Code 7312 10 98 · Subheading 7312 10
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This covers iron or steel cables and ropes, excluding stainless steel, with a largest cross-section over 3 mm. The title describes them as uncoated or only zinc-coated, but excludes insulated electrical wire, barbed wire, loosely twisted double wire, and zinc-coated cables and ropes.
For example
Official tariff text
Ropes and cables, incl. locked-coil ropes, of iron or steel other than stainless, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension of > 3 mm (excl. uncoated or only zinc-plated or zinc-coated, electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire, and ropes and cables plated or coated with zinc)
Classification complete
7312 10 98
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 73121098.
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.
Trade-defence measures, such as anti-dumping duty, may apply to goods originating in Ukraine; any country except China and Morocco; China; Morocco; Türkiye; any country except China and Korea, Republic of (South Korea); Korea, Republic of (South Korea); any country; 1 more origin.
The duty depends on the producer or exporter, so two shipments of the same goods can be charged differently.
This is recorded on a more detailed code below this one, so it may not cover your goods.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databasePreferential 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); European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway; 30 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 Russian Federation; Russian Federation; any country.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
73.12.1001
Metal coated
73.12.1002
Not metal coated
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.
All 4 UK lines under this code
They all have the same duty rates shown here.
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 covers twisted wire over 3 mm that is uncoated, whereas this code names cables and ropes.
That code covers twisted wire over 3 mm that is zinc-coated, whereas this code names cables and ropes.
That code covers cables and ropes over 3 mm but not over 12 mm; this code does not state that upper limit.
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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