EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 6305.33
Woven PP/PE strip sacks
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
Importing into EU
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
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 · 26 October 2026
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 12% |
| 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, India, Indonesia and 5 moreCongo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Micronesia, Nigeria, Niue, Tajikistan, Vanuatu | 9.6% |
| Mercosur | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay | 9.6% |
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 India | €83.4m | 41.4% | +0.4% |
 Türkiye | €31.1m | 15.5% | -39.3% |
 China | €28.8m | 14.3% | -7% |
 Vietnam | €14.9m | 7.4% | +42.2% |
 Philippines | €8.6m | 4.3% | +32.1% |
 Indonesia | €6m | 3% | -21.6% |
 North Macedonia | €4.9m | 2.4% | +15.8% |
 Sri Lanka | €4.2m | 2.1% | +9.8% |
6305.33 Other, of polyethylene or polypropylene strip or the like
UK 6% – 12% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 9% Türkiye 7.2% – 12% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 9.6% 
USA 8.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 18% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 35% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 15 tariff lines 
Peru 11% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan 3.3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 12% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia 17.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 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.
The tariff classification of a woven polypropylene bag from India
The tariff classification of a woven polypropylene bag from Thailand
Application for Further Review of Protest No. 3001-20-102229; Eligibility of polypropylene bags for preferential tariff treatment under the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (“PANTPA”)
The tariff classification and status under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) of woven polypropylene/biaxially-oriented polypropylene bulk bags from Honduras
Sandbag made of woven polypropylene strips, each strip is 2.54mm in width. The bags are white in colour and comes in bales of 1000. Used predominantly for holding sand, which can be used for holding items down or to help prevent flooding. Each bag has a maximum weight capacity of 20kg.
11 rulings in total for this code
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.
Some sacks and bags of textile material are classified, for example, in headings 4202 and 6307. Sacks and bags falling in heading 4819 when made of paper fall in this heading when made of woven paper yarn.
Sacks of textile material lined with paper are generally classified in this heading, while paper sacks lined with textile material fall in subheading 4819 40 00.
General
For the classification, within headings, of articles composed of two or more textile materials, see the general explanatory note to this section.
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Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union
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 | Knitted or crocheted | 12% | — |
| 2025 | unchanged | 12% | — |
| 2024 | unchanged | 12% | — |
| 2023 | unchanged | 12% | — |
| 2022 | unchanged | 12% | — |
| 2021 | unchanged | 12% | — |
| 2020 | unchanged | 12% | — |
| 2019 | Knitted or crocheted | 12% | — |
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 6305 33 10 is one of 2 lines under subheading 6305.33, other, of polyethylene or polypropylene strip or the like.
The third-country duty is 12%, and quantities are declared in —.
Goods from 153 countries can enter the EU at a preferential rate instead of the standard 12%; 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 woven PP/PE strip sacks (HS 6305.33) worth €201.4m (down 8% on the year before), at an average of €2.12 per kg; India supplied 41%, followed by Türkiye.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%–12%, the Türkiye duty is 7.2%–12%, the US duty is 8.4%, the Canada duty is 18%, the Mexico duty is 35%, the Brazil duty is 35%, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is 11%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 3.3%, the Taiwan duty is 12%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 17.5% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 6305.33 worth US$335m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was India.
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 12%; the supplementary unit is —. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
153 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.
For subheading 6305.33 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was India (US$75m), followed by Türkiye.