Subheading · Chapter 51 · Heading 5111
5111.90: Woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine animal hair: other
Official description Other
5111.90 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
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5111 90 00 00 Other m²
- 5111 90 10 00 Containing a total of more than 10% by weight of textile materials of chapter 50 6%m²
- Other m²
- 5111 90 91 00 Of a weight not exceeding 300 g/m2 8%m²
- 5111 90 98 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 6% – 8% |
| 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 |
| 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 | 4.8% – 6.4% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | £166k | 23% | +288.5% |
 Italy | £162k | 22.3% | -42.4% |
| United Kingdom | £103k | 14.2% | +94.7% |
 India | £75k | 10.4% | +67.5% |
 France | £69k | 9.6% | +86.1% |
 Lithuania | £33k | 4.6% | — |
 Bulgaria | £33k | 4.6% | +75.6% |
 Eswatini | £14k | 2% | -1.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 7.2% – 8% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 7.7% 
Türkiye 7.2% – 8% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 7.7% 
USA 6.9% – 25% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 11.5% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 26% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Peru Free – 11% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 5.5% 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan 5.3% – 6.6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 6% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 10% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$63kUS$63k+US$354k+US$1m+> US$6m
Exports: 84
- Italy: US$18m
- United Kingdom: US$6m
- China: US$6m
- France: US$3m
- Japan: US$3m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Germany: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- United States: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Ireland: US$972k
- Netherlands: US$643k
- India: US$608k
- Sweden: US$552k
- Denmark: US$544k
- Türkiye: US$398k
- United Arab Emirates: US$398k
- Switzerland: US$385k
- Norway: US$354k
- Spain: US$346k
- Portugal: US$253k
- South Africa: US$249k
- Latvia: US$224k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$191k
- Vietnam: US$166k
- Russia: US$152k
- Poland: US$140k
- Romania: US$138k
- Austria: US$116k
- Taiwan: US$100k
- Peru: US$98k
- Finland: US$95k
- Ghana: US$89k
- Bulgaria: US$81k
- Hungary: US$81k
- Thailand: US$75k
- Slovenia: US$69k
- Chile: US$63k
- Malta: US$56k
- Canada: US$50k
- North Macedonia: US$48k
- Czechia: US$38k
- Laos: US$28k
- Mongolia: US$28k
- Egypt: US$24k
- Ukraine: US$18k
- Singapore: US$13k
- New Zealand: US$9k
- Greece: US$9k
- Mexico: US$7k
- Slovakia: US$6k
- Philippines: US$6k
- Brazil: US$5k
- Estonia: US$5k
- Oman: US$4k
- Sri Lanka: US$4k
- Indonesia: US$4k
- Panama: US$3k
- Malaysia: US$3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$88kUS$88k+US$386k+US$1m+> US$3m
Imports: 125
- China: US$6m
- Germany: US$4m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- United States: US$3m
- France: US$3m
- Italy: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Romania: US$1m
- Spain: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Philippines: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Japan: US$997k
- Latvia: US$839k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$807k
- Tunisia: US$732k
- Burkina Faso: US$677k
- Canada: US$673k
- Russia: US$631k
- Indonesia: US$549k
- Denmark: US$528k
- Australia: US$518k
- Lithuania: US$425k
- Hungary: US$425k
- Cambodia: US$424k
- India: US$402k
- Bangladesh: US$386k
- Sweden: US$380k
- Albania: US$373k
- North Korea: US$368k
- New Zealand: US$354k
- El Salvador: US$351k
- Saudi Arabia: US$341k
- Sri Lanka: US$333k
- Austria: US$298k
- Bulgaria: US$276k
- Belgium: US$260k
- Thailand: US$240k
- North Macedonia: US$229k
- Eswatini: US$213k
- Kazakhstan: US$194k
- Norway: US$187k
- Belarus: US$171k
- South Africa: US$157k
- Estonia: US$142k
- Slovakia: US$141k
- Senegal: US$141k
- Ireland: US$139k
- Pakistan: US$137k
- United Arab Emirates: US$130k
- Slovenia: US$123k
- Malaysia: US$116k
- Brazil: US$106k
- Mexico: US$104k
- Finland: US$99k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | US$18m | 35.2% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$6m | 11.7% |
| 3 |  China | US$6m | 11.6% |
| 4 | France | US$3m | 5.6% |
| 5 | Japan | US$3m | 5% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$2m | 4.1% |
| 7 | Belgium | US$1m | 2.8% |
| 8 |  Germany | US$1m | 2.4% |
| 9 |  Australia | US$1m | 2.3% |
| 10 | United States | US$1m | 2.1% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
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.
- 10%median duty
- 27number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 40%highest: Sudan, Iran, Algeria
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 26% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 30% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 22% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 26% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 12% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 8% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 9% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 10% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
| Eswatini | 22% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 25% | 20% – 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
| European Union (27 countries) | 7.7% | 7.2% – 8% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 10% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 6% | 5.3% – 6.6% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25%* | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 15% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 22% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 7% | 2.5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 22% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 10% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 10% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 16% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 6% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 10% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 5.5% | 0% – 11% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Philippines | 1% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 22% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 13% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0.3%* | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 28% | 27% – 28% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 23% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 7.3% | 6% – 8% | 2023 |
| United States | 11% | 6.9% – 25% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 26% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 12% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.2% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · 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
- 65433 Fabrics, woven, of carded wool/of carded fine animal hair, containing < 85% by weight of wool/fine animal hair, mixed mainly/solely with fibres other than man-made filaments/man-made staple fibres.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 411220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 26540 Woven fabrics of wool or fine animal hair, containing less than 85% by weight of wool or fine animal hair
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1312 Weaving of textiles
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5111.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 5111.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 5111.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 5111.90 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 5111.90 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 5111.90 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 5111.90 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 6% and 8%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 5111.90 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 7.2% and 8% (average 7.7%).
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6% – 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 £723k (down 3% on the year before), at an average of £31.69 per kg; Belgium supplied 23%, followed by Italy.
World trade in these goods reached US$52m in 2024, down 4.7% on 2023.
Italy was the largest exporter with 35.2% of the total, ahead of the United Kingdom.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine animal hair: other?
Woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine animal hair: other fall under HS subheading 5111.90, part of heading 5111, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5111.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5111.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7.2% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine…?
Italy, with US$18m in 2024 (35.2% 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 6% – 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 Belgium (23%), Italy (22%) and United Kingdom (14%), out of total imports of £723k.