Subheading · Chapter 55 · Heading 5508
5508.10: Of synthetic staple fibres
5508.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 5508, sewing thread of man-made staple fibres, whether or not put up for retail sale, chapter 55.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5508 10 00 00 Of synthetic staple fibres
- 5508 10 10 00 Not put up for retail sale Free
- 5508 10 90 00 Put up for retail sale 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
- 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 | £918k | 48.6% | -2.2% |
 Thailand | £222k | 11.7% | +63.7% |
 Türkiye | £178k | 9.4% | -15.9% |
 Indonesia | £165k | 8.8% | -22.1% |
 Germany | £91k | 4.8% | +33.5% |
 Malaysia | £89k | 4.7% | +41.6% |
 India | £55k | 2.9% | +96.5% |
 Ireland | £44k | 2.3% | +60.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 4% – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 4.5% Türkiye 4% – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 4.3% 
USA 11.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru 6% – 11% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 8.5% 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Japan 6.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$147kUS$147k+US$2m+US$7m+> US$19m
Exports: 121
- China: US$374m
- Egypt: US$27m
- Türkiye: US$22m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$19m
- Germany: US$14m
- United States: US$14m
- Vietnam: US$13m
- Indonesia: US$11m
- South Korea: US$10m
- Honduras: US$8m
- France: US$7m
- India: US$6m
- Guatemala: US$5m
- Israel: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- Japan: US$4m
- Sri Lanka: US$4m
- Romania: US$4m
- Spain: US$4m
- Oman: US$3m
- Italy: US$3m
- Costa Rica: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- El Salvador: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Bangladesh: US$1m
- Tunisia: US$1m
- Cambodia: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Morocco: US$955k
- Denmark: US$902k
- Bulgaria: US$796k
- Canada: US$738k
- Greece: US$682k
- United Kingdom: US$682k
- Pakistan: US$410k
- United Arab Emirates: US$363k
- Colombia: US$323k
- Lithuania: US$257k
- Togo: US$220k
- Kenya: US$204k
- Russia: US$201k
- South Africa: US$197k
- Latvia: US$151k
- Sweden: US$149k
- Slovakia: US$147k
- Moldova: US$136k
- Singapore: US$123k
- North Macedonia: US$108k
- Jordan: US$108k
- Chile: US$106k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$944kUS$944k+US$3m+US$9m+> US$19m
Imports: 189
- Vietnam: US$43m
- Cambodia: US$40m
- Russia: US$30m
- Türkiye: US$30m
- Bangladesh: US$24m
- Indonesia: US$19m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$18m
- Iran: US$15m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$15m
- Ghana: US$14m
- Mexico: US$13m
- Morocco: US$12m
- Germany: US$12m
- Costa Rica: US$12m
- Peru: US$11m
- United States: US$11m
- Egypt: US$10m
- Guatemala: US$9m
- Japan: US$9m
- Nigeria: US$8m
- Tunisia: US$8m
- Brazil: US$8m
- Jordan: US$8m
- Kenya: US$8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$8m
- Romania: US$8m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$7m
- Colombia: US$7m
- Argentina: US$7m
- Poland: US$7m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Italy: US$6m
- Georgia: US$6m
- France: US$5m
- Ukraine: US$5m
- Ethiopia: US$5m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$4m
- El Salvador: US$4m
- Spain: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- Uzbekistan: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Togo: US$3m
- Oman: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Pakistan: US$3m
- Benin: US$3m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Senegal: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Ecuador: US$2m
- Dominican Republic: US$2m
- Venezuela: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Madagascar: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$374m | 62.3% |
| 2 |  Egypt | US$27m | 4.5% |
| 3 | Türkiye | US$22m | 3.7% |
| 4 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$19m | 3.2% |
| 5 | Germany | US$14m | 2.4% |
| 6 | United States | US$14m | 2.3% |
| 7 |  Vietnam | US$13m | 2.1% |
| 8 | Indonesia | US$11m | 1.8% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$10m | 1.6% |
| 10 |  Honduras | US$8m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | US$43m | 7.1% |
| 2 |  Cambodia | US$40m | 6.6% |
| 3 |  Russia | US$30m | 5.1% |
| 4 | Türkiye | US$30m | 5% |
| 5 |  Bangladesh | US$24m | 4.1% |
| 6 | Indonesia | US$19m | 3.2% |
| 7 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$18m | 3% |
| 8 |  Iran | US$15m | 2.5% |
| 9 |  Kyrgyzstan | US$15m | 2.5% |
| 10 |  Ghana | US$14m | 2.3% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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
- 31number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 25%highest: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 23% | 15% – 30% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 10% | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 15% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
| Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 5% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 10% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 15% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 4.5% | 4% – 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 | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 6.6% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25%* | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 15% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 15% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 19%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 2% | 0% – 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 | 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 | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 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 | 8.5% | 6% – 11% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Philippines | 10% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 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 | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 15% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 17%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 13% | 12% – 13% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 11% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 16% | 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% | 0.1% – 0.2% | 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
- 65143 Sewing thread of man- made fibres, whether/not put up forretail sale, of synthetic staple fibres
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 411220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 26410 Sewing thread of man-made filaments or staple fibres
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1311 Preparation and spinning of textile fibres
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5508.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 5508.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 5508.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 5508.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 5508.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 5508.10 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N300331 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification, country of origin and status under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) for a textile wrist wrap and a textile abdominal binder from El Salvador
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 5508.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 5508.10 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 4% and 5% (average 4.5%).
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 £1.9m (down 5% on the year before), at an average of £5.37 per kg; China supplied 49%, followed by Thailand.
World trade in these goods reached US$600m in 2024, up 0.2% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 62.3% of the total, ahead of Egypt.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of synthetic staple fibres?
Of synthetic staple fibres fall under HS subheading 5508.10, part of heading 5508, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of synthetic staple fibres in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5508.10 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 of synthetic staple fibres in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5508.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4% to 5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most of synthetic staple fibres?
China, with US$374m in 2024 (62.3% 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 China (49%), Thailand (12%) and Türkiye (9%), out of total imports of £1.9m.