Subheading · Chapter 74 · Heading 7408
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
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7408 19 00 00 Other
- 7408 19 10 00 Of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 0.5 mm 4%
- 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 4% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £38.4m | 68.9% | +26.9% | |
| £8.8m | 15.8% | +18.3% | |
| £2.8m | 5% | +17.5% | |
| £2m | 3.6% | +147.8% | |
| £1.7m | 3% | +43.2% | |
| £547k | 1% | +25% | |
| £502k | 0.9% | -25.6% | |
| £335k | 0.6% | -14.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$15m+US$180m+> US$338m
Exports: 115
- China: US$626m
- Türkiye: US$509m
- Germany: US$444m
- Uzbekistan: US$338m
- Spain: US$297m
- Malaysia: US$285m
- Indonesia: US$276m
- Canada: US$217m
- Thailand: US$215m
- South Korea: US$210m
- Poland: US$180m
- Japan: US$175m
- Taiwan: US$149m
- France: US$147m
- United States: US$139m
- Brazil: US$96m
- Iran: US$87m
- Italy: US$85m
- Sweden: US$59m
- Philippines: US$59m
- Peru: US$57m
- Bulgaria: US$56m
- Mexico: US$51m
- Chile: US$32m
- Austria: US$31m
- Czechia: US$21m
- Serbia: US$16m
- India: US$15m
- Singapore: US$15m
- Jordan: US$14m
- Greece: US$14m
- Belgium: US$13m
- Kuwait: US$12m
- United Kingdom: US$10m
- Hungary: US$10m
- Finland: US$10m
- Netherlands: US$10m
- Slovenia: US$9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7m
- Iraq: US$6m
- Vietnam: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Israel: US$2m
- Oman: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$1m
- Honduras: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$990k
- Zambia: US$878k
- Estonia: US$833k
- North Macedonia: US$821k
- Tunisia: US$721k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$18m+US$66m+> US$312m
Imports: 189
- India: US$440m
- China: US$387m
- Türkiye: US$370m
- Italy: US$339m
- Vietnam: US$335m
- United States: US$312m
- Philippines: US$265m
- Hungary: US$205m
- Germany: US$156m
- France: US$129m
- South Korea: US$121m
- Malaysia: US$116m
- Argentina: US$111m
- Slovakia: US$105m
- Belgium: US$103m
- Mexico: US$97m
- Romania: US$80m
- United Kingdom: US$71m
- Thailand: US$66m
- Netherlands: US$64m
- Switzerland: US$62m
- Czechia: US$57m
- Taiwan: US$55m
- Austria: US$45m
- Saudi Arabia: US$44m
- Israel: US$44m
- Nicaragua: US$43m
- Canada: US$42m
- Bulgaria: US$41m
- Tunisia: US$38m
- Poland: US$37m
- South Africa: US$32m
- Spain: US$30m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$30m
- Ireland: US$29m
- Cambodia: US$29m
- Japan: US$25m
- Georgia: US$24m
- Finland: US$23m
- Honduras: US$23m
- Indonesia: US$23m
- Singapore: US$22m
- Kazakhstan: US$21m
- Uruguay: US$21m
- Azerbaijan: US$19m
- Serbia: US$18m
- Slovenia: US$18m
- Portugal: US$17m
- United Arab Emirates: US$17m
- Morocco: US$16m
- Norway: US$15m
- Brazil: US$13m
- Sweden: US$13m
- North Macedonia: US$9m
- Paraguay: US$9m
- Algeria: US$8m
- Armenia: US$8m
- Croatia: US$8m
- Qatar: US$7m
- Ukraine: US$7m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$626m | 12.4% | |
| 2 | US$509m | 10.1% | |
| 3 | US$444m | 8.8% | |
| 4 | US$338m | 6.7% | |
| 5 | US$297m | 5.9% | |
| 6 | US$285m | 5.6% | |
| 7 | US$276m | 5.5% | |
| 8 | US$217m | 4.3% | |
| 9 | US$215m | 4.3% | |
| 10 | US$210m | 4.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$440m | 8.7% | |
| 2 | US$387m | 7.7% | |
| 3 | US$370m | 7.3% | |
| 4 | US$339m | 6.7% | |
| 5 | US$335m | 6.6% | |
| 6 | US$312m | 6.2% | |
| 7 | US$265m | 5.3% | |
| 8 | US$205m | 4.1% | |
| 9 | US$156m | 3.1% | |
| 10 | 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
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.