Subheading · Chapter 59 · Heading 5905
5905.00: Textile wall coverings
5905.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 5905, textile wall coverings, chapter 59.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 5905 00 10 00 Consisting of parallel yarns, fixed on a backing of any material Free+2
- 5905 00 30 00 Of flax Free+2
- 5905 00 50 00 Of jute Free+2
- 5905 00 70 00 Of man-made fibres Free
- 5905 00 70 10 Woven, of synthetic fibres (staple or waste) Free+2
- 5905 00 70 20 Woven, of continuous artificial fibres Free+2
- 5905 00 70 30 Woven, of artificial staple fibres Free+2
- 5905 00 70 40 Nonwovens Free+2
- 5905 00 70 50 Felt Free+2
- 5905 00 70 90 Other Free+2
- 5905 00 90 00 Other Free
- 5905 00 90 10 Of other textile bast fibres of heading 5303 Free+2
- 5905 00 90 20 Of silk Free+2
- 5905 00 90 90 Other Free+2
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 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £2.5m | 26.4% | -3.4% |
 China | £1.6m | 17.6% | -25.4% |
 India | £1.3m | 14.3% | +99% |
 Netherlands | £1.2m | 13.3% | +5.1% |
 Spain | £639k | 6.8% | -22.8% |
 Belgium | £463k | 4.9% | -2.7% |
 France | £452k | 4.8% | +5.1% |
 United States | £204k | 2.2% | -52.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 4% – 8% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 6.4% 
Türkiye 40% – 150% Statutory rate (Law 474) 16 tariff lines · average 105.9% USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 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$39.6kUS$39.6k+US$660.3k+US$3.2m+> US$17.8m
Exports: 93
- Belgium: US$23m
- China: US$21.2m
- Italy: US$17.8m
- France: US$17.6m
- Netherlands: US$17.2m
- United Kingdom: US$10.2m
- Germany: US$9.5m
- United States: US$5.7m
- India: US$3.2m
- Sweden: US$3.2m
- New Zealand: US$3.1m
- South Korea: US$2.8m
- Czechia: US$2.3m
- Poland: US$2m
- Japan: US$1.6m
- Spain: US$1.3m
- Canada: US$1.2m
- Türkiye: US$934k
- Taiwan: US$924k
- Bulgaria: US$733.5k
- Austria: US$673.6k
- Slovenia: US$660.3k
- Philippines: US$465.3k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$450.5k
- Denmark: US$402.2k
- Thailand: US$393.2k
- Portugal: US$322.5k
- Indonesia: US$313.7k
- Australia: US$304.4k
- South Africa: US$266.7k
- Switzerland: US$257.8k
- Nepal: US$173.8k
- Romania: US$156.7k
- Serbia: US$134.1k
- Saudi Arabia: US$126.8k
- Estonia: US$101.9k
- Slovakia: US$92.5k
- United Arab Emirates: US$78.3k
- Singapore: US$70.5k
- Norway: US$45.5k
- Finland: US$45.2k
- Ireland: US$44.2k
- Lithuania: US$40.2k
- Brazil: US$39.6k
- Dominican Republic: US$31.1k
- Colombia: US$24.4k
- Mexico: US$23.3k
- Greece: US$17.8k
- Hungary: US$17.6k
- Croatia: US$17.2k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$15k
- Kazakhstan: US$15k
- Gabon: US$13.8k
- Peru: US$12.1k
- Israel: US$11.4k
- Madagascar: US$10.9k
- Luxembourg: US$9.9k
- Cambodia: US$9.8k
- Russia: US$8.4k
- Uzbekistan: US$7.9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$60.4kUS$60.4k+US$416.1k+US$2.3m+> US$4.4m
Imports: 175
- United States: US$38.8m
- France: US$11.9m
- United Kingdom: US$10.7m
- Netherlands: US$9.2m
- Belgium: US$5.7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4.4m
- Germany: US$4.1m
- China: US$4m
- Italy: US$3.9m
- Australia: US$3.4m
- Canada: US$3.2m
- Spain: US$3.1m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Thailand: US$2.8m
- Sweden: US$2.6m
- Poland: US$2.3m
- Austria: US$2.3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.9m
- South Korea: US$1.8m
- Singapore: US$1.7m
- Türkiye: US$1.6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.5m
- India: US$1.4m
- Ukraine: US$1.2m
- Czechia: US$1.1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Norway: US$991.8k
- Kazakhstan: US$990.9k
- Portugal: US$907.2k
- Morocco: US$796.6k
- Azerbaijan: US$763.6k
- Vietnam: US$643.6k
- Greece: US$587.8k
- Japan: US$582k
- Qatar: US$579.1k
- Mexico: US$568.6k
- Finland: US$484.8k
- Ireland: US$474.2k
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$472k
- Israel: US$464.5k
- Bahrain: US$433.7k
- Luxembourg: US$422.4k
- Malaysia: US$416.1k
- South Africa: US$413.1k
- Brazil: US$406.1k
- Indonesia: US$389.6k
- Kuwait: US$381.6k
- Taiwan: US$376.5k
- Russia: US$363.7k
- Tunisia: US$360.7k
- Philippines: US$332.5k
- Serbia: US$307.8k
- Latvia: US$255.9k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$241.9k
- Iraq: US$210k
- Uzbekistan: US$205.1k
- Slovakia: US$190.7k
- New Zealand: US$183.7k
- North Korea: US$180.7k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | US$23m | 15.2% |
| 2 | China | US$21.2m | 14% |
| 3 | Italy | US$17.8m | 11.8% |
| 4 | France | US$17.6m | 11.6% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$17.2m | 11.4% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$10.2m | 6.7% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$9.5m | 6.3% |
| 8 | United States | US$5.7m | 3.8% |
| 9 | India | US$3.2m | 2.1% |
| 10 |  Sweden | US$3.2m | 2.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$38.8m | 25.6% |
| 2 | France | US$11.9m | 7.8% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$10.7m | 7.1% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$9.2m | 6.1% |
| 5 | Belgium | US$5.7m | 3.8% |
| 6 |  United Arab Emirates | US$4.4m | 2.9% |
| 7 | Germany | US$4.1m | 2.7% |
| 8 | China | US$4m | 2.6% |
| 9 | Italy | US$3.9m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Australia | US$3.4m | 2.2% |
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 5905.00 covers 12 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 5905.00 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is between 4% and 8% (average 6.4%).
Goods from 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 175 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £9.4m (down 2% on the year before), at an average of £22.20 per kg; Italy supplied 26%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$151.7m in 2024, up 2.5% on 2023.
Belgium was the largest exporter with 15.2% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for textile wall coverings?
Textile wall coverings fall under HS subheading 5905.00, part of heading 5905, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on textile wall coverings in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5905.00 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 textile wall coverings in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5905.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most textile wall coverings?
Belgium, with US$23m in 2024 (15.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Italy (26%), China (18%) and India (14%), out of total imports of £9.4m.