Subheading · Chapter 59 · Heading 5902
5902.20: Tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other: of polyesters
Polyester tyre cord fabric
Official description Of polyesters
5902.20 is the HS subheading for polyester tyre cord fabric, under heading 5902 in chapter 59.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5902 20 00 00 Of polyesters m²
- 5902 20 10 00 Impregnated with rubber Free+2m²
- 5902 20 90 00 Other Free+2m²
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 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
- 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
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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–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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 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 |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £943k | 71.6% | -23.3% |
 Pakistan | £81k | 6.1% | -51.3% |
 Denmark | £75k | 5.7% | -17.7% |
 United States | £75k | 5.7% | +53.8% |
 Japan | £33k | 2.5% | +449.2% |
 Italy | £22k | 1.7% | -89.6% |
 Germany | £22k | 1.7% | — |
 Lithuania | £17k | 1.3% | +69.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 5.6% – 8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 6.8% 
Türkiye 10% – 150% Statutory rate (Law 474) 3 tariff lines · average 73.3% USA 5.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 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
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$243.8kUS$243.8k+US$3.6m+US$29.7m+> US$111.4m
Exports: 70
- Vietnam: US$514.1m
- China: US$407.2m
- Luxembourg: US$111.4m
- South Korea: US$75.4m
- Türkiye: US$37.6m
- United States: US$31.2m
- Mexico: US$29.7m
- Indonesia: US$29.1m
- Poland: US$28.6m
- Portugal: US$22.1m
- Czechia: US$19.8m
- Germany: US$11.1m
- Italy: US$10.4m
- France: US$8.5m
- Thailand: US$7m
- Taiwan: US$5.2m
- Spain: US$3.6m
- Hungary: US$2.7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.2m
- Romania: US$1.8m
- Brazil: US$1.4m
- Japan: US$1.3m
- Netherlands: US$1.2m
- India: US$1m
- Belgium: US$902.3k
- United Kingdom: US$886.3k
- Russia: US$843.6k
- Denmark: US$529.3k
- Pakistan: US$310.6k
- Finland: US$290.7k
- Malaysia: US$285k
- Costa Rica: US$282.5k
- Canada: US$258.3k
- Slovenia: US$243.8k
- Sweden: US$182.8k
- Slovakia: US$175.4k
- Serbia: US$164.6k
- Bulgaria: US$91.7k
- Austria: US$77.6k
- Australia: US$73.7k
- Colombia: US$63.8k
- South Africa: US$61.8k
- Latvia: US$53.9k
- Chile: US$43.5k
- Macao SAR China: US$41.9k
- Lithuania: US$28.1k
- Singapore: US$16.3k
- Greece: US$7.9k
- Belarus: US$3.9k
- Ireland: US$3.6k
- United Arab Emirates: US$3.2k
- Nicaragua: US$2.6k
- Norway: US$2.6k
- Tunisia: US$1.9k
- Egypt: US$1.5k
- Switzerland: US$1.3k
- Mongolia: US$1.3k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$900
- Bahrain: US$800
- New Zealand: US$700
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$103.1kUS$103.1k+US$8.2m+US$35m+> US$88.4m
Imports: 130
- United States: US$203.3m
- Thailand: US$138m
- Japan: US$94.7m
- Germany: US$88.4m
- South Korea: US$75.3m
- India: US$71.7m
- Poland: US$51.4m
- Brazil: US$41.1m
- Romania: US$39.7m
- Hungary: US$38.6m
- Canada: US$37.7m
- France: US$37.6m
- Türkiye: US$35m
- Czechia: US$34.4m
- Mexico: US$32.8m
- Spain: US$29.9m
- Italy: US$24.9m
- Cambodia: US$24.8m
- Indonesia: US$23.6m
- Serbia: US$23.3m
- Slovakia: US$22.2m
- Russia: US$18.2m
- South Africa: US$15.6m
- China: US$14.6m
- Chile: US$13.7m
- Taiwan: US$13.6m
- Philippines: US$13.6m
- Slovenia: US$13.2m
- Bangladesh: US$12.9m
- Vietnam: US$11.6m
- Argentina: US$10.6m
- Malaysia: US$10.1m
- Finland: US$8.2m
- Costa Rica: US$4.9m
- Luxembourg: US$3.6m
- Portugal: US$3.3m
- Morocco: US$3.2m
- United Kingdom: US$2.8m
- Pakistan: US$2.6m
- Ukraine: US$2.4m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Ecuador: US$1.8m
- Algeria: US$1.7m
- Peru: US$1.6m
- Tunisia: US$1.5m
- Greece: US$1.5m
- Austria: US$1.4m
- Bahrain: US$1.2m
- Sri Lanka: US$1.2m
- Nigeria: US$1.2m
- Kenya: US$839.7k
- Ireland: US$801.1k
- Kazakhstan: US$766.4k
- Australia: US$554.5k
- Egypt: US$480.2k
- Norway: US$418.2k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$385.5k
- Israel: US$373.6k
- Sweden: US$362.2k
- Lithuania: US$282.1k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vietnam | US$514.1m | 37.5% |
| 2 | China | US$407.2m | 29.7% |
| 3 |  Luxembourg | US$111.4m | 8.1% |
| 4 |  South Korea | US$75.4m | 5.5% |
| 5 | Türkiye | US$37.6m | 2.7% |
| 6 | United States | US$31.2m | 2.3% |
| 7 |  Mexico | US$29.7m | 2.2% |
| 8 |  Indonesia | US$29.1m | 2.1% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$28.6m | 2.1% |
| 10 |  Portugal | US$22.1m | 1.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$203.3m | 14.8% |
| 2 |  Thailand | US$138m | 10.1% |
| 3 | Japan | US$94.7m | 6.9% |
| 4 | Germany | US$88.4m | 6.5% |
| 5 | South Korea | US$75.3m | 5.5% |
| 6 |  India | US$71.7m | 5.2% |
| 7 | Poland | US$51.4m | 3.8% |
| 8 |  Brazil | US$41.1m | 3% |
| 9 |  Romania | US$39.7m | 2.9% |
| 10 |  Hungary | US$38.6m | 2.8% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 5902.20 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 5902.20 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 5.6% and 8%.
175 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 Free.
Imports of polyester tyre cord fabric into the UK came to £1.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 43% on the year before); China supplied 72%, followed by Pakistan.
In 2024, countries exported polyester tyre cord fabric worth US$1.4bn (−0.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was Vietnam (US$514.1m), followed by China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other: of polyesters?
Tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other: of polyesters fall under HS subheading 5902.20, part of heading 5902, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5902.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5902.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.6% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon…?
Vietnam, with US$514.1m in 2024 (37.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export polyester tyre cord fabric to the UK duty-free?
175 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 Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import polyester tyre cord fabric from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (72%), Pakistan (6%) and Denmark (6%), out of total imports of £1.3m.