Subheading · Chapter 63 · Heading 6305
6305.20: Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods: of cotton
Official description Of cotton
Subheading 6305.20 belongs to heading 6305 (sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods) in chapter 63.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6305 20 00 00 Of cotton 6%
- 6305 20 00 10 Knitted or crocheted 6%
- 6305 20 00 90 Other 6%
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 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 2
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 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) | — | 6% |
| 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 | 4.8% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £1.9m | 32.3% | -19.6% |
 India | £1.4m | 23.7% | -3.7% |
 Italy | £507k | 8.7% | -54.4% |
 Pakistan | £488k | 8.4% | +3.8% |
 France | £306k | 5.2% | +74.7% |
 Poland | £268k | 4.6% | +93.9% |
 Albania | £212k | 3.6% | +0.1% |
 Türkiye | £180k | 3.1% | +3.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$65kUS$65k+US$430k+US$2m+> US$13m
Exports: 130
- India: US$59m
- China: US$49m
- Italy: US$13m
- Albania: US$13m
- France: US$12m
- Pakistan: US$12m
- Tunisia: US$8m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- United States: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Philippines: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Spain: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Bangladesh: US$945k
- Denmark: US$846k
- Switzerland: US$843k
- Sweden: US$822k
- Morocco: US$801k
- South Africa: US$797k
- Cambodia: US$583k
- Thailand: US$535k
- Guatemala: US$430k
- Canada: US$398k
- Lithuania: US$372k
- Hungary: US$327k
- Nepal: US$324k
- Romania: US$309k
- Belgium: US$305k
- Uzbekistan: US$303k
- Sri Lanka: US$302k
- Czechia: US$299k
- Malaysia: US$297k
- Austria: US$270k
- Mexico: US$263k
- Moldova: US$255k
- Australia: US$231k
- Slovakia: US$217k
- South Korea: US$215k
- Taiwan: US$175k
- Brazil: US$147k
- Egypt: US$144k
- Japan: US$141k
- Kenya: US$116k
- Ireland: US$114k
- Madagascar: US$113k
- Estonia: US$105k
- United Arab Emirates: US$103k
- Argentina: US$89k
- Armenia: US$87k
- Russia: US$78k
- Israel: US$72k
- Croatia: US$65k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$38kUS$38k+US$323k+US$2m+> US$11m
Imports: 200
- France: US$39m
- Italy: US$25m
- United States: US$18m
- Australia: US$18m
- Germany: US$11m
- Spain: US$11m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Poland: US$7m
- Japan: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- China: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Canada: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Thailand: US$890k
- Norway: US$785k
- Cambodia: US$763k
- Taiwan: US$680k
- Bangladesh: US$524k
- Bulgaria: US$513k
- Maldives: US$513k
- Brazil: US$496k
- Lithuania: US$491k
- Russia: US$486k
- Czechia: US$476k
- Israel: US$465k
- Philippines: US$463k
- Ukraine: US$433k
- Greece: US$432k
- Indonesia: US$417k
- New Zealand: US$407k
- Finland: US$401k
- India: US$377k
- Kuwait: US$332k
- Luxembourg: US$329k
- Serbia: US$323k
- Ireland: US$322k
- Macao SAR China: US$306k
- Türkiye: US$290k
- Chile: US$286k
- Croatia: US$263k
- Albania: US$250k
- Dominican Republic: US$230k
- Bahrain: US$227k
- Tajikistan: US$225k
- Tunisia: US$220k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | US$59m | 27.9% |
| 2 | China | US$49m | 23.4% |
| 3 | Italy | US$13m | 6.3% |
| 4 | Albania | US$13m | 6.2% |
| 5 | France | US$12m | 5.8% |
| 6 | Pakistan | US$12m | 5.5% |
| 7 |  Tunisia | US$8m | 3.7% |
| 8 |  Portugal | US$5m | 2.4% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$3m | 1.6% |
| 10 |  United States | US$3m | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | US$39m | 18.4% |
| 2 | Italy | US$25m | 11.6% |
| 3 | United States | US$18m | 8.7% |
| 4 |  Australia | US$18m | 8.6% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$11m | 5.2% |
| 6 |  Spain | US$11m | 5.2% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$8m | 3.9% |
| 8 | Poland | US$7m | 3.3% |
| 9 |  Japan | US$5m | 2.5% |
| 10 | Netherlands | US$5m | 2.3% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 6305.20 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 6%.
Subheading 6305.20 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 7.2%.
173 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 6%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £5.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 13% on the year before); China supplied 32%, followed by India.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$211m (−7.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was India (US$59m), followed by China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods: of cotton?
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods: of cotton fall under HS subheading 6305.20, part of heading 6305, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on sacks and bags in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6305.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on sacks and bags in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6305.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7.2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most sacks and bags?
India, with US$59m in 2024 (27.9% 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 6% 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 (32%), India (24%) and Italy (9%), out of total imports of £5.8m.