Heading · Chapter 50
5002: Raw silk (not thrown)
Heading 5002 has no further six-digit division: the whole heading is subheading 5002.00, in chapter 50 (silk).
Duty rates compared
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EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$12kUS$12k+US$4m+US$15m+> US$92m
Exports: 46
- China: US$178m
- Vietnam: US$92m
- Italy: US$31m
- Brazil: US$19m
- Uzbekistan: US$15m
- Qatar: US$11m
- Romania: US$6m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- India: US$4m
- North Korea: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Germany: US$1m
- Azerbaijan: US$240k
- Thailand: US$177k
- France: US$138k
- Japan: US$91k
- Türkiye: US$60k
- Lithuania: US$49k
- United States: US$49k
- Austria: US$22k
- Czechia: US$17k
- Israel: US$12k
- Poland: US$12k
- Portugal: US$12k
- Switzerland: US$9k
- Ghana: US$9k
- Singapore: US$7k
- New Zealand: US$3k
- Malaysia: US$2k
- Sweden: US$2k
- Denmark: US$2k
- Taiwan: US$2k
- South Korea: US$2k
- Canada: US$2k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1k
- South Africa: US$1k
- Pakistan: US$900
- Netherlands: US$600
- Oman: US$400
- Egypt: US$300
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$100
- Mexico: US$100
- Norway: US$100
- Australia: US$0
- Belgium: US$0
- Greece: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$44kUS$44k+US$2m+US$7m+> US$36m
Imports: 77
- India: US$119m
- Romania: US$77m
- Italy: US$36m
- Vietnam: US$36m
- France: US$17m
- Japan: US$12m
- Slovenia: US$10m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Pakistan: US$6m
- Iran: US$6m
- China: US$5m
- United States: US$5m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$5m
- Qatar: US$5m
- Tunisia: US$5m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Bangladesh: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Peru: US$2m
- Czechia: US$903k
- Brazil: US$840k
- United Arab Emirates: US$737k
- Türkiye: US$679k
- Switzerland: US$568k
- Egypt: US$509k
- Saudi Arabia: US$484k
- Germany: US$333k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$229k
- Taiwan: US$217k
- Poland: US$129k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$128k
- Afghanistan: US$111k
- Mozambique: US$109k
- Nigeria: US$103k
- Lithuania: US$63k
- Greece: US$53k
- Spain: US$44k
- Philippines: US$43k
- Sri Lanka: US$38k
- Bhutan: US$37k
- Hungary: US$33k
- Portugal: US$33k
- Belgium: US$26k
- Chile: US$16k
- Croatia: US$15k
- Canada: US$13k
- Latvia: US$10k
- Singapore: US$9k
- Netherlands: US$5k
- Norway: US$4k
- Australia: US$3k
- Denmark: US$3k
- Austria: US$3k
- Nepal: US$2k
- New Zealand: US$2k
- Sweden: US$2k
- Indonesia: US$1k
- Malaysia: US$1k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$1k
- Israel: US$1k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$178m | 48.1% |
| 2 |  Vietnam | US$92m | 24.8% |
| 3 |  Italy | US$31m | 8.3% |
| 4 |  Brazil | US$19m | 5.1% |
| 5 |  Uzbekistan | US$15m | 4% |
| 6 |  Qatar | US$11m | 2.9% |
| 7 |  Romania | US$6m | 1.6% |
| 8 |  United Kingdom | US$5m | 1.4% |
| 9 |  India | US$4m | 1.2% |
| 10 |  North Korea | US$4m | 1.1% |
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for heading 5002; the duty is duty-free.
Heading 5002 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the duty is duty-free.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States has one tariff line for heading 5002; the duty is duty-free.
World trade in heading 5002 goods reached US$370m in 2024, down 9.7% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 48.1% of the total, ahead of Vietnam.
India imported the most (US$119m).
The United Kingdom ranked 8th among 46 exporters with US$5m.
The United Kingdom imported US$7m.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for raw silk (not thrown)?
Raw silk (not thrown) fall under HS heading 5002, part of chapter 50, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on raw silk (not thrown) in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5002 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most raw silk (not thrown)?
China, with US$178m in 2024 (48.1% of world exports).