Subheading · Chapter 60 · Heading 6001

6001.29: Pile fabrics, including ‘long pile’ fabrics and terry: looped pile fabrics, of other textile materials

Official description Of other textile materials

Subheading 6001.29 belongs to heading 6001 (pile fabrics) in chapter 60.

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 1 additional measure Import requirements: 3

VAT 20.00 % import VAT

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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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6001 29 00 00 Of other textile materials 8%
6001 29 00 10 Of wool or fine animal hair 8%
6001 29 00 90 Other 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 3

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 - CITES
Applies to goods from
all countries

Legal act
2021 No. 54
Documents
- C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
- Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)

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£228k+134.4% · previous 12 months

Average import price£12.51 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
Germany	£94k	41.1%	—
China	£72k	31.4%	+8.6%
Romania	£36k	15.8%	+3,765.2%
Bulgaria	£7k	3.3%	+13.7%
Taiwan	£7k	3%	-38.8%
United States	£5k	2.3%	+26.1%
Poland	£3k	1.4%	—
Türkiye	£2k	1%	—

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Türkiye 8% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines

USA 7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

6001.29 · US$86.4m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$62kUS$62k+US$420.8k+US$1.6m+> US$5.7m

Exports: 75

Malaysia: US$40.3m
China: US$20m
Italy: US$5.7m
South Korea: US$3.2m
Spain: US$2.1m
Germany: US$2.1m
Indonesia: US$1.6m
Serbia: US$1.4m
Vietnam: US$1.3m
Taiwan: US$1.2m
Netherlands: US$791.3k
Türkiye: US$656.9k
Romania: US$558.5k
Hong Kong SAR China: US$514k
India: US$504.8k
United States: US$470k
Denmark: US$435.3k
Portugal: US$420.8k
Egypt: US$390k
Lithuania: US$348.9k
Pakistan: US$272k
United Kingdom: US$262.6k
Japan: US$239.8k
Singapore: US$222.7k
Slovakia: US$198.2k
South Africa: US$189.5k
Thailand: US$157.8k
Austria: US$134.7k
France: US$134.1k
Bulgaria: US$122.5k
Hungary: US$114.7k
Belgium: US$94.3k
Saudi Arabia: US$83.5k
Czechia: US$67.6k
Sweden: US$62k
Mauritius: US$47.1k
Canada: US$46.8k
Poland: US$42.6k
Russia: US$24.9k
Uzbekistan: US$19.3k
Macao SAR China: US$14.4k
Ireland: US$14.2k
North Korea: US$7.7k
Guatemala: US$6.9k
Switzerland: US$6.7k
Mexico: US$5.4k
Syria: US$3.7k
Cambodia: US$2.2k
North Macedonia: US$1.8k
Croatia: US$1.7k
Brazil: US$1.6k
Australia: US$1.4k
Honduras: US$1.4k
Montserrat: US$1.4k
Colombia: US$900
Norway: US$900
Philippines: US$500
Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$300
Kuwait: US$200
Marshall Islands: US$200

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Malaysia	US$40.3m	46.6%
2	China	US$20m	23.1%
3	Italy	US$5.7m	6.6%
4	South Korea	US$3.2m	3.7%
5	Spain	US$2.1m	2.4%
6	Germany	US$2.1m	2.4%
7	Indonesia	US$1.6m	1.8%
8	Serbia	US$1.4m	1.6%
9	Vietnam	US$1.3m	1.5%
10	Taiwan	US$1.2m	1.4%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Cambodia	US$24.6m	28.5%
2	Indonesia	US$20.1m	23.3%
3	Singapore	US$10.4m	12%
4	Malaysia	US$2.4m	2.8%
5	Italy	US$2.4m	2.8%
6	Sri Lanka	US$2.3m	2.7%
7	Vietnam	US$2.3m	2.7%
8	Canada	US$1.9m	2.1%
9	Thailand	US$1.8m	2.1%
10	Spain	US$1.7m	2%

Binding rulings for similar goods 1

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.

N279197 U.S. CBP 8 February 2017 · 6001.29.00.00

The tariff classification of a bonded upholstery fabric consisting of a coated and embossed polyester warp knit face fabric laminated to a weft knit looped pile polyester backing fabric, from China

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 6001.29 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 8%.

Subheading 6001.29 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where 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%.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £228.1k between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 134% on the year before); Germany supplied 41%, followed by China.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$86.4m (−19.8% year on year).

The largest exporter was Malaysia (US$40.3m), followed by China.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for pile fabrics, including ‘long pile’ fabrics and terry: looped pile fabrics, of other textile materials?

Pile fabrics, including ‘long pile’ fabrics and terry: looped pile fabrics, of other textile materials fall under HS subheading 6001.29, 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 6001.29 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 6001.29 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?

Malaysia, with US$40.3m in 2024 (46.6% 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 Germany (41%), China (31%) and Romania (16%), out of total imports of £228.1k.