Subheading · Chapter 63 · Heading 6306
6306.30: Tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds: sails
Official description Sails
Subheading 6306.30 belongs to heading 6306 (tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds) in chapter 63.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6306 30 00 00 Sails 12%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sri Lanka | £2.4m | 40.5% | -24.9% |
 China | £963k | 16.1% | -3.5% |
 Philippines | £866k | 14.5% | -18.4% |
 United States | £402k | 6.7% | -8.7% |
| United Kingdom | £274k | 4.6% | -82.4% |
 France | £231k | 3.9% | +41.3% |
 New Zealand | £200k | 3.3% | -68.2% |
 Italy | £165k | 2.8% | -28.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 12% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 12% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 16% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 25% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 35% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru 11% General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Japan 4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 17.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$62kUS$62k+US$1m+US$7m+> US$18m
Exports: 100
- Sri Lanka: US$54m
- United States: US$18m
- New Zealand: US$18m
- Germany: US$16m
- Denmark: US$16m
- Tunisia: US$13m
- China: US$12m
- France: US$10m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Spain: US$7m
- Italy: US$6m
- Philippines: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Barbados: US$1m
- Japan: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Sierra Leone: US$712k
- Finland: US$703k
- Malaysia: US$605k
- Sweden: US$581k
- Saudi Arabia: US$527k
- Austria: US$421k
- Canada: US$393k
- Singapore: US$357k
- Bulgaria: US$264k
- Israel: US$245k
- Argentina: US$210k
- South Korea: US$171k
- Switzerland: US$163k
- Cayman Islands: US$158k
- India: US$158k
- Iceland: US$115k
- Portugal: US$108k
- Antigua & Barbuda: US$101k
- Indonesia: US$76k
- Hungary: US$74k
- Romania: US$71k
- Mexico: US$68k
- Cyprus: US$62k
- Czechia: US$61k
- Ireland: US$61k
- Lithuania: US$58k
- Belgium: US$53k
- United Arab Emirates: US$49k
- Malta: US$48k
- Taiwan: US$48k
- Marshall Islands: US$40k
- Fiji: US$40k
- Norway: US$36k
- Laos: US$27k
- Latvia: US$24k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$87kUS$87k+US$626k+US$2m+> US$13m
Imports: 173
- United States: US$35m
- Germany: US$26m
- France: US$25m
- Denmark: US$14m
- Spain: US$14m
- Netherlands: US$13m
- United Kingdom: US$9m
- Italy: US$9m
- Australia: US$7m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Antigua & Barbuda: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Greece: US$3m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Malta: US$1m
- Gibraltar: US$1m
- Sint Maarten: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- China: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$988k
- Morocco: US$915k
- Czechia: US$909k
- Malaysia: US$907k
- Japan: US$888k
- Sri Lanka: US$882k
- Tunisia: US$858k
- Vietnam: US$796k
- Slovenia: US$783k
- Estonia: US$757k
- South Africa: US$742k
- Cayman Islands: US$728k
- Israel: US$694k
- Hungary: US$626k
- Singapore: US$519k
- Montenegro: US$413k
- Portugal: US$410k
- Cyprus: US$401k
- Romania: US$399k
- French Polynesia: US$397k
- Lithuania: US$373k
- Luxembourg: US$363k
- Grenada: US$353k
- British Virgin Islands: US$351k
- Seychelles: US$310k
- Chile: US$309k
- Argentina: US$304k
- Panama: US$287k
- Bahamas: US$265k
- Mexico: US$259k
- Brazil: US$257k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Lanka | US$54m | 24.9% |
| 2 | United States | US$18m | 8.4% |
| 3 | New Zealand | US$18m | 8.3% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$16m | 7.5% |
| 5 |  Denmark | US$16m | 7.4% |
| 6 |  Tunisia | US$13m | 6.2% |
| 7 | China | US$12m | 5.4% |
| 8 | France | US$10m | 4.6% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$8m | 3.8% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$7m | 3.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$35m | 16.4% |
| 2 | Germany | US$26m | 12.1% |
| 3 | France | US$25m | 11.6% |
| 4 | Denmark | US$14m | 6.7% |
| 5 | Spain | US$14m | 6.4% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$13m | 6.1% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$9m | 4.1% |
| 8 | Italy | US$9m | 4% |
| 9 |  Australia | US$7m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  Sweden | US$3m | 1.5% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
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.
- 15%median duty
- 15number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 55%highest: Iran, Bolivia, Morocco
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 15% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 30% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 15% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 15% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 15% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 20% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 16% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 6% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 24%* | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 35% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 12% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 15% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 4% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 20% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 4%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 30% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 18% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 10% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 11% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 20% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 13% | 2023 | |
| Sri Lanka | 15% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 15% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 15% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 2.4%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 30% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 32% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 12% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 12% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 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
- 65823 Sails
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 413202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 27160 Tarpaulins, sails for boats etc., awnings, sunblinds, tents and camping goods (including pneumatic mattresses)
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1392 Manufacture of made-up textile articles, except apparel
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6306.30 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 6306.30 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 6306.30 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 6306.31, 6306.39 | changed |
| 1996 | 6306.31, 6306.39 | changed |
| 1992 | 6306.31, 6306.39 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 6306.30; the duty is 12%.
Subheading 6306.30 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 12%.
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 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 £6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 35% on the year before); Sri Lanka supplied 41%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$215m (−3.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was Sri Lanka (US$54m), followed by the United States.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds: sails?
Tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds: sails fall under HS subheading 6306.30, part of heading 6306, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds: sails in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6306.30 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 tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds: sails in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6306.30 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 tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds: sails?
Sri Lanka, with US$54m in 2024 (24.9% 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 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 Sri Lanka (41%), China (16%) and Philippines (15%), out of total imports of £6m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.