UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 7312.10
7312 10 85 12: Steel wire ropes and cables: Exceeding 24 mm but not exceeding 48 mm: of steel, consigned from Morocco
Steel wire ropes and cables
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 7312 Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not electrically insulated
- 7312 10 00 00 Stranded wire, ropes and cables
- Other, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension
- Exceeding 3 mm
- Ropes and cables (including locked coil ropes)
- Not coated or only plated or coated with zinc, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension
- 7312 10 85 00 Exceeding 24 mm but not exceeding 48 mm
- Of steel
- 7312 10 85 12 Consigned from Morocco
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
- Anti-dumping dutyDefinitive anti-dumping duty 60.4%
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except China, Morocco
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/99
- Anti-dumping dutyDefinitive anti-dumping duty 60.4%
- Applies to goods from
- China, Morocco
- Legal act
- Statutory Instruments 2019 No. 450
Rates for named exporters (1)
Company Rate Remer Maroc SARL, Zone Industrielle, Tranche 2, Lot 10, Settat - MA A567 0% with D008, otherwise 60.4% - 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, 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)
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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…
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 7312.10
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £23.5m | 27.8% | -3.4% |
 Germany | £9.9m | 11.7% | -1.5% |
 Portugal | £8.2m | 9.7% | +17.5% |
 India | £7m | 8.3% | -23.9% |
 United States | £5.7m | 6.7% | -15.6% |
 Thailand | £4m | 4.7% | -39.1% |
 South Korea | £3.9m | 4.6% | +12.2% |
 Türkiye | £2.7m | 3.1% | +2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
7312.10 Stranded wire, ropes and cables
EU Free Third-country duty 11 tariff lines Türkiye Free Third-country duty 11 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 11 tariff lines 
Mexico 35% Third-country duty 15 tariff lines 
Brazil 25% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 57 tariff lines · average 12.4% 
Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 8% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% – 20% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 13.3% UK lines: 7312.10
- 7312 10 20 00Stranded wire, ropes and cables: of stainless steel
- 7312 10 41 00Plated or coated with copper-zinc alloys (brass)
- 7312 10 49 00Not exceeding 3 mm: other
- 7312 10 61 91With not more than 18 wires, of non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.6% or more of carbon
- 7312 10 61 99Other, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension: exceeding 3 mm, stranded wire, not coated, other
- 7312 10 65 91With not more than 18 wires, of non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.6% or more of carbon, excluding galvanised (but not with any further coating material) seven wire strands in which the diameter of the central wire is identical or less than 3% greater than the diameter of any of the 6 other wires
- 7312 10 65 99Plated or coated with zinc: other
- 7312 10 69 91With not more than 18 wires, of non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.6% or more of carbon
- 7312 10 69 99Other, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension: exceeding 3 mm, stranded wire, coated, other, other
- 7312 10 81 12Exceeding 3 mm but not exceeding 12 mm: of steel, consigned from Morocco
- 7312 10 81 13Exceeding 3 mm but not exceeding 12 mm: of steel, consigned from the Republic of Korea
- 7312 10 81 19Exceeding 3 mm but not exceeding 12 mm: of steel, other
- 7312 10 81 90Exceeding 3 mm but not exceeding 12 mm: other
- 7312 10 83 12Exceeding 12 mm but not exceeding 24 mm: of steel, consigned from Morocco
- 7312 10 83 13Exceeding 12 mm but not exceeding 24 mm: of steel, consigned from the Republic of Korea
- 7312 10 83 19Exceeding 12 mm but not exceeding 24 mm: of steel, other
- 7312 10 83 90Exceeding 12 mm but not exceeding 24 mm: other
- 7312 10 85 12Exceeding 24 mm but not exceeding 48 mm: of steel, consigned from Morocco
- 7312 10 85 13Exceeding 24 mm but not exceeding 48 mm: of steel, consigned from the Republic of Korea
- 7312 10 85 19Exceeding 24 mm but not exceeding 48 mm: of steel, other
- 7312 10 85 90Exceeding 24 mm but not exceeding 48 mm: other
- 7312 10 89 12Not coated or only plated or coated with zinc, with: exceeding 48 mm, of steel, consigned from Morocco
- 7312 10 89 13Not coated or only plated or coated with zinc, with: exceeding 48 mm, of steel, consigned from the Republic of Korea
- 7312 10 89 19Not coated or only plated or coated with zinc, with: exceeding 48 mm, of steel, other
- 7312 10 89 90Not coated or only plated or coated with zinc, with: exceeding 48 mm, other
- 7312 10 98 12Ropes and cables (including locked coil ropes): other, of steel, consigned from Morocco
- 7312 10 98 13Ropes and cables (including locked coil ropes): other, of steel, consigned from the Republic of Korea
- 7312 10 98 19Ropes and cables (including locked coil ropes): other, of steel, other
- 7312 10 98 90Ropes and cables (including locked coil ropes): other, other
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.
- H355076 U.S. CBP
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- N359135 U.S. CBP
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- N358522 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a cable and gusset system from China, India, Cambodia, Vietnam, or Taiwan
- N354221 U.S. CBP
The country of origin of nonalloy steel prestressed concrete (PC) Strand
- 600015703 HMRC
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- 600015704 HMRC
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- 600015589 HMRC
Stainless Steel Plant Support Device A reusable plant support device designed to suspend plant pots and containers in indoor and outdoor environments. The product is used in gardening and home décor applications to suspend plant pots and baskets from overhead supports. The product is constructed…
12 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
In the UK Global Tariff, 7312 10 85 12 is one of 29 lines under subheading 7312.10, stranded wire, ropes and cables.
The third-country duty is free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, anti-dumping duty of 60.4% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from China and Morocco.
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 wire ropes and cables (HS 7312.10) worth £84.6m (down 9% on the year before), at an average of £1.76 per kg; China supplied 28%, followed by Germany.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 35%, the Brazil duty is 25%, the Argentina duty is 0%–12.6%, the Peru duty is 0%–6%, 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, the North Macedonia duty is 8% and the Nigeria duty is 10%–20%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 7312.10 worth US$123m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 7312 10 85 12?
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 7312 10 85 12?
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 7312 10 85 12?
Anti-dumping duty of 60.4% on goods from China and Morocco; 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 7312.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$34m), followed by India.