Iron and steel
HS chapter 72 · June 2026 edition
The Türkiye→UK trade corridor
Score components
Industry Index Score: 47 / 100
- Import value — 40%£249M
- Growth — 30%+17.5%
- Tariff advantage — 30%0 points margin
Computed with the same deterministic formula as the index — How the score works (methodology v1)
UK imports from Türkiye — 2025
Source: HMRC overseas trade statistics
- UK Global Tariff (MFN)
- 0%
- Türkiye preferential rate
- 0%
The MFN rate for the representative heading is already 0% — the corridor advantage here is logistics, speed and supply-chain position rather than duty.
Representative rates read from heading 7208. A chapter spans many commodity codes — always check your full code on the UK Trade Tariff.
Source: UK Trade TariffCheck your exact code with the free tariff toolRegulatory watch for this chapter
- Action needed
UK steel trade measure in force from 1 July 2026 — Türkiye holds country quotas
The steel safeguard and its 25% additional duty ceased on 30 June 2026; the new steel trade measure applies from 1 July 2026. Türkiye holds country-specific quota allocations (including rebars, merchant bars and hollow sections), and steel imported outside quota pays a 50% tariff.
- Watching
Construction products: UK proposes product traceability and labelling duties
MHCLG proposes that construction product manufacturers label products with a unique product identifier and a data carrier (e.g. QR code) linking to digital product information, and retain risk-assessment and safety-incident records for 10 years. Importers would have to verify the manufacturer's risk assessment and keep product documentation for 10 years. These are consultation proposals, not yet in force; the consultation closed 20 May 2026.
Items are curated from official UK sources and shown with their original English titles.
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