Subheading · Chapter 54 · Heading 5406
5406.00: Man-made filament yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale
5406.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 5406, man-made filament yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale, chapter 54.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5406 00 00 00 Man-made filament yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale
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 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
- 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
- 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) | — | |
| 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 | £247k | 44.8% | -69.5% |
 Türkiye | £181k | 32.8% | -32.8% |
 Japan | £39k | 7% | +25.1% |
 United States | £26k | 4.8% | +181.7% |
 France | £22k | 4.1% | +314.9% |
 Italy | £13k | 2.4% | +298.3% |
 Germany | £9k | 1.6% | -20.9% |
| United Kingdom | £4k | 0.8% | +203% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 7.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free – 8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 4% 
Mexico 10% – 25% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 21.3% 
Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru 11% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Japan 3.5% – 5.8% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 4.8% 
Taiwan 1.5% – 4% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$68kUS$68k+US$276k+US$2m+> US$13m
Exports: 91
- China: US$67m
- Türkiye: US$15m
- Egypt: US$13m
- United States: US$7m
- Japan: US$4m
- Italy: US$4m
- Mexico: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Germany: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$898k
- France: US$847k
- Netherlands: US$657k
- Slovenia: US$634k
- Romania: US$508k
- South Korea: US$460k
- Saudi Arabia: US$441k
- Vietnam: US$387k
- South Africa: US$327k
- Poland: US$276k
- Indonesia: US$271k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$265k
- Austria: US$254k
- United Kingdom: US$253k
- Morocco: US$196k
- Malaysia: US$193k
- Lithuania: US$184k
- Portugal: US$148k
- Paraguay: US$148k
- Sweden: US$145k
- Brazil: US$143k
- Canada: US$142k
- Czechia: US$122k
- Switzerland: US$115k
- Norway: US$110k
- Tunisia: US$108k
- Australia: US$100k
- Peru: US$94k
- Pakistan: US$92k
- Denmark: US$79k
- Philippines: US$68k
- Ukraine: US$59k
- Slovakia: US$44k
- Belgium: US$42k
- Hungary: US$41k
- Serbia: US$38k
- Malta: US$38k
- New Zealand: US$35k
- Colombia: US$34k
- Argentina: US$24k
- Croatia: US$24k
- Singapore: US$19k
- Israel: US$17k
- Bulgaria: US$16k
- Benin: US$11k
- Ecuador: US$11k
- Ireland: US$11k
- Finland: US$9k
- Greece: US$9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$138kUS$138k+US$584k+US$2m+> US$6m
Imports: 163
- United States: US$17m
- Türkiye: US$13m
- Germany: US$9m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- Canada: US$6m
- Ethiopia: US$6m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Italy: US$3m
- Japan: US$3m
- Mexico: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Russia: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Djibouti: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- China: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Peru: US$1m
- Senegal: US$1m
- Belgium: US$947k
- Guatemala: US$904k
- Chile: US$816k
- Saudi Arabia: US$690k
- Sri Lanka: US$676k
- Indonesia: US$640k
- United Arab Emirates: US$610k
- Sweden: US$588k
- Czechia: US$585k
- Ireland: US$584k
- Cambodia: US$532k
- Switzerland: US$532k
- Paraguay: US$508k
- Colombia: US$493k
- Slovakia: US$460k
- Algeria: US$451k
- South Africa: US$439k
- Belarus: US$432k
- Philippines: US$420k
- Austria: US$419k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$389k
- Egypt: US$385k
- Ecuador: US$383k
- India: US$366k
- Ukraine: US$342k
- Portugal: US$329k
- Bolivia: US$290k
- Malta: US$288k
- Tunisia: US$287k
- Ghana: US$274k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$67m | 52.7% |
| 2 | Türkiye | US$15m | 11.7% |
| 3 |  Egypt | US$13m | 10.3% |
| 4 | United States | US$7m | 5.2% |
| 5 | Japan | US$4m | 3.3% |
| 6 | Italy | US$4m | 3.1% |
| 7 | Mexico | US$2m | 1.7% |
| 8 |  India | US$2m | 1.5% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$2m | 1.3% |
| 10 | Germany | US$1m | 1.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$17m | 13.1% |
| 2 | Türkiye | US$13m | 9.9% |
| 3 | Germany | US$9m | 7.4% |
| 4 |  Netherlands | US$6m | 4.9% |
| 5 | Canada | US$6m | 4.7% |
| 6 |  Ethiopia | US$6m | 4.4% |
| 7 | Brazil | US$3m | 2.6% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$3m | 2.5% |
| 9 | Italy | US$3m | 2.4% |
| 10 | Japan | US$3m | 2.3% |
Import duty on this product around the world 162
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
- 27number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Ecuador, Malawi
162
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 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 | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 10% | 5% – 15% | 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 | 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 5% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 5% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
| Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 5% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 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 | 4.8% | 3.5% – 5.8% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 5% | 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 | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 15%* | 13% – 17% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 5% | 0% – 10% | 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 | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 11% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 7% | 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 | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 7% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 16%* | 14% – 18% | 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 | 10% | 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 | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 5% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · 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
- 65178 Man-made filament yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 413201
- CPC 2.1 product
- 26422 Man-made filament yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1311 Preparation and spinning of textile fibres
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5406.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 5406.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 5406.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 5406.10, 5406.20 | changed |
| 1996 | 5406.10, 5406.20 | changed |
| 1992 | 5406.10, 5406.20 | 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.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 5406.00; the duty is 5%.
Subheading 5406.00 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the duty is 5%.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £550.9k (down 54% on the year before), at an average of £10.45 per kg; China supplied 45%, followed by Türkiye.
World trade in these goods reached US$127m in 2024, up 7.6% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 52.7% of the total, ahead of Türkiye.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for man-made filament yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale?
Man-made filament yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale fall under HS subheading 5406.00, part of heading 5406, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on man-made filament yarn in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5406.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on man-made filament yarn in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 5406.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most man-made filament yarn?
China, with US$67m in 2024 (52.7% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (45%), Türkiye (33%) and Japan (7%), out of total imports of £550.9k.