Subheading · Chapter 55 · Heading 5515
5515.12: Mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments
5515.12 is a six-digit subheading of heading 5515, other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, chapter 55.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5515 12 00 00 Mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments m²
- 5515 12 10 00 Unbleached or bleached 8%m²
- 5515 12 30 00 Printed 8%m²
- 5515 12 90 00 Other 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 2
- 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 8% |
| 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 |
| 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £1.6m | 38.6% | -20.7% |
 India | £528k | 13.1% | +64.9% |
 Italy | £503k | 12.5% | -3.7% |
 United States | £431k | 10.7% | +36.9% |
 Türkiye | £393k | 9.7% | -33.9% |
 Germany | £346k | 8.6% | +23.3% |
 France | £87k | 2.2% | +47.9% |
 Belgium | £69k | 1.7% | +42% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 8% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Türkiye 8% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines USA 12% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 25% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Brazil 26% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% Third-country duty 144 tariff lines 
Peru 11% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Japan 7.1% – 8.8% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 7.7% 
Taiwan 7.5% – 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 8.8% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 8% – 10% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 9.3% 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$127kUS$127k+US$1m+US$17m+> US$62m
Exports: 94
- China: US$240m
- Japan: US$112m
- Indonesia: US$62m
- United States: US$41m
- Türkiye: US$40m
- South Korea: US$33m
- India: US$21m
- Italy: US$20m
- Malaysia: US$17m
- Germany: US$13m
- Spain: US$11m
- Greece: US$8m
- France: US$7m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Canada: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Portugal: US$776k
- Lithuania: US$717k
- Mexico: US$669k
- Colombia: US$620k
- Sweden: US$462k
- Laos: US$450k
- El Salvador: US$398k
- Slovakia: US$392k
- Brazil: US$343k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$260k
- Denmark: US$249k
- Czechia: US$232k
- Serbia: US$201k
- New Zealand: US$191k
- Guatemala: US$179k
- Singapore: US$140k
- Tunisia: US$139k
- Norway: US$136k
- Chile: US$127k
- Estonia: US$126k
- Israel: US$122k
- Slovenia: US$97k
- Australia: US$88k
- Russia: US$87k
- Romania: US$71k
- Peru: US$66k
- South Africa: US$56k
- United Arab Emirates: US$54k
- Hungary: US$47k
- Kazakhstan: US$38k
- Dominican Republic: US$38k
- Saudi Arabia: US$37k
- Morocco: US$32k
- Ecuador: US$24k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$500kUS$500k+US$3m+US$14m+> US$30m
Imports: 152
- Saudi Arabia: US$80m
- United Arab Emirates: US$67m
- Mexico: US$35m
- Japan: US$35m
- South Korea: US$30m
- Spain: US$28m
- Colombia: US$25m
- Kuwait: US$25m
- India: US$23m
- United States: US$22m
- Vietnam: US$21m
- Poland: US$18m
- Uzbekistan: US$17m
- Brazil: US$17m
- France: US$14m
- Türkiye: US$14m
- Germany: US$12m
- Morocco: US$12m
- Qatar: US$9m
- Greece: US$9m
- Italy: US$7m
- China: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$6m
- Azerbaijan: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Romania: US$6m
- Egypt: US$6m
- Peru: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- Lithuania: US$5m
- Bangladesh: US$5m
- Indonesia: US$5m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Canada: US$4m
- Tunisia: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$3m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Belarus: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$2m
- Kenya: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Jordan: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Iran: US$2m
- Nicaragua: US$2m
- Yemen: US$1m
- Ecuador: US$1m
- Burkina Faso: US$1m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Honduras: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$240m | 36.3% |
| 2 | Japan | US$112m | 17% |
| 3 |  Indonesia | US$62m | 9.4% |
| 4 | United States | US$41m | 6.2% |
| 5 | Türkiye | US$40m | 6% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$33m | 5.1% |
| 7 | India | US$21m | 3.2% |
| 8 | Italy | US$20m | 3% |
| 9 |  Malaysia | US$17m | 2.5% |
| 10 | Germany | US$13m | 1.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia | US$80m | 12% |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates | US$67m | 10.1% |
| 3 | Mexico | US$35m | 5.4% |
| 4 | Japan | US$35m | 5.2% |
| 5 | South Korea | US$30m | 4.6% |
| 6 |  Spain | US$28m | 4.2% |
| 7 |  Colombia | US$25m | 3.8% |
| 8 |  Kuwait | US$25m | 3.8% |
| 9 | India | US$23m | 3.5% |
| 10 | United States | US$22m | 3.3% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
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.
- 10%median duty
- 25number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 40%highest: Sudan, Iran, Algeria
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 26% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 30% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 22% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 26% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 20% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 12% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 8% | 2023 | |
| Colombia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 20% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 9% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 10% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 22% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 8% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 10% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 20%* | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 7.7% | 7.1% – 8.8% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25%* | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 15% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
| Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 22% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 13% | 2.5% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 22% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 10% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 10% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 14% | 11% – 16% | 2023 |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 6% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 11% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 10% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 22% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 1.6%* | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 7% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 5%* | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 28% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 23% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 8% | 2023 | |
| United States | 12% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 26% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 12% | 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
- 65342 Fabrics, woven, <85% of synthetic fibres, mixed with man-made filaments
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 411220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 26790 Other woven fabrics of man-made staple fibres
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1312 Weaving of textiles
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5515.12 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 5515.12 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 5515.12 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 5515.12 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 5515.12 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 5515.12 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 56
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.
- N340852 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a woven polyester upholstery fabric from China
- N334035 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a woven upholstery fabric from China
- N338825 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of woven polyester upholstery fabric from China
- H331151 U.S. CBP
Modification of NY N319028; Tariff Classification of Woven Upholstery Fabrics from China
- N333175 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a woven polyester upholstery fabric from China
- N332037 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of three woven upholstery fabrics from China and Turkey
56 rulings in total for this code
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 5515.12 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 8%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 5515.12 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is 8%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 8%; 173 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 £4m (down 5% on the year before), at an average of £4.14 per kg; China supplied 39%, followed by India.
World trade in these goods reached US$661m in 2024, down 2.6% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 36.3% of the total, ahead of Japan.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments?
Mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments fall under HS subheading 5515.12, part of heading 5515, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5515.12 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 mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5515.12 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 mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments?
China, with US$240m in 2024 (36.3% 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.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (39%), India (13%) and Italy (13%), out of total imports of £4m.