Subheading · Chapter 63 · Heading 6305
6305.90: Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods: of other textile materials
Official description Of other textile materials
6305.90 is a six-digit subheading of heading 6305, sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, chapter 63.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6305 90 00 00 Of other textile materials 6%
- Knitted or crocheted 6%
- 6305 90 00 10 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, used, of flax or of sisal 6%+3
- 6305 90 00 20 Other 6%+3
- Other 6%
- 6305 90 00 93 Used, of flax 6%+3
- 6305 90 00 99 Other 6%+3
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–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% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £4.2m | 50.4% | -8.7% | |
| £3.3m | 40% | +56% | |
| £214k | 2.6% | -31% | |
| £195k | 2.4% | -21.1% | |
| £53k | 0.6% | +68.1% | |
| £48k | 0.6% | -22.9% | |
| £26k | 0.3% | -13.9% | |
| £26k | 0.3% | -11.4% |
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
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$94.9kUS$94.9k+US$747.8k+US$3.2m+> US$8.9m
Exports: 148
- China: US$68m
- South Africa: US$16.6m
- Pakistan: US$10m
- United States: US$9.4m
- India: US$8.9m
- Lithuania: US$8m
- Netherlands: US$7.2m
- Tunisia: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$5.8m
- Germany: US$5.7m
- Morocco: US$4.4m
- Spain: US$3.9m
- Poland: US$3.6m
- Dominican Republic: US$3.2m
- Cambodia: US$3.2m
- Vietnam: US$2.9m
- Italy: US$2.2m
- France: US$2.2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Thailand: US$1.9m
- Japan: US$1.9m
- Bulgaria: US$1.7m
- Romania: US$1.4m
- Serbia: US$1.4m
- Colombia: US$1.4m
- Tanzania: US$1.4m
- Portugal: US$1.3m
- United Kingdom: US$1.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.2m
- Switzerland: US$1.2m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$951.2k
- Malaysia: US$917k
- Belgium: US$747.8k
- Benin: US$721k
- Egypt: US$687.2k
- Australia: US$641.2k
- Sri Lanka: US$638.3k
- Sweden: US$557.4k
- Moldova: US$536.5k
- Iran: US$526.6k
- Senegal: US$521.1k
- Taiwan: US$491.6k
- Mexico: US$491.1k
- Bangladesh: US$476.1k
- Uganda: US$462.9k
- Canada: US$462.1k
- El Salvador: US$435.9k
- Norway: US$422.9k
- South Korea: US$390.2k
- Indonesia: US$372.4k
- Brazil: US$333.7k
- Argentina: US$300k
- Greece: US$269k
- Zambia: US$252.8k
- Austria: US$248.1k
- Finland: US$240.4k
- Ireland: US$216.5k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$187kUS$187k+US$675.1k+US$2.2m+> US$6.4m
Imports: 210
- United States: US$28.3m
- Germany: US$13.7m
- France: US$12.8m
- Botswana: US$8.6m
- Philippines: US$8.4m
- United Kingdom: US$7.8m
- Netherlands: US$6.4m
- Moldova: US$5.9m
- Spain: US$5.9m
- Zambia: US$5.6m
- Ukraine: US$4.9m
- Mexico: US$4.7m
- Canada: US$4.4m
- Singapore: US$4.1m
- Senegal: US$3.5m
- Norway: US$2.8m
- Thailand: US$2.8m
- South Korea: US$2.7m
- Vietnam: US$2.6m
- Israel: US$2.4m
- Italy: US$2.2m
- Morocco: US$2.1m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Kenya: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$1.9m
- Poland: US$1.9m
- Denmark: US$1.9m
- Haiti: US$1.8m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$1.8m
- Sweden: US$1.6m
- Australia: US$1.5m
- Egypt: US$1.5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.5m
- Switzerland: US$1.4m
- Greece: US$1.4m
- Eswatini: US$1.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.3m
- Indonesia: US$1.3m
- Romania: US$1.2m
- Serbia: US$1.2m
- Portugal: US$1.1m
- Maldives: US$1.1m
- Cambodia: US$1.1m
- Mozambique: US$943.3k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$904.2k
- Tanzania: US$836.6k
- India: US$830.5k
- Ireland: US$828k
- Japan: US$794.6k
- Azerbaijan: US$741k
- Lesotho: US$675.1k
- Sudan: US$674.3k
- Austria: US$640.6k
- Zimbabwe: US$599.5k
- Jamaica: US$597k
- Burkina Faso: US$596.3k
- Bulgaria: US$568.9k
- Benin: US$553.3k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$68m | 31.7% | |
| 2 | US$16.6m | 7.7% | |
| 3 | US$10m | 4.7% | |
| 4 | US$9.4m | 4.4% | |
| 5 | US$8.9m | 4.2% | |
| 6 | US$8m | 3.7% | |
| 7 | US$7.2m | 3.3% | |
| 8 | US$6m | 2.8% | |
| 9 | US$5.8m | 2.7% | |
| 10 | US$5.7m | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$28.3m | 13.2% | |
| 2 | US$13.7m | 6.4% | |
| 3 | US$12.8m | 6% | |
| 4 | US$8.6m | 4% | |
| 5 | US$8.4m | 3.9% | |
| 6 | US$7.8m | 3.6% | |
| 7 | US$6.4m | 3% | |
| 8 | US$5.9m | 2.8% | |
| 9 | US$5.9m | 2.7% | |
| 10 | US$5.6m | 2.6% |
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 6305.90 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is 6%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6305.90; the duty is 6.2%.
Goods from 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6%; 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 £8.2m (down 4% on the year before), at an average of £2.98 per kg; China supplied 50%, followed by Cambodia.
World trade in these goods reached US$214.4m in 2024, up 8.4% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 31.7% of the total, ahead of South Africa.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods: of other textile materials?
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods: of other textile materials fall under HS subheading 6305.90, 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 6305.90 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 6305.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most sacks and bags?
China, with US$68m in 2024 (31.7% 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% 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 (50%), Cambodia (40%) and Pakistan (3%), out of total imports of £8.2m.