Subheading · Chapter 53 · Heading 5311
5311.00: Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn
Subheading 5311.00 belongs to heading 5311 (woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn) in chapter 53.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5311 00 10 00 Of ramie Free+1m²
- 5311 00 90 00 Other Freem²
- 5311 00 90 10 Plain-woven fabric of paper yarns glued on a tissue paper layer: - with a weight of 190 g/m² or more but not more than 280 g/m², and - cut into rectangles with a side length of 40 cm or more but not more than 140 cm Free+1m²
- 5311 00 90 90 Other Free+1m²
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
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £550k | 36% | +195.1% |
 China | £420k | 27.5% | +0.4% |
 India | £189k | 12.3% | -18.5% |
 Philippines | £51k | 3.4% | -37.8% |
 Belgium | £48k | 3.1% | +54.9% |
 France | £47k | 3.1% | -9.4% |
 Türkiye | £40k | 2.6% | -18.5% |
 Bangladesh | £40k | 2.6% | -29.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 5.8% – 8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 6.9% Türkiye 50% – 80% Statutory rate (Law 474) 4 tariff lines · average 57.5% 
USA Free – 14.5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 4.3% 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.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$38.9kUS$38.9k+US$334.3k+US$1.5m+> US$10.1m
Exports: 97
- China: US$63.1m
- India: US$10.7m
- Italy: US$10.1m
- Japan: US$9.9m
- Spain: US$4.8m
- Sri Lanka: US$3.2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Germany: US$1.6m
- Taiwan: US$1.6m
- Vietnam: US$1.5m
- France: US$1.4m
- Philippines: US$1.2m
- Türkiye: US$1.1m
- United States: US$1m
- Poland: US$887.1k
- Lithuania: US$720.7k
- United Kingdom: US$657.3k
- Indonesia: US$630.9k
- Thailand: US$541.2k
- Belgium: US$491.9k
- South Korea: US$469.7k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$432k
- Czechia: US$334.3k
- Morocco: US$333.8k
- Canada: US$292.9k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$275.8k
- El Salvador: US$240.5k
- Greece: US$214.2k
- Madagascar: US$181.6k
- Bangladesh: US$178.5k
- Pakistan: US$161.1k
- Romania: US$158.7k
- Portugal: US$156.4k
- Austria: US$115.8k
- Colombia: US$114.4k
- Sweden: US$107.1k
- Bulgaria: US$99.4k
- Switzerland: US$97.5k
- Croatia: US$76.3k
- Finland: US$63.8k
- Slovakia: US$59.7k
- Chile: US$56.2k
- South Africa: US$53.3k
- Denmark: US$46.9k
- Mexico: US$41.2k
- San Marino: US$38.9k
- Brazil: US$34.7k
- Nepal: US$33.6k
- Ukraine: US$29k
- Ireland: US$26.5k
- Russia: US$25.6k
- Hungary: US$25.1k
- Serbia: US$19.7k
- Singapore: US$18.5k
- Tunisia: US$17.3k
- Malaysia: US$14.6k
- United Arab Emirates: US$13.6k
- Kuwait: US$10.2k
- Laos: US$10k
- Kenya: US$8.3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$64.6kUS$64.6k+US$629.9k+US$2.3m+> US$6.3m
Imports: 156
- Morocco: US$16.3m
- South Korea: US$10.8m
- United States: US$7.2m
- Spain: US$7.1m
- Vietnam: US$6.3m
- Cambodia: US$5.7m
- Germany: US$4.3m
- Türkiye: US$4.1m
- India: US$4.1m
- Italy: US$3.9m
- Sri Lanka: US$3.2m
- Japan: US$3.2m
- South Africa: US$3.1m
- Netherlands: US$3.1m
- France: US$2.8m
- China: US$2.3m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$1.6m
- Portugal: US$1.6m
- United Kingdom: US$1.6m
- Togo: US$1.6m
- Tunisia: US$1.5m
- Australia: US$1.4m
- Senegal: US$1.4m
- Indonesia: US$1.3m
- Thailand: US$1.2m
- Poland: US$1.1m
- Greece: US$922k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$905.4k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$862.8k
- North Macedonia: US$841.1k
- Canada: US$793.2k
- Mexico: US$758.3k
- Switzerland: US$696.4k
- Lithuania: US$688.6k
- Austria: US$679.1k
- Colombia: US$651.3k
- Czechia: US$632.2k
- Romania: US$629.9k
- Nigeria: US$518k
- Russia: US$500.9k
- Belgium: US$464.9k
- Sweden: US$456.8k
- Gambia: US$447.4k
- United Arab Emirates: US$372k
- Croatia: US$276.4k
- Malaysia: US$270.9k
- Lebanon: US$269.6k
- Denmark: US$250k
- Chile: US$240.1k
- Philippines: US$225.8k
- Hungary: US$220.6k
- Mauritania: US$219.6k
- Taiwan: US$208k
- Norway: US$203.9k
- Bulgaria: US$202.4k
- Mozambique: US$184.5k
- Slovenia: US$168.2k
- New Zealand: US$165k
- Peru: US$164.7k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$63.1m | 51.8% |
| 2 | India | US$10.7m | 8.8% |
| 3 | Italy | US$10.1m | 8.2% |
| 4 |  Japan | US$9.9m | 8.1% |
| 5 |  Spain | US$4.8m | 4% |
| 6 |  Sri Lanka | US$3.2m | 2.6% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$2m | 1.7% |
| 8 |  Germany | US$1.6m | 1.3% |
| 9 |  Taiwan | US$1.6m | 1.3% |
| 10 |  Vietnam | US$1.5m | 1.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Morocco | US$16.3m | 13.3% |
| 2 |  South Korea | US$10.8m | 8.8% |
| 3 | United States | US$7.2m | 5.9% |
| 4 | Spain | US$7.1m | 5.8% |
| 5 | Vietnam | US$6.3m | 5.1% |
| 6 |  Cambodia | US$5.7m | 4.6% |
| 7 | Germany | US$4.3m | 3.5% |
| 8 | Türkiye | US$4.1m | 3.4% |
| 9 | India | US$4.1m | 3.4% |
| 10 | Italy | US$3.9m | 3.2% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 5311.00 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 5311.00 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 5.8% and 8%.
175 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 £1.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 16% on the year before); Italy supplied 36%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$121.9m (−8.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$63.1m), followed by India.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn?
Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn fall under HS subheading 5311.00, part of heading 5311, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5311.00 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 woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5311.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.8% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres?
China, with US$63.1m in 2024 (51.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
175 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 (36%), China (28%) and India (12%), out of total imports of £1.5m.