Subheading · Chapter 56 · Heading 5606

5606.00

5606.00: Gimped yarn, and strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405, gimped (other than those of heading 5605 and gimped horsehair yarn); chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn); loop wale-yarn

5606.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 5606, gimped yarn, and strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405, gimped, chapter 56.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 3 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 2
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 5606 00 10 00 Loop wale-yarn Free
  2. 5606 00 91 00 Gimped yarn Free
  3. 5606 00 99 00 Other 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 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 2

  • 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

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£4.6m+1.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price£9.85 per kg
Jan 2024: £425kFeb 2024: £294kMar 2024: £494kApr 2024: £347kMay 2024: £397kJun 2024: £482kJul 2024: £760kAug 2024: £275kSept 2024: £326kOct 2024: £371kNov 2024: £443kDec 2024: £288kJan 2025: £380kFeb 2025: £358kMar 2025: £540kApr 2025: £406kMay 2025: £326kJun 2025: £343kJul 2025: £485kAug 2025: £232kSept 2025: £288kOct 2025: £374kNov 2025: £363kDec 2025: £268kJan 2026: £313kFeb 2026: £377kMar 2026: £535kApr 2026: £314kMay 2026: £524kJun 2026: £332kJul 2026: £566kAug 2026: £327k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Italy £1.9m 41.2% -4.9%
Türkiye £1.3m 28.2% +9%
China £451k 9.8% -18.4%
India £353k 7.7% +115.1%
France £309k 6.7% +15.9%
Serbia £86k 1.9% +475.2%
United States £52k 1.1% +16.7%
Estonia £41k 0.9% +385%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

5606.00 · US$606m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$174kUS$174k+US$5m+US$14m+> US$58m

Exports: 87
  1. China: US$258m
  2. Italy: US$69m
  3. Türkiye: US$58m
  4. Germany: US$22m
  5. India: US$22m
  6. United States: US$20m
  7. France: US$19m
  8. Vietnam: US$16m
  9. Switzerland: US$14m
  10. Romania: US$13m
  11. Serbia: US$12m
  12. Austria: US$9m
  13. Poland: US$9m
  14. South Korea: US$9m
  15. Japan: US$7m
  16. Hungary: US$7m
  17. Peru: US$6m
  18. Croatia: US$6m
  19. Estonia: US$5m
  20. Bulgaria: US$5m
  21. Canada: US$5m
  22. Spain: US$3m
  23. Portugal: US$2m
  24. Slovenia: US$2m
  25. Taiwan: US$2m
  26. Brazil: US$1m
  27. United Kingdom: US$778k
  28. Ireland: US$644k
  29. Indonesia: US$535k
  30. Colombia: US$482k
  31. Egypt: US$426k
  32. Ukraine: US$365k
  33. Mexico: US$358k
  34. Belgium: US$355k
  35. Czechia: US$334k
  36. United Arab Emirates: US$327k
  37. Hong Kong SAR China: US$322k
  38. Israel: US$311k
  39. Netherlands: US$273k
  40. Thailand: US$251k
  41. Denmark: US$174k
  42. Lithuania: US$129k
  43. Sweden: US$105k
  44. Armenia: US$86k
  45. South Africa: US$81k
  46. Norway: US$77k
  47. Slovakia: US$65k
  48. Iran: US$48k
  49. Malaysia: US$38k
  50. Pakistan: US$36k
  51. Venezuela: US$34k
  52. Russia: US$30k
  53. Sri Lanka: US$29k
  54. Uzbekistan: US$28k
  55. Honduras: US$25k
  56. Finland: US$20k
  57. Belarus: US$14k
  58. Panama: US$13k
  59. Suriname: US$12k
  60. Morocco: US$11k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$258m 42.5%
2 Italy US$69m 11.4%
3 Türkiye US$58m 9.5%
4 Germany US$22m 3.7%
5 India US$22m 3.6%
6 United States US$20m 3.2%
7 France US$19m 3.1%
8 Vietnam US$16m 2.7%
9 Switzerland US$14m 2.4%
10 Romania US$13m 2.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$100m 16.4%
2 Italy US$58m 9.5%
3 Bangladesh US$54m 8.9%
4 Germany US$30m 5%
5 Türkiye US$30m 5%
6 Vietnam US$28m 4.6%
7 Brazil US$17m 2.8%
8 France US$16m 2.7%
9 South Korea US$15m 2.5%
10 Spain US$15m 2.5%

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%median duty
  • 32number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Liechtenstein, Cameroon

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata 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 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 5% 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 2.5% 0% – 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 18% 2023
Brazil 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 10% 2023
Burundi 10% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 5% 2023
Colombia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 5% 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% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 18% 2023
Ethiopia 10% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 6.2% 5.3% – 8% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 13% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 10% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 10% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 5% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 5% 2023
Guinea 10% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 10% 2023
Guyana 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 5% 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 6% 5.3% – 6.6% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 5% 2023
Kenya 10% 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 18% 2023
Liberia 10% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 31%* 29% – 32% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 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 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 7.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 18% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 5% 2023
Nicaragua 5% 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 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 3% 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 18% 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 30%* 29% – 31% 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 14% 13% – 16% 2023
Tuvalu 23% 2017 · HS 2017
Ukraine 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 8% 2023
Uruguay 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 5% 2023
Venezuela 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 12% 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
65631 Gimped yarn, & strip & the like of heading 651.77/651.88, gimped (other than metallized yarn & gimped horsehair yarn); chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn); loop wale-yarn.
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 411210
CPC 2.1 product
27995 Gimped yarn and strip; chenille yarn; loop wale-yarn
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1399 Manufacture of other textiles n.e.c.

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20175606.00unchanged
20125606.00unchanged
20075606.00unchanged
20025606.00unchanged
19965606.00unchanged
19925606.00unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 30

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.

  • N340538 U.S. CBP 26 June 2025 · 5606.00.00.90

    The tariff classification of yarns from China and Turkey

  • N341273 U.S. CBP 12 June 2025 · 5606.00.00.90

    The tariff classification of yarns from China and Turkey

  • N321336 U.S. CBP 21 January 2022 · 5606.00.00.90

    The tariff classification of yarns from China

  • N317835 U.S. CBP 24 August 2021 · 5606.00.00.90

    The tariff classification of yarns from China and India

  • N317852 U.S. CBP 20 August 2021 · 5606.00.00.90

    The tariff classification of yarns from China

  • H308558 U.S. CBP 22 September 2020 · 5606.00.00

    The tariff classification of certain specialty yarns

30 rulings in total for this code

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 5606.00 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 5606.00 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 5.3% and 8% (average 6.2%).

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 £4.6m (up 2% on the year before), at an average of £9.85 per kg; Italy supplied 41%, followed by Türkiye.

World trade in these goods reached US$606m in 2024, up 1.4% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 42.5% of the total, ahead of Italy.

Products classified here

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for gimped yarn, and strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405, gimped (other than those of heading 5605 and gimped horsehair yarn); chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn); loop wale-yarn?

Gimped yarn, and strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405, gimped (other than those of heading 5605 and gimped horsehair yarn); chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn); loop wale-yarn fall under HS subheading 5606.00, part of heading 5606, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on gimped yarn, and strip and the like of heading… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5606.00 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 gimped yarn, and strip and the like of heading… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5606.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.3% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most gimped yarn, and strip and the like of heading…?

China, with US$258m in 2024 (42.5% 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 Italy (41%), Türkiye (28%) and China (10%), out of total imports of £4.6m.

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