54078100
MAN-MADE FILAMENTS; STRIP AND THE LIKE OF MAN-MADE TEXTILE MATERIALS›Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading 5404
Unbleached or bleached
Standard EU duty
8%
VAT
23%
Additional duties / sanctions
0 rules
Docs required
22 docs
Y750C105X060X061X062X063+16
Standard rates
| Applies to | Type | Rate | Conditions | Regulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERGA OMNES | Third country duty | 8% | — | R1789/03 |
Preferences
ERGA OMNES 0%ERGA OMNES 0%ERGA OMNES 0%AD 0%AL 0%BA 0%CA 0%CA 0%CAMER 0%CARI 0%CH 0%CI 0%CL 0%CM 0%CO 0%DZ 0%EBA 0%EC 0%EEA 0%EG 0%EH 0%ESA 0%EUCA 0%FJ 0%FO 0%GB 0%GE 0%GH 0%GSP 6.4%GSP+ 0%IL 0%JO 0%JP 0%KE 0%KR 0%LB 0%LOMB 0%MA 0%MD 0%ME 0%MK 0%MX 0%NZ 0%PE 0%PG 0%PS 0%SADC EPA 0%SB 0%SG 0%SM 0%SWITZ 0%SY 0%TN 0%TR 0%UA 0%VN 0%WS 0%XC 0%XK 0%XL 0%XS 0%ZA 0%
Notes
TM5101. Customs duties shall be suspended in respect of goods intended for incorporation in the ships, boats or other vessels classified at the following CN codes 8901 10 10; 8901 20 10; 8901 30 10; 8901 90 10; 8902 00 10; 8903 91 10; 8903 92 10; 8904 00 10; 8904 00 91; 8905 10 10; 8905 90 10; 8906 10 00; 8906 90 10 for the purposes of their construction, repair, maintenance or conversion, and in respect of goods intended for fitting to or equipping such ships, boats or other vessels.2. Customs duties shall be suspended in respect of:(a) goods intended for incorporation in drilling or production platforms:(1) fixed, of subheading ex 8430 49, operating in or outside the territorial sea of Member States, or(2) floating or submersible, of subheading 8905 20, for the purposes of their construction, repair, maintenance or conversion, and in respect of goods intended for equipping the said platforms.(b) tubes, pipes, cables and their connection pieces, linking these drilling or production platforms to the mainland.
EU003According to The Special Provisions of Section II (A) (3) of the Preliminary Provisions of the Combined Nomenclature the suspension of customs duties for goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms shall be subject to conditions laid down in the relevant provisions of the European Union with a view to customs control of the use of such goods.
CD333The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 for parts, components and other goods of a kind to be incorporated in or used for aircraft and parts thereof in the course of their manufacture, repair, maintenance, rebuilding, modification or conversion is suspended.In order to benefit from the suspension, the declarant shall present to the customs authorities an Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1, as set out in Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012, or an equivalent certificate.The certificates which are deemed to be equivalent to Authorised Release Certificates are listed in Annex II to the Regulation (EU) 2018/1517.
CD605The benefit of this tariff quota is subject to the presentation of the outward processing authorisation, for the purpose of implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 32/2000, Annex II, footnote (1). This concerns goods resulting from processing work as provided for in the arrangements with Switzerland on processing traffic in textiles.
CD797A reference to Annex 5-A of Council Decision (EU) 2017/37 on the signing on behalf of the European Union of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part (OJ L 11) should be made on the commercial invoice or any other commercial document.
CD303The relief from or reduction of customs duties shall be subject to the specific request expressed by the declarant in box 44 "Additional information/Documents produced/Certificates and authorisations", of the Single Administrative Document (SAD)
TM904Preferences granted under the agreement between the European Union and Morocco in force from 19 July 2019.As of 3 October 2025, products originating in Western Sahara subject to controls by the customs authorities of the Kingdom of Morocco shall benefit from trade preferences under the terms of the new Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the EU and Morocco, The European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco have agreed to allow those products to be identified by reference to the region of origin to be included in the proof of origin and as provided for in Protocol 4.In view of the application of these measures, the origin certificates codes U179 and U180 must be declared.The country code to be entered in the origin declaration when these proofs of origin are used is “EH”.
CD727Eligibility to benefit from this preference is subject to the presentation of an origin declaration stating the European Union origin of the goods, in the context of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
CD906The list of non-eligible locations and their postal codes is available at the following address: http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs/technical-arrangement_postal-codes.pdf
CD500Eligibility to benefit from this preference is subject to the presentation of a proof of origin stating the community origin of the goods, in the context of the agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation.
Import controlIRR0267/12
Import control
IRR0267/12
Documents / references
Y750
Conditions
- Y060Other conditions: Y750— Import/export allowed after control
- Y099Other conditions: the condition is not fulfilled— Import/export not allowed after control
Notes
- TM01042Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (consolidated version)It shall be prohibited to purchase, import or transport from Iran, directly or indirectly, the goods and technology listed in Annex II whether the item concerned originates in Iran or not.
Export controlIRR0267/12
Export control
IRR0267/12
Documents / references
C105X060X061X062X063X064X065X066X067X068X070X071Y250Y251Y750
Conditions
- Y001Other conditions: Y250— Import/export allowed after control
- Y002Other conditions: Y251— Import/export allowed after control
- Y003Other conditions: C105— Import/export allowed after control
- Y005Other conditions: X060— Import/export allowed after control
- Y010Other conditions: X061— Import/export allowed after control
- Y015Other conditions: X062— Import/export allowed after control
- Y020Other conditions: X063— Import/export allowed after control
- Y025Other conditions: X064— Import/export allowed after control
- Y030Other conditions: X065— Import/export allowed after control
- Y035Other conditions: X066— Import/export allowed after control
- Y040Other conditions: X067— Import/export allowed after control
- Y045Other conditions: X068— Import/export allowed after control
- Y050Other conditions: X070— Import/export allowed after control
- Y055Other conditions: X071— Import/export allowed after control
- Y060Other conditions: Y750— Import/export allowed after control
- Y099Other conditions: the condition is not fulfilled— Import/export not allowed after control
Notes
- CD988A prior authorisation shall be required for the export, purchase or transport to Iran of the goods and technology listed in Annex II and VIIb (R267/2012).
- TM01044Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (consolidated version)1. Without prejudice to Article 1(b) of Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, the competent authorities may grant, under such terms and conditions as they deem appropriate, an authorisation for a transaction in relation to goods and technology referred to in Article 2(1) of this Regulation or assistance or brokering services referred to in Article 5(1), provided that:(a) the goods and technology, assistance or brokering services are for food, agricultural, medical or other humanitarian purposes; and(b) in those cases where the transaction concerns goods or technology contained in the Nuclear Suppliers Group or Missile Technology Control Regime lists, the Sanctions Committee has determined in advance and on a case-by-case basis that the transaction would clearly not contribute to the development of technologies in support of Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities, or to the development of nuclear weapon development delivery systems.2. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission, within four weeks, of authorisations granted under this Article.
Import prohibitionKPR0936/15
Import prohibition
KPR0936/15
Notes
- TM250These textile products may only be imported into the Union provided an annual quantitative limit is established in accordance with the appropriate procedure provided for in Article 30-32 (See Regulation (EU) 2015/936, OJ L 160, Article 3).
Restriction on entry into free circulationKPR1836/17
Restriction on entry into free circulation
KPR1836/17
Documents / references
Y084
Conditions
- Y010Other conditions: Y084— Import/export allowed after control
- Y999Other conditions: the condition is not fulfilled— Import/export not allowed after control
Notes
- TM880Goods from the Annex XIf of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 (Textiles)
- CD446By way of derogation from Article 16h of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509, the competent authorities of the Member States may authorise the import, purchase or transfer of textiles, provided that the Member State has obtained the advance approval of the Sanctions Committee on a case-by-case basis.
Import controlUAR0692/14
Import control
UAR0692/14
Documents / references
N954U045U078U079Y997
Conditions
- Y001Other conditions: Y997— Import allowed
- Y002Other conditions: U078— Import allowed
- Y003Other conditions: U079— Import allowed
- Y005Other conditions: N954— Import allowed
- Y007Other conditions: U045— Import allowed
- Y009Other conditions: the condition is not fulfilled— Import is not allowed
Notes
- CD967I. According to Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014, it shall be prohibited to import into European Union goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol.The prohibition shall not apply in respect of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part.II. According to the Council Regulation (EU) 692/2014, the export of goods and technologies suited for use in the sectors of transport; telecommunications; energy; prospection, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources is prohibited:(a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Crimea or Sevastopol, or(b) for use in Crimea or Sevastopol.
Import controlUAR0263/22
Import control
UAR0263/22
Documents / references
N954U045U078U079Y984
Conditions
- Y001Other conditions: Y984— Import/export allowed after control
- Y002Other conditions: N954— Import/export allowed after control
- Y005Other conditions: U045— Import/export allowed after control
- Y006Other conditions: U078— Import/export allowed after control
- Y007Other conditions: U079— Import/export allowed after control
- Y009Other conditions: the condition is not fulfilled— Import/export not allowed after control
Notes
- CD860According to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263 (OJ L42I, p. 77):I. It shall be prohibited to import into the European Union goods originating in non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts of Ukraine.The import prohibitions not apply in respect of: (a) the execution until 24 May 2022 of trade contracts concluded before 23 February 2022, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal person, entity or body seeking to perform the contract has notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established; (b) goods originating in the specified territories which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.II. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export goods and technology listed in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263: (a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in the specified territories, or (b) for use in the specified territories. Annex II shall include certain goods and technologies suited for use in the following key sectors: (i) transport;(ii) telecommunications;(iii) energy; (iv) the prospecting, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources. The prohibitions in point II above shall be without prejudice to the execution until 24 August 2022 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 23 February 2022, or from ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.
Value Added Tax (VAT)
V020Medical devices, as defined by the Act on Medical Devices of 20 May 2010, (Journal of Laws of 2019, item 175, 447, 534), released for free circulation on the territory of the Republic of Poland
8%V120For medical devices referred to in item 13 of Annex No. 3 to the Act in the wording applicable before the date of entry into force of the Act of 7 April 2022 on medical devices (Journal of Laws, item 974), the tax rate referred to in Art. 41 sec. 2 shall apply if, in accordance with: 1) Art. 120 sec. 4 of the regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC (Official Journal of the European Union L117 of 5 April 2017) or 2) Article 110 paragraph 4 of the regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices and repealing Directive 98/79/EC and Commission Decision 2010/227/EU (Official Journal of the European Union L117 of 5 April 2017) – these products have been placed on the market and are still being made available on the market or put into use.
8%V999Other
23%Codes in the same group
540710Woven fabrics obtained from high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides or of polyesters540720Woven fabrics obtained from strip or the like540730Fabrics specified in note|9|to Section|XI540741Other woven fabrics, containing 85|% or more by weight of filaments of nylon or other polyamides - Unbleached or bleached540742Dyed540743Of yarns of different colours540744Printed540751Other woven fabrics, containing 85|% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments - Unbleached or bleached
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Binding Tariff Information
BTI classification examples
DEgold910/24-1
Laminated textile for furniture upholstery
teksturowane włókna poliestroweGRI 1GRI 3bGRI 6
DEgold189/25-1
Laminated textile fabric with polyester face
poliestrowe włókna syntetyczneGRI 1GRI 3bGRI 6
PLgold4-000444
Polyester woven fabric for furniture upholstery
polyesterGRI 1GRI 6
DEgold546/23-1
Synthetic monofilament tree protection grid
przędze syntetyczne monofilamentoweGRI 1GRI 5bGRI 6
DEgold948/24-1
Laminated textile fabric for furniture upholstery
woven fabricGRI 1GRI 3bGRI 6
BTI (Binding Tariff Information) is an official EU customs decision confirming the classification of goods. Valid for 3 years, binding across all EU member states.
Classification scope and product features
CN code 540781 covers woven fabrics of synthetic yarn, unbleached or bleached, other, not classified under more specific codes of heading 5407. This heading covers fabrics of synthetic yarn other than nylon or polyester as the dominant component, such as fabrics of acrylic, polypropylene, aramid, or high-strength polyethylene fibres. These fabrics have wide industrial and technical applications. Classification requires confirmation that the fabric is made from continuous synthetic yarn, is unbleached or bleached, and does not qualify under more specific CN codes.
REACH, EU 1007/2011 and GPSR regulations
Synthetic fabrics imported into the EU are subject to REACH regarding chemical substances. Requirements depend on the polymer type and end use. Aramid fabrics for personal protective equipment applications are additionally subject to PPE regulation. Polypropylene fabrics for construction applications may be subject to CPR. EU 1007/2011 requires correct fibre naming. GPSR imposes general safety requirements.
Import and customs procedures
The customs declaration under CN code 540781 should include raw material composition with exact synthetic fibre type, area weight, weave, and width. Correct polymer identification is crucial for classification. Importers should check duty rates in TARIC. Autonomous duty suspensions may apply for fabrics with specialised industrial applications. Preferential rates are available under FTA agreements.
Unbleached synthetic fabrics in customs classification CN 5407 81
CN code 5407 81 covers unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of synthetic yarn containing less than 85% synthetic fibres mixed with cotton. These fabrics are at an early processing stage - they have not yet been dyed or printed. They are mainly used as semi-finished products for further textile processing. When filing a customs declaration, importers should document the fabric finishing state as it affects the correct tariff subheading.
Frequently asked questions
What synthetic fibres does code 540781 cover?
Code 540781 covers fabrics of synthetic fibres other than polyamide and polyester as the dominant component, including acrylic, polypropylene, aramid, UHMWPE, and other continuous synthetic fibres. It is a residual heading for fabrics not covered by more specific codes.
Do aramid fabrics for PPE require certification?
Yes, aramid fabrics used in personal protective equipment such as heat and flame protective clothing are subject to Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on PPE and require CE marking, EU declaration of conformity, and certification by a notified body.
Can duty suspensions apply to synthetic fabrics?
Yes, for fabrics with specialised industrial applications, such as aramid fabrics for ballistics or UHMWPE fabrics, autonomous duty suspensions established by EU Council regulation may apply. Current suspensions should be checked in TARIC.
What is the difference between unbleached and bleached CN 5407 81?
Unbleached fabrics retain the natural fibre colour, while bleached ones have undergone a bleaching process. Both categories fall under CN 5407 81. The difference is technological but does not affect the duty rate within this subheading.
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