Subheading · Chapter 52 · Heading 5209
5209.11: Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight: unbleached, plain weave
Official description Plain weave
Subheading 5209.11 belongs to heading 5209 (woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing…) in chapter 52.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5209 11 00 00 Plain weave 8%+4m²
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 3
- 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)
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
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 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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Pakistan | £4.7m | 87.3% | +10.8% |
 India | £393k | 7.2% | -71.4% |
 Germany | £92k | 1.7% | -43.9% |
 China | £87k | 1.6% | +159.1% |
 Italy | £47k | 0.9% | +62.9% |
 Portugal | £41k | 0.8% | — |
 France | £20k | 0.4% | +41.9% |
 Japan | £4k | 0.1% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 90% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line 
USA 6.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$61.6kUS$61.6k+US$552.3k+US$2.5m+> US$23.4m
Exports: 88
- India: US$30.6m
- China: US$25m
- Pakistan: US$23.4m
- Türkiye: US$10.9m
- Thailand: US$9.5m
- Indonesia: US$9.2m
- Italy: US$3.5m
- Germany: US$2.5m
- France: US$2.5m
- South Korea: US$1.9m
- Vietnam: US$1.8m
- Japan: US$1.4m
- Netherlands: US$1.4m
- Belgium: US$1.2m
- Spain: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- United States: US$1m
- Portugal: US$950.3k
- Turkmenistan: US$719.8k
- Austria: US$611.8k
- United Kingdom: US$552.3k
- Czechia: US$497.9k
- Slovenia: US$428.5k
- Switzerland: US$419.3k
- Russia: US$357.5k
- Uzbekistan: US$319.7k
- Cambodia: US$240.1k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$198.8k
- United Arab Emirates: US$156.7k
- Mexico: US$139.7k
- Argentina: US$135.9k
- South Africa: US$128.3k
- Peru: US$115.2k
- Malaysia: US$110k
- Tunisia: US$109.1k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$107.1k
- Bulgaria: US$94.8k
- Sri Lanka: US$91.8k
- Bangladesh: US$74k
- Moldova: US$73.8k
- Serbia: US$61.6k
- Poland: US$55.4k
- Brazil: US$52.6k
- Canada: US$49.4k
- Egypt: US$45.7k
- Estonia: US$44.9k
- Sweden: US$38.9k
- Kenya: US$37.8k
- Ecuador: US$35.3k
- Denmark: US$29.9k
- Greece: US$24.3k
- Madagascar: US$23k
- Singapore: US$18k
- Lithuania: US$15k
- Romania: US$12.5k
- El Salvador: US$10.6k
- Australia: US$8.8k
- Panama: US$7.7k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$6.8k
- Guatemala: US$6.4k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$79.8kUS$79.8k+US$579.3k+US$3.2m+> US$8.2m
Imports: 151
- United States: US$11.6m
- Indonesia: US$10.2m
- India: US$8.8m
- Cambodia: US$8.7m
- Italy: US$8.2m
- Vietnam: US$7.2m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Japan: US$5.4m
- United Kingdom: US$5.1m
- Spain: US$4.8m
- Germany: US$4.4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- France: US$3.6m
- South Korea: US$3.5m
- China: US$3.4m
- Netherlands: US$3.2m
- Thailand: US$3.2m
- Bangladesh: US$3.1m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$1.9m
- Morocco: US$1.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.3m
- Hungary: US$1.3m
- Ghana: US$1.2m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$1.2m
- Madagascar: US$1.1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Poland: US$870.4k
- Canada: US$849.9k
- Bulgaria: US$788.9k
- Kenya: US$725k
- Slovenia: US$720.1k
- Switzerland: US$680.1k
- Romania: US$640.6k
- Philippines: US$611.7k
- Nepal: US$594.5k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$579.3k
- Sweden: US$579.3k
- Colombia: US$573.1k
- Qatar: US$534.6k
- Ukraine: US$530k
- Egypt: US$527.2k
- Austria: US$454.6k
- Cameroon: US$445.5k
- Mexico: US$422.5k
- Saudi Arabia: US$417.7k
- Kazakhstan: US$414.6k
- Russia: US$323.7k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$287k
- Guatemala: US$263.5k
- Australia: US$262.3k
- Greece: US$259.3k
- Slovakia: US$239k
- Sri Lanka: US$223.4k
- Costa Rica: US$209.2k
- Mozambique: US$205.1k
- Nigeria: US$198.7k
- Albania: US$190.8k
- Rwanda: US$182.1k
- Singapore: US$178.8k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | US$30.6m | 22.6% |
| 2 | China | US$25m | 18.5% |
| 3 | Pakistan | US$23.4m | 17.3% |
| 4 | Türkiye | US$10.9m | 8% |
| 5 |  Thailand | US$9.5m | 7% |
| 6 |  Indonesia | US$9.2m | 6.8% |
| 7 | Italy | US$3.5m | 2.6% |
| 8 | Germany | US$2.5m | 1.9% |
| 9 | France | US$2.5m | 1.9% |
| 10 |  South Korea | US$1.9m | 1.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$11.6m | 8.6% |
| 2 | Indonesia | US$10.2m | 7.5% |
| 3 | India | US$8.8m | 6.5% |
| 4 |  Cambodia | US$8.7m | 6.4% |
| 5 | Italy | US$8.2m | 6.1% |
| 6 |  Vietnam | US$7.2m | 5.3% |
| 7 | Portugal | US$6m | 4.4% |
| 8 | Japan | US$5.4m | 4% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$5.1m | 3.8% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$4.8m | 3.5% |
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 5209.11; the duty is 8%.
Subheading 5209.11 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 8%.
174 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%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £5.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 10% on the year before); Pakistan supplied 87%, followed by India.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$135.3m (−2.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was India (US$30.6m), followed by China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight: unbleached, plain weave?
Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight: unbleached, plain weave fall under HS subheading 5209.11, part of heading 5209, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5209.11 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 woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5209.11 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 woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more…?
India, with US$30.6m in 2024 (22.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
174 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 Pakistan (87%), India (7%) and Germany (2%), out of total imports of £5.4m.