7410.21: Copper foil: backed, of refined copper

1. 7410 21 00 00 Of refined copper Free
2. 7410 21 00 10 Sheet or plate of polytetrafluoroethylene, containing aluminium oxide or titanium dioxide as filler or reinforced with glass-fibre fabric, covered on both sides with copper foil Free
3. 7410 21 00 20 Foils, rolls composed of one layer of glass epoxy of 100 µm colaminated with refined copper foil on one or two sides of 35 µm with a tolerance of 10% for use in the production of smart cards Free
4. 7410 21 00 30 Film of polyimide, whether or not containing epoxide resin and/or glass fibre, covered on one side or on both sides with a copper foil Free
5. 7410 21 00 40 Sheet or plates: - consisting of at least a central layer of paper or one central sheet of any type of nonwoven fibre, laminated on each side with glass-fibre fabric and impregnated with epoxide resin, or - consisting of multiple layers of paper, impregnated with phenolic resin, coated on one or both sides with a copper film with a maximum thickness of 0.15 mm Free
6. 7410 21 00 50 Plates: -consisting of at least one layer of fibreglass fabric impregnated with thermosetting resin, -covered on one or both sides with copper foil with a thickness of not more than 0.15 mm, and -with a dielectric constant (dk) of less than 3.9 and a loss factor (df) of less than 0.015 at a measuring frequency of 10 ghz, as measured according to ipc-tm-650 Free
7. 7410 21 00 55 Plates: - consisting of at least one layer of fibreglass fabric impregnated with epoxide resin, - covered on one or both sides with copper foil with a thickness of not more than 0.15 mm, - with a dielectric constant (dk) of less than 5.4 at 1 mhz, as measured according to ipc-tm-650 2.5.5.2, - with a loss tangent of less than 0.035 at 1 mhz, as measured according to ipc-tm-650 2.5.5.2, - with a comparative tracking index (cti) of 600 or more Free
8. 7410 21 00 65 Sheets or plates -consisting of at least one layer of fiberglass fabric impregnated with modified epoxy resin, without the use of halogenated flame retardants, -covered on one or both sides with copper foil with a thickness of 0.15 mm or less, -and with a tg of 145°c or more but not more than 280°c according to tma, in agreement with ipc-4101/128 or 4101/130 or ipc-4101/153 or 4101/154 Free
9. 7410 21 00 90 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£10m+15.8% · previous 12 months

Average import price£26.01 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
United States	£3.6m	35.9%	+12.5%
China	£3m	30%	+27.2%
Germany	£1.3m	12.8%	+10.3%
Taiwan	£682k	6.8%	+35.4%
Belgium	£491k	4.9%	-26.4%
South Korea	£289k	2.9%	+47.6%
Japan	£173k	1.7%	+1.4%
Canada	£147k	1.5%	—

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 5.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 5.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 1.5% – 3% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.3% Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 7.2% – 10.8% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 8.1% Argentina Free – 10.8% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 4.5% Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Japan 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Taiwan	US$753m	26.3%
2	China	US$653m	22.8%
3	Japan	US$607m	21.2%
4	South Korea	US$465m	16.2%
5	United States	US$94m	3.3%
6	Thailand	US$61m	2.1%
7	Malaysia	US$33m	1.2%
8	Belgium	US$32m	1.1%
9	Hong Kong SAR China	US$32m	1.1%
10	Germany	US$26m	0.9%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$992m	34.7%
2	South Korea	US$376m	13.1%
3	Taiwan	US$354m	12.4%
4	Vietnam	US$251m	8.8%
5	Hong Kong SAR China	US$157m	5.5%
6	Thailand	US$154m	5.4%
7	India	US$81m	2.8%
8	Japan	US$73m	2.5%
9	Singapore	US$57m	2%
10	United States	US$40m	1.4%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

• 5%median duty
• 47number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Sudan

165

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	5%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	0%		2023
Algeria	15%		2023
Angola	2%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	15%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	5%		2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	3%	0% – 12%	2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	5%		2023
Aruba	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	5%		2023
Azerbaijan	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Bangladesh	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	5%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Belize	5%		2023
Benin	10%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	5%		2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Brazil	5%	0% – 12%	2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	10%		2023
Burundi	10%		2023
Cambodia	7%		2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon	10%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Cape Verde	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands	22%		2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic	10%		2023
Chad	10%		2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	4%		2023
Colombia	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Comoros	20%		2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville	10%		2023
Cook Islands	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica	0%		2023
Côte d’Ivoire	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Cuba	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	0%		2023
Ecuador	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	2%		2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	10%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
Ethiopia	10%		2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	5.2%		2023
Fiji	5%		2023
French Polynesia	10%		2023
Gabon	10%		2023
Gambia	10%		2023
Georgia	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	10%		2023
Gibraltar	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Grenada	5%		2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala	0%		2023
Guinea	10%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	10%		2023
Guyana	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	0%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	0%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	5%		2023
Indonesia	5%		2023
Iran	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Israel	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	3%		2023
Jordan	0%		2023
Kazakhstan	5%		2023
Kenya	10%		2023
Kiribati	10%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Laos	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	0%		2023
Liberia	10%		2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	3.5%*		2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	10%		2023
Malawi	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	0%		2023
Maldives	10%		2023
Mali	10%		2023
Mauritania	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	2.5%		2023
Mozambique	7.5%		2023
Myanmar (Burma)	7.5%		2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	0%		2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	5%		2023
New Zealand	0%		2023
Nicaragua	0%		2023
Niger	10%		2023
Nigeria	10%		2023
North Macedonia	0%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	0%		2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Panama	0%		2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	4%	0% – 12%	2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	1%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	10%		2023
Samoa	8%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	20%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	5%		2023
Senegal	10%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	10%		2023
Singapore	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Somalia	15%		2023 · HS 2017
South Africa	0%		2023
South Korea	8%		2023
Sri Lanka	0%		2023
St Kitts & Nevis	5%		2023
St Lucia	0%		2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon	5%		2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines	5%		2023
Sudan	25%		2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	5%		2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	2.2%*		2023
Syria	5%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	5%		2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	10%		2023
Thailand	0%		2023
Togo	10%		2023
Tonga	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	0%		2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	5.2%		2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	10%		2023
Ukraine	0%		2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	0%		2023
United States	2.3%	1.5% – 3%	2023
Uruguay	3%	0% – 12%	2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	10%		2023
Venezuela	5%	0% – 12%	2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	0%		2023
Wallis & Futuna	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	5%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	15%		2023
Zimbabwe	0.1%		2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4

68261 Copper foil (whether/not printed/backed with paper, paperboard, plastics/similar backing materials), of a thickness (excluding any backing) not > 0.15 mm

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 311210

CPC 2.1 product

41515 Foil, of copper, of a thickness not exceeding 0.15 mm

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2420 Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

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.

1. Tariff change 29 September 2026

   UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes

   Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

2. Suspension 30 June 2026 · Applies from: 16 July 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1463 of 25 June 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 suspending the Common Customs Tariff duties referred to in Article 56(2), point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain agricultural and industrial products

   CELEX 32026R1463 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

3. Quota 30 June 2026 · Applies from: 12 July 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1465 of 25 June 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2283 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products

   CELEX 32026R1465 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

4. Other 30 June 2026

   Update to Commodity Code structure to maintain dynamic alignment with the EU – 30 June 2026

   Trade Tariff news 6995 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

5. Sanctions 30 January 2026 · Applies from: 12 January 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/271 of 29 January 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region

   CELEX 32026R0271 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

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