UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 5607.90
5607 90 90 20: Of flax or ramie
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 5607 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics
- 5607 90 00 00 Other
- 5607 90 90 00 Other
- 5607 90 90 20 Of flax or ramie
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
- 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)
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
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) | — | 8% |
| 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 | 6.4% |
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 5607.90
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £2.4m | 48.6% | +19.1% |
 United States | £519k | 10.3% | +82.4% |
 Taiwan | £470k | 9.3% | +390.5% |
 India | £213k | 4.2% | -24.3% |
 France | £160k | 3.2% | +38.2% |
 Netherlands | £141k | 2.8% | +18.1% |
 Philippines | £136k | 2.7% | -33.1% |
 Italy | £123k | 2.4% | -13.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
5607.90 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited: other
EU 6% – 8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 7% 
Türkiye 6% – 8% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 7% USA Free – 6.3% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 1.9% 
Canada Free – 10% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 6.7% 
Mexico 25% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Brazil Free – 16.2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 10.8% 
Argentina Free – 18% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 14.4% 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan Free – 2.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% Taiwan 6.8% – 10% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 9.2% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 5607.90
- 5607 90 20 10Of abaca (manila hemp or musa textilis nee) or other hard (leaf) fibres
- 5607 90 20 20Of jute or other textile bast fibres of heading 5303
- 5607 90 90 10Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited: other, other, of true hemp
- 5607 90 90 20Of flax or ramie
- 5607 90 90 90Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited: other, other, other
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.
- N319238 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of craft kits from China
- N288374 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of two woven ribbons and one cord from Taiwan
- N276634 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of assorted ribbons from Taiwan
- 600013921 HMRC
Jute Twine. Made from 100% Jute fibres. Ideal for garden tasks, DIY, tying, craft decoration and many others. A two-ply twine of forest green, 80m in length approximately. The twine is not coated with any solutions. Sealed poly wrapping for retail, but, mainly wholesale.
- 600010437 HMRC
Silk braided suture. Material: Filaments of silk that may be treated with beeswax or silicone Construction: Filaments braided round a central core of twisted silk Colour: Logwood black or natural white Supplied on reels
Legal notes
In the UK Global Tariff, 5607 90 90 20 is one of 5 lines under subheading 5607.90, twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited: other.
The third-country duty is 8%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 8%; 173 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported goods of subheading 5607.90 worth £5m (up 3% on the year before), at an average of £3.76 per kg; China supplied 49%, followed by United States.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 6%–8%, the Türkiye duty is 6%–8%, the US duty is 0%–6.3%, the Canada duty is 0%–10%, the Mexico duty is 25%, the Brazil duty is 0%–16.2%, the Argentina duty is 0%–18%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 0%–2.5%, the Taiwan duty is 6.8%–10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 5607.90 worth US$5m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 5607 90 90 20?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 8%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 5607 90 90 20?
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.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 5607.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$2m).
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.