Subheading · Chapter 65 · Heading 6506
6506.91: Of rubber or of plastics
6506.91 is a six-digit subheading of heading 6506, other headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed, chapter 65.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6506 91 00 00 Of rubber or of plastics 2%p/st
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 3
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9024
- 9032
- 9025
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
- Documents
- Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 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 |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £3.9m | 66.7% | +7.5% |
 United States | £1.2m | 20.2% | +16.2% |
 Cambodia | £273k | 4.6% | +78.5% |
 Malaysia | £233k | 3.9% | -29.9% |
 Mexico | £76k | 1.3% | +50.8% |
 Taiwan | £66k | 1.1% | +25.6% |
 Spain | £25k | 0.4% | -76.6% |
 Pakistan | £13k | 0.2% | +182.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$57kUS$57k+US$484k+US$2m+> US$7m
Exports: 131
- China: US$120m
- Malaysia: US$9m
- United States: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- France: US$6m
- Spain: US$4m
- Italy: US$4m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$2m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Poland: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Japan: US$1m
- Austria: US$996k
- Singapore: US$967k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$946k
- Sweden: US$740k
- South Korea: US$729k
- Tunisia: US$632k
- Czechia: US$547k
- South Africa: US$521k
- New Zealand: US$484k
- Mexico: US$446k
- Brazil: US$379k
- Portugal: US$341k
- Pakistan: US$324k
- Bulgaria: US$293k
- Finland: US$251k
- Chile: US$223k
- Latvia: US$208k
- Kazakhstan: US$204k
- Philippines: US$187k
- Denmark: US$176k
- Greece: US$175k
- Australia: US$174k
- Mauritius: US$161k
- Slovakia: US$151k
- Syria: US$139k
- Lithuania: US$137k
- Hungary: US$137k
- Slovenia: US$113k
- Ukraine: US$112k
- Romania: US$112k
- Kuwait: US$109k
- Russia: US$109k
- Indonesia: US$95k
- Switzerland: US$94k
- Ireland: US$74k
- United Arab Emirates: US$64k
- Norway: US$61k
- Colombia: US$57k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$121kUS$121k+US$659k+US$2m+> US$8m
Imports: 207
- United States: US$34m
- France: US$11m
- Germany: US$10m
- Netherlands: US$9m
- Italy: US$8m
- Spain: US$8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Russia: US$6m
- Japan: US$6m
- Australia: US$5m
- Mexico: US$4m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Canada: US$3m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- China: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Burkina Faso: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Hungary: US$964k
- Taiwan: US$909k
- Argentina: US$890k
- Norway: US$871k
- Kazakhstan: US$783k
- Colombia: US$782k
- Slovakia: US$752k
- Sweden: US$707k
- Morocco: US$698k
- Ecuador: US$679k
- New Zealand: US$670k
- Bulgaria: US$659k
- Nigeria: US$646k
- Dominican Republic: US$601k
- Finland: US$599k
- Denmark: US$588k
- Egypt: US$582k
- Panama: US$568k
- Ukraine: US$535k
- Macao SAR China: US$531k
- Indonesia: US$513k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$120m | 61.1% |
| 2 | Malaysia | US$9m | 4.5% |
| 3 | United States | US$8m | 4% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$7m | 3.4% |
| 5 |  France | US$6m | 2.8% |
| 6 | Spain | US$4m | 2.1% |
| 7 |  Italy | US$4m | 1.8% |
| 8 |  Vietnam | US$3m | 1.8% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$3m | 1.7% |
| 10 |  Thailand | US$2m | 1.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$34m | 17.2% |
| 2 | France | US$11m | 5.5% |
| 3 |  Germany | US$10m | 5% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$9m | 4.6% |
| 5 | Italy | US$8m | 3.9% |
| 6 | Spain | US$8m | 3.8% |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia | US$8m | 3.8% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$7m | 3.5% |
| 9 |  Russia | US$6m | 3.1% |
| 10 |  Japan | US$6m | 2.9% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 6
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N306238 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of novelty hats from China.
- N302729 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of hats from China
- N301287 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of novelty hats from China
- N278926 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a novelty hat from China
- 600013934 HMRC
Pack of 3 shower caps made of plastic. Packed in a plastic envelope with a paperboard header
- 600011522 HMRC
Swimming cap. One size Latex swimming cap. The latex is made from natural rubber. The cap is used to keep the hair, and the head of wearer dry during swimming activities or water sports. It is for unisex use as there are no discernible features to differentiate. Dimensions: are approximately…
Subheading 6506.91 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6506.91; the duty is 2.7%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 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 £5.9m (up 5% on the year before), at an average of £12.13 per kg; China supplied 67%, followed by United States.
World trade in these goods reached US$197m in 2024, down 18.5% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 61.1% of the total, ahead of Malaysia.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of rubber or of plastics?
Of rubber or of plastics fall under HS subheading 6506.91, part of heading 6506, in section XII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of rubber or of plastics in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6506.91 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on of rubber or of plastics in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6506.91 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most of rubber or of plastics?
China, with US$120m in 2024 (61.1% 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 2% 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 (67%), United States (20%) and Cambodia (5%), out of total imports of £5.9m.