5210.49: Of yarns of different colours: other fabrics

Official description Other fabrics

5210.49 is a six-digit subheading of heading 5210, woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed…, chapter 52.

Importing into Country of origin

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin

Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 2

VAT 20.00 % import VAT

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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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5210 49 00 00 Other fabrics Freem²
5210 49 00 10 Manufactured on handlooms Freem²
5210 49 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
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 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
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

last 12 months£367k+13.2% · previous 12 months

Average import price£16.03 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	£73k	20%	+8.4%
India	£68k	18.6%	+54.4%
Portugal	£61k	16.7%	+5,866.5%
Spain	£55k	14.9%	-20.3%
Belgium	£44k	12.1%	-26.8%
Türkiye	£27k	7.3%	-44.6%
France	£17k	4.5%	+7.1%
China	£7k	1.8%	-11.3%

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) 5 tariff lines · average 11.2%

World trade in 2024

5210.49 · US$166.5m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$90.6kUS$90.6k+US$1.1m+US$2.3m+> US$8.1m

Exports: 77

China: US$103.4m
Italy: US$11.8m
India: US$8.1m
Türkiye: US$7.1m
Spain: US$4.5m
Taiwan: US$3.8m
Austria: US$2.4m
Vietnam: US$2.3m
Ethiopia: US$1.9m
Japan: US$1.8m
Germany: US$1.7m
Indonesia: US$1.7m
Guatemala: US$1.6m
Malaysia: US$1.6m
Thailand: US$1.4m
Belgium: US$1.2m
France: US$1.2m
Pakistan: US$1.1m
Portugal: US$1.1m
Morocco: US$749.2k
Czechia: US$740.8k
Hong Kong SAR China: US$711.8k
South Korea: US$696k
Canada: US$661.6k
Colombia: US$641.1k
El Salvador: US$556.6k
Netherlands: US$244.1k
Brazil: US$163.7k
Bulgaria: US$161.8k
Poland: US$146.6k
Singapore: US$146.1k
San Marino: US$144.6k
Dominican Republic: US$117.9k
Romania: US$110.6k
Peru: US$98.4k
United Kingdom: US$90.6k
Switzerland: US$84.9k
Egypt: US$82.6k
United States: US$70k
Mauritius: US$58.4k
Tunisia: US$55.9k
Bangladesh: US$49.1k
North Macedonia: US$44.7k
Lithuania: US$33.8k
Denmark: US$30.2k
Hungary: US$29k
New Zealand: US$25.7k
United Arab Emirates: US$25.6k
Greece: US$22.2k
Finland: US$14.1k
Mexico: US$13.3k
Serbia: US$13.1k
South Africa: US$8.7k
Kenya: US$7.1k
Sri Lanka: US$6.6k
Argentina: US$5.9k
Tanzania: US$5.9k
Ukraine: US$5.3k
Estonia: US$4.8k
Croatia: US$2.6k

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$103.4m	62.1%
2	Italy	US$11.8m	7.1%
3	India	US$8.1m	4.9%
4	Türkiye	US$7.1m	4.3%
5	Spain	US$4.5m	2.7%
6	Taiwan	US$3.8m	2.3%
7	Austria	US$2.4m	1.4%
8	Vietnam	US$2.3m	1.4%
9	Ethiopia	US$1.9m	1.1%
10	Japan	US$1.8m	1.1%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Bangladesh	US$57.7m	34.7%
2	Vietnam	US$26.4m	15.9%
3	Indonesia	US$8.2m	4.9%
4	Morocco	US$6.4m	3.8%
5	Spain	US$6.2m	3.7%
6	India	US$4.8m	2.9%
7	Mexico	US$4.1m	2.4%
8	Thailand	US$4m	2.4%
9	Cambodia	US$3.7m	2.2%
10	Egypt	US$3.2m	1.9%

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 →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 5210.49 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 5210.49; the duty is 8%.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 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 £366.6k (up 13% on the year before), at an average of £16.03 per kg; Italy supplied 20%, followed by India.

World trade in these goods reached US$166.5m in 2024, down 16% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 62.1% of the total, ahead of Italy.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for of yarns of different colours: other fabrics?

Of yarns of different colours: other fabrics fall under HS subheading 5210.49, part of heading 5210, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on of yarns of different colours: other fabrics in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5210.49 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 of yarns of different colours: other fabrics in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5210.49 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 of yarns of different colours: other fabrics?

China, with US$103.4m in 2024 (62.1% 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 Italy (20%), India (19%) and Portugal (17%), out of total imports of £366.6k.

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