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CN 5205

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

30 lines EU TARIC, EU Combined Nomenclature (CN) & TARIC – extraction 01-10-2026

CodeDescriptionUnitThird-country dutySource
Single yarn, of uncombed fibres
5205 11 00 00Measuring 714,29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number)4%TARIC
5205 12 00 00Measuring less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number)4%TARIC
5205 13 00 00Measuring less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number)4%TARIC
5205 14 00 00Measuring less than 192,31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number)4%TARIC
5205 15Measuring less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number)TARIC
5205 15 10 00Measuring less than 125 decitex but not less than 83,33 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number but not exceeding 120 metric number)4.4%TARIC
5205 15 90 00Measuring less than 83,33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number)4%TARIC
Single yarn, of combed fibres
5205 21 00 00Measuring 714,29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number)4%TARIC
5205 22 00 00Measuring less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number)4%TARIC
5205 23 00 00Measuring less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number)4%TARIC
5205 24 00 00Measuring less than 192,31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number)4%TARIC
5205 26Measuring less than 125 decitex but not less than 106,38 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number but not exceeding 94 metric number)TARIC
5205 26 00 10Raw white single cotton yarn - with an average fibre length of 36,5 mm or more, - produced through the compact ring spinning process with pneumatic compression, - with a tear strength of 26,5 cN/tex or more (according to ISO 2062:2009, at a speed of 5 000 mm/min)4%TARIC
5205 26 00 90Other4%TARIC
5205 27Measuring less than 106,38 decitex but not less than 83,33 decitex (exceeding 94 metric number but not exceeding 120 metric number)TARIC
5205 27 00 10Raw white single cotton yarn - with an average fibre length of 36,5 mm or more, - produced through the compact ring spinning process with pneumatic compression, - with a tear strength of 26,5 cN/tex or more (according to ISO 2062:2009, at a speed of 5 000 mm/min)4%TARIC
5205 27 00 90Other4%TARIC
5205 28 00 00Measuring less than 83,33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number)4%TARIC
Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres
5205 31 00 00Measuring per single yarn 714,29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number per single yarn)4%TARIC
5205 32 00 00Measuring per single yarn less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number per single yarn)4%TARIC
5205 33 00 00Measuring per single yarn less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number per single yarn)4%TARIC
5205 34 00 00Measuring per single yarn less than 192,31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn)4%TARIC
5205 35 00 00Measuring per single yarn less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn)4%TARIC
Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres
5205 41 00 00Measuring per single yarn 714,29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number per single yarn)4%TARIC
5205 42 00 00Measuring per single yarn less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number per single yarn)4%TARIC
5205 43 00 00Measuring per single yarn less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number per single yarn)4%TARIC
5205 44 00 00Measuring per single yarn less than 192,31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn)4%TARIC
5205 46 00 00Measuring per single yarn less than 125 decitex but not less than 106,38 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number but not exceeding 94 metric number per single yarn)4%TARIC
5205 47 00 00Measuring per single yarn less than 106,38 decitex but not less than 83,33 decitex (exceeding 94 metric number but not exceeding 120 metric number per single yarn)4%TARIC
5205 48 00 00Measuring per single yarn less than 83,33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number per single yarn)4%TARIC

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Source: European Commission (DG TAXUD), TARIC and Combined Nomenclature data as extracted on 1 October 2026. Heading 5205 in the TARIC consultation

Only the third-country duty is shown. Not shown: tariff preferences, quotas, suspensions, anti-dumping and other additional duties, import controls and the legal notes. The TARIC consultation lists the measures of each code.

This page is general information, not legal advice and not a classification decision. Tariff texts and rates change: check the publisher's current schedule, and ask the customs authority for a binding ruling where the answer matters.

All headings of chapter 52: COTTON