Heading · Chapter 53
5306: Flax yarn
Heading 5306 is divided into 2 six-digit subheadings and sits in chapter 53, other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn.
Duty rates compared
UK
EU
USASubheadings 2
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$65kUS$65k+US$881k+US$14m+> US$35m
Exports: 78
- China: US$232m
- Italy: US$50m
- Ethiopia: US$35m
- Tunisia: US$29m
- Lithuania: US$25m
- Poland: US$19m
- France: US$17m
- India: US$14m
- Belgium: US$7m
- Egypt: US$6m
- Spain: US$6m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Uzbekistan: US$1m
- Belarus: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$881k
- United Kingdom: US$837k
- Russia: US$640k
- Bulgaria: US$628k
- Japan: US$616k
- Romania: US$459k
- Sweden: US$445k
- Czechia: US$416k
- Hungary: US$334k
- Djibouti: US$286k
- Austria: US$268k
- Bangladesh: US$239k
- Taiwan: US$208k
- Netherlands: US$194k
- United States: US$108k
- Slovakia: US$107k
- Slovenia: US$90k
- Serbia: US$72k
- Peru: US$65k
- Denmark: US$62k
- South Korea: US$53k
- San Marino: US$48k
- Estonia: US$29k
- Norway: US$25k
- United Arab Emirates: US$18k
- Greece: US$17k
- Thailand: US$16k
- Ireland: US$12k
- Croatia: US$11k
- Tanzania: US$8k
- Canada: US$8k
- South Africa: US$7k
- Luxembourg: US$6k
- Mauritius: US$6k
- Chile: US$5k
- Australia: US$5k
- Singapore: US$5k
- Pakistan: US$4k
- Indonesia: US$3k
- Philippines: US$3k
- Finland: US$2k
- Malaysia: US$1k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$40kUS$40k+US$659k+US$7m+> US$29m
Imports: 146
- Italy: US$118m
- Portugal: US$49m
- Türkiye: US$43m
- Bangladesh: US$33m
- India: US$29m
- Belgium: US$23m
- France: US$20m
- Vietnam: US$20m
- Spain: US$15m
- South Korea: US$15m
- Japan: US$13m
- Lithuania: US$7m
- Czechia: US$7m
- Germany: US$7m
- Romania: US$6m
- Egypt: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- Brazil: US$4m
- China: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Poland: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Austria: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$2m
- United States: US$2m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Sri Lanka: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$889k
- Netherlands: US$875k
- Denmark: US$791k
- Tunisia: US$745k
- Indonesia: US$659k
- Finland: US$654k
- Madagascar: US$589k
- Belarus: US$588k
- Ukraine: US$539k
- Norway: US$502k
- Chile: US$489k
- Ireland: US$466k
- South Africa: US$416k
- Greece: US$359k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$327k
- Croatia: US$314k
- Canada: US$312k
- Pakistan: US$312k
- Morocco: US$299k
- Nepal: US$291k
- Slovenia: US$272k
- Argentina: US$245k
- Australia: US$161k
- Nicaragua: US$153k
- Thailand: US$144k
- Peru: US$134k
- Taiwan: US$130k
- Malaysia: US$126k
- Latvia: US$117k
- Estonia: US$104k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$232m | 50.6% |
| 2 |  Italy | US$50m | 10.9% |
| 3 |  Ethiopia | US$35m | 7.7% |
| 4 |  Tunisia | US$29m | 6.3% |
| 5 |  Lithuania | US$25m | 5.6% |
| 6 |  Poland | US$19m | 4.3% |
| 7 |  France | US$17m | 3.7% |
| 8 |  India | US$14m | 3.1% |
| 9 |  Belgium | US$7m | 1.5% |
| 10 |  Egypt | US$6m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | US$118m | 25.7% |
| 2 |  Portugal | US$49m | 10.7% |
| 3 |  Türkiye | US$43m | 9.3% |
| 4 |  Bangladesh | US$33m | 7.2% |
| 5 | India | US$29m | 6.4% |
| 6 | Belgium | US$23m | 5.1% |
| 7 | France | US$20m | 4.5% |
| 8 |  Vietnam | US$20m | 4.4% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$15m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  South Korea | US$15m | 3.2% |
The UK Global Tariff divides heading 5306 into 8 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, heading 5306 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is between 3.8% and 5%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 5306 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is between 3.8% and 5% (average 4.3%).
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, heading 5306 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
In 2024, countries exported heading 5306 goods worth US$458m (−0.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$232m), followed by Italy.
The biggest buyer was Italy, with imports of US$118m.
The United Kingdom ranked 20th among 78 exporters with US$837k.
The United Kingdom imported US$4m.
Legal 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:
(a) in balls or on cards, reels, tubes or similar supports, of a weight (including support) not exceeding 200 grams;
(b) in hanks or skeins of a weight not exceeding 125 grams;
(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:
(a) multiple or cabled yarn, unbleached, in hanks or skeins;
(b) multiple or cabled yarn, put up:
(1) in cross-reeled hanks or skeins; or
(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).
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for flax yarn?
Flax yarn fall under HS heading 5306, part of chapter 53, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on flax yarn in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5306 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 flax yarn in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5306 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.8% to 5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most flax yarn?
China, with US$232m in 2024 (50.6% of world exports).