Subheading · Chapter 68 · Heading 6805
6805.10: On a base of woven textile fabric only
Abrasives on woven fabric backing
6805.10 is the HS subheading for abrasives on woven fabric backing, under heading 6805 in chapter 68.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6805 10 00 00 On a base of woven textile fabric only Free
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 1
- 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 controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £3.9m | 19% | +9.1% |
 Austria | £2.2m | 10.6% | -13.3% |
 China | £2m | 9.8% | -12.8% |
 Italy | £2m | 9.6% | +3.1% |
 Türkiye | £1.9m | 9.4% | +11.6% |
 United States | £1.8m | 9% | +26.9% |
 Ireland | £1.1m | 5.2% | +20.7% |
 Poland | £1.1m | 5.2% | -15% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$145.6kUS$145.6k+US$3.7m+US$25m+> US$79.8m
Exports: 126
- Germany: US$344.4m
- China: US$227.3m
- United States: US$147.1m
- Poland: US$79.8m
- South Korea: US$76.3m
- Italy: US$68.6m
- Mexico: US$55.5m
- Austria: US$46.1m
- Türkiye: US$43.9m
- Switzerland: US$38.7m
- France: US$28.2m
- Czechia: US$25m
- Japan: US$22.3m
- Spain: US$20.7m
- Hungary: US$19.9m
- Netherlands: US$17.4m
- Portugal: US$10.4m
- Slovenia: US$9.4m
- Sweden: US$7.3m
- Belgium: US$6.7m
- Thailand: US$6.1m
- Taiwan: US$5.8m
- Denmark: US$5.6m
- Brazil: US$5.5m
- United Kingdom: US$5.5m
- Bulgaria: US$4.9m
- Ireland: US$4.9m
- Finland: US$4.8m
- India: US$4.3m
- Lithuania: US$3.7m
- Ukraine: US$3.6m
- Colombia: US$3.2m
- Greece: US$3m
- Russia: US$2.7m
- Costa Rica: US$2.3m
- Malaysia: US$2.3m
- Canada: US$2.2m
- Vietnam: US$2.1m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Singapore: US$1.8m
- Estonia: US$1.8m
- Indonesia: US$1.7m
- South Africa: US$1.2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.1m
- Romania: US$744.9k
- Latvia: US$730k
- Chile: US$673.1k
- Luxembourg: US$398k
- United Arab Emirates: US$394.4k
- Australia: US$365.8k
- Argentina: US$342.8k
- Morocco: US$339.8k
- El Salvador: US$316.1k
- Slovakia: US$315.9k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$260.4k
- Croatia: US$217.4k
- Kenya: US$213.5k
- Saudi Arabia: US$151.9k
- Cameroon: US$145.6k
- Philippines: US$139.6k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$346kUS$346k+US$4.2m+US$17.3m+> US$44.1m
Imports: 209
- Germany: US$171.6m
- United States: US$154.5m
- Poland: US$112m
- Mexico: US$61.7m
- China: US$49.9m
- Italy: US$46.7m
- France: US$44.1m
- Vietnam: US$39.4m
- India: US$38.3m
- Netherlands: US$36.8m
- Hungary: US$34.9m
- Brazil: US$33.6m
- Canada: US$33.6m
- Spain: US$27m
- Türkiye: US$25.9m
- Austria: US$25.5m
- Russia: US$25.4m
- Czechia: US$25m
- United Kingdom: US$24.2m
- Indonesia: US$17.5m
- Thailand: US$17.3m
- Australia: US$15.5m
- South Korea: US$14.3m
- Switzerland: US$14.3m
- Romania: US$12.2m
- Taiwan: US$11.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$11m
- Denmark: US$10.8m
- Belgium: US$10.1m
- Sweden: US$10m
- Portugal: US$9.9m
- Japan: US$9.3m
- Egypt: US$8.4m
- Latvia: US$7.8m
- Pakistan: US$7.7m
- Slovakia: US$7.6m
- Ireland: US$7.4m
- Malaysia: US$7.2m
- Slovenia: US$7m
- South Africa: US$6.9m
- Finland: US$6.9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$6.4m
- Singapore: US$6.4m
- Ukraine: US$6.3m
- Serbia: US$5.3m
- Peru: US$5m
- Norway: US$5m
- Colombia: US$4.9m
- Chile: US$4.8m
- Iran: US$4.3m
- Croatia: US$4.3m
- Bulgaria: US$4.2m
- Argentina: US$4.1m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$3.9m
- Bangladesh: US$3.9m
- Ecuador: US$3.4m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$3.2m
- Greece: US$2.9m
- El Salvador: US$2.5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$344.4m | 24.9% |
| 2 | China | US$227.3m | 16.4% |
| 3 | United States | US$147.1m | 10.6% |
| 4 | Poland | US$79.8m | 5.8% |
| 5 |  South Korea | US$76.3m | 5.5% |
| 6 | Italy | US$68.6m | 5% |
| 7 |  Mexico | US$55.5m | 4% |
| 8 | Austria | US$46.1m | 3.3% |
| 9 | Türkiye | US$43.9m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  Switzerland | US$38.7m | 2.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$171.6m | 12.4% |
| 2 | United States | US$154.5m | 11.2% |
| 3 | Poland | US$112m | 8.1% |
| 4 | Mexico | US$61.7m | 4.5% |
| 5 | China | US$49.9m | 3.6% |
| 6 | Italy | US$46.7m | 3.4% |
| 7 |  France | US$44.1m | 3.2% |
| 8 |  Vietnam | US$39.4m | 2.8% |
| 9 |  India | US$38.3m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$36.8m | 2.7% |
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
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Sanctions · Applies from: CELEX 32026R0513 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 6805.10; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 6805.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 1.7%.
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 Free.
Imports of abrasives on woven fabric backing into the UK came to £20.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 2% on the year before); Germany supplied 19%, followed by Austria.
In 2024, countries exported abrasives on woven fabric backing worth US$1.4bn (+0% year on year).
The largest exporter was Germany (US$344.4m), followed by China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for on a base of woven textile fabric only?
On a base of woven textile fabric only fall under HS subheading 6805.10, part of heading 6805, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on on a base of woven textile fabric only in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6805.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on on a base of woven textile fabric only in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6805.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most on a base of woven textile fabric only?
Germany, with US$344.4m in 2024 (24.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export abrasives on woven fabric backing 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 Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import abrasives on woven fabric backing from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (19%), Austria (11%) and China (10%), out of total imports of £20.5m.