UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 7225.40
7225 40 12 90: Hot-rolled alloy steel plate, not in coils: Other, not further worked than hot-rolled, not in coils: of tool steel, other
Hot-rolled alloy steel plate, not in coils
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 7225 Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more
- 7225 40 00 00 Other, not further worked than hot-rolled, not in coils
- 7225 40 12 00 Of tool steel
- 7225 40 12 90 Other
What you pay
Importing into UK
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
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota Free
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1432
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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 50% |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
Footnotes
TN057 The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on certain goo…
TN207 The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose tr…
TN209 The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on cer…
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
TN702 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 1351/2014 (OJ L365, p. 46), the export of good…
(a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Crimea or Sevastopol, or
(b) for use in Crimea or Sevastopol.
The prohibitions shall be without prejudice to the execution until 21 March 2015 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 20 December 2014, or by ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.
When related to the use in Crimea or Sevastopol, the prohibitions do not apply where there are no reasonable grounds to determine that the goods and technology or the services are to be used in Crimea or Sevastopol.
UK: imports by month · HS 7225.40
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden | £44.5m | 39.7% | +4.8% |
 Finland | £22.7m | 20.3% | +76% |
 France | £15.1m | 13.5% | +9.6% |
 Austria | £10.5m | 9.4% | +70.4% |
 Denmark | £6m | 5.3% | -14.3% |
 Germany | £5.2m | 4.6% | -29.4% |
 Belgium | £5.2m | 4.6% | -41.9% |
 United States | £987k | 0.9% | -76.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
7225.40 Other, not further worked than hot-rolled, not in coils
EU Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free – 15% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 8.5% USA Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Mexico 35% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Brazil Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 4.2% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 8.4% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 7225.40
- 7225 40 12 30Of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm
- 7225 40 12 90Other, not further worked than hot-rolled, not in coils: of tool steel, other
- 7225 40 15 10Not further worked than rolled; not further worked than surface-treated, including cladding or simply cut into shapes other than rectangular (including square)
- 7225 40 15 90Other, not further worked than hot-rolled, not in coils: of high-speed steel, other
- 7225 40 40 00Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm
- 7225 40 60 10Of a width of 2 050 mm or more
- 7225 40 60 90Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm: other
- 7225 40 90 00Of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm
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.
- N315546 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of certain flat-rolled alloy steel from China, Ukraine or Slovenia
- N308286 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of steel plates from Sweden
- N304251 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of steel plates from Germany
- N290183 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of flat-rolled products from Luxembourg
5 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 UK Global Tariff, 7225 40 12 90 is one of 8 lines under subheading 7225.40, other, not further worked than hot-rolled, not in coils.
The third-country duty is 50%.
Goods from 1 country can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 50%; 1 of them pay no duty at all, for example under the UK–Ukraine agreement.
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 hot-rolled alloy steel plate, not in coils (HS 7225.40) worth £112m (up 7% on the year before), at an average of £1.30 per kg; Sweden supplied 40%, followed by Finland.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 0%–15%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 35%, the Brazil duty is 0%–12.6%, the Argentina duty is 0%–12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–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, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 7225.40 worth US$113m in 2024; the largest supplier was Sweden.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 7225 40 12 90?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 50%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 7225 40 12 90?
1 country has a preferential rate on this line, 1 of them at 0%, under the UK–Ukraine agreement 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 7225 40 12 90?
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 7225.40 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Sweden (US$47m), followed by France.