Subheading · Chapter 57 · Heading 5703
5703.39: Of other man-made textile materials: other
Tufted carpets of other man-made fibres
Official description Other
5703.39 is the HS subheading for tufted carpets of other man-made fibres, under heading 5703 in chapter 57.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5703 39 00 00 Other m²
- Of polypropylene m²
- 5703 39 10 00 Tiles, having a maximum surface area of 1 m² 8%m²
- 5703 39 19 00 Other 8%m²
- Other m²
- 5703 39 91 00 Tiles, having a maximum surface area of 1 m² 8%m²
- 5703 39 99 00 Other 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 3
- 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 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Türkiye | £108.9m | 35.6% | -3% |
 Netherlands | £102.4m | 33.4% | -5.2% |
 Belgium | £54.1m | 17.7% | +1.9% |
 China | £13.9m | 4.5% | +30.3% |
 Denmark | £7.7m | 2.5% | +0.5% |
 India | £7m | 2.3% | +8.6% |
 Vietnam | £5.4m | 1.8% | -31.2% |
 Poland | £1m | 0.3% | -5.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 8% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Türkiye 8% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
USA 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada 10% – 12.5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 11.5% 
Mexico 25% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 10% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Japan Free – 6.3% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.2% 
Taiwan 8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 12.5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$211kUS$211k+US$4m+US$26m+> US$240m
Exports: 134
- China: US$647m
- Türkiye: US$461m
- Netherlands: US$290m
- India: US$240m
- Belgium: US$177m
- United States: US$150m
- Vietnam: US$75m
- United Arab Emirates: US$68m
- Egypt: US$64m
- Germany: US$42m
- Thailand: US$38m
- Jordan: US$34m
- Poland: US$26m
- Canada: US$26m
- Czechia: US$16m
- Denmark: US$16m
- Indonesia: US$16m
- Serbia: US$15m
- United Kingdom: US$10m
- France: US$10m
- Spain: US$8m
- Uzbekistan: US$7m
- Greece: US$7m
- Japan: US$6m
- Sweden: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Iran: US$5m
- Italy: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Mexico: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Syria: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Russia: US$990k
- Latvia: US$984k
- Brazil: US$961k
- Kazakhstan: US$834k
- Finland: US$812k
- Ireland: US$772k
- South Korea: US$665k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$609k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$516k
- Estonia: US$512k
- Croatia: US$469k
- Nepal: US$458k
- Lithuania: US$310k
- Qatar: US$284k
- Panama: US$269k
- Singapore: US$253k
- Ukraine: US$226k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$799kUS$799k+US$6m+US$23m+> US$114m
Imports: 204
- United States: US$418m
- United Kingdom: US$385m
- Saudi Arabia: US$151m
- Germany: US$150m
- Japan: US$143m
- Canada: US$142m
- Iraq: US$114m
- Mexico: US$59m
- Australia: US$57m
- Poland: US$49m
- India: US$49m
- France: US$41m
- Vietnam: US$40m
- Netherlands: US$38m
- Sweden: US$34m
- Belgium: US$33m
- Libya: US$23m
- United Arab Emirates: US$23m
- Ireland: US$23m
- Kuwait: US$23m
- Malaysia: US$23m
- Romania: US$22m
- Italy: US$22m
- Czechia: US$21m
- South Korea: US$20m
- Russia: US$20m
- Austria: US$19m
- Denmark: US$17m
- Hungary: US$17m
- Switzerland: US$17m
- Brazil: US$16m
- Spain: US$16m
- Qatar: US$15m
- Mauritania: US$14m
- Norway: US$10m
- Portugal: US$10m
- Algeria: US$10m
- Türkiye: US$10m
- Kazakhstan: US$9m
- Slovakia: US$9m
- Ukraine: US$8m
- New Zealand: US$8m
- Chile: US$7m
- Taiwan: US$7m
- Bulgaria: US$7m
- Serbia: US$7m
- Finland: US$7m
- Greece: US$6m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Thailand: US$6m
- Mongolia: US$6m
- Israel: US$6m
- Philippines: US$5m
- Morocco: US$5m
- Colombia: US$5m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- China: US$4m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$647m | 25.7% |
| 2 | Türkiye | US$461m | 18.3% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$290m | 11.5% |
| 4 | India | US$240m | 9.5% |
| 5 | Belgium | US$177m | 7% |
| 6 | United States | US$150m | 6% |
| 7 | Vietnam | US$75m | 3% |
| 8 |  United Arab Emirates | US$68m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  Egypt | US$64m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Germany | US$42m | 1.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$418m | 16.6% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$385m | 15.3% |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | US$151m | 6% |
| 4 | Germany | US$150m | 5.9% |
| 5 | Japan | US$143m | 5.7% |
| 6 | Canada | US$142m | 5.7% |
| 7 |  Iraq | US$114m | 4.5% |
| 8 | Mexico | US$59m | 2.3% |
| 9 |  Australia | US$57m | 2.3% |
| 10 | Poland | US$49m | 1.9% |
Import duty on this product around the world 93
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.
- 17%median duty
- 5number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Morocco, Algeria
93
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Armenia | 5.5%* | 4% – 6% | 2023 |
| Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Belize | 20% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 15% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 30% | 2023 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 11% | 10% – 13% | 2023 |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
| China | 4% | 2023 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 30% | 2023 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 8% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 20%* | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 24% | 23% – 25% | 2023 |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 3.2% | 0% – 6.3% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 15% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5.5%* | 4% – 6% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Lesotho | 30% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malaysia | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 15% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Namibia | 30% | 2023 | |
 Nepal | 30% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 13% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 16% | 2023 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 12% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 10% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 South Africa | 30% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 15% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 25% | 2023 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 20% | 2023 | |
| Switzerland | 17%* | 2023 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 30%* | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
| Türkiye | 28% | 2023 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 8% | 2023 | |
| United States | 6% | 2023 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
| Vietnam | 12% | 2023 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2022–2023; 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
- 65943 Carpets & other textile floor coverings, knotted, whether ornot made up, of other man-made textile fibres
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 413202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 27230 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, tufted
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1393 Manufacture of carpets and rugs
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5703.30 | changed |
| 2012 | 5703.30 | changed |
| 2007 | 5703.30 | changed |
| 2002 | 5703.30 | changed |
| 1996 | 5703.30 | changed |
| 1992 | 5703.30 | changed |
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.
- N356620 U.S. CBP
Classification and country of origin determination for a tufted chenille bath mat; 19 CFR 102.21(c)(4); most important assembly or manufacturing process
- N343291 U.S. CBP
Classification and country of origin determination for chenille bathmats; 19 CFR 102.21(c)(2); tariff shift
- N337641 U.S. CBP
Classification and country of origin determination for a chenille bathmat; 19 CFR 102.21(c)(2); tariff shift
- N337642 U.S. CBP
Classification and country of origin determination for a chenille bathmat; 19 CFR 102.21(c)(2); tariff shift
- N336924 U.S. CBP
Classification and country of origin determination for tufted bathmats; 19 CFR 102.21(c)(2); tariff shift; 19 CFR 102.21(c)(4); most important assembly
- N323771 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a tufted rug, 3-piece bath set and 5-piece kitchen set from China
- 600011178 HMRC
A bath mat used for soaking up excess water from bathing or showering. It is made from 100% polyester and has a thin layer of latex the back. It is made of a tufted style design and is machine washable. It measures 80 x 50cm and is 1cm thick. It comes in several different colours. Packaged with a…
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 5703.30.
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 5703.39 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is 8%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 5703.39 into 4 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 UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported tufted carpets of other man-made fibres worth £306.1m (down 2% on the year before), at an average of £2.04 per kg; Türkiye supplied 36%, followed by Netherlands.
World trade in tufted carpets of other man-made fibres reached US$2.5bn in 2024, up 6.7% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 25.7% of the total, ahead of Türkiye.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of other man-made textile materials: other?
Of other man-made textile materials: other fall under HS subheading 5703.39, part of heading 5703, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of other man-made textile materials: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5703.39 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 other man-made textile materials: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5703.39 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 other man-made textile materials: other?
China, with US$647m in 2024 (25.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export tufted carpets of other man-made fibres 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 tufted carpets of other man-made fibres?
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 tufted carpets of other man-made fibres from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Türkiye (36%), Netherlands (33%) and Belgium (18%), out of total imports of £306.1m.