Code 7302 30 · Heading 7302

Iron or steel material for railway or tramway switches

This code covers iron or steel parts and other material for railway or tramway switches, including switch tongues, crossings and drawbars. It applies to the switch material named in the tariff description.

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Official tariff text

Switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, for railway or tramway track, of iron or steel

How we got to this code

XV
73
7302
7302 30

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Every code is reached through these choices, one level at a time.

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Step 1 · Section XV Base metals and articles of base metal
Is it iron or steel; an article made of iron or steel; copper or an article made of copper; nickel or an article made of nickel; aluminium or an article made of aluminium; lead or an article made of lead; zinc or an article made of zinc; tin or an article made of tin; another base metal, sintered metal or cermet, or an article made from one of these; a base-metal tool, implement, knife, spoon or fork, or a part thereof; or another miscellaneous article made of base metal?
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Step 2 · Chapter 73 Articles of iron or steel 2 of 11 chapters in section XV
Which named product group best describes the iron or steel item—for example, a pipe, structure, container, chain, household item or fastener?
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Step 3 · Heading 7302 Railway or tramway track construction material of i… 2 of 26 headings under chapter 73
Is it a rail; switch material such as points, crossings or tie bars; a fishplate or baseplate; or another special railway or tramway rail joining or fastening material, such as a counter rail, rack rail, sleeper, rail chair, rail-chair wedge, clamp plate, splice plate or track rod?
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Step 4 · Subheading 7302 30 Switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other… 2 of 4 subheadings under heading 7302
Is it an iron or steel tongue, crossing, drawbar or other material for a railway or tramway switch?

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Import duty on the codes below: 2.7%

Only one code below

7302 30 00

Switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, for railway or tramway track, of iron or steel

2.7%

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 2.7%.

7302 10 Rails of iron or steel, for railway or tramway track (excl. check-rails) 0.0%
7302 30 Switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, for railway or tramway track, of iron or steel you are here 2.7%
7302 40 Fish-plates and sole plates of iron or steel, for railways or tramways 0.0%
7302 90 Sleepers "cross-ties", check-rails, rack rails, chairs, chair wedges, rail clips, bedplates and ties and other specialised material for the jointing or fixing of railway or tramway track, of iron or steel (excl. rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, and fish-plates and sole plates) 0.0%

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

73.02.3000 Switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

7302 30 00 00 Switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

50.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

7302.30.00.00 Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following: rails

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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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.

73.02.3000

Switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces

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.

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Selling to Great Britain

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

7302 30 00 00

Switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces

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).

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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.

7302.30.00.00

Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following: rails, check-rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialized for jointing or fixing rails, Switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces

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.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, 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.