Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8455
8455.30: Rolls for rolling mills
Rolling mill rolls
8455.30 is the HS subheading for rolling mill rolls, under heading 8455 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8455 30 00 00 Rolls for rolling mills
- 8455 30 10 00 Of cast iron Free
- Of open-die forged steel
- 8455 30 31 00 Hot-rolling work-rolls; hot-rolling and cold-rolling back-up rolls Free
- 8455 30 39 00 Cold-rolling work-rolls Free
- 8455 30 90 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. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- 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 2
- 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
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £5.1m | 37.7% | +5.2% |
 Germany | £3.3m | 24.5% | +308% |
 Italy | £937k | 6.9% | +54.7% |
 Austria | £801k | 5.9% | +376.3% |
 Netherlands | £549k | 4.1% | +269.6% |
 Sweden | £488k | 3.6% | +5,189.7% |
 Belgium | £441k | 3.3% | +362.4% |
 United States | £406k | 3% | -1.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$279kUS$279k+US$13.6m+US$75.6m+> US$162.6m
Exports: 89
- China: US$625.2m
- Germany: US$204.3m
- Japan: US$162.6m
- Austria: US$116.3m
- South Korea: US$115.3m
- Italy: US$99.2m
- United States: US$91.3m
- Brazil: US$91m
- Slovenia: US$75.6m
- France: US$64.4m
- Sweden: US$55m
- Türkiye: US$42.7m
- Belgium: US$42.1m
- United Kingdom: US$41.4m
- India: US$28.1m
- Spain: US$26.7m
- Ukraine: US$26.4m
- Czechia: US$21.8m
- Argentina: US$17m
- Russia: US$15.6m
- South Africa: US$15.3m
- Slovakia: US$13.6m
- Poland: US$9.5m
- Taiwan: US$8.3m
- Thailand: US$7.2m
- Canada: US$5.8m
- Hungary: US$4.1m
- Iran: US$3.9m
- Netherlands: US$3.3m
- Luxembourg: US$3.1m
- Switzerland: US$2.6m
- Romania: US$2.2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.9m
- Malaysia: US$1.6m
- Vietnam: US$1.4m
- Singapore: US$1.4m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Denmark: US$826.2k
- Sri Lanka: US$723.8k
- Finland: US$618.9k
- Philippines: US$595.1k
- Australia: US$492.2k
- United Arab Emirates: US$334.8k
- Mexico: US$279k
- Pakistan: US$260.7k
- Sierra Leone: US$217.6k
- Greece: US$205.9k
- Kazakhstan: US$196.7k
- Serbia: US$192.6k
- Portugal: US$189.3k
- Nepal: US$184.4k
- Morocco: US$178.6k
- Bahrain: US$177.1k
- Norway: US$144.7k
- Ireland: US$132.8k
- Egypt: US$112.4k
- Bulgaria: US$100.3k
- Saudi Arabia: US$84k
- North Macedonia: US$72.1k
- Croatia: US$44.1k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$896kUS$896k+US$6.5m+US$35.3m+> US$95.5m
Imports: 163
- United States: US$353.2m
- India: US$211.5m
- Germany: US$124m
- Russia: US$99.1m
- South Korea: US$95.5m
- Türkiye: US$85.1m
- Mexico: US$67.1m
- China: US$66.1m
- Vietnam: US$54.5m
- Italy: US$51.2m
- Taiwan: US$47.6m
- Canada: US$46.6m
- France: US$45.8m
- Brazil: US$43.2m
- Spain: US$41.1m
- Belgium: US$40.4m
- Thailand: US$35.3m
- Egypt: US$35m
- Indonesia: US$33.6m
- Austria: US$29m
- Netherlands: US$26.3m
- Czechia: US$23.3m
- Slovakia: US$23m
- Luxembourg: US$22.8m
- Poland: US$21.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$21.4m
- Finland: US$19.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$19.4m
- South Africa: US$17.4m
- Japan: US$17.4m
- Argentina: US$16m
- Australia: US$13.5m
- Slovenia: US$13.2m
- Kazakhstan: US$11.5m
- Sweden: US$11.3m
- United Kingdom: US$11.1m
- Bangladesh: US$10.3m
- Malaysia: US$10m
- Oman: US$8.1m
- Uruguay: US$6.7m
- Ukraine: US$6.5m
- Philippines: US$5.9m
- Serbia: US$5.6m
- Peru: US$5.2m
- Algeria: US$5.1m
- Switzerland: US$4.1m
- Romania: US$4.1m
- Iran: US$3.8m
- Uzbekistan: US$3.6m
- Belarus: US$3.4m
- Morocco: US$3.3m
- Kenya: US$3.3m
- Nigeria: US$3.3m
- Iraq: US$3.1m
- Pakistan: US$3.1m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Nepal: US$2.6m
- Denmark: US$2.5m
- New Zealand: US$2.5m
- Greece: US$2.5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$625.2m | 30.4% |
| 2 | Germany | US$204.3m | 9.9% |
| 3 |  Japan | US$162.6m | 7.9% |
| 4 | Austria | US$116.3m | 5.7% |
| 5 |  South Korea | US$115.3m | 5.6% |
| 6 | Italy | US$99.2m | 4.8% |
| 7 | United States | US$91.3m | 4.4% |
| 8 |  Brazil | US$91m | 4.4% |
| 9 |  Slovenia | US$75.6m | 3.7% |
| 10 |  France | US$64.4m | 3.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$353.2m | 17.2% |
| 2 |  India | US$211.5m | 10.3% |
| 3 | Germany | US$124m | 6% |
| 4 |  Russia | US$99.1m | 4.8% |
| 5 | South Korea | US$95.5m | 4.6% |
| 6 |  Türkiye | US$85.1m | 4.1% |
| 7 |  Mexico | US$67.1m | 3.3% |
| 8 | China | US$66.1m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Vietnam | US$54.5m | 2.7% |
| 10 | Italy | US$51.2m | 2.5% |
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8455.30 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8455.30 into 4 tariff lines; 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 rolling mill rolls worth £13.5m (up 53% on the year before), at an average of £3.55 per kg; China supplied 38%, followed by Germany.
World trade in rolling mill rolls reached US$2.1bn in 2024, down 3.8% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 30.4% of the total, ahead of Germany.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for rolls for rolling mills?
Rolls for rolling mills fall under HS subheading 8455.30, part of heading 8455, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on rolls for rolling mills in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8455.30 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 rolls for rolling mills in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8455.30 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 rolls for rolling mills?
China, with US$625.2m in 2024 (30.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export rolling mill rolls 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 rolling mill rolls?
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 rolling mill rolls from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (38%), Germany (25%) and Italy (7%), out of total imports of £13.5m.
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