Code 5601 21 90 · Subheading 5601 21
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This code covers non-hygroscopic cotton wadding and articles made from it. It excludes sanitary articles such as sanitary pads, tampons, infant nappies and nappy inserts, as well as pharmaceutical, medical, retail-packed medical-use, perfumed, cosmetic, soap or cleaning-product treated or coated wadding and articles.
For example
Official tariff text
Wadding of non-absorbent cotton and articles thereof (excl. sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles, wadding and articles thereof, impregnated or covered with medicated substances or put up for retail for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes, or impregnated, coated or covered with perfumes, make-up, soaps, cleansing agents, etc.)
Classification complete
5601 21 90
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 56012190.
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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; 51 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 databaseImport restrictions are recorded for goods originating in North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea), Ukraine, Belarus and Russian Federation.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
56.01.2100
Of cotton
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.
5601 21 90 00
Other
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).
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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Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
That code covers wadding of hygroscopic cotton, while this code covers non-hygroscopic cotton wadding.
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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