Subheading · Chapter 74 · Heading 7409
7409.21: Of copper-zinc base alloys (brass): in coils
Brass strip in coils
Official description In coils
7409.21 is the HS subheading for brass strip in coils, under heading 7409 in chapter 74.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7409 21 00 00 In coils 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 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 2
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £6.1m | 32.8% | +33.5% |
 Netherlands | £3.9m | 20.9% | +20.2% |
 Italy | £3.4m | 18.1% | +38.3% |
 Türkiye | £2.1m | 11.1% | -12.2% |
 China | £1.4m | 7.6% | +50.5% |
 India | £1.1m | 6.1% | +109.3% |
 Poland | £251k | 1.4% | +773.2% |
 Serbia | £234k | 1.3% | +1,896.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$283kUS$283k+US$7m+US$105m+> US$199m
Exports: 82
- South Korea: US$269m
- Germany: US$256m
- China: US$199m
- Japan: US$151m
- Italy: US$150m
- Türkiye: US$144m
- Brazil: US$144m
- Bulgaria: US$105m
- United States: US$98m
- Thailand: US$97m
- Taiwan: US$67m
- Netherlands: US$56m
- Czechia: US$56m
- India: US$51m
- Serbia: US$47m
- France: US$24m
- Spain: US$16m
- Malaysia: US$11m
- Mexico: US$10m
- Canada: US$7m
- Nepal: US$7m
- Indonesia: US$6m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Austria: US$4m
- Uzbekistan: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Denmark: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$613k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$448k
- South Africa: US$434k
- Slovenia: US$427k
- Russia: US$425k
- Vietnam: US$413k
- Sweden: US$283k
- Malta: US$281k
- Greece: US$280k
- Luxembourg: US$211k
- Colombia: US$188k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$157k
- Tanzania: US$142k
- Ireland: US$106k
- Hungary: US$100k
- Portugal: US$92k
- Peru: US$55k
- Australia: US$48k
- Egypt: US$38k
- Cape Verde: US$30k
- Curaçao: US$22k
- Philippines: US$19k
- Argentina: US$15k
- Estonia: US$13k
- Lithuania: US$13k
- Saudi Arabia: US$9k
- Latvia: US$6k
- Tunisia: US$6k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$396kUS$396k+US$5m+US$42m+> US$124m
Imports: 151
- Italy: US$211m
- China: US$198m
- United States: US$179m
- Germany: US$129m
- Czechia: US$124m
- Mexico: US$119m
- Vietnam: US$106m
- France: US$102m
- Thailand: US$74m
- Japan: US$72m
- Switzerland: US$61m
- South Korea: US$55m
- Indonesia: US$54m
- India: US$48m
- Malaysia: US$42m
- Spain: US$38m
- Philippines: US$37m
- Canada: US$37m
- Bangladesh: US$24m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$21m
- United Kingdom: US$20m
- Austria: US$19m
- Türkiye: US$19m
- Poland: US$17m
- Hungary: US$15m
- Taiwan: US$15m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$14m
- Belgium: US$14m
- Colombia: US$11m
- Singapore: US$8m
- Slovenia: US$8m
- Peru: US$7m
- Netherlands: US$7m
- Slovakia: US$7m
- Morocco: US$6m
- Cambodia: US$5m
- Finland: US$5m
- Israel: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Malta: US$5m
- Algeria: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Egypt: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Argentina: US$3m
- North Macedonia: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- Cyprus: US$2m
- Russia: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Belarus: US$1m
- Angola: US$1m
- Jordan: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | US$269m | 13.4% |
| 2 | Germany | US$256m | 12.7% |
| 3 | China | US$199m | 9.9% |
| 4 |  Japan | US$151m | 7.5% |
| 5 | Italy | US$150m | 7.5% |
| 6 | Türkiye | US$144m | 7.2% |
| 7 |  Brazil | US$144m | 7.1% |
| 8 |  Bulgaria | US$105m | 5.2% |
| 9 |  United States | US$98m | 4.9% |
| 10 |  Thailand | US$97m | 4.8% |
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.
- N356727 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and applicability of 9802.00.60 to cartridge cups, projectile cups, and cartridge strip manufactured from scrap gathered in the United States, processed in India, and returned to the United States for further processing
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.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
Subheading 7409.21 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 7409.21; the duty is 4.8%.
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 brass strip in coils worth £18.6m (up 29% on the year before), at an average of £8.46 per kg; Germany supplied 33%, followed by Netherlands.
World trade in brass strip in coils reached US$2bn in 2024, up 13.6% on 2023.
South Korea was the largest exporter with 13.4% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of copper-zinc base alloys (brass): in coils?
Of copper-zinc base alloys (brass): in coils fall under HS subheading 7409.21, part of heading 7409, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of copper-zinc base alloys (brass): in coils in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7409.21 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 of copper-zinc base alloys (brass): in coils in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7409.21 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 of copper-zinc base alloys (brass): in coils?
South Korea, with US$269m in 2024 (13.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export brass strip in coils 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 brass strip in coils?
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 brass strip in coils from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (33%), Netherlands (21%) and Italy (18%), out of total imports of £18.6m.