Subheading · Chapter 63 · Heading 6301

6301.30

6301.30: Blankets (other than electric blankets) and travelling rugs, of cotton

6301.30 is a six-digit subheading of heading 6301, blankets and travelling rugs, chapter 63.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 6% – 12% standard rate · across 3 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 2
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 6301 30 00 00 Blankets (other than electric blankets) and travelling rugs, of cotton p/st
  2. 6301 30 10 00 Knitted or crocheted 12%+3p/st
  3. 6301 30 90 00 Other 6%p/st
  4. 6301 30 90 10 Hand-made 6%+3p/st
  5. 6301 30 90 90 Other 6%+3p/st
  6. 6301 30 00 00 Blankets (other than electric blankets) and travelling rugs, of cotton p/st
  7. 6301 30 10 00 Knitted or crocheted 12%+3p/st
  8. 6301 30 90 00 Other 6%p/st
  9. 6301 30 90 10 Hand-made 6%+3p/st
  10. 6301 30 90 90 Other 6%+3p/st

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

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 598
    Documents
    • 9014
  • 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—6% – 12%
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–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 4.8% – 9.6%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£10.4m-4.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£5.33 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.1mFeb 2024: £959kMar 2024: £1.1mApr 2024: £895kMay 2024: £764kJun 2024: £853kJul 2024: £995kAug 2024: £810kSept 2024: £831kOct 2024: £886kNov 2024: £1.3mDec 2024: £1mJan 2025: £979kFeb 2025: £1mMar 2025: £887kApr 2025: £951kMay 2025: £825kJun 2025: £666kJul 2025: £878kAug 2025: £650kSept 2025: £772kOct 2025: £1.1mNov 2025: £1.2mDec 2025: £963kJan 2026: £923kFeb 2026: £895kMar 2026: £781kApr 2026: £808kMay 2026: £725kJun 2026: £749kJul 2026: £726kAug 2026: £792k 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 £4.7m 45.1% +2.3%
India £2.8m 26.6% -18.6%
Pakistan £684k 6.6% -4%
Türkiye £520k 5% +36.8%
Germany £484k 4.6% -26.9%
Portugal £299k 2.9% +12.4%
Bangladesh £160k 1.5% +44.3%
France £148k 1.4% -29.7%

Same subheading in other tariffs

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

6301.30 · US$469.7m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$48.2kUS$48.2k+US$615.9k+US$4.1m+> US$22.5m

Exports: 147
  1. China: US$152.5m
  2. India: US$111.9m
  3. Pakistan: US$55.1m
  4. Portugal: US$26.9m
  5. Germany: US$22.5m
  6. Türkiye: US$18.7m
  7. Italy: US$8.5m
  8. Poland: US$7m
  9. Vietnam: US$6.6m
  10. Bangladesh: US$6.1m
  11. Spain: US$5.4m
  12. United States: US$5.2m
  13. France: US$4.1m
  14. Austria: US$4.1m
  15. Thailand: US$2.8m
  16. Netherlands: US$2.3m
  17. Japan: US$2.1m
  18. Denmark: US$1.9m
  19. Egypt: US$1.6m
  20. Sweden: US$1.6m
  21. Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.5m
  22. United Kingdom: US$1.5m
  23. Peru: US$1.4m
  24. Canada: US$1.2m
  25. Belgium: US$1.2m
  26. South Africa: US$1.1m
  27. Indonesia: US$1m
  28. Lithuania: US$862.3k
  29. Latvia: US$768.1k
  30. Hungary: US$692.7k
  31. Czechia: US$689.2k
  32. Guatemala: US$674.8k
  33. Greece: US$636.8k
  34. South Korea: US$616k
  35. Kenya: US$615.9k
  36. New Zealand: US$574.9k
  37. Croatia: US$513.7k
  38. United Arab Emirates: US$499.1k
  39. Slovakia: US$447.5k
  40. Romania: US$444.2k
  41. Malaysia: US$427.9k
  42. Australia: US$357.7k
  43. Mexico: US$331.9k
  44. Uzbekistan: US$307.9k
  45. Cambodia: US$306.7k
  46. Switzerland: US$274.1k
  47. Tunisia: US$272.7k
  48. Ireland: US$266.1k
  49. Slovenia: US$248.2k
  50. Taiwan: US$234.5k
  51. Curaçao: US$231.2k
  52. Bulgaria: US$214.7k
  53. Russia: US$204.1k
  54. Sri Lanka: US$200.8k
  55. Singapore: US$190.4k
  56. Serbia: US$162.3k
  57. Finland: US$154.1k
  58. Ukraine: US$121.5k
  59. Cyprus: US$120k
  60. Panama: US$100.9k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$152.5m 32.5%
2 India US$111.9m 23.8%
3 Pakistan US$55.1m 11.7%
4 Portugal US$26.9m 5.7%
5 Germany US$22.5m 4.8%
6 Türkiye US$18.7m 4%
7 Italy US$8.5m 1.8%
8 Poland US$7m 1.5%
9 Vietnam US$6.6m 1.4%
10 Bangladesh US$6.1m 1.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$185.1m 39.4%
2 Germany US$27m 5.8%
3 Japan US$22.5m 4.8%
4 Australia US$17.8m 3.8%
5 United Kingdom US$14.3m 3%
6 Canada US$13.6m 2.9%
7 France US$11.7m 2.5%
8 Netherlands US$10.2m 2.2%
9 Poland US$8.7m 1.8%
10 Iraq US$8.6m 1.8%

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 6301.30 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 6% and 12%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 6301.30 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 7.5% and 12% (average 9.8%).

Goods from 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6% – 12%; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £10.4m (down 4% on the year before), at an average of £5.33 per kg; China supplied 45%, followed by India.

World trade in these goods reached US$469.7m in 2024, down 2.5% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 32.5% of the total, ahead of India.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for blankets (other than electric blankets) and travelling rugs, of cotton?

Blankets (other than electric blankets) and travelling rugs, of cotton fall under HS subheading 6301.30, part of heading 6301, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on blankets (other than electric blankets) and… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6301.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6% to 12%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on blankets (other than electric blankets) and… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6301.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7.5% to 12%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most blankets (other than electric blankets) and…?

China, with US$152.5m in 2024 (32.5% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods 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 6% – 12% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (45%), India (27%) and Pakistan (7%), out of total imports of £10.4m.