Heading · Section XI
5511: Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibres, put up for retail sale
- FreeUK
- 5%EU
- 100%Türkiye
- 7.5%USA
- US$534.5mWorld trade in 2024
Heading 5511 is divided into 3 six-digit subheadings and sits in chapter 55, man-made staple fibres.
The UK Global Tariff divides heading 5511 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, heading 5511 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 5%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 5511 into 3 tariff lines; the statutory rate is 100%.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, heading 5511 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 7.5%.
In 2024, countries exported heading 5511 goods worth US$534.5m (+3.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was Türkiye (US$231.7m), followed by China.
The biggest buyer was the United States, with imports of US$172.8m.
The United Kingdom ranked 14th among 109 exporters with US$3.7m.
The United Kingdom imported US$38.7m.
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
EU 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye 100% Statutory rate (Law 474) 3 tariff lines 
USA 7.5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
Subheadings 3
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$119.2kUS$119.2k+US$758.5k+US$7.4m+> US$61.2m
Exports: 109
- Türkiye: US$231.7m
- China: US$106.2m
- India: US$61.2m
- Canada: US$19m
- Egypt: US$17m
- Netherlands: US$15.7m
- Germany: US$13.8m
- United States: US$10.9m
- Italy: US$8.7m
- Serbia: US$7.4m
- Kenya: US$5.1m
- Spain: US$4.1m
- France: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$3.7m
- Poland: US$2.9m
- Peru: US$2.5m
- Romania: US$2.3m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$1.5m
- Vietnam: US$1.1m
- Bulgaria: US$905.3k
- Hungary: US$895.8k
- Sweden: US$842.8k
- Czechia: US$758.5k
- Japan: US$750.2k
- Thailand: US$729.7k
- Brazil: US$708.7k
- Denmark: US$681.1k
- Austria: US$550.7k
- Portugal: US$531.3k
- Australia: US$488.3k
- South Korea: US$488.2k
- Russia: US$460.6k
- Malaysia: US$410.3k
- Slovenia: US$390.7k
- Zambia: US$382.6k
- Lithuania: US$363.9k
- Belgium: US$356.2k
- North Macedonia: US$320.1k
- Taiwan: US$301.5k
- Argentina: US$235.8k
- United Arab Emirates: US$196.4k
- Estonia: US$144.4k
- Norway: US$139.8k
- Greece: US$139.3k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$134.2k
- Switzerland: US$121.3k
- Mexico: US$119.2k
- South Africa: US$112.4k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$106.1k
- Honduras: US$79.5k
- Croatia: US$66.2k
- Finland: US$64.6k
- Morocco: US$63.8k
- Indonesia: US$62.9k
- Uruguay: US$51.5k
- Ireland: US$45.1k
- Iran: US$39.4k
- El Salvador: US$34.2k
- Mauritius: US$29k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$266.4kUS$266.4k+US$1.3m+US$5.3m+> US$18.7m
Imports: 181
- United States: US$172.8m
- United Kingdom: US$38.7m
- Germany: US$33.6m
- Canada: US$29.2m
- France: US$23m
- Netherlands: US$18.7m
- Türkiye: US$16.6m
- Spain: US$13.7m
- Italy: US$11.6m
- Japan: US$9.8m
- Australia: US$9.6m
- Poland: US$9.5m
- Denmark: US$9m
- Russia: US$6.9m
- Belarus: US$6.6m
- Belgium: US$6.5m
- Austria: US$5.8m
- Mexico: US$5.3m
- Ghana: US$4.8m
- Ukraine: US$4.7m
- Uzbekistan: US$4.6m
- Switzerland: US$4.2m
- Sweden: US$4.2m
- Chile: US$4.1m
- Uganda: US$3.8m
- Czechia: US$3.7m
- Slovakia: US$3.3m
- Brazil: US$3.2m
- South Korea: US$2.9m
- Ireland: US$2.8m
- South Africa: US$2.6m
- Malaysia: US$2.5m
- Morocco: US$2.2m
- Portugal: US$2.1m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Romania: US$1.9m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$1.9m
- Togo: US$1.9m
- Hungary: US$1.9m
- Bulgaria: US$1.8m
- Indonesia: US$1.6m
- Kenya: US$1.5m
- Vietnam: US$1.4m
- Norway: US$1.4m
- Rwanda: US$1.3m
- Egypt: US$1.3m
- Greece: US$1.2m
- Colombia: US$1.2m
- Sri Lanka: US$1.1m
- Nigeria: US$1.1m
- Israel: US$1.1m
- Lithuania: US$1.1m
- New Zealand: US$1.1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Bangladesh: US$712.6k
- Senegal: US$708.3k
- Saudi Arabia: US$679.4k
- Singapore: US$647.9k
- Latvia: US$628.8k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | US$231.7m | 43.4% |
| 2 |  China | US$106.2m | 19.9% |
| 3 |  India | US$61.2m | 11.4% |
| 4 |  Canada | US$19m | 3.6% |
| 5 |  Egypt | US$17m | 3.2% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$15.7m | 2.9% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$13.8m | 2.6% |
| 8 | United States | US$10.9m | 2% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$8.7m | 1.6% |
| 10 |  Serbia | US$7.4m | 1.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$172.8m | 32.3% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$38.7m | 7.2% |
| 3 | Germany | US$33.6m | 6.3% |
| 4 | Canada | US$29.2m | 5.5% |
| 5 |  France | US$23m | 4.3% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$18.7m | 3.5% |
| 7 | Türkiye | US$16.6m | 3.1% |
| 8 |  Spain | US$13.7m | 2.6% |
| 9 | Italy | US$11.6m | 2.2% |
| 10 |  Japan | US$9.8m | 1.8% |
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibres, put up for retail sale?
Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibres, put up for retail sale fall under HS heading 5511, part of chapter 55, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5511 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 yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5511 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 yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made…?
Türkiye, with US$231.7m in 2024 (43.4% of world exports).