Subheading · Chapter 75 · Heading 7506
7506.20: Nickel plates, sheets, strip and foil: of nickel alloys
Nickel alloy plates and sheets
Official description Of nickel alloys
7506.20 is the HS subheading for nickel alloy plates and sheets, under heading 7506 in chapter 75.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7506 20 00 00 Of nickel alloys Free
- 7506 20 00 10 Sheets and strips in coils of nickel alloy c276 (en 2.4819) with -a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not more than 3 mm, -a width of 770 mm or more but not more than 1 250 mm Free
- 7506 20 00 20 Sheets and strips in coils of nickel alloy to standard asme sb-582/uns n06030 with: -a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not more than 3 mm, -a width of 250 mm or more but not more than 1 219 mm Free
- 7506 20 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.
Additional duties and charges 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
- 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 on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £42.3m | 68.2% | +6.3% |
 Germany | £8.6m | 13.9% | +1.2% |
 Japan | £5m | 8% | +238.9% |
 China | £1.7m | 2.7% | -45.8% |
 France | £1.6m | 2.6% | -5.9% |
 Ireland | £1.3m | 2.1% | +27.6% |
 Italy | £329k | 0.5% | +240.2% |
 Austria | £325k | 0.5% | -12.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 3.3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 3.3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA 2.5% – 3% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 2.8% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 10.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 10.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
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
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$728kUS$728k+US$5m+US$43m+> US$480m
Exports: 70
- United States: US$509m
- Germany: US$480m
- Japan: US$261m
- Sweden: US$172m
- France: US$102m
- China: US$54m
- United Kingdom: US$43m
- Belgium: US$43m
- Spain: US$18m
- Switzerland: US$18m
- Russia: US$18m
- Austria: US$16m
- South Korea: US$15m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$14m
- Italy: US$8m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Mexico: US$5m
- India: US$5m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Poland: US$3m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Ireland: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$871k
- Bulgaria: US$843k
- Luxembourg: US$728k
- Croatia: US$666k
- Slovakia: US$510k
- Slovenia: US$474k
- Finland: US$452k
- Indonesia: US$425k
- Philippines: US$368k
- Kazakhstan: US$237k
- Australia: US$157k
- Thailand: US$156k
- Lithuania: US$153k
- Bahrain: US$114k
- Greece: US$73k
- South Africa: US$58k
- Vietnam: US$54k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$33k
- Oman: US$30k
- Brazil: US$29k
- Kuwait: US$21k
- Saudi Arabia: US$19k
- British Virgin Islands: US$17k
- Algeria: US$16k
- Israel: US$9k
- Senegal: US$8k
- Chile: US$6k
- Estonia: US$5k
- Portugal: US$4k
- Serbia: US$3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$306kUS$306k+US$6m+US$38m+> US$137m
Imports: 134
- China: US$273m
- United States: US$155m
- Austria: US$154m
- Italy: US$137m
- India: US$137m
- France: US$113m
- Germany: US$91m
- United Kingdom: US$84m
- South Korea: US$84m
- Japan: US$75m
- Taiwan: US$45m
- Indonesia: US$39m
- Türkiye: US$38m
- Mexico: US$36m
- Switzerland: US$35m
- Brazil: US$29m
- Canada: US$28m
- Netherlands: US$26m
- Sweden: US$25m
- Spain: US$18m
- Malaysia: US$14m
- Thailand: US$13m
- Hungary: US$12m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$12m
- Russia: US$12m
- Belgium: US$11m
- Czechia: US$11m
- Poland: US$10m
- Vietnam: US$10m
- United Arab Emirates: US$9m
- Singapore: US$7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Croatia: US$6m
- Romania: US$5m
- Philippines: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Israel: US$4m
- Norway: US$3m
- Oman: US$3m
- Australia: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Iran: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Qatar: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Jordan: US$870k
- Guyana: US$864k
- Argentina: US$821k
- Pakistan: US$716k
- Egypt: US$640k
- New Zealand: US$637k
- Syria: US$449k
- Peru: US$440k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$509m | 28% |
| 2 | Germany | US$480m | 26.4% |
| 3 | Japan | US$261m | 14.4% |
| 4 |  Sweden | US$172m | 9.4% |
| 5 | France | US$102m | 5.6% |
| 6 | China | US$54m | 3% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$43m | 2.4% |
| 8 |  Belgium | US$43m | 2.4% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$18m | 1% |
| 10 | Switzerland | US$18m | 1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$273m | 15% |
| 2 | United States | US$155m | 8.5% |
| 3 | Austria | US$154m | 8.5% |
| 4 | Italy | US$137m | 7.6% |
| 5 |  India | US$137m | 7.6% |
| 6 | France | US$113m | 6.2% |
| 7 | Germany | US$91m | 5% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$84m | 4.6% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$84m | 4.6% |
| 10 | Japan | US$75m | 4.1% |
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.
- 5%median duty
- 54number 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 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 | 6% | 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 | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 3.3% | 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 | 0% | 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% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 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 | 1.9%* | 0.8% – 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 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 | 15% | 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 | 15% | 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 | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 12% | 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 | 5% | 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 | 1.5%* | 0.6% – 2.3% | 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 | 3.3% | 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 | 2.8% | 2.5% – 3% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 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
- 68324 Nickel plates, sheets, strip & foil
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 41523 Plates, sheet, strip and foil, of nickel
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2420 Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7506.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7506.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7506.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7506.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7506.20 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7506.20 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
- N305985 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of nickel alloy plate from Japan
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7506.20 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 7506.20 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 3.3%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of nickel alloy plates and sheets into the UK came to £62m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 9% on the year before); United States supplied 68%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported nickel alloy plates and sheets worth US$1.8bn (−14.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United States (US$509m), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for nickel plates, sheets, strip and foil: of nickel alloys?
Nickel plates, sheets, strip and foil: of nickel alloys fall under HS subheading 7506.20, part of heading 7506, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on nickel plates, sheets, strip and foil in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7506.20 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 plates, sheets, strip and foil in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7506.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.3%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most nickel plates, sheets, strip and foil?
The United States, with US$509m in 2024 (28% of world exports).
Which countries can export nickel alloy plates and sheets 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 nickel alloy plates and sheets?
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 alloy plates and sheets from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (68%), Germany (14%) and Japan (8%), out of total imports of £62m.