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HTS 5501

Synthetic filament tow

8 lines US HTS, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States – 2026 HTS Revision 20

CodeDescriptionUnitGeneralSpecialColumn 2Source
Of nylon or other polyamides
5501.11.00.00Of aramidskg7.5%Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)45%USITC
5501.19.00.00Otherkg7.5%Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)45%USITC
5501.20.00.00Of polyesterskg7.5%Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)45%USITC
5501.30.00Acrylic or modacrylic7.5%Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)45%USITC
5501.30.00.10Containing 92 percent or more by weight of acrylonitrile units with filaments numbering fewer than 70,000 (+/-2000) with filament diameter 1.59 decitex (plus or minus 0.027) or less, or in a separable tow construction capable of being separated into tows of 70,000 (+/-2000) or fewer with filament diameter 1.59 decitex (plus or minus 0.027) or less.kg7.5%Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)45%USITC
5501.30.00.90Otherkg7.5%Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)45%USITC
5501.40.00.00Of polypropylenekg7.5%Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)45%USITC
5501.90.01.00Otherkg7.5%Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)45%USITC

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Source: USITC, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States – 2026 HTS Revision 20, effective 28 September 2026. Heading 5501 at USITC

Not shown: the additional duties of Chapter 99 (such as Section 301 and Section 232), anti-dumping and countervailing duties, quotas and the legal notes.

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 55: Man-made staple fibers