Subheading · Section XIII
6815.12: Fabrics of carbon fibres
- FreeUK
- FreeEU
- 60%Türkiye
- FreeUSA
- US$1bnWorld trade in 2024
6815.12 is a six-digit subheading of heading 6815, articles of stone or of other mineral substances, chapter 68.
Subheading 6815.12 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6815.12; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 6815.12 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the statutory rate is 60%.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States has one tariff line for subheading 6815.12; the duty is duty-free.
World trade in these goods reached US$1bn in 2024, up 5.4% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 20.6% of the total, ahead of the United States.
The United Kingdom imported the most (US$118.8m).
The United Kingdom ranked 3rd among 74 exporters with US$156.7m; its largest buyer was Italy.
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 60% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6815 12 00 00 Fabrics of carbon fibres Free
EU Combined Nomenclature
EU lines →- 6815 12 00 Fabrics of carbon fibres Free—
Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule
Türkiye lines →This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.
- 6815.12.00.00.00 Karbon elyaftan mensucat 60%
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
USA lines →- 6815.12.00.00 Fabrics of carbon fibers Freekg
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$248.3kUS$248.3k+US$3.9m+US$33.2m+> US$156.7m
Exports: 74
- Germany: US$207.3m
- United States: US$164.5m
- United Kingdom: US$156.7m
- France: US$120.6m
- China: US$74.6m
- Italy: US$72.4m
- Japan: US$70m
- Spain: US$33.2m
- Hungary: US$17.4m
- Taiwan: US$15.3m
- Czechia: US$12.4m
- Sweden: US$7.3m
- Türkiye: US$5.9m
- Poland: US$5.4m
- Netherlands: US$4.8m
- Slovenia: US$4.5m
- South Korea: US$4.1m
- Lithuania: US$3.9m
- India: US$3.7m
- Vietnam: US$3.6m
- Finland: US$2.7m
- Ireland: US$2.4m
- Canada: US$1.6m
- Belgium: US$1.5m
- Austria: US$1.1m
- Singapore: US$952.7k
- Greece: US$923.5k
- Slovakia: US$896.2k
- Luxembourg: US$712k
- Brazil: US$667.7k
- South Africa: US$491.8k
- Mexico: US$416.8k
- Switzerland: US$379k
- New Zealand: US$368.4k
- Israel: US$290.9k
- Morocco: US$248.3k
- Denmark: US$242.9k
- Croatia: US$195.3k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$160.9k
- Romania: US$158.7k
- Malaysia: US$156k
- Thailand: US$139.4k
- Australia: US$135.8k
- Russia: US$130.9k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$118.7k
- United Arab Emirates: US$70.1k
- Ukraine: US$51.1k
- Portugal: US$33.9k
- Serbia: US$30.6k
- Kazakhstan: US$29.6k
- Bulgaria: US$24.4k
- Estonia: US$20.6k
- Sri Lanka: US$20.3k
- Norway: US$12.3k
- Indonesia: US$7.7k
- Sierra Leone: US$7k
- Curaçao: US$5.5k
- Pakistan: US$5.4k
- Costa Rica: US$5.2k
- Latvia: US$3.6k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$399.2kUS$399.2k+US$4.3m+US$19.1m+> US$60.3m
Imports: 147
- United Kingdom: US$118.8m
- China: US$100.4m
- Italy: US$75.3m
- United States: US$74.3m
- Spain: US$60.3m
- Germany: US$56.9m
- France: US$52.8m
- Japan: US$32.7m
- Czechia: US$32.2m
- Austria: US$30m
- Australia: US$29.5m
- Vietnam: US$29.2m
- Mexico: US$23.4m
- Türkiye: US$22.4m
- Russia: US$19.1m
- Poland: US$17.8m
- Brazil: US$15.6m
- Denmark: US$15.2m
- Hungary: US$14.7m
- Slovenia: US$11.8m
- Taiwan: US$9.6m
- Israel: US$9.5m
- South Korea: US$9.3m
- Netherlands: US$8.9m
- Canada: US$8.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$8.2m
- Romania: US$7.3m
- Ukraine: US$7.1m
- Switzerland: US$6.9m
- Belgium: US$6m
- India: US$5.5m
- South Africa: US$5.1m
- Finland: US$4.9m
- Croatia: US$4.4m
- Morocco: US$4.4m
- Thailand: US$4.3m
- Malaysia: US$4.3m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Norway: US$3.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3.6m
- Iran: US$3.5m
- Sweden: US$3.4m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$3.2m
- Ireland: US$2.5m
- New Zealand: US$2.4m
- Philippines: US$2.4m
- Greece: US$1.9m
- Argentina: US$1.7m
- Indonesia: US$1.7m
- Nigeria: US$1.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.5m
- Slovakia: US$1.4m
- Tunisia: US$1.2m
- Singapore: US$1.1m
- Pakistan: US$1.1m
- Cambodia: US$1.1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Iceland: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$961.8k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$835.4k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | US$207.3m | 20.6% |
| 2 | United States | US$164.5m | 16.4% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$156.7m | 15.6% |
| 4 |  France | US$120.6m | 12% |
| 5 |  China | US$74.6m | 7.4% |
| 6 |  Italy | US$72.4m | 7.2% |
| 7 |  Japan | US$70m | 7% |
| 8 |  Spain | US$33.2m | 3.3% |
| 9 |  Hungary | US$17.4m | 1.7% |
| 10 |  Taiwan | US$15.3m | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | US$118.8m | 11.8% |
| 2 | China | US$100.4m | 10% |
| 3 | Italy | US$75.3m | 7.5% |
| 4 | United States | US$74.3m | 7.4% |
| 5 | Spain | US$60.3m | 6% |
| 6 | Germany | US$56.9m | 5.7% |
| 7 | France | US$52.8m | 5.3% |
| 8 | Japan | US$32.7m | 3.3% |
| 9 |  Czechia | US$32.2m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  Austria | US$30m | 3% |
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for fabrics of carbon fibres?
Fabrics of carbon fibres fall under HS subheading 6815.12, part of heading 6815, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on fabrics of carbon fibres in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6815.12 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 fabrics of carbon fibres in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6815.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most fabrics of carbon fibres?
Germany, with US$207.3m in 2024 (20.6% of world exports).