6004 · Knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm, containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread, other than those of heading 6001
See note 13 to this section, for the definition of the term ‘elastomeric yarn’.
EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 6004.10
6004 10 00
6004 10 00: Knitted fabrics with 5%+ elastane: Containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn, but not containing rubber thread
Knitted fabrics with 5%+ elastane
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 6004 Knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm, containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread, other than those of heading 6001:
- 6004 10 00 Containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn, but not containing rubber thread
What you pay
Importing into EU
Customs duty 8% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 4 additional measures Import requirements: 4 VAT standard rate of the member state of import, 17% to 27%
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes → Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 5
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Regulation 2658/87
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 August 2027
- Legal act
- Regulation 0032/00
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 October 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Handling feeUnion handling fee 2 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 2108/26
- Documents
- Y126 Goods sold in distance sales
Import requirements 5
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Only for
- 6004 10 00 10 Of synthetic fibres
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- Regulation 0936/15
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Only for
- 6004 10 00 91 Of wool, of cotton or artificial fibres
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- Regulation 0936/15
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- Regulation 1836/17
- Documents
- Y084 Derogation from import prohibition by virtue of Article 16i (1) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0692/14
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0263/22
- Documents
- Y984 Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
- N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
- N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
TARIC subdivisions
Declare the 10-digit TARIC code that fits the goods: measures can differ between subdivisions.
| 6004 10 00 10 | Of synthetic fibres |
| 6004 10 00 91 | Of wool, of cotton or artificial fibres |
| 6004 10 00 99 | Other |
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.
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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 · 30 October 2026
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 8% |
| GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms) | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 42 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Antarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and 8 moreAntarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Greenland, New Caledonia, Sint Maarten, St Barthélemy, St Pierre & Miquelon, Wallis & Futuna | Free |
| GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance) | Bolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and 4 moreBolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia | Free |
| EEA - European Economic Area | Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| EU–Andorra customs union | Andorra | Free |
| EU–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| EU–Bosnia & Herzegovina agreement | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Free |
| EU–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| EU–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| EU–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| EU–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| EU–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| EU–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| EU–Algeria agreement | Algeria | Free |
| EU–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| EU–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part. | Western Sahara | Free |
| EU–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| EU–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| EU–United Kingdom agreement | United Kingdom | Free |
| EU–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| EU–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| EU–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| EU–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| EU–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| EU–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| EU–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| EU–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| EU–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| EU–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| EU–Montenegro agreement | Montenegro | Free |
| EU–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| EU–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| EU–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| EU–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| EU–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| EU–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| EU–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| EU–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| EU–San Marino customs union | San Marino | Free |
| EU–Syria agreement | Syria | Free |
| EU–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| EU–Türkiye customs union | Türkiye | Free |
| EU–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| EU–United States agreement | United States | Free |
| EU–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| EU–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| EU–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| EU–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| GSP - General arrangements | Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Indonesia, Micronesia and 4 moreCongo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Indonesia, Micronesia, Nigeria, Niue, Tajikistan, Vanuatu | 6.4% |
| Mercosur | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay | 7.1% |
EU: imports by month · HS 6004.10
last 12 months€317.7m-9.4% · previous 12 months
Average import price€5.01 per kg
Preferential rate55%
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | €131.1m | 41.2% | +8.2% |
 Türkiye | €93.1m | 29.3% | -24.5% |
 Serbia | €28.3m | 8.9% | +25% |
 South Korea | €22.9m | 7.2% | -24.8% |
 Switzerland | €12.6m | 4% | -18.4% |
 Ethiopia | €8.3m | 2.6% | -7.9% |
 Vietnam | €6.4m | 2% | -22.9% |
 Uzbekistan | €5.3m | 1.7% | -28.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
6004.10 Containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn, but not containing rubber thread
UK 8% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Türkiye 8% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
USA 12.3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 25% – 35% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 33.6% 
Brazil 26% General (MFN) 16 tariff lines 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 16 tariff lines 
Peru 11% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan 5.3% – 9.8% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 6.8% 
Taiwan 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
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 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N342123 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of two knit fabrics from China
- N304359 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a two man-made fiber warp knit fabrics from China
- N293697 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a polyester/spandex printed fabric from Taiwan
- N291188 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a polyester/spandex single span foil printed knit fabric from Korea
7 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
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.
General notes to the chapter
KNITTED OR CROCHETED FABRICS
General
For the classification, within headings, of articles composed of two or more textile materials, see the general explanatory note to this section.
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.
| Year | Description | Third-country duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn, but not containing rubber thread | 8% | — |
| 2025 | unchanged | 8% | — |
| 2024 | unchanged | 8% | — |
| 2023 | unchanged | 8% | — |
| 2022 | unchanged | 8% | — |
| 2021 | unchanged | 8% | — |
| 2020 | unchanged | 8% | — |
| 2019 | Containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn, but not containing rubber thread | 8% | — |
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 6004 10 00 is one of 1 line under subheading 6004.10, containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn, but not containing rubber….
The third-country duty is 8%, and quantities are declared in —.
Goods from 152 countries can enter the EU at a preferential rate instead of the standard 8%; 140 of them pay no duty at all, for example under GSP-EBA or CARIFORUM.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported knitted fabrics with 5%+ elastane (HS 6004.10) worth €317.7m (down 9% on the year before), at an average of €5.01 per kg; China supplied 41%, followed by Türkiye.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%, the Türkiye duty is 8%, the US duty is 12.3%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 25%–35%, the Brazil duty is 26%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is 11%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 5.3%–9.8%, 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 20%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 6004.10 worth US$762m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was China.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 6004 10 00?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 8%; the supplementary unit is —. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 6004 10 00?
152 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 140 of them at 0%, under GSP-EBA, CARIFORUM and OCTs and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 6004.10 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was China (US$179m), followed by Türkiye.