Subheading · Chapter 63 · Heading 6306
6306.22: Tents (including temporary canopies and similar articles): of synthetic fibres
Synthetic tents
Official description Of synthetic fibres
6306.22 is the HS subheading for synthetic tents, under heading 6306 in chapter 63.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6306 22 00 00 Of synthetic fibres 12%+4
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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y11
- 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–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 | 9.6% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £54.5m | 58.8% | +1.9% |
 Bangladesh | £15.8m | 17% | -13.7% |
 Poland | £6.6m | 7.1% | +28.5% |
 Vietnam | £4.3m | 4.7% | +40.9% |
 Slovenia | £1.7m | 1.8% | -3% |
 South Africa | £1.6m | 1.8% | +97.8% |
 Germany | £1.2m | 1.3% | +104.9% |
 Netherlands | £1.1m | 1.1% | +57.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 12% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 60% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line 
USA Free – 8.8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 4.4% 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$155.2kUS$155.2k+US$2.4m+US$20.7m+> US$68.7m
Exports: 141
- China: US$1.5bn
- Bangladesh: US$250.8m
- Vietnam: US$117.9m
- Germany: US$69.5m
- Poland: US$68.7m
- France: US$66.5m
- Spain: US$34.8m
- United States: US$29.5m
- Italy: US$28.5m
- Netherlands: US$25.5m
- South Korea: US$24.2m
- Denmark: US$24m
- Romania: US$22.4m
- Czechia: US$20.7m
- Belgium: US$19.4m
- United Kingdom: US$18.3m
- Pakistan: US$13.2m
- South Africa: US$11.5m
- Estonia: US$11.2m
- Türkiye: US$10.2m
- Taiwan: US$9.7m
- Hungary: US$8.5m
- Slovenia: US$7.4m
- Sweden: US$6.9m
- Austria: US$6.9m
- Cambodia: US$6.8m
- Slovakia: US$6.6m
- Luxembourg: US$5.6m
- Canada: US$5.4m
- Portugal: US$4.9m
- Norway: US$4.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3.7m
- Mexico: US$3.4m
- Thailand: US$2.5m
- Ireland: US$2.4m
- Latvia: US$2.3m
- Armenia: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.9m
- Philippines: US$1.7m
- Mauritius: US$1.6m
- Switzerland: US$1.4m
- Australia: US$1.4m
- Malaysia: US$1.1m
- Ukraine: US$1.1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Japan: US$953.5k
- Singapore: US$880.1k
- India: US$849.3k
- Morocco: US$755.4k
- Russia: US$751.8k
- Bulgaria: US$724.8k
- Sri Lanka: US$576.4k
- Brazil: US$494k
- Uzbekistan: US$482.3k
- Chile: US$399.4k
- Finland: US$390.2k
- Kuwait: US$389.3k
- Saudi Arabia: US$347.9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$4.7m+US$26.3m+> US$90.8m
Imports: 217
- United States: US$448.4m
- Germany: US$204.1m
- France: US$175.6m
- Australia: US$137.4m
- Netherlands: US$122.3m
- United Kingdom: US$111.1m
- Japan: US$90.8m
- South Korea: US$76.2m
- Poland: US$73.2m
- Canada: US$69.8m
- Spain: US$56.8m
- Russia: US$41.2m
- Philippines: US$40.9m
- Italy: US$39.5m
- Czechia: US$36m
- Mexico: US$35.7m
- Belgium: US$35.5m
- Sweden: US$31.8m
- Switzerland: US$30.2m
- Denmark: US$30m
- Chile: US$29m
- Austria: US$26.3m
- Israel: US$26.2m
- Thailand: US$23.2m
- New Zealand: US$21.7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$21.2m
- Brazil: US$20.3m
- Norway: US$19.4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$18.9m
- Kazakhstan: US$18.9m
- India: US$18.7m
- Türkiye: US$18.2m
- Indonesia: US$16.9m
- Romania: US$15.7m
- Slovakia: US$12.4m
- Hungary: US$12.3m
- Malaysia: US$12.1m
- Ireland: US$10.5m
- Jordan: US$10.1m
- Argentina: US$9.7m
- South Africa: US$8.9m
- Finland: US$8.8m
- Portugal: US$8.6m
- Vietnam: US$8.2m
- Croatia: US$8m
- Singapore: US$7.7m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$7.7m
- Taiwan: US$7m
- Bulgaria: US$6.2m
- Kenya: US$6.1m
- Ukraine: US$6.1m
- Mozambique: US$5.7m
- Peru: US$5.2m
- Venezuela: US$5.1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4.7m
- Colombia: US$4.4m
- Iraq: US$4.3m
- Libya: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$3.9m
- Azerbaijan: US$3.8m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$1.5bn | 60.8% |
| 2 | Bangladesh | US$250.8m | 10% |
| 3 | Vietnam | US$117.9m | 4.7% |
| 4 | Germany | US$69.5m | 2.8% |
| 5 | Poland | US$68.7m | 2.7% |
| 6 |  France | US$66.5m | 2.7% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$34.8m | 1.4% |
| 8 | United States | US$29.5m | 1.2% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$28.5m | 1.1% |
| 10 | Netherlands | US$25.5m | 1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$448.4m | 17.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$204.1m | 8.1% |
| 3 | France | US$175.6m | 7% |
| 4 |  Australia | US$137.4m | 5.5% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$122.3m | 4.9% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$111.1m | 4.4% |
| 7 |  Japan | US$90.8m | 3.6% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$76.2m | 3% |
| 9 | Poland | US$73.2m | 2.9% |
| 10 |  Canada | US$69.8m | 2.8% |
Subheading 6306.22 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 12%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6306.22; the duty is 12%.
Goods from 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 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 synthetic tents worth £92.7m (up 2% on the year before), at an average of £4.91 per kg; China supplied 59%, followed by Bangladesh.
World trade in synthetic tents reached US$2.5bn in 2024, down 5.3% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 60.8% of the total, ahead of Bangladesh.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for tents (including temporary canopies and similar articles): of synthetic fibres?
Tents (including temporary canopies and similar articles): of synthetic fibres fall under HS subheading 6306.22, part of heading 6306, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on tents (including temporary canopies and similar… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6306.22 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 tents (including temporary canopies and similar… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6306.22 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 tents (including temporary canopies and similar…?
China, with US$1.5bn in 2024 (60.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export synthetic tents 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 12% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on synthetic tents?
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 synthetic tents from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (59%), Bangladesh (17%) and Poland (7%), out of total imports of £92.7m.