Subheading · Chapter 75 · Heading 7508
7508.90: Other articles of nickel: other
Other nickel articles
Official description Other
7508.90 is the HS subheading for other nickel articles, under heading 7508 in chapter 75.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7508 90 00 00 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 2
- 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £145.7m | 49.2% | +9.8% |
 Italy | £27.5m | 9.3% | +26.2% |
 Taiwan | £22.5m | 7.6% | -16.6% |
 France | £20.8m | 7% | +36.5% |
 China | £18m | 6.1% | +9.3% |
 Japan | £7.4m | 2.5% | +32.1% |
 Austria | £7.3m | 2.5% | +601.2% |
 Poland | £6.4m | 2.1% | -26.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines USA 3% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free – 3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.5% 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil Free – 14.4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 7.2% 
Argentina Free – 16% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 13.3% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Japan 3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan Free – 1.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 0.8% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% – 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 15% World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$148kUS$148k+US$6m+US$41m+> US$219m
Exports: 121
- United States: US$2bn
- United Kingdom: US$460m
- Mexico: US$257m
- France: US$219m
- Taiwan: US$175m
- China: US$156m
- Germany: US$153m
- Italy: US$134m
- Japan: US$117m
- Canada: US$81m
- Türkiye: US$44m
- Netherlands: US$41m
- India: US$37m
- Czechia: US$34m
- South Korea: US$31m
- Austria: US$30m
- Poland: US$26m
- Malaysia: US$24m
- Brazil: US$23m
- Singapore: US$21m
- Indonesia: US$19m
- Australia: US$14m
- Denmark: US$12m
- Switzerland: US$12m
- Israel: US$12m
- Saudi Arabia: US$10m
- Sweden: US$9m
- Belgium: US$9m
- Morocco: US$7m
- Norway: US$6m
- Spain: US$6m
- Costa Rica: US$5m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Romania: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Russia: US$1m
- Kuwait: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Oman: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$948k
- Vietnam: US$716k
- Croatia: US$606k
- Bahrain: US$559k
- Estonia: US$395k
- Portugal: US$364k
- Kazakhstan: US$361k
- Philippines: US$357k
- Colombia: US$292k
- Slovenia: US$235k
- Greece: US$214k
- South Africa: US$201k
- Luxembourg: US$148k
- Pakistan: US$148k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$417kUS$417k+US$5m+US$61m+> US$213m
Imports: 183
- United States: US$540m
- United Kingdom: US$327m
- China: US$312m
- Germany: US$285m
- Türkiye: US$260m
- France: US$213m
- Canada: US$159m
- Singapore: US$138m
- Poland: US$122m
- Brazil: US$121m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$102m
- Japan: US$97m
- South Korea: US$89m
- Czechia: US$86m
- Mexico: US$79m
- Italy: US$73m
- India: US$72m
- Taiwan: US$70m
- United Arab Emirates: US$61m
- Malaysia: US$49m
- Netherlands: US$43m
- Sweden: US$43m
- Spain: US$40m
- Hungary: US$37m
- Vietnam: US$33m
- Saudi Arabia: US$24m
- Norway: US$24m
- Switzerland: US$23m
- Belgium: US$16m
- Romania: US$16m
- Austria: US$14m
- Israel: US$11m
- Finland: US$11m
- Ireland: US$11m
- Thailand: US$11m
- Qatar: US$10m
- Indonesia: US$10m
- Morocco: US$10m
- Australia: US$9m
- New Zealand: US$9m
- Croatia: US$9m
- Argentina: US$7m
- Philippines: US$7m
- Denmark: US$6m
- Kuwait: US$6m
- Bulgaria: US$5m
- Egypt: US$5m
- Pakistan: US$5m
- Yemen: US$5m
- Ukraine: US$4m
- Kazakhstan: US$4m
- Ethiopia: US$4m
- Iraq: US$4m
- Tunisia: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Guyana: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Oman: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2bn | 41.4% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$460m | 12.1% |
| 3 | Mexico | US$257m | 6.8% |
| 4 | France | US$219m | 5.8% |
| 5 | Taiwan | US$175m | 4.6% |
| 6 | China | US$156m | 4.1% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$153m | 4% |
| 8 | Italy | US$134m | 3.5% |
| 9 | Japan | US$117m | 3.1% |
| 10 | Canada | US$81m | 2.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$540m | 14.2% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$327m | 8.6% |
| 3 | China | US$312m | 8.2% |
| 4 | Germany | US$285m | 7.5% |
| 5 | Türkiye | US$260m | 6.9% |
| 6 | France | US$213m | 5.6% |
| 7 | Canada | US$159m | 4.2% |
| 8 |  Singapore | US$138m | 3.6% |
| 9 | Poland | US$122m | 3.2% |
| 10 | Brazil | US$121m | 3.2% |
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
- 44number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Cambodia, Kiribati
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 28% | 15% – 30% | 2023 |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 9% | 2% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 8% | 1% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 9% | 2% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 1.5% | 0% – 3% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 5.3% | 4% – 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 | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cuba | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 29% | 5% – 60% | 2019 · HS 2017 |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Guinea-Bissau | 15% | 10% – 20% | 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 | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0.8%* | 0.6% – 0.9% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Mauritania | 15% | 10% – 20% | 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 | 21% | 2.5% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 6.4% | 3% – 7.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
| Nigeria | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 14% | 11% – 16% | 2023 |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 11% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 9% | 2% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 4.3% | 3% – 5% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 6.4% | 5% – 12% | 2023 |
 Senegal | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
| Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 7.3% | 5% – 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 | 0.7%* | 0.6% – 0.9% | 2023 |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 6.7% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Togo | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 3% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 9% | 2% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 9% | 2% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.3% | 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
- 69975 Articles of nickel, n.e.s.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 42999 Metal goods n.e.c.
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2599 Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7508.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7508.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7508.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7508.90 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7508.90 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7508.00 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 4
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.
- N347682 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a split key ring with leather tag and strap from Thailand
- N300510 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of nickel rotary printing screens from China
- N299516 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of wire rods/sticks from Switzerland
- 600013741 HMRC
The product is a threaded double hexagon head aircraft nickel bolt, measuring 3.5cm. Material is made of nickel (Inconel alloy 718) and come individually or as part of a kit. These are used as a fitting to complete the engine by fastening two parts together.
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.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
Subheading 7508.90 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 7508.90; 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 other nickel articles worth £296.4m (up 8% on the year before), at an average of £220.08 per kg; United States supplied 49%, followed by Italy.
World trade in other nickel articles reached US$4bn in 2024, up 19.2% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 41.4% of the total, ahead of the United Kingdom.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other articles of nickel: other?
Other articles of nickel: other fall under HS subheading 7508.90, part of heading 7508, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other articles of nickel: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7508.90 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 other articles of nickel: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7508.90 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 other articles of nickel: other?
The United States, with US$2bn in 2024 (41.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export other nickel articles 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 other nickel articles?
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 nickel articles from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (49%), Italy (9%) and Taiwan (8%), out of total imports of £296.4m.