UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 7311.00
7311 00 91 00: Steel gas cylinders: Less than 1 000 l
Steel gas cylinders
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 7311 Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel
- Other, of a capacity of
- 7311 00 91 00 Less than 1 000 l
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 4
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y11
- 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)
- 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 4
- 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, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/855, 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
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461
- 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)
- Import controlImport control of fluorinated greenhouse gases
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 517/2014
- Documents
- Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y053
- Y986 Exemption from import prohibition according to Article 11.1 and 11.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y926
- 9066
- Y956
- Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y124
- Y976
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 37 moreAfghanistan, 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") | 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
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…
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 7311.00
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Czechia | £13.7m | 15.1% | +21.5% |
 Türkiye | £11.4m | 12.6% | +3.5% |
 Italy | £9.6m | 10.5% | -6.6% |
| United Kingdom | £9.1m | 10% | +24.3% |
 Germany | £8.5m | 9.3% | +5.3% |
 Portugal | £7.8m | 8.6% | -10.7% |
 China | £7.4m | 8.2% | -6.9% |
 United States | £6.8m | 7.4% | +2.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
7311.00 Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Brazil 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 25% General (MFN) 14 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 3.3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 6% – 13% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 10.7% 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line UK lines: 7311.00
- 7311 00 11 15Refillable high-pressure cylinders, of steel, of a capacity greater than 120 ml, of all diameters and volume capacities, whether or not threaded, whether filled with a porous mass or not, regardless of internal coating or plating, regardless of external finishing and shape, whether or not with a gas bladder inserted, regardless of the cylinders' fitting with a valve, neck ring, foot ring or piping, whether or not fastened together to form a bundle
- 7311 00 11 20Containers intended for pressurisation, of iron or steel: other
- 7311 00 11 80Refillable high-pressure cylinders, of steel, of a capacity greater than 120 ml, of all diameters and volume capacities, whether or not threaded, whether filled with a porous mass or not, regardless of internal coating or plating, regardless of external finishing and shape, whether or not with a gas bladder inserted, regardless of the cylinders' fitting with a valve, neck ring, foot ring or piping, whether or not fastened together to form a bundle
- 7311 00 11 85Less than 20 l: other
- 7311 00 13 15Refillable high-pressure cylinders, of steel, of all diameters and volume capacities, whether or not threaded, whether filled with a porous mass or not, regardless of internal coating or plating, regardless of external finishing and shape, whether or not with a gas bladder inserted, regardless of the cylinders' fitting with a valve, neck ring, foot ring or piping, whether or not fastened together to form a bundle
- 7311 00 13 20Containers intended for pressurisation, of iron or steel: other
- 7311 00 13 80Refillable high-pressure cylinders, of steel, of all diameters and volume capacities, whether or not threaded, whether filled with a porous mass or not, regardless of internal coating or plating, regardless of external finishing and shape, whether or not with a gas bladder inserted, regardless of the cylinders' fitting with a valve, neck ring, foot ring or piping, whether or not fastened together to form a bundle
- 7311 00 13 8520 l or more but not more than 50 l: other
- 7311 00 19 15Refillable high-pressure cylinders, of steel, of all diameters and volume capacities, whether or not threaded, whether filled with a porous mass or not, regardless of internal coating or plating, regardless of external finishing and shape, whether or not with a gas bladder inserted, regardless of the cylinders' fitting with a valve, neck ring, foot ring or piping, whether or not fastened together to form a bundle
- 7311 00 19 20Containers intended for pressurisation, of iron or steel: other
- 7311 00 19 80Refillable high-pressure cylinders, of steel, of all diameters and volume capacities, whether or not threaded, whether filled with a porous mass or not, regardless of internal coating or plating, regardless of external finishing and shape, whether or not with a gas bladder inserted, regardless of the cylinders' fitting with a valve, neck ring, foot ring or piping, whether or not fastened together to form a bundle
- 7311 00 19 85More than 50 l: other
- 7311 00 30 15Refillable high-pressure cylinders, of steel, of a capacity greater than 120 ml, of all diameters and volume capacities, whether or not threaded, whether filled with a porous mass or not, regardless of internal coating or plating, regardless of external finishing and shape, whether or not with a gas bladder inserted, regardless of the cylinders' fitting with a valve, neck ring, foot ring or piping, whether or not fastened together to form a bundle
- 7311 00 30 20Containers intended for pressurisation, of iron or steel: other
- 7311 00 30 80Refillable high-pressure cylinders, of steel, of a capacity greater than 120 ml, of all diameters and volume capacities, whether or not threaded, whether filled with a porous mass or not, regardless of internal coating or plating, regardless of external finishing and shape, whether or not with a gas bladder inserted, regardless of the cylinders' fitting with a valve, neck ring, foot ring or piping, whether or not fastened together to form a bundle
- 7311 00 30 85Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel: seamless, other
- 7311 00 91 00Less than 1 000 l
- 7311 00 99 001 000 l or more
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.
- N357938 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of containers for compressed or liquefied gas from Canada
- N342832 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a container from Germany or China.
- N336929 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of filled and non-filled containers from China.
- N333860 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of steel compressed gas containers
11 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
In the UK Global Tariff, 7311 00 91 00 is one of 18 lines under subheading 7311.00, containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel.
The third-country duty is 2%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 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 steel gas cylinders (HS 7311.00) worth £90.9m (down 15% on the year before), at an average of £3.71 per kg; Czechia supplied 15%, followed by Türkiye.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 2.7%, the Türkiye duty is 2.7%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 25%, the Argentina duty is 25%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 3.3%, the Taiwan duty is 10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 6%–13% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 7311.00 worth US$149m in 2024; the largest supplier was Türkiye.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 7311 00 91 00?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 2%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 7311 00 91 00?
174 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 174 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and DCTS Enhanced 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 7311 00 91 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 7311.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Türkiye (US$19m), followed by Portugal.