Customs Tariff of Canada · tariff item · HS 5208.52
5208.52.00.90: Plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m²: other
Printed light cotton plain weave (>100 g/m²)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Canada, in force from 11 September 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 5208 Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m².
- 52085 Printed:
- 5208.52.00 Plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m²
- 5208.52.00.90 Other
What you pay
Importing into Canada
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
5208.52 Plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m2
UK 8% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
EU 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 3% – 12.5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 8.2% 
Mexico 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 26% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Peru 11% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Japan 5.6% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · 5× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 35% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Canada lines: 5208.52
Legal notes
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, 5208.52.00.90 is one of 2 lines under subheading 5208.52, plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m2.
The MFN tariff rate is free, and quantities are declared in KGM.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%, the EU duty is 8%, the Türkiye duty is 8%, the US duty is 3%–12.5%, the Mexico duty is 25%, the Brazil duty is 26%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is 11%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 5.6%, the Taiwan duty is 10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 8% and the Nigeria duty is 35%.
Canada imported goods of subheading 5208.52 worth US$22m in 2024; the largest supplier was South Korea.
Questions and answers
What is the Canada import duty for tariff item 5208.52.00.90?
The MFN tariff rate in the Customs Tariff of Canada is free; the supplementary unit is KGM. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Canada import these goods from?
For subheading 5208.52 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was South Korea (US$8m), followed by the United States.