Code 5509 11 00 · Subheading 5509 11
Final code reached
This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.
This covers single-threaded yarn containing >= 85% short fibres of nylon or other polyamides. It does not cover sewing thread or yarn in retail presentations.
For example
Official tariff text
Single yarn containing >= 85% nylon or other polyamide staple fibres by weight (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)
Classification complete
5509 11 00
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 55091100.
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; Belarus; Iran, Islamic Republic of; any country except Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
55.09.1100
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.
5509 11 00 00
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 single-threaded yarn containing >= 85% short regenerated fibres, while this code covers >= 85% short nylon or other polyamide fibres.
That code covers multi-threaded or cabled yarn containing >= 85% short regenerated fibres, while this code covers single-threaded yarn containing >= 85% short nylon or other polyamide fibres.
That code covers yarn containing >= 85% short synthetic fibres in retail presentations, while this code excludes yarn in retail presentations.
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.
Create a free account to keep the customs codes you care about in one place, and come back to them whenever you need them.