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.

Importing into Country of origin

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 6% – 8% standard rate · across 3 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

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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
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)	—	6% – 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	4.8% – 6.4%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£723k-3.1% · previous 12 months

Average import price£31.69 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

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%

World trade in 2024

5111.90 · US$52.1m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$63.2kUS$63.2k+US$354.2k+US$1.2m+> US$6m

Exports: 84

Italy: US$18.3m
United Kingdom: US$6.1m
China: US$6m
France: US$2.9m
Japan: US$2.6m
South Korea: US$2.1m
Belgium: US$1.5m
Germany: US$1.2m
Australia: US$1.2m
United States: US$1.1m
Lithuania: US$1m
Ireland: US$972.2k
Netherlands: US$643k
India: US$608.2k
Sweden: US$551.9k
Denmark: US$543.6k
Türkiye: US$398.2k
United Arab Emirates: US$397.5k
Switzerland: US$384.9k
Norway: US$354.2k
Spain: US$346.2k
Portugal: US$253.3k
South Africa: US$249.3k
Latvia: US$224.1k
Hong Kong SAR China: US$190.9k
Vietnam: US$166.2k
Russia: US$151.5k
Poland: US$140.3k
Romania: US$137.8k
Austria: US$115.5k
Taiwan: US$99.5k
Peru: US$98.3k
Finland: US$94.6k
Ghana: US$88.9k
Bulgaria: US$81.2k
Hungary: US$80.8k
Thailand: US$74.5k
Slovenia: US$69.3k
Chile: US$63.2k
Malta: US$55.6k
Canada: US$50.3k
North Macedonia: US$47.5k
Czechia: US$38k
Laos: US$28.2k
Mongolia: US$27.7k
Egypt: US$24.1k
Ukraine: US$17.5k
Singapore: US$13.3k
New Zealand: US$9.2k
Greece: US$8.8k
Mexico: US$7.3k
Slovakia: US$6.2k
Philippines: US$5.9k
Brazil: US$5k
Estonia: US$4.9k
Oman: US$4.3k
Sri Lanka: US$4.2k
Indonesia: US$3.5k
Panama: US$3.1k
Malaysia: US$2.7k

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Italy	US$18.3m	35.2%
2	United Kingdom	US$6.1m	11.7%
3	China	US$6m	11.6%
4	France	US$2.9m	5.6%
5	Japan	US$2.6m	5%
6	South Korea	US$2.1m	4.1%
7	Belgium	US$1.5m	2.8%
8	Germany	US$1.2m	2.4%
9	Australia	US$1.2m	2.3%
10	United States	US$1.1m	2.1%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$5.6m	10.7%
2	Germany	US$3.8m	7.4%
3	Vietnam	US$3.7m	7.1%
4	United States	US$3.1m	6%
5	France	US$3.1m	5.9%
6	Italy	US$1.8m	3.4%
7	Poland	US$1.6m	3.1%
8	Morocco	US$1.5m	2.9%
9	Romania	US$1.5m	2.8%
10	Spain	US$1.3m	2.5%

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$52.1m 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$18.3m 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.

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