1. 0155Man-made staple fibres
  2. 025503Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning
UK commodity code
5503200000
Of polyesters
Rates updated· Source: GOV.UK Trade Tariff API v2 (Open Government Licence v3)
Duty rate (MFN)
0.00 %
VAT
20.00 %

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Preferential rates by trading partner

The MFN rate above is what applies by default. If your goods qualify for one of the UK's trade agreements or schemes, a lower rate may apply instead.

See all 56 preferential rates
PartnerRateBasis
Albania0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Andorra0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Australia0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Cameroon0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Canada0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
CARIFORUM0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Central America0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Ceuta0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Chile0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Colombia0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
CPTPP All Members excluding Canada0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) - Comprehensive Preferences0.00 %GSP duty rate without conditions or limits
Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) - Enhanced Preferences0.00 %GSP duty rate without conditions or limits
Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) - Standard Preferences0.00 %GSP duty rate without conditions or limits
Eastern and Southern Africa States0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Ecuador0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Egypt0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
European Union0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Faroe Islands0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Fiji0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Georgia0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Ghana0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Iceland0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
India0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Israel0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Ivory Coast0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Japan0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Jordan0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Kenya0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Kosovo0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Lebanon0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Liechtenstein0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Melilla0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Mexico0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Moldova0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Morocco0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
New Zealand0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
North Macedonia0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Norway0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Palestine0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Papua New Guinea0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Peru0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
SADC EPA0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Samoa0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
San Marino0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Serbia0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Singapore0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Solomon Islands0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
South Africa0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
South Korea0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Switzerland0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Tunisia0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Turkey0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Ukraine0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)
Vietnam0.00 %Preferential duty rate without conditions or limits (including ceilings)

Import & export controls

  • Airworthiness tariff suspension
    ERGA OMNES — 0.00 %
  • Import control on restricted goods and technologies
    Iran
  • Import prohibition
    North Korea
  • Restriction on entry into free circulation
    North Korea
  • Import control on restricted goods and technologies
    North Korea
  • Restriction on entry into free circulation
    Ukraine
  • Export authorization (Dual use)
    ERGA OMNES
  • Export control on restricted goods and technologies
    Iran
  • Export control on restricted goods and technologies
    North Korea
  • Restriction on export
    Russia
  • Export control
    Russia
  • Export control
    Ukraine

Matching US HTS codes

Sharing the 6-digit HS root 550320.

5503200015Bi-component fibers having an outer copolymer sheath that melts at a lower temperature than the core, of a kind used for bonding fibers together5503200025Measuring less than 3.3 decitex5503200045Measuring 3.3 decitex or more but less than 13.2 decitex5503200065Measuring 13.2 decitex or more

Related codes

Other codes at this level
5503110000Of nylon or other polyamides
5503300000Acrylic or modacrylic5503400000Of polypropylene
5503900000Other