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HS heading: 5205

Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale

CN hierarchy: 52

Looked up in CN 2026: you searched for a CN code, so the description above is the nomenclature’s own – not a reading of your goods.

EUDR
Out of scope of EUDR
Duty
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Suggested classification

Chapter 52 — Chapter 52 - cotton

EU Cellar CN2026 · Updated 2026-05-13 14:50

5205 Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale

Why this?
  • SECTION_NOTE_XI_1 Section note

    This section does not cover:(

    • a) animal brush-making bristles or hair (heading 502); horsehair or horsehair waste (heading 511);(
    • b) human hair or articles of human hair (heading 501, 6703 or 6704), except filtering or straining cloth of a kind commonly used in oil-presses or the like (heading 5911);(
    • c) cotton linters or other vegetable materials of Chapter 14;(
    • d) asbestos of heading 2524 or articles of asbestos or other products of heading 6812 or 6813;(
    • e) articles of heading 3005 or 3006; yarn used to clean between the teeth (dental floss), in individual retail packages, of heading 3306;(
    • f) sensitised textiles of headings 3701 to 3704;(
    • g) monofilament of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm or strip or the like (for example, artificial straw) of an apparent width exceeding 5 mm, of plastics (Chapter 39), or plaits or fabrics or other basketware or wickerwork of such monofilament or strip (Chapter 46);(
    • h) woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics, felt or nonwovens, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, or articles thereof, of Chapter 39;(
    • ij) woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics, felt or nonwovens, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, or articles thereof, of Chapter 40;(
    • k) hides or skins with their hair or wool on (Chapter 41 or 43) or articles of furskin, artificial fur or articles thereof, of heading 4303 or 4304;(
    • l) articles of textile materials of heading 4201 or 4202;(
    • m) products or articles of Chapter 48 (for example, cellulose wadding);(
    • n) footwear or parts of footwear, gaiters or leggings or similar articles of Chapter 64;(
    • o) hairnets or other headgear or parts thereof of Chapter 65;(
    • p) goods of Chapter 67;(
    • q) abrasive-coated textile material (heading 6805) and also carbon fibres or articles of carbon fibres of heading 6815;(
    • r) glass fibres or articles of glass fibres, other than embroidery with glass thread on a visible ground of fabric (Chapter 70);(
    • s) articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, bedding, luminaires and lighting fittings);(
    • t) articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports requisites and nets);(
    • u) articles of Chapter 96 (for example, brushes, travel sets for sewing, slide fasteners, typewriter ribbons, sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers) and napkin liners); or(
    • v) articles of Chapter 97.
    EUR-Lex 02025R1926-20260101
  • SECTION_NOTE_XI_10 Section note

    10Elastic products consisting of textile materials combined with rubber threads are classified in this section.

    EUR-Lex 02025R1926-20260101
  • SECTION_NOTE_XI_11 Section note

    11For the purposes of this section, the expression impregnated includes dipped.

    EUR-Lex 02025R1926-20260101

EUDR status

CN not in Annex I

Out of scope of EUDR
This CN code is not in any of the seven EUDR commodity scopes (Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115). No Due Diligence Statement is required.

Duties and restrictions

Tullverket 2026-05-01

Third-country duty
Duty rate unknown — verify in Tulltaxan

The duty rate could not be determined automatically. Look up in Tulltaxan ↗

Tariff preferences
Tullverket
  • EU–Canada agreement: re-imported goods 1006 0.0 %
    Tariff preference
    FN CD727
  • GSP – general arrangement 2020 3.2 %
    Tariff preference
  • GSP – general arrangement 2020 3.2 %
    Tariff preference
Anti-dumping
TARIC
No anti-dumping in force
Other restrictions
TARIC
No other restrictions registered
VAT
Skatteverket
25 % standard import VAT into Sweden
You will not pay this at the border if your business is VAT-registered in Sweden. You self-assess and deduct import VAT in your VAT return to Skatteverket — typically boxes 50, 60 and 48. The rule applies from 2015-01-01.

Taxable amount = customs value + duty + other taxes and charges levied at import. Private individuals and non-VAT-registered businesses pay import VAT to Tullverket at clearance. VAT on imports (Skatteverket) ›

25 % import VAT collected at the border (if the business is not VAT-registered).

Source: Tullverket Tulltaxan, 93 measures in force.

What do I do now?

No EUDR obligations

No EUDR obligations — here is how to declare

You may still want a Binding Tariff Information (BTI) for the customs declaration.

  1. Customs declaration

    Declare yourself in Tullverket’s e-service or through a broker/forwarder. Enter CN code 5205 and the duty rate above.

    Importing goods (Tullverket) ›
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