Subheading · Chapter 74 · Heading 7405
7405.00: Master alloys of copper
Subheading 7405.00 belongs to heading 7405 (master alloys of copper) in chapter 74.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7405 00 00 00 Master alloys of copper
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) | — | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | £1.3m | 48.1% | +35.6% |
 South Korea | £944k | 35.2% | +51.2% |
 China | £130k | 4.8% | +50.2% |
 Italy | £107k | 4% | +747.6% |
 United States | £63k | 2.4% | +64.9% |
 Germany | £50k | 1.9% | -28.8% |
 Taiwan | £25k | 0.9% | +205.4% |
 India | £23k | 0.9% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$120kUS$120k+US$2m+US$14m+> US$26m
Exports: 60
- Belgium: US$81m
- South Korea: US$26m
- Kazakhstan: US$19m
- Japan: US$16m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$14m
- United States: US$14m
- Italy: US$13m
- China: US$11m
- Germany: US$9m
- Singapore: US$9m
- Spain: US$5m
- India: US$5m
- France: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$936k
- Russia: US$793k
- Romania: US$750k
- Poland: US$690k
- New Zealand: US$677k
- Canada: US$672k
- Austria: US$615k
- Bulgaria: US$334k
- Türkiye: US$239k
- Ireland: US$179k
- Malaysia: US$159k
- Australia: US$155k
- Portugal: US$154k
- Mexico: US$120k
- Taiwan: US$116k
- Estonia: US$113k
- Chile: US$110k
- Slovenia: US$107k
- Thailand: US$107k
- Norway: US$104k
- Guatemala: US$87k
- Hungary: US$84k
- Denmark: US$79k
- Senegal: US$69k
- Switzerland: US$55k
- Bahrain: US$50k
- Philippines: US$41k
- Sweden: US$41k
- South Africa: US$36k
- United Arab Emirates: US$26k
- Finland: US$19k
- Israel: US$16k
- Greece: US$14k
- Lithuania: US$11k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$7k
- Armenia: US$5k
- Slovakia: US$3k
- Brazil: US$2k
- Vietnam: US$1k
- Nigeria: US$900
- Czechia: US$400
- Colombia: US$200
- Indonesia: US$200
- Luxembourg: US$100
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$91kUS$91k+US$2m+US$5m+> US$10m
Imports: 113
- Germany: US$61m
- China: US$31m
- Singapore: US$13m
- Italy: US$10m
- Japan: US$8m
- South Korea: US$8m
- Türkiye: US$8m
- United States: US$7m
- France: US$7m
- Spain: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- Austria: US$5m
- Mexico: US$5m
- India: US$5m
- Brazil: US$5m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- Bahrain: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Zambia: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Indonesia: US$1m
- Sweden: US$939k
- Romania: US$924k
- Slovakia: US$853k
- Uzbekistan: US$762k
- Netherlands: US$675k
- Belgium: US$607k
- Saudi Arabia: US$550k
- Chile: US$525k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$497k
- Peru: US$333k
- Hungary: US$320k
- Azerbaijan: US$285k
- New Zealand: US$279k
- Latvia: US$253k
- Algeria: US$168k
- Israel: US$159k
- Czechia: US$133k
- Armenia: US$127k
- Croatia: US$122k
- Kazakhstan: US$117k
- Egypt: US$97k
- Sri Lanka: US$91k
- Argentina: US$82k
- Denmark: US$81k
- Ukraine: US$73k
- Colombia: US$69k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | US$81m | 33.9% |
| 2 | South Korea | US$26m | 10.7% |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan | US$19m | 8% |
| 4 |  Japan | US$16m | 6.7% |
| 5 |  Congo - Kinshasa | US$14m | 5.9% |
| 6 | United States | US$14m | 5.7% |
| 7 | Italy | US$13m | 5.5% |
| 8 | China | US$11m | 4.4% |
| 9 | Germany | US$9m | 3.7% |
| 10 |  Singapore | US$9m | 3.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$61m | 25.5% |
| 2 | China | US$31m | 12.9% |
| 3 | Singapore | US$13m | 5.3% |
| 4 | Italy | US$10m | 4.1% |
| 5 | Japan | US$8m | 3.4% |
| 6 | South Korea | US$8m | 3.3% |
| 7 |  Türkiye | US$8m | 3.2% |
| 8 | United States | US$7m | 2.9% |
| 9 |  France | US$7m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$6m | 2.7% |
Subheading 7405.00 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides subheading 7405.00 into 2 tariff lines; 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 .
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 £2.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 46% on the year before); Belgium supplied 48%, followed by South Korea.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$239m (−25.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was Belgium (US$81m), followed by South Korea.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for master alloys of copper?
Master alloys of copper fall under HS subheading 7405.00, part of heading 7405, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on master alloys of copper in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7405.00 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 master alloys of copper in the EU?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 7405.00 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 master alloys of copper?
Belgium, with US$81m in 2024 (33.9% 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 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 Belgium (48%), South Korea (35%) and China (5%), out of total imports of £2.7m.