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HS 7308 · Iron and steel articles

Steel structures

Data last updated 18 October 2026 · schedule data 2026.10.2

In short

The EU charges no duty on Mercosur steel structures, with or without the agreement; Brazil's duty on EU steel structures is up to 12.7% today and reaches zero by 2041.

Rates at a glance

Into the EU from Mercosur

7 tariff lines

Preferential duty 2026

0%

Duty-free on all phased lines by

No phase-out

Agreement base rate

0%

Applied MFN rate today

0%

Into Brazil from the EU

6 tariff lines

Preferential duty 2026

11.4–12.7%

Duty-free on all phased lines by

2041

Agreement base rate

14%

Applied MFN rate today

12.6–25%

Work out the duty on your shipment

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About this product

Steel structures like bridges, towers and scaffolding already enter the EU duty-free. Mercosur phases out its duties on European structures over long schedules. Large projects often come with their own procurement rules.

How the duty falls, year by year

Highest and lowest ad valorem duty each year over the lines on a path to zero. Excluded and quota-only lines keep their duty and aren't included.

Highest preferential ad valorem duty by year, 7308EU → Mercosur: 12.7% in 2026 to 0% in 2041. The table below has the same figures.0%7.5%15%20262028203020322034203620382040
EU → Mercosur

Into the EU from Mercosur

Nothing to phase out in this direction: every line is already duty-free, excluded or only covered by a quota.

Into Brazil from the EU

Into Brazil from the EU
YearAd valorem dutyLines duty-free
202611.4–12.7%0 / 6
202710.3–11.4%0 / 6
20289.1–10.2%0 / 6
20298–9.4%0 / 6
20306.8–8.6%0 / 6
20315.7–7.8%0 / 6
20324.5–7%0 / 6
20333.4–6.3%0 / 6
20342.2–5.5%0 / 6
20351.1–4.7%0 / 6
20360–3.9%4 / 6
20370–3.1%4 / 6
20380–2.3%4 / 6
20390–1.5%4 / 6
20400–0.7%4 / 6
20410%6 / 6

Lines by staging category

The staging category sets the speed of the cut: 0 is duty-free from entry into force, 4 to 15 are the years to zero, E is excluded and letter codes are quotas or special treatments.

Mercosur → EU

  • 0× 7

EU → Mercosur

  • 10× 4
  • 15× 2

Tariff-rate quotas

No tariff-rate quota applies to this heading.

Rates in each Mercosur country

Each member has its own base rate and applied MFN rate. The preference is cut from the base rate, or from the applied rate where that's lower (Art. 2.4(7) of the agreement), so the current rate can differ by country.

Rates in each Mercosur country
CountryBase rateApplied MFNPreferential 2026Zero byApplied-rate source
Brazil14%12.6–25%11.4–12.7%2041Brazil applied import duty, Res. Gecex 272/2021 Annexes II, V, VI, IX (MDIC), as of 5 October 2026
Argentina14%12.6–14%11.4–13.1%2041Argentina applied import duty (DIE), ARCA Arancel Integrado, as of 18 October 2026
Uruguay0–14%0–12.6%0–11.8%2041Uruguay applied import duty (Arancel Nacional, MEF), as of 10 February 2025Manual snapshotOlder than 180 days
Paraguay0–14%0–14%0–13.1%2041Paraguay applied import duty (Arancel Nacional Vigente, MEF), as of 4 November 2025Manual snapshotOlder than 180 days

All tariff lines

Line descriptions are the English text of the schedules (CN 2013 for the EU, NCM 2012 for Mercosur).

Into the EU from Mercosur: 7 lines
Into the EU from Mercosur
CodeDescriptionStagingBaseApplied MFN2026Final
7308 10 00Bridges and bridge-sections, of iron or steel0FreeFreeFreeFree
7308 20 00Towers and lattice masts, of iron or steel0FreeFreeFreeFree
7308 30 00Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, of iron or steel0FreeFreeFreeFree
7308 40 00Equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or pit-propping (excl. composite sheetpiling products and formwork panels for poured-in-place concrete, which have the characteristics of moulds)0FreeFreeFreeFree
7308 90 51Panels comprising two walls of profiled "ribbed" sheet, of iron or steel, with an insulating core0FreeFreeFreeFree
7308 90 59Structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, solely or principally of sheet, n.e.s. (excl. doors and windows and their frames, and panels comprising two walls of profiled "ribbed" sheet, of iron or steel, with an insulating core)0FreeFreeFreeFree
7308 90 98Structures and parts of structures of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge- sections; towers; lattice masts; doors, windows and their frames and thresholds; equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or pit-propping, and products made principally of sheet)0FreeFreeFreeFree
Into Brazil from the EU: 6 lines
Into Brazil from the EU
CodeDescriptionStagingBaseApplied MFN2026Final
7308 10 00Bridges and bridge-sections, of cast iron/iron/steel1014%20%12.7%Freefrom 2036
7308 20 00Towers and gantries, of cast iron/iron/steel1014%20%12.7%Freefrom 2036
7308 30 00Doors, windows, etc. of cast iron/iron/steel1014%12.6%11.4%Freefrom 2036
7308 40 00Scaffolding, frames equipment, etc. of cast iron/iron/steel1014%25%12.7%Freefrom 2036
7308 90 10Foils, bars, etc., of cast iron/iron/steel, for construction1514%12.6%11.8%Freefrom 2041
7308 90 90Other structures and their parts, of cast iron/iron/steel1514%12.6%11.8%Freefrom 2041

Related products

All headings in chapter 73: Iron and steel articles

Data and method

Worked out with the calculator's engine from the agreement schedules (Annex 2-A) and the applied-rate files, for agreement year 2026. Mercosur → EU figures assume Brazilian origin, which only matters for the few origin-specific quotas; EU → Mercosur figures are for Brazil unless the country table says otherwise.

Methodology and data sources

Estimates only, not legal or customs advice. Check the official schedules before relying on a rate.