Subheading · Section XI

5503.90: Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise: other

5503.90

Official description Other

  • FreeUK
  • 4%EU
  • 50%Türkiye
  • 0%–4.3%USA
  • US$775.9mWorld trade in 2024

Subheading 5503.90 belongs to heading 5503 (synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning) in chapter 55.

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 5503.90 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 5503.90 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 4%.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 5503.90; the statutory rate is 50%.

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, subheading 5503.90 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 4.3%. 1 of them is duty-free.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$775.9m (+14% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$183m), followed by South Korea.

The biggest buyer was China, with imports of US$121.7m.

The United Kingdom ranked 15th among 78 exporters with US$4.5m; its largest buyer was China.

The United Kingdom imported US$16.1m, most of it from Germany.

Duty rates compared

UK Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines EU 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line USA Free – 4.3% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.2%

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 5503 90 00 00 Other Free
  2. 5503 90 00 20 Poly(vinyl alcohol) fibres, whether or not acetalised Free
  3. 5503 90 00 40 Staple fibres with a poly(ethylene terephthalate) core fully encapsulated by polyethylene with: <br>-a linear density of 0.60 dtex or more but not more than 1.60 dtex, <br>-a staple fibre length of 37 mm or more but not more than 44 mm, <br>-an elongation at break of 80% or more, <br>-a tenacity of 1 cn/dtex or more<br> Free
  4. 5503 90 00 90 Other Free

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 5503 90 00 Other 4%—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 5503.90.00.00.00 Diğerleri 50%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 5503.90 Other:
  2. 5503.90.10.00 Of vinyon Freekg
  3. 5503.90.90.00 Other 4.3%kg

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

5503.90 · US$775.9m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$110.6kUS$110.6k+US$1.8m+US$37.6m+> US$88.2m

Exports: 78
  1. China: US$183m
  2. South Korea: US$98m
  3. Japan: US$88.2m
  4. Germany: US$62.6m
  5. Taiwan: US$62.3m
  6. Denmark: US$51.7m
  7. Morocco: US$41.7m
  8. Thailand: US$37.6m
  9. United States: US$31.1m
  10. Netherlands: US$25.6m
  11. Indonesia: US$24m
  12. Austria: US$23.6m
  13. Italy: US$11.9m
  14. Belgium: US$10.5m
  15. United Kingdom: US$4.5m
  16. Lithuania: US$2.8m
  17. Portugal: US$2.7m
  18. India: US$2.5m
  19. France: US$1.8m
  20. Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.6m
  21. Vietnam: US$1.3m
  22. Malaysia: US$944.2k
  23. Luxembourg: US$719.3k
  24. Hungary: US$692k
  25. Czechia: US$512.7k
  26. Paraguay: US$507.9k
  27. Türkiye: US$465.1k
  28. Spain: US$438.5k
  29. Israel: US$412.8k
  30. Switzerland: US$234k
  31. Mexico: US$192.4k
  32. Slovenia: US$188.5k
  33. Poland: US$187.7k
  34. South Africa: US$173.9k
  35. Canada: US$168.4k
  36. Qatar: US$137.1k
  37. Nigeria: US$128.8k
  38. Australia: US$110.6k
  39. Brazil: US$107.9k
  40. Uganda: US$75.6k
  41. Romania: US$69.9k
  42. Pakistan: US$63.1k
  43. Peru: US$60.4k
  44. Ireland: US$53.4k
  45. Finland: US$49.1k
  46. Chile: US$43.8k
  47. Algeria: US$40.9k
  48. Saudi Arabia: US$34.2k
  49. Cameroon: US$26.6k
  50. Norway: US$24.4k
  51. New Zealand: US$23k
  52. Sweden: US$15.6k
  53. Singapore: US$14.3k
  54. Guatemala: US$9.4k
  55. Bulgaria: US$7.2k
  56. North Macedonia: US$7.2k
  57. Russia: US$4.4k
  58. Sri Lanka: US$4.2k
  59. Iran: US$4k
  60. United Arab Emirates: US$2.9k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$183m 23.6%
2 South Korea US$98m 12.6%
3 Japan US$88.2m 11.4%
4 Germany US$62.6m 8.1%
5 Taiwan US$62.3m 8%
6 Denmark US$51.7m 6.7%
7 Morocco US$41.7m 5.4%
8 Thailand US$37.6m 4.8%
9 United States US$31.1m 4%
10 Netherlands US$25.6m 3.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$121.7m 15.7%
2 United States US$67.1m 8.7%
3 Netherlands US$53.1m 6.8%
4 Germany US$49.2m 6.3%
5 Brazil US$45.3m 5.8%
6 Italy US$38.8m 5%
7 India US$32.9m 4.2%
8 Indonesia US$30.1m 3.9%
9 Vietnam US$29.2m 3.8%
10 Japan US$27.5m 3.5%

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise: other?

Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise: other fall under HS subheading 5503.90, part of heading 5503, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on synthetic staple fibres in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5503.90 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 synthetic staple fibres in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5503.90 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 synthetic staple fibres?

China, with US$183m in 2024 (23.6% of world exports).