Subheading · Chapter 56 · Heading 5607
5607.49: Of polyethylene or polypropylene: other
Official description Other
5607.49 is a six-digit subheading of heading 5607, twine, cordage, ropes and cables, chapter 56.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5607 49 00 00 Other
- Measuring more than 50 000 decitex (5 g/m)
- 5607 49 11 00 Plaited or braided 8%
- 5607 49 19 00 Other 8%
- 5607 49 90 00 Measuring 50 000 decitex (5 g/m) or less 8%
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal | £6.6m | 31% | +8.3% |
 China | £2.5m | 11.6% | -12.3% |
 India | £2m | 9.5% | -29.8% |
 Lithuania | £1.9m | 8.8% | +67.9% |
 United States | £1.4m | 6.7% | +48.1% |
 Germany | £1.1m | 5.1% | +38.4% |
 Vietnam | £979k | 4.6% | +135.2% |
 Spain | £970k | 4.6% | -22.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 8% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye 8% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines USA 2.7% – 7% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 4.4% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free – 10% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 6.7% 
Mexico 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Japan 5.3% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 6.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$246kUS$246k+US$3m+US$17m+> US$60m
Exports: 134
- China: US$228m
- India: US$120m
- Portugal: US$76m
- South Korea: US$60m
- Germany: US$38m
- United States: US$34m
- Vietnam: US$34m
- Lithuania: US$23m
- United Kingdom: US$23m
- Czechia: US$20m
- Belgium: US$19m
- Greece: US$18m
- Netherlands: US$17m
- Spain: US$17m
- Slovakia: US$17m
- Türkiye: US$14m
- Thailand: US$13m
- Japan: US$12m
- Denmark: US$10m
- Poland: US$10m
- Guatemala: US$8m
- Italy: US$8m
- Canada: US$7m
- Latvia: US$7m
- Taiwan: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- France: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- Brazil: US$4m
- Pakistan: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Bangladesh: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Estonia: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Australia: US$988k
- Chile: US$797k
- Slovenia: US$555k
- Paraguay: US$514k
- Morocco: US$510k
- Nepal: US$498k
- Iceland: US$490k
- Sri Lanka: US$358k
- Bulgaria: US$340k
- Cambodia: US$329k
- Panama: US$326k
- Honduras: US$322k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$787kUS$787k+US$4m+US$14m+> US$27m
Imports: 215
- United States: US$100m
- Netherlands: US$45m
- Indonesia: US$36m
- Germany: US$35m
- Norway: US$28m
- Chile: US$27m
- United Kingdom: US$27m
- France: US$27m
- Singapore: US$24m
- United Arab Emirates: US$22m
- Australia: US$22m
- South Korea: US$21m
- Canada: US$20m
- Vietnam: US$19m
- Italy: US$19m
- China: US$18m
- Denmark: US$17m
- Spain: US$17m
- Mexico: US$17m
- Ghana: US$16m
- Japan: US$16m
- Morocco: US$14m
- Belgium: US$13m
- Russia: US$13m
- Türkiye: US$12m
- Malaysia: US$10m
- Poland: US$9m
- Sudan: US$9m
- Mozambique: US$9m
- Sweden: US$8m
- Brazil: US$7m
- Austria: US$6m
- Lithuania: US$6m
- Thailand: US$6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$6m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$6m
- Ireland: US$6m
- North Korea: US$5m
- Liberia: US$5m
- Egypt: US$5m
- Panama: US$5m
- Philippines: US$5m
- Senegal: US$4m
- Guinea: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Tanzania: US$4m
- Iceland: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- New Zealand: US$4m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Sri Lanka: US$4m
- India: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- Peru: US$4m
- Israel: US$3m
- Mauritania: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Nigeria: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$228m | 25% |
| 2 | India | US$120m | 13.1% |
| 3 | Portugal | US$76m | 8.4% |
| 4 |  South Korea | US$60m | 6.6% |
| 5 | Germany | US$38m | 4.1% |
| 6 | United States | US$34m | 3.8% |
| 7 | Vietnam | US$34m | 3.7% |
| 8 | Lithuania | US$23m | 2.5% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$23m | 2.5% |
| 10 |  Czechia | US$20m | 2.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$100m | 10.9% |
| 2 |  Netherlands | US$45m | 4.9% |
| 3 |  Indonesia | US$36m | 3.9% |
| 4 | Germany | US$35m | 3.8% |
| 5 | Norway | US$28m | 3.1% |
| 6 |  Chile | US$27m | 3% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$27m | 3% |
| 8 |  France | US$27m | 2.9% |
| 9 |  Singapore | US$24m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  United Arab Emirates | US$22m | 2.5% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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
- 19number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 35%highest: Liechtenstein, Ethiopia, Fiji
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2007 |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 25% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 15% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 14% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 15% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 8% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 32%* | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Haiti | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 23% | 5% – 40% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
| Japan | 5.3% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25%* | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 15% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 35%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 15% | 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 | 10% | 5% – 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
| Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 15% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 18% | 15% – 20% | 2023 |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2007 |
| Switzerland | 29%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Türkiye | 8% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 2.7% | 1% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 8% | 2023 | |
| United States | 4.4% | 2.7% – 7% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 12% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 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
- 65751 Twine, cordage, ropes & cables, whether/not plaited/braided & whether/not impregnated, coated, covered/sheathed with rubber/plastics
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 411210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 27310 Twine, cordage, rope and cables
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1394 Manufacture of cordage, rope, twine and netting
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5607.49 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 5607.49 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 5607.49 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 5607.49 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 5607.49 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 5607.49 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 7
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.
- N364456 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin determination for an industrial rope; 19 CFR 102.21(c)(4)
- N364457 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin determination for an industrial rope; 19 CFR 102.21(c)(4)
- N357741 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of polypropylene cord pre-spooled on a metal holder from Poland
- N342179 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of yarns from Turkey
- H319270 U.S. CBP
Modification of New York Ruling Letter (“NY”) N277404; The Tariff Classification of Polypropylene Fibrillated Yarn from Turkey
- 600010538 HMRC
A polypropylene plaited rope measuring 6” circumference & 20 ft long. At one end is a hard eye galvanised thimble, attached is a 17T galvanised alloy steel bolt type bow shackle. There is a 24” soft eye at other end. The rope is packaged within a wooden crate.
- 600008873 HMRC
A coil of blue polypropylene rope, measuring more than 50,000 decitex (5 g/m). It is 6mm x 30m. The rope is multi stranded and made from a weatherproof and rot protected polypropylene to make it very strong. The rope has a high tensile strength. The coil of rope is packed in polyethylene and then…
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 5607.49 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 8%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 5607.49 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 £21.2m (down 2% on the year before), at an average of £3.10 per kg; Portugal supplied 31%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$911m in 2024, up 3% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 25% of the total, ahead of India.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of polyethylene or polypropylene: other?
Of polyethylene or polypropylene: other fall under HS subheading 5607.49, part of heading 5607, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of polyethylene or polypropylene: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5607.49 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 of polyethylene or polypropylene: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5607.49 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 of polyethylene or polypropylene: other?
China, with US$228m in 2024 (25% 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 Portugal (31%), China (12%) and India (10%), out of total imports of £21.2m.