Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan · statistical code · HS 7108.13
7108.13.010: Semi-manufactured gold (non-monetary): Bars, rods, profiles, plates, sheets and strip
Semi-manufactured gold (non-monetary)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, in force from 8 August 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 7108 Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
- 7108.13.010 Bars, rods, profiles, plates, sheets and strip
What you pay
Importing into Japan
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA Free – 4.1% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.4% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 10.8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 10.8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free – 7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.5% 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Japan lines: 7108.13
Binding rulings for similar goods
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.
- N351466 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of cast gold bars from Switzerland.
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. For the purposes of subheadings 710610, 710811, 711011, 711021, 711031 and 711041, the expressions ‘powder’ and ‘in powder form’ mean products of which 90 % or more by weight passes through a sieve having a mesh aperture of 0,5 mm.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter note 4(B), for the purposes of subheadings 711011 and 711019, the expression ‘platinum’ does not include iridium, osmium, palladium, rhodium or ruthenium.
3. For the classification of alloys in the subheadings of heading 7110, each alloy is to be classified with that metal, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium or ruthenium which predominates by weight over each other of these metals.
In the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, 7108.13.010 is one of 2 lines under subheading 7108.13, gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought: non-monetary, other….
The applied rate is free, and quantities are declared in GR.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the US duty is 0%–4.1%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 10.8%, the Argentina duty is 10.8%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–7% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
Japan imported goods of subheading 7108.13 worth US$107m in 2024; the largest supplier was Malaysia, and the United Kingdom ranked 8th with US$2m.
Questions and answers
What is the Japan import duty for statistical code 7108.13.010?
The applied rate in the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan is free; the supplementary unit is GR. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Japan import these goods from?
For subheading 7108.13 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Malaysia (US$29m), followed by Taiwan.