Subheading · Chapter 56 · Heading 5608
5608.90: Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope: other
Official description Other
Subheading 5608.90 belongs to heading 5608 (knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope) in chapter 56.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5608 90 00 00 Other 8%
- 5608 90 00 10 Hammocks, of cotton, hand-made 8%
- 5608 90 00 90 Other 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 agreementQuota | 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 | £427k | 21.5% | -32.2% |
 Norway | £342k | 17.3% | +3,608.8% |
 Sri Lanka | £178k | 9% | +274.4% |
 Poland | £173k | 8.7% | +3,248.4% |
 India | £138k | 7% | +36.9% |
 Spain | £125k | 6.3% | -52.4% |
 Austria | £120k | 6% | -34.4% |
 Vietnam | £98k | 5% | -39.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 5% – 14.1% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 10.3% 
Canada Free – 13% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 6.5% 
Mexico 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan 3.3% – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 4.1% 
Taiwan 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 12.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% – 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 12.5% World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$80kUS$80k+US$837k+US$3m+> US$7m
Exports: 129
- China: US$42m
- Spain: US$14m
- United States: US$9m
- Türkiye: US$7m
- Austria: US$6m
- Italy: US$6m
- Vietnam: US$5m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Israel: US$5m
- France: US$4m
- India: US$3m
- South Korea: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Sri Lanka: US$3m
- Germany: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Poland: US$1m
- Australia: US$958k
- Canada: US$954k
- Mexico: US$952k
- Lithuania: US$885k
- Brazil: US$837k
- Tunisia: US$750k
- Guatemala: US$702k
- Belgium: US$685k
- Romania: US$661k
- Pakistan: US$586k
- Switzerland: US$558k
- Slovenia: US$504k
- Iran: US$409k
- Chile: US$370k
- Honduras: US$369k
- Czechia: US$311k
- Nicaragua: US$265k
- Egypt: US$250k
- North Macedonia: US$230k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$218k
- Finland: US$208k
- Sweden: US$200k
- United Arab Emirates: US$199k
- Slovakia: US$196k
- Mauritius: US$179k
- Hungary: US$159k
- Serbia: US$147k
- Estonia: US$136k
- Bangladesh: US$134k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$132k
- Uganda: US$111k
- Ecuador: US$104k
- Bulgaria: US$89k
- Ireland: US$84k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$211kUS$211k+US$756k+US$2m+> US$6m
Imports: 201
- France: US$8m
- Indonesia: US$8m
- Mexico: US$7m
- Italy: US$6m
- Germany: US$6m
- United States: US$6m
- Canada: US$6m
- Spain: US$5m
- Australia: US$4m
- Morocco: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Iceland: US$3m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Norway: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- China: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Romania: US$1m
- Philippines: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Albania: US$1m
- El Salvador: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Japan: US$1m
- Seychelles: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Iraq: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Algeria: US$986k
- Estonia: US$978k
- Slovakia: US$884k
- Dominican Republic: US$829k
- Sweden: US$815k
- Türkiye: US$763k
- Tuvalu: US$756k
- Russia: US$753k
- Cambodia: US$722k
- Czechia: US$687k
- Peru: US$672k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$663k
- Tunisia: US$656k
- Botswana: US$612k
- Tanzania: US$610k
- Pakistan: US$597k
- Costa Rica: US$560k
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
- 22number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Cameroon, Central African Republic
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 20% | 15% – 30% | 2023 |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 10% | 5% – 20% | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Benin | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 20% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 6.5% | 0% – 13% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cayman Islands | 11% | 0% – 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 8% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 8.3% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 14% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 18% | 0% – 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
| European Union (27 countries) | 8% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 8.8% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Guinea-Bissau | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Guyana | 8.3% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 8.3% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
| Japan | 4.1% | 3.3% – 5% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25%* | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 20% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 27%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Malawi | 18% | 10% – 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Malaysia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Mauritania | 13% | 5% – 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 | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
| Nigeria | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
| North Macedonia | 13% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 20% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 10% | 2023 | |
| Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 10% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 St Lucia | 8.3% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 |
| Switzerland | 19%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 8% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 6.7% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Türkiye | 28% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Ukraine | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 8% | 2023 | |
| United States | 10% | 5% – 14% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 11% | 10% – 12% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 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
- 65752 Knotted netting of twine, cordage/rope; made-up fishing nets & other made-up nets, of textile materials
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 411210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 27320 Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up nets of textile materials; articles of yarn, strip, twine, cordage, rope or cables n.e.c.
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1394 Manufacture of cordage, rope, twine and netting
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5608.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 5608.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 5608.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 5608.90 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 5608.90 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 5608.90 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 5608.90 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 8%.
Subheading 5608.90 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 8%.
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 8%.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 7% on the year before); China supplied 22%, followed by Norway.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$154m (−3.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$42m), followed by Spain.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope: other?
Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope: other fall under HS subheading 5608.90, part of heading 5608, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5608.90 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 knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5608.90 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 knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope: other?
China, with US$42m in 2024 (27% 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 (22%), Norway (17%) and Sri Lanka (9%), out of total imports of £2m.