Subheading · Chapter 53 · Heading 5305

5305.00

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

Customs duty standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 3
VAT 20% import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—
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£42.4m+12.6% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.73 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.4mFeb 2024: £2.6mMar 2024: £2.5mApr 2024: £4mMay 2024: £3.5mJun 2024: £2.8mJul 2024: £2.7mAug 2024: £1.8mSept 2024: £2.2mOct 2024: £5.2mNov 2024: £3.7mDec 2024: £2.4mJan 2025: £2.7mFeb 2025: £2.7mMar 2025: £3.5mApr 2025: £4.4mMay 2025: £3.8mJun 2025: £2.8mJul 2025: £2mAug 2025: £2.3mSept 2025: £2.9mOct 2025: £3.8mNov 2025: £4.1mDec 2025: £4.1mJan 2026: £4mFeb 2026: £4mMar 2026: £3.3mApr 2026: £3.5mMay 2026: £5.3mJun 2026: £1.8mJul 2026: £2.9mAug 2026: £2.7m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
India £19m 44.8% +56.9%
Philippines £9.8m 23.2% +52.3%
Sri Lanka £5.1m 12% -6.8%
Ecuador £3.5m 8.3% -56.7%
Ireland £2m 4.6% +10%
Netherlands £1.7m 3.9% -0.8%
China £498k 1.2% -3.8%
Germany £212k 0.5% +21.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

5305.00 · US$685m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$107kUS$107k+US$833k+US$8m+> US$49m

Exports: 103
  1. India: US$268m
  2. Sri Lanka: US$170m
  3. Kenya: US$49m
  4. Brazil: US$39m
  5. Philippines: US$22m
  6. Ecuador: US$22m
  7. Tanzania: US$21m
  8. Netherlands: US$17m
  9. Vietnam: US$16m
  10. Spain: US$8m
  11. Thailand: US$8m
  12. Belgium: US$8m
  13. Madagascar: US$5m
  14. China: US$4m
  15. Indonesia: US$3m
  16. Malaysia: US$2m
  17. United States: US$2m
  18. Costa Rica: US$2m
  19. Germany: US$2m
  20. Mexico: US$2m
  21. Mozambique: US$2m
  22. Latvia: US$1m
  23. Italy: US$1m
  24. Côte d’Ivoire: US$844k
  25. Ireland: US$833k
  26. United Kingdom: US$828k
  27. Denmark: US$698k
  28. France: US$628k
  29. Canada: US$603k
  30. Dominican Republic: US$581k
  31. South Africa: US$464k
  32. Colombia: US$385k
  33. Estonia: US$376k
  34. Slovenia: US$326k
  35. Portugal: US$303k
  36. Czechia: US$250k
  37. Poland: US$250k
  38. Ghana: US$215k
  39. Sweden: US$210k
  40. United Arab Emirates: US$167k
  41. Austria: US$166k
  42. Türkiye: US$143k
  43. Slovakia: US$142k
  44. Australia: US$138k
  45. Azerbaijan: US$137k
  46. Hungary: US$123k
  47. Japan: US$122k
  48. Bulgaria: US$109k
  49. Taiwan: US$107k
  50. Bangladesh: US$91k
  51. Sierra Leone: US$84k
  52. Lithuania: US$75k
  53. Switzerland: US$68k
  54. Luxembourg: US$66k
  55. Jamaica: US$64k
  56. Peru: US$54k
  57. Morocco: US$53k
  58. Zambia: US$49k
  59. Saudi Arabia: US$44k
  60. Cambodia: US$37k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 India US$268m 39.2%
2 Sri Lanka US$170m 24.8%
3 Kenya US$49m 7.2%
4 Brazil US$39m 5.7%
5 Philippines US$22m 3.2%
6 Ecuador US$22m 3.2%
7 Tanzania US$21m 3%
8 Netherlands US$17m 2.5%
9 Vietnam US$16m 2.3%
10 Spain US$8m 1.2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$179m 26.2%
2 United States US$67m 9.8%
3 United Kingdom US$43m 6.2%
4 Netherlands US$34m 5%
5 Nigeria US$27m 4%
6 Mexico US$27m 3.9%
7 Morocco US$25m 3.7%
8 Spain US$25m 3.6%
9 Canada US$19m 2.8%
10 Japan 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 countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 2.5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 2% 2023
Algeria 5% 2023
Angola 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 5% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 3% 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 3% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 5% 2023
Benin 5% 2023
Bermuda 6.5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 0% 2023
Cambodia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 10% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Central African Republic 10% 2023
Chad 10% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 4.8% 3% – 5% 2023
Colombia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 10% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 0% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 0% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 10% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 0% 2023
French Polynesia 13% 2023
Gabon 10% 2023
Gambia 5% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 5% 2023
Gibraltar 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 5% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 5% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 5% 2023
Guyana 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 15% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 3% 2023
Kenya 0% 2023
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 3% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 5% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 5% 2023
Malawi 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 5% 2023
Mauritania 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 4% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 2.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 5% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 5% 2023
Nigeria 5% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 0% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 4.6% 3% – 5% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 3% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 0% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 20% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 5% 2023
Seychelles 25% 2023
Sierra Leone 5% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 2% 2023
Sri Lanka 18% 0% – 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 0% 2023
St Lucia 5% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 5% 2023
Sudan 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 5% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 1% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 0% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 0% 2023
Thailand 5% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 0% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 0% 2023
Ukraine 0% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 5% 2023
Venezuela 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 5% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 15% 2023
Zimbabwe 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 crops
1311 Preparation and spinning of textile fibres

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20175305.00unchanged
20125305.00unchanged
20075305.00unchanged
20025304.10, 5304.90, 5305.11, 5305.19, 5305.21, 5305.29, 5305.90changed
19965304.10, 5304.90, 5305.11, 5305.19, 5305.21, 5305.29, 5305.91, 5305.99changed
19925304.10, 5304.90, 5305.11, 5305.19, 5305.21, 5305.29, 5305.91, 5305.99changed

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.

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