Subheading · Chapter 58 · Heading 5801
5801.36: Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, other than fabrics: of man-made fibres, chenille fabrics
Official description Chenille fabrics
5801.36 is a six-digit subheading of heading 5801, woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, chapter 58.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5801 36 00 00 Chenille fabrics 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 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £8.7m | 23.5% | -17.9% |
 Türkiye | £7.5m | 20.3% | -21.4% |
 Belgium | £6.3m | 17.1% | -30.1% |
 India | £5.9m | 15.9% | +10.5% |
 Spain | £3.4m | 9.2% | +9.4% |
 Italy | £3.1m | 8.3% | -6.7% |
 Romania | £1.6m | 4.3% | +40.4% |
 United States | £156k | 0.4% | +24.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$74.3kUS$74.3k+US$919.8k+US$17.8m+> US$32.4m
Exports: 93
- China: US$371.1m
- Türkiye: US$67.7m
- Belgium: US$32.4m
- Spain: US$27.3m
- India: US$25.7m
- Italy: US$22.7m
- United States: US$21.2m
- United Kingdom: US$18.9m
- Germany: US$17.8m
- Poland: US$14m
- Romania: US$10.6m
- Netherlands: US$8.4m
- France: US$6.8m
- Canada: US$3.9m
- Slovenia: US$3.4m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Mexico: US$2.2m
- Sweden: US$1.5m
- Finland: US$1.3m
- Czechia: US$1.1m
- Lithuania: US$948.1k
- Indonesia: US$919.8k
- Brazil: US$864.2k
- Colombia: US$852.8k
- Austria: US$618.6k
- Slovakia: US$488k
- Hungary: US$474.7k
- Egypt: US$457.8k
- Portugal: US$453.4k
- Russia: US$327.9k
- Australia: US$314.5k
- Switzerland: US$291.8k
- Panama: US$219.6k
- Japan: US$194.7k
- New Zealand: US$179.6k
- Ukraine: US$162.9k
- Pakistan: US$157.2k
- Taiwan: US$155.8k
- Vietnam: US$155.6k
- Estonia: US$152.5k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$129k
- Greece: US$124.6k
- South Korea: US$111.2k
- Bulgaria: US$74.3k
- Thailand: US$72k
- Singapore: US$62k
- Serbia: US$60k
- Croatia: US$47.1k
- Israel: US$45.7k
- Iran: US$34.5k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$29.4k
- Kazakhstan: US$27.2k
- North Macedonia: US$23.4k
- South Africa: US$20.9k
- El Salvador: US$18.1k
- Morocco: US$12.6k
- Latvia: US$11.2k
- Chile: US$11.1k
- Honduras: US$9.7k
- Norway: US$8.6k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$544.9kUS$544.9k+US$2.5m+US$8.1m+> US$21.1m
Imports: 153
- United States: US$144.1m
- Vietnam: US$100.4m
- United Kingdom: US$57.8m
- Poland: US$47.7m
- Italy: US$21.1m
- Mexico: US$20.9m
- Germany: US$18.7m
- Lithuania: US$18m
- Netherlands: US$17.9m
- Belgium: US$15.7m
- Romania: US$14.2m
- Morocco: US$11.6m
- Canada: US$10.8m
- France: US$10m
- Dominican Republic: US$9.7m
- India: US$8.1m
- Russia: US$7.5m
- Spain: US$6.8m
- Pakistan: US$5.2m
- Japan: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$4.8m
- Tanzania: US$4.6m
- Türkiye: US$4.3m
- China: US$4m
- Brazil: US$4m
- Austria: US$3.3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3.2m
- Estonia: US$3.1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3.1m
- Iran: US$3.1m
- Tunisia: US$3.1m
- Greece: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$2.9m
- Australia: US$2.9m
- Peru: US$2.8m
- Portugal: US$2.8m
- Ukraine: US$2.6m
- Serbia: US$2.5m
- Ireland: US$2.4m
- Hungary: US$2.4m
- Denmark: US$2.3m
- Czechia: US$2.2m
- Belarus: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$1.9m
- South Korea: US$1.9m
- Sri Lanka: US$1.8m
- Uzbekistan: US$1.8m
- Finland: US$1.5m
- Switzerland: US$1.5m
- Thailand: US$1.5m
- Azerbaijan: US$1.5m
- Sweden: US$1.4m
- Libya: US$1.4m
- Indonesia: US$1.3m
- Ecuador: US$1.3m
- Malaysia: US$1.2m
- Bangladesh: US$1.2m
- Norway: US$1.2m
- Israel: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$371.1m | 55.4% |
| 2 | Türkiye | US$67.7m | 10.1% |
| 3 | Belgium | US$32.4m | 4.8% |
| 4 | Spain | US$27.3m | 4.1% |
| 5 | India | US$25.7m | 3.8% |
| 6 | Italy | US$22.7m | 3.4% |
| 7 | United States | US$21.2m | 3.2% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$18.9m | 2.8% |
| 9 |  Germany | US$17.8m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$14m | 2.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$144.1m | 21.5% |
| 2 |  Vietnam | US$100.4m | 15% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$57.8m | 8.6% |
| 4 | Poland | US$47.7m | 7.1% |
| 5 | Italy | US$21.1m | 3.2% |
| 6 |  Mexico | US$20.9m | 3.1% |
| 7 | Germany | US$18.7m | 2.8% |
| 8 |  Lithuania | US$18m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$17.9m | 2.7% |
| 10 | Belgium | US$15.7m | 2.3% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 43
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.
- N358625 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of three upholstery fabrics from China
- N349366 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification, country of origin, and eligibility of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) of a chenille fabric from Canada.
- N341219 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of five woven upholstery fabrics from France
- N333277 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a bonded chenille multi-layer fabric from China
- N327292 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a bonded woven chenille upholstery fabric from China
- N319028 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of five woven upholstery fabrics from China
43 rulings in total for this code
Subheading 5801.36 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 8%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 5801.36; 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 £37.2m (down 13% on the year before), at an average of £7.54 per kg; China supplied 24%, followed by Türkiye.
World trade in these goods reached US$670.2m in 2024, up 13.1% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 55.4% of the total, ahead of Türkiye.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, other than fabrics: of man-made fibres, chenille fabrics?
Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, other than fabrics: of man-made fibres, chenille fabrics fall under HS subheading 5801.36, part of heading 5801, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5801.36 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 woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5801.36 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 woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics?
China, with US$371.1m in 2024 (55.4% 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 (24%), Türkiye (20%) and Belgium (17%), out of total imports of £37.2m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.