UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 5007.20
5007 20 51 90: Unbleached, scoured or bleached: other
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 5007 Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste
- 5007 20 00 00 Other fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of silk or of silk waste other than noil silk
- Other
- Other
- 5007 20 51 00 Unbleached, scoured or bleached
- 5007 20 51 90 Other
What you pay
Importing into UK
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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- 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 controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y084 Derogation from import prohibition by virtue of Article 16i (1) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 6% |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 4.8% |
Footnotes
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
UK: imports by month · HS 5007.20
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £4.4m | 38.7% | +11.5% |
 China | £3.4m | 29.5% | +16.8% |
 India | £2.6m | 22.7% | +12% |
 France | £446k | 3.9% | +1.9% |
 South Korea | £170k | 1.5% | -8.5% |
 Thailand | £116k | 1% | +36.6% |
 United States | £90k | 0.8% | +234.8% |
| United Kingdom | £50k | 0.4% | -52% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 5.3% – 7.5% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 7% 
Türkiye 5.3% – 7.5% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 7% USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 25% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 26% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 18% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 10% – 12.5% Third-country duty 15 tariff lines · average 10.2% 
Taiwan 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free – 6% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 0.6% 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 5007.20
- 5007 20 11 10Unbleached, scoured or bleached: manufactured on handlooms
- 5007 20 11 90Unbleached, scoured or bleached: other
- 5007 20 19 10Other fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of silk: crêpes, other, manufactured on handlooms
- 5007 20 19 90Other fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of silk: crêpes, other, other
- 5007 20 21 10Plain-woven, unbleached or not further processed than: manufactured on handlooms
- 5007 20 21 90Plain-woven, unbleached or not further processed than: other
- 5007 20 31 20Pongee, habutai, honan, shantung, corah and similar: other, plain-woven, manufactured on handlooms
- 5007 20 31 80Pongee, habutai, honan, shantung, corah and similar: other, plain-woven, other
- 5007 20 39 20Pongee, habutai, honan, shantung, corah and similar: other, other, manufactured on handlooms
- 5007 20 39 80Pongee, habutai, honan, shantung, corah and similar: other, other, other
- 5007 20 41 10Diaphanous fabrics (open weave): manufactured on handlooms
- 5007 20 41 90Diaphanous fabrics (open weave): other
- 5007 20 51 10Unbleached, scoured or bleached: manufactured on handlooms
- 5007 20 51 90Unbleached, scoured or bleached: other
- 5007 20 59 10Other fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of silk: other, other, dyed, manufactured on handlooms
- 5007 20 59 90Other fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of silk: other, other, dyed, other
- 5007 20 60 10Of yarns of different colours: manufactured on handlooms
- 5007 20 60 90Of yarns of different colours: other
- 5007 20 71 10Other fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of silk: other, other, printed, manufactured on handlooms
- 5007 20 71 90Other fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of silk: other, other, printed, other
Commodity code 5007 20 51 90 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 5007.20 (other fabrics, containing 85 % or more by weight of silk or of silk waste other…).
The third-country duty is 6%, and quantities are declared in m².
173 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 6%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of goods of subheading 5007.20 into the UK came to £11.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 13% on the year before); Italy supplied 39%, followed by China.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 5.3%–7.5%, the Türkiye duty is 5.3%–7.5%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 25%, the Brazil duty is 26%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 10%–12.5%, the Taiwan duty is 10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–6% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 5007.20 worth US$11m in 2024; the largest supplier was Italy.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 5007 20 51 90?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 6%; the supplementary unit is m². Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 5007 20 51 90?
174 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 173 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and DCTS Enhanced and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 5007 20 51 90?
Additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 5007.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Italy (US$4m), followed by China.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.