Subheading · Chapter 57 · Heading 5702

5702.91

5702.91: Of wool or fine animal hair

Subheading 5702.91 belongs to heading 5702 (carpets and other textile floor coverings, woven) in chapter 57.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 8% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 5702 91 00 00 Of wool or fine animal hair 8%m²

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 3

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 598
    Documents
    • 9014
  • 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

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Iraq, Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2020/707, 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 - CITES
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2021 No. 54
    Documents
    • C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
    • Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
  • Import controlImport control on luxury goods
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
    Documents
    • Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
    • Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—8%
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
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

last 12 months£2.6m-41% · previous 12 months
Average import price£11.86 per kg
Jan 2024: £280kFeb 2024: £310kMar 2024: £295kApr 2024: £330kMay 2024: £223kJun 2024: £305kJul 2024: £432kAug 2024: £396kSept 2024: £383kOct 2024: £378kNov 2024: £695kDec 2024: £329kJan 2025: £808kFeb 2025: £342kMar 2025: £282kApr 2025: £296kMay 2025: £244kJun 2025: £287kJul 2025: £281kAug 2025: £148kSept 2025: £358kOct 2025: £225kNov 2025: £411kDec 2025: £258kJan 2026: £143kFeb 2026: £134kMar 2026: £182kApr 2026: £176kMay 2026: £155kJun 2026: £124kJul 2026: £203kAug 2026: £272k 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
India £1.9m 70.9% -52%
Sweden £316k 12% +0.9%
Austria £69k 2.6% —
Italy £60k 2.3% +78.2%
Romania £59k 2.2% +50%
United States £43k 1.6% +175.9%
Nepal £38k 1.4% —
France £30k 1.1% +727%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

5702.91 · US$107m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$62kUS$62k+US$519k+US$2m+> US$6m

Exports: 90
  1. India: US$43m
  2. Germany: US$17m
  3. Sweden: US$6m
  4. Romania: US$5m
  5. Morocco: US$5m
  6. Austria: US$4m
  7. China: US$4m
  8. Italy: US$3m
  9. United States: US$2m
  10. Guatemala: US$2m
  11. United Kingdom: US$2m
  12. Hungary: US$2m
  13. Poland: US$2m
  14. Spain: US$1m
  15. Denmark: US$1m
  16. Pakistan: US$1m
  17. Belgium: US$976k
  18. Peru: US$805k
  19. Türkiye: US$678k
  20. France: US$599k
  21. Ukraine: US$519k
  22. Netherlands: US$406k
  23. Switzerland: US$391k
  24. Portugal: US$384k
  25. Egypt: US$331k
  26. Malaysia: US$284k
  27. Saudi Arabia: US$270k
  28. Hong Kong SAR China: US$261k
  29. Nepal: US$253k
  30. Thailand: US$199k
  31. Canada: US$189k
  32. Colombia: US$169k
  33. Estonia: US$143k
  34. Finland: US$142k
  35. Iran: US$139k
  36. Mexico: US$136k
  37. Australia: US$135k
  38. Norway: US$107k
  39. Greece: US$80k
  40. Czechia: US$74k
  41. New Zealand: US$67k
  42. South Africa: US$62k
  43. Argentina: US$49k
  44. Lithuania: US$46k
  45. Philippines: US$34k
  46. Armenia: US$30k
  47. Serbia: US$27k
  48. Japan: US$27k
  49. Ireland: US$22k
  50. Singapore: US$19k
  51. Indonesia: US$19k
  52. Afghanistan: US$19k
  53. Slovakia: US$14k
  54. Kyrgyzstan: US$14k
  55. United Arab Emirates: US$12k
  56. Brazil: US$9k
  57. Bangladesh: US$9k
  58. Slovenia: US$6k
  59. Uzbekistan: US$5k
  60. Macao SAR China: US$5k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 India US$43m 40.1%
2 Germany US$17m 16%
3 Sweden US$6m 5.4%
4 Romania US$5m 5%
5 Morocco US$5m 4.3%
6 Austria US$4m 3.8%
7 China US$4m 3.5%
8 Italy US$3m 2.6%
9 United States US$2m 2.3%
10 Guatemala US$2m 1.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$28m 25.9%
2 Germany US$11m 10%
3 Austria US$9m 8.3%
4 Netherlands US$5m 5.1%
5 Switzerland US$4m 3.8%
6 France US$4m 3.5%
7 Italy US$3m 3.3%
8 China US$3m 3.2%
9 Denmark US$3m 3.1%
10 Spain US$3m 2.9%

Binding rulings for similar goods 1

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.

  • N287182 U.S. CBP 13 July 2017 · 5702.91.30.00

    The tariff classification of textile floor coverings from India

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 5702.91; the duty is 8%.

Subheading 5702.91 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%.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £2.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 41% on the year before); India supplied 71%, followed by Sweden.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$107m (−1.3% year on year).

The largest exporter was India (US$43m), followed by Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for of wool or fine animal hair?

Of wool or fine animal hair fall under HS subheading 5702.91, part of heading 5702, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on of wool or fine animal hair in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5702.91 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 wool or fine animal hair in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5702.91 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 wool or fine animal hair?

India, with US$43m in 2024 (40.1% 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.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were India (71%), Sweden (12%) and Austria (3%), out of total imports of £2.6m.