Code 5608 11 · Heading 5608

Knitted, made-up fishing nets of synthetic fibres, excluding nets for fiskeketsjere

This covers finished fishing nets that are knitted and made from synthetic fibres. It does not cover nets for fiskeketsjere.

For example

A finished knitted fishing net made from synthetic-fibre twine, not a net for a fiskeketsjer
A finished knitted fishing net made from synthetic-fibre yarn, not a net for a fiskeketsjer

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Official tariff text

Made-up knotted fishing nets of man-made textile materials (excl. landing nets)

How we got to this code

XI
56
5608
5608 11

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Step 4 of 4

Step 1 · Section XI Textiles and textile articles
Which named textile group best describes the product: natural silk; wool or fine or coarse animal hair; cotton; other vegetable textile fibres or paper yarn; continuous or short synthetic fibres; wadding, felt or nonwovens; floor coverings; special woven or tufted fabrics, lace, tapestries, trimmings or embroidery; coated or laminated fabric or technical textile goods; knitted fabric; knitted clothing; non-knitted clothing; or other made-up textile goods?
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Step 2 · Chapter 56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, … 7 of 14 chapters in section XI
Is the product textile wadding or flock, felt, nonwoven fabric, rubber thread or coated textile yarn, metallic yarn, covered or chenille yarn, twine, cordage or rope, knotted netting or a made-up net, or another article made from the specified yarns, twine, cordage or rope?
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Step 3 · Heading 5608 Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope, by the p… 8 of 9 headings under chapter 56
Is it a finished fishing net made from synthetic fibres, another knotted or made-up net made from synthetic fibres, or a knotted or made-up net made from vegetable textile materials?
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Step 4 · Subheading 5608 11 Made-up knotted fishing nets of man-made textile ma… 1 of 3 subheadings under heading 5608
Is the net made from synthetic-fibre twine, rope or cordage, or is it made from synthetic-fibre yarn instead?

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Import duty on the codes below: 8.0%

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5608 11 Made-up knotted fishing nets of man-made textile materials (excl. landing nets) you are here 8.0%
5608 19 Knotted netting of twine, cordage, ropes or cables, by the piece or metre; made-up nets, of man-made textile materials (excl. made-up fishing nets, hairnets, nets for sporting purposes, incl. landing nets, butterfly nets and the like) 8.0%
5608 90 Knotted netting of twine, cordage, ropes or cables, by the piece or metre; made-up fishing nets and other made-up nets, of vegetable textile materials (excl. hairnets, nets for sporting purposes, incl. landing nets, butterfly nets and the like) 8.0%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines5 Norwegian lines

56.08.1101 Traps or pots

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

8.0%

Their lines2 British lines
EU originDuty free

5608 11 20 00 Of twine, cordage, rope or cables

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines2 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

5608.11.00.10 Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

56.08.1101

Traps or pots

Ordinary duty

Duty free
56.08.1102

Of monofilament of polyamide

Ordinary duty

Duty free
56.08.1103

Of multifilament of polyamide

Ordinary duty

Duty free
56.08.1104

Of polyethylene

Ordinary duty

Duty free
56.08.1109

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

All 2 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

8.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

5608.11.00.10

Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials, Of man-made textile materials, Made up fishing nets, Hand-cast string-drawn

General rate

8%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
5608.11.00.90

Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials, Of man-made textile materials, Made up fishing nets, Other (229)

General rate

8%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.