Subheading · Chapter 60 · Heading 6004
6004.10: Containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn, but not containing rubber thread
Knitted fabrics with 5%+ elastane
6004.10 is the HS subheading for knitted fabrics with 5%+ elastane, under heading 6004 in chapter 60.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6004 10 00 00 Containing by weight 5% or more of elastomeric yarn, but not containing rubber thread 8%
- 6004 10 00 10 Of synthetic fibres 8%+1
- Other 8%
- 6004 10 00 91 Of wool, of cotton or artificial fibres 8%+1
- 6004 10 00 99 Other 8%+1
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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea | £5.3m | 37.6% | +8.7% |
 China | £3.9m | 27.7% | -25.8% |
 Italy | £2m | 14.2% | +1% |
 Germany | £692k | 4.9% | -0.4% |
 Türkiye | £633k | 4.5% | -36.4% |
 Ethiopia | £628k | 4.4% | +14.6% |
 Vietnam | £290k | 2.1% | -79.3% |
 India | £185k | 1.3% | -55.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 100% Statutory rate (Law 474) 6 tariff lines 
USA 12.3% 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.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$698.1kUS$698.1k+US$13.3m+US$71m+> US$422.7m
Exports: 122
- China: US$5bn
- Taiwan: US$717.9m
- South Korea: US$552.1m
- Türkiye: US$422.7m
- Italy: US$400.3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$189.2m
- Vietnam: US$150m
- India: US$121.3m
- United States: US$90.7m
- Germany: US$80m
- Uzbekistan: US$79.2m
- Japan: US$71m
- Spain: US$64.6m
- Thailand: US$47.4m
- France: US$41.8m
- Colombia: US$40m
- Austria: US$39.5m
- Sri Lanka: US$29.2m
- Brazil: US$25.6m
- Serbia: US$24.9m
- Indonesia: US$20.7m
- Egypt: US$18.4m
- Switzerland: US$17.5m
- Poland: US$15.7m
- Israel: US$15.1m
- Latvia: US$13.8m
- Paraguay: US$13.7m
- El Salvador: US$13.6m
- Greece: US$13.4m
- Portugal: US$13.3m
- Ethiopia: US$11.7m
- Hungary: US$11.4m
- Netherlands: US$9.6m
- Slovenia: US$8.9m
- United Kingdom: US$8.3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$8.3m
- Malaysia: US$8.1m
- Belgium: US$7.8m
- Canada: US$6.9m
- Bulgaria: US$6m
- Czechia: US$5.4m
- Singapore: US$5.4m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Peru: US$4.6m
- Mexico: US$3.8m
- Guatemala: US$3.7m
- Lithuania: US$3.1m
- Tanzania: US$2.4m
- South Africa: US$2.4m
- Morocco: US$2.2m
- Romania: US$1.9m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1.7m
- Estonia: US$1.3m
- Cambodia: US$1.3m
- Pakistan: US$1.1m
- Slovakia: US$951.6k
- Tunisia: US$853.7k
- Mauritius: US$835.9k
- Dominican Republic: US$698.1k
- Australia: US$643k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$8.2mUS$8.2m+US$26.5m+US$102.2m+> US$306.1m
Imports: 161
- Vietnam: US$2.3bn
- Bangladesh: US$644m
- Cambodia: US$531.5m
- Indonesia: US$522.2m
- India: US$306.1m
- Sri Lanka: US$301.9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$287.7m
- Morocco: US$282.6m
- Italy: US$208m
- China: US$181.2m
- Thailand: US$155.3m
- Jordan: US$145.2m
- Russia: US$140.7m
- Mexico: US$119.7m
- Belarus: US$106.7m
- Türkiye: US$104.6m
- United States: US$102.2m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$97.6m
- Egypt: US$89.4m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$87.1m
- Germany: US$80.4m
- Tunisia: US$76m
- United Arab Emirates: US$75.5m
- Greece: US$70.5m
- Poland: US$68.8m
- Philippines: US$68.1m
- Bulgaria: US$60.1m
- Colombia: US$59.3m
- Brazil: US$55.8m
- France: US$54m
- Peru: US$46m
- Spain: US$44.8m
- Serbia: US$43.6m
- Dominican Republic: US$42.6m
- Ukraine: US$35.6m
- Argentina: US$33m
- Nicaragua: US$30.6m
- South Africa: US$28.8m
- Romania: US$27.9m
- Ecuador: US$27.8m
- United Kingdom: US$26.5m
- El Salvador: US$25.5m
- Madagascar: US$25.3m
- Kenya: US$24.6m
- Canada: US$23m
- Algeria: US$22.1m
- Netherlands: US$22m
- Honduras: US$21.3m
- Guatemala: US$21.1m
- Pakistan: US$19.4m
- Iraq: US$18.7m
- Uzbekistan: US$18.3m
- Portugal: US$18.2m
- Iran: US$18m
- South Korea: US$17.7m
- Ethiopia: US$17.3m
- Malaysia: US$17.2m
- Venezuela: US$16.4m
- Japan: US$16.4m
- Nepal: US$16.3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$5bn | 58.9% |
| 2 |  Taiwan | US$717.9m | 8.5% |
| 3 | South Korea | US$552.1m | 6.5% |
| 4 | Türkiye | US$422.7m | 5% |
| 5 | Italy | US$400.3m | 4.7% |
| 6 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$189.2m | 2.2% |
| 7 | Vietnam | US$150m | 1.8% |
| 8 | India | US$121.3m | 1.4% |
| 9 | United States | US$90.7m | 1.1% |
| 10 | Germany | US$80m | 0.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | US$2.3bn | 26.9% |
| 2 |  Bangladesh | US$644m | 7.6% |
| 3 |  Cambodia | US$531.5m | 6.3% |
| 4 |  Indonesia | US$522.2m | 6.2% |
| 5 | India | US$306.1m | 3.6% |
| 6 |  Sri Lanka | US$301.9m | 3.6% |
| 7 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$287.7m | 3.4% |
| 8 |  Morocco | US$282.6m | 3.3% |
| 9 | Italy | US$208m | 2.5% |
| 10 | China | US$181.2m | 2.1% |
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 6004.10 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 8%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6004.10; the duty is 8%.
Goods from 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 8%; 174 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 knitted fabrics with 5%+ elastane worth £14.2m (down 16% on the year before), at an average of £4.31 per kg; South Korea supplied 38%, followed by China.
World trade in knitted fabrics with 5%+ elastane reached US$8.5bn in 2024, up 18% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 58.9% of the total, ahead of Taiwan.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn, but not containing rubber thread?
Containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn, but not containing rubber thread fall under HS subheading 6004.10, part of heading 6004, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6004.10 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 containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6004.10 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 containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric…?
China, with US$5bn in 2024 (58.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export knitted fabrics with 5%+ elastane to the UK duty-free?
174 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 knitted fabrics with 5%+ elastane from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were South Korea (38%), China (28%) and Italy (14%), out of total imports of £14.2m.