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Code 7228 50 20 · Subheading 7228 50

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Only cold-worked bars of non-stainless alloy tool steel

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.

This code covers bars made of non-stainless alloy tool steel that have only been cold-worked. It does not cover bars of high-speed steel or silicon-manganese steel.

For example

  • A cold-worked bar of non-stainless alloy tool steel
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Official tariff text

Bars and rods of tool steel, only cold-formed or cold-finished (excl. semi-finished products, flat-rolled products and hot-rolled bars and rods in irregularly wound coils)

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7228 50 20

Only cold-worked bars of non-stainless alloy tool steel

The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 72285020.

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Trade measures to be aware of

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.

  • Lower duty for goods from some countries

    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.

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  • A limited quantity at a lower rate

    A tariff quota is recorded for this code. This does not say whether any of the quota is still available. It covers goods originating in any country except China, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Türkiye and Ukraine; FTA partners except Switzerland, Türkiye and Ukraine; Switzerland; China; European Union; Türkiye; Ukraine.

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  • Restrictions and paperwork

    Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in Belarus; Ukraine; any country except Ceuta, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Melilla, Norway and Switzerland; North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea); any country except Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iran, Islamic Republic of.

    Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:

    • Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
    • Movement certificate EUR.1
    • Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
    • Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
    • Goods of EU origin (CBAM)
    • Goods to be moved or used in the context of military activities - Exemption by virtue Article 2.(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/956
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    • Goods originating in Büsingen, Heligoland, or Livigno (Article 2.4 of Regulation (EU) 2023/956)
    • CBAM account number
    • De minimis exemption - Exemption by virtue Article 2a. of Regulation (EU) 2023/956
    • Application to obtain the status of authorised CBAM declarant has been submitted until 31 March 2026
    • Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
    • Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure (Reg 267/2012)
    • Goods not consigned from Iran
    • Import authorisation for restricted goods and technologies (Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012)
    • The declared goods are not concerned by Council Regulation (EC) No. 267/2012, Annex II
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EU tariff measure data version 2026-08-03-tullverket.

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

  • 72.28.5000

    Other bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

  • 7228 50 20 00

    Of tool steel

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    The ordinary rate applies. The UK lists no separate rate for goods from the EU on this line.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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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.