Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste, put up for retail sale; silk-worm gut.
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Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste, put up for retail sale; silk-worm gut.
As specified for split headings
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
Spinning of natural fibres.
Extrusion of man-made continuous filament combined with spinning.
Extrusion of man-made continuous filament combined with twisting.
Twisting combined with any mechanical operation.
Spinning from natural/man-made staple fibres or extrusion of filament
Spinning of natural fibres, or extrusion of man-made fibres, accompanied by spinning
Algeria
Spinning of natural fibres, or extrusion of man-made fibres, accompanied by spinning
Australia
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading).
Caribbean Forum countries (15 states incl. Dominican Republic)
Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product.
Caribbean Forum countries (15 states incl. Dominican Republic)
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Cameroon
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
Cameroon
Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product.
Canada
Spinning of natural fibres or extrusion of man-made fibres, accompanied by spinning or twisting.
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Chile
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Chile
Manufacture from : - raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Colombia, Peru, Ecuador
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Colombia, Peru, Ecuador
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Cote d'Ivoire
Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product.
Cote d'Ivoire
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Kenya, Rwanda (others pending ratification)
Spinning of natural fibres or extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by spinning or Twisting For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 6.
Kenya, Rwanda (others pending ratification)
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, Zimbabwe
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials, or - textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, Zimbabwe
Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product.
Egypt
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Egypt
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Faroe Islands
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Faroe Islands
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Georgia
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Georgia
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Ghana
Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product.
Ghana
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper‐making materials.
Israel
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Israel
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Japan
Spinning of natural fibres.
Extrusion of man-made continuous filament combined with spinning.
Extrusion of man-made continuous filament combined with twisting.
Twisting combined with any mechanical operation.
Japan
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading).
Jordan
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Jordan
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Kenya
Spinning of natural fibres or extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by spinning or Twisting For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 6.
Kenya
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Lebanon
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Mexico
Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product.
Mexico
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see introductory note 5.
Moldova
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Moldova
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Morocco
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Morocco
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
New Zealand
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading).
The good has a Regional Value Content (RVC) as calculated under Article 4 of the Origin Reference Document of not less than 40 except from headings 50.04 or 50.05%, whether using the build-up method or build-down method (RVC40 except from headings 50.04 or 50.05).
Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands
Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product.
Palestine
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Palestine
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Singapore
Spinning of natural fibres or extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by spinning or twisting.
Singapore
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
South Korea
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
South Korea
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Mozambique
Manufacture from - raw silk or silk waste carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Mozambique
Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product.
Switzerland
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Switzerland
Spinning of natural fibres.
Extrusion of man-made continuous filament combined with spinning.
Extrusion of man-made continuous filament combined with twisting.
Twisting combined with any mechanical operation. For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 6.
Tunisia
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
Tunisia
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Turkey
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading).
Turkey
Spinning of natural fibres.
Extrusion of man-made continuous filament combined with spinning.
Extrusion of man-made continuous filament combined with twisting.
Twisting combined with any mechanical operation.
United Kingdom
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading).
United Kingdom
Spinning of natural fibres.
Extrusion of man-made continuous filament combined with spinning.
Extrusion of man-made continuous filament combined with twisting.
Twisting combined with any mechanical operation.
Ukraine
Manufacture from: - raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - other natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
Ukraine
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Vietnam
Spinning of natural fibres or extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by spinning or twisting.
Vietnam
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein
Spinning of natural fibres.
Extrusion of man-made continuous filament combined with spinning.
Extrusion of man-made continuous filament combined with twisting.
Twisting combined with any mechanical operation. For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 6.
Spinning from natural/man-made staple fibres or extrusion of filament
Spinning from natural/man-made staple fibres or extrusion of filament
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the good.
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the good.
The EU imported 5 M€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with Japan as the main supplier.
EU Imports
5 M€
EU Exports
7 M€
Balance
2 M€
Top supplying countries (extra-EU)