Subheading · Chapter 51 · Heading 5112

5112.30

5112.30: Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made staple fibres

Subheading 5112.30 belongs to heading 5112 (woven fabrics of combed wool or of combed fine animal hair) in 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. 5112 30 00 00 Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made staple fibres m²
  2. 5112 30 10 00 Of a weight not exceeding 200 g/m2 8%m²
  3. 5112 30 80 00 Of a weight exceeding 200 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£1.3m+46.4% · previous 12 months
Average import price£30.79 per kg
Jan 2024: £26kFeb 2024: £57kMar 2024: £34kApr 2024: £156kMay 2024: £121kJun 2024: £105kJul 2024: £90kAug 2024: £104kSept 2024: £88kOct 2024: £90kNov 2024: £56kDec 2024: £47kJan 2025: £48kFeb 2025: £42kMar 2025: £27kApr 2025: £133kMay 2025: £90kJun 2025: £35kJul 2025: £128kAug 2025: £85kSept 2025: £85kOct 2025: £65kNov 2025: £175kDec 2025: £53kJan 2026: £42kFeb 2026: £205kMar 2026: £64kApr 2026: £145kMay 2026: £135kJun 2026: £102kJul 2026: £71kAug 2026: £127k 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 £487k 38.3% -4.2%
India £305k 24% +317.2%
Belgium £125k 9.9% +134.7%
Türkiye £112k 8.8% +433.2%
France £105k 8.3% +504%
China £35k 2.7% -45.4%
Portugal £20k 1.6% +561.2%
United Kingdom £19k 1.5% +182.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

5112.30 · US$259m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$209kUS$209k+US$1m+US$10m+> US$22m

Exports: 76
  1. China: US$95m
  2. Italy: US$34m
  3. Portugal: US$22m
  4. Romania: US$13m
  5. United Kingdom: US$11m
  6. Germany: US$11m
  7. India: US$10m
  8. Czechia: US$10m
  9. Mexico: US$9m
  10. Japan: US$9m
  11. Türkiye: US$8m
  12. Belgium: US$5m
  13. France: US$4m
  14. Spain: US$2m
  15. Taiwan: US$2m
  16. Singapore: US$1m
  17. Denmark: US$1m
  18. Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
  19. Peru: US$1m
  20. United States: US$1m
  21. South Korea: US$1m
  22. Bulgaria: US$1m
  23. Netherlands: US$544k
  24. Australia: US$504k
  25. Vietnam: US$487k
  26. San Marino: US$418k
  27. Indonesia: US$351k
  28. Thailand: US$325k
  29. Switzerland: US$303k
  30. New Zealand: US$302k
  31. Lithuania: US$299k
  32. Egypt: US$276k
  33. Poland: US$269k
  34. Hungary: US$258k
  35. Norway: US$236k
  36. Belarus: US$230k
  37. Morocco: US$209k
  38. Russia: US$191k
  39. Finland: US$111k
  40. Canada: US$108k
  41. Austria: US$92k
  42. Sweden: US$77k
  43. Greece: US$73k
  44. Croatia: US$73k
  45. Chile: US$69k
  46. Cambodia: US$67k
  47. Malta: US$60k
  48. Slovakia: US$45k
  49. Slovenia: US$43k
  50. Uzbekistan: US$41k
  51. Ukraine: US$18k
  52. United Arab Emirates: US$16k
  53. Luxembourg: US$16k
  54. Ireland: US$14k
  55. Guatemala: US$11k
  56. Malaysia: US$8k
  57. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$7k
  58. Uruguay: US$7k
  59. Kazakhstan: US$3k
  60. Curaçao: US$3k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$95m 36.7%
2 Italy US$34m 13%
3 Portugal US$22m 8.3%
4 Romania US$13m 5%
5 United Kingdom US$11m 4.4%
6 Germany US$11m 4.2%
7 India US$10m 4%
8 Czechia US$10m 3.9%
9 Mexico US$9m 3.5%
10 Japan US$9m 3.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Vietnam US$27m 10.6%
2 Indonesia US$21m 8%
3 Germany US$20m 7.6%
4 India US$14m 5.3%
5 Türkiye US$14m 5.2%
6 Italy US$14m 5.2%
7 China US$11m 4.2%
8 Japan US$10m 3.9%
9 United States US$8m 3.1%
10 Denmark US$8m 2.9%

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 5112.30 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 8%.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 5112.30 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 8%.

173 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 8%.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £1.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 46% on the year before); Italy supplied 38%, followed by India.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$259m (−9.5% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$95m), followed by Italy.

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 5112.30, 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 5112.30 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 5112.30 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…?

China, with US$95m in 2024 (36.7% 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 (38%), India (24%) and Belgium (10%), out of total imports of £1.3m.