Code 7207 11 16 · Subheading 7207 11
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This code covers semi-finished products made of iron or non-alloy steel, with carbon < 0.25% by weight, a square or rectangular cross-section, and a width < twice the thickness. They must be made by rolling or continuous casting, have a width > 130 mm, and not be automatic steel.
For example
Official tariff text
Semi-finished products, of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight < 0,25% carbon, of square or rectangular cross-section, the width < twice the thickness of > 130 mm, rolled or obtained by continuous casting (excl. free-cutting steel)
Classification complete
7207 11 16
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 72071116.
Compare the sibling codes at this level before you settle on this one.
Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; Western Sahara; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); Ivory Coast; 19 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databaseImport restrictions are recorded for goods originating in Belarus; Ukraine; any country except North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea); North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea); any country except Russian Federation; any country except Ceuta, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Melilla, Norway and Switzerland.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
72.07.1100
Of rectangular (including square) cross-section, the width measuring less than twice the thickness
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
7207 11 16 00
Of a thickness exceeding 130 mm
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
Before you use the code
The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.
Worth comparing
Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
That code is for semi-finished products of automatic steel, whereas this code excludes automatic steel.
That code covers the same general type made by rolling or continuous casting, but with width <= 130 mm rather than > 130 mm.
That code covers forged semi-finished products, whereas this code covers products made by rolling or continuous casting.
Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.
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