Subheading · Section XI
6001.91: Pile fabrics, including ‘long pile’ fabrics and terry: other, of cotton
Official description Of cotton
- 8%UK
- 8%EU
- 100%Türkiye
- 18.5%USA
- US$515.1mWorld trade in 2024
6001.91 is a six-digit subheading of heading 6001, pile fabrics, chapter 60.
Subheading 6001.91 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 8%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6001.91; the duty is 8%.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 6001.91 covers 2 tariff lines and the statutory rate is 100%.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States has one tariff line for subheading 6001.91; the duty is 18.5%.
World trade in these goods reached US$515.1m in 2024, up 64.8% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 80.1% of the total, ahead of Türkiye.
Vietnam imported the most (US$230.4m).
The United Kingdom ranked 40th among 75 exporters with US$70.6k.
The United Kingdom imported US$477.8k.
Duty rates compared
UK 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 100% Statutory rate (Law 474) 2 tariff lines 
USA 18.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6001 91 00 00 Of cotton 8%
EU Combined Nomenclature
EU lines →- 6001 91 00 Of cotton 8%—
Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule
Türkiye lines →This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.
- 6001.91 Pamuktan
- 6001.91.00.00.01 Giyimlik olanlar 100%
- 6001.91.00.00.09 Diğerleri 100%
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
USA lines →- 6001.91.00 Of cotton 18.5%
- 6001.91.00.10 Over 271 grams per square meter (224) m2, kg
- 6001.91.00.20 Other (224) m2, kg
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$108.9kUS$108.9k+US$1.9m+US$5m+> US$11.8m
Exports: 75
- China: US$412.5m
- Türkiye: US$20.4m
- Malaysia: US$11.8m
- Vietnam: US$8.5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7.9m
- South Korea: US$6.9m
- France: US$5.9m
- Cambodia: US$5m
- Italy: US$4.9m
- Uzbekistan: US$3.6m
- Spain: US$2.8m
- Thailand: US$2.7m
- Germany: US$2.7m
- Egypt: US$2.6m
- Greece: US$2.1m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$1.9m
- India: US$1.2m
- Slovakia: US$888.8k
- Poland: US$882.7k
- Indonesia: US$867.6k
- Belgium: US$705.9k
- South Africa: US$689.1k
- Taiwan: US$424.6k
- Pakistan: US$337.8k
- Peru: US$322.5k
- Japan: US$301.6k
- Ukraine: US$220.8k
- United States: US$214.2k
- Denmark: US$207.4k
- Switzerland: US$205.9k
- Morocco: US$176.8k
- Brazil: US$176.5k
- Romania: US$155.9k
- Kazakhstan: US$108.9k
- Mauritius: US$106.7k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$106.6k
- United Arab Emirates: US$71.4k
- United Kingdom: US$70.6k
- Hungary: US$55.3k
- Finland: US$35.4k
- Norway: US$34.7k
- Slovenia: US$31.5k
- Czechia: US$30.7k
- Sweden: US$30.3k
- Tunisia: US$14k
- Lithuania: US$10.1k
- Iceland: US$9.6k
- Eswatini: US$9.2k
- Mexico: US$7.2k
- Singapore: US$6.6k
- Kuwait: US$5.9k
- Austria: US$4.6k
- North Macedonia: US$4.6k
- Canada: US$4.5k
- Chile: US$4.1k
- Macao SAR China: US$4.1k
- Honduras: US$3.6k
- Australia: US$3.3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$174kUS$174k+US$731.3k+US$3m+> US$7.7m
Imports: 143
- Vietnam: US$230.4m
- Bangladesh: US$111m
- Indonesia: US$61.5m
- Morocco: US$10.9m
- Jordan: US$7.7m
- Cambodia: US$6m
- Nicaragua: US$5.5m
- India: US$5.2m
- Belarus: US$5m
- Germany: US$4.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4.6m
- Italy: US$3.5m
- Bulgaria: US$3.2m
- Laos: US$3.1m
- Sri Lanka: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$2.6m
- Thailand: US$2.6m
- China: US$2.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.3m
- France: US$2.2m
- United States: US$2.2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Romania: US$1.8m
- Spain: US$1.8m
- Azerbaijan: US$1.6m
- Tunisia: US$1.5m
- Pakistan: US$1.1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Egypt: US$975.2k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$860.9k
- South Africa: US$800.9k
- Poland: US$735.1k
- Moldova: US$731.7k
- Serbia: US$731.3k
- Denmark: US$699.8k
- Eswatini: US$679.3k
- South Korea: US$642.2k
- Israel: US$597.6k
- Syria: US$579.9k
- Portugal: US$528.6k
- Norway: US$522.3k
- United Kingdom: US$477.8k
- Netherlands: US$463.9k
- Ukraine: US$433k
- Djibouti: US$421.2k
- Uzbekistan: US$419.5k
- Lesotho: US$412.9k
- Japan: US$391.2k
- Philippines: US$380.4k
- Kazakhstan: US$325.1k
- Slovakia: US$294.9k
- Colombia: US$281.2k
- Switzerland: US$277.3k
- Ethiopia: US$267.2k
- Australia: US$266.4k
- North Macedonia: US$261.7k
- Guatemala: US$245.1k
- Kuwait: US$243.7k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$412.5m | 80.1% |
| 2 | Türkiye | US$20.4m | 4% |
| 3 |  Malaysia | US$11.8m | 2.3% |
| 4 |  Vietnam | US$8.5m | 1.6% |
| 5 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$7.9m | 1.5% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$6.9m | 1.3% |
| 7 |  France | US$5.9m | 1.2% |
| 8 |  Cambodia | US$5m | 1% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$4.9m | 1% |
| 10 |  Uzbekistan | US$3.6m | 0.7% |
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for pile fabrics, including ‘long pile’ fabrics and terry: other, of cotton?
Pile fabrics, including ‘long pile’ fabrics and terry: other, of cotton fall under HS subheading 6001.91, 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 6001.91 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 6001.91 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$412.5m in 2024 (80.1% of world exports).