Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel.
The origin of goods determines the duty rate applicable on import into the European Union. Depending on the country of manufacture and the applicable trade agreement, the rate may differ significantly from the MFN (Most Favoured Nation) rate. Proving preferential origin allows importers to benefit from reduced or zero duties under EU free trade agreements.
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Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel.
CTH, except from heading 7206
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
For the purposes of this Chapter, a change of classification resulting only from cutting is not to be considered as origin-conferring.
Product-specific list rules from free trade and preference agreements concluded by the EU.
Turkey
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading) except from non-originating materials of heading 7206.
CTH
MaxNOM 70%
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
Manufacture in which the value of all non-originating materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product
Algeria
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
Manufacture in which the value of all non-originating materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product
Caribbean Forum countries (15 states incl. Dominican Republic)
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
Cameroon
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
Canada
A change from any other heading.
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204, heading 7205 or heading 7206.
Chile
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
Colombia, Peru, Ecuador
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204, heading 7205 or heading 7206.
Cote d'Ivoire
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
Kenya, Rwanda (others pending ratification)
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204, heading 7205 or heading 7206.
Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, Zimbabwe
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, 7203, 7204 or 7205.
Egypt
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
Faroe Islands
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
Georgia
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
Ghana
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
Israel
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
Japan
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading) except from heading 7206.
Jordan
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
Kenya
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204, heading 7205 or heading 7206.
Lebanon
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
Mexico
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
Moldova
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
Morocco
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
New Zealand
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading).
The good has a Regional Value Content (RVC) as calculated under Article 4 of the Origin Reference Document of not less than 40%, whether using the build-up method or build-down method (RVC40).
Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
Palestine
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
Singapore
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204, 7205 or 7206.
South Korea
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204, heading 7205 or heading 7206.
South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Mozambique
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, 7204 or 7205.
Switzerland
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
Tunisia
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
Turkey
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading) except from non-originating materials of heading 7206.
United Kingdom
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading) except from non-originating materials of heading 7206.
Ukraine
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
Vietnam
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein
Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, heading 7202, heading 7203, heading 7204 or heading 7205.
CTH
MaxNOM 50%
CTH
MaxNOM 50%
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the good.
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the good.
The EU imported 17.5 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with Russia as the main supplier.
EU Imports
17.5 Md€
EU Exports
2.5 Md€
Balance
15.0 Md€
Top supplying countries (extra-EU)