Subheading · Chapter 78 · Heading 7801
7801.10: Unwrought lead, refined lead
Refined lead, unwrought
Official description Refined lead
7801.10 is the HS subheading for refined lead, unwrought, under heading 7801 in chapter 78.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7801 10 00 00 Refined lead 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. 376
- Documents
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
- 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £11.7m | 76.3% | -13.4% |
 China | £1.9m | 12.3% | +124.2% |
 Belgium | £713k | 4.6% | +29.3% |
 Latvia | £328k | 2.1% | +126% |
 Germany | £321k | 2.1% | +1.3% |
| United Kingdom | £216k | 1.4% | +20,071.3% |
 Lebanon | £101k | 0.7% | — |
 Brazil | £43k | 0.3% | -1.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$7mUS$7m+US$36.8m+US$161.9m+> US$291.4m
Exports: 110
- India: US$647.1m
- South Korea: US$552.5m
- Australia: US$362m
- Germany: US$291.4m
- Kazakhstan: US$286.7m
- United Kingdom: US$241.9m
- Belgium: US$236.9m
- Bulgaria: US$236.8m
- Mexico: US$216.4m
- Singapore: US$175.7m
- Canada: US$161.9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$149.8m
- Malaysia: US$147.8m
- Sweden: US$123.4m
- Taiwan: US$117.5m
- China: US$114.6m
- France: US$105.3m
- Nigeria: US$91.6m
- Poland: US$78.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$75.2m
- United States: US$57.9m
- Lebanon: US$56.5m
- Ghana: US$53m
- Pakistan: US$40.4m
- South Africa: US$40m
- Spain: US$39.8m
- Portugal: US$37.5m
- Japan: US$36.8m
- Ecuador: US$31.5m
- Türkiye: US$29.9m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$29.8m
- Cambodia: US$29.1m
- Serbia: US$28.1m
- Thailand: US$24.7m
- Italy: US$24m
- Austria: US$23.4m
- Israel: US$22.4m
- Ireland: US$22.4m
- Romania: US$21.5m
- Greece: US$18.6m
- Estonia: US$18.3m
- Oman: US$17.3m
- Netherlands: US$15.5m
- Croatia: US$14.9m
- Iran: US$13.2m
- Czechia: US$12.2m
- Belarus: US$12.1m
- Jordan: US$11.9m
- Senegal: US$11.8m
- Russia: US$11.2m
- Philippines: US$10.2m
- Paraguay: US$9m
- Argentina: US$8.1m
- Azerbaijan: US$7.6m
- Sri Lanka: US$7m
- Tanzania: US$5.7m
- Indonesia: US$5.7m
- Brazil: US$5.4m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$4.5m
- Latvia: US$3.8m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$755.8kUS$755.8k+US$39.1m+US$132m+> US$330.2m
Imports: 120
- United States: US$710.6m
- Singapore: US$546.8m
- Vietnam: US$506.2m
- Germany: US$330.2m
- India: US$294.7m
- Türkiye: US$253m
- China: US$242.3m
- South Korea: US$235.7m
- Czechia: US$192.4m
- Italy: US$178.1m
- Malaysia: US$143.6m
- Spain: US$132m
- Poland: US$114.9m
- Brazil: US$109.3m
- Pakistan: US$108.4m
- Thailand: US$107.6m
- Greece: US$107.3m
- Philippines: US$92.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$84.7m
- Belgium: US$77m
- France: US$73.4m
- Bangladesh: US$71.2m
- Taiwan: US$65.4m
- Austria: US$58.9m
- Indonesia: US$58.7m
- Mexico: US$54.3m
- Slovenia: US$50.4m
- Japan: US$48.3m
- Bulgaria: US$48.1m
- United Kingdom: US$39.1m
- Romania: US$32.6m
- Portugal: US$19m
- Tunisia: US$15.1m
- Finland: US$12.3m
- North Macedonia: US$11.2m
- South Africa: US$11.2m
- Hungary: US$8.6m
- Colombia: US$7.9m
- Algeria: US$6.3m
- Netherlands: US$6.1m
- Botswana: US$6m
- Canada: US$5.7m
- Lebanon: US$4.8m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4.8m
- Oman: US$4.4m
- Kazakhstan: US$3.5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3.4m
- Egypt: US$1.9m
- Australia: US$1.5m
- Kenya: US$1.5m
- Morocco: US$1.4m
- Ukraine: US$1.2m
- Israel: US$1.2m
- Peru: US$1.1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Russia: US$880.2k
- Latvia: US$837.9k
- Cambodia: US$801.6k
- Slovakia: US$755.8k
- Serbia: US$734.7k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | US$647.1m | 12.2% |
| 2 |  South Korea | US$552.5m | 10.4% |
| 3 |  Australia | US$362m | 6.8% |
| 4 | Germany | US$291.4m | 5.5% |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan | US$286.7m | 5.4% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$241.9m | 4.5% |
| 7 | Belgium | US$236.9m | 4.5% |
| 8 |  Bulgaria | US$236.8m | 4.4% |
| 9 |  Mexico | US$216.4m | 4.1% |
| 10 |  Singapore | US$175.7m | 3.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$710.6m | 13.4% |
| 2 | Singapore | US$546.8m | 10.3% |
| 3 |  Vietnam | US$506.2m | 9.5% |
| 4 | Germany | US$330.2m | 6.2% |
| 5 | India | US$294.7m | 5.5% |
| 6 |  Türkiye | US$253m | 4.8% |
| 7 | China | US$242.3m | 4.6% |
| 8 | South Korea | US$235.7m | 4.4% |
| 9 |  Czechia | US$192.4m | 3.6% |
| 10 |  Italy | US$178.1m | 3.3% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 2
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.
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
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Tariff change · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Subheading 7801.10 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 7801.10; the duty is 2.5%.
Goods from 173 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 173 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 refined lead, unwrought worth £15.4m (down 39% on the year before), at an average of £1.66 per kg; Ireland supplied 76%, followed by China.
World trade in refined lead, unwrought reached US$5.3bn in 2024, up 7.2% on 2023.
India was the largest exporter with 12.2% of the total, ahead of South Korea.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for unwrought lead, refined lead?
Unwrought lead, refined lead fall under HS subheading 7801.10, part of heading 7801, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on unwrought lead, refined lead in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7801.10 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 unwrought lead, refined lead in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7801.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most unwrought lead, refined lead?
India, with US$647.1m in 2024 (12.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export refined lead, unwrought to the UK duty-free?
173 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 refined lead, unwrought?
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 refined lead, unwrought from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (76%), China (12%) and Belgium (5%), out of total imports of £15.4m.