Subheading · Section XI

5901.10: Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like

5901.10
  • 6%UK
  • 6.5%EU
  • 40%Türkiye
  • 4.1%–7%USA
  • US$85mWorld trade in 2024

Subheading 5901.10 belongs to heading 5901 (textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances) in chapter 59.

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 5901.10; the duty is 6%.

Subheading 5901.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 6.5%.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 5901.10; the statutory rate is 40%.

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, subheading 5901.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 4.1% and 7%.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$85m (−0.7% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$22.4m), followed by the Netherlands.

The biggest buyer was Germany, with imports of US$9m.

The United Kingdom ranked 8th among 90 exporters with US$2.9m; its largest buyer was Germany.

The United Kingdom imported US$4m, most of it from the Netherlands.

Duty rates compared

UK 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 40% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line USA 4.1% – 7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 5.6%

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.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 5901 10 00 00 Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like 6%m²

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 5901 10 00 Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like 6.5%m2

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 5901.10.00.00.00 Kitap veya benzerlerinin dış kapaklarında kullanılan türden zamk veya nişastalı maddelerle sıvanmış dokumaya elverişli mensucat 40%m2

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 5901.10 Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous sub- stances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like:
  2. 5901.10.10.00 Of man-made fibers (229) 7%m2, kg
  3. 5901.10.20.00 Other (229) 4.1%m2, kg

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

5901.10 · US$85m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$41.2kUS$41.2k+US$172.9k+US$2.1m+> US$13.7m

Exports: 90
  1. China: US$22.4m
  2. Netherlands: US$13.7m
  3. Czechia: US$13.7m
  4. Germany: US$6.1m
  5. Poland: US$4.9m
  6. Italy: US$4.6m
  7. India: US$4.5m
  8. United Kingdom: US$2.9m
  9. South Korea: US$2.1m
  10. United States: US$2m
  11. Taiwan: US$1.3m
  12. France: US$824k
  13. Thailand: US$753k
  14. Portugal: US$515.3k
  15. Indonesia: US$497.9k
  16. Cambodia: US$475.2k
  17. Spain: US$438.5k
  18. Saudi Arabia: US$424.9k
  19. Japan: US$354.6k
  20. Türkiye: US$346.3k
  21. Pakistan: US$180.4k
  22. Hong Kong SAR China: US$172.9k
  23. Estonia: US$145.5k
  24. Vietnam: US$138.3k
  25. Australia: US$128k
  26. Bulgaria: US$117.3k
  27. Denmark: US$115.6k
  28. Greece: US$104.5k
  29. Belgium: US$89.9k
  30. Austria: US$83.4k
  31. Ireland: US$79.1k
  32. South Africa: US$78.3k
  33. Lithuania: US$78k
  34. Slovenia: US$73k
  35. Singapore: US$70.8k
  36. United Arab Emirates: US$70.4k
  37. Malaysia: US$64k
  38. Sweden: US$59k
  39. Chile: US$55.2k
  40. Switzerland: US$50.8k
  41. Canada: US$48.8k
  42. Norway: US$41.4k
  43. Kazakhstan: US$41.2k
  44. Brazil: US$24.8k
  45. Moldova: US$22.7k
  46. Morocco: US$21k
  47. Egypt: US$15.9k
  48. Russia: US$14.2k
  49. Serbia: US$14.2k
  50. Kenya: US$13.6k
  51. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$12.6k
  52. Finland: US$11.3k
  53. Barbados: US$9.7k
  54. Ghana: US$9.1k
  55. Croatia: US$9k
  56. Hungary: US$5.7k
  57. Trinidad & Tobago: US$4.6k
  58. Angola: US$4.2k
  59. Romania: US$3.9k
  60. New Zealand: US$3.5k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$22.4m 26.4%
2 Netherlands US$13.7m 16.1%
3 Czechia US$13.7m 16.1%
4 Germany US$6.1m 7.1%
5 Poland US$4.9m 5.7%
6 Italy US$4.6m 5.4%
7 India US$4.5m 5.3%
8 United Kingdom US$2.9m 3.4%
9 South Korea US$2.1m 2.5%
10 United States US$2m 2.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$9m 10.6%
2 United States US$7.1m 8.4%
3 United Kingdom US$4m 4.7%
4 Greece US$3.8m 4.5%
5 Saudi Arabia US$3.2m 3.7%
6 Poland US$3m 3.5%
7 Denmark US$2.9m 3.5%
8 Morocco US$2.7m 3.2%
9 Italy US$2.7m 3.2%
10 India US$2.5m 2.9%

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like?

Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like fall under HS subheading 5901.10, part of heading 5901, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5901.10 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 textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5901.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous…?

China, with US$22.4m in 2024 (26.4% of world exports).