Subheading · Chapter 51 · Heading 5107
5107.10: Containing 85 % or more by weight of wool
Subheading 5107.10 belongs to heading 5107 (yarn of combed wool, not put up for retail sale) in chapter 51.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5107 10 00 00 Containing 85% or more by weight of wool
- 5107 10 10 00 Unbleached 2%
- 5107 10 90 00 Other 2%
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 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
- Import controlImport control on cat and dog fur
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2009/1056
- Documents
- Y922 Other than cats and dogs fur as mentioned by Regulation (EC) No 1523/2007 (OJ L 343)
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 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, 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") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, 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 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) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, 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–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | 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–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 India | £24.3m | 60.4% | -21.2% |
 Peru | £5.5m | 13.6% | +1.6% |
 Italy | £3.4m | 8.4% | -18.3% |
 Poland | £1.7m | 4.2% | -8.7% |
 Bulgaria | £1m | 2.5% | -23.1% |
 Vietnam | £988k | 2.5% | +73.2% |
 Thailand | £738k | 1.8% | -4.5% |
 China | £666k | 1.7% | +114.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 3.8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 3.8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 36% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 18% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Argentina 14% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Japan 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 7.5% 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 Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$369kUS$369k+US$4m+US$48m+> US$77m
Exports: 89
- China: US$160m
- Italy: US$141m
- India: US$77m
- Romania: US$65m
- Czechia: US$64m
- Bulgaria: US$54m
- Poland: US$54m
- Germany: US$48m
- Vietnam: US$28m
- Thailand: US$27m
- United Kingdom: US$23m
- Canada: US$15m
- Austria: US$10m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$10m
- Mexico: US$9m
- Spain: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Peru: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Uruguay: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- United States: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$742k
- Sweden: US$629k
- Denmark: US$471k
- Malaysia: US$438k
- South Africa: US$391k
- Mauritius: US$382k
- Finland: US$369k
- Norway: US$290k
- Afghanistan: US$281k
- Slovenia: US$125k
- Brazil: US$119k
- Israel: US$116k
- Moldova: US$114k
- Egypt: US$102k
- Slovakia: US$84k
- San Marino: US$62k
- Australia: US$55k
- Uzbekistan: US$52k
- Morocco: US$51k
- Mongolia: US$42k
- Cambodia: US$35k
- Chile: US$32k
- Croatia: US$29k
- Iran: US$29k
- Serbia: US$28k
- Latvia: US$24k
- Nepal: US$17k
- Greece: US$11k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$433kUS$433k+US$5m+US$21m+> US$48m
Imports: 120
- Italy: US$188m
- Germany: US$72m
- United Kingdom: US$51m
- United States: US$48m
- Türkiye: US$42m
- Vietnam: US$41m
- Japan: US$41m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$28m
- Bangladesh: US$25m
- Denmark: US$23m
- Lithuania: US$22m
- Portugal: US$21m
- Romania: US$19m
- China: US$18m
- France: US$17m
- Czechia: US$15m
- Cambodia: US$13m
- Poland: US$13m
- Norway: US$12m
- Thailand: US$11m
- Ireland: US$11m
- South Korea: US$9m
- Madagascar: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- Morocco: US$6m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Israel: US$5m
- Spain: US$5m
- Australia: US$5m
- Finland: US$5m
- Tunisia: US$5m
- Austria: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Sri Lanka: US$3m
- Canada: US$3m
- Chile: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Moldova: US$2m
- Russia: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Nepal: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$973k
- Afghanistan: US$676k
- Panama: US$633k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$544k
- Algeria: US$477k
- Belarus: US$475k
- Greece: US$473k
- Mexico: US$433k
- Estonia: US$321k
- Slovenia: US$272k
- Taiwan: US$268k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$160m | 19.1% |
| 2 | Italy | US$141m | 16.9% |
| 3 | India | US$77m | 9.2% |
| 4 |  Romania | US$65m | 7.7% |
| 5 |  Czechia | US$64m | 7.6% |
| 6 | Bulgaria | US$54m | 6.5% |
| 7 | Poland | US$54m | 6.4% |
| 8 |  Germany | US$48m | 5.8% |
| 9 | Vietnam | US$28m | 3.3% |
| 10 | Thailand | US$27m | 3.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | US$188m | 22.5% |
| 2 | Germany | US$72m | 8.6% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$51m | 6.1% |
| 4 | United States | US$48m | 5.8% |
| 5 | Türkiye | US$42m | 5% |
| 6 | Vietnam | US$41m | 4.9% |
| 7 | Japan | US$41m | 4.9% |
| 8 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$28m | 3.3% |
| 9 |  Bangladesh | US$25m | 3% |
| 10 |  Denmark | US$23m | 2.8% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 5%median duty
- 37number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Comoros, São Tomé & Príncipe
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
| Bangladesh | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 15% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 5% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 5% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 15% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 3.8% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 15% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 15% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 5% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 1% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 15% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 3.8% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 2% | 2023 | |
| United States | 6% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 5% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 65113 Yarn of combed wool, containing 85%/more by weight of wool, not put up for retail sale
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 411220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 26320 Yarn of wool, containing 85% or more by weight of wool, not put up for retail sale
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1311 Preparation and spinning of textile fibres
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5107.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 5107.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 5107.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 5107.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 5107.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 5107.10 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 5107.10 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 2%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 5107.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 3.8%.
174 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 2%.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £40.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 15% on the year before); India supplied 60%, followed by Peru.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$836m (−19% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$160m), followed by Italy.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for containing 85 % or more by weight of wool?
Containing 85 % or more by weight of wool fall under HS subheading 5107.10, part of heading 5107, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on containing 85 % or more by weight of wool in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5107.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on containing 85 % or more by weight of wool in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5107.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most containing 85 % or more by weight of wool?
China, with US$160m in 2024 (19.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
174 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 2% 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 India (60%), Peru (14%) and Italy (8%), out of total imports of £40.3m.