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Code 5208 22 96 · Subheading 5208 22

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Bleached plain-weave cotton fabric, at least 85% cotton, over 130 g/m² but not over 200 g/m², width not over 165 cm

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.

This code covers bleached, plain-weave fabric made with at least 85% cotton. It weighs over 130 g/m² but not over 200 g/m² and has a width not over 165 cm.

For example

  • Bleached plain-weave cotton fabric, 85% cotton, weighing 150 g/m² and 150 cm wide
  • Bleached plain-weave cotton fabric, 100% cotton, weighing 180 g/m² and 165 cm wide
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Official tariff text

Plain woven fabrics of cotton, containing >= 85% cotton by weight and weighing > 130 g to 200 g/m², bleached, with a width of <= 165 cm

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5208 22 96

Bleached plain-weave cotton fabric, at least 85% cotton, over 130 g/m² but not over 200 g/m², width not over 165 cm

The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 52082296.

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Trade measures to be aware of

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.

  • Lower duty for goods from some countries

    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 database

  • A limited quantity at a lower rate

    A 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.

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  • Restrictions and paperwork

    Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea); Ukraine; Belarus; any country.

    Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:

    • Derogation from import prohibition by virtue of Article 16i (1) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
    • Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
    • Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
    • Movement certificate EUR.1
    • Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
    • Textile products: import licence
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EU tariff measure data version 2026-08-03-tullverket.

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

  • 52.08.2200

    Plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m²

    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.

  • 5208 22 96 00

    Not exceeding 165 cm

    Ordinary duty
    8.0%
    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. 9, 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).

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