Subheading · Chapter 58 · Heading 5806

5806.10

5806.10: Woven pile fabrics (including terry towelling and similar terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics

Subheading 5806.10 belongs to heading 5806 (narrow woven fabrics) in chapter 58.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 6% standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 2
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 5806 10 00 00 Woven pile fabrics (including terry towelling and similar terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics 6%
  2. 5806 10 00 10 Of silk, of noil silk or of other silk waste 6%
  3. 5806 10 00 90 Of other textile materials 6%

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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—6%
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 4.8%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£6.9m-11.1% · previous 12 months
Average import price£8.00 per kg
Jan 2024: £487kFeb 2024: £450kMar 2024: £565kApr 2024: £536kMay 2024: £514kJun 2024: £530kJul 2024: £605kAug 2024: £599kSept 2024: £743kOct 2024: £711kNov 2024: £606kDec 2024: £457kJan 2025: £608kFeb 2025: £478kMar 2025: £700kApr 2025: £625kMay 2025: £1.1mJun 2025: £542kJul 2025: £646kAug 2025: £568kSept 2025: £660kOct 2025: £719kNov 2025: £669kDec 2025: £417kJan 2026: £561kFeb 2026: £616kMar 2026: £577kApr 2026: £381kMay 2026: £552kJun 2026: £579kJul 2026: £643kAug 2026: £509k 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
China £3.1m 45.7% -10.5%
Spain £1.1m 15.6% -5.8%
United States £585k 8.5% +67.6%
Taiwan £506k 7.3% -22.2%
Switzerland £500k 7.3% -36.1%
Vietnam £323k 4.7% -2.5%
India £217k 3.2% +60.1%
Belgium £133k 1.9% +15.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

5806.10 · US$384m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$49kUS$49k+US$549k+US$5m+> US$26m

Exports: 114
  1. China: US$145m
  2. United States: US$44m
  3. Vietnam: US$34m
  4. Taiwan: US$26m
  5. Germany: US$20m
  6. Spain: US$20m
  7. Italy: US$14m
  8. South Korea: US$13m
  9. France: US$12m
  10. United Kingdom: US$8m
  11. Japan: US$5m
  12. India: US$5m
  13. Thailand: US$4m
  14. Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
  15. Belgium: US$4m
  16. Poland: US$4m
  17. Switzerland: US$3m
  18. Austria: US$2m
  19. Costa Rica: US$2m
  20. Canada: US$2m
  21. Czechia: US$2m
  22. Türkiye: US$1m
  23. Singapore: US$1m
  24. Mexico: US$1m
  25. Indonesia: US$1m
  26. Netherlands: US$1m
  27. Denmark: US$549k
  28. Sweden: US$445k
  29. Eswatini: US$428k
  30. South Africa: US$412k
  31. Slovenia: US$395k
  32. Portugal: US$369k
  33. Slovakia: US$357k
  34. Hungary: US$312k
  35. Ireland: US$267k
  36. Sri Lanka: US$214k
  37. Uruguay: US$207k
  38. Romania: US$203k
  39. Greece: US$180k
  40. Finland: US$144k
  41. Lithuania: US$132k
  42. Brazil: US$127k
  43. Australia: US$125k
  44. Kazakhstan: US$116k
  45. Bulgaria: US$104k
  46. Philippines: US$101k
  47. Pakistan: US$99k
  48. Israel: US$94k
  49. Mauritius: US$74k
  50. Croatia: US$70k
  51. Belize: US$67k
  52. Morocco: US$58k
  53. Dominican Republic: US$55k
  54. Colombia: US$49k
  55. Tunisia: US$44k
  56. United Arab Emirates: US$44k
  57. Russia: US$44k
  58. Panama: US$40k
  59. North Macedonia: US$38k
  60. Egypt: US$35k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$145m 37.8%
2 United States US$44m 11.4%
3 Vietnam US$34m 8.9%
4 Taiwan US$26m 6.7%
5 Germany US$20m 5.2%
6 Spain US$20m 5.2%
7 Italy US$14m 3.6%
8 South Korea US$13m 3.4%
9 France US$12m 3.1%
10 United Kingdom US$8m 2.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$48m 12.5%
2 Mexico US$31m 8.1%
3 Vietnam US$30m 7.9%
4 Germany US$19m 5%
5 Indonesia US$15m 3.9%
6 Italy US$11m 2.9%
7 Bangladesh US$10m 2.5%
8 France US$9m 2.5%
9 India US$9m 2.4%
10 Belgium US$9m 2.2%

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
  • 23number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Sudan, Liechtenstein

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 2.5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 10% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 5% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 26% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 10% 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 5% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 6.3% 2022
Botswana 22% 2023
Brazil 26% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 20% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 12% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 20% 2023
Chad 20% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 8% 2023
Colombia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 20% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 6% 0% – 9% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 5% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 6.7% 0% – 10% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 20% 2023
Eswatini 22% 2023
Ethiopia 30% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 6.3% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 13% 2023
Gabon 20% 2023
Gambia 20% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 20% 2023
Gibraltar 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 5% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 6.7% 0% – 10% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 6.7% 0% – 10% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 10% 2023
Iran 20% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 5.3% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 10% 2023
Kenya 25%* 2023
Kiribati 30% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 22% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 33%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 20% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 5% 0% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 14% 7.5% – 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 22% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 15% 2023
New Zealand 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Nicaragua 6.7% 0% – 10% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 10% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 11% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 3% 0% – 6% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 10% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 15% 2023
Senegal 20% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 22% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 0.7%* 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 5% 2023
St Lucia 5% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 5% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 5% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 29%* 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 15% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 5%* 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 16% 2023
Tuvalu 23% 2017 · HS 2017
Ukraine 6.3% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 6% 2023
United States 6.8% 3.8% – 8.4% 2023
Uruguay 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 5% 2023
Venezuela 26% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 12% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 10% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 25% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.1% 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
65611 Woven pile fabrics (including terry towelling & similar woven terry fabrics) & chenille fabrics
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 411220
CPC 2.1 product
27911 Narrow woven fabrics; narrow fabrics of warp without weft assembled by adhesive (bolducs); labels, badges and similar articles of textile materials, not embroidered; braids in the piece; ornamental trimmings in the piece, without embroidery, other than knitted or crocheted; tassels, pompons and similar articles
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1399 Manufacture of other textiles n.e.c.

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20175806.10unchanged
20125806.10unchanged
20075806.10unchanged
20025806.10unchanged
19965806.10unchanged
19925806.10changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 2

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.

  • N316931 U.S. CBP 11 February 2021 · 5806.10.28.00

    The tariff classification of a woven pile polyester ribbon with woven selveges from China

  • N271405 U.S. CBP 8 January 2016 · 5806.10.24.00

    The tariff classification of a laminated hook and loop fastener tape from Taiwan

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

  1. GB Sanctions · Applies from:

    The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 5806.10 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 6%.

Subheading 5806.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 6.3%.

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 6%.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £6.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 11% on the year before); China supplied 46%, followed by Spain.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$384m (+0.6% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$145m), followed by the United States.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for woven pile fabrics (including terry towelling and similar terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics?

Woven pile fabrics (including terry towelling and similar terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics fall under HS subheading 5806.10, part of heading 5806, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on woven pile fabrics in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5806.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on woven pile fabrics in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5806.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.3%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most woven pile fabrics?

China, with US$145m in 2024 (37.8% 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 6% 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 (46%), Spain (16%) and United States (9%), out of total imports of £6.9m.

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