Code 5205 48 00 · Subheading 5205 48
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This code covers multi-ply or cabled yarn made from combed cotton fibres, with a cotton content of at least 85% by weight. The fineness is less than 83.33 decitex per thread, corresponding to over 120 metric number per thread; it is not sewing thread and is not in retail packaging.
For example
Official tariff text
Multiple "folded" or cabled cotton yarn, of combed fibres, containing >= 85% cotton by weight and with a linear density of < 83,33 decitex "> MN 120" per single yarn (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)
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5205 48 00
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 52054800.
Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra; San Marino; Türkiye; European Union; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; 52 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databaseA tariff quota is recorded for this code. This does not say whether any of the quota is still available. It covers goods originating in any country; Korea, Republic of (South Korea).
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databaseImport restrictions are recorded for goods originating in North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea), Ukraine and Belarus.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
52.05.4800
Measuring per single yarn less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number per single yarn)
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
5205 48 00 00
Measuring per single yarn less than 83,33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number per single yarn)
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
Before you use the code
The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.
Worth comparing
Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
That code covers predominantly uncombed cotton yarn with fineness less than 125 decitex per thread, while this code covers combed cotton fibres and less than 83.33 decitex per thread.
That code covers predominantly combed-cotton yarn with fineness of at least 714.29 decitex per thread, whereas this code specifies less than 83.33 decitex per thread.
That code covers predominantly combed-cotton yarn with fineness less than 125 decitex per thread, while this code specifies at least 85% cotton and less than 83.33 decitex per thread.
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.
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