Subheading · Chapter 63 · Heading 6304
6304.20: Bed nets specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter
6304.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 6304, other furnishing articles, excluding those of heading 9404, chapter 63.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6304 20 00 00 Bed nets specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter 12%p/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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 12% |
| 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 | 9.6% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £53k | 86.9% | -27.3% |
 India | £5k | 7.8% | — |
 Bangladesh | £2k | 3.1% | — |
 Türkiye | £1k | 2.1% | -54.1% |
 Spain | £21 | 0% | -99.1% |
 Belgium | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 12% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 12% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 5.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 18% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 25% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru 11% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 9.1% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 12% – 12.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 12.3% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 17.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$10kUS$10k+US$74k+US$849k+> US$52m
Exports: 105
- Vietnam: US$116m
- China: US$94m
- India: US$52m
- Netherlands: US$45m
- Thailand: US$28m
- Pakistan: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Tanzania: US$2m
- France: US$937k
- Kenya: US$849k
- South Africa: US$551k
- United Arab Emirates: US$506k
- Mexico: US$382k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$237k
- Türkiye: US$204k
- United States: US$196k
- Belgium: US$158k
- Italy: US$149k
- Germany: US$144k
- Portugal: US$141k
- Cameroon: US$122k
- Indonesia: US$113k
- Taiwan: US$98k
- Czechia: US$74k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$64k
- Tunisia: US$62k
- Greece: US$55k
- Eswatini: US$54k
- South Korea: US$52k
- Mauritius: US$51k
- Poland: US$44k
- United Kingdom: US$42k
- Spain: US$37k
- Singapore: US$36k
- Panama: US$31k
- Slovakia: US$30k
- Denmark: US$26k
- Dominican Republic: US$26k
- Benin: US$25k
- Israel: US$20k
- Latvia: US$20k
- Austria: US$19k
- Sweden: US$15k
- El Salvador: US$14k
- Egypt: US$12k
- Guatemala: US$11k
- Uzbekistan: US$11k
- Croatia: US$10k
- Nigeria: US$10k
- Ireland: US$8k
- Chile: US$8k
- Ukraine: US$7k
- Moldova: US$7k
- Japan: US$7k
- Malaysia: US$7k
- Madagascar: US$6k
- Australia: US$5k
- Lithuania: US$5k
- Serbia: US$5k
- Bulgaria: US$4k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$56kUS$56k+US$344k+US$4m+> US$17m
Imports: 174
- Nigeria: US$59m
- Niger: US$56m
- Malawi: US$47m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$33m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$20m
- Mozambique: US$17m
- Burkina Faso: US$11m
- Zimbabwe: US$10m
- Madagascar: US$9m
- Guinea: US$9m
- Angola: US$8m
- Somalia: US$6m
- Liberia: US$5m
- Kenya: US$5m
- Ghana: US$5m
- Ethiopia: US$4m
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$4m
- Tanzania: US$4m
- Gambia: US$4m
- Sudan: US$3m
- Senegal: US$3m
- Zambia: US$3m
- Cameroon: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Ecuador: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Burundi: US$1m
- Uganda: US$984k
- Mauritania: US$945k
- United States: US$928k
- Central African Republic: US$776k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$754k
- Solomon Islands: US$746k
- France: US$715k
- Chad: US$700k
- Djibouti: US$696k
- Cambodia: US$694k
- South Sudan: US$434k
- Germany: US$402k
- São Tomé & Príncipe: US$393k
- Italy: US$382k
- Saudi Arabia: US$354k
- Philippines: US$344k
- Indonesia: US$338k
- United Arab Emirates: US$336k
- Colombia: US$328k
- Thailand: US$313k
- Guatemala: US$265k
- South Korea: US$261k
- Vanuatu: US$220k
- Morocco: US$219k
- India: US$215k
- Switzerland: US$209k
- Brazil: US$193k
- Costa Rica: US$185k
- Poland: US$185k
- Syria: US$185k
- Norway: US$180k
- Comoros: US$179k
- United Kingdom: US$164k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vietnam | US$116m | 33.1% |
| 2 | China | US$94m | 26.7% |
| 3 | India | US$52m | 14.8% |
| 4 |  Netherlands | US$45m | 12.7% |
| 5 |  Thailand | US$28m | 8% |
| 6 |  Pakistan | US$5m | 1.4% |
| 7 | Switzerland | US$4m | 1.1% |
| 8 |  Tanzania | US$2m | 0.5% |
| 9 |  France | US$937k | 0.3% |
| 10 |  Kenya | US$849k | 0.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | US$59m | 16.8% |
| 2 |  Niger | US$56m | 16% |
| 3 |  Malawi | US$47m | 13.4% |
| 4 |  Congo - Kinshasa | US$33m | 9.5% |
| 5 |  Côte d’Ivoire | US$20m | 5.8% |
| 6 |  Mozambique | US$17m | 4.8% |
| 7 |  Burkina Faso | US$11m | 3% |
| 8 |  Zimbabwe | US$10m | 2.9% |
| 9 |  Madagascar | US$9m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Guinea | US$9m | 2.5% |
Import duty on this product around the world 149
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 10%median duty
- 28number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 97%highest: Zimbabwe, Ecuador, Iran
149
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Argentina | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 7.5%* | 2023 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 30% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
| Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 8.6%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 20% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 15% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 15% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 30% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Burkina Faso | 0% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 5% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 18% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 6% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 5% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 74%* | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 35% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 30% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 12% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 0% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
| Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 9.1% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 7.5%* | 2023 | |
| Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 8.6%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 24%* | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 30% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 21%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
| Madagascar | 0% | 2023 | |
| Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 15% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 15% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
| Mozambique | 0% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 1.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 30% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
| Niger | 0% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 0% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 18% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
| Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 6% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 10% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 11% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 20% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 8.6%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 0% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 10% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 0% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 30% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 13% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 3.5%* | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 25% | 2023 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 20% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Switzerland | 21%* | 2023 | |
| Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 30% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Türkiye | 32% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 19% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Ukraine | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 12% | 2023 | |
| United States | 5.8% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 12% | 2023 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
| Zimbabwe | 97%* | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 65859 Furnishing articles, n.e.s.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 413202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 27140 Other furnishing articles n.e.c.; sets of woven fabric and yarn for making up into rugs, tapestries, embroidered table cloths or serviettes, or similar textile articles, put up in packings for retail sale
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1392 Manufacture of made-up textile articles, except apparel
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6304.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 6304.91 | changed |
| 2007 | 6304.91 | changed |
| 2002 | 6304.91 | changed |
| 1996 | 6304.91 | changed |
| 1992 | 6304.91 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 6304.91.
Subheading 6304.20 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 12%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6304.20; the duty is 12%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 12%; 173 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 £61.3k (down 26% on the year before), at an average of £7.37 per kg; China supplied 87%, followed by India.
World trade in these goods reached US$351m in 2024, up 18.7% on 2023.
Vietnam was the largest exporter with 33.1% of the total, ahead of China.
Legal notes
Subheading note
1. Subheading 630420 covers articles made from warp knit fabrics, impregnated or coated with alpha-cypermethrin (ISO), chlorfenapyr (ISO), deltamethrin (INN, ISO), lambda-cyhalothrin (ISO), permethrin (ISO) or pirimiphos-methyl (ISO).
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for bed nets specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter?
Bed nets specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter fall under HS subheading 6304.20, part of heading 6304, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on bed nets specified in subheading note 1 to this… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6304.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 12%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on bed nets specified in subheading note 1 to this… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6304.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 12%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most bed nets specified in subheading note 1 to this…?
Vietnam, with US$116m in 2024 (33.1% 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 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 (87%), India (8%) and Bangladesh (3%), out of total imports of £61.3k.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.