Subheading · Chapter 54 · Heading 5402
5402.44: Other yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not exceeding: elastomeric
Elastomeric filament yarn (spandex)
Official description Elastomeric
5402.44 is the HS subheading for elastomeric filament yarn (spandex), under heading 5402 in chapter 54.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5402 44 00 00 Elastomeric 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
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461
- 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £1.4m | 51.1% | -2.5% |
| United Kingdom | £941k | 33.6% | +38.8% |
 Italy | £126k | 4.5% | +92.9% |
 Japan | £125k | 4.5% | +57.6% |
 United States | £94k | 3.3% | — |
 Türkiye | £29k | 1% | +231.9% |
 Brazil | £28k | 1% | -9.9% |
 Thailand | £11k | 0.4% | +108.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Brazil 18% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 2% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan 2.7% – 6.6% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 5% 
Taiwan 1.5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
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
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$92kUS$92k+US$3m+US$55m+> US$179m
Exports: 80
- China: US$346m
- Vietnam: US$241m
- United Kingdom: US$179m
- Singapore: US$152m
- South Korea: US$115m
- Netherlands: US$95m
- Japan: US$73m
- Türkiye: US$55m
- United States: US$48m
- Italy: US$43m
- India: US$39m
- Brazil: US$38m
- Thailand: US$29m
- Germany: US$11m
- Mexico: US$9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Poland: US$3m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- Honduras: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- France: US$1m
- Spain: US$851k
- Indonesia: US$767k
- El Salvador: US$686k
- Sri Lanka: US$562k
- Ireland: US$490k
- Bulgaria: US$445k
- Uzbekistan: US$437k
- Nicaragua: US$341k
- Australia: US$244k
- Austria: US$181k
- Belgium: US$173k
- Pakistan: US$171k
- Portugal: US$170k
- Denmark: US$113k
- Chile: US$92k
- United Arab Emirates: US$84k
- Czechia: US$83k
- Serbia: US$82k
- Slovenia: US$68k
- Egypt: US$64k
- Romania: US$54k
- Slovakia: US$51k
- Sweden: US$49k
- Hungary: US$45k
- South Africa: US$43k
- Zimbabwe: US$38k
- Peru: US$34k
- Croatia: US$28k
- Greece: US$23k
- Ukraine: US$18k
- Iran: US$14k
- Colombia: US$13k
- Senegal: US$12k
- Canada: US$12k
- Tokelau: US$11k
- Eswatini: US$10k
- Haiti: US$9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$7m+US$29m+> US$72m
Imports: 147
- China: US$253m
- Netherlands: US$138m
- Italy: US$83m
- Türkiye: US$82m
- Vietnam: US$72m
- Taiwan: US$67m
- Indonesia: US$64m
- Egypt: US$53m
- India: US$52m
- South Korea: US$45m
- Pakistan: US$40m
- United States: US$37m
- Colombia: US$34m
- Sri Lanka: US$33m
- Germany: US$29m
- Bangladesh: US$28m
- Mexico: US$28m
- Poland: US$27m
- Czechia: US$19m
- Brazil: US$18m
- France: US$15m
- Guatemala: US$15m
- Peru: US$15m
- Spain: US$13m
- El Salvador: US$13m
- Argentina: US$12m
- Uzbekistan: US$11m
- Singapore: US$11m
- Serbia: US$11m
- United Arab Emirates: US$10m
- Thailand: US$10m
- Russia: US$9m
- South Africa: US$9m
- Iran: US$8m
- Canada: US$8m
- Portugal: US$7m
- Japan: US$7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- Morocco: US$5m
- Austria: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Honduras: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Jordan: US$4m
- Algeria: US$4m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Cambodia: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Mauritius: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Nigeria: US$2m
- Kenya: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Belarus: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$346m | 23.1% |
| 2 |  Vietnam | US$241m | 16.1% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$179m | 11.9% |
| 4 |  Singapore | US$152m | 10.1% |
| 5 |  South Korea | US$115m | 7.7% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$95m | 6.3% |
| 7 | Japan | US$73m | 4.8% |
| 8 | Türkiye | US$55m | 3.6% |
| 9 | United States | US$48m | 3.2% |
| 10 | Italy | US$43m | 2.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$253m | 16.8% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$138m | 9.2% |
| 3 | Italy | US$83m | 5.6% |
| 4 | Türkiye | US$82m | 5.5% |
| 5 | Vietnam | US$72m | 4.8% |
| 6 | Taiwan | US$67m | 4.5% |
| 7 |  Indonesia | US$64m | 4.3% |
| 8 |  Egypt | US$53m | 3.5% |
| 9 |  India | US$52m | 3.5% |
| 10 | South Korea | US$45m | 3% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
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
- 49number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Comoros, Argentina
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 5% | 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 | 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 | |
 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 | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 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 | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 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 | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 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% | 2.7% – 6.6% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 2.5% | 0% – 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 | 2.5% | 0% – 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 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 | 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 | 7% | 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% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 0% | 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
- 65163 Other synthetic yarn, single, untwisted/with a twist not > 50 turns per metre, 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
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5402.44 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 5402.44 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 5402.44 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 5402.41, 5402.42, 5402.43, 5402.49 | changed |
| 1996 | 5402.41, 5402.42, 5402.43, 5402.49 | changed |
| 1992 | 5402.41, 5402.42, 5402.43, 5402.49 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 2
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.
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.
- Anti-dumping · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0734 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Subheading 5402.44 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 5402.44; 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 elastomeric filament yarn (spandex) worth £2.8m (up 15% on the year before), at an average of £5.89 per kg; China supplied 51%, followed by United Kingdom.
World trade in elastomeric filament yarn (spandex) reached US$2bn in 2024, down 6.8% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 23.1% of the total, ahead of Vietnam.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not exceeding: elastomeric?
Other yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not exceeding: elastomeric fall under HS subheading 5402.44, part of heading 5402, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5402.44 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 other yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5402.44 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 other yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not…?
China, with US$346m in 2024 (23.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export elastomeric filament yarn (spandex) 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 elastomeric filament yarn (spandex) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (51%), United Kingdom (34%) and Italy (5%), out of total imports of £2.8m.