Subheading · Chapter 60 · Heading 6006
6006.10: Of wool or fine animal hair
6006.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 6006, other knitted or crocheted fabrics, chapter 60.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6006 10 00 00 Of wool or fine animal hair 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 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 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Türkiye | £322k | 34.2% | -40.2% |
 Italy | £179k | 19% | -8.4% |
 China | £139k | 14.7% | +92.6% |
 Vietnam | £86k | 9.1% | +108.7% |
 Austria | £71k | 7.5% | +126.5% |
 South Korea | £61k | 6.5% | — |
 Netherlands | £28k | 3% | -27.1% |
 Spain | £20k | 2.1% | -59.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
USAWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$152kUS$152k+US$1m+US$8m+> US$35m
Exports: 91
- Italy: US$104m
- Denmark: US$39m
- China: US$35m
- Croatia: US$18m
- Japan: US$12m
- Germany: US$12m
- Poland: US$8m
- Vietnam: US$8m
- Austria: US$6m
- Norway: US$6m
- France: US$5m
- United States: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Spain: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Belgium: US$955k
- Portugal: US$843k
- Netherlands: US$763k
- Türkiye: US$739k
- United Kingdom: US$678k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$654k
- Bulgaria: US$636k
- Czechia: US$530k
- Switzerland: US$456k
- Estonia: US$376k
- Romania: US$371k
- Taiwan: US$329k
- Egypt: US$306k
- Finland: US$295k
- United Arab Emirates: US$237k
- San Marino: US$176k
- Canada: US$167k
- New Zealand: US$161k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$152k
- Mexico: US$120k
- Latvia: US$117k
- Indonesia: US$100k
- Greece: US$89k
- Slovenia: US$65k
- Singapore: US$57k
- Jordan: US$50k
- Luxembourg: US$42k
- Pakistan: US$37k
- Morocco: US$36k
- Peru: US$31k
- Hungary: US$28k
- Tunisia: US$23k
- Ireland: US$18k
- Moldova: US$14k
- Philippines: US$11k
- Mauritius: US$9k
- Nepal: US$9k
- Sri Lanka: US$8k
- North Macedonia: US$5k
- South Africa: US$4k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$74kUS$74k+US$1m+US$5m+> US$18m
Imports: 136
- Croatia: US$40m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$24m
- Vietnam: US$21m
- Lithuania: US$18m
- Tunisia: US$18m
- Poland: US$14m
- Estonia: US$12m
- Romania: US$12m
- China: US$11m
- Ukraine: US$10m
- Canada: US$9m
- Germany: US$9m
- Italy: US$7m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$5m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Morocco: US$4m
- Bangladesh: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- France: US$4m
- Cambodia: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Mexico: US$3m
- United States: US$3m
- Spain: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Japan: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Indonesia: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Austria: US$984k
- Sri Lanka: US$932k
- United Kingdom: US$915k
- Czechia: US$881k
- Finland: US$859k
- Russia: US$826k
- Malaysia: US$767k
- North Macedonia: US$739k
- Norway: US$679k
- Belgium: US$525k
- Thailand: US$524k
- Serbia: US$508k
- Australia: US$435k
- India: US$388k
- Jordan: US$362k
- Egypt: US$357k
- Latvia: US$294k
- Philippines: US$257k
- Saudi Arabia: US$251k
- Israel: US$196k
- Sweden: US$185k
- Singapore: US$181k
- Moldova: US$174k
- Algeria: US$147k
- Chile: US$142k
- Kenya: US$123k
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.
- H273313 U.S. CBP
Tariff classification of a knit bonded fabric
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
Subheading 6006.10 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 8%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6006.10; 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 £941.7k (down 6% on the year before), at an average of £7.10 per kg; Türkiye supplied 34%, followed by Italy.
World trade in these goods reached US$280m in 2024, down 13.1% on 2023.
Italy was the largest exporter with 37.2% of the total, ahead of Denmark.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of wool or fine animal hair?
Of wool or fine animal hair fall under HS subheading 6006.10, part of heading 6006, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of wool or fine animal hair in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6006.10 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 of wool or fine animal hair in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6006.10 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 of wool or fine animal hair?
Italy, with US$104m in 2024 (37.2% 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 Türkiye (34%), Italy (19%) and China (15%), out of total imports of £941.7k.