Subheading · Section XI

5309.21: Containing less than 85 % by weight of flax: unbleached or bleached

5309.21

Official description Unbleached or bleached

  • 8%UK
  • 8%EU
  • 50%Türkiye
  • 0%–14.5%USA
  • US$160.2mWorld trade in 2024

Subheading 5309.21 belongs to heading 5309 (woven fabrics of flax) in chapter 53.

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 5309.21; the duty is 8%.

Subheading 5309.21 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 8%.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 5309.21; the statutory rate is 50%.

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, subheading 5309.21 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 14.5%. 1 of them is duty-free.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$160.2m (+38.8% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$113.8m), followed by Spain.

The biggest buyer was Bangladesh, with imports of US$33.3m.

The United Kingdom ranked 9th among 67 exporters with US$2.3m; its largest buyer was the United States.

The United Kingdom imported US$1.1m.

Duty rates compared

UK 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line USA Free – 14.5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 7.1%

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 5309 21 00 00 Unbleached or bleached 8%m²

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 5309 21 00 Unbleached or bleached 8%m2

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 5309.21.00.00.00 Ağartılmamış veya ağartılmış 50%m2

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 5309.21 Unbleached or bleached:
  2. 5309.21.20.00 Containing more than 17 percent by weight of wool or fine animal hair (410) 14.5%m², kg
  3. Other:
  4. 5309.21.30 Containing cotton and man-made fibers 6.9%
  5. Subject to cotton restraints:
  6. 5309.21.30.05 Poplin or broadcloth (314) m², kg
  7. 5309.21.30.10 Sheeting (313) m², kg
  8. 5309.21.30.15 Printcloth (315) m², kg
  9. 5309.21.30.20 Other (220) m², kg
  10. Subject to man-made fiber restraints:
  11. 5309.21.30.55 Poplin or broadcloth (614) m², kg
  12. 5309.21.30.60 Sheeting (613) m², kg
  13. 5309.21.30.65 Printcloth (615) m², kg
  14. 5309.21.30.70 Other (220) m², kg
  15. 5309.21.30.90 Other (810) m², kg
  16. 5309.21.40 Other Free
  17. 5309.21.40.10 Of a width exceeding 127 cm (810) m², kg
  18. 5309.21.40.90 Other (810) m², kg

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

5309.21 · US$160.2m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$129.5kUS$129.5k+US$429k+US$3.2m+> US$10.7m

Exports: 67
  1. China: US$113.8m
  2. Spain: US$10.7m
  3. Italy: US$4.8m
  4. India: US$4.4m
  5. Netherlands: US$4.3m
  6. Portugal: US$3.2m
  7. Türkiye: US$3.2m
  8. Belgium: US$3m
  9. United Kingdom: US$2.3m
  10. France: US$1.5m
  11. Belarus: US$1.5m
  12. Lithuania: US$1.1m
  13. Pakistan: US$667k
  14. Hong Kong SAR China: US$481.5k
  15. Morocco: US$474.6k
  16. Estonia: US$429k
  17. United States: US$328.9k
  18. Poland: US$324k
  19. Brazil: US$311.4k
  20. Germany: US$294.6k
  21. Czechia: US$257.7k
  22. Switzerland: US$246.3k
  23. Japan: US$246k
  24. Taiwan: US$234.8k
  25. Ireland: US$231.6k
  26. Hungary: US$227.4k
  27. Cambodia: US$205.8k
  28. Austria: US$166.4k
  29. South Korea: US$165.9k
  30. Sweden: US$165.1k
  31. Chile: US$148.4k
  32. Vietnam: US$129.5k
  33. Denmark: US$112.7k
  34. Greece: US$78.6k
  35. Slovakia: US$66.4k
  36. Tunisia: US$61.6k
  37. Thailand: US$48.2k
  38. Bulgaria: US$35.7k
  39. Canada: US$32.1k
  40. South Africa: US$27.6k
  41. Russia: US$17.6k
  42. Romania: US$15.3k
  43. Nepal: US$13.9k
  44. Finland: US$12.3k
  45. Norway: US$11.9k
  46. New Zealand: US$8.3k
  47. Croatia: US$7.6k
  48. Colombia: US$7.2k
  49. Slovenia: US$6.5k
  50. Australia: US$3.9k
  51. Panama: US$2.9k
  52. Philippines: US$2.4k
  53. Indonesia: US$1.3k
  54. Sri Lanka: US$1.3k
  55. Kuwait: US$700
  56. Latvia: US$500
  57. Oman: US$400
  58. Moldova: US$300
  59. Ukraine: US$200
  60. Bangladesh: US$100

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$113.8m 71%
2 Spain US$10.7m 6.7%
3 Italy US$4.8m 3%
4 India US$4.4m 2.7%
5 Netherlands US$4.3m 2.7%
6 Portugal US$3.2m 2%
7 Türkiye US$3.2m 2%
8 Belgium US$3m 1.9%
9 United Kingdom US$2.3m 1.5%
10 France US$1.5m 1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Bangladesh US$33.3m 20.8%
2 Spain US$21.5m 13.4%
3 Morocco US$12.1m 7.5%
4 Cambodia US$11.2m 7%
5 Vietnam US$9.2m 5.8%
6 Indonesia US$9.1m 5.7%
7 Italy US$9m 5.6%
8 United States US$6.6m 4.1%
9 South Korea US$5.3m 3.3%
10 Pakistan US$4.4m 2.7%

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for containing less than 85 % by weight of flax: unbleached or bleached?

Containing less than 85 % by weight of flax: unbleached or bleached fall under HS subheading 5309.21, part of heading 5309, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on containing less than 85 % by weight of flax in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5309.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on containing less than 85 % by weight of flax in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5309.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most containing less than 85 % by weight of flax?

China, with US$113.8m in 2024 (71% of world exports).