Subheading · Chapter 59 · Heading 5903

5903.10

5903.10: Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated: with poly(vinyl chloride)

PVC-coated textile fabrics

Official description With poly(vinyl chloride)

5903.10 is the HS subheading for PVC-coated textile fabrics, under heading 5903 in chapter 59.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 8% standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 5903 10 00 00 With poly(vinyl chloride) m²
  2. 5903 10 10 00 Impregnated 8%m²
  3. 5903 10 90 00 Coated, covered or laminated 8%m²

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
    2022 No. 598
    Documents
    • 9014
  • 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 3

  • Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
  • 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)—8%
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–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 6.4%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£30.2m+2.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£5.00 per kg
Jan 2024: £2.8mFeb 2024: £2.5mMar 2024: £2.8mApr 2024: £3mMay 2024: £2.7mJun 2024: £3.3mJul 2024: £2.3mAug 2024: £2.5mSept 2024: £2.5mOct 2024: £2.6mNov 2024: £2.2mDec 2024: £1.6mJan 2025: £2.4mFeb 2025: £2.9mMar 2025: £2.6mApr 2025: £2.2mMay 2025: £2.6mJun 2025: £2.4mJul 2025: £3mAug 2025: £2.5mSept 2025: £2.2mOct 2025: £2.6mNov 2025: £2.9mDec 2025: £1.8mJan 2026: £2.2mFeb 2026: £2.5mMar 2026: £2.5mApr 2026: £2.5mMay 2026: £2.5mJun 2026: £2.8mJul 2026: £3.5mAug 2026: £2.2m 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
China £7.3m 24.2% -7.1%
Türkiye £6.5m 21.5% +13.7%
Belgium £5.9m 19.6% +17.2%
Poland £1.8m 6% +45.8%
Portugal £1.5m 5.1% -32.8%
South Korea £1.1m 3.6% +41%
Czechia £1.1m 3.6% +244.4%
Taiwan £880k 2.9% +56.9%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

5903.10 · US$3bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$449kUS$449k+US$5m+US$55m+> US$123m

Exports: 120
  1. China: US$2bn
  2. Italy: US$215m
  3. Canada: US$154m
  4. Taiwan: US$123m
  5. Portugal: US$114m
  6. South Korea: US$106m
  7. Germany: US$97m
  8. United States: US$94m
  9. France: US$62m
  10. India: US$62m
  11. Belgium: US$62m
  12. Spain: US$55m
  13. Türkiye: US$41m
  14. United Kingdom: US$38m
  15. Japan: US$34m
  16. Poland: US$34m
  17. Vietnam: US$23m
  18. Czechia: US$23m
  19. Netherlands: US$18m
  20. Indonesia: US$17m
  21. Slovakia: US$13m
  22. Slovenia: US$12m
  23. Colombia: US$9m
  24. Costa Rica: US$9m
  25. Hong Kong SAR China: US$9m
  26. Brazil: US$7m
  27. Thailand: US$7m
  28. Hungary: US$5m
  29. Mexico: US$5m
  30. Sweden: US$5m
  31. Russia: US$5m
  32. Austria: US$4m
  33. Morocco: US$4m
  34. Switzerland: US$4m
  35. Malaysia: US$4m
  36. Romania: US$4m
  37. South Africa: US$4m
  38. Paraguay: US$2m
  39. Denmark: US$2m
  40. Finland: US$2m
  41. Bulgaria: US$2m
  42. Saudi Arabia: US$2m
  43. Eswatini: US$1m
  44. Ireland: US$1m
  45. Tunisia: US$1m
  46. Norway: US$1m
  47. Australia: US$1m
  48. United Arab Emirates: US$1m
  49. Iran: US$945k
  50. Greece: US$820k
  51. Singapore: US$816k
  52. Sri Lanka: US$719k
  53. Lithuania: US$666k
  54. Cambodia: US$664k
  55. Latvia: US$656k
  56. North Macedonia: US$515k
  57. Serbia: US$489k
  58. Chile: US$449k
  59. Ukraine: US$440k
  60. Israel: US$415k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$2bn 50.9%
2 Italy US$215m 7%
3 Canada US$154m 5%
4 Taiwan US$123m 4%
5 Portugal US$114m 3.7%
6 South Korea US$106m 3.5%
7 Germany US$97m 3.2%
8 United States US$94m 3%
9 France US$62m 2%
10 India US$62m 2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$350m 11.4%
2 Vietnam US$257m 8.3%
3 Mexico US$172m 5.6%
4 Russia US$109m 3.5%
5 India US$104m 3.4%
6 Poland US$78m 2.5%
7 Cambodia US$76m 2.5%
8 Germany US$73m 2.4%
9 France US$64m 2.1%
10 China US$62m 2%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

  • 9.3%median duty
  • 21number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Iran, Algeria

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 5% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 26% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 5% 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 5% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 9.3% 0% – 22% 2023
Brazil 26% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 10% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 8% 2023
Colombia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 5% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 10% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 5% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 9.3% 0% – 22% 2023
Ethiopia 30% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 8% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 8% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 20% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 20% 2023
Gibraltar 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 5% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 5% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 5% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 20% 2023
Indonesia 10% 2023
Iran 32% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 3.5% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 5% 2023
Kenya 10% 2023
Kiribati 15% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 9.3% 0% – 22% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 13%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 20% 2023
Maldives 11% 0% – 15% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 3% 1% – 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 7.5% 2.5% – 10% 2023
Mozambique 7.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 7.5% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 9.3% 0% – 22% 2023
Nepal 15% 2023
New Zealand 5% 2023
Nicaragua 5% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 5% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 16% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 6% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 11% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 15% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 10% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 5% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 10% 2023
Senegal 20% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 9.3% 0% – 22% 2023
South Korea 10% 2023
Sri Lanka 15% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 5% 2023
St Lucia 0% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 5% 2023
Sudan 3% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 5% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 11%* 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 10% 2023
Thailand 5% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 22% 2023
Tuvalu 23% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 10% 2023
Ukraine 5.3% 0% – 8% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 8% 2023
United States 4.5% 0% – 14% 2023
Uruguay 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 5% 2023
Venezuela 26% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 12% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 10% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 10% 0% – 25% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.1% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4
65732 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered/laminated with plastics, other than those of heading 657.93.
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 411220
CPC 2.1 product
27997 Textile fabrics, impregnated, coated or covered n.e.c.
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1399 Manufacture of other textiles n.e.c.

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20175903.10unchanged
20125903.10unchanged
20075903.10unchanged
20025903.10unchanged
19965903.10unchanged
19925903.10unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 10

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.

  • H331892 U.S. CBP 11 February 2026 · 5903.10.20

    Application for Further Review of Protest No. 1704-22-105466; Tariff Classification of Plastic-Coated Textile Fabrics

  • H330451 U.S. CBP 23 January 2026 · 5903.10.10

    Application for Further Review of Protest No. 2704-20-145056; Tariff Classification of Certain Coated Fabrics

  • H343644 U.S. CBP 15 December 2025 · 5903.10.20

    Application for Further Review of Protest No. 4601-24-137775; Tariff Classification of Coated Textiles

  • H314125 U.S. CBP 11 July 2025 · 5903.10.20

    Application for Further Review of Protest No. 2006-20-104540; Tariff Classification of PVC-Coated and PU-Coated Textiles

  • N345186 U.S. CBP 23 April 2025 · 5903.10.20.10

    The tariff classification of a woven placemat composed of yarns sheathed in plastic from China

  • N340542 U.S. CBP 2 July 2024 · 5903.10.20.90

    The tariff classification, country of origin, and eligibility of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) of a drawer liner and drawer divider rail with liner kit.

10 rulings in total for this code

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 5903.10 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 8%.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 5903.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 8%.

173 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 8%.

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

Imports of PVC-coated textile fabrics into the UK came to £30.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 2% on the year before); China supplied 24%, followed by Türkiye.

In 2024, countries exported PVC-coated textile fabrics worth US$3bn (+3.1% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$2bn), followed by Italy.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated: with poly(vinyl chloride)?

Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated: with poly(vinyl chloride) fall under HS subheading 5903.10, part of heading 5903, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5903.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5903.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or…?

China, with US$2bn in 2024 (50.9% of world exports).

Which countries can export PVC-coated textile fabrics 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 8% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on PVC-coated textile fabrics?

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 PVC-coated textile fabrics from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (24%), Türkiye (22%) and Belgium (20%), out of total imports of £30.2m.

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