Subheading · Chapter 54 · Heading 5407

5407.71

5407.71: Other woven fabrics, containing 85 % or more by weight: unbleached or bleached

Official description Unbleached or bleached

Subheading 5407.71 belongs to heading 5407 (woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn) in chapter 54.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 8% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 5407 71 00 00 Unbleached or bleached 8%m²

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 3

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 598
    Documents
    • 9014
  • 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
    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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—8%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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
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
DCTS Standard Indonesia 6.4%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£1.8m-12.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price£5.61 per kg
Jan 2024: £152kFeb 2024: £177kMar 2024: £167kApr 2024: £267kMay 2024: £98kJun 2024: £186kJul 2024: £120kAug 2024: £211kSept 2024: £173kOct 2024: £217kNov 2024: £208kDec 2024: £135kJan 2025: £199kFeb 2025: £163kMar 2025: £224kApr 2025: £173kMay 2025: £247kJun 2025: £176kJul 2025: £115kAug 2025: £75kSept 2025: £207kOct 2025: £237kNov 2025: £226kDec 2025: £168kJan 2026: £244kFeb 2026: £172kMar 2026: £118kApr 2026: £105kMay 2026: £106kJun 2026: £107kJul 2026: £100kAug 2026: £50k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Türkiye £983k 53.4% +1.8%
Japan £321k 17.4% -20.3%
China £262k 14.2% -24.4%
Austria £123k 6.7% —
Germany £59k 3.2% -39.4%
Denmark £28k 1.5% +744.5%
Italy £21k 1.1% —
Spain £16k 0.9% -64.4%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

5407.71 · US$209.5m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$177.9kUS$177.9k+US$2.6m+US$6.8m+> US$16.7m

Exports: 80
  1. China: US$61.1m
  2. Vietnam: US$21.3m
  3. United Arab Emirates: US$16.7m
  4. Guatemala: US$15.2m
  5. Japan: US$15m
  6. Türkiye: US$11.7m
  7. Spain: US$7.4m
  8. Germany: US$6.8m
  9. South Korea: US$5.4m
  10. Italy: US$5m
  11. Kyrgyzstan: US$4.1m
  12. United States: US$3.6m
  13. United Kingdom: US$3.5m
  14. Thailand: US$3.2m
  15. Taiwan: US$3.1m
  16. India: US$2.9m
  17. Indonesia: US$2.7m
  18. Belgium: US$2.7m
  19. Mexico: US$2.6m
  20. France: US$2.1m
  21. Chile: US$1.9m
  22. Sweden: US$1.8m
  23. Netherlands: US$1.2m
  24. Poland: US$1.2m
  25. Egypt: US$907.6k
  26. Canada: US$874k
  27. Israel: US$719.2k
  28. Romania: US$590.4k
  29. Portugal: US$453.8k
  30. Saudi Arabia: US$394.6k
  31. Czechia: US$337.4k
  32. Austria: US$297.5k
  33. Brazil: US$287k
  34. Russia: US$211.5k
  35. Colombia: US$192.6k
  36. Switzerland: US$187.2k
  37. Denmark: US$184k
  38. Pakistan: US$177.9k
  39. Australia: US$155k
  40. Luxembourg: US$111.1k
  41. Singapore: US$109.7k
  42. Slovenia: US$109.2k
  43. South Africa: US$87.3k
  44. Greece: US$82.9k
  45. Serbia: US$79.6k
  46. Honduras: US$68.3k
  47. Slovakia: US$68k
  48. Nicaragua: US$55.5k
  49. Hong Kong SAR China: US$52.5k
  50. Lithuania: US$49.3k
  51. Cambodia: US$48.6k
  52. Croatia: US$47k
  53. Bulgaria: US$46.1k
  54. Morocco: US$42.4k
  55. Malaysia: US$42.2k
  56. Peru: US$41.1k
  57. Ireland: US$34.2k
  58. Azerbaijan: US$32.7k
  59. Kenya: US$31.4k
  60. Armenia: US$29.1k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$61.1m 29.1%
2 Vietnam US$21.3m 10.2%
3 United Arab Emirates US$16.7m 8%
4 Guatemala US$15.2m 7.3%
5 Japan US$15m 7.2%
6 Türkiye US$11.7m 5.6%
7 Spain US$7.4m 3.5%
8 Germany US$6.8m 3.3%
9 South Korea US$5.4m 2.6%
10 Italy US$5m 2.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Kyrgyzstan US$17.9m 8.6%
2 Mexico US$14.6m 7%
3 Russia US$11m 5.3%
4 Cambodia US$9.2m 4.4%
5 Malaysia US$8.9m 4.2%
6 Morocco US$8.3m 4%
7 Nicaragua US$8.3m 4%
8 United States US$7.7m 3.7%
9 Vietnam US$6.8m 3.2%
10 France US$6m 2.9%

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 5407.71; the duty is 8%.

Subheading 5407.71 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 8%.

173 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 8%.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £1.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 12% on the year before); Türkiye supplied 53%, followed by Japan.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$209.5m (−16.9% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$61.1m), followed by Vietnam.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other woven fabrics, containing 85 % or more by weight: unbleached or bleached?

Other woven fabrics, containing 85 % or more by weight: unbleached or bleached fall under HS subheading 5407.71, part of heading 5407, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other woven fabrics, containing 85 % or more by… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5407.71 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on other woven fabrics, containing 85 % or more by… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5407.71 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most other woven fabrics, containing 85 % or more by…?

China, with US$61.1m in 2024 (29.1% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

173 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 8% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Türkiye (53%), Japan (17%) and China (14%), out of total imports of £1.8m.