Rubber thread and cord, textile covered
The origin of goods determines the duty rate applicable on import into the European Union. Depending on the country of manufacture and the applicable trade agreement, the rate may differ significantly from the MFN (Most Favoured Nation) rate. Proving preferential origin allows importers to benefit from reduced or zero duties under EU free trade agreements.
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Rubber thread and cord, textile covered
ex5604(a): Manufacture from rubber thread or covered cord; ex5604(b): impregnation/coating of textile yarn
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
Twisting combined with any mechanical operation.
Spinning of natural or man-made staple fibres or extrusion of man-made filament yarn, in each case accompanied by weaving.
Weaving accompanied by dyeing or by coating.
Yarn dyeing accompanied by weaving.
Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling), provided that the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the good.
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
Algeria
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
Australia
The good has a Regional Value Content (RVC) as calculated under Article 4 of the Origin Reference Document of not less than 40%, whether using the build-up method or build-down method (RVC40).
CC: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 2-digit level (chapter).
Caribbean Forum countries (15 states incl. Dominican Republic)
Manufacture from: - natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Caribbean Forum countries (15 states incl. Dominican Republic)
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Cameroon
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Cameroon
Manufacture from: - natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise processed 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.
Canada
Production from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Canada
Spinning of natural fibres or extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by spinning.
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
Manufacture from: - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Chile
Manufacture from: - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Chile
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Colombia, Peru, Ecuador
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Colombia, Peru, Ecuador
Manufacture from: - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Cote d'Ivoire
Manufacture from: - natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Cote d'Ivoire
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Kenya, Rwanda (others pending ratification)
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Kenya, Rwanda (others pending ratification)
Extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by spinning or spinning of natural fibres For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 6.
Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, Zimbabwe
Manufacture from: - natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning, - chemical materials, - textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, Zimbabwe
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Egypt
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Egypt
Manufacture from: - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Faroe Islands
Manufacture from: - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Faroe Islands
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Georgia
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Georgia
Manufacture from: - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Ghana
Manufacture from: - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper‐making materials.
Ghana
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Israel
Manufacture from: - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Israel
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Japan
Spinning of natural fibres.
Extrusion of man-made fibres combined with spinning.
Twisting combined with any mechanical operation.
Jordan
Manufacture from: - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Jordan
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Kenya
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Kenya
Extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by spinning or spinning of natural fibres For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 6.
Lebanon
Manufacture from: - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Lebanon
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Mexico
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Mexico
Manufacture from: - 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 rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Moldova
Manufacture from: - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Morocco
Manufacture from: - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Morocco
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
New Zealand
CC: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 2-digit level (chapter).
The good has a Regional Value Content (RVC) as calculated under Article 4 of the Origin Reference Document of not less than 40%, whether using the build-up method or build-down method (RVC40).
Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands
Manufacture from: - natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Palestine
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Palestine
Manufacture from: - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning, - chemical materials or textile pulp, or - paper-making materials.
Singapore
Manufacture from: natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning, chemical materials or textile pulp, or paper-making materials.
Singapore
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
South Korea
Manufacture from: - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed 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 Korea
Manufacture from: - coir yarn, - natural fibres, - 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 rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Mozambique
Manufacture from: - natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise processed 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.
Switzerland
Spinning of natural fibres.
Extrusion of man-made fibres combined with spinning.
Twisting combined with any mechanical operation. For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 6.
Switzerland
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Tunisia
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Tunisia
Manufacture from: - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed 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.
Turkey
Spinning of natural fibres.
Extrusion of man-made fibres combined with spinning.
Twisting combined with any mechanical operation.
United Kingdom
Spinning of natural fibres.
Extrusion of man-made fibres combined with spinning.
Twisting combined with any mechanical operation.
Ukraine
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Ukraine
Manufacture from: - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed 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.
Vietnam
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Vietnam
Extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by spinning or spinning of natural fibres.
Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered.
Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein
Spinning of natural fibres.
Extrusion of man-made fibres combined with spinning.
Twisting combined with any mechanical operation. For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 6.
Spinning of natural or man-made staple fibres or extrusion of man-made filament yarn, in each case accompanied by weaving.
Weaving accompanied by dyeing or by coating.
Yarn dyeing accompanied by weaving.
Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling), provided that the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the good.
Spinning of natural or man-made staple fibres or extrusion of man-made filament yarn, in each case accompanied by weaving.
Weaving accompanied by dyeing or by coating.
Yarn dyeing accompanied by weaving.
Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling), provided that the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the good.
Spinning of natural or man-made staple fibres or extrusion of man-made filament yarn, in each case accompanied by weaving.
Weaving accompanied by dyeing or by coating.
Yarn dyeing accompanied by weaving.
Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling), provided that the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the good.
Spinning of natural or man-made staple fibres or extrusion of man-made filament yarn, in each case accompanied by weaving.
Weaving accompanied by dyeing or by coating.
Yarn dyeing accompanied by weaving.
Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling), provided that the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the good.
The EU imported 192 M€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.
EU Imports
192 M€
EU Exports
414 M€
Balance
221 M€
Top supplying countries (extra-EU)