Chapter · Section XI

Chapter 53: Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn

53
  • 0%–8%UK
  • 0%–8%EU
  • 5%–80%Türkiye
  • 0%–14.5%USA
  • US$6.5bnWorld trade in 2024

Chapter 53 of the Harmonized System has 10 headings and belongs to section XI (textiles and textile articles).

The UK Global Tariff divides chapter 53 into 38 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 8% (average 1.1%). 32 of them are duty-free.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, chapter 53 covers 34 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 8%. 12 of them are duty-free.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides chapter 53 into 49 tariff lines; the statutory rate is between 5% and 80% (average 33.9%).

In 2024, countries exported chapter 53 goods worth US$6.5bn (+10% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$1.9bn), followed by France.

The biggest buyer was China, with imports of US$1.2bn.

Duty rates compared

UK Free – 8% Third-country duty 38 tariff lines · average 1.1% EU Free – 8% Third-country duty 34 tariff lines · average 3.4% Türkiye 5% – 80% Statutory rate (Law 474) 49 tariff lines · average 33.9% USA Free – 14.5% General (MFN) 31 tariff lines · average 2% · 1× specific or compound duty

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.

Headings 10

World trade in 2024

53 · US$6.5bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$297.4kUS$297.4k+US$6.5m+US$57.1m+> US$455.3m

Exports: 163
  1. China: US$1.9bn
  2. France: US$1.1bn
  3. Bangladesh: US$614.2m
  4. India: US$489.7m
  5. Belgium: US$455.3m
  6. Italy: US$353.3m
  7. Sri Lanka: US$176.8m
  8. Egypt: US$165.8m
  9. Spain: US$106.4m
  10. Belarus: US$104.3m
  11. Netherlands: US$94.7m
  12. Lithuania: US$87.5m
  13. Türkiye: US$70.7m
  14. Kenya: US$62.9m
  15. United Kingdom: US$59.5m
  16. Portugal: US$57.1m
  17. Brazil: US$47.5m
  18. Ethiopia: US$46m
  19. Tanzania: US$44.3m
  20. Germany: US$44.2m
  21. Vietnam: US$40.6m
  22. Poland: US$38.4m
  23. Nepal: US$38m
  24. Tunisia: US$33.9m
  25. Hong Kong SAR China: US$29.4m
  26. Japan: US$27.1m
  27. Russia: US$26.2m
  28. Philippines: US$24m
  29. Ecuador: US$21.7m
  30. Thailand: US$18.4m
  31. United States: US$16m
  32. Czechia: US$13.9m
  33. Pakistan: US$13.5m
  34. Latvia: US$12.6m
  35. Switzerland: US$10m
  36. South Korea: US$8.7m
  37. South Africa: US$7.3m
  38. Austria: US$6.8m
  39. Taiwan: US$6.7m
  40. Indonesia: US$6.5m
  41. Estonia: US$6.4m
  42. Madagascar: US$6.1m
  43. Romania: US$5.7m
  44. Ireland: US$5.7m
  45. Denmark: US$4.8m
  46. Canada: US$4.8m
  47. Bulgaria: US$4.6m
  48. Sweden: US$3.9m
  49. Slovenia: US$3.5m
  50. Hungary: US$3.5m
  51. Morocco: US$3.4m
  52. Malaysia: US$3.1m
  53. Mozambique: US$2.8m
  54. Finland: US$2.5m
  55. Uganda: US$2.5m
  56. Mexico: US$2.5m
  57. Lesotho: US$2.4m
  58. Greece: US$2m
  59. Costa Rica: US$2m
  60. Cambodia: US$1.7m

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$1.9bn 28.4%
2 France US$1.1bn 17%
3 Bangladesh US$614.2m 9.4%
4 India US$489.7m 7.5%
5 Belgium US$455.3m 7%
6 Italy US$353.3m 5.4%
7 Sri Lanka US$176.8m 2.7%
8 Egypt US$165.8m 2.5%
9 Spain US$106.4m 1.6%
10 Belarus US$104.3m 1.6%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$1.2bn 18.1%
2 India US$631.9m 9.7%
3 Bangladesh US$601.1m 9.2%
4 Belgium US$337.9m 5.2%
5 Türkiye US$302.7m 4.6%
6 Vietnam US$285.6m 4.4%
7 United States US$275.9m 4.2%
8 Italy US$239.5m 3.7%
9 Morocco US$226.7m 3.5%
10 Spain US$194.5m 3%

Chapter notes

Additional note

1.

(A) For the purposes of subheadings 53061090, 53062090 and 53082090, the expression ‘put up for retail sale’ in relation to yarn (single, multiple or cabled) means, subject to the exceptions in paragraph (B) below, yarn put up:

  1. (a) in balls or on cards, reels, tubes or similar supports, of a weight (including support) not exceeding 200 grams;

  2. (b) in hanks or skeins of a weight not exceeding 125 grams;

  3. (c) in hanks or skeins comprising several smaller hanks or skeins separated by dividing threads which render them independent one of the other, each of uniform weight not exceeding 125 grams.

(B) Exceptions:

  1. (a) multiple or cabled yarn, unbleached, in hanks or skeins;

  2. (b) multiple or cabled yarn, put up:

    1. (1) in cross-reeled hanks or skeins; or

    2. (2) put up on supports or in some other manner indicating its use in the textile industry (for example, on cops, twisting mill tubes, pirns, conical bobbins or spindles, or reeled in the form of cocoons for embroidery looms).

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn?

Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn make up HS chapter 53, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other vegetable textile fibres in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 53 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on other vegetable textile fibres in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 53 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most other vegetable textile fibres?

China, with US$1.9bn in 2024 (28.4% of world exports).