5607 90 20: Of abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee) or other hard (leaf) fibres; of jute or other textile bast fibres of heading 5303

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

TARIC subdivisions

Declare the 10-digit TARIC code that fits the goods: measures can differ between subdivisions.

Tariff quotas

Balances from the Commission’s weekly quota report of 23 October 2026.

Import VAT in the EU member states

The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.

• Austria 20%
• Belgium 21%
• Bulgaria 20%
• Croatia 25%
• Cyprus 19%
• Czechia 21%
• Denmark 25%
• Estonia 24%
• Finland 25.5%
• France 20%
• Germany 19%
• Greece 24%
• Hungary 27%
• Ireland 23%
• Italy 22%
• Latvia 21%
• Lithuania 21%
• Luxembourg 17%
• Malta 18%
• Netherlands 21%
• Poland 23%
• Portugal 23%
• Romania 21%
• Slovakia 23%
• Slovenia 22%
• Spain 21%
• Sweden 25%

TEDB · 25 October 2026

Preferential rates by country

EU: imports by month · HS 5607.90

last 12 months€40.5m-6% · previous 12 months

Average import price€4.54 per kg

Preferential rate30%

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
China	€17.1m	42.3%	-11.2%
United States	€6.3m	15.6%	+12.1%
Türkiye	€3.1m	7.7%	-13%
Egypt	€2.1m	5.3%	-2.9%
India	€1.6m	3.9%	-25.3%
Bangladesh	€1.4m	3.4%	+49.2%
Albania	€1.2m	3.1%	-7.1%
United Kingdom	€1.2m	3.1%	-5.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

5607.90 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited: other

UK 6% – 8% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 7.2% Türkiye 6% – 8% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 7% USA Free – 6.3% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 1.9% Canada Free – 10% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 6.7% Mexico 25% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Brazil Free – 16.2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 10.8% Argentina Free – 18% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 14.4% Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 2.5% Japan Free – 2.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% Taiwan 6.8% – 10% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 9.2% GCC 5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines North Macedonia 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

EU lines: 5607.90

• 5607 90 20Of abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee) or other hard (leaf) fibres; of jute or other textile bast fibres of heading 53036%
• 5607 90 90Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited: other, other8%

Binding rulings for similar goods

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 56 →

CN Explanatory Notes

The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.

Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union

This line in earlier years

The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.

Questions and answers

Typical products

• jute twine
• manila hemp twine and cordage

Everyday names, not part of the legal text.