Subheading · Chapter 73 · Heading 7312
7312.90: Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings: other
Official description Other
Subheading 7312.90 belongs to heading 7312 (stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or…) in chapter 73.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7312 90 00 00 Other 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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
Import requirements 4
- 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)
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 India | £1.5m | 19.4% | -16% |
 China | £1.4m | 17.8% | +20.4% |
 United States | £1m | 13.3% | -19.9% |
 Indonesia | £675k | 8.6% | -30.9% |
 Germany | £579k | 7.4% | +3.5% |
| United Kingdom | £345k | 4.4% | +80% |
 France | £332k | 4.2% | +15.8% |
 Netherlands | £234k | 3% | -16.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$111kUS$111k+US$2m+US$8m+> US$21m
Exports: 156
- China: US$118m
- United States: US$38m
- Thailand: US$34m
- Germany: US$23m
- Malaysia: US$21m
- India: US$18m
- Italy: US$17m
- France: US$17m
- Vietnam: US$16m
- Netherlands: US$14m
- United Kingdom: US$13m
- Indonesia: US$12m
- Singapore: US$12m
- South Korea: US$9m
- Philippines: US$8m
- Japan: US$8m
- Poland: US$7m
- Australia: US$7m
- Spain: US$6m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Morocco: US$5m
- Romania: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Mexico: US$3m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Canada: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Argentina: US$985k
- Hungary: US$968k
- Colombia: US$907k
- Latvia: US$872k
- El Salvador: US$855k
- Luxembourg: US$833k
- Finland: US$733k
- Bahrain: US$704k
- Israel: US$684k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$650k
- Tunisia: US$584k
- Slovenia: US$482k
- Russia: US$452k
- Ireland: US$355k
- Bulgaria: US$353k
- Estonia: US$329k
- Egypt: US$311k
- New Zealand: US$279k
- Brunei: US$210k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$426kUS$426k+US$2m+US$8m+> US$15m
Imports: 211
- United States: US$25m
- India: US$24m
- Indonesia: US$22m
- Canada: US$19m
- Germany: US$17m
- China: US$16m
- France: US$15m
- Thailand: US$14m
- Saudi Arabia: US$14m
- Netherlands: US$14m
- United Kingdom: US$14m
- Malaysia: US$13m
- Brazil: US$12m
- Italy: US$11m
- Mexico: US$11m
- Japan: US$11m
- United Arab Emirates: US$11m
- Norway: US$10m
- Australia: US$9m
- Spain: US$9m
- Vietnam: US$9m
- Philippines: US$8m
- Pakistan: US$7m
- Russia: US$7m
- Singapore: US$6m
- South Korea: US$6m
- Poland: US$6m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Uzbekistan: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Costa Rica: US$4m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Iraq: US$3m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Israel: US$3m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Angola: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Bahrain: US$2m
- Kuwait: US$2m
- Panama: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- Nepal: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Nicaragua: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$118m | 24.4% |
| 2 | United States | US$38m | 8% |
| 3 |  Thailand | US$34m | 7% |
| 4 | Germany | US$23m | 4.8% |
| 5 |  Malaysia | US$21m | 4.3% |
| 6 | India | US$18m | 3.7% |
| 7 |  Italy | US$17m | 3.6% |
| 8 | France | US$17m | 3.5% |
| 9 |  Vietnam | US$16m | 3.3% |
| 10 | Netherlands | US$14m | 3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$25m | 5.2% |
| 2 | India | US$24m | 4.9% |
| 3 | Indonesia | US$22m | 4.6% |
| 4 |  Canada | US$19m | 3.9% |
| 5 | Germany | US$17m | 3.6% |
| 6 | China | US$16m | 3.3% |
| 7 | France | US$15m | 3.1% |
| 8 | Thailand | US$14m | 3% |
| 9 |  Saudi Arabia | US$14m | 3% |
| 10 | Netherlands | US$14m | 3% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- 600013123 HMRC
An additional security cable looped at both ends to allow it to be used in conjunction with a primary lock (like a D-lock or padlock) to secure bicycle accessories such as helmets, saddles, or wheels against opportunistic theft. Materials of construction include stainless steel and PVC. Length of…
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.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-10571 · 91 FR 31818 · Source: federalregister.gov
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 7312.90; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 7312.90 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £7.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 19% on the year before); India supplied 19%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$483m (+2.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$118m), followed by the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings: other?
Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings: other fall under HS subheading 7312.90, part of heading 7312, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7312.90 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 stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7312.90 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 stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands…?
China, with US$118m in 2024 (24.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 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 India (19%), China (18%) and United States (13%), out of total imports of £7.9m.