Subheading · Chapter 54 · Heading 5402
5402.11: High tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, whether: of aramids
Aramid high tenacity yarn
Official description Of aramids
5402.11 is the HS subheading for aramid high tenacity yarn, under heading 5402 in chapter 54.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5402 11 00 00 Of aramids Free
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 2
- 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)
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
Import requirements 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 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
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £11m | 58% | +28.7% |
 United States | £2.2m | 11.7% | +255.2% |
 Japan | £1.9m | 10.2% | -19% |
 Netherlands | £1.5m | 7.8% | +21.3% |
 South Korea | £1.4m | 7.2% | +7% |
 Spain | £420k | 2.2% | +211.5% |
 Belgium | £178k | 0.9% | -35.9% |
 Italy | £142k | 0.7% | -19.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$335kUS$335k+US$4m+US$50m+> US$156m
Exports: 74
- Netherlands: US$398m
- United States: US$156m
- South Korea: US$156m
- Belgium: US$138m
- Japan: US$96m
- United Kingdom: US$74m
- China: US$66m
- Poland: US$50m
- Germany: US$40m
- Spain: US$28m
- Czechia: US$21m
- Italy: US$19m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$14m
- Taiwan: US$8m
- Mexico: US$7m
- Luxembourg: US$7m
- Israel: US$6m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Thailand: US$4m
- France: US$4m
- Nicaragua: US$4m
- Australia: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Estonia: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Canada: US$966k
- Pakistan: US$639k
- Morocco: US$496k
- Norway: US$453k
- Slovakia: US$430k
- Singapore: US$350k
- Denmark: US$335k
- Sri Lanka: US$327k
- Switzerland: US$293k
- Bulgaria: US$287k
- Colombia: US$214k
- Belarus: US$209k
- Lithuania: US$152k
- Portugal: US$150k
- Hungary: US$128k
- Austria: US$124k
- Slovenia: US$94k
- Niger: US$90k
- Cayman Islands: US$79k
- Egypt: US$71k
- Mauritius: US$67k
- South Africa: US$66k
- Greece: US$50k
- Malaysia: US$50k
- Serbia: US$48k
- Indonesia: US$43k
- Finland: US$32k
- Vietnam: US$28k
- Croatia: US$25k
- Uruguay: US$15k
- New Zealand: US$5k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$482kUS$482k+US$7m+US$34m+> US$95m
Imports: 130
- United States: US$121m
- China: US$107m
- Germany: US$103m
- Poland: US$95m
- Italy: US$85m
- Netherlands: US$78m
- Brazil: US$66m
- Belgium: US$66m
- Ukraine: US$65m
- France: US$58m
- Türkiye: US$53m
- Mexico: US$49m
- India: US$34m
- Vietnam: US$26m
- Russia: US$25m
- Thailand: US$22m
- Czechia: US$20m
- Spain: US$16m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$15m
- Estonia: US$15m
- Portugal: US$14m
- Luxembourg: US$14m
- United Kingdom: US$13m
- Israel: US$13m
- Taiwan: US$13m
- Romania: US$13m
- Morocco: US$10m
- Sri Lanka: US$9m
- South Africa: US$9m
- Denmark: US$8m
- Colombia: US$8m
- Indonesia: US$7m
- South Korea: US$7m
- Serbia: US$7m
- Japan: US$6m
- Algeria: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Argentina: US$4m
- Canada: US$3m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Belarus: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Australia: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Ecuador: US$1m
- Uruguay: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$986k
- Slovakia: US$913k
- Philippines: US$790k
- Greece: US$738k
- Ireland: US$727k
- Cambodia: US$713k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$708k
- Kazakhstan: US$693k
- Sweden: US$687k
- Norway: US$582k
- New Zealand: US$547k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | US$398m | 30.1% |
| 2 | United States | US$156m | 11.8% |
| 3 | South Korea | US$156m | 11.8% |
| 4 | Belgium | US$138m | 10.5% |
| 5 | Japan | US$96m | 7.3% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$74m | 5.6% |
| 7 |  China | US$66m | 5% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$50m | 3.8% |
| 9 |  Germany | US$40m | 3% |
| 10 | Spain | US$28m | 2.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$121m | 9.2% |
| 2 | China | US$107m | 8.1% |
| 3 | Germany | US$103m | 7.8% |
| 4 | Poland | US$95m | 7.2% |
| 5 | Italy | US$85m | 6.4% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$78m | 5.9% |
| 7 |  Brazil | US$66m | 5% |
| 8 | Belgium | US$66m | 5% |
| 9 |  Ukraine | US$65m | 4.9% |
| 10 |  France | US$58m | 4.4% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N279532 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of aramid yarn from Japan
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
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Sanctions · Applies from: CELEX 32026R0271 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Subheading 5402.11 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 5402.11; the duty is 4%.
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 aramid high tenacity yarn worth £19m (up 27% on the year before), at an average of £20.80 per kg; United Kingdom supplied 58%, followed by United States.
World trade in aramid high tenacity yarn reached US$1bn in 2024, down 5.4% on 2023.
The Netherlands was the largest exporter with 30.1% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, whether: of aramids?
High tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, whether: of aramids fall under HS subheading 5402.11, part of heading 5402, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5402.11 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 high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5402.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides?
The Netherlands, with US$398m in 2024 (30.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export aramid high tenacity yarn 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 aramid high tenacity yarn from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United Kingdom (58%), United States (12%) and Japan (10%), out of total imports of £19m.