3-thread or 4-thread twill: HS Code 5208.33 and Duty

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5208 33 00 00 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill 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 2

Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
Applies to goods from
Belarus, Russia

Legal act
2022 No. 598
Documents
- 9014
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 2

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

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or scheme	Countries	Rate
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£498k-22.2% · previous 12 months

Average import price£14.02 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
Italy	£279k	56.1%	-14.1%
India	£114k	22.8%	-36.9%
Pakistan	£45k	9.1%	+23.8%
Türkiye	£17k	3.5%	—
China	£14k	2.7%	-75.2%
Belgium	£11k	2.1%	+35.3%
Germany	£9k	1.8%	—
Japan	£7k	1.4%	+163.8%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Türkiye 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA 10.3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

5208.33 · US$180.8m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$91.9kUS$91.9k+US$493.5k+US$2.6m+> US$13.3m

Exports: 79

China: US$116.5m
India: US$15m
Italy: US$13.3m
Türkiye: US$4.9m
Pakistan: US$4.7m
Japan: US$3.9m
Germany: US$3.2m
Portugal: US$2.6m
Vietnam: US$2.1m
Thailand: US$1.7m
Spain: US$1.3m
Uzbekistan: US$1.1m
France: US$1m
Brazil: US$845.9k
Hong Kong SAR China: US$798.1k
Indonesia: US$737.8k
South Korea: US$709.8k
Romania: US$666.5k
Argentina: US$586.3k
Malaysia: US$493.5k
Austria: US$436.6k
United States: US$371.7k
Poland: US$307.9k
Hungary: US$276.9k
Belgium: US$256.7k
United Kingdom: US$254.6k
Czechia: US$235.6k
Bulgaria: US$202.8k
Slovakia: US$201.5k
Netherlands: US$189.2k
Colombia: US$148.7k
Switzerland: US$148.4k
Mexico: US$140.9k
Singapore: US$128.3k
Madagascar: US$121.7k
Tunisia: US$114.3k
Azerbaijan: US$103.2k
Moldova: US$101.4k
United Arab Emirates: US$91.9k
South Africa: US$88.9k
Peru: US$87.3k
San Marino: US$66.1k
Albania: US$64.1k
Croatia: US$50k
Lithuania: US$38.1k
Taiwan: US$31.1k
Finland: US$30k
Ukraine: US$26.4k
Malta: US$25.4k
Montenegro: US$24.8k
Paraguay: US$24k
Ireland: US$17k
Denmark: US$16.2k
Bangladesh: US$15.6k
Russia: US$15k
El Salvador: US$9.7k
North Macedonia: US$9.6k
Greece: US$9.1k
Laos: US$8.8k
Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$6.1k

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$116.5m	64.4%
2	India	US$15m	8.3%
3	Italy	US$13.3m	7.4%
4	Türkiye	US$4.9m	2.7%
5	Pakistan	US$4.7m	2.6%
6	Japan	US$3.9m	2.2%
7	Germany	US$3.2m	1.8%
8	Portugal	US$2.6m	1.5%
9	Vietnam	US$2.1m	1.2%
10	Thailand	US$1.7m	0.9%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Bangladesh	US$33.1m	18.3%
2	Indonesia	US$31.4m	17.4%
3	Vietnam	US$31m	17.1%
4	Russia	US$5.5m	3%
5	Cambodia	US$4.8m	2.6%
6	India	US$4.1m	2.2%
7	Italy	US$3.5m	2%
8	Tunisia	US$3.4m	1.9%
9	Romania	US$3.4m	1.9%
10	Spain	US$3.2m	1.8%

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.

Tariff change 22 July 2026

UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 433 commodity codes

Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

Rule changes →

Subheading 5208.33 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 8%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 5208.33; 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 UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £497.9k (down 22% on the year before), at an average of £14.02 per kg; Italy supplied 56%, followed by India.

World trade in these goods reached US$180.8m in 2024, down 13.2% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 64.4% of the total, ahead of India.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill?

3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill fall under HS subheading 5208.33, part of heading 5208, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5208.33 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 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5208.33 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 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill?

China, with US$116.5m in 2024 (64.4% 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.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Italy (56%), India (23%) and Pakistan (9%), out of total imports of £497.9k.

5208.33: 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill

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