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HS code for jute - waste and tow
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “jute - waste and tow” points to heading 5303: jute and other textile bast fibres (excluding flax, true hemp and ramie), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock). Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
In the UK Global Tariff, 5303 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 5303 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 5303 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 25% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 7.2% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Argentina 7.2% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 12 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines See also
- sida
- punga
- tossa
- cadillo
- polompon
- cuba jute
- sunn hemp
- thespesia
- tien-tsin
- bimli jute
- bimlipatam
- gambo hemp
- bombay hemp
- caesar weed
- indian flax
- indian hemp
- madras hemp
- benares hemp
- devils cotton
- nettle fibres
- ching-ma fibres
- madagascar jute
- queensland hemp
- java jute fibres
- malvaisco fibres
- carrapicho fibres
- china jute fibres
- congo jute fibres
- malva roxa fibres
- jute - fibres not spun
- kenaf fibres, not spun
- mesta, (meshta) not spun
- papoula de sao francisco
- hibiscus cannabinus, not spun
- calcutta hemp, raw or processed but not spun
- fibres - vegetable, textile - jute, not spun
- fibres - vegetable, textile - other bast fibres, not spun
- fibres - vegetable, textile - hibiscus, cannabinus, not spun
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for jute - waste and tow?
Jute - waste and tow are classified under 5303 (Jute and other textile bast fibres) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.