Subheading · Chapter 52 · Heading 5210
5210.31: Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 %: dyed, plain weave
Official description Plain weave
Subheading 5210.31 belongs to heading 5210 (woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed…) in chapter 52.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5210 31 00 00 Plain weave Freem²
- 5210 31 00 10 Manufactured on handlooms Freem²
- 5210 31 00 90 Other Freem²
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 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) | — | Free |
| 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 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 |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Pakistan | £394k | 37.7% | -49.7% |
 China | £327k | 31.3% | +65.5% |
 Türkiye | £158k | 15.2% | +24.1% |
 Spain | £87k | 8.4% | +13.7% |
 India | £58k | 5.6% | +79.4% |
 Italy | £11k | 1% | -39.4% |
| United Kingdom | £5k | 0.5% | +117.7% |
 Portugal | £2k | 0.2% | +19.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 10% – 15.5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 12.6% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 26% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Peru 11% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Japan 5.6% – 7.4% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 6.5% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$57kUS$57k+US$947k+US$7m+> US$21m
Exports: 84
- China: US$169m
- Pakistan: US$31m
- India: US$21m
- South Korea: US$12m
- Italy: US$11m
- Spain: US$10m
- Türkiye: US$10m
- Germany: US$7m
- Thailand: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- Japan: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- France: US$947k
- United States: US$911k
- Hungary: US$822k
- Poland: US$488k
- Greece: US$482k
- Singapore: US$434k
- San Marino: US$355k
- Colombia: US$320k
- Bangladesh: US$263k
- Egypt: US$205k
- Brazil: US$198k
- United Kingdom: US$198k
- Bulgaria: US$197k
- Austria: US$159k
- South Africa: US$115k
- Denmark: US$105k
- Czechia: US$85k
- North Macedonia: US$75k
- Lithuania: US$73k
- Australia: US$68k
- Romania: US$57k
- Estonia: US$55k
- Finland: US$52k
- Israel: US$46k
- Croatia: US$42k
- Russia: US$40k
- Peru: US$39k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$35k
- Bahrain: US$35k
- El Salvador: US$32k
- Moldova: US$32k
- Slovenia: US$30k
- Sweden: US$29k
- Latvia: US$20k
- Canada: US$14k
- Slovakia: US$12k
- Uzbekistan: US$10k
- United Arab Emirates: US$10k
- Guatemala: US$9k
- New Zealand: US$9k
- Mexico: US$8k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$352kUS$352k+US$2m+US$5m+> US$9m
Imports: 152
- Bangladesh: US$65m
- Vietnam: US$59m
- Indonesia: US$10m
- Italy: US$10m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$9m
- China: US$9m
- Mexico: US$9m
- Kenya: US$8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$8m
- Spain: US$7m
- Morocco: US$6m
- Sri Lanka: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- United States: US$5m
- Germany: US$4m
- Philippines: US$4m
- India: US$4m
- Romania: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- El Salvador: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Nigeria: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Moldova: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Tanzania: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- North Macedonia: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Iran: US$1m
- Dominican Republic: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Belarus: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Cambodia: US$977k
- Serbia: US$949k
- Greece: US$928k
- Albania: US$927k
- Kuwait: US$848k
- North Korea: US$777k
- Estonia: US$765k
- Ethiopia: US$742k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$701k
- Israel: US$644k
- Slovenia: US$641k
- Senegal: US$629k
- Guatemala: US$610k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$169m | 53.9% |
| 2 | Pakistan | US$31m | 9.8% |
| 3 | India | US$21m | 6.6% |
| 4 |  South Korea | US$12m | 3.7% |
| 5 | Italy | US$11m | 3.5% |
| 6 | Spain | US$10m | 3.3% |
| 7 | Türkiye | US$10m | 3% |
| 8 |  Germany | US$7m | 2.3% |
| 9 |  Thailand | US$6m | 1.9% |
| 10 |  Malaysia | US$6m | 1.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bangladesh | US$65m | 20.6% |
| 2 |  Vietnam | US$59m | 18.9% |
| 3 |  Indonesia | US$10m | 3.1% |
| 4 | Italy | US$10m | 3.1% |
| 5 |  Myanmar (Burma) | US$9m | 2.9% |
| 6 | China | US$9m | 2.7% |
| 7 | Mexico | US$9m | 2.7% |
| 8 |  Kenya | US$8m | 2.6% |
| 9 |  United Arab Emirates | US$8m | 2.4% |
| 10 | Spain | US$7m | 2.2% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 10%median duty
- 28number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 47%highest: Zimbabwe, Sudan, Iran
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 26% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 30% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
| Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 22% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 26% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 20% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 8% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 20% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 9% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 10% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 22% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 25% | 20% – 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
| European Union (27 countries) | 8% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 10% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 6.5% | 5.6% – 7.4% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
| Kenya | 25%* | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 22% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 22% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 10% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 10% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
| Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 11% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 10% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 22% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0.6%* | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 20% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 5%* | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 28% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 19% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 13% | 10% – 16% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 26% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 12% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15%* | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 47%* | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 65252 Other woven cotton fabrics,<85% of cotton, dyed
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 411220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 26630 Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1312 Weaving of textiles
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5210.31 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 5210.31 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 5210.31 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 5210.31 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 5210.31 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 5210.31 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 433 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 5210.31 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 5210.31 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 Free.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 20% on the year before); Pakistan supplied 38%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$314m (−10.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$169m), followed by Pakistan.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 %: dyed, plain weave?
Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 %: dyed, plain weave fall under HS subheading 5210.31, part of heading 5210, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5210.31 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5210.31 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 less than 85 %?
China, with US$169m in 2024 (53.9% 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 Free 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 Pakistan (38%), China (31%) and Türkiye (15%), out of total imports of £1m.