Subheading · Chapter 63 · Heading 6306

6306.29

6306.29: Tents (including temporary canopies and similar articles): of other textile materials

Official description Of other textile materials

Subheading 6306.29 belongs to heading 6306 (tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds) in chapter 63.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 12% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 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. 6306 29 00 00 Of other textile materials 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—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 9.6%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£18.2m+12.2% · previous 12 months
Average import price£2.99 per kg
Jan 2024: £551kFeb 2024: £777kMar 2024: £2.8mApr 2024: £1.8mMay 2024: £2.5mJun 2024: £3mJul 2024: £2.1mAug 2024: £1.3mSept 2024: £1mOct 2024: £1.1mNov 2024: £919kDec 2024: £857kJan 2025: £715kFeb 2025: £626kMar 2025: £2.2mApr 2025: £2.2mMay 2025: £2.6mJun 2025: £1.8mJul 2025: £1.5mAug 2025: £755kSept 2025: £773kOct 2025: £903kNov 2025: £551kDec 2025: £672kJan 2026: £931kFeb 2026: £2.1mMar 2026: £1.9mApr 2026: £1.5mMay 2026: £3mJun 2026: £2.3mJul 2026: £2.3mAug 2026: £1.3m 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 £11m 60.5% +1.5%
Netherlands £3.5m 19% +173.4%
South Africa £1.1m 6% -38.7%
United States £568k 3.1% +196.3%
Italy £418k 2.3% -23.3%
France £340k 1.9% +128.3%
Hungary £328k 1.8% +80.2%
Cambodia £179k 1% —

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

6306.29 · US$479.6m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$78.9kUS$78.9k+US$819.2k+US$5m+> US$11m

Exports: 142
  1. China: US$229m
  2. Pakistan: US$86.7m
  3. South Africa: US$26.6m
  4. United States: US$23m
  5. Netherlands: US$11m
  6. Türkiye: US$8.6m
  7. Saudi Arabia: US$7.3m
  8. Poland: US$6.2m
  9. Germany: US$6.2m
  10. Romania: US$6.1m
  11. United Kingdom: US$5.7m
  12. Belgium: US$5.6m
  13. France: US$5.6m
  14. Italy: US$5m
  15. Czechia: US$4.7m
  16. Albania: US$2.5m
  17. Indonesia: US$2.4m
  18. Cambodia: US$2.4m
  19. Kenya: US$2.2m
  20. Canada: US$2m
  21. India: US$1.9m
  22. Latvia: US$1.7m
  23. Vietnam: US$1.6m
  24. Barbados: US$1.4m
  25. Hungary: US$1.4m
  26. Portugal: US$1.4m
  27. Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.3m
  28. United Arab Emirates: US$1.3m
  29. Finland: US$1.3m
  30. Denmark: US$1.3m
  31. Japan: US$1.1m
  32. South Korea: US$1.1m
  33. Norway: US$1m
  34. Tunisia: US$895.3k
  35. Spain: US$819.2k
  36. Austria: US$811.9k
  37. Estonia: US$683.1k
  38. Bangladesh: US$579.7k
  39. Australia: US$522.1k
  40. Slovakia: US$515k
  41. Serbia: US$493.3k
  42. Switzerland: US$484.6k
  43. Malaysia: US$478.5k
  44. Slovenia: US$457.8k
  45. Sweden: US$444.1k
  46. Lithuania: US$353.5k
  47. Thailand: US$342.2k
  48. Greece: US$330k
  49. Brazil: US$329k
  50. New Zealand: US$326.3k
  51. Honduras: US$312.6k
  52. Fiji: US$273.4k
  53. Kuwait: US$266.1k
  54. Russia: US$244.2k
  55. Taiwan: US$240.6k
  56. Egypt: US$192.6k
  57. Oman: US$186.3k
  58. Ghana: US$179.9k
  59. Sri Lanka: US$177k
  60. Peru: US$172k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$229m 47.7%
2 Pakistan US$86.7m 18.1%
3 South Africa US$26.6m 5.6%
4 United States US$23m 4.8%
5 Netherlands US$11m 2.3%
6 Türkiye US$8.6m 1.8%
7 Saudi Arabia US$7.3m 1.5%
8 Poland US$6.2m 1.3%
9 Germany US$6.2m 1.3%
10 Romania US$6.1m 1.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$88.3m 18.4%
2 Netherlands US$24.1m 5%
3 United Kingdom US$21.9m 4.6%
4 Israel US$21.6m 4.5%
5 United Arab Emirates US$20.2m 4.2%
6 Jordan US$19.3m 4%
7 Saudi Arabia US$19m 4%
8 Thailand US$14.8m 3.1%
9 South Korea US$14.7m 3.1%
10 Australia US$14.4m 3%

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 6306.29; the duty is 12%.

Subheading 6306.29 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 12%.

174 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 12%.

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 £18.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 12% on the year before); China supplied 61%, followed by Netherlands.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$479.6m (−4.6% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$229m), followed by Pakistan.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for tents (including temporary canopies and similar articles): of other textile materials?

Tents (including temporary canopies and similar articles): of other textile materials fall under HS subheading 6306.29, 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 6306.29 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 6306.29 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$229m in 2024 (47.7% 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 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 (61%), Netherlands (19%) and South Africa (6%), out of total imports of £18.2m.