Subheading · Chapter 53 · Heading 5305
5305.00: Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, not elsewhere specified or included, raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
5305.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 5305, coconut, abaca, chapter 53.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5305 00 00 00 Coconut, abaca (manila hemp or musa textilis nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, not elsewhere specified or included, raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
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
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 3
- 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
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £19m | 44.8% | +56.9% | |
| £9.8m | 23.2% | +52.3% | |
| £5.1m | 12% | -6.8% | |
| £3.5m | 8.3% | -56.7% | |
| £2m | 4.6% | +10% | |
| £1.7m | 3.9% | -0.8% | |
| £498k | 1.2% | -3.8% | |
| £212k | 0.5% | +21.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$107kUS$107k+US$833k+US$8m+> US$49m
Exports: 103
- India: US$268m
- Sri Lanka: US$170m
- Kenya: US$49m
- Brazil: US$39m
- Philippines: US$22m
- Ecuador: US$22m
- Tanzania: US$21m
- Netherlands: US$17m
- Vietnam: US$16m
- Spain: US$8m
- Thailand: US$8m
- Belgium: US$8m
- Madagascar: US$5m
- China: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- United States: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Mozambique: US$2m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Italy: US$1m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$844k
- Ireland: US$833k
- United Kingdom: US$828k
- Denmark: US$698k
- France: US$628k
- Canada: US$603k
- Dominican Republic: US$581k
- South Africa: US$464k
- Colombia: US$385k
- Estonia: US$376k
- Slovenia: US$326k
- Portugal: US$303k
- Czechia: US$250k
- Poland: US$250k
- Ghana: US$215k
- Sweden: US$210k
- United Arab Emirates: US$167k
- Austria: US$166k
- Türkiye: US$143k
- Slovakia: US$142k
- Australia: US$138k
- Azerbaijan: US$137k
- Hungary: US$123k
- Japan: US$122k
- Bulgaria: US$109k
- Taiwan: US$107k
- Bangladesh: US$91k
- Sierra Leone: US$84k
- Lithuania: US$75k
- Switzerland: US$68k
- Luxembourg: US$66k
- Jamaica: US$64k
- Peru: US$54k
- Morocco: US$53k
- Zambia: US$49k
- Saudi Arabia: US$44k
- Cambodia: US$37k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$256kUS$256k+US$2m+US$8m+> US$27m
Imports: 180
- China: US$179m
- United States: US$67m
- United Kingdom: US$43m
- Netherlands: US$34m
- Nigeria: US$27m
- Mexico: US$27m
- Morocco: US$25m
- Spain: US$25m
- Canada: US$19m
- Japan: US$18m
- Peru: US$17m
- France: US$12m
- Germany: US$11m
- Australia: US$11m
- Philippines: US$9m
- Russia: US$8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$8m
- South Korea: US$8m
- Belgium: US$7m
- Portugal: US$7m
- Italy: US$7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$6m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Azerbaijan: US$5m
- Egypt: US$5m
- Poland: US$4m
- Algeria: US$4m
- India: US$3m
- Senegal: US$3m
- Ghana: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Turkmenistan: US$3m
- Israel: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Iran: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Uzbekistan: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Cameroon: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Honduras: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Greece: US$1m
- Qatar: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Guatemala: US$1m
- Tunisia: US$1m
- Benin: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- Estonia: US$1m
- Armenia: US$926k
- Indonesia: US$909k
- Czechia: US$903k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$268m | 39.2% | |
| 2 | US$170m | 24.8% | |
| 3 | US$49m | 7.2% | |
| 4 | US$39m | 5.7% | |
| 5 | US$22m | 3.2% | |
| 6 | US$22m | 3.2% | |
| 7 | US$21m | 3% | |
| 8 | US$17m | 2.5% | |
| 9 | US$16m | 2.3% | |
| 10 | US$8m | 1.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$179m | 26.2% | |
| 2 | US$67m | 9.8% | |
| 3 | US$43m | 6.2% | |
| 4 | US$34m | 5% | |
| 5 | US$27m | 4% | |
| 6 | US$27m | 3.9% | |
| 7 | US$25m | 3.7% | |
| 8 | US$25m | 3.6% | |
| 9 | US$19m | 2.8% | |
| 10 | US$18m | 2.7% |
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.
- 5%median duty
- 61number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Seychelles, Sudan
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4.8% | 3% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4.6% | 3% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 0% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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
- 2658 Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp/Musa textilis Nee), ramie & other vegetable textile fibres, n.e.s., raw/processed but not spun; tow, noils & waste of these fibres (including yarn waste & garnetted stock)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 4111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 01929 Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c.26190 Other vegetable textile fibres, processed but not spun; tow and waste of these fibres
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0116 Growing of fibre crops1311 Preparation and spinning of textile fibres
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5305.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 5305.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 5305.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 5304.10, 5304.90, 5305.11, 5305.19, 5305.21, 5305.29, 5305.90 | changed |
| 1996 | 5304.10, 5304.90, 5305.11, 5305.19, 5305.21, 5305.29, 5305.91, 5305.99 | changed |
| 1992 | 5304.10, 5304.90, 5305.11, 5305.19, 5305.21, 5305.29, 5305.91, 5305.99 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 5305.00; the duty is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 5305.00 covers 10 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £42.4m (up 13% on the year before), at an average of £0.73 per kg; India supplied 45%, followed by Philippines.
World trade in these goods reached US$685m in 2024, up 13.5% on 2023.
India was the largest exporter with 39.2% of the total, ahead of Sri Lanka.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, not elsewhere specified or included, raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)?
Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, not elsewhere specified or included, raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) fall under HS subheading 5305.00, part of heading 5305, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on coconut, abaca in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5305.00 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 coconut, abaca in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 5305.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most coconut, abaca?
India, with US$268m in 2024 (39.2% of world exports).
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 India (45%), Philippines (23%) and Sri Lanka (12%), out of total imports of £42.4m.