Sourcing Ni-Mo-Cr alloy wire from China

2% duty on nickel alloy wire

Read from the UK Trade Tariff on 1 October 2026, heading 7505 covers nickel bars, rods, profiles and wire. Nickel-molybdenum-chromium alloy wire falls within the nickel alloy wire line, 7505 22 00 00, carrying 2% duty for goods from China. The supplied snapshot lists no anti-dumping or countervailing duty and no suspension. The other table rows provide heading comparisons.

The snapshot attaches import and export waste controls to the wire line. Waste shipment controls apply only if the material is waste. For a shipment from China, ask your customs broker to confirm the attached control's requirements before dispatch, particularly for rejected coils, offcuts or material sold for recovery.

Confirm the commodity code using the composition and supplied form. For wider heading coverage, see nickel-molybdenum alloy bars. Use the duty and VAT guide when costing the shipment.

Specify the alloy, condition and coil

Write the full nickel-molybdenum-chromium alloy designation and agreed composition into the order. Specify diameter and tolerance, annealed or cold-drawn condition, tensile properties, surface finish, coil weight and winding arrangement. State the intended process and service environment so the supplier can propose a material for your technical approval.

Request a heat-specific mill certificate showing composition and mechanical properties. Agree the tests and acceptance criteria before production. UK REACH generally covers substances on their own, in mixtures and in articles; assess the supplied wire's status and your obligations rather than treating a mill certificate as a chemical compliance assessment.

Worked duty example

Illustrative example, not a quote: 2 tonnes of nickel-molybdenum-chromium alloy wire, illustrative only under 7505 22 00 00, invoiced at £46,000 free on board, with £900 of freight and insurance to the UK. The customs value is £46,900. Duty at 2% is £938. Import VAT at 20% is charged on the customs value plus duty, £47,838, so it is £9,567.60. Import taxes total £10,505.60; a VAT-registered importer can usually reclaim the VAT, so the lasting cost is the £938 of duty. The import duty and VAT guide explains each step.

Inspection checklist

Identity: compare measured nickel, molybdenum and chromium content with the ordered composition and the certificate for each sampled heat.

Dimensions and condition: measure diameter around and along sampled wire; compare tensile test results with the agreed supply condition.

Surface and winding: inspect for drawing scratches, embedded contamination, kinks and crossed turns; trial the coil on your payoff equipment.

Traceability and packing: match coil labels to heat certificates and packing records, and check that wrapping protects the wire from moisture and handling damage.

What goes wrong

Watch for a different nickel alloy supplied under a similar description, certificates that do not match the coils, and mixed heats without separate identification. Correct chemistry alone does not confirm the agreed condition or diameter tolerance.

Poor winding can interrupt feeding even when the wire passes material checks. Agree a representative sample and an unwinding trial, then inspect the shipment against those acceptance criteria. See the inspection guide.

Cambridge China Bridge sources these products for UK businesses, checking the factory and the documents before shipment. See factory verification. For repeat volumes, see container programmes.