UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 7224.90

7224 90 90 00

7224 90 90 00: Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms: other, other, other, forged

Other alloy steel semi-finished products

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 7224 Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of other alloy steel
  2. 7224 90 00 00 Other
  3. Other
  4. Other
  5. 7224 90 90 00 Forged

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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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 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)

Import requirements 3

  • 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
    Belarus, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
    Legal act
    2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9024
    • 9011
    • 9022
    • 9038
    • 9063
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
    Applies to goods from
    Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
    Documents
    • Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
    • Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 37 more

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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 Comoros, 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
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

Subdivisions

  1. 7224 90 90 00 Forged Free
  2. 7224 90 90 00 Forged Free

Footnotes

TN057 The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on certain goo…
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
TN702 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 1351/2014 (OJ L365, p. 46), the export of good…

UK: imports by month · HS 7224.90

last 12 months£230.8m-10.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.43 per kg
Jan 2024: £3.9mFeb 2024: £5mMar 2024: £7.8mApr 2024: £20.4mMay 2024: £19.2mJun 2024: £16.2mJul 2024: £13.9mAug 2024: £16.6mSept 2024: £19.8mOct 2024: £23.6mNov 2024: £29.5mDec 2024: £21.6mJan 2025: £16.4mFeb 2025: £28.8mMar 2025: £22.4mApr 2025: £14.8mMay 2025: £22.8mJun 2025: £25mJul 2025: £15.9mAug 2025: £16.8mSept 2025: £25.6mOct 2025: £18.1mNov 2025: £19.7mDec 2025: £27.8mJan 2026: £8.3mFeb 2026: £13.7mMar 2026: £23mApr 2026: £27.5mMay 2026: £24.9mJun 2026: £15.4mJul 2026: £22.1mAug 2026: £4.6m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
India £175.4m 76% +13.6%
Spain £10.2m 4.4% -25.5%
Germany £9.6m 4.1% -8.7%
Netherlands £8.9m 3.9% -75.3%
Türkiye £5.7m 2.5% +85.7%
South Korea £5.6m 2.4% +619%
Italy £5.2m 2.3% +8%
Brazil £3.6m 1.5% -85.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

7224.90 Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms: other

UK lines: 7224.90

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.

  • N304361 U.S. CBP 14 June 2019 · 7224.90.00.45

    The tariff classification of steel products from the United Kingdom

  • 600016030 HMRC 26 August 2026 – 25 August 2029 · 7224 90 07 00

    Alloy steel bar, semi-finished with square cross section and rounded corners, produced by continuously casting into oscillating moulds to produce blooms and allowed to solidify, the steel is then subject to forging. During forging, the steel is heated above 1,175°C, fully converting its…

  • 600014944 HMRC 23 April 2026 – 22 April 2029 · 7224 90 07 00

    A semi-finished round cornered square steel bar with a cross-section throughout its length. Sizes ranging from 95mm square up to 250.7mm square The main molten steel production methods include: Melting raw materials using either an Electric Arc Furnace or Basic Oxygen Furnace Ladle Furnace…

  • 600009270 HMRC 3 January 2024 – 2 January 2027 · 7224 90 38 00

    Circular Section Other Alloy Steel Semi-finished Bars Steels purchased by this company that are produced from re-melted scrap primarily, although some steel mills do make small pig iron additions if required. The primary molten steel production routes methods are: 1. Electric Arc Furnace, or Basic…

Legal notes

Additional note

Chapter notes: Chapter 72 →

Commodity code 7224 90 90 00 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 7224.90 (other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms: other).

The third-country duty is free.

156 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

One statistical sub-line below it is used in the declaration.

Imports of other alloy steel semi-finished products (HS 7224.90) into the UK came to £230.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 10% on the year before); India supplied 76%, followed by Spain.

For the same subheading, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 0%–14%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 7.2%, the Argentina duty is 7.2%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, 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, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

The UK imported goods of subheading 7224.90 worth US$240m in 2024; the largest supplier was India.

Questions and answers

What is the UK import duty for commodity code 7224 90 90 00?

The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which countries get a lower rate on 7224 90 90 00?

156 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 156 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and CARIFORUM and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.

Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 7224 90 90 00?

Additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

For subheading 7224.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was India (US$130m), followed by the Netherlands.

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