Subheading · Chapter 51 · Heading 5111

5111.30

5111.30: Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made staple fibres

5111.30 is a six-digit subheading of heading 5111, woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine animal hair, chapter 51.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 8% standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 5111 30 00 00 Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made staple fibres m²
  2. 5111 30 10 00 Of a weight not exceeding 300 g/m2 8%m²
  3. 5111 30 80 00 Of a weight exceeding 300 g/m2 8%m²

Additional duties and import rules

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

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1431
    Documents
    • C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)

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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—8%
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–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
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
DCTS Standard Indonesia 6.4%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£3.4m+12.9% · previous 12 months
Average import price£20.29 per kg
Jan 2024: £229kFeb 2024: £246kMar 2024: £367kApr 2024: £395kMay 2024: £280kJun 2024: £276kJul 2024: £357kAug 2024: £335kSept 2024: £139kOct 2024: £270kNov 2024: £204kDec 2024: £200kJan 2025: £140kFeb 2025: £310kMar 2025: £286kApr 2025: £255kMay 2025: £392kJun 2025: £319kJul 2025: £317kAug 2025: £208kSept 2025: £231kOct 2025: £291kNov 2025: £361kDec 2025: £167kJan 2026: £247kFeb 2026: £312kMar 2026: £314kApr 2026: £309kMay 2026: £314kJun 2026: £366kJul 2026: £268kAug 2026: £254k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Italy £2.7m 77.3% +15.1%
Norway £250k 7.3% -12.2%
India £237k 6.9% +11.3%
Spain £71k 2.1% —
Belgium £53k 1.6% +609.9%
France £42k 1.2% +135.1%
Slovenia £28k 0.8% -24.1%
United Kingdom £27k 0.8% +168.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

5111.30 · US$394.2m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$116.2kUS$116.2k+US$1.6m+US$7.7m+> US$21.5m

Exports: 80
  1. Italy: US$190.3m
  2. China: US$75.1m
  3. United Kingdom: US$21.5m
  4. Spain: US$20.9m
  5. Denmark: US$10.8m
  6. Germany: US$9.9m
  7. France: US$8.5m
  8. Portugal: US$7.7m
  9. Norway: US$6.6m
  10. Japan: US$6.4m
  11. Slovakia: US$4.7m
  12. Mexico: US$3.4m
  13. Slovenia: US$3.1m
  14. Romania: US$2.4m
  15. Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.4m
  16. South Korea: US$2.4m
  17. Sweden: US$2.1m
  18. Türkiye: US$1.8m
  19. Bulgaria: US$1.6m
  20. Switzerland: US$1.5m
  21. Netherlands: US$1.5m
  22. Belgium: US$1.3m
  23. Thailand: US$989.3k
  24. India: US$932.9k
  25. Austria: US$908k
  26. United States: US$866.6k
  27. Morocco: US$753k
  28. Czechia: US$719.5k
  29. Lithuania: US$642.6k
  30. Poland: US$533.1k
  31. Kazakhstan: US$341.5k
  32. Canada: US$231.5k
  33. Hungary: US$173.2k
  34. Finland: US$144.5k
  35. San Marino: US$141.2k
  36. Indonesia: US$123.9k
  37. Ukraine: US$116.2k
  38. Belarus: US$114k
  39. Sri Lanka: US$87.8k
  40. Egypt: US$84.6k
  41. Australia: US$84.5k
  42. New Zealand: US$74k
  43. Croatia: US$40.9k
  44. Russia: US$40.2k
  45. Vietnam: US$40k
  46. Pakistan: US$38.7k
  47. United Arab Emirates: US$35.5k
  48. Estonia: US$30.6k
  49. North Macedonia: US$25.3k
  50. Brazil: US$20.9k
  51. Ireland: US$18.2k
  52. Armenia: US$12.7k
  53. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$11.6k
  54. Tunisia: US$9.8k
  55. Moldova: US$9.2k
  56. Greece: US$8.2k
  57. Madagascar: US$7.7k
  58. South Africa: US$7.4k
  59. Latvia: US$7.1k
  60. Serbia: US$4.8k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Italy US$190.3m 48.3%
2 China US$75.1m 19.1%
3 United Kingdom US$21.5m 5.5%
4 Spain US$20.9m 5.3%
5 Denmark US$10.8m 2.7%
6 Germany US$9.9m 2.5%
7 France US$8.5m 2.2%
8 Portugal US$7.7m 1.9%
9 Norway US$6.6m 1.7%
10 Japan US$6.4m 1.6%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Morocco US$55.5m 14.1%
2 Vietnam US$39m 9.9%
3 Spain US$35m 8.9%
4 Romania US$25.2m 6.4%
5 China US$22.2m 5.6%
6 France US$16.4m 4.2%
7 Türkiye US$16m 4.1%
8 Germany US$15.9m 4%
9 Thailand US$11.5m 2.9%
10 Ukraine US$10.2m 2.6%

Binding rulings for similar goods 1

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • N310719 U.S. CBP 1 July 2020 · 5111.30.05.00

    The tariff classification of a carded wool/nylon/rayon woven upholstery fabric from China

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 5111.30 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 8%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 5111.30 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 8%.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 8%; 173 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 £3.4m (up 13% on the year before), at an average of £20.29 per kg; Italy supplied 77%, followed by Norway.

World trade in these goods reached US$394.2m in 2024, down 17.2% on 2023.

Italy was the largest exporter with 48.3% of the total, ahead of China.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made staple fibres?

Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made staple fibres fall under HS subheading 5111.30, part of heading 5111, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5111.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5111.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made…?

Italy, with US$190.3m in 2024 (48.3% of world exports).

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

173 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 8% 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 (77%), Norway (7%) and India (7%), out of total imports of £3.4m.