Subheading · Chapter 83 · Heading 8307
8307.10: Of iron or steel
Flexible steel tubing
8307.10 is the HS subheading for flexible steel tubing, under heading 8307 in chapter 83.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8307 10 00 00 Of iron or steel Free
- 8307 10 00 10 With fittings attached, for use in civil aircraft Free
- 8307 10 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. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- 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
- 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)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
Import requirements 1
- 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
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 Kingdom | £29.9m | 39% | +1,877.8% |
 Germany | £9.9m | 13% | +24.1% |
 China | £8.9m | 11.6% | +15.2% |
 United States | £5.6m | 7.3% | -8.8% |
 Türkiye | £5.3m | 6.9% | -17.5% |
 India | £3.6m | 4.6% | +32.8% |
 Czechia | £2.7m | 3.5% | +4.6% |
 France | £1.8m | 2.4% | -56% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines USA 3.8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Brazil Free – 16% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 8% 
Argentina Free – 16% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 12% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 6.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$228kUS$228k+US$5m+US$48m+> US$247m
Exports: 142
- United Kingdom: US$673m
- China: US$422m
- France: US$300m
- Germany: US$294m
- United States: US$247m
- Denmark: US$202m
- India: US$103m
- Türkiye: US$90m
- South Korea: US$85m
- Spain: US$72m
- Czechia: US$67m
- Netherlands: US$63m
- Italy: US$50m
- Vietnam: US$48m
- Japan: US$45m
- Malaysia: US$33m
- Mexico: US$32m
- Switzerland: US$32m
- Belgium: US$27m
- Taiwan: US$22m
- Poland: US$22m
- Bulgaria: US$18m
- Canada: US$13m
- Sweden: US$12m
- Austria: US$11m
- Norway: US$11m
- Portugal: US$9m
- Finland: US$9m
- Singapore: US$9m
- Serbia: US$7m
- Thailand: US$7m
- Russia: US$6m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Romania: US$5m
- Croatia: US$5m
- Brazil: US$5m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Tunisia: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$3m
- Israel: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$922k
- Ireland: US$886k
- New Zealand: US$875k
- Morocco: US$827k
- United Arab Emirates: US$760k
- Philippines: US$729k
- Bahrain: US$720k
- Nigeria: US$701k
- Estonia: US$685k
- Argentina: US$678k
- Angola: US$602k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$623kUS$623k+US$7m+US$49m+> US$115m
Imports: 212
- Brazil: US$283m
- United States: US$281m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$177m
- Angola: US$172m
- Germany: US$161m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$135m
- China: US$115m
- France: US$112m
- Canada: US$99m
- Japan: US$73m
- United Kingdom: US$69m
- Spain: US$66m
- Netherlands: US$66m
- Saudi Arabia: US$58m
- Nigeria: US$55m
- India: US$55m
- Italy: US$54m
- South Korea: US$54m
- Australia: US$53m
- Poland: US$52m
- Taiwan: US$51m
- Vietnam: US$49m
- Norway: US$48m
- Belgium: US$46m
- Switzerland: US$45m
- Egypt: US$42m
- Mexico: US$42m
- Czechia: US$39m
- Austria: US$30m
- Singapore: US$29m
- United Arab Emirates: US$24m
- Sweden: US$23m
- Indonesia: US$23m
- Equatorial Guinea: US$22m
- Türkiye: US$21m
- Ghana: US$18m
- Denmark: US$18m
- Malaysia: US$17m
- Romania: US$17m
- Russia: US$14m
- Thailand: US$13m
- Hungary: US$12m
- Argentina: US$12m
- Slovakia: US$11m
- Kazakhstan: US$11m
- Israel: US$10m
- Ireland: US$10m
- Finland: US$10m
- Chile: US$9m
- Algeria: US$9m
- Portugal: US$8m
- Philippines: US$7m
- Serbia: US$7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7m
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$6m
- Greece: US$6m
- Senegal: US$6m
- Iraq: US$6m
- Qatar: US$6m
- South Africa: US$6m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | US$673m | 21.7% |
| 2 | China | US$422m | 13.6% |
| 3 | France | US$300m | 9.7% |
| 4 | Germany | US$294m | 9.5% |
| 5 | United States | US$247m | 8% |
| 6 |  Denmark | US$202m | 6.5% |
| 7 | India | US$103m | 3.3% |
| 8 | Türkiye | US$90m | 2.9% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$85m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$72m | 2.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | US$283m | 9.1% |
| 2 | United States | US$281m | 9% |
| 3 |  Trinidad & Tobago | US$177m | 5.7% |
| 4 |  Angola | US$172m | 5.5% |
| 5 | Germany | US$161m | 5.2% |
| 6 |  Côte d’Ivoire | US$135m | 4.3% |
| 7 | China | US$115m | 3.7% |
| 8 | France | US$112m | 3.6% |
| 9 | Canada | US$99m | 3.2% |
| 10 | Japan | US$73m | 2.4% |
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.
- 7.5%median duty
- 31number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Sudan, Algeria
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 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 | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 10% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 9% | 2% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 8% | 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 | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 21% | 15% – 26% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 10% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 1.8%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 18% | 10% – 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Malaysia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 18% | 10% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 9% | 2% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 10% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 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 | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 1.3%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 23% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 1% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 3.8% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 11% | 2% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 20% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 9% | 2% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 10% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.2% | 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
- 69951 Flexible tubing of base metal, with/without fittings
- 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 | 8307.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 8307.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 8307.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 8307.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 8307.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 8307.10 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 9
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.
- N364968 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a flexible straw bracelet from China
- N364333 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a flexible straw bracelet from China
- N361689 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification a flexible tube from South Korea
- N360456 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a flexible steel tube from India
- N296289 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification, status and country of origin marking under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), of braided hose with couplings from Mexico; Article 509
- N293362 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification, status and country of origin marking under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), of braided hose with couplings from Mexico; Article 509
- 600013368 HMRC
Flexible Tap Connector with an inner EPDM tube and valve is made of stainless-steel and is a flexible tap connector. It has connectors at both ends, used, for example, to connect sink or bath taps to the existing pipes. It also has an isolating valve that allows, changing taps without draining the…
- 600013369 HMRC
A stainless-steel flexible tap connector with an inner EPDM tube. It has connectors at both ends, used to connect sinks or bath taps to the existing water pipes.
9 rulings in total for this code
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 · Applies from:
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States — 2026 HTS Revision 11
2026HTSRev11 · Source: hts.usitc.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Other
Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8307.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8307.10; the duty is 2.7%.
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 flexible steel tubing worth £76.7m (up 54% on the year before), at an average of £13.75 per kg; United Kingdom supplied 39%, followed by Germany.
World trade in flexible steel tubing reached US$3bn in 2024, up 22.2% on 2023.
The United Kingdom was the largest exporter with 21.7% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of iron or steel?
Of iron or steel fall under HS subheading 8307.10, part of heading 8307, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of iron or steel in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8307.10 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 of iron or steel in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8307.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most of iron or steel?
The United Kingdom, with US$673m in 2024 (21.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export flexible steel tubing 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 flexible steel tubing?
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 flexible steel tubing from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United Kingdom (39%), Germany (13%) and China (12%), out of total imports of £76.7m.