Code 5509 12 00 · Subheading 5509 12
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This covers yarn containing at least 85% by weight of short nylon or other polyamide fibres. The yarn must be multifilament or cabled, and it must not be sewing thread or yarn in retail-packed presentations.
Official tariff text
Multiple "folded" or cabled yarn containing >= 85% nylon or other polyamide staple fibres by weight (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)
Classification complete
5509 12 00
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 55091200.
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.
55.09.1200
Multiple (folded) or cabled 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 12 00 00
Multiple (folded) or cabled 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.
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That code covers yarn with less than 85% short synthetic fibres in retail-packed presentations, whereas this code specifies at least 85% short nylon or other polyamide fibres and excludes retail-packed 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.
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