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Structural steel export market

United Kingdom

A UKVFTA and CPTPP partner with a large construction market.

Growing potential FTA with Vietnam: CPTPPUKVFTA

Flag of United Kingdom
GDP 2026
$4.26 trillion
World rank
#5
Population
69.5 million
GDP per capita
$61,375
Main ports
1

Steel structures for the United Kingdom

The UK trades with Vietnam under the UKVFTA and the CPTPP. Steel is designed to Eurocodes (UK National Annexes) and fabricated to BS EN 1090.

Economy & key sectors

Services, finance, manufacturing, construction

Demand for steel structures

Logistics, industrial, data-centre and infrastructure projects.

Supplied from Vietnam

What World Steel can supply to the United Kingdom

Structural steel, pre-engineered buildings and building-envelope products fabricated in our certified Vietnam plant and shipped ready to erect.

Steel Frame StructuresColumns, beams and bracing for heavy industrial buildings, multi-storey and high-rise frames – fabricated to your drawings and code. Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings (PEB)Factories, warehouses and halls supplied as a complete system: primary frames, secondary members, cladding and accessories. Trusses & Long-Span Roof StructuresTruss, space-grid, dome and arch roofs for terminals, halls, stadiums and other large column-free spaces.

Free trade agreements

Agreements in force between Vietnam and the United Kingdom, and the country's wider trade network.

FTA with Vietnam

CPTPP Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Plurilateral · in force since 2019 In force between Vietnam and each member once both have ratified.
UKVFTA UK–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement Bilateral · in force since 2021

Other trade agreements of the United Kingdom

UK–EU TCACPTPPUKVFTAUK–Japan CEPAUK–Australia FTAUK–New Zealand FTAUK–Singapore FTAUK–Korea FTA

Import regulations for steel structures

What to check when importing fabricated structural steel (HS 7308) or prefabricated buildings (HS 9406) into the United Kingdom.

  • UKCA / CE marking of structural components under BS EN 1090-1.
  • UK CBAM is planned to start in 2027 for iron and steel.
  • UKVFTA or CPTPP preferential duty with valid proof of origin.

Landed cost calculator

What does steel from Vietnam cost delivered to the United Kingdom?

Estimate freight, insurance, duty, taxes and local charges for fabricated steel structures – with the duty and tax rates for the United Kingdom already filled in.

Calculate landed cost
Import duty (HS 7308.90)
MFN 0% · UKVFTA / CPTPP 0%
VAT
20%
Customs value basis
CIF

Tariffs and trade measures change frequently. This information is a general guide, not legal or customs advice – World Steel confirms the current duty and documentation position with every quotation.

Holidays & cultural calendar

Upcoming holidays and cultural events in the United Kingdom

Plan RFQs, approvals and deliveries around the days when offices, customs and ports close. Weekend: Sat–Sun.

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Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes Night) – United Kingdom, 5 November 2026
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5NovBonfire Night (Guy Fawkes Night)Cultural · In 8 days8NovDiwali (Deepavali)Religious · In 11 days · Kartika Amavasya (Ashvin Amavasya, amanta), Vikram Samvat 20838NovRemembrance SundayObservance · In 11 days30NovSt Andrew's DayRegional holiday · In 33 days

Business seasonality: Business slows over the Christmas–New Year shutdown (construction sites typically closed from about 18–19 Dec to the first week of January) and during August school holidays; bank holidays falling at weekends move to the next weekday.

Seaports & logistics

Main container gateways for shipments from Ho Chi Minh City / Cai Mep to the United Kingdom. Steel is shipped in containers, flat racks or break-bulk depending on member size.

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#40Felixstowe, United KingdomPort of FelixstoweGateway · 2.7 M TEU

Countries (4)

  • England
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • Wales [Cymru GB-CYM]

PEB knowledge for the United Kingdom

Steel products

Isometric 3D illustration of anti-slip composite floor plates with yellow edge strips on a platformSteel gratingComposite floor plate3D render of a large access opening closed by several cover segments on removable intermediate beamsCivil drainageMulti-part covers3D render of a framed heavy mesh enclosure with a lockable gate around plant equipmentExpanded & perforated metalSecurity mesh3D render of yellow FRP modular handrail around a platform with kick platesFRP productsFRP handrailHV and HR preloadable bolting assemblies with two washersBolts & fastenersEN 14399 HV / HRIsometric render of a two-flight switchback steel stair with intermediate landingStairsSwitchback stairs3D render of a WS modular guardrail on a steel platform with grating deckModular handrailTop-mounted guardrail3D render of a side-mounted modular handrail fixed to the edge channels of a platformModular handrailSide-mounted handrail3D render of a steel stair with raking modular handrails joining the landing guardrailModular handrailStair handrail3D render of a free-standing counterweighted guardrail along a flat roof edgeModular handrailRoof-edge guardrail3D render of five types of modular handrail stanchions on a plinthModular handrailStanchions3D render of a galvanised tube clamp handrail along a roof access walkwayModular handrailTube clamp handrail

PEB knowledge

World map with PEB design and fabrication code families for North America, Australia and New Zealand, and EuropeStandardsStandards overviewDiagram of the European steel building framework linking Eurocodes, National Annexes, EN 1090, CE marking and harmonised product standardsStandardsEurope standards3D BIM model of a steel building with IFC export and shop drawing sheetsWSC solutionsBIM & shop drawingsSteel columns and rafters of a building coated with intumescent fire protection paintDesignFire protectionSteel mezzanine floor with columns, beams, deck and handrail inside a PEBWSC productsMezzanine floorsMap of PEB design and fabrication codes for the US, Canada, Australia and EuropeWSC solutionsMarket complianceStack of structural steel plates with heat numbers marked, ready for cuttingMaterialsSteel plate gradesInterior of a pre-engineered steel factory with overhead crane, mezzanine office and production linesApplicationsFactories
Standards & certificationsEurope

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