Subheading · Chapter 75 · Heading 7503
7503.00: Nickel waste and scrap
7503.00 is the HS subheading for nickel waste and scrap, under heading 7503 in chapter 75.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7503 00 10 00 Of nickel, not alloyed Free
- 7503 00 90 00 Of nickel alloys 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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
Import requirements 4
- 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 on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
- 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) | — | 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £23.5m | 14.7% | +41.8% | |
| £22.1m | 13.8% | -2.4% | |
| £20.8m | 13.1% | +119.7% | |
| £16.4m | 10.3% | -2.6% | |
| £13m | 8.1% | -0.1% | |
| £8.4m | 5.3% | +29.6% | |
| £6.7m | 4.2% | -2.4% | |
| £6.6m | 4.1% | +1,345.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$7m+US$39m+> US$118m
Exports: 99
- United Kingdom: US$191m
- United States: US$188m
- Germany: US$118m
- Canada: US$81m
- France: US$76m
- China: US$62m
- Singapore: US$58m
- Saudi Arabia: US$53m
- Mexico: US$39m
- South Korea: US$39m
- Japan: US$38m
- Austria: US$34m
- India: US$31m
- Italy: US$29m
- Taiwan: US$25m
- Estonia: US$23m
- Netherlands: US$22m
- United Arab Emirates: US$20m
- Poland: US$18m
- Spain: US$17m
- Czechia: US$16m
- Malaysia: US$13m
- Türkiye: US$13m
- Switzerland: US$11m
- Israel: US$7m
- Australia: US$7m
- Bahrain: US$7m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Kazakhstan: US$6m
- Norway: US$6m
- Russia: US$5m
- Brazil: US$5m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Colombia: US$5m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$4m
- Tunisia: US$4m
- Bangladesh: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Qatar: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Uzbekistan: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Bolivia: US$2m
- Madagascar: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Philippines: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- Libya: US$1m
- Portugal: US$938k
- Kuwait: US$919k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$759k
- Slovenia: US$733k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$837kUS$837k+US$12m+US$52m+> US$129m
Imports: 71
- United States: US$386m
- United Kingdom: US$155m
- Japan: US$129m
- Germany: US$120m
- Canada: US$100m
- Sweden: US$84m
- India: US$52m
- Singapore: US$42m
- Italy: US$31m
- Taiwan: US$28m
- France: US$22m
- South Korea: US$22m
- Austria: US$20m
- United Arab Emirates: US$19m
- Netherlands: US$19m
- Australia: US$18m
- China: US$15m
- Malaysia: US$12m
- Spain: US$8m
- Estonia: US$6m
- Brazil: US$6m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Finland: US$1m
- Cambodia: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Philippines: US$837k
- Latvia: US$659k
- Indonesia: US$567k
- Switzerland: US$567k
- Lithuania: US$486k
- New Zealand: US$383k
- Luxembourg: US$379k
- South Africa: US$357k
- Ireland: US$337k
- Denmark: US$262k
- Mexico: US$192k
- Slovakia: US$187k
- Norway: US$169k
- Bulgaria: US$169k
- Portugal: US$109k
- Tunisia: US$107k
- Ecuador: US$101k
- Dominican Republic: US$99k
- Romania: US$78k
- Pakistan: US$74k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$54k
- Bangladesh: US$47k
- Chile: US$35k
- Uzbekistan: US$29k
- Croatia: US$23k
- Costa Rica: US$18k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$191m | 14.3% | |
| 2 | US$188m | 14.1% | |
| 3 | US$118m | 8.9% | |
| 4 | US$81m | 6.1% | |
| 5 | US$76m | 5.7% | |
| 6 | US$62m | 4.6% | |
| 7 | US$58m | 4.3% | |
| 8 | US$53m | 4% | |
| 9 | US$39m | 2.9% | |
| 10 | US$39m | 2.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$386m | 28.9% | |
| 2 | US$155m | 11.6% | |
| 3 | US$129m | 9.7% | |
| 4 | US$120m | 9% | |
| 5 | US$100m | 7.5% | |
| 6 | US$84m | 6.3% | |
| 7 | US$52m | 3.9% | |
| 8 | US$42m | 3.2% | |
| 9 | US$31m | 2.3% | |
| 10 | US$28m | 2.1% |
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.
- 2%median duty
- 70number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Sudan
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2% – 3% | 2023 | |
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2% – 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1.5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 2% – 3% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 2% – 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 2% – 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0%* | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 28822 Nickel waste & scrap
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 39362 Waste and scrap of nickel
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- n/a
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7503.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7503.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7503.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7503.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7503.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7503.00 | changed |
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.
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
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CELEX 32026R0759 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7503.00 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7503.00 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 156 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 156 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 nickel waste and scrap worth £159.4m (up 15% on the year before), at an average of £10.32 per kg; China supplied 15%, followed by Germany.
World trade in nickel waste and scrap reached US$1.3bn in 2024, down 11.2% on 2023.
The United Kingdom was the largest exporter with 14.3% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for nickel waste and scrap?
Nickel waste and scrap fall under HS subheading 7503.00, part of heading 7503, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on nickel waste and scrap in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7503.00 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 nickel waste and scrap in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7503.00 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 nickel waste and scrap?
The United Kingdom, with US$191m in 2024 (14.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export nickel waste and scrap to the UK duty-free?
156 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. 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 nickel waste and scrap?
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 nickel waste and scrap from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (15%), Germany (14%) and United States (13%), out of total imports of £159.4m.