Subheading · Chapter 78 · Heading 7802
7802.00: Lead waste and scrap
7802.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 7802, lead waste and scrap, chapter 78.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7802 00 00 00 Lead waste and scrap
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
- 9008
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 - 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) | — | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | £4.7m | 34.9% | — |
 Netherlands | £4.5m | 33.5% | +824.4% |
 France | £2.2m | 16.1% | +1,706,374.6% |
 Ireland | £2m | 14.8% | -13.9% |
| United Kingdom | £91k | 0.7% | +1,846.9% |
 Italy | £6k | 0% | — |
 Germany | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Iceland | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$252kUS$252k+US$3m+US$9m+> US$52m
Exports: 135
- United States: US$119m
- France: US$89m
- United Kingdom: US$80m
- Australia: US$70m
- Netherlands: US$52m
- Italy: US$26m
- Germany: US$21m
- Belgium: US$20m
- Canada: US$17m
- Japan: US$16m
- Spain: US$12m
- Lithuania: US$10m
- Qatar: US$9m
- Philippines: US$9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$8m
- Sweden: US$8m
- Ireland: US$8m
- Switzerland: US$8m
- Libya: US$8m
- El Salvador: US$6m
- Panama: US$6m
- Romania: US$6m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Latvia: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Dominican Republic: US$5m
- Austria: US$5m
- Finland: US$5m
- New Zealand: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$3m
- Chile: US$2m
- Kuwait: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- South Korea: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Haiti: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- China: US$1m
- Gabon: US$906k
- Mauritania: US$787k
- Slovakia: US$773k
- Estonia: US$760k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$755k
- Czechia: US$726k
- Paraguay: US$712k
- Slovenia: US$631k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$620k
- Bahrain: US$551k
- Georgia: US$529k
- Aruba: US$466k
- Lebanon: US$424k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$310kUS$310k+US$7m+US$21m+> US$46m
Imports: 83
- India: US$258m
- Spain: US$75m
- Belgium: US$46m
- Netherlands: US$45m
- Thailand: US$24m
- South Korea: US$24m
- Germany: US$22m
- Czechia: US$21m
- Ireland: US$21m
- Poland: US$15m
- Portugal: US$12m
- Bulgaria: US$12m
- Malaysia: US$12m
- Singapore: US$12m
- China: US$10m
- Philippines: US$9m
- United States: US$9m
- France: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Austria: US$6m
- Pakistan: US$6m
- Ecuador: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Canada: US$3m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Italy: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Bangladesh: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$797k
- Hungary: US$636k
- Rwanda: US$422k
- Slovakia: US$347k
- Dominican Republic: US$325k
- Croatia: US$310k
- Japan: US$277k
- South Africa: US$241k
- Norway: US$210k
- Cambodia: US$210k
- Switzerland: US$174k
- Luxembourg: US$125k
- Lithuania: US$115k
- Romania: US$113k
- Costa Rica: US$109k
- Bermuda: US$93k
- Nigeria: US$74k
- El Salvador: US$69k
- Albania: US$59k
- Türkiye: US$55k
- Taiwan: US$52k
- Australia: US$43k
- North Macedonia: US$38k
- Laos: US$37k
- Ghana: US$29k
- Greenland: US$24k
- Angola: US$21k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$119m | 17% |
| 2 | France | US$89m | 12.8% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$80m | 11.4% |
| 4 |  Australia | US$70m | 10% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$52m | 7.4% |
| 6 | Italy | US$26m | 3.8% |
| 7 | Germany | US$21m | 3% |
| 8 | Belgium | US$20m | 2.9% |
| 9 |  Canada | US$17m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Japan | US$16m | 2.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | US$258m | 37% |
| 2 |  Spain | US$75m | 10.8% |
| 3 | Belgium | US$46m | 6.6% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$45m | 6.5% |
| 5 |  Thailand | US$24m | 3.4% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$24m | 3.4% |
| 7 | Germany | US$22m | 3.2% |
| 8 |  Czechia | US$21m | 3% |
| 9 | Ireland | US$21m | 3% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$15m | 2.2% |
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 7802.00; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 7802.00 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard ; 174 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 these goods worth £13.4m (up 379% on the year before), at an average of £2.30 per kg; Belgium supplied 35%, followed by Netherlands.
World trade in these goods reached US$697m in 2024, down 5.5% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 17% of the total, ahead of France.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for lead waste and scrap?
Lead waste and scrap fall under HS subheading 7802.00, part of heading 7802, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on lead waste and scrap in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7802.00 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 lead waste and scrap in the EU?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 7802.00 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 lead waste and scrap?
The United States, with US$119m in 2024 (17% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Belgium (35%), Netherlands (34%) and France (16%), out of total imports of £13.4m.