Subheading · Chapter 59 · Heading 5903

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.

Importing into Country of origin

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

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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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5903 10 00 00 With poly(vinyl chloride) m²
5903 10 10 00 Impregnated 8%m²
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 scheme	Countries	Rate
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

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
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

EU 8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines

Türkiye 8% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines

USA Free – 14.1% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 4.5%

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

China: US$2bn
Italy: US$215m
Canada: US$154m
Taiwan: US$123m
Portugal: US$114m
South Korea: US$106m
Germany: US$97m
United States: US$94m
France: US$62m
India: US$62m
Belgium: US$62m
Spain: US$55m
Türkiye: US$41m
United Kingdom: US$38m
Japan: US$34m
Poland: US$34m
Vietnam: US$23m
Czechia: US$23m
Netherlands: US$18m
Indonesia: US$17m
Slovakia: US$13m
Slovenia: US$12m
Colombia: US$9m
Costa Rica: US$9m
Hong Kong SAR China: US$9m
Brazil: US$7m
Thailand: US$7m
Hungary: US$5m
Mexico: US$5m
Sweden: US$5m
Russia: US$5m
Austria: US$4m
Morocco: US$4m
Switzerland: US$4m
Malaysia: US$4m
Romania: US$4m
South Africa: US$4m
Paraguay: US$2m
Denmark: US$2m
Finland: US$2m
Bulgaria: US$2m
Saudi Arabia: US$2m
Eswatini: US$1m
Ireland: US$1m
Tunisia: US$1m
Norway: US$1m
Australia: US$1m
United Arab Emirates: US$1m
Iran: US$945k
Greece: US$820k
Singapore: US$816k
Sri Lanka: US$719k
Lithuania: US$666k
Cambodia: US$664k
Latvia: US$656k
North Macedonia: US$515k
Serbia: US$489k
Chile: US$449k
Ukraine: US$440k
Israel: US$415k

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
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

Rank	Country	Value	Share
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%

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.