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
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$62.4kUS$62.4k+US$1.1m+US$7.1m+> US$17.9m
Exports: 100
- Sri Lanka: US$53.6m
- United States: US$18.2m
- New Zealand: US$17.9m
- Germany: US$16.2m
- Denmark: US$16m
- Tunisia: US$13.2m
- China: US$11.6m
- France: US$9.9m
- United Kingdom: US$8.2m
- Spain: US$7.1m
- Italy: US$6.2m
- Philippines: US$4.3m
- Poland: US$3.6m
- South Africa: US$3.1m
- Thailand: US$2.9m
- Netherlands: US$2.3m
- Türkiye: US$2.3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$1.4m
- Slovenia: US$1.4m
- Barbados: US$1.1m
- Japan: US$1.1m
- Greece: US$1.1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Sierra Leone: US$712.3k
- Finland: US$703.2k
- Malaysia: US$604.6k
- Sweden: US$581.4k
- Saudi Arabia: US$527.1k
- Austria: US$420.5k
- Canada: US$393.4k
- Singapore: US$357.1k
- Bulgaria: US$263.8k
- Israel: US$245.2k
- Argentina: US$209.8k
- South Korea: US$170.6k
- Switzerland: US$162.7k
- Cayman Islands: US$158.3k
- India: US$158.3k
- Iceland: US$115.3k
- Portugal: US$107.7k
- Antigua & Barbuda: US$101k
- Indonesia: US$75.7k
- Hungary: US$74.2k
- Romania: US$70.6k
- Mexico: US$68.1k
- Cyprus: US$62.4k
- Czechia: US$61k
- Ireland: US$61k
- Lithuania: US$58.1k
- Belgium: US$52.7k
- United Arab Emirates: US$48.5k
- Malta: US$48.2k
- Taiwan: US$47.7k
- Marshall Islands: US$40.3k
- Fiji: US$40.2k
- Norway: US$35.6k
- Laos: US$26.8k
- Latvia: US$23.9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$87.5kUS$87.5k+US$625.7k+US$2.4m+> US$13m
Imports: 173
- United States: US$35.2m
- Germany: US$26m
- France: US$25m
- Denmark: US$14.4m
- Spain: US$13.8m
- Netherlands: US$13m
- United Kingdom: US$8.8m
- Italy: US$8.6m
- Australia: US$7m
- Sweden: US$3.2m
- Antigua & Barbuda: US$3.2m
- Switzerland: US$3.1m
- New Zealand: US$3.1m
- Greece: US$2.5m
- Croatia: US$2.4m
- Norway: US$2.4m
- Poland: US$2.4m
- Canada: US$2.1m
- Finland: US$2m
- Austria: US$1.8m
- Ireland: US$1.7m
- Belgium: US$1.5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.5m
- Malta: US$1.5m
- Gibraltar: US$1.2m
- Sint Maarten: US$1.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.2m
- Thailand: US$1.1m
- China: US$1.1m
- Türkiye: US$988.1k
- Morocco: US$915.2k
- Czechia: US$908.7k
- Malaysia: US$906.9k
- Japan: US$888k
- Sri Lanka: US$882k
- Tunisia: US$857.6k
- Vietnam: US$796.2k
- Slovenia: US$782.6k
- Estonia: US$756.7k
- South Africa: US$741.8k
- Cayman Islands: US$728.4k
- Israel: US$693.7k
- Hungary: US$625.7k
- Singapore: US$518.5k
- Montenegro: US$412.8k
- Portugal: US$409.8k
- Cyprus: US$400.7k
- Romania: US$399.2k
- French Polynesia: US$396.8k
- Lithuania: US$372.9k
- Luxembourg: US$363k
- Grenada: US$353.2k
- British Virgin Islands: US$350.7k
- Seychelles: US$310.4k
- Chile: US$309.4k
- Argentina: US$303.6k
- Panama: US$287k
- Bahamas: US$264.5k
- Mexico: US$258.9k
- Brazil: US$257.4k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Lanka | US$53.6m | 24.9% |
| 2 | United States | US$18.2m | 8.4% |
| 3 | New Zealand | US$17.9m | 8.3% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$16.2m | 7.5% |
| 5 |  Denmark | US$16m | 7.4% |
| 6 |  Tunisia | US$13.2m | 6.2% |
| 7 | China | US$11.6m | 5.4% |
| 8 | France | US$9.9m | 4.6% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$8.2m | 3.8% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$7.1m | 3.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$35.2m | 16.4% |
| 2 | Germany | US$26m | 12.1% |
| 3 | France | US$25m | 11.6% |
| 4 | Denmark | US$14.4m | 6.7% |
| 5 | Spain | US$13.8m | 6.4% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$13m | 6.1% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$8.8m | 4.1% |
| 8 | Italy | US$8.6m | 4% |
| 9 |  Australia | US$7m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  Sweden | US$3.2m | 1.5% |
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$214.9m (−3.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was Sri Lanka (US$53.6m), followed by the United States.
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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$53.6m 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.
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