Heading · Section XI

5003: Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock)

5003
  • FreeUK
  • FreeEU
  • 30%Türkiye
  • 0%–2.5%USA
  • US$119.2mWorld trade in 2024

Heading 5003 has no further six-digit division: the whole heading is subheading 5003.00, in chapter 50 (silk).

The UK Global Tariff divides heading 5003 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

Heading 5003 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 5003 into 2 tariff lines; the statutory rate is 30%.

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, heading 5003 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 2.5%. 1 of them is duty-free.

In 2024, countries exported heading 5003 goods worth US$119.2m (−10.5% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$47.6m), followed by India.

The biggest buyer was China, with imports of US$49.6m.

The United Kingdom ranked 7th among 48 exporters with US$2.1m.

The United Kingdom imported US$1.9m.

Duty rates compared

UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 30% Statutory rate (Law 474) 2 tariff lines USA Free – 2.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 1.3%

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

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World trade in 2024

5003 · US$119.2m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$45.1kUS$45.1k+US$768.1k+US$4.8m+> US$34.7m

Exports: 48
  1. China: US$47.6m
  2. India: US$34.7m
  3. Uzbekistan: US$11.3m
  4. Germany: US$9.2m
  5. Vietnam: US$4.8m
  6. North Korea: US$2.8m
  7. United Kingdom: US$2.1m
  8. Italy: US$1.8m
  9. Thailand: US$1.2m
  10. Brazil: US$830.1k
  11. France: US$768.1k
  12. Tajikistan: US$473.3k
  13. Türkiye: US$453.4k
  14. Azerbaijan: US$277.1k
  15. Czechia: US$190.3k
  16. Austria: US$115.8k
  17. Japan: US$94.8k
  18. United States: US$81k
  19. Paraguay: US$66.8k
  20. Kazakhstan: US$58.8k
  21. Australia: US$55.5k
  22. Switzerland: US$45.1k
  23. Romania: US$26.7k
  24. Hong Kong SAR China: US$18.9k
  25. Sri Lanka: US$17.2k
  26. Netherlands: US$8.6k
  27. Slovenia: US$7.2k
  28. Bulgaria: US$5.7k
  29. Sweden: US$4.6k
  30. Poland: US$3.8k
  31. Ireland: US$3.5k
  32. Singapore: US$3.4k
  33. Hungary: US$2.2k
  34. Denmark: US$1.5k
  35. Belgium: US$1.2k
  36. Israel: US$1k
  37. Bangladesh: US$600
  38. South Korea: US$400
  39. Portugal: US$400
  40. Canada: US$300
  41. Estonia: US$200
  42. Cambodia: US$200
  43. Lithuania: US$200
  44. Spain: US$0
  45. Ghana: US$0
  46. Luxembourg: US$0
  47. Peru: US$0
  48. Slovakia: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$47.6m 39.9%
2 India US$34.7m 29.1%
3 Uzbekistan US$11.3m 9.5%
4 Germany US$9.2m 7.8%
5 Vietnam US$4.8m 4%
6 North Korea US$2.8m 2.3%
7 United Kingdom US$2.1m 1.8%
8 Italy US$1.8m 1.5%
9 Thailand US$1.2m 1%
10 Brazil US$830.1k 0.7%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$49.6m 41.6%
2 Italy US$24.4m 20.5%
3 Germany US$13.8m 11.6%
4 United States US$5.7m 4.8%
5 Japan US$4m 3.4%
6 Bulgaria US$3.7m 3.1%
7 Thailand US$2.5m 2.1%
8 Peru US$2.2m 1.8%
9 United Kingdom US$1.9m 1.6%
10 Türkiye US$1.8m 1.5%

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock)?

Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock) fall under HS heading 5003, part of chapter 50, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5003 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5003 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 silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for…?

China, with US$47.6m in 2024 (39.9% of world exports).