Subheading · Chapter 74 · Heading 7404
7404.00: Copper waste and scrap
Copper scrap
7404.00 is the HS subheading for copper scrap, under heading 7404 in chapter 74.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7404 00 10 00 Of refined copper Free
- 7404 00 91 00 Of copper-zinc base alloys (brass) Free
- 7404 00 99 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 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
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9064
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £75.2m | 68.4% | +36.2% |
 Netherlands | £11.3m | 10.3% | -54.3% |
 Germany | £9.7m | 8.8% | +19.3% |
 France | £5.9m | 5.4% | +49.4% |
 United States | £1.8m | 1.6% | -45.4% |
 Iceland | £1.8m | 1.6% | +53% |
| United Kingdom | £810k | 0.7% | +9.2% |
 Kenya | £642k | 0.6% | +111.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$15.8mUS$15.8m+US$95.5m+US$555.9m+> US$1.5bn
Exports: 197
- United States: US$5.5bn
- Germany: US$2.5bn
- Japan: US$2.5bn
- France: US$1.7bn
- United Kingdom: US$1.7bn
- Netherlands: US$1.5bn
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.4bn
- Thailand: US$1.4bn
- Italy: US$1.3bn
- Mexico: US$1.2bn
- Taiwan: US$937.3m
- Spain: US$919.1m
- Canada: US$863.7m
- South Korea: US$790.5m
- Malaysia: US$767.4m
- Russia: US$728.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$657.1m
- Philippines: US$653.1m
- Poland: US$604.8m
- Australia: US$555.9m
- Switzerland: US$505.8m
- Singapore: US$443.9m
- Czechia: US$395.5m
- Colombia: US$387.2m
- Belgium: US$374.5m
- China: US$370.1m
- Austria: US$368m
- Sweden: US$362.3m
- Romania: US$335m
- Portugal: US$317.9m
- Hungary: US$295.8m
- Chile: US$259.3m
- Indonesia: US$252.7m
- Denmark: US$247.9m
- Nigeria: US$243.6m
- Brazil: US$230.4m
- Finland: US$196.2m
- Israel: US$193.2m
- Norway: US$183.2m
- Greece: US$182.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$178.9m
- Slovakia: US$154.7m
- India: US$146.6m
- Slovenia: US$139.4m
- Libya: US$128.4m
- Venezuela: US$124.3m
- Tunisia: US$121.8m
- Peru: US$103.3m
- Lebanon: US$101.4m
- Vietnam: US$95.5m
- Kenya: US$95.4m
- Morocco: US$94.1m
- Pakistan: US$93.8m
- Ecuador: US$92.5m
- Kuwait: US$84.4m
- Latvia: US$83m
- Dominican Republic: US$82.1m
- Bulgaria: US$81.1m
- Ghana: US$80.9m
- Ireland: US$80.5m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.7mUS$1.7m+US$92.7m+US$635.6m+> US$2bn
Imports: 130
- China: US$15.1bn
- Germany: US$3bn
- South Korea: US$2.4bn
- India: US$2bn
- Japan: US$1.9bn
- Belgium: US$1.8bn
- Italy: US$994.9m
- Poland: US$922m
- United States: US$814.3m
- Spain: US$784.6m
- Taiwan: US$727.6m
- Austria: US$660.1m
- Bulgaria: US$635.6m
- Canada: US$615.3m
- Malaysia: US$522.2m
- Thailand: US$435.8m
- Slovakia: US$432m
- Sweden: US$419.6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$416.8m
- Netherlands: US$357.3m
- France: US$333.7m
- Türkiye: US$329.4m
- Greece: US$329.3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$303.1m
- Hungary: US$173.3m
- United Kingdom: US$164.7m
- Brazil: US$146.8m
- Czechia: US$129.2m
- Norway: US$111m
- Portugal: US$108.3m
- Morocco: US$108.1m
- Vietnam: US$102.1m
- Serbia: US$92.7m
- Luxembourg: US$81m
- Denmark: US$73m
- Mexico: US$72.1m
- Singapore: US$70m
- Finland: US$67.6m
- Slovenia: US$65.6m
- Russia: US$58.6m
- Pakistan: US$53.9m
- Latvia: US$53.4m
- Lithuania: US$41.2m
- Switzerland: US$39.6m
- Ukraine: US$32.7m
- South Africa: US$30.1m
- Indonesia: US$17.8m
- Romania: US$16.6m
- Philippines: US$13.9m
- New Zealand: US$12.8m
- Ecuador: US$10.5m
- Cambodia: US$10.1m
- Sri Lanka: US$10.1m
- Australia: US$9.2m
- Estonia: US$8.6m
- Mauritius: US$6.3m
- Peru: US$6.1m
- Malta: US$4.3m
- Bangladesh: US$4.1m
- Macao SAR China: US$3.9m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$5.5bn | 14.2% |
| 2 | Germany | US$2.5bn | 6.5% |
| 3 |  Japan | US$2.5bn | 6.4% |
| 4 | France | US$1.7bn | 4.4% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$1.7bn | 4.4% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$1.5bn | 4% |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia | US$1.4bn | 3.7% |
| 8 |  Thailand | US$1.4bn | 3.7% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$1.3bn | 3.3% |
| 10 |  Mexico | US$1.2bn | 3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$15.1bn | 39.4% |
| 2 | Germany | US$3bn | 7.9% |
| 3 |  South Korea | US$2.4bn | 6.2% |
| 4 |  India | US$2bn | 5.3% |
| 5 | Japan | US$1.9bn | 5% |
| 6 |  Belgium | US$1.8bn | 4.8% |
| 7 | Italy | US$994.9m | 2.6% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$922m | 2.4% |
| 9 | United States | US$814.3m | 2.1% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$784.6m | 2% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 2
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.
- 600009478 HMRC
Copper wire scrap that is made from refined copper with at least 99.85% by weight of copper. As part of a process known as urban mining, scrap copper from old or redundant pipework, roofing sheets or electrical wiring is recovered and sent to specialist copper recycling facilities, where it is…
- 600009083 HMRC
Brass scrap, is an alloy of copper and zinc, the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties. In comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin Despite this distinction, some types of brasses are called bronzes Brass is a…
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
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0759 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7404.00 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7404.00 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported copper scrap worth £109.9m (up 7% on the year before), at an average of £5.87 per kg; Ireland supplied 68%, followed by Netherlands.
World trade in copper scrap reached US$38.3bn in 2024, up 13% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 14.2% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for copper waste and scrap?
Copper waste and scrap fall under HS subheading 7404.00, part of heading 7404, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on copper waste and scrap in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7404.00 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 copper waste and scrap in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7404.00 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 copper waste and scrap?
The United States, with US$5.5bn in 2024 (14.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export copper scrap 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 copper scrap?
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 copper scrap from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (68%), Netherlands (10%) and Germany (9%), out of total imports of £109.9m.