5506.30: Synthetic staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise: acrylic or modacrylic

Official description Acrylic or modacrylic

5506.30 is a six-digit subheading of heading 5506, synthetic staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning, chapter 55.

Importing into Country of origin

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin

Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 4

VAT 20.00 % import VAT

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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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5506 30 00 00 Acrylic or modacrylic 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 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
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 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
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

last 12 months£41k-56.7% · previous 12 months

Average import price£5.88 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Türkiye	£40k	97.8%	-54.3%
France	£902	2.2%	-14.2%
Indonesia	£0	0%	-100%
India	£0	0%	-100%
Italy	£0	0%	-100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Türkiye 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

5506.30 · US$86.9m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$60.1kUS$60.1k+US$395.1k+US$6.5m+> US$20m

Exports: 48

Türkiye: US$27.8m
Peru: US$20m
Portugal: US$8.2m
France: US$8.2m
China: US$6.5m
Mexico: US$6.2m
Thailand: US$2.9m
Italy: US$1.6m
India: US$1.4m
Japan: US$748.3k
Malaysia: US$628k
Belgium: US$395.1k
Morocco: US$324.5k
United States: US$300.7k
Spain: US$289.5k
Taiwan: US$197.1k
United Kingdom: US$162.5k
Indonesia: US$158.8k
Romania: US$149.7k
Austria: US$139.7k
Egypt: US$133.4k
Chile: US$100.7k
Netherlands: US$68.6k
Germany: US$60.1k
Trinidad & Tobago: US$54.7k
Hong Kong SAR China: US$52.5k
Zambia: US$33.3k
Poland: US$24.8k
Armenia: US$24.4k
Czechia: US$16.4k
Uruguay: US$12.5k
Philippines: US$12.1k
South Africa: US$7.1k
Bulgaria: US$5.9k
Pakistan: US$5.8k
South Korea: US$5.2k
Sweden: US$3.8k
Slovakia: US$2.7k
Kuwait: US$2.6k
Singapore: US$2.6k
Saudi Arabia: US$2k
Australia: US$1.7k
New Zealand: US$1.1k
Switzerland: US$400
Denmark: US$300
United Arab Emirates: US$200
Sri Lanka: US$100
Canada: US$0

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Türkiye	US$27.8m	32%
2	Peru	US$20m	23%
3	Portugal	US$8.2m	9.5%
4	France	US$8.2m	9.4%
5	China	US$6.5m	7.5%
6	Mexico	US$6.2m	7.1%
7	Thailand	US$2.9m	3.3%
8	Italy	US$1.6m	1.8%
9	India	US$1.4m	1.6%
10	Japan	US$748.3k	0.9%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Egypt	US$13.7m	15.7%
2	Bolivia	US$11.7m	13.4%
3	Italy	US$6.8m	7.9%
4	Czechia	US$5.2m	6%
5	Colombia	US$5m	5.8%
6	Canada	US$3.7m	4.2%
7	Brazil	US$3.7m	4.2%
8	South Korea	US$3.3m	3.8%
9	Germany	US$2.8m	3.3%
10	Tunisia	US$2.7m	3.1%

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.

N321334 U.S. CBP 20 January 2022 · 5506.30.00.00

The tariff classification of yarns from China and Turkey.
N310093 U.S. CBP 23 March 2020 · 5506.30.00.00

The tariff classification of yarns from China and Turkey

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.

Sanctions 19 May 2026 · Applies from: 20 May 2026

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

Rule changes →

Subheading 5506.30 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 5506.30; 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 these goods worth £40.5k (down 57% on the year before), at an average of £5.88 per kg; Türkiye supplied 98%, followed by France.

World trade in these goods reached US$86.9m in 2024, down 4% on 2023.

Türkiye was the largest exporter with 32% of the total, ahead of Peru.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for synthetic staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise: acrylic or modacrylic?

Synthetic staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise: acrylic or modacrylic fall under HS subheading 5506.30, part of heading 5506, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on synthetic staple fibres, carded, combed or… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5506.30 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, carded, combed or… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5506.30 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, carded, combed or…?

Türkiye, with US$27.8m in 2024 (32% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods 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 these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Türkiye (98%), France (2%) and Indonesia (0%), out of total imports of £40.5k.

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