Subheading · Chapter 51 · Heading 5108
5108.10: Yarn of fine animal hair: carded
Official description Carded
5108.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 5108, yarn of fine animal hair (carded or combed), not put up for retail sale, chapter 51.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5108 10 00 00 Carded
- 5108 10 10 00 Unbleached 2%
- 5108 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 - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- Documents
- C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
- Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £11.7m | 94.7% | +3.9% |
 China | £353k | 2.9% | +806.1% |
 Mongolia | £202k | 1.6% | +283.5% |
| United Kingdom | £79k | 0.6% | +1,883.1% |
 Japan | £7k | 0.1% | — |
 Denmark | £7k | 0.1% | — |
 Netherlands | £2k | 0% | — |
 Peru | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$20.1kUS$20.1k+US$238k+US$968.6k+> US$51.1m
Exports: 64
- China: US$150.8m
- Italy: US$51.1m
- United Kingdom: US$19.6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$16m
- South Korea: US$1.3m
- Taiwan: US$968.6k
- Croatia: US$772.1k
- Poland: US$613.1k
- Mongolia: US$571.2k
- Japan: US$488.3k
- France: US$456.8k
- Netherlands: US$377.6k
- Germany: US$325.6k
- Peru: US$238k
- Lithuania: US$230k
- Portugal: US$157.9k
- Finland: US$150.5k
- Mauritius: US$101.7k
- South Africa: US$87.9k
- Türkiye: US$69.8k
- Spain: US$64.5k
- United States: US$60.2k
- Austria: US$59k
- Madagascar: US$58.4k
- Denmark: US$51.7k
- Switzerland: US$42.6k
- Bulgaria: US$28.6k
- Hungary: US$20.1k
- Romania: US$17.9k
- Estonia: US$17.6k
- Belgium: US$16.4k
- India: US$10.9k
- Latvia: US$9.2k
- Tunisia: US$7.3k
- Norway: US$6.5k
- North Macedonia: US$6.2k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$5.7k
- Bolivia: US$5.3k
- Angola: US$2k
- Sweden: US$1.7k
- New Zealand: US$1.5k
- Serbia: US$1.4k
- Canada: US$900
- Panama: US$900
- Slovenia: US$700
- Vietnam: US$700
- Ireland: US$600
- Malaysia: US$600
- Slovakia: US$600
- United Arab Emirates: US$400
- Bangladesh: US$400
- Thailand: US$400
- Mexico: US$200
- Australia: US$100
- Nepal: US$100
- Brazil: US$0
- Czechia: US$0
- Egypt: US$0
- Israel: US$0
- Jordan: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$138.1kUS$138.1k+US$1m+US$4.8m+> US$37.3m
Imports: 97
- Vietnam: US$51m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$42.3m
- Italy: US$37.3m
- Nepal: US$16.3m
- China: US$12.9m
- United Kingdom: US$10.2m
- Bangladesh: US$9.9m
- South Korea: US$8.7m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$5.8m
- United States: US$4.8m
- Japan: US$4m
- Cambodia: US$3.5m
- Romania: US$3.4m
- Madagascar: US$3.3m
- Russia: US$2.9m
- Germany: US$2.8m
- Netherlands: US$2.6m
- France: US$2.5m
- Mauritius: US$2.2m
- Macao SAR China: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$1.8m
- Portugal: US$1.5m
- Belgium: US$1.2m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Serbia: US$960.9k
- Laos: US$760.3k
- Saudi Arabia: US$710.7k
- Mongolia: US$645.6k
- Lithuania: US$585.1k
- Belarus: US$583.8k
- Morocco: US$478.7k
- Spain: US$415.9k
- Greece: US$409.7k
- Denmark: US$382.7k
- Ireland: US$373.2k
- Cyprus: US$343.2k
- New Zealand: US$275.3k
- Poland: US$251.9k
- India: US$250.3k
- Kazakhstan: US$224.8k
- Australia: US$202.7k
- Kuwait: US$199.7k
- Tunisia: US$182.3k
- Armenia: US$175.5k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$156.6k
- Czechia: US$138.1k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$124.6k
- Ukraine: US$93k
- Egypt: US$92.8k
- Canada: US$92.6k
- Austria: US$89.1k
- Philippines: US$79k
- United Arab Emirates: US$73.4k
- Switzerland: US$67.9k
- Thailand: US$64.9k
- Norway: US$50k
- North Macedonia: US$48k
- Hungary: US$42k
- Sri Lanka: US$41k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$150.8m | 61.6% |
| 2 | Italy | US$51.1m | 20.9% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$19.6m | 8% |
| 4 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$16m | 6.5% |
| 5 |  South Korea | US$1.3m | 0.5% |
| 6 |  Taiwan | US$968.6k | 0.4% |
| 7 |  Croatia | US$772.1k | 0.3% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$613.1k | 0.3% |
| 9 | Mongolia | US$571.2k | 0.2% |
| 10 | Japan | US$488.3k | 0.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vietnam | US$51m | 20.8% |
| 2 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$42.3m | 17.3% |
| 3 | Italy | US$37.3m | 15.2% |
| 4 |  Nepal | US$16.3m | 6.7% |
| 5 | China | US$12.9m | 5.3% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$10.2m | 4.2% |
| 7 |  Bangladesh | US$9.9m | 4% |
| 8 | South Korea | US$8.7m | 3.6% |
| 9 |  Myanmar (Burma) | US$5.8m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  United States | US$4.8m | 2% |
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 5108.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 5108.10 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 3.2%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £12.3m (up 9% on the year before), at an average of £111.91 per kg; Italy supplied 95%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$244.9m in 2024, up 1.1% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 61.6% of the total, ahead of Italy.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for yarn of fine animal hair: carded?
Yarn of fine animal hair: carded fall under HS subheading 5108.10, part of heading 5108, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on yarn of fine animal hair: carded in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5108.10 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 yarn of fine animal hair: carded in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5108.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most yarn of fine animal hair: carded?
China, with US$150.8m in 2024 (61.6% 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 Italy (95%), China (3%) and Mongolia (2%), out of total imports of £12.3m.