Code 5004 00 · Heading 5004

Natural silk yarn, excluding waste silk yarn and retail presentations

This covers yarn made from natural silk, except yarn made from natural-silk waste and yarn in retail presentations. The child split depends on whether the yarn is unbleached, boiled or bleached.

For example

Natural silk yarn, unbleached, not made from silk waste and not in a retail presentation
Natural silk yarn, bleached, not made from silk waste and not in a retail presentation

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Official tariff text

Silk yarn (excl. that spun from silk waste and that put up for retail sale)

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Step 4 of 4

Step 1 · Section XI Textiles and textile articles
Which named textile group best describes the product: natural silk; wool or fine or coarse animal hair; cotton; other vegetable textile fibres or paper yarn; continuous or short synthetic fibres; wadding, felt or nonwovens; floor coverings; special woven or tufted fabrics, lace, tapestries, trimmings or embroidery; coated or laminated fabric or technical textile goods; knitted fabric; knitted clothing; non-knitted clothing; or other made-up textile goods?
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Step 2 · Chapter 50 Silk 1 of 14 chapters in section XI
Which item is it: a cocoon suitable for reeling; raw or only slightly twisted natural silk; natural-silk waste, including cocoons unsuitable for reeling and yarn waste; natural-silk yarn; yarn made from natural-silk waste; natural-silk or natural-silk-waste yarn in retail packaging or fishgut; or woven fabric of natural silk or natural-silk waste?
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Step 3 · Heading 5004 Garn af natursilke (undtagen garn af affald af natu… 4 of 7 headings under chapter 50
Is it natural silk yarn that is not made from natural-silk waste and is not presented for retail sale?
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Step 4 · Subheading 5004 00 Silk yarn (excl. that spun from silk waste and that… 1 of 1 subheading under heading 5004
Is the natural silk yarn unbleached, boiled or bleached?

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Export to Norway

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50.04.0000

Silk yarn (other than yarn spun from silk waste) not put up for retail sale.

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

All 3 UK lines under this code

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Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.