Subheading · Chapter 58 · Heading 5806
5806.40: Fabrics consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive (bolducs)
5806.40 is a six-digit subheading of heading 5806, narrow woven fabrics, chapter 58.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5806 40 00 00 Fabrics consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive (bolducs) 6%
- 5806 40 00 10 Of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading 5303 6%
- 5806 40 00 90 Other 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 6% |
| 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 | 4.8% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Türkiye | £356k | 25.8% | +87.2% |
 China | £311k | 22.5% | -19.8% |
 Croatia | £203k | 14.7% | -33.1% |
 United States | £108k | 7.9% | -28.3% |
 Poland | £89k | 6.4% | +205.8% |
 Canada | £60k | 4.4% | +43.3% |
 France | £53k | 3.8% | -48.7% |
 Sri Lanka | £37k | 2.7% | +169.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$82.1kUS$82.1k+US$624.8k+US$2.4m+> US$6.5m
Exports: 95
- United States: US$13.1m
- China: US$10.6m
- Germany: US$6.5m
- Türkiye: US$6.2m
- Croatia: US$5.1m
- Dominican Republic: US$2.8m
- Netherlands: US$2.8m
- Pakistan: US$2.6m
- Canada: US$2.4m
- France: US$2m
- Mexico: US$1.9m
- Finland: US$1.9m
- Vietnam: US$1.6m
- Sweden: US$1.3m
- Poland: US$1m
- Czechia: US$984.5k
- Japan: US$920.6k
- Austria: US$885.5k
- Taiwan: US$795.6k
- United Arab Emirates: US$738.8k
- Italy: US$624.8k
- Switzerland: US$610.3k
- India: US$605.5k
- Spain: US$564.4k
- Singapore: US$543.8k
- United Kingdom: US$458.3k
- Belgium: US$403.5k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$362.6k
- Bulgaria: US$249.2k
- South Korea: US$235k
- Romania: US$163.9k
- Tunisia: US$152.6k
- Sri Lanka: US$145.2k
- Hungary: US$119.2k
- Portugal: US$117k
- Israel: US$114.2k
- Greece: US$96.3k
- Slovenia: US$96.2k
- South Africa: US$93.4k
- Australia: US$82.7k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$82.1k
- Slovakia: US$73.2k
- Thailand: US$39k
- Latvia: US$33.4k
- Brazil: US$31.7k
- Chile: US$30.9k
- Angola: US$30.2k
- Malaysia: US$22.7k
- New Zealand: US$19.8k
- Norway: US$17.5k
- Denmark: US$16.9k
- Colombia: US$15.1k
- Russia: US$15.1k
- Lithuania: US$14.8k
- North Macedonia: US$12.7k
- Serbia: US$11.5k
- Estonia: US$6.1k
- Luxembourg: US$5.1k
- Ukraine: US$4.7k
- Ireland: US$4.1k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$49kUS$49k+US$371.4k+US$1m+> US$3m
Imports: 171
- Germany: US$8.5m
- Mexico: US$8.1m
- United States: US$5.6m
- France: US$4.8m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Brazil: US$2.8m
- Spain: US$2.5m
- Poland: US$2.5m
- Japan: US$1.9m
- United Kingdom: US$1.8m
- Italy: US$1.7m
- Canada: US$1.7m
- Czechia: US$1.5m
- Belgium: US$1.4m
- Sweden: US$1.4m
- Denmark: US$1.2m
- China: US$1m
- Austria: US$976.3k
- Romania: US$927.5k
- South Korea: US$913.7k
- Sri Lanka: US$747k
- Indonesia: US$740.6k
- Greece: US$702.1k
- Latvia: US$698.6k
- Finland: US$657.5k
- Argentina: US$636.6k
- Switzerland: US$634k
- Hungary: US$599.1k
- Estonia: US$539.1k
- Singapore: US$517.5k
- Chile: US$514.3k
- Thailand: US$463.4k
- Australia: US$457k
- Ireland: US$437.4k
- Morocco: US$407.7k
- United Arab Emirates: US$402.2k
- Vietnam: US$399k
- Bangladesh: US$387.8k
- Tunisia: US$382.2k
- India: US$374.5k
- Norway: US$371.4k
- Madagascar: US$324.3k
- North Macedonia: US$305.7k
- Egypt: US$287k
- Portugal: US$267.9k
- Cambodia: US$261.4k
- South Africa: US$251.1k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$241.6k
- Philippines: US$232.2k
- Malaysia: US$217.4k
- Bulgaria: US$198k
- Croatia: US$194k
- Ukraine: US$190.3k
- Israel: US$187.2k
- Slovakia: US$177.9k
- Taiwan: US$172.1k
- Cyprus: US$150.4k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$147k
- Moldova: US$144.7k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$136.7k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$13.1m | 18% |
| 2 | China | US$10.6m | 14.6% |
| 3 |  Germany | US$6.5m | 9.1% |
| 4 | Türkiye | US$6.2m | 8.5% |
| 5 | Croatia | US$5.1m | 7.1% |
| 6 |  Dominican Republic | US$2.8m | 3.9% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$2.8m | 3.9% |
| 8 |  Pakistan | US$2.6m | 3.5% |
| 9 | Canada | US$2.4m | 3.3% |
| 10 | France | US$2m | 2.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$8.5m | 11.7% |
| 2 |  Mexico | US$8.1m | 11.2% |
| 3 | United States | US$5.6m | 7.8% |
| 4 | France | US$4.8m | 6.6% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$3m | 4.2% |
| 6 |  Brazil | US$2.8m | 3.9% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$2.5m | 3.5% |
| 8 | Poland | US$2.5m | 3.4% |
| 9 |  Japan | US$1.9m | 2.7% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$1.8m | 2.5% |
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.
- N329344 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a narrow woven fabric and bolducs from Poland
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 5806.40 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 6%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 5806.40; the duty is 6.2%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6%; 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 £1.4m (down 2% on the year before), at an average of £4.08 per kg; Türkiye supplied 26%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$72.3m in 2024, down 14.8% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 18% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for fabrics consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive (bolducs)?
Fabrics consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive (bolducs) fall under HS subheading 5806.40, part of heading 5806, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on fabrics consisting of warp without weft assembled… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5806.40 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 fabrics consisting of warp without weft assembled… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5806.40 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most fabrics consisting of warp without weft assembled…?
The United States, with US$13.1m in 2024 (18% 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 Türkiye (26%), China (23%) and Croatia (15%), out of total imports of £1.4m.