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Customs code · HS subheading 7208 38

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Hot-rolled, uncoated steel coil

At least 600 mm wide and at least 3 mm but under 4.75 mm thick

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. Exports and Intrastat use it as it is. For an import into the EU, pick a 10-digit line below.

This code covers coiled flat products of iron or non-alloy steel that are at least 600 mm wide and only hot-rolled. They are unplated, uncoated or uncovered, at least 3 mm but under 4.75 mm thick, not pickled and without a relief pattern.

For example

  • A coil of hot-rolled, uncoated flat non-alloy steel, at least 600 mm wide and at least 3 mm but under 4.75 mm thick, not pickled and without a relief pattern
  • Hot-rolled iron flat-product coil, at least 600 mm wide and at least 3 mm but under 4.75 mm thick, unplated, not pickled and without a relief pattern
See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of >= 600 mm, in coils, simply hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of >= 3 mm but < 4,75 mm, not pickled, without patterns in relief

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Your answer for export

The full EU export code is 7208 38 00.

You do not pick a 10-digit EU import line for an export declaration or Intrastat. The destination classifies the goods under its own tariff.

8 digits, ready

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

  • Their lines1 Norwegian line

72.08.3800 Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

  • Their lines2 British lines

7208 38 00 10 Intended for re-rolling

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

50.0%

Estimated from published US measures

  • Their lines3 US lines
  • Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

7208.38.00.15 Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

  • 72.08.3800

    Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

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

See the 2 British lines

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

  • All 2 UK lines under this code

    They all have the same duty rates shown here.

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

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

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 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).

See the 3 US lines

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

  • 7208.38.00.15

    Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, Other, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm, High-strength steel

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    50.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.82.02 Section 232 steel, aluminium and copper, Proclamation 11021, heading 9903.82.02 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 16(a) and the lists of note 16(c)(i) to (c)(v): the duty provided in the applicable subheading plus 50 percent, on the full customs value, whatever the origin

  • 7208.38.00.30

    Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, Other, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm, Other, With untrimmed edges

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    50.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.82.02 Section 232 steel, aluminium and copper, Proclamation 11021, heading 9903.82.02 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 16(a) and the lists of note 16(c)(i) to (c)(v): the duty provided in the applicable subheading plus 50 percent, on the full customs value, whatever the origin

  • 7208.38.00.90

    Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, Other, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm, Other

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    50.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.82.02 Section 232 steel, aluminium and copper, Proclamation 11021, heading 9903.82.02 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 16(a) and the lists of note 16(c)(i) to (c)(v): the duty provided in the applicable subheading plus 50 percent, on the full customs value, whatever the origin

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Before you use the code

Check the facts that sit outside 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.

Classify your own product, free Look up the current rates and rules
  1. The product and its form Check that your product really matches this description, including what it is made of and the form it arrives in.
  2. Country of origin Trade agreements, sanctions and extra measures can change the treatment of the very same code.
  3. Current tariff measures Check today's rate, any restrictions or licences, and the quantity customs asks for, with Toldstyrelsen or TARIC.

On an EU import declaration

Pick the 10-digit line that matches the goods.

2 import lines

When these goods are imported into the EU, the declaration needs a 10-digit code. Under 7208 38 00 the EU tariff has 2 lines, each with its own wording.

You or your customs agent pick the line whose wording fits the goods; the last line, "Other", covers what none of the specific wordings describe.

The standard duty rate is the same on every line.

  1. Match the whole wording A line is its own wording plus the grouping text above it. Read both before you settle on one.

Exports from the EU and Intrastat normally use the 8-digit code as it is.

EU tariff data of Sept. 13, 2026.

Rates, origin and documents

Read the signals first. Open only the ones you want to check.

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.

Data of Sept. 1, 2026

Extra duty on goods from some countries

First

Trade-defence measures, such as anti-dumping duty, may apply to goods originating in:

  • China
  • Egypt
  • Japan
  • Türkiye
  • Viet Nam
  • Brazil
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Russian Federation
  • +4 origins

The duty depends on the producer or exporter, so two shipments of the same goods can be charged differently.

Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

Lower duty for goods from some countries

Possible

Preferential rates exist for goods originating in:

  • Andorra
  • Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe
  • Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia
  • Western Sahara
  • Ivory Coast
  • Cameroon
  • Egypt
  • Fiji
  • +16 origins

These rates apply to Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms).

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

Check

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 Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Republic of (South Korea), Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Switzerland, Taiwan, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom and Viet Nam
  • Australia
  • Brazil
  • Switzerland
  • Egypt
  • European Union
  • United Kingdom
  • Indonesia
  • +11 origins

The quota applies to FTA partners except Brazil, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Republic of (South Korea), North Macedonia, Serbia, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom and Viet Nam.

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Restrictions and paperwork

Important

Import 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 Ceuta, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Melilla, Norway and Switzerland
  • Kazakhstan
  • any country except Russian Federation
  • Russian Federation

The EU records document conditions on this code. What customs may ask for depends on where the goods come from, exactly what the product is and the customs procedure.

Proof of origin 3 conditions

If you claim a lower rate for goods from a country the EU has a trade agreement with, customs asks for proof of origin, for example a EUR.1 certificate or an origin declaration.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
  • Movement certificate EUR.1
  • Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
  • Certificate of origin for certain steel products originating in Kazakhstan as defined in Article 2 of Reg. 1340/2008

Sanctions and restricted regions 9 conditions

Some conditions come from EU sanctions rules. They matter when the goods are linked to a country or region the EU restricts trade with.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
  • Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
  • Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
  • Derogation from import prohibition by virtue of Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
  • Goods not consigned from North Korea
  • Goods other than those described in Annex V (Coal, iron and iron ore) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
  • The product is imported from a partner country for importation of iron and steel as listed in Annex XXXVI to Regulation (EU) No 833/2014
  • Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 12e of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014)
  • Import authorisation by virtue of article 3g.7 of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
  • Import authorisation by virtue of article 12b.2 of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014

Product controls and permits 5 conditions

Depending on the exact product, customs may ask for a licence, a permit or a control certificate before the goods are released.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
  • Application to obtain the status of authorised CBAM declarant has been submitted until 31 March 2026
  • Goods of EU origin (CBAM)
  • Goods originating in Büsingen, Heligoland, or Livigno (Article 2.4 of Regulation (EU) 2023/956)
  • CBAM account number
  • Import authorization issued by the competent authority of a Member State which shall be valid throughout the Community

Statements that the goods are outside a rule's scope 3 conditions

Some conditions are statements that a rule does not cover the goods, for example that the product is not on a controlled list.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
  • Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
  • Goods to be moved or used in the context of military activities - Exemption by virtue Article 2.(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/956
  • De minimis exemption - Exemption by virtue Article 2a. of Regulation (EU) 2023/956

Other conditions 1 condition

These conditions match none of the groups above. Whether customs asks for one depends on the goods, where they come from and the customs procedure.

Show the EU's own wording for this condition
  • Evidence of the country of origin of the iron and steel inputs used for processing of the product in a third country
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EU tariff measure data of Sept. 1, 2026.

One last classification check

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How we got to this code

  1. XV
  2. 72
  3. 7208
  4. 7208 38
  5. 7208 38 00
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