Subheading · Chapter 78 · Heading 7806
7806.00: Other articles of lead
7806.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 7806, other articles of lead, chapter 78.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7806 00 10 00 Containers with an anti-radiation lead covering, for the transport or storage of radioactive materials Free
- 7806 00 80 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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- 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 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
- North Korea, Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2022/395, S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9064
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Y965 Goods other than those described in Annex XIb (Lead and lead ore) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
- 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
- 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
- Documents
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £952k | 21.4% | -38.7% | |
| £616k | 13.8% | -81.8% | |
| £590k | 13.2% | +11.8% | |
| £516k | 11.6% | -1.6% | |
| £435k | 9.8% | -31.9% | |
| £217k | 4.9% | -9.8% | |
| £193k | 4.3% | -83.5% | |
| £187k | 4.2% | +167% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$148kUS$148k+US$2m+US$10m+> US$22m
Exports: 119
- Germany: US$51m
- China: US$34m
- Spain: US$26m
- Türkiye: US$22m
- United States: US$20m
- Poland: US$20m
- Netherlands: US$19m
- United Kingdom: US$14m
- Italy: US$12m
- Japan: US$11m
- Canada: US$10m
- South Korea: US$10m
- France: US$10m
- Chile: US$9m
- Brazil: US$7m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Australia: US$5m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Indonesia: US$4m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Mexico: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Zimbabwe: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Russia: US$759k
- Switzerland: US$698k
- Greece: US$552k
- Austria: US$519k
- Peru: US$508k
- North Macedonia: US$502k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$495k
- Sri Lanka: US$475k
- Denmark: US$473k
- Norway: US$417k
- Philippines: US$409k
- Albania: US$408k
- Finland: US$391k
- Bolivia: US$379k
- Tunisia: US$352k
- Estonia: US$306k
- United Arab Emirates: US$278k
- Serbia: US$245k
- Lebanon: US$181k
- Burkina Faso: US$149k
- Ukraine: US$149k
- Romania: US$120k
- Argentina: US$115k
- Latvia: US$113k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$187kUS$187k+US$1m+US$7m+> US$16m
Imports: 193
- United States: US$24m
- Norway: US$23m
- Netherlands: US$20m
- France: US$18m
- Italy: US$17m
- Germany: US$16m
- Philippines: US$13m
- Mexico: US$12m
- United Kingdom: US$12m
- South Korea: US$9m
- Spain: US$9m
- Türkiye: US$9m
- Vietnam: US$9m
- Canada: US$9m
- Peru: US$8m
- Belgium: US$8m
- Australia: US$7m
- Austria: US$7m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$7m
- China: US$7m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Japan: US$4m
- India: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Finland: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Cyprus: US$1m
- Cambodia: US$1m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1m
- Belarus: US$966k
- Bangladesh: US$872k
- Costa Rica: US$866k
- Morocco: US$858k
- Algeria: US$849k
- Lithuania: US$847k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$51m | 15% | |
| 2 | US$34m | 9.8% | |
| 3 | US$26m | 7.6% | |
| 4 | US$22m | 6.4% | |
| 5 | US$20m | 5.8% | |
| 6 | US$20m | 5.8% | |
| 7 | US$19m | 5.6% | |
| 8 | US$14m | 4.2% | |
| 9 | US$12m | 3.7% | |
| 10 | US$11m | 3.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$24m | 7% | |
| 2 | US$23m | 6.7% | |
| 3 | US$20m | 5.9% | |
| 4 | US$18m | 5.1% | |
| 5 | US$17m | 4.9% | |
| 6 | US$16m | 4.7% | |
| 7 | US$13m | 3.9% | |
| 8 | US$12m | 3.6% | |
| 9 | US$12m | 3.5% | |
| 10 | US$9m | 2.7% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
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
- 33number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Cambodia, Kiribati
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 14% | 12% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 3.7% | 3% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5.5% | 1% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.7% | 3% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 8.8% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2022 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 12% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 | |
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 6.3% | 3% – 8% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.7% | 0% – 5.4% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 3.7% | 3% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3.7% | 3% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.3%* | 1.7% – 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 10% – 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5.3% | 3% – 7.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 3.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 17% | 11% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2.7% | 0% – 5.4% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 14% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 14% | 12% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 1% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3.7% | 3% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 1.9%* | 1.3% – 2.4% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 5% – 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.1% | 1.2% – 3% | 2023 | |
| 14% | 12% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 12% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 17% | 15% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 0.4% | 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
- 69976 Articles of lead, n.e.s.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311210
- 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 | 7806.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7806.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7806.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7803.00, 7805.00, 7806.00 | changed |
| 1996 | 7803.00, 7805.00, 7806.00 | changed |
| 1992 | 7803.00, 7805.00, 7806.00 | 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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Certain Steel Nails From Taiwan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
FR Doc. 2026-21362 · 91 FR 66102 · Source: federalregister.gov
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FR Doc. 2026-12102 · 91 FR 36116 · Source: federalregister.gov
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7806.00 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7806.00 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 5% (average 2.5%). 1 of them is duty-free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 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 £4.5m (down 48% on the year before), at an average of £6.82 per kg; United Kingdom supplied 21%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$341m in 2024, down 6.1% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 15% of the total, ahead of China.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other articles of lead?
Other articles of lead fall under HS subheading 7806.00, part of heading 7806, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other articles of lead in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7806.00 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 other articles of lead in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7806.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other articles of lead?
Germany, with US$51m in 2024 (15% 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 Free 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 United Kingdom (21%), Germany (14%) and Poland (13%), out of total imports of £4.5m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.