5402.20: High tenacity yarn of polyesters, whether or not textured

1. 5402 20 00 00 High tenacity yarn of polyesters, whether or not textured Free
2. 5402 20 00 05 " z"-twisted multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, intended for the production of sewing threads, ready for dyeing and for receiving a finishing treatment, loosely wound on a plastic perforated tube Free
3. 5402 20 00 07 High tenacity polyester multifilament yarn: -with final twist in z direction; -with a linear density of 100 dtex or more, but not more than 4000 dtex -with an average minimum tenacity of 64 cn/tex; -with an elongation at break of 12% or more, but not more than 28%; -with a shrinkage in 98 °c of 0% or more, but not more than 3.5%; -wound on the perforated dyeing tube with 0.9 kg of yarn or more ready for dyeing Free
4. 5402 20 00 10 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£10.9m-23.4% · previous 12 months

Average import price£1.36 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
China	£8.1m	74.4%	-11.1%
Germany	£847k	7.8%	-37.3%
Spain	£581k	5.3%	-65.4%
Indonesia	£404k	3.7%	+24.7%
Taiwan	£276k	2.5%	+42.2%
Netherlands	£161k	1.5%	-74.5%
South Korea	£135k	1.2%	-60.3%
United States	£75k	0.7%	+25.5%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 4% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines USA 7.5% – 8.8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 8.2% Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Brazil Free – 18% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 9% Argentina Free – 16% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 6.5% Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines Japan 4% – 6.6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 5.2% Taiwan 1.5% 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 1 tariff line Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$795m	48.7%
2	Vietnam	US$281m	17.2%
3	Germany	US$83m	5.1%
4	Taiwan	US$73m	4.5%
5	Spain	US$56m	3.4%
6	France	US$45m	2.8%
7	Indonesia	US$44m	2.7%
8	Japan	US$36m	2.2%
9	United States	US$34m	2.1%
10	South Korea	US$30m	1.8%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$209m	12.8%
2	Germany	US$108m	6.6%
3	South Korea	US$89m	5.5%
4	India	US$78m	4.8%
5	Türkiye	US$74m	4.5%
6	Vietnam	US$61m	3.7%
7	China	US$57m	3.5%
8	Mexico	US$56m	3.4%
9	France	US$55m	3.4%
10	Japan	US$53m	3.2%

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
• 52number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Comoros

165

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	2.5%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	0%		2023
Algeria	15%		2023
Angola	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	15%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	5%		2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	18%		2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Aruba	12%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	0%		2023
Azerbaijan	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Bangladesh	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	5%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	2.5%	0% – 5%	2021 · HS 2017
Belize	5%		2023
Benin	10%		2023
Bermuda	6.5%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	10%		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	22%		2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic	10%		2023
Chad	10%		2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	5%		2023
Colombia	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Comoros	20%		2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville	10%		2023
Cook Islands	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica	0%		2023
Côte d’Ivoire	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Cuba	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	0%		2023
Ecuador	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	5%		2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	10%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
Ethiopia	5%		2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	4%		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	0%		2023
Guinea	10%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	10%		2023
Guyana	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	0%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	0%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	5%		2023
Indonesia	5%		2023
Iran	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Israel	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	5.2%	4% – 6.6%	2023
Jordan	0%		2023
Kazakhstan	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Kenya	10%		2023
Kiribati	15%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	2.5%	0% – 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	10%		2023
Malawi	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	0%		2023
Maldives	0%		2023
Mali	10%		2023
Mauritania	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	5%		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	0%		2023
Niger	10%		2023
Nigeria	10%		2023
North Macedonia	0%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	11%		2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Panama	0%		2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	16%		2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	7%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	2.5%	0% – 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	7%		2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines	5%		2023
Sudan	3%		2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	5%		2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	0%		2023
Syria	5%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	5%		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%		2023
Tuvalu	15%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	10%		2023
Ukraine	0%		2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	0%		2023
United States	8.2%	7.5% – 8.8%	2023
Uruguay	16%		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	5%		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

65162 High tenacity yarn of nylon/other polyamides/of polyesters (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 411220

CPC 2.1 product

35520 Synthetic filament yarn (except sewing thread and multiple or cabled yarn), not put up for retail sale

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2030 Manufacture of man-made fibres

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 3

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.

1. Suspension 30 June 2026 · Applies from: 16 July 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1463 of 25 June 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 suspending the Common Customs Tariff duties referred to in Article 56(2), point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain agricultural and industrial products

   CELEX 32026R1463 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

2. Other 30 June 2026

   Update to Commodity Code structure to maintain dynamic alignment with the EU – 30 June 2026

   Trade Tariff news 6995 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

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