ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) · CET code · HS 7210.49
7210.49.10.00: In coils
Galvanised steel sheet and coil
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), in force from 7 September 2023 · checked on 24 October 2026
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Importing into Nigeria
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
7210.49 Otherwise plated or coated with zinc: other
UK 50% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free – 20% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 10% 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Mexico 35% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Brazil 10.8% – 25% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 17.9% 
Argentina 10.8% General (MFN) 38 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 124 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 13 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria lines: 7210.49
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.
- N341692 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of nonalloy steel coils from Taiwan
- N341698 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of nonalloy steel coils from Taiwan
- N341468 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of nonalloy steel coils from Mexico
- N341469 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of nonalloy steel coils from Vietnam
- 600015303 HMRC
A flat-rolled non-alloyed steel strip coated on both sides with a zinc-magnesium-aluminium alloy layer by continuous hot-dip coating that complies with the BS EN10346 +Zinc-Magnesium products. The coated strip is cooled, chemically passivated, optionally oiled, and wound into coils. The coating…
24 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Additional note
1. The following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:
‘Electrical’: for the purposes of subheadings 72091610, 72091710, 72091810, 72092610, 72092710, 72092810 and 72112320, flat-rolled products which under a current at 50 Hz and a magnetic flux of 1 T have a watt-loss per kilogram, calculated by the Epstein method, of:
2,1 W or less, when their thickness does not exceed 0,20 mm,
3,6 W or less, when their thickness is not less than 0,20 mm but less than 0,60 mm,
6 W or less, when their thickness is not less than 0,60 mm but not greater than 1,50 mm.
‘Tinplate’: for the purposes of subheadings 72101220, 72107010, 72121010 and 72124020, flat-rolled products (of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm) coated with a layer of metal containing, by weight, 97 % or more of tin.
‘Tool steel’: for the purposes of subheadings 72241010, 72249002, 72253010, 72254012, 72269120, 72283020, 72284010, 72285020 and 72286020, alloy steels, other than stainless or high-speed steel, containing, by weight, one of the following compositions, with or without other elements:
less than 0,6 % of carbon
and
0,7 % or more of silicon and 0,05 % or more of vanadium
or
4 % or more of tungsten,
0,8 % or more of carbon
and
0,05 % or more of vanadium,
more than 1,2 % of carbon
and
not less than 11 % but not more than 15 % of chromium,
0,16 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of carbon
and
3,8 % or more but not more than 4,3 % of nickel
and
1,1 % or more but not more than 1,5 % of chromium
and
0,15 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of molybdenum,
0,3 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of carbon
and
1,4 % or more but not more than 2,1 % of chromium
and
0,15 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of molybdenum
and
less than 1,2 % of nickel,
0,3 % or more of carbon
and
less than 5,2 % of chromium
and
0,65 % or more of molybdenum or 0,4 % or more of tungsten,
0,5 % or more but not more than 0,6 % of carbon
and
1,25 % or more but not more than 1,8 % of nickel
and
0,5 % or more but not more than 1,2 % of chromium
and
0,15 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of molybdenum.
In the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), 7210.49.10.00 is one of 2 lines under subheading 7210.49, otherwise plated or coated with zinc: other.
The import duty is 5%, and quantities are declared in KG.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 50%, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 0%–20%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 35%, the Brazil duty is 10.8%–25%, the Argentina duty is 10.8%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free and the North Macedonia duty is free.
Nigeria imported goods of subheading 7210.49 worth US$32m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the Nigeria import duty for CET code 7210.49.10.00?
The import duty in the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) is 5%; the supplementary unit is KG. 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 Nigeria import these goods from?
For subheading 7210.49 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$31m).