Code 5308 90 50 · Subheading 5308 90

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Paper yarn

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This code covers paper yarn. It is separate from yarn made from other vegetable textile fibres, ramie, coconut, hemp, flax, jute or other bast fibres, and cotton.

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Step 5 of 5 · Complete

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 53 Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and wove… 4 of 14 chapters in section XI
What is the item's material and form: flax, hemp, jute or another bast fibre, coconut, abaca, ramie or another plant-based textile fibre, or paper—and is it raw or prepared but not spun, yarn, or woven fabric?
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Step 3 · Heading 5308 Yarn of vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn (excl.… 7 of 10 headings under chapter 53
Is it coconut yarn, hemp yarn, or yarn of another vegetable textile fibre, excluding flax yarn, jute or other bast-fibre yarn covered by heading 5303, and cotton yarn?
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Step 4 · Subheading 5308 90 Yarn of vegetable textile fibres (excl. flax yarn, … 3 of 3 subheadings under heading 5308
Is it ramie yarn with a fineness of at least 277,8 decitex (<= 36 metric numbering), ramie yarn with a fineness of < 277,8 decitex (> 36 metric numbering), paper yarn, or other vegetable-fibre yarn excluding linen, jute or other bast-fibre yarn covered by heading 5303, coconut yarn, hemp yarn, paper yarn, ramie yarn and cotton yarn?
✓
Step 5 · Full code 5308 90 50 Paper yarn 3 of 4 codes under subheading 5308 90

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5308 90 50

Paper yarn

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Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra; San Marino; European Union; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); 41 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
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Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) and Ukraine.

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
- Movement certificate EUR.1
- Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
- Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
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EU tariff measure data version 2026-08-03-tullverket.

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53.08.9000

Other

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.

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5308 90 50 00

Paper yarn

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).

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5308 90 12 Ramie yarn, with a linear density of >= 277,8 decitex "<= MN 36" 4.0%
That code is for ramie yarn with a fineness of at least 277,8 decitex; this code is for paper yarn.
5308 90 90 Yarn of vegetable textile fibres (excl. flax yarn, yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading 5303, coconut "coir" yarn, hemp yarn, paper yarn, ramie yarn and cotton yarn) 3.8%
That code covers other vegetable-fibre yarn and specifically excludes paper yarn; this code is for paper yarn.
5311 00 90 Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn (excl. those of flax, jute, other textile bast fibres of heading 5303, ramie and cotton yarn) 5.8%
That code covers woven fabric of paper yarn, while this code covers the yarn itself.

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