, regardless of the cylinders' fitting with a valve, neck ring, foot ring or piping, whether or not fastened together to form a bundle 2%p/st
7. 7311 00 11 85 Other 2%p/st
8. 7311 00 13 00 20 l or more but not more than 50 l 2%p/st
9. Containers intended for pressurisation, of iron or steel, in certain types of aircraft 2%p/st
10. 7311 00 13 15 Refillable high-pressure cylinders, of steel, of all diameters and volume capacities, whether or not threaded, whether filled with a porous mass or not, regardless of internal coating or plating, regardless of external finishing and shape, whether or not with a gas bladder inserted, regardless of the cylinders' fitting with a valve, neck ring, foot ring or piping, whether or not fastened together to form a bundle 2%p/st
11. 7311 00 13 20 Other 2%p/st
12. Other 2%p/st
13. 7311 00 13 80 Refillable high-pressure cylinders, of steel, of all diameters and volume capacities, whether or not threaded, whether filled with a porous mass or not, regardless of internal coating or plating, regardless of external finishing and shape, whether or not with a gas bladder inserted, regardless of the cylinders' fitting with a valve, neck ring, foot ring or piping, whether or not fastened together to form a bundle 2%p/st
14. 7311 00 13 85 Other 2%p/st
15. 7311 00 19 00 More than 50 l 2%p/st
16. Containers intended for pressurisation, of iron or steel, in certain types of aircraft 2%p/st
17. 7311 00 19 15 Refillable high-pressure cylinders, of steel, of all diameters and volume capacities, whether or not threaded, whether filled with a porous mass or not, regardless of internal coating or plating, regardless of external finishing and shape, whether or not with a gas bladder inserted, regardless of the cylinders' fitting with a valve, neck ring, foot ring or piping, whether or not fastened together to form a bundle 2%p/st
18. 7311 00 19 20 Other 2%p/st
19. Other 2%p/st
20. 7311 00 19 80 Refillable high-pressure cylinders, of steel, of all diameters and volume capacities, whether or not threaded, whether filled with a porous mass or not, regardless of internal coating or plating, regardless of external finishing and shape, whether or not with a gas bladder inserted, regardless of the cylinders' fitting with a valve, neck ring, foot ring or piping, whether or not fastened together to form a bundle 2%p/st
21. 7311 00 19 85 Other 2%p/st
22. 7311 00 30 00 Other 2%p/st
23. Containers intended for pressurisation, of iron or steel, in certain types of aircraft 2%p/st
24. 7311 00 30 15 Refillable high-pressure cylinders, of steel, of a capacity greater than 120 ml, of all diameters and volume capacities, whether or not threaded, whether filled with a porous mass or not, regardless of internal coating or plating, regardless of external finishing and shape, whether or not with a gas bladder inserted, regardless of the cylinders' fitting with a valve, neck ring, foot ring or piping, whether or not fastened together to form a bundle 2%p/st
25. 7311 00 30 20 Other 2%p/st
26. Other 2%p/st
27. 7311 00 30 80 Refillable high-pressure cylinders, of steel, of a capacity greater than 120 ml, of all diameters and volume capacities, whether or not threaded, whether filled with a porous mass or not, regardless of internal coating or plating, regardless of external finishing and shape, whether or not with a gas bladder inserted, regardless of the cylinders' fitting with a valve, neck ring, foot ring or piping, whether or not fastened together to form a bundle 2%p/st
28. 7311 00 30 85 Other 2%p/st
29. 7311 00 91 00 Less than 1 000 l 2%
30. 7311 00 99 00 1 000 l or more 2%

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£90.9m-15% · previous 12 months

Average import price£3.71 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Czechia	£13.7m	15.1%	+21.5%
Türkiye	£11.4m	12.6%	+3.5%
Italy	£9.6m	10.5%	-6.6%
United Kingdom	£9.1m	10%	+24.3%
Germany	£8.5m	9.3%	+5.3%
Portugal	£7.8m	8.6%	-10.7%
China	£7.4m	8.2%	-6.9%
United States	£6.8m	7.4%	+2.3%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 2.7% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Brazil 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 25% General (MFN) 14 tariff lines Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan 3.3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines North Macedonia 6% – 13% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 10.7% Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$1.2bn	27.7%
2	United States	US$357m	8.1%
3	Türkiye	US$250m	5.7%
4	Italy	US$243m	5.5%
5	Germany	US$228m	5.2%
6	Czechia	US$208m	4.7%
7	Thailand	US$196m	4.5%
8	India	US$168m	3.8%
9	South Korea	US$137m	3.1%
10	Mexico	US$136m	3.1%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$579m	13.2%
2	Germany	US$242m	5.5%
3	South Korea	US$212m	4.8%
4	Canada	US$161m	3.7%
5	United Kingdom	US$149m	3.4%
6	Japan	US$140m	3.2%
7	Netherlands	US$133m	3%
8	France	US$131m	3%
9	Poland	US$121m	2.7%
10	Italy	US$118m	2.7%

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
• 27number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 35%highest: Argentina, Kenya, Uganda

165

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	2.5%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	2%		2023
Algeria	8.3%	5% – 15%	2023
Angola	2%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	5%		2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	35%		2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	15%		2023
Aruba	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	5%		2023
Azerbaijan	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	25%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Bangladesh	2.3%	1% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	5%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	15%		2021 · HS 2017
Belize	5%		2023
Benin	20%		2023
Bermuda	13%	0% – 25%	2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	10%		2022
Botswana	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023
Brazil	14%		2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	20%		2023
Burundi	0%		2023
Cambodia	7%		2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon	15%	10% – 20%	2023
Canada	0%		2023
Cape Verde	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands	22%		2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic	15%	10% – 20%	2023
Chad	15%	10% – 20%	2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	8%		2023
Colombia	3.3%	0% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Comoros	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville	15%	10% – 20%	2023
Cook Islands	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica	4%	0% – 9%	2023
Côte d’Ivoire	20%		2023 · HS 2017
Cuba	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	12%	8% – 14%	2023
Ecuador	13%	0% – 25%	2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	13%	5% – 30%	2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	3.3%	0% – 10%	2022
Equatorial Guinea	15%	10% – 20%	2023
Eswatini	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023
Ethiopia	5%		2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	2.7%		2023
Fiji	5%		2023
French Polynesia	10%		2023
Gabon	15%	10% – 20%	2023
Gambia	20%		2023
Georgia	12%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	20%		2023
Gibraltar	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Grenada	5%		2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala	3.3%	0% – 10%	2023
Guinea	20%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	20%		2023
Guyana	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	3.3%	0% – 10%	2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	10%		2023
Indonesia	7.5%	5% – 13%	2023
Iran	20%		2020 · HS 2017
Israel	1.2%	0% – 2%	2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	3.3%		2023
Jordan	0%		2023
Kazakhstan	15%		2023
Kenya	35%		2023
Kiribati	0%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	15%		2021 · HS 2017
Laos	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	3.3%	0% – 5%	2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023
Liberia	20%		2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	5.8%*	2.6% – 9.1%	2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	5%		2023
Malawi	7.5%	0% – 10%	2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	5%	0% – 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	26%	2.5% – 40%	2023
Mozambique	7.5%		2023
Myanmar (Burma)	3%		2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	15%		2023
New Zealand	5%		2023
Nicaragua	3.3%	0% – 10%	2023
Niger	20%		2023
Nigeria	20%		2023
North Macedonia	11%	10% – 13%	2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	8%	3% – 20%	2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	1.2%	0% – 2%	2017 · HS 2017
Panama	8.3%	0% – 15%	2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	14%		2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	5.8%	0% – 10%	2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	15%		2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	0%		2023
Samoa	8%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	5%		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	5%		2023 · HS 2017
South Africa	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023
South Korea	8%		2023
Sri Lanka	0%		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	3%		2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	5%		2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	4.8%*	2.2% – 7.5%	2023
Syria	10%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	10%		2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	0%		2023
Thailand	10%		2023
Togo	20%		2023
Tonga	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	0%		2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	2.7%		2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	35%		2023
Ukraine	5%		2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	2%		2023
United States	0%		2023
Uruguay	14%		2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	8.3%	5% – 15%	2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	10%		2023
Venezuela	14%		2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	7.8%	0% – 20%	2023
Wallis & Futuna	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	10%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	0%		2023
Zimbabwe	0.1%	0% – 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

69243 Containers of iron/steel for compressed/liquefied gas

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Capital goods · BEC 212010

CPC 2.1 product

42220 Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron, steel or aluminium

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2512 Manufacture of tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal

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).

7311 00 Containers of iron or steel, for compressed or liquefied gas (excl. containers specifically constructed or equipped for one or more types of transport)

Country of production	Direct	Indirect	Total
Algeria	3	—	3
Argentina	2.63	—	2.63
Australia	3.17	—	3.17
Azerbaijan	1.77	—	1.77
Bosnia & Herzegovina	3.08	—	3.08
Brazil	3	—	3
Canada	3.01	—	3.01
Chile	2.46	—	2.46
China	6.65	—	6.65
Colombia	2.99	—	2.99
India	6.64	—	6.64
Indonesia	9.98	—	9.98
Iran	2.38	—	2.38
Japan	3.13	—	3.13
Kazakhstan	5.18	—	5.18
Mexico	3.06	—	3.06
Myanmar (Burma)	3.1	—	3.1
New Zealand	3.02	—	3.02
North Macedonia	2.9	—	2.9
Philippines	2.31	—	2.31
Russia	3.21	—	3.21
Serbia	2.51	—	2.51
South Africa	4.03	—	4.03
South Korea	4.1	—	4.1
Taiwan	2.42	—	2.42
Thailand	4.57	—	4.57
Türkiye	5.43	—	5.43
Ukraine	3.54	—	3.54
United Kingdom	3.03	—	3.03
United States	3.73	—	3.73
Uzbekistan	3.21	—	3.21
Vietnam	2.96	—	2.96
Other countries (default)	5.39	—	5.39

with the mark-up for 2026: 5.924 · with the mark-up for 2027: 6.462 · with the mark-up for 2028: 7

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 11

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 29 October 2026

   Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order

   FR Doc. 2026-22024 · 91 FR 68110 · Source: federalregister.gov

2. Tariff change 29 September 2026

   UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes

   Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

3. Sanctions 8 September 2026 · Applies from: 29 September 2026

   The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

4. Other 19 May 2026

   Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026

   Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

5. Anti-dumping 4 February 2026 · Applies from: 16 March 2026

   Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/244 of 3 February 2026 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of high-pressure seamless steel cylinders originating in People’s Republic of China

   CELEX 32026R0244 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

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