Subheading · Chapter 53 · Heading 5306
5306.10: Flax yarn, single
Official description Single
5306.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 5306, flax yarn, chapter 53.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5306 10 00 00 Single
- Not put up for retail sale
- 5306 10 10 00 Measuring 833.3 decitex or more (not exceeding 12 metric number) Free
- 5306 10 10 10 Flax yarn (other than tow yarn) for the manufacture of multiple or cabled yarns of the footwear industry of for whipping cable Free
- 5306 10 10 90 Other Free
- 5306 10 30 00 Measuring less than 833.3 decitex but not less than 277.8 decitex (exceeding 12 metric number but not exceeding 36 metric number) Free
- 5306 10 30 10 Flax yarn (other than tow yarn), measuring 333.3 decitex or more (not exceeding 30 metric number), for the manufacture of multiple or cabled yarns of the footwear industry or for whipping cable Free
- 5306 10 30 90 Other Free
- 5306 10 50 00 Measuring less than 277.8 decitex (exceeding 36 metric number) Free
- 5306 10 90 00 Put up for retail sale Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 2
- 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | £1.1m | 38.3% | +91.5% |
 Italy | £629k | 22.9% | -6.2% |
 Djibouti | £383k | 13.9% | — |
 China | £333k | 12.1% | -29% |
 Spain | £108k | 3.9% | +65.2% |
 Belgium | £75k | 2.7% | +95.3% |
 India | £68k | 2.5% | — |
 Tunisia | £42k | 1.5% | +362.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 3.8% – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 4.2% 
Türkiye 3.8% – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 4.2% 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 18% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 14% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$31kUS$31k+US$693k+US$15m+> US$35m
Exports: 70
- China: US$226m
- Italy: US$40m
- Ethiopia: US$35m
- Tunisia: US$28m
- Lithuania: US$25m
- Poland: US$18m
- France: US$15m
- India: US$14m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Spain: US$5m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Belarus: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$963k
- Uzbekistan: US$953k
- Germany: US$694k
- Russia: US$635k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$397k
- United Kingdom: US$395k
- Djibouti: US$286k
- Czechia: US$282k
- Bangladesh: US$239k
- Austria: US$220k
- Japan: US$186k
- Taiwan: US$150k
- Romania: US$119k
- Bulgaria: US$105k
- Sweden: US$94k
- Slovenia: US$89k
- Netherlands: US$76k
- Switzerland: US$60k
- Peru: US$39k
- Denmark: US$31k
- Hungary: US$28k
- South Korea: US$24k
- Estonia: US$24k
- United States: US$21k
- Norway: US$19k
- Greece: US$15k
- United Arab Emirates: US$13k
- Serbia: US$13k
- Ireland: US$9k
- Tanzania: US$8k
- South Africa: US$6k
- Pakistan: US$4k
- Thailand: US$4k
- Singapore: US$4k
- Philippines: US$3k
- Chile: US$2k
- Croatia: US$1k
- Canada: US$1k
- Australia: US$900
- Paraguay: US$900
- Moldova: US$600
- Slovakia: US$600
- Finland: US$500
- Indonesia: US$500
- Brazil: US$400
- Vietnam: US$400
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$83kUS$83k+US$811k+US$7m+> US$31m
Imports: 125
- Italy: US$117m
- Portugal: US$48m
- Türkiye: US$42m
- Bangladesh: US$31m
- India: US$29m
- Belgium: US$19m
- Vietnam: US$19m
- France: US$17m
- South Korea: US$14m
- Spain: US$14m
- Japan: US$13m
- Lithuania: US$7m
- Czechia: US$6m
- Germany: US$5m
- Egypt: US$5m
- Romania: US$4m
- Brazil: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Poland: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$2m
- China: US$2m
- Sri Lanka: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$821k
- Bulgaria: US$811k
- Russia: US$766k
- Sweden: US$645k
- Indonesia: US$575k
- Belarus: US$552k
- Finland: US$515k
- Ukraine: US$490k
- United States: US$430k
- South Africa: US$408k
- Denmark: US$404k
- Netherlands: US$397k
- Ireland: US$393k
- Chile: US$359k
- Pakistan: US$311k
- Morocco: US$296k
- Greece: US$230k
- Canada: US$229k
- Norway: US$206k
- Nepal: US$178k
- Nicaragua: US$153k
- Tunisia: US$146k
- Madagascar: US$121k
- Malaysia: US$117k
- Latvia: US$107k
- Tajikistan: US$99k
- Peru: US$97k
- Thailand: US$94k
- Estonia: US$84k
- Taiwan: US$83k
- Croatia: US$80k
- Slovenia: US$54k
- Guatemala: US$53k
- Macao SAR China: US$48k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$226m | 53% |
| 2 | Italy | US$40m | 9.5% |
| 3 |  Ethiopia | US$35m | 8.2% |
| 4 | Tunisia | US$28m | 6.6% |
| 5 |  Lithuania | US$25m | 6% |
| 6 | Poland | US$18m | 4.3% |
| 7 |  France | US$15m | 3.4% |
| 8 | India | US$14m | 3.3% |
| 9 | Belgium | US$5m | 1.3% |
| 10 | Spain | US$5m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | US$117m | 27.4% |
| 2 |  Portugal | US$48m | 11.4% |
| 3 | Türkiye | US$42m | 9.9% |
| 4 |  Bangladesh | US$31m | 7.4% |
| 5 | India | US$29m | 6.8% |
| 6 | Belgium | US$19m | 4.4% |
| 7 |  Vietnam | US$19m | 4.4% |
| 8 | France | US$17m | 4.1% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$14m | 3.4% |
| 10 | Spain | US$14m | 3.3% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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
- 47number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bangladesh, Sudan
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 21% | 15% – 30% | 2023 |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 7.5% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
| Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 12% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 5% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 5% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
| Ethiopia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 4.2% | 3.8% – 5% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 15% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 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% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 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 | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 4.2% | 3.8% – 5% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 1.5% | 1% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 3% | 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
- 65196 Flax yarn
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 411210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 26380 Yarn of vegetable textile fibres other than cotton (including flax, jute, coir and true hemp); paper yarn
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1311 Preparation and spinning of textile fibres
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5306.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 5306.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 5306.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 5306.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 5306.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 5306.10 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 5306.10 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 5306.10 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is between 3.8% and 5% (average 4.2%).
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £2.7m (up 28% on the year before), at an average of £11.55 per kg; Poland supplied 38%, followed by Italy.
World trade in these goods reached US$426m in 2024, up 2.2% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 53% of the total, ahead of Italy.
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).
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for flax yarn, single?
Flax yarn, single fall under HS subheading 5306.10, part of heading 5306, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on flax yarn, single in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5306.10 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, single in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5306.10 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, single?
China, with US$226m in 2024 (53% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Poland (38%), Italy (23%) and Djibouti (14%), out of total imports of £2.7m.