Heading · Chapter 58
5810: Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs
Heading 5810 is divided into 4 six-digit subheadings and sits in chapter 58, special woven fabrics.
Duty rates compared
UK 4% – 8% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines · average 5.3% 
EU 5.8% – 8% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 6.6% 
Türkiye 5.8% – 8% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 6.6% 
USA 14.1% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · 5× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Mexico 10% – 25% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 13.8% 
Brazil 26% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 15 tariff lines 
Peru Free – 11% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 5.5% 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Taiwan 7.5% – 8.5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 8.3% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 5.8% – 12.5% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 10.2% 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Subheadings 4
- 5810.10Embroidery without visible ground
- 5810.91Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs: other embroidery, of cotton
- 5810.92Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs: other embroidery, of man-made fibres
- 5810.99Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs: other embroidery, of other textile materials
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$124kUS$124k+US$793k+US$13m+> US$36m
Exports: 147
- China: US$933m
- India: US$160m
- Türkiye: US$55m
- Thailand: US$55m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$36m
- France: US$36m
- Austria: US$34m
- Italy: US$32m
- Taiwan: US$30m
- Mexico: US$26m
- Spain: US$21m
- Switzerland: US$19m
- Germany: US$16m
- Japan: US$13m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$11m
- South Korea: US$10m
- United Kingdom: US$9m
- United States: US$9m
- Romania: US$8m
- Vietnam: US$6m
- Pakistan: US$5m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Indonesia: US$4m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4m
- Dominican Republic: US$4m
- Greece: US$3m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Sri Lanka: US$1m
- Poland: US$1m
- Philippines: US$899k
- Tunisia: US$793k
- Malaysia: US$757k
- Canada: US$753k
- Peru: US$752k
- Denmark: US$684k
- Lithuania: US$681k
- Singapore: US$639k
- Moldova: US$611k
- Bulgaria: US$580k
- Estonia: US$567k
- Latvia: US$559k
- Hungary: US$559k
- Madagascar: US$537k
- South Africa: US$385k
- Brazil: US$357k
- Eswatini: US$345k
- United Arab Emirates: US$314k
- Egypt: US$305k
- El Salvador: US$299k
- Israel: US$296k
- Belarus: US$261k
- New Zealand: US$250k
- Iran: US$242k
- Chile: US$231k
- Ireland: US$210k
- Australia: US$209k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$704kUS$704k+US$7m+US$22m+> US$58m
Imports: 205
- United States: US$122m
- United Arab Emirates: US$93m
- Italy: US$84m
- Indonesia: US$78m
- Vietnam: US$73m
- Morocco: US$71m
- Nigeria: US$58m
- France: US$57m
- Iraq: US$53m
- Brazil: US$48m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$46m
- Türkiye: US$43m
- Senegal: US$40m
- Spain: US$39m
- Mexico: US$30m
- Afghanistan: US$28m
- Bangladesh: US$27m
- Germany: US$27m
- Japan: US$24m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$23m
- United Kingdom: US$22m
- Thailand: US$22m
- Cambodia: US$18m
- India: US$16m
- Tunisia: US$16m
- Poland: US$16m
- Switzerland: US$15m
- Belarus: US$15m
- Sri Lanka: US$14m
- Algeria: US$14m
- China: US$13m
- Belgium: US$13m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$11m
- Canada: US$11m
- Colombia: US$11m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$10m
- Romania: US$9m
- Chile: US$9m
- Togo: US$9m
- Pakistan: US$9m
- Guatemala: US$9m
- Yemen: US$9m
- Ghana: US$9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$8m
- Gambia: US$8m
- Russia: US$8m
- Singapore: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$7m
- Egypt: US$7m
- Peru: US$7m
- South Korea: US$7m
- Netherlands: US$7m
- Austria: US$7m
- Tajikistan: US$6m
- Israel: US$6m
- Lebanon: US$5m
- Uzbekistan: US$5m
- Iran: US$5m
- Jordan: US$5m
- Philippines: US$4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$933m | 59.3% |
| 2 |  India | US$160m | 10.2% |
| 3 | Türkiye | US$55m | 3.5% |
| 4 |  Thailand | US$55m | 3.5% |
| 5 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$36m | 2.3% |
| 6 |  France | US$36m | 2.3% |
| 7 |  Austria | US$34m | 2.2% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$32m | 2% |
| 9 | Taiwan | US$30m | 1.9% |
| 10 | Mexico | US$26m | 1.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$122m | 7.8% |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates | US$93m | 5.9% |
| 3 | Italy | US$84m | 5.4% |
| 4 |  Indonesia | US$78m | 5% |
| 5 |  Vietnam | US$73m | 4.6% |
| 6 |  Morocco | US$71m | 4.5% |
| 7 | Nigeria | US$58m | 3.7% |
| 8 | France | US$57m | 3.6% |
| 9 |  Iraq | US$53m | 3.4% |
| 10 | Brazil | US$48m | 3.1% |
The UK Global Tariff divides heading 5810 into 16 tariff lines; the duty is between 4% and 8% (average 5.3%).
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, heading 5810 covers 8 tariff lines and the duty is between 5.8% and 8%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 5810 into 8 tariff lines; the duty is between 5.8% and 8% (average 6.6%).
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, heading 5810 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is 14.1%. 5 lines have a specific or compound duty.
The Customs Tariff of Canada divides heading 5810 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Mexican Tariff (TIGIE), heading 5810 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is between 10% and 25%.
The Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC) divides heading 5810 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is 26%.
In the Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM), heading 5810 covers 15 tariff lines and the duty is 18%.
The Customs Tariff of Peru divides heading 5810 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 11% (average 5.5%). 2 of them are duty-free.
In the Working Tariff Document of New Zealand, heading 5810 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan divides heading 5810 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan, heading 5810 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is between 7.5% and 8.5%.
The GCC Common Customs Tariff divides heading 5810 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is 5%.
In the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), heading 5810 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of Norway divides heading 5810 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of North Macedonia, heading 5810 covers 8 tariff lines and the duty is between 5.8% and 12.5%.
The ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) divides heading 5810 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is 20%.
In 2024, countries exported heading 5810 goods worth US$1.6bn (+9.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$933m), followed by India.
The biggest buyer was the United States, with imports of US$122m.
The United Kingdom ranked 17th among 147 exporters with US$9m.
The United Kingdom imported US$22m.
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not apply to textile fabrics referred to in note 1 to Chapter 59, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, or to other goods of Chapter 59.
2. Heading 5801 also includes woven weft pile fabrics which have not yet had the floats cut, at which stage they have no pile standing up.
3. For the purposes of heading 5803, ‘gauze’ means a fabric with a warp composed wholly or in part of standing or ground threads and crossing or doup threads which cross the standing or ground threads making a half turn, a complete turn or more to form loops through which weft threads pass.
4. Heading 5804 does not apply to knotted net fabrics of twine, cordage or rope, of heading 5608.
5. For the purposes of heading 5806, the expression ‘narrow woven fabrics’ means:
(a) woven fabrics of a width not exceeding 30 cm, whether woven as such or cut from wider pieces, provided with selvedges (woven, gummed or otherwise made) on both edges;
(b) tubular woven fabrics of a flattened width not exceeding 30 cm; and
(c) bias binding with folded edges, of a width when unfolded not exceeding 30 cm.
Narrow woven fabrics with woven fringes are to be classified in heading 5808.
6. In heading 5810, the expression ‘embroidery’ means, inter alia, embroidery with metal or glass thread on a visible ground of textile fabric, and sewn appliqué work of sequins, beads or ornamental motifs of textile or other materials. The heading does not apply to needlework tapestry (heading 5805).
7. In addition to the products of heading 5809, this chapter also includes articles made of metal thread and of a kind used in apparel, as furnishing fabrics or for similar purposes.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs?
Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs fall under HS heading 5810, part of chapter 58, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5810 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5810 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.8% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs?
China, with US$933m in 2024 (59.3% of world exports).