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5501 Synthetic filament tow 6 5502 Artificial filament tow 2 5503 Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning 9 5504 Artificial staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning 2 5505 Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibres 9 5506 Synthetic staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning 7 5507 Artificial staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning 1 5508 Sewing thread of man-made staple fibres, whether or not put up for retail sale 6 5509 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale 18 5510 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibres, not put up for retail sale 5 5511 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibres, put up for retail sale 3 5512 Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres 12 5513 Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85 % by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight not exceeding 170 g/m$2 15 5514 Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85 % by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight exceeding 170 g/m$2 18 5515 Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres 35 5516 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres 22
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Source: European Commission (DG TAXUD), TARIC and Combined Nomenclature data as extracted on 1 October 2026. The TARIC consultation of the European Commission
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.
