Subheading · Section XI

5516.12: Containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple: dyed

5516.12

Official description Dyed

  • 8%UK
  • 8%EU
  • 150%Türkiye
  • 14.9%USA
  • US$1bnWorld trade in 2024

Subheading 5516.12 belongs to heading 5516 (woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres) in chapter 55.

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 5516.12; the duty is 8%.

Subheading 5516.12 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 8%.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 5516.12; the statutory rate is 150%.

Subheading 5516.12 is a single line in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, where the duty is 14.9%.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$1bn (+24.4% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$833.3m), followed by Türkiye.

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

The United Kingdom ranked 15th among 89 exporters with US$2.2m.

The United Kingdom imported US$1.9m.

Duty rates compared

UK 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 150% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line USA 14.9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

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. 5516 12 00 00 Dyed 8%m²

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 5516 12 00 Dyed 8%m2

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. 5516.12.00.00.00 Boyanmış 150%m2

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 5516.12.00 Dyed 14.9%
  2. 5516.12.00.10 Plain weave (611) m², kg
  3. 5516.12.00.20 Satin weave or twill weave (611) m², kg
  4. 5516.12.00.90 Other (611) m², 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

5516.12 · US$1bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$191kUS$191k+US$1.6m+US$5.2m+> US$37m

Exports: 89
  1. China: US$833.3m
  2. Türkiye: US$45.2m
  3. Spain: US$37m
  4. Italy: US$20.5m
  5. South Korea: US$18.8m
  6. Portugal: US$14.5m
  7. India: US$11.6m
  8. Malaysia: US$6.5m
  9. Thailand: US$5.2m
  10. United States: US$3.1m
  11. Japan: US$2.6m
  12. Poland: US$2.6m
  13. Greece: US$2.4m
  14. France: US$2.4m
  15. United Kingdom: US$2.2m
  16. Lithuania: US$2.1m
  17. Germany: US$2.1m
  18. Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.1m
  19. Morocco: US$2m
  20. Belgium: US$1.6m
  21. Indonesia: US$1.6m
  22. Slovenia: US$1.3m
  23. Bangladesh: US$1.2m
  24. Egypt: US$1.1m
  25. Netherlands: US$1m
  26. Brazil: US$793.6k
  27. Taiwan: US$781.2k
  28. Pakistan: US$734.5k
  29. Chile: US$707.9k
  30. Serbia: US$579.1k
  31. Bulgaria: US$435.5k
  32. Colombia: US$408.7k
  33. Hungary: US$393.3k
  34. Czechia: US$386.5k
  35. Slovakia: US$276.5k
  36. Tanzania: US$254.3k
  37. New Zealand: US$238.7k
  38. Singapore: US$228.9k
  39. United Arab Emirates: US$214.4k
  40. Romania: US$202.3k
  41. South Africa: US$191k
  42. Ireland: US$162.8k
  43. Denmark: US$162.1k
  44. Canada: US$146.3k
  45. Austria: US$145.8k
  46. El Salvador: US$132.4k
  47. San Marino: US$120.6k
  48. Peru: US$115.4k
  49. Mexico: US$92.6k
  50. Vietnam: US$84.4k
  51. North Macedonia: US$79.5k
  52. Jordan: US$49.6k
  53. Norway: US$40k
  54. Switzerland: US$33.4k
  55. Panama: US$32.2k
  56. Australia: US$29k
  57. Estonia: US$26.2k
  58. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$16.2k
  59. Tunisia: US$15.4k
  60. Tokelau: US$11.9k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$833.3m 80.7%
2 Türkiye US$45.2m 4.4%
3 Spain US$37m 3.6%
4 Italy US$20.5m 2%
5 South Korea US$18.8m 1.8%
6 Portugal US$14.5m 1.4%
7 India US$11.6m 1.1%
8 Malaysia US$6.5m 0.6%
9 Thailand US$5.2m 0.5%
10 United States US$3.1m 0.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Morocco US$121.7m 11.8%
2 Brazil US$92m 8.9%
3 Bangladesh US$76m 7.4%
4 Indonesia US$62.4m 6%
5 Iraq US$62m 6%
6 Vietnam US$57.4m 5.6%
7 Myanmar (Burma) US$41.8m 4%
8 United Arab Emirates US$40.1m 3.9%
9 Mauritania US$35.2m 3.4%
10 Pakistan US$29.5m 2.9%

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple: dyed?

Containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple: dyed fall under HS subheading 5516.12, part of heading 5516, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5516.12 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 containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5516.12 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 containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial…?

China, with US$833.3m in 2024 (80.7% of world exports).