Subheading · Chapter 56 · Heading 5604
5604.90: Rubber thread and cord, textile covered: other
Official description Other
Subheading 5604.90 belongs to heading 5604 (rubber thread and cord, textile covered) in chapter 56.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5604 90 00 00 Other
- 5604 90 10 00 High-tenacity yarn of polyesters, of nylon or other polyamides or of viscose rayon, impregnated or coated 4%
- 5604 90 10 10 Of synthetic filament (continuous), not put up for retail sale, other than non-textured single yarn untwisted or with a twist of not more than 50 turns per metre 4%
- 5604 90 10 20 Of viscose rayon, not put up for retail sale, other than single yarn, untwisted or with a twist of not more than 250 turns per metre 4%
- 5604 90 10 90 Other 4%
- 5604 90 90 00 Other 4%
- 5604 90 90 10 Silk yarn spun from silk waste, and silk worm gut 4%
- 5604 90 90 20 Monofil, strip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut, of synthetic textile materials 4%
- 5604 90 90 30 Artificial monofil 4%
- 5604 90 90 50 Cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale 4%
- 5604 90 90 90 Other 4%
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
- Tariff lines
- on 3 of 8 lines
- 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, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Tariff lines
- on 3 of 8 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 4% |
| 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 | 3.2% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £5.1m | 64.8% | +7.5% |
 Türkiye | £1.1m | 14.1% | -3.3% |
 Germany | £540k | 6.9% | +68.2% |
 China | £379k | 4.8% | -54.5% |
 Estonia | £136k | 1.7% | -18.8% |
 Vietnam | £117k | 1.5% | +3,703.3% |
 France | £111k | 1.4% | -28.3% |
 Portugal | £104k | 1.3% | +3.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye 4% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines 
USA 5% – 8.8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 6.9% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free – 25% Third-country duty 15 tariff lines · average 21.3% 
Brazil Free – 16.2% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 12.2% 
Argentina Free – 18% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 13.5% 
Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan 2.7% – 6.6% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 3.9% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 3% – 4% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$55kUS$55k+US$1m+US$7m+> US$38m
Exports: 111
- Italy: US$66m
- France: US$57m
- China: US$43m
- Japan: US$38m
- Poland: US$36m
- Türkiye: US$34m
- Estonia: US$22m
- United States: US$20m
- Germany: US$19m
- Mexico: US$10m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- Portugal: US$7m
- South Korea: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$6m
- Indonesia: US$4m
- India: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Spain: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Austria: US$909k
- Slovenia: US$790k
- Saudi Arabia: US$727k
- Denmark: US$631k
- Romania: US$616k
- Hungary: US$443k
- Czechia: US$415k
- Australia: US$345k
- Singapore: US$277k
- Canada: US$203k
- Sri Lanka: US$183k
- Slovakia: US$164k
- Russia: US$160k
- Colombia: US$151k
- Finland: US$128k
- Kazakhstan: US$119k
- Latvia: US$112k
- Bulgaria: US$101k
- Croatia: US$96k
- Uzbekistan: US$83k
- Morocco: US$68k
- South Africa: US$67k
- Switzerland: US$64k
- Brazil: US$60k
- Ghana: US$55k
- Philippines: US$46k
- Paraguay: US$37k
- Norway: US$36k
- Chile: US$26k
- Armenia: US$20k
- Guatemala: US$20k
- Belarus: US$20k
- Cambodia: US$19k
- New Zealand: US$16k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$157kUS$157k+US$782k+US$7m+> US$26m
Imports: 177
- United States: US$42m
- Romania: US$38m
- Thailand: US$36m
- China: US$30m
- Germany: US$26m
- France: US$26m
- Mexico: US$21m
- Indonesia: US$17m
- Czechia: US$15m
- Spain: US$13m
- United Kingdom: US$11m
- Vietnam: US$11m
- Türkiye: US$9m
- Italy: US$8m
- Cambodia: US$7m
- Poland: US$7m
- South Korea: US$7m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Brazil: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- Philippines: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- India: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Russia: US$4m
- Japan: US$3m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Canada: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Ecuador: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$1m
- Kenya: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Uganda: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Denmark: US$983k
- Morocco: US$872k
- Libya: US$837k
- Switzerland: US$782k
- Singapore: US$734k
- Argentina: US$730k
- Chile: US$724k
- Sri Lanka: US$720k
- Egypt: US$708k
- Taiwan: US$706k
- Albania: US$652k
- Pakistan: US$630k
- United Arab Emirates: US$626k
- Colombia: US$611k
- Nepal: US$608k
- Finland: US$571k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$557k
- Ukraine: US$545k
- New Zealand: US$514k
- South Africa: US$421k
- Laos: US$416k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$379k
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.
- 5.5%median duty
- 24number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Ethiopia, Bangladesh
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 2% – 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 15% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2% – 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 4.5% | 0% – 9% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 15% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 4% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 3.9% | 2.7% – 6.6% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 20% | 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 | 24%* | 9.5% – 39% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 13% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 7.1% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 8% | 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 | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2% – 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Philippines | 9.3% | 7% – 10% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 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 | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 15% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 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 | 16%* | 6.2% – 26% | 2023 |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 12% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Ukraine | 2.5% | 1% – 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 4% | 2023 | |
| United States | 6.9% | 5% – 8.8% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2% – 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2% – 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Vietnam | 5% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 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
- 65789 Textile yarn, & strip & the like of heading 651.77/651.88, impregnated, coated, covered/sheathed with rubber/plastics
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 411210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 27992 Rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile yarn and strip, impregnated or covered with rubber or plastics
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1399 Manufacture of other textiles n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5604.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 5604.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 5604.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 5604.20, 5604.90 | changed |
| 1996 | 5604.20, 5604.90 | changed |
| 1992 | 5604.20, 5604.90 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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 · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 5604.90 into 8 tariff lines; the duty is 4%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 5604.90 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 4%.
173 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 4%.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £7.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 2% on the year before); Italy supplied 65%, followed by Türkiye.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$414m (−6% year on year).
The largest exporter was Italy (US$66m), followed by France.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for rubber thread and cord, textile covered: other?
Rubber thread and cord, textile covered: other fall under HS subheading 5604.90, part of heading 5604, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on rubber thread and cord, textile covered: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5604.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on rubber thread and cord, textile covered: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5604.90 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 rubber thread and cord, textile covered: other?
Italy, with US$66m in 2024 (15.8% 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 4% 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 Italy (65%), Türkiye (14%) and Germany (7%), out of total imports of £7.9m.