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US HTS chapter 55
Short title: Man-made staple fibers.
A short title is written by HTS Pilot; it is not the text of the schedule.
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5501 Synthetic filament tow 8 5502 Artificial filament tow 2 5503 Synthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning 14 5504 Artificial staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning 2 5505 Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibers 5 5506 Synthetic staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning 5 5507 Artificial staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning 1 5508 Sewing thread of man-made staple fibers, whether or not put up for retail sale 2 5509 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibers, not put up for retail sale 34 5510 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibers, not put up for retail sale 8 5511 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibers, put up for retail sale 5 5512 Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing 85 percent or more by weight of synthetic staple fibers 62 5513 Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing less than 85 percent by weight of such fibers, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight not exceeding 170 g/m² 59 5514 Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing less than 85 percent by weight of such fibers, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight exceeding 170 g/m² 68 5515 Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers 82 5516 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers 128
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Source: USITC, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States – 2026 HTS Revision 20, effective 28 September 2026. The schedule 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.
