Subheading · Chapter 60 · Heading 6001
6001.22: Pile fabrics, including ‘long pile’ fabrics and terry: looped pile fabrics, of man-made fibres
Official description Of man-made fibres
6001.22 is a six-digit subheading of heading 6001, pile fabrics, chapter 60.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6001 22 00 00 Of man-made fibres 8%
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 1
- 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)
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) | — | 8% |
| 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–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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £690k | 33.5% | -40.5% | |
| £508k | 24.7% | +18.1% | |
| £332k | 16.1% | +16.3% | |
| £187k | 9.1% | — | |
| £137k | 6.7% | -38.2% | |
| £83k | 4% | -45.3% | |
| £72k | 3.5% | -47.4% | |
| £15k | 0.7% | +56.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$116kUS$116k+US$820k+US$10m+> US$19m
Exports: 88
- China: US$225m
- United States: US$26m
- Thailand: US$19m
- Germany: US$18m
- Spain: US$13m
- South Korea: US$13m
- Taiwan: US$12m
- Malaysia: US$10m
- Italy: US$10m
- Vietnam: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Japan: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- Malta: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Belgium: US$902k
- Mexico: US$820k
- United Kingdom: US$814k
- Indonesia: US$767k
- Portugal: US$749k
- Austria: US$687k
- Canada: US$623k
- Uzbekistan: US$555k
- Sri Lanka: US$543k
- Egypt: US$536k
- Romania: US$526k
- Bulgaria: US$501k
- Poland: US$453k
- Mauritius: US$354k
- Denmark: US$325k
- Brazil: US$316k
- Russia: US$264k
- El Salvador: US$259k
- South Africa: US$245k
- Colombia: US$194k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$171k
- Slovenia: US$119k
- Estonia: US$116k
- Switzerland: US$114k
- Finland: US$106k
- Australia: US$105k
- Pakistan: US$101k
- Czechia: US$90k
- Singapore: US$89k
- Ireland: US$81k
- Guatemala: US$73k
- Kazakhstan: US$67k
- Slovakia: US$67k
- Lithuania: US$64k
- Latvia: US$60k
- Azerbaijan: US$59k
- Peru: US$51k
- Bangladesh: US$47k
- Iran: US$47k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$25k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$370kUS$370k+US$2m+US$7m+> US$14m
Imports: 151
- Vietnam: US$66m
- United States: US$53m
- Cambodia: US$22m
- Bangladesh: US$18m
- Mexico: US$14m
- Indonesia: US$11m
- China: US$10m
- Malaysia: US$9m
- Canada: US$8m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$8m
- Türkiye: US$8m
- Tunisia: US$7m
- Russia: US$7m
- Jordan: US$7m
- Colombia: US$7m
- Argentina: US$6m
- Dominican Republic: US$6m
- Germany: US$6m
- Italy: US$6m
- Spain: US$5m
- France: US$5m
- Brazil: US$5m
- India: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- South Korea: US$5m
- Romania: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Belarus: US$4m
- South Africa: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Algeria: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- El Salvador: US$2m
- Ecuador: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Paraguay: US$1m
- Guatemala: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Iran: US$1m
- Honduras: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Uzbekistan: US$1m
- Ireland: US$972k
- United Arab Emirates: US$945k
- Belgium: US$909k
- Costa Rica: US$798k
- Serbia: US$792k
- Lithuania: US$761k
- Slovakia: US$747k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$225m | 58.3% | |
| 2 | US$26m | 6.7% | |
| 3 | US$19m | 4.8% | |
| 4 | US$18m | 4.6% | |
| 5 | US$13m | 3.4% | |
| 6 | US$13m | 3.3% | |
| 7 | US$12m | 3.1% | |
| 8 | US$10m | 2.6% | |
| 9 | US$10m | 2.6% | |
| 10 | US$5m | 1.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$66m | 17.2% | |
| 2 | US$53m | 13.8% | |
| 3 | US$22m | 5.7% | |
| 4 | US$18m | 4.7% | |
| 5 | US$14m | 3.6% | |
| 6 | US$11m | 2.9% | |
| 7 | US$10m | 2.5% | |
| 8 | US$9m | 2.5% | |
| 9 | US$8m | 2.1% | |
| 10 | US$8m | 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.
- 10%median duty
- 25number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 89%highest: Zimbabwe, Bahamas, Sudan
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 26% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 22% | 2023 | ||
| 26% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 9% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 22% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.9% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 25%* | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 6% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 11% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 1.8%* | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5%* | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 28% | 2023 | ||
| 23% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 17% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 26% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 89%* | 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
- 65512 Looped pile fabrics
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 411220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 28110 Pile fabrics and terry fabrics, knitted or crocheted
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1391 Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6001.22 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 6001.22 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 6001.22 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 6001.22 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 6001.22 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 6001.22 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 25
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.
- H314125 U.S. CBP
Application for Further Review of Protest No. 2006-20-104540; Tariff Classification of PVC-Coated and PU-Coated Textiles
- N319785 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and eligibility under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) Short Supply Provision for two polyester knit fabrics
- N319001 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a bonded fabric consisting of a knit face fabric laminated to a knit backing fabric from China
- N314102 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and status under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) of three bonded fabrics from El Salvador
- N316482 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of four polyester/nylon knit looped pile fabrics from China
- N312475 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a bonded fabric consisting of a woven face fabric laminated to a knit pile backing fabric, from China
25 rulings in total for this code
Subheading 6001.22 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 8%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6001.22; the duty is 8%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 8%; 173 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 £2.1m (down 18% on the year before), at an average of £5.65 per kg; China supplied 34%, followed by Spain.
World trade in these goods reached US$386m in 2024, up 1.6% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 58.3% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for pile fabrics, including ‘long pile’ fabrics and terry: looped pile fabrics, of man-made fibres?
Pile fabrics, including ‘long pile’ fabrics and terry: looped pile fabrics, of man-made fibres fall under HS subheading 6001.22, part of heading 6001, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on pile fabrics in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6001.22 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 pile fabrics in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6001.22 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 pile fabrics?
China, with US$225m in 2024 (58.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (34%), Spain (25%) and Germany (16%), out of total imports of £2.1m.