Subheading · Chapter 73 · Heading 7314

7314.50

7314.50: Cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting: expanded metal

Official description Expanded metal

Subheading 7314.50 belongs to heading 7314 (cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and fencing, of iron or steel…) in chapter 73.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 7314 50 00 00 Expanded metal 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, Syria, Ukraine
    Legal act
    2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2019/792, 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, Libya, Russia
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
    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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 37 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£6.9m+5.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price£5.03 per kg
Jan 2024: £465kFeb 2024: £519kMar 2024: £544kApr 2024: £812kMay 2024: £633kJun 2024: £822kJul 2024: £1.1mAug 2024: £548kSept 2024: £869kOct 2024: £839kNov 2024: £567kDec 2024: £222kJan 2025: £387kFeb 2025: £251kMar 2025: £606kApr 2025: £509kMay 2025: £528kJun 2025: £533kJul 2025: £620kAug 2025: £635kSept 2025: £629kOct 2025: £599kNov 2025: £780kDec 2025: £729kJan 2026: £381kFeb 2026: £686kMar 2026: £823kApr 2026: £475kMay 2026: £440kJun 2026: £388kJul 2026: £515kAug 2026: £484k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Italy £5.4m 78.4% +24.9%
China £695k 10% +9.2%
United States £230k 3.3% -31.8%
France £142k 2% -16.5%
Switzerland £106k 1.5% -72.5%
Ireland £87k 1.3% -11.4%
Spain £45k 0.7% -86.6%
Belgium £33k 0.5% +25.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

7314.50 · US$381.3m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$203.7kUS$203.7k+US$1m+US$6.3m+> US$27.7m

Exports: 114
  1. China: US$104.9m
  2. Italy: US$59.6m
  3. Mexico: US$33.7m
  4. Germany: US$27.7m
  5. United Kingdom: US$18.8m
  6. United States: US$15.5m
  7. France: US$15.4m
  8. Spain: US$11.8m
  9. Canada: US$9.8m
  10. Poland: US$8.4m
  11. Portugal: US$6.3m
  12. Belgium: US$5.7m
  13. Czechia: US$5.2m
  14. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4.9m
  15. United Arab Emirates: US$4.7m
  16. Netherlands: US$4.5m
  17. South Korea: US$4.2m
  18. South Africa: US$3.7m
  19. Austria: US$3.1m
  20. Hungary: US$2.9m
  21. Saudi Arabia: US$2.1m
  22. Taiwan: US$2.1m
  23. Costa Rica: US$2.1m
  24. Japan: US$1.9m
  25. Türkiye: US$1.9m
  26. Russia: US$1.8m
  27. Argentina: US$1.3m
  28. Slovenia: US$1m
  29. Sweden: US$1m
  30. Switzerland: US$1m
  31. Luxembourg: US$960.2k
  32. Uganda: US$932.8k
  33. El Salvador: US$810.1k
  34. Greece: US$776.3k
  35. Finland: US$759.1k
  36. India: US$641.9k
  37. Brazil: US$632.4k
  38. Latvia: US$573.9k
  39. Malaysia: US$557.3k
  40. Thailand: US$527.9k
  41. Slovakia: US$473.9k
  42. Colombia: US$431.2k
  43. Senegal: US$415.2k
  44. Hong Kong SAR China: US$391.4k
  45. Romania: US$388.1k
  46. Singapore: US$377.5k
  47. Vietnam: US$320.2k
  48. Estonia: US$303.3k
  49. Egypt: US$299.3k
  50. Tunisia: US$294.1k
  51. Denmark: US$281.1k
  52. Serbia: US$269.4k
  53. Ghana: US$250.7k
  54. Bulgaria: US$234.9k
  55. Morocco: US$203.7k
  56. Qatar: US$201.2k
  57. Honduras: US$200.3k
  58. Ireland: US$183.4k
  59. Ukraine: US$173.9k
  60. Kazakhstan: US$156.8k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$104.9m 27.5%
2 Italy US$59.6m 15.6%
3 Mexico US$33.7m 8.8%
4 Germany US$27.7m 7.3%
5 United Kingdom US$18.8m 4.9%
6 United States US$15.5m 4.1%
7 France US$15.4m 4.1%
8 Spain US$11.8m 3.1%
9 Canada US$9.8m 2.6%
10 Poland US$8.4m 2.2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$61.4m 16.1%
2 France US$33.5m 8.8%
3 Germany US$25m 6.5%
4 Canada US$17.7m 4.6%
5 Mexico US$11.4m 3%
6 Czechia US$10.5m 2.7%
7 Italy US$10.1m 2.6%
8 United Kingdom US$9.6m 2.5%
9 Kuwait US$9.6m 2.5%
10 Poland US$8m 2.1%

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 7314.50; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 7314.50 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 £6.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 6% on the year before); Italy supplied 78%, followed by China.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$381.3m (−10.6% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$104.9m), followed by Italy.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting: expanded metal?

Cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting: expanded metal fall under HS subheading 7314.50, part of heading 7314, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7314.50 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 cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7314.50 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 cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting…?

China, with US$104.9m in 2024 (27.5% 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 Italy (78%), China (10%) and United States (3%), out of total imports of £6.9m.