Subheading · Chapter 73 · Heading 7319
7319.40: Safety pins and other pins
Subheading 7319.40 belongs to heading 7319 (sewing needles, knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, embroidery stilettos…) in chapter 73.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7319 40 00 00 Safety pins and other pins 2%
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) | — | 2% |
| 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 | £1.3m | 73.4% | -0.7% |
 Malaysia | £100k | 5.4% | +32.9% |
 United States | £85k | 4.6% | -1.1% |
 India | £77k | 4.2% | -20.9% |
 Spain | £75k | 4.1% | -8.9% |
 Czechia | £30k | 1.6% | -13.8% |
 Japan | £28k | 1.5% | -14.1% |
 Taiwan | £17k | 0.9% | -22.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA Free – 4.5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 2.9% 
Canada Free – 7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.5% 
Mexico 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 14.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$23kUS$23k+US$320k+US$2m+> US$8m
Exports: 129
- China: US$55m
- Japan: US$20m
- United States: US$15m
- Singapore: US$8m
- South Korea: US$6m
- Germany: US$6m
- France: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Spain: US$996k
- Switzerland: US$933k
- Vietnam: US$890k
- Australia: US$874k
- South Africa: US$718k
- Czechia: US$704k
- Finland: US$699k
- Canada: US$692k
- Mexico: US$526k
- Austria: US$346k
- Türkiye: US$340k
- Sweden: US$320k
- Belgium: US$316k
- Indonesia: US$310k
- Saudi Arabia: US$290k
- Poland: US$288k
- Denmark: US$285k
- Cambodia: US$162k
- Croatia: US$144k
- Bulgaria: US$128k
- Ireland: US$128k
- Norway: US$104k
- Serbia: US$92k
- Hungary: US$85k
- Romania: US$84k
- Kuwait: US$69k
- New Zealand: US$63k
- Slovakia: US$61k
- Israel: US$57k
- Greece: US$46k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$40k
- Lithuania: US$39k
- Portugal: US$35k
- Brazil: US$32k
- Russia: US$32k
- Philippines: US$30k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$29k
- Luxembourg: US$24k
- Estonia: US$23k
- Zambia: US$22k
- Chile: US$21k
- El Salvador: US$20k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$17k
- Bahrain: US$15k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$87kUS$87k+US$434k+US$2m+> US$6m
Imports: 202
- Indonesia: US$22m
- United States: US$15m
- Malaysia: US$9m
- Canada: US$8m
- South Korea: US$6m
- Philippines: US$6m
- India: US$5m
- Germany: US$4m
- China: US$4m
- Japan: US$4m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Spain: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Bangladesh: US$3m
- Italy: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Algeria: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$994k
- Switzerland: US$946k
- Morocco: US$934k
- Iraq: US$816k
- Belgium: US$797k
- Pakistan: US$780k
- Denmark: US$747k
- Nigeria: US$695k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$647k
- Ireland: US$626k
- Hungary: US$624k
- Taiwan: US$619k
- Russia: US$569k
- Zimbabwe: US$538k
- Peru: US$518k
- Norway: US$495k
- Jordan: US$478k
- Costa Rica: US$469k
- Portugal: US$457k
- New Zealand: US$434k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$431k
- Chile: US$372k
- Sri Lanka: US$372k
- Iran: US$336k
- Sweden: US$330k
- Israel: US$326k
- Tanzania: US$324k
- Czechia: US$317k
- Cambodia: US$314k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$296k
- Ghana: US$292k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$55m | 36.6% |
| 2 | Japan | US$20m | 13.6% |
| 3 | United States | US$15m | 9.9% |
| 4 |  Singapore | US$8m | 5.1% |
| 5 |  South Korea | US$6m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  Germany | US$6m | 3.9% |
| 7 |  France | US$5m | 3.3% |
| 8 | Taiwan | US$5m | 3.1% |
| 9 |  Thailand | US$4m | 3% |
| 10 | Malaysia | US$4m | 2.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia | US$22m | 14.9% |
| 2 | United States | US$15m | 10.3% |
| 3 | Malaysia | US$9m | 5.9% |
| 4 | Canada | US$8m | 5.2% |
| 5 | South Korea | US$6m | 4.3% |
| 6 |  Philippines | US$6m | 4% |
| 7 | India | US$5m | 3.6% |
| 8 | Germany | US$4m | 2.6% |
| 9 | China | US$4m | 2.5% |
| 10 | Japan | US$4m | 2.4% |
Import duty on this product around the world 161
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.
- 8.3%median duty
- 30number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Algeria, Cameroon
161
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Argentina | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 8.3% | 5% – 15% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 8.3% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 3.5% | 0% – 7% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 7% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 8.3% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 8.3% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 8.3% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 8.3% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 15% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 6.7%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 8.3% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 7.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 3% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Philippines | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 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 | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 8.3% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 St Lucia | 8.3% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 8.3% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Switzerland | 6.8%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 20% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Türkiye | 28% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 2% | 2023 | |
| United States | 2.9% | 0% – 4.5% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 30% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 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
- 69932 Safety pins & other pins, of iron/steel, n.e.s.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 313202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 42997 Sewing needles, knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, embroidery stilettos and similar articles, for use in the hand, of iron or steel; safety pins and other pins of iron or steel n.e.c.; clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets and the like, of base metal, of a kind used for clothing, footwear, awnings, handbags, travel goods or other made-up articles; tubular or bifurcated rivets, of base metal; beads and spangles of base metal
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2599 Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7319.40 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7319.40 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7319.20, 7319.30 | changed |
| 2002 | 7319.20, 7319.30 | changed |
| 1996 | 7319.20, 7319.30 | changed |
| 1992 | 7319.20, 7319.30 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 6
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.
- N354823 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of steel safety pins from China
- N321715 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of journals and other supplies from Vietnam and China
- N318853 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of steel greening pins from China
- N303044 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an outdoor survival kit from China.
- N302612 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of the Tile Command Center from China
- 600011516 HMRC
Safety pin, these are needles that are oval in shape are made entirely of steel and are silver in colour. The pin is approximately 26mm in length. The safety pin includes a simple spring mechanism and a clasp are used to fasten pieces of fabric or clothing together. They are packaged in a…
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 7319.40; the duty is 2%.
Subheading 7319.40 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2.7%.
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 2%.
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 £1.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 4% on the year before); China supplied 73%, followed by Malaysia.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$150m (−0.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$55m), followed by Japan.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for safety pins and other pins?
Safety pins and other pins fall under HS subheading 7319.40, part of heading 7319, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on safety pins and other pins in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7319.40 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on safety pins and other pins in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7319.40 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most safety pins and other pins?
China, with US$55m in 2024 (36.6% 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 2% 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 China (73%), Malaysia (5%) and United States (5%), out of total imports of £1.8m.