Subheading · Chapter 58 · Heading 5810

5810.91

5810.91: Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs: other embroidery, of cotton

Official description Of cotton

Subheading 5810.91 belongs to heading 5810 (embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs) in chapter 58.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 4% – 6% standard rate · across 4 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 2
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 5810 91 00 00 Of cotton
  2. 5810 91 10 00 Of a value exceeding 14.00 gbp/kg (net weight) 4%
  3. 5810 91 10 10 Hand-made 4%+4
  4. 5810 91 10 90 Other 4%+4
  5. 5810 91 90 00 Other 6%
  6. 5810 91 90 10 Hand-made 6%+4
  7. 5810 91 90 90 Other 6%+4

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
    2023 No. 1203
    Documents
    • 9062
  • 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)—4% – 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–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–XC agreement XC Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–XL agreement XL Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia 3.2% – 4.8%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£2.6m+7% · previous 12 months
Average import price£33.63 per kg
Jan 2024: £176kFeb 2024: £246kMar 2024: £121kApr 2024: £167kMay 2024: £125kJun 2024: £201kJul 2024: £261kAug 2024: £119kSept 2024: £249kOct 2024: £216kNov 2024: £214kDec 2024: £145kJan 2025: £242kFeb 2025: £204kMar 2025: £200kApr 2025: £137kMay 2025: £260kJun 2025: £125kJul 2025: £253kAug 2025: £138kSept 2025: £217kOct 2025: £192kNov 2025: £294kDec 2025: £162kJan 2026: £168kFeb 2026: £212kMar 2026: £167kApr 2026: £152kMay 2026: £275kJun 2026: £158kJul 2026: £332kAug 2026: £223k 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
India £874k 34.3% +13.1%
Austria £654k 25.7% +3.1%
Thailand £264k 10.3% +147%
China £180k 7.1% -55.1%
Türkiye £154k 6% +112.7%
Pakistan £137k 5.4% +835.3%
Moldova £114k 4.5% +2.6%
Switzerland £71k 2.8% +122.3%

Same subheading in other tariffs

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

World trade in 2024

5810.91 · US$270.7m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$18.3kUS$18.3k+US$241.8k+US$1.6m+> US$20.8m

Exports: 107
  1. China: US$161.1m
  2. India: US$28.9m
  3. Thailand: US$22.9m
  4. Austria: US$20.8m
  5. Switzerland: US$7.4m
  6. Spain: US$6m
  7. Italy: US$4.5m
  8. Türkiye: US$3.3m
  9. France: US$3m
  10. Germany: US$1.6m
  11. South Korea: US$1.6m
  12. Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.2m
  13. United Kingdom: US$871.8k
  14. Moldova: US$592.2k
  15. Greece: US$575.3k
  16. Indonesia: US$516.3k
  17. Portugal: US$507.3k
  18. Japan: US$480.3k
  19. Netherlands: US$422.6k
  20. United States: US$416.5k
  21. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$401k
  22. Taiwan: US$329.9k
  23. Romania: US$276.7k
  24. Pakistan: US$254.3k
  25. Poland: US$244k
  26. Hungary: US$241.8k
  27. Sri Lanka: US$204.6k
  28. Peru: US$193.2k
  29. Madagascar: US$183.6k
  30. Morocco: US$162.3k
  31. Belgium: US$156k
  32. Bulgaria: US$93.6k
  33. New Zealand: US$93k
  34. United Arab Emirates: US$90.6k
  35. Tunisia: US$88.7k
  36. San Marino: US$69.5k
  37. South Africa: US$69.2k
  38. Vietnam: US$57.4k
  39. Singapore: US$56.4k
  40. Lithuania: US$48.8k
  41. Nigeria: US$47.5k
  42. Cameroon: US$46.3k
  43. Canada: US$44.7k
  44. Czechia: US$43k
  45. Brazil: US$41.9k
  46. Denmark: US$35.1k
  47. Congo - Kinshasa: US$34.9k
  48. Australia: US$28.1k
  49. Malaysia: US$24k
  50. Mexico: US$20.5k
  51. Sweden: US$18.3k
  52. Israel: US$13.5k
  53. Colombia: US$11.5k
  54. Norway: US$10.8k
  55. Slovenia: US$9.8k
  56. Ukraine: US$9.3k
  57. Myanmar (Burma): US$8.7k
  58. Bangladesh: US$7.6k
  59. Philippines: US$7k
  60. Brunei: US$6.6k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$161.1m 59.5%
2 India US$28.9m 10.7%
3 Thailand US$22.9m 8.5%
4 Austria US$20.8m 7.7%
5 Switzerland US$7.4m 2.7%
6 Spain US$6m 2.2%
7 Italy US$4.5m 1.7%
8 Türkiye US$3.3m 1.2%
9 France US$3m 1.1%
10 Germany US$1.6m 0.6%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Senegal US$32.7m 12.1%
2 Nigeria US$31.6m 11.7%
3 Brazil US$20.6m 7.6%
4 United Arab Emirates US$16.3m 6%
5 Bangladesh US$12.3m 4.6%
6 Vietnam US$11.7m 4.3%
7 Spain US$11.5m 4.2%
8 Morocco US$11.2m 4.1%
9 Italy US$10.2m 3.8%
10 France US$8.4m 3.1%

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 5810.91 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is between 4% and 6% (average 5%).

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 5810.91 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 5.8% and 7.2%.

174 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 4% – 6%.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £2.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 7% on the year before); India supplied 34%, followed by Austria.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$270.7m (+5.5% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$161.1m), followed by India.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs: other embroidery, of cotton?

Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs: other embroidery, of cotton fall under HS subheading 5810.91, part of heading 5810, 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 5810.91 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4% to 6%, 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 5810.91 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.8% to 7.2%, 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$161.1m in 2024 (59.5% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

174 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 4% – 6% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

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 these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were India (34%), Austria (26%) and Thailand (10%), out of total imports of £2.6m.