Subheading · Chapter 60 · Heading 6006

6006.90

6006.90: Other knitted or crocheted fabrics: other

Official description Other

6006.90 is a six-digit subheading of heading 6006, other knitted or crocheted fabrics, chapter 60.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 8% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 6006 90 00 00 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 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 schemeCountriesRate
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£9.7m+78.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£3.23 per kg
Jan 2024: £216kFeb 2024: £172kMar 2024: £155kApr 2024: £168kMay 2024: £206kJun 2024: £239kJul 2024: £376kAug 2024: £277kSept 2024: £113kOct 2024: £173kNov 2024: £188kDec 2024: £163kJan 2025: £171kFeb 2025: £351kMar 2025: £1mApr 2025: £359kMay 2025: £503kJun 2025: £988kJul 2025: £876kAug 2025: £555kSept 2025: £759kOct 2025: £898kNov 2025: £1.1mDec 2025: £461kJan 2026: £532kFeb 2026: £637kMar 2026: £777kApr 2026: £422kMay 2026: £738kJun 2026: £1.2mJul 2026: £1mAug 2026: £1.1m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
China £4.5m 46.8% +60.6%
Vietnam £3.9m 40.4% +410.3%
Pakistan £249k 2.6% +46.5%
United States £245k 2.5% +2.6%
Italy £183k 1.9% -60%
Türkiye £160k 1.7% -52.5%
Japan £55k 0.6% -22.1%
Germany £48k 0.5% +345.9%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

6006.90 · US$1.1bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$58.5kUS$58.5k+US$1.3m+US$9m+> US$48.3m

Exports: 143
  1. Vietnam: US$397.1m
  2. Taiwan: US$119.7m
  3. China: US$108m
  4. Hong Kong SAR China: US$61.6m
  5. Italy: US$48.3m
  6. India: US$43.9m
  7. Türkiye: US$42.8m
  8. South Korea: US$36.1m
  9. Sri Lanka: US$31m
  10. France: US$23.5m
  11. Thailand: US$19.3m
  12. Pakistan: US$16.1m
  13. United States: US$11.1m
  14. Japan: US$9m
  15. Portugal: US$8.7m
  16. Spain: US$7.8m
  17. South Africa: US$7.5m
  18. Poland: US$6.5m
  19. Germany: US$6m
  20. Indonesia: US$5.6m
  21. Hungary: US$5.2m
  22. Uzbekistan: US$4.4m
  23. Cambodia: US$3.8m
  24. United Kingdom: US$3.2m
  25. Guatemala: US$2.9m
  26. Netherlands: US$2.7m
  27. Myanmar (Burma): US$2.4m
  28. Bulgaria: US$2.2m
  29. Israel: US$2.1m
  30. Greece: US$2m
  31. Denmark: US$1.9m
  32. Belgium: US$1.9m
  33. Austria: US$1.5m
  34. Seychelles: US$1.3m
  35. Malaysia: US$1.2m
  36. Bangladesh: US$1.1m
  37. Singapore: US$1.1m
  38. Mauritius: US$1m
  39. United Arab Emirates: US$835.6k
  40. Egypt: US$820.5k
  41. Mexico: US$784.3k
  42. Czechia: US$646k
  43. Philippines: US$523.7k
  44. Romania: US$512.2k
  45. Australia: US$418.4k
  46. Morocco: US$407.1k
  47. Brazil: US$383.9k
  48. Sweden: US$364.2k
  49. Lithuania: US$333.9k
  50. Switzerland: US$312.6k
  51. British Virgin Islands: US$287.6k
  52. Slovenia: US$244.4k
  53. Peru: US$208.4k
  54. Honduras: US$207.4k
  55. Kuwait: US$185.2k
  56. Finland: US$175.9k
  57. Canada: US$162.9k
  58. Colombia: US$158.2k
  59. Haiti: US$145.7k
  60. Croatia: US$145.6k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Vietnam US$397.1m 37.4%
2 Taiwan US$119.7m 11.3%
3 China US$108m 10.2%
4 Hong Kong SAR China US$61.6m 5.8%
5 Italy US$48.3m 4.6%
6 India US$43.9m 4.1%
7 Türkiye US$42.8m 4%
8 South Korea US$36.1m 3.4%
9 Sri Lanka US$31m 2.9%
10 France US$23.5m 2.2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Cambodia US$410.5m 38.7%
2 Sri Lanka US$87.9m 8.3%
3 Vietnam US$67m 6.3%
4 Indonesia US$59.8m 5.6%
5 Thailand US$58.3m 5.5%
6 Tunisia US$31.5m 3%
7 Philippines US$22.7m 2.1%
8 Bangladesh US$21.8m 2.1%
9 Morocco US$19m 1.8%
10 Jordan US$18.1m 1.7%

Subheading 6006.90 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 8%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6006.90; 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 £9.7m (up 78% on the year before), at an average of £3.23 per kg; China supplied 47%, followed by Vietnam.

World trade in these goods reached US$1.1bn in 2024, up 23.6% on 2023.

Vietnam was the largest exporter with 37.4% of the total, ahead of Taiwan.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other knitted or crocheted fabrics: other?

Other knitted or crocheted fabrics: other fall under HS subheading 6006.90, part of heading 6006, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other knitted or crocheted fabrics: other in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6006.90 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 other knitted or crocheted fabrics: other in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6006.90 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 other knitted or crocheted fabrics: other?

Vietnam, with US$397.1m in 2024 (37.4% 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 (47%), Vietnam (40%) and Pakistan (3%), out of total imports of £9.7m.