Code 5514 12 00 · Subheading 5514 12
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This covers woven twill fabric mainly containing short polyester fibres, under 85% by weight, mixed mainly or only with cotton. The fabric must weigh over 170 g/m², have 3 or 4 twill constructions including derived constructions, and be unbleached or bleached.
For example
Official tariff text
Woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 85% polyester staple fibres by weight, mixed principally or solely with cotton and weighing > 170 g/m², in three-thread or four-thread twill, incl. cross twill, unbleached or bleached
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5514 12 00
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 55141200.
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.
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; any country.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
55.14.1200
3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres
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.
5514 12 00 00
3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
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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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It covers the same type of unbleached or bleached polyester-cotton twill fabric with 3 or 4 constructions, but weighing 170 g/m² or less instead of over 170 g/m².
It covers polyester-cotton twill fabric with 3 or 4 constructions that is coloured and weighs 170 g/m² or less, rather than being unbleached or bleached and over 170 g/m².
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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