GCC Common Customs Tariff · HS code · HS 5204.19
5204.19.00.00.00: Cotton sewing thread not put up for retail sale, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton.
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: GCC Common Customs Tariff, in force from 1 January 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026
What you pay
Importing into GCC
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
No additional measures recorded for this origin.
Same subheading in other tariffs
5204.19 Not put up for retail sale: other
UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 4.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 18% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Argentina 14% Third-country duty 18 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Japan 3% – 5.6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 4.3% 
Taiwan 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Legal notes
HS code 5204.19.00.00.00 is a line of the GCC Common Customs Tariff under HS subheading 5204.19 (not put up for retail sale: other).
The customs duty is 5%, and quantities are declared in Kilograms.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 4%, the Türkiye duty is 4%, the US duty is 4.4%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 18%, the Argentina duty is 14%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 3%–5.6%, the Taiwan duty is 4%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
The GCC states imported goods of subheading 5204.19 worth US$194k in 2024.
Questions and answers
What is the GCC import duty for HS code 5204.19.00.00.00?
The customs duty in the GCC Common Customs Tariff is 5%; the supplementary unit is Kilograms. 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.