Subheading · Chapter 51 · Heading 5112
5112.20: Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments
5112.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 5112, woven fabrics of combed wool or of combed fine animal hair, chapter 51.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5112 20 00 00 Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments 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) | — | 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 | 6.4% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Türkiye | £317k | 60.5% | +1,841.9% |
 Italy | £87k | 16.5% | -21% |
 France | £39k | 7.5% | +3.8% |
 United States | £33k | 6.2% | -78.1% |
 China | £23k | 4.3% | — |
 Germany | £6k | 1.2% | — |
 Spain | £6k | 1.2% | — |
 Belgium | £5k | 1% | -81.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$55.1kUS$55.1k+US$708.1k+US$1.3m+> US$11.1m
Exports: 59
- Italy: US$12.4m
- China: US$11.1m
- France: US$4.4m
- Japan: US$3.2m
- Romania: US$1.5m
- Portugal: US$1.3m
- South Korea: US$1.2m
- United Kingdom: US$1.1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.1m
- Germany: US$1.1m
- Spain: US$932.9k
- Türkiye: US$807.8k
- India: US$781.8k
- United States: US$730.1k
- Belgium: US$708.1k
- Mexico: US$657.3k
- Bulgaria: US$538.4k
- Lithuania: US$480.6k
- Peru: US$293.1k
- Canada: US$245.9k
- Thailand: US$200.2k
- Ireland: US$197.1k
- Australia: US$166.7k
- Netherlands: US$121.1k
- Switzerland: US$115.2k
- Chile: US$110.4k
- Greece: US$94.8k
- Hungary: US$91.5k
- Taiwan: US$55.1k
- Sri Lanka: US$49.7k
- Austria: US$43.3k
- Denmark: US$37k
- New Zealand: US$30k
- Poland: US$29.5k
- Czechia: US$22.4k
- Vietnam: US$19.9k
- Indonesia: US$17.4k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$17k
- Sweden: US$14.4k
- Slovenia: US$12.5k
- Russia: US$10.2k
- United Arab Emirates: US$9.4k
- Tunisia: US$9.2k
- Uruguay: US$7.1k
- Moldova: US$6.9k
- Ukraine: US$5.4k
- Latvia: US$4.5k
- Finland: US$4.3k
- Afghanistan: US$2.9k
- Norway: US$2.3k
- South Africa: US$1.3k
- Bahrain: US$700
- Brazil: US$500
- Slovakia: US$500
- Estonia: US$400
- Singapore: US$300
- Angola: US$100
- Pakistan: US$100
- Luxembourg: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$64.5kUS$64.5k+US$434.6k+US$1.3m+> US$3m
Imports: 111
- China: US$4.6m
- Madagascar: US$3.6m
- South Korea: US$3.1m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$2.8m
- United States: US$2.2m
- India: US$1.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.7m
- Japan: US$1.5m
- Morocco: US$1.5m
- Germany: US$1.3m
- Türkiye: US$1.3m
- Italy: US$1.2m
- Romania: US$1.2m
- Bulgaria: US$933.8k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$864.1k
- North Korea: US$771.7k
- Bangladesh: US$771.2k
- Poland: US$751.8k
- France: US$710.2k
- United Kingdom: US$698.3k
- Canada: US$642.3k
- Spain: US$613.4k
- Sweden: US$583.8k
- Philippines: US$572.9k
- Cambodia: US$519.3k
- Tunisia: US$485.4k
- Mexico: US$434.6k
- Moldova: US$377.5k
- Portugal: US$363.2k
- Ukraine: US$355.6k
- Nigeria: US$348k
- Australia: US$335.9k
- Netherlands: US$306.9k
- United Arab Emirates: US$254.4k
- Thailand: US$242.9k
- Switzerland: US$221.9k
- Hungary: US$217.5k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$214.6k
- Russia: US$193.5k
- Serbia: US$191.4k
- Kazakhstan: US$164.3k
- Egypt: US$127.9k
- New Zealand: US$126.4k
- Taiwan: US$122.9k
- Albania: US$109.7k
- Singapore: US$105.7k
- Iraq: US$99.8k
- Qatar: US$96.1k
- Greece: US$93.8k
- Iran: US$92.4k
- Belgium: US$86.1k
- Slovakia: US$72.4k
- Colombia: US$64.9k
- North Macedonia: US$64.5k
- Lithuania: US$60.9k
- Belarus: US$59.4k
- Brazil: US$57.8k
- Czechia: US$53k
- Norway: US$51.8k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | US$12.4m | 26.9% |
| 2 | China | US$11.1m | 24.1% |
| 3 | France | US$4.4m | 9.6% |
| 4 |  Japan | US$3.2m | 7% |
| 5 |  Romania | US$1.5m | 3.2% |
| 6 |  Portugal | US$1.3m | 2.8% |
| 7 |  South Korea | US$1.2m | 2.6% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$1.1m | 2.4% |
| 9 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$1.1m | 2.4% |
| 10 | Germany | US$1.1m | 2.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$4.6m | 10% |
| 2 |  Madagascar | US$3.6m | 7.8% |
| 3 | South Korea | US$3.1m | 6.7% |
| 4 |  Indonesia | US$3m | 6.5% |
| 5 |  Vietnam | US$2.8m | 6% |
| 6 | United States | US$2.2m | 4.8% |
| 7 |  India | US$1.8m | 3.9% |
| 8 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$1.7m | 3.7% |
| 9 | Japan | US$1.5m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  Morocco | US$1.5m | 3.2% |
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
Subheading 5112.20 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 8%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 5112.20; 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 £524k (up 30% on the year before), at an average of £46.94 per kg; Türkiye supplied 61%, followed by Italy.
World trade in these goods reached US$46.2m in 2024, down 30.2% on 2023.
Italy was the largest exporter with 26.9% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments?
Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments fall under HS subheading 5112.20, part of heading 5112, 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 5112.20 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 5112.20 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$12.4m in 2024 (26.9% 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 Türkiye (61%), Italy (17%) and France (8%), out of total imports of £524k.