Subheading · Chapter 73 · Heading 7317
7317.00: Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (other than those of heading 8305) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material, but excluding such articles with heads of copper
Nails, tacks and staples of steel
7317.00 is the HS subheading for nails, tacks and staples of steel, under heading 7317 in chapter 73.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7317 00 20 00 Nails in strips or coils Free
- 7317 00 60 00 Other Free
- 7317 00 80 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £32.7m | 43.2% | -15.9% |
 Denmark | £10.8m | 14.3% | +14.2% |
 France | £4.2m | 5.5% | -8.5% |
 Spain | £3.6m | 4.7% | -2.3% |
 Germany | £3.3m | 4.4% | +2.9% |
 Poland | £2.7m | 3.6% | -8.4% |
 Switzerland | £2.4m | 3.2% | -39.5% |
 India | £2.1m | 2.8% | -33.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$487.7kUS$487.7k+US$6.9m+US$42m+> US$100.3m
Exports: 154
- China: US$1.4bn
- Germany: US$113.3m
- Poland: US$112.7m
- India: US$103m
- Thailand: US$100.3m
- Switzerland: US$97.3m
- Lithuania: US$83.9m
- Mexico: US$76.1m
- Taiwan: US$75.8m
- Oman: US$75.5m
- Canada: US$65m
- South Korea: US$56.6m
- Malaysia: US$55.3m
- United States: US$54.2m
- France: US$43.5m
- Denmark: US$42m
- Sri Lanka: US$41.4m
- Austria: US$39.1m
- Netherlands: US$39m
- Türkiye: US$36.7m
- Belgium: US$29.8m
- Czechia: US$29.8m
- Spain: US$29.6m
- Italy: US$25m
- Sweden: US$22.9m
- Colombia: US$16m
- Egypt: US$13.6m
- Kenya: US$12.1m
- Vietnam: US$11.9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$11.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$11.5m
- Finland: US$11.4m
- United Kingdom: US$10.8m
- Japan: US$10.6m
- Uganda: US$10m
- Ukraine: US$9m
- Russia: US$6.9m
- South Africa: US$6.9m
- Guatemala: US$5.6m
- Serbia: US$5.1m
- Brazil: US$4.9m
- Singapore: US$4.5m
- Australia: US$4.2m
- Angola: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$3.6m
- Bulgaria: US$3.4m
- Hungary: US$3.4m
- Portugal: US$3.3m
- Belarus: US$3.3m
- North Macedonia: US$3.1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.7m
- Ireland: US$2.7m
- Cambodia: US$2.4m
- Albania: US$2.1m
- Romania: US$2m
- Greece: US$1.9m
- Croatia: US$1.9m
- Dominican Republic: US$1.9m
- El Salvador: US$1.6m
- Estonia: US$1.6m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2.9mUS$2.9m+US$9.4m+US$24.7m+> US$65.9m
Imports: 220
- United States: US$1.1bn
- Canada: US$122.2m
- United Kingdom: US$107m
- Germany: US$93.4m
- Japan: US$83.9m
- France: US$77.4m
- Netherlands: US$65.9m
- Italy: US$45.6m
- Australia: US$42.6m
- Austria: US$41.1m
- Mexico: US$38.8m
- Spain: US$38.3m
- Belgium: US$37.1m
- South Korea: US$35.1m
- Vietnam: US$32.2m
- Poland: US$31.2m
- Indonesia: US$30.8m
- Russia: US$28.9m
- Denmark: US$27.7m
- Brazil: US$26.6m
- India: US$26m
- Sweden: US$24.7m
- Thailand: US$23.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$23.7m
- Nigeria: US$23m
- New Zealand: US$22.7m
- Cameroon: US$21.6m
- Norway: US$20.8m
- Czechia: US$20.4m
- Ireland: US$19.7m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$19.6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$19.5m
- Ghana: US$19.5m
- Philippines: US$18.9m
- Switzerland: US$18.3m
- Iraq: US$17.9m
- Kazakhstan: US$16.1m
- Finland: US$15.7m
- Portugal: US$15m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$14.8m
- Romania: US$13.7m
- Morocco: US$12.9m
- Türkiye: US$12.8m
- Pakistan: US$12.4m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$12.3m
- Chile: US$12.3m
- Senegal: US$11.9m
- Hungary: US$11.4m
- China: US$11.1m
- Papua New Guinea: US$10.9m
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$9.9m
- South Africa: US$9.7m
- Costa Rica: US$9.6m
- Algeria: US$9.6m
- Slovakia: US$9.4m
- Honduras: US$9.2m
- Greece: US$9.1m
- Malaysia: US$9.1m
- Guinea: US$8.9m
- Somalia: US$8.9m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$1.4bn | 44.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$113.3m | 3.7% |
| 3 | Poland | US$112.7m | 3.7% |
| 4 | India | US$103m | 3.4% |
| 5 |  Thailand | US$100.3m | 3.3% |
| 6 | Switzerland | US$97.3m | 3.2% |
| 7 |  Lithuania | US$83.9m | 2.8% |
| 8 |  Mexico | US$76.1m | 2.5% |
| 9 |  Taiwan | US$75.8m | 2.5% |
| 10 |  Oman | US$75.5m | 2.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$1.1bn | 35% |
| 2 |  Canada | US$122.2m | 4% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$107m | 3.5% |
| 4 | Germany | US$93.4m | 3.1% |
| 5 |  Japan | US$83.9m | 2.8% |
| 6 | France | US$77.4m | 2.5% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$65.9m | 2.2% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$45.6m | 1.5% |
| 9 |  Australia | US$42.6m | 1.4% |
| 10 |  Austria | US$41.1m | 1.3% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 13
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.
- N363491 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of stainless-steel nails from India
- N351296 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of collated steel nails from Oman
- N329088 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of coiled wire nails from Turkey
- N323066 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of horseshoe nails from China
- N322801 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of steel nails and metal picture hangers from Germany
- N315799 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of coiled steel wire nails with galvanized heads from Poland
- 600013968 HMRC
Pack of tack nails measuring 19mm in length and 4.3mm at the head, narrowing to 1.6mm at the point. The package weighs approximately 120g. The tack nails are packaged ready for sale in a pouch with a hanging loop.
- 600013969 HMRC
A pack of Tack nails made from zinc plated carbon steel wire. The overall length of each nail is 25mm, with each head measuring 4.6mm tapering to a point of 1.7mm. The weight of the nails in total is approx. 120g Packaged in a disposable pouch with a cut out for hanging. To be used for DIY.
- 600013967 HMRC
Pack of tack nails measuring 16mm in length and 3.9mm at the head, narrowing to 1.5mm at the point. The package weighs approximately 120g. The tack nails are packaged ready for sale in a pouch with a hanging loop.
13 rulings in total for this code
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7317.00 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 7317.00 covers 3 tariff lines and 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 nails, tacks and staples of steel into the UK came to £75.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 12% on the year before); China supplied 43%, followed by Denmark.
In 2024, countries exported nails, tacks and staples of steel worth US$3bn (−4.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$1.4bn), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (other than those of heading 8305) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material, but excluding such articles with heads of copper?
Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (other than those of heading 8305) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material, but excluding such articles with heads of copper fall under HS subheading 7317.00, part of heading 7317, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7317.00 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 nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7317.00 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 nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails…?
China, with US$1.4bn in 2024 (44.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export nails, tacks and staples of steel 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 nails, tacks and staples of steel?
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 nails, tacks and staples of steel from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (43%), Denmark (14%) and France (6%), out of total imports of £75.7m.