Subheading · Chapter 53 · Heading 5306
5306.20: Multiple (folded) or cabled
Subheading 5306.20 belongs to heading 5306 (flax yarn) in chapter 53.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5306 20 00 00 Multiple (folded) or cabled
- 5306 20 10 00 Not put up for retail sale Free
- 5306 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £343k | 57.1% | +0.6% |
 Poland | £57k | 9.5% | +25.7% |
 Spain | £51k | 8.5% | +10.6% |
 Belgium | £34k | 5.6% | +46.2% |
 France | £29k | 4.9% | +3% |
 Germany | £16k | 2.6% | -54.4% |
 China | £12k | 2% | -90.7% |
 India | £11k | 1.9% | +78% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 4% – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 4.5% 
Türkiye 4% – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 4.5% 
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 – 11% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 5.5% 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 7.9% 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 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$48kUS$48k+US$341k+US$1m+> US$6m
Exports: 66
- Italy: US$10m
- China: US$6m
- Egypt: US$3m
- France: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Poland: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Germany: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$821k
- Tunisia: US$596k
- Bulgaria: US$523k
- United Kingdom: US$442k
- Japan: US$430k
- Sweden: US$351k
- Romania: US$341k
- India: US$331k
- Spain: US$308k
- Hungary: US$306k
- Portugal: US$145k
- Czechia: US$134k
- Netherlands: US$118k
- Türkiye: US$107k
- Slovakia: US$107k
- United States: US$87k
- Lithuania: US$64k
- Uzbekistan: US$62k
- Serbia: US$59k
- Taiwan: US$59k
- Austria: US$48k
- San Marino: US$48k
- Denmark: US$31k
- South Korea: US$29k
- Peru: US$26k
- Thailand: US$12k
- Croatia: US$10k
- Latvia: US$8k
- Canada: US$6k
- Norway: US$6k
- Luxembourg: US$6k
- Estonia: US$6k
- Mauritius: US$5k
- United Arab Emirates: US$5k
- Russia: US$5k
- Australia: US$4k
- Ireland: US$4k
- Chile: US$3k
- Indonesia: US$2k
- Greece: US$2k
- Finland: US$2k
- Slovenia: US$1k
- Malaysia: US$1k
- Singapore: US$1k
- South Africa: US$900
- North Macedonia: US$700
- Kazakhstan: US$500
- Mexico: US$500
- Antigua & Barbuda: US$100
- Cyprus: US$100
- Nepal: US$100
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$23kUS$23k+US$217k+US$610k+> US$2m
Imports: 126
- Belgium: US$4m
- France: US$3m
- China: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$1m
- United States: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Italy: US$1m
- Sweden: US$659k
- Brazil: US$638k
- Türkiye: US$610k
- Tunisia: US$599k
- United Kingdom: US$593k
- Czechia: US$522k
- Spain: US$499k
- Netherlands: US$479k
- Madagascar: US$469k
- Portugal: US$462k
- Austria: US$421k
- Denmark: US$386k
- Switzerland: US$375k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$327k
- Norway: US$297k
- Cambodia: US$255k
- Argentina: US$245k
- South Korea: US$245k
- Russia: US$237k
- Croatia: US$234k
- Slovenia: US$217k
- Egypt: US$203k
- Serbia: US$199k
- Japan: US$150k
- Australia: US$145k
- Hungary: US$140k
- Finland: US$139k
- India: US$132k
- Chile: US$130k
- Greece: US$129k
- Nepal: US$113k
- Indonesia: US$83k
- Canada: US$83k
- Bulgaria: US$78k
- Ireland: US$73k
- Poland: US$64k
- Slovakia: US$52k
- Thailand: US$50k
- Ukraine: US$49k
- Taiwan: US$47k
- New Zealand: US$45k
- Mauritius: US$45k
- Luxembourg: US$44k
- Guatemala: US$43k
- Saudi Arabia: US$40k
- Israel: US$39k
- Peru: US$37k
- Lithuania: US$36k
- Belarus: US$36k
- Iceland: US$32k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | US$10m | 30.6% |
| 2 | China | US$6m | 18.4% |
| 3 |  Egypt | US$3m | 9.7% |
| 4 | France | US$2m | 7.4% |
| 5 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$1m | 4.2% |
| 6 | Poland | US$1m | 4.1% |
| 7 | Belgium | US$1m | 4% |
| 8 | Germany | US$1m | 3.9% |
| 9 | Switzerland | US$821k | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Tunisia | US$596k | 1.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | US$4m | 13.2% |
| 2 | France | US$3m | 9.5% |
| 3 | China | US$3m | 8.2% |
| 4 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$2m | 6.2% |
| 5 | Germany | US$2m | 5.6% |
| 6 |  Romania | US$2m | 5.2% |
| 7 |  Bangladesh | US$1m | 4.6% |
| 8 | United States | US$1m | 4.2% |
| 9 |  Vietnam | US$1m | 3.7% |
| 10 | Italy | US$1m | 3.5% |
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
- 45number 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 | 23% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 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 | 0% | 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) | 4.5% | 4% – 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 | 0% | 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 | 7.9% | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 5.5% | 0% – 11% | 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 | 5% | 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 | 4.5% | 4% – 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 | 5306.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 5306.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 5306.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 5306.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 5306.20 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 5306.20 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 5306.20 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 5306.20 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 4% and 5%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £600.6k between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 12% on the year before); Italy supplied 57%, followed by Poland.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$32m (−29.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was Italy (US$10m), followed by China.
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 multiple (folded) or cabled?
Multiple (folded) or cabled fall under HS subheading 5306.20, part of heading 5306, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on multiple (folded) or cabled in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5306.20 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 multiple (folded) or cabled in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5306.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4% to 5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most multiple (folded) or cabled?
Italy, with US$10m in 2024 (30.6% 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 Italy (57%), Poland (10%) and Spain (9%), out of total imports of £600.6k.