Subheading · Chapter 51 · Heading 5101

5101.29

5101.29: Wool, not carded or combed: degreased, not carbonised, other

Official description Other

Subheading 5101.29 belongs to heading 5101 (wool, not carded or combed) in chapter 51.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges — Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 5101 29 00 00 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Import requirements 3

  • Import controlVeterinary control
    Applies to goods from
    Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 233 more
    Legal act
    2017/625
    Documents
    • N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
    • Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
    • Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
    • C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
    Documents
    • Y084 Derogation from import prohibition by virtue of Article 16i (1) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
European Union (including code "EU")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & 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)
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more

Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands

Free
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia Free
UK–Andorra agreement Andorra Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Switzerland agreement Switzerland Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Chile agreement Chile Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
UK–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland Free
UK–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
UK–Norway agreement Norway Free
UK–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
UK–Peru agreement Peru Free
UK–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
UK–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
UK–Serbia agreement Serbia Free
UK–Solomon Islands agreement Solomon Islands Free
UK–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
UK–San Marino agreement San Marino Free
UK–Tunisia agreement Tunisia Free
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye Free
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–XC agreement XC Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–XL agreement XL Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£1.9m+8.1% · previous 12 months
Average import price£3.96 per kg
Jan 2024: £23kApr 2024: £37kMay 2024: £70kJul 2024: £841kAug 2024: £161kSept 2024: £132kOct 2024: £184kNov 2024: £36kDec 2024: £106kFeb 2025: £330kMar 2025: £46kApr 2025: £371kMay 2025: £51kJun 2025: £128kJul 2025: £313kAug 2025: £52kSept 2025: £19kOct 2025: £110kNov 2025: £20kDec 2025: £53kJan 2026: £32kFeb 2026: £174kApr 2026: £258kMay 2026: £170kJun 2026: £831kJul 2026: £226k 20242026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Australia £1.7m 88.3% +49.5%
China £157k 8.3% -45.2%
Belgium £17k 0.9% —
Argentina £16k 0.8% —
Lebanon £15k 0.8% —
Uruguay £12k 0.6% —
India £4k 0.2% —
Germany £2k 0.1% -91.5%

Same subheading in other tariffs

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.

World trade in 2024

5101.29 · US$79.8m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$144.7kUS$144.7k+US$603.3k+US$2.3m+> US$11.6m

Exports: 71
  1. United Kingdom: US$17.5m
  2. China: US$15.9m
  3. Syria: US$11.6m
  4. Türkiye: US$6.8m
  5. Uruguay: US$4m
  6. Italy: US$3m
  7. Australia: US$2.3m
  8. Lithuania: US$2.2m
  9. Germany: US$1.9m
  10. Saudi Arabia: US$1.8m
  11. Spain: US$1.6m
  12. New Zealand: US$1.2m
  13. Algeria: US$821.3k
  14. Libya: US$762.3k
  15. Iran: US$747k
  16. Peru: US$659.8k
  17. Iraq: US$603.3k
  18. United States: US$579k
  19. Pakistan: US$575.6k
  20. Estonia: US$548.8k
  21. Bulgaria: US$433.5k
  22. India: US$414.7k
  23. France: US$367.7k
  24. Argentina: US$333k
  25. Turkmenistan: US$283.9k
  26. Tunisia: US$270.6k
  27. Kenya: US$269.7k
  28. Canada: US$218.3k
  29. Iceland: US$215.5k
  30. Egypt: US$193.2k
  31. Belgium: US$182.8k
  32. Greece: US$160.8k
  33. Morocco: US$145.2k
  34. Jordan: US$144.7k
  35. Czechia: US$139.1k
  36. Russia: US$123.9k
  37. South Africa: US$91.6k
  38. Kuwait: US$87.9k
  39. Romania: US$86.2k
  40. Kazakhstan: US$79k
  41. Afghanistan: US$74.5k
  42. United Arab Emirates: US$72.7k
  43. Poland: US$67.4k
  44. Thailand: US$62.8k
  45. Serbia: US$49.7k
  46. Brazil: US$18.9k
  47. Austria: US$14.5k
  48. Uzbekistan: US$13.2k
  49. Portugal: US$11.2k
  50. Indonesia: US$10.4k
  51. Ireland: US$8.9k
  52. Switzerland: US$8.2k
  53. Georgia: US$6.9k
  54. Denmark: US$5k
  55. Nepal: US$4.7k
  56. Panama: US$4.1k
  57. Sweden: US$4k
  58. Bhutan: US$1.7k
  59. Norway: US$1.4k
  60. Moldova: US$900

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 United Kingdom US$17.5m 21.9%
2 China US$15.9m 19.9%
3 Syria US$11.6m 14.6%
4 Türkiye US$6.8m 8.5%
5 Uruguay US$4m 5%
6 Italy US$3m 3.8%
7 Australia US$2.3m 2.9%
8 Lithuania US$2.2m 2.8%
9 Germany US$1.9m 2.4%
10 Saudi Arabia US$1.8m 2.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 India US$36.7m 46%
2 China US$11.6m 14.5%
3 Lithuania US$6.5m 8.2%
4 Taiwan US$3.5m 4.4%
5 Poland US$3.5m 4.4%
6 United Kingdom US$3.3m 4.2%
7 Estonia US$2.2m 2.8%
8 Italy US$1.4m 1.8%
9 Mexico US$1.4m 1.8%
10 Bulgaria US$1.2m 1.6%

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 5101.29; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 5101.29 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.

175 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £1.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 8% on the year before); Australia supplied 88%, followed by China.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$79.8m (−13.2% year on year).

The largest exporter was the United Kingdom (US$17.5m), followed by China.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for wool, not carded or combed: degreased, not carbonised, other?

Wool, not carded or combed: degreased, not carbonised, other fall under HS subheading 5101.29, part of heading 5101, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on wool, not carded or combed: degreased, not… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5101.29 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 wool, not carded or combed: degreased, not… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5101.29 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 wool, not carded or combed: degreased, not…?

The United Kingdom, with US$17.5m in 2024 (21.9% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

175 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Australia (88%), China (8%) and Belgium (1%), out of total imports of £1.9m.