Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) · Swiss tariff number · HS 5211.52
5211.52.00: 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 5211 Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200 g/m²
- 5211.20.00 bleached
- 5211.52.00 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill
What you pay
Importing into Switzerland
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
5211.52 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill
UK 8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 8.1% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 26% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Peru 11% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Japan 5.6% – 7.4% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 6.5% · 2× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Legal notes
Subheading note
1. For the purposes of subheadings 520942 and 521142, the expression ‘denim’ means fabrics of yarns of different colours, of 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including broken twill, warp faced, the warp yarns of which are of one and the same colour and the weft yarns of which are unbleached, bleached, dyed grey or coloured a lighter shade of the colour of the warp yarns.
In the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), 5211.52.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 5211.52, 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill.
The normal tariff rate is free.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%, the EU duty is 8%, the Türkiye duty is 8%, the US duty is 8.1%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 25%, the Brazil duty is 26%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is 11%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 5.6%–7.4%, the Taiwan duty is 10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 10% and the Nigeria duty is 35%.
Switzerland imported goods of subheading 5211.52 worth US$292k in 2024.
Questions and answers
What is the Switzerland import duty for Swiss tariff number 5211.52.00?
The normal tariff rate in the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) is free. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.