Subheading · Chapter 74 · Heading 7408

7408.19

7408.19: Copper wire, of refined copper, other

Other refined copper wire (up to 6 mm)

Official description Other

7408.19 is the HS subheading for other refined copper wire (up to 6 mm), under heading 7408 in chapter 74.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 4% standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 7408 19 00 00 Other
  2. 7408 19 10 00 Of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 0.5 mm 4%
  3. 7408 19 90 00 Of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension does not exceed 0.5 mm 4%

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 3

  • 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)
  • Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2018/1249
    Documents
    • C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate

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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—4%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£55.8m+25.4% · previous 12 months
Average import price£7.55 per kg
Jan 2024: £5.5mFeb 2024: £6.5mMar 2024: £5mApr 2024: £5.3mMay 2024: £4.4mJun 2024: £5.5mJul 2024: £4.6mAug 2024: £3.2mSept 2024: £3.8mOct 2024: £3.2mNov 2024: £4.4mDec 2024: £3mJan 2025: £2.9mFeb 2025: £6.3mMar 2025: £4mApr 2025: £3.8mMay 2025: £3.4mJun 2025: £3.6mJul 2025: £2.4mAug 2025: £3.5mSept 2025: £3.8mOct 2025: £3.7mNov 2025: £4.2mDec 2025: £2.7mJan 2026: £5.2mFeb 2026: £5.5mMar 2026: £5.1mApr 2026: £5.6mMay 2026: £4.6mJun 2026: £6mJul 2026: £5.2mAug 2026: £4.3m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Türkiye £38.4m 68.9% +26.9%
Germany £8.8m 15.8% +18.3%
Spain £2.8m 5% +17.5%
Ireland £2m 3.6% +147.8%
Belgium £1.7m 3% +43.2%
France £547k 1% +25%
United States £502k 0.9% -25.6%
Netherlands £335k 0.6% -14.3%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

7408.19 · US$5bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$15m+US$180m+> US$338m

Exports: 115
  1. China: US$626m
  2. Türkiye: US$509m
  3. Germany: US$444m
  4. Uzbekistan: US$338m
  5. Spain: US$297m
  6. Malaysia: US$285m
  7. Indonesia: US$276m
  8. Canada: US$217m
  9. Thailand: US$215m
  10. South Korea: US$210m
  11. Poland: US$180m
  12. Japan: US$175m
  13. Taiwan: US$149m
  14. France: US$147m
  15. United States: US$139m
  16. Brazil: US$96m
  17. Iran: US$87m
  18. Italy: US$85m
  19. Sweden: US$59m
  20. Philippines: US$59m
  21. Peru: US$57m
  22. Bulgaria: US$56m
  23. Mexico: US$51m
  24. Chile: US$32m
  25. Austria: US$31m
  26. Czechia: US$21m
  27. Serbia: US$16m
  28. India: US$15m
  29. Singapore: US$15m
  30. Jordan: US$14m
  31. Greece: US$14m
  32. Belgium: US$13m
  33. Kuwait: US$12m
  34. United Kingdom: US$10m
  35. Hungary: US$10m
  36. Finland: US$10m
  37. Netherlands: US$10m
  38. Slovenia: US$9m
  39. Hong Kong SAR China: US$7m
  40. Iraq: US$6m
  41. Vietnam: US$5m
  42. Switzerland: US$4m
  43. United Arab Emirates: US$4m
  44. Portugal: US$4m
  45. Egypt: US$3m
  46. Slovakia: US$3m
  47. Israel: US$2m
  48. Oman: US$2m
  49. Russia: US$2m
  50. Costa Rica: US$1m
  51. Honduras: US$1m
  52. Denmark: US$1m
  53. Ireland: US$1m
  54. Pakistan: US$1m
  55. South Africa: US$1m
  56. Ukraine: US$990k
  57. Zambia: US$878k
  58. Estonia: US$833k
  59. North Macedonia: US$821k
  60. Tunisia: US$721k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$626m 12.4%
2 Türkiye US$509m 10.1%
3 Germany US$444m 8.8%
4 Uzbekistan US$338m 6.7%
5 Spain US$297m 5.9%
6 Malaysia US$285m 5.6%
7 Indonesia US$276m 5.5%
8 Canada US$217m 4.3%
9 Thailand US$215m 4.3%
10 South Korea US$210m 4.2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 India US$440m 8.7%
2 China US$387m 7.7%
3 Türkiye US$370m 7.3%
4 Italy US$339m 6.7%
5 Vietnam US$335m 6.6%
6 United States US$312m 6.2%
7 Philippines US$265m 5.3%
8 Hungary US$205m 4.1%
9 Germany US$156m 3.1%
10 France US$129m 2.6%

Binding rulings for similar goods 1

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.

  • N355323 U.S. CBP 20 November 2025 · 7408.19.00.30

    The tariff classification and eligibility under 9802.00.60 of copper rod and wire produced from scrap generated as a byproduct of manufacture in the U.S. that is sent to South Korea and returned to the U.S. for further processing

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7408.19 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 4%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7408.19 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 4.8%.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 4%; 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 other refined copper wire (up to 6 mm) worth £55.8m (up 25% on the year before), at an average of £7.55 per kg; Türkiye supplied 69%, followed by Germany.

World trade in other refined copper wire (up to 6 mm) reached US$5bn in 2024, up 9.7% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 12.4% of the total, ahead of Türkiye.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for copper wire, of refined copper, other?

Copper wire, of refined copper, other fall under HS subheading 7408.19, part of heading 7408, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on copper wire, of refined copper, other in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7408.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on copper wire, of refined copper, other in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7408.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most copper wire, of refined copper, other?

China, with US$626m in 2024 (12.4% of world exports).

Which countries can export other refined copper wire (up to 6 mm) 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 4% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on other refined copper wire (up to 6 mm)?

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 other refined copper wire (up to 6 mm) from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Türkiye (69%), Germany (16%) and Spain (5%), out of total imports of £55.8m.