Subheading · Chapter 74 · Heading 7403
7403.22: Copper-tin base alloys (bronze)
Subheading 7403.22 belongs to heading 7403 (refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought) in chapter 74.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7403 22 00 00 Copper-tin base alloys (bronze) 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | £10.2m | 77.3% | +56.3% |
 Germany | £1.5m | 11.7% | -32.1% |
 United States | £386k | 2.9% | -10.9% |
 France | £377k | 2.9% | +52.8% |
 India | £202k | 1.5% | -50.1% |
 Portugal | £106k | 0.8% | -41.6% |
 Türkiye | £82k | 0.6% | -8.3% |
 Italy | £65k | 0.5% | -23.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$634.2kUS$634.2k+US$2.9m+US$19.4m+> US$69.8m
Exports: 89
- Spain: US$93.8m
- Germany: US$71.9m
- Japan: US$69.8m
- Italy: US$66.4m
- Indonesia: US$48.4m
- Brazil: US$45.3m
- South Korea: US$30.1m
- United States: US$21.4m
- Portugal: US$19.4m
- India: US$19.1m
- Taiwan: US$13.5m
- France: US$8.5m
- New Zealand: US$8.2m
- Türkiye: US$7.7m
- United Kingdom: US$5.4m
- Ecuador: US$5.3m
- Paraguay: US$4.2m
- Poland: US$4.1m
- Netherlands: US$4.1m
- Canada: US$3.2m
- South Africa: US$3.1m
- Greece: US$2.9m
- Austria: US$2.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2.5m
- Singapore: US$2.3m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Belarus: US$1.8m
- China: US$1.6m
- Czechia: US$1.5m
- Estonia: US$1.4m
- Belgium: US$1.2m
- Nicaragua: US$1.2m
- Norway: US$1.2m
- Kazakhstan: US$1.1m
- Angola: US$1.1m
- Senegal: US$899.9k
- Russia: US$843.5k
- Egypt: US$808.4k
- Switzerland: US$784.8k
- Bangladesh: US$723.9k
- Ukraine: US$719.7k
- Slovenia: US$687.4k
- Denmark: US$634.2k
- Madagascar: US$616.5k
- Latvia: US$616.3k
- Guatemala: US$565.2k
- Malaysia: US$544.7k
- Sweden: US$467.5k
- Honduras: US$450.3k
- Chile: US$427.4k
- Vietnam: US$388.9k
- Costa Rica: US$372.5k
- Hungary: US$302.7k
- Bulgaria: US$296.5k
- Thailand: US$243.1k
- Romania: US$217.3k
- Colombia: US$211.2k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$184.9k
- Croatia: US$177.7k
- Finland: US$112.4k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$127.2kUS$127.2k+US$1.3m+US$7.3m+> US$29.9m
Imports: 150
- China: US$153.2m
- Germany: US$63.6m
- Thailand: US$55.9m
- Poland: US$30.8m
- France: US$29.9m
- Italy: US$29.8m
- Netherlands: US$23.1m
- Switzerland: US$18.2m
- Mexico: US$16.5m
- United States: US$14.6m
- Portugal: US$13.7m
- United Kingdom: US$13.7m
- Vietnam: US$9.6m
- Belgium: US$8.5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7.3m
- Spain: US$7.1m
- Indonesia: US$7.1m
- Sweden: US$6.9m
- Canada: US$6.1m
- Australia: US$5.6m
- Malaysia: US$5.4m
- Taiwan: US$4.8m
- Philippines: US$4.1m
- Austria: US$4m
- Latvia: US$3.6m
- India: US$3.3m
- Denmark: US$3.3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Japan: US$2.9m
- Slovakia: US$2.7m
- Czechia: US$2.3m
- Slovenia: US$1.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.8m
- Israel: US$1.6m
- Singapore: US$1.5m
- Türkiye: US$1.4m
- Norway: US$1.3m
- Finland: US$1.2m
- Greece: US$1.2m
- Croatia: US$1m
- South Korea: US$986.4k
- Brazil: US$882.3k
- Saudi Arabia: US$870.4k
- Guatemala: US$664k
- Kazakhstan: US$658.9k
- Bulgaria: US$603.5k
- Lebanon: US$584.7k
- Ecuador: US$584k
- Ireland: US$569.8k
- Luxembourg: US$540.2k
- Colombia: US$513.5k
- Iraq: US$496k
- Serbia: US$489.7k
- Russia: US$489.2k
- Egypt: US$487.3k
- Morocco: US$477.6k
- Algeria: US$432.4k
- Bangladesh: US$420.9k
- South Africa: US$371.2k
- Romania: US$370k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | US$93.8m | 15.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$71.9m | 12.2% |
| 3 |  Japan | US$69.8m | 11.8% |
| 4 | Italy | US$66.4m | 11.2% |
| 5 |  Indonesia | US$48.4m | 8.2% |
| 6 |  Brazil | US$45.3m | 7.7% |
| 7 |  South Korea | US$30.1m | 5.1% |
| 8 | United States | US$21.4m | 3.6% |
| 9 | Portugal | US$19.4m | 3.3% |
| 10 | India | US$19.1m | 3.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$153.2m | 26% |
| 2 | Germany | US$63.6m | 10.8% |
| 3 |  Thailand | US$55.9m | 9.5% |
| 4 |  Poland | US$30.8m | 5.2% |
| 5 | France | US$29.9m | 5.1% |
| 6 | Italy | US$29.8m | 5% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$23.1m | 3.9% |
| 8 |  Switzerland | US$18.2m | 3.1% |
| 9 |  Mexico | US$16.5m | 2.8% |
| 10 | United States | US$14.6m | 2.5% |
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- 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
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Sanctions · Applies from: CELEX 32026R0513 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 7403.22; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 7403.22 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 £13.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 23% on the year before); Spain supplied 77%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$590.3m (+8.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was Spain (US$93.8m), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for copper-tin base alloys (bronze)?
Copper-tin base alloys (bronze) fall under HS subheading 7403.22, part of heading 7403, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on copper-tin base alloys (bronze) in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7403.22 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 copper-tin base alloys (bronze) in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7403.22 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 copper-tin base alloys (bronze)?
Spain, with US$93.8m in 2024 (15.9% 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 Spain (77%), Germany (12%) and United States (3%), out of total imports of £13.2m.