Heading · Chapter 52
5211: Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200 g/m2
14 subheadings make up heading 5211 in chapter 52 (cotton).
Duty rates compared
UK
EUSubheadings 14
- 5211.11Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 %: unbleached, plain weave
- 5211.123-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill
- 5211.19Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 %: unbleached, other fabrics
- 5211.20Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 %: bleached
- 5211.31Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 %: dyed, plain weave
- 5211.323-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill
- 5211.39Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 %: dyed, other fabrics
- 5211.41Of yarns of different colours: plain weave
- 5211.42Of yarns of different colours: denimDenim (cotton under 85%)
- 5211.43Other fabrics of 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill
- 5211.49Of yarns of different colours: other fabrics
- 5211.51Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 %: printed, plain weave
- 5211.523-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill
- 5211.59Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 %: printed, other fabrics
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$202kUS$202k+US$2m+US$33m+> US$157m
Exports: 135
- China: US$2bn
- India: US$178m
- Pakistan: US$177m
- Italy: US$157m
- Türkiye: US$134m
- Vietnam: US$61m
- Spain: US$55m
- Germany: US$49m
- France: US$42m
- United States: US$39m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$39m
- Belgium: US$36m
- Netherlands: US$36m
- Taiwan: US$33m
- United Kingdom: US$28m
- South Korea: US$27m
- Japan: US$20m
- Thailand: US$19m
- Mexico: US$15m
- Egypt: US$13m
- Brazil: US$12m
- Portugal: US$11m
- Malaysia: US$11m
- Ecuador: US$10m
- Poland: US$9m
- Chile: US$7m
- Indonesia: US$7m
- Bulgaria: US$5m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Austria: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Honduras: US$2m
- Belarus: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Sri Lanka: US$2m
- Ethiopia: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Kenya: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Peru: US$1m
- Bangladesh: US$1m
- Latvia: US$980k
- Cambodia: US$979k
- Canada: US$945k
- Morocco: US$896k
- Venezuela: US$655k
- Guatemala: US$622k
- Mauritius: US$560k
- Norway: US$551k
- Slovakia: US$532k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$11m+US$34m+> US$102m
Imports: 190
- Bangladesh: US$798m
- Vietnam: US$378m
- Mexico: US$217m
- Cambodia: US$209m
- Colombia: US$152m
- Egypt: US$102m
- Indonesia: US$79m
- Morocco: US$76m
- Tunisia: US$72m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$58m
- China: US$52m
- Sri Lanka: US$51m
- Germany: US$49m
- France: US$45m
- United States: US$44m
- Madagascar: US$41m
- Jordan: US$39m
- Italy: US$37m
- Türkiye: US$34m
- Spain: US$33m
- Chile: US$32m
- Guatemala: US$30m
- Ecuador: US$29m
- Poland: US$26m
- India: US$26m
- Romania: US$25m
- United Kingdom: US$25m
- Ukraine: US$24m
- Netherlands: US$23m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$22m
- Venezuela: US$21m
- Peru: US$21m
- South Africa: US$21m
- Thailand: US$19m
- United Arab Emirates: US$14m
- Kenya: US$14m
- South Korea: US$13m
- Belgium: US$13m
- Kazakhstan: US$12m
- Portugal: US$12m
- North Macedonia: US$12m
- Bulgaria: US$12m
- Philippines: US$12m
- Russia: US$11m
- Lebanon: US$11m
- Nepal: US$11m
- Dominican Republic: US$11m
- Brazil: US$11m
- Bolivia: US$9m
- Armenia: US$8m
- Nicaragua: US$8m
- Paraguay: US$8m
- Pakistan: US$8m
- Albania: US$7m
- Estonia: US$7m
- Israel: US$7m
- Argentina: US$6m
- Lithuania: US$6m
- Japan: US$6m
- Moldova: US$6m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$2bn | 61.2% |
| 2 |  India | US$178m | 5.4% |
| 3 |  Pakistan | US$177m | 5.3% |
| 4 |  Italy | US$157m | 4.7% |
| 5 |  Türkiye | US$134m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  Vietnam | US$61m | 1.8% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$55m | 1.7% |
| 8 |  Germany | US$49m | 1.5% |
| 9 |  France | US$42m | 1.3% |
| 10 |  United States | US$39m | 1.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bangladesh | US$798m | 24.1% |
| 2 | Vietnam | US$378m | 11.4% |
| 3 |  Mexico | US$217m | 6.5% |
| 4 |  Cambodia | US$209m | 6.3% |
| 5 |  Colombia | US$152m | 4.6% |
| 6 |  Egypt | US$102m | 3.1% |
| 7 |  Indonesia | US$79m | 2.4% |
| 8 |  Morocco | US$76m | 2.3% |
| 9 |  Tunisia | US$72m | 2.2% |
| 10 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$58m | 1.7% |
In the UK Global Tariff, heading 5211 covers 30 tariff lines and the duty is 8%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides heading 5211 into 15 tariff lines; the duty is 8%.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 5211 covers 15 tariff lines and the duty is 8%.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides heading 5211 into 16 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 8.4% (average 7.6%). 1 of them is duty-free.
World trade in heading 5211 goods reached US$3bn in 2024, up 6.1% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 61.2% of the total, ahead of India.
Bangladesh imported the most (US$798m).
The United Kingdom ranked 15th among 135 exporters with US$28m.
The United Kingdom imported US$25m.
Legal notes
Subheading note
1. For the purposes of subheadings 520942 and 521142, the expression ‘denim’ means fabrics of yarns of different colours, of 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including broken twill, warp faced, the warp yarns of which are of one and the same colour and the weft yarns of which are unbleached, bleached, dyed grey or coloured a lighter shade of the colour of the warp yarns.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200 g/m2?
Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200 g/m2 fall under HS heading 5211, part of chapter 52, 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 5211 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 less than 85… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5211 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$2bn in 2024 (61.2% of world exports).