Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan · CCC code · HS 5603.12
5603.12.10.00: Synthetic filament nonwovens 25-70 g/m²: For insulating use only
Synthetic filament nonwovens 25-70 g/m²
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan, in force from 24 April 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026
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Importing into Taiwan
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Same subheading in other tariffs
5603.12 Weighing more than 25 g/m2 but not more than 70 g/m2
UK 4% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
EU 4.3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 4.3% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 25% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil Free – 26% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 21% 
Argentina Free – 18% General (MFN) 23 tariff lines · average 17.2% 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free – 4.3% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 3.6% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 4.3% – 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 7.2% 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan lines: 5603.12
Binding rulings for similar goods
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.
- N346196 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of four laminated nonwoven fabrics from India
- N303474 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of baby wipes from China
- 600013924 HMRC
A fabric of 1m x 1.5m dimensions made of nonwoven spunbonded polypropylene. It is used in gardens for weed control. Packed in plastic bags with card headers for transport and storage.
- 600013664 HMRC
spunbonded polypropylene fabric Use: act as a weed suppression in a variety of applications - for example in flower beds / under chipped bark. It is designed to be used for domestic applications Packaging: rolled around a cardboard core & shrink-wrapped with plastic film
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) wadding, felt or nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with substances or preparations (for example, perfumes or cosmetics of Chapter 33, soaps or detergents of heading 3401, polishes, creams or similar preparations of heading 3405, fabric softeners of heading 3809), where the textile material is present merely as a carrying medium;
(b) textile products of heading 5811;
(c) natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading 6805);
(d) agglomerated or reconstituted mica, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading 6814);
(e) metal foil on a backing of felt or nonwovens (generally, Section XIV or XV); or
(f) sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers) and napkin liners and similar articles of heading 9619.
2. The term ‘felt’ includes needleloom felt and fabrics consisting of a web of textile fibres the cohesion of which has been enhanced by a stitch-bonding process using fibres from the web itself.
3. Headings 5602 and 5603 cover, respectively, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, whatever the nature of these materials (compact or cellular).
Heading 5603 also includes nonwovens in which plastics or rubber forms the bonding substance.
Headings 5602 and 5603 do not, however, cover:
(a) felt impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, containing 50 % or less by weight of textile material or felt completely embedded in plastics or rubber (Chapter 39 or 40);
(b) nonwovens, either completely embedded in plastics or rubber, or entirely coated or covered on both sides with such materials, provided that such coating or covering can be seen with the naked eye with no account being taken of any resulting change of colour (Chapter 39 or 40); or
(c) plates, sheets or strip of cellular plastics or cellular rubber combined with felt or nonwovens, where the textile material is present merely for reinforcing purposes (Chapter 39 or 40).
4. Heading 5604 does not cover textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, in which the impregnation, coating or covering cannot be seen with the naked eye (usually Chapters 50 to 55); for the purpose of this provision, no account should be taken of any resulting change of colour.
Additional note
1. Subheadings 56031420 and 56039420 cover needle-punched sheet, of a weight not exceeding 400 g/m2, of a thickness exceeding 0,5 mm but not exceeding 1,8 mm, impregnated with binders, containing less than 10 % of glass by weight, in rolls of a diameter from 100 cm to 130 cm and of a width from 95 cm to 120 cm.
In the Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan, 5603.12.10.00 is one of 2 lines under subheading 5603.12, weighing more than 25 g/m2 but not more than 70 g/m2.
The column 1 rate is free, and quantities are declared in KGM.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 4%, the EU duty is 4.3%, the Türkiye duty is 4.3%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 25%, the Brazil duty is 0%–26%, the Argentina duty is 0%–18%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 0%–4.3%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 4.3%–10% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
Taiwan imported goods of subheading 5603.12 worth US$17m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the Taiwan import duty for CCC code 5603.12.10.00?
The column 1 rate in the Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan is free; the supplementary unit is KGM. 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.
Where does Taiwan import these goods from?
For subheading 5603.12 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$13m), followed by Japan.