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US HTS chapter 56
Short title: Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables.
A short title is written by HTS Pilot; it is not the text of the schedule.
9 headings
The title of this chapter and its legal notes are not reproduced here. Chapter 56 at USITC, with its title and notes (PDF)
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5601 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibers, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps 12 5602 Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated 11 5603 Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated 38 5604 Rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile yarn, and strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics 3 5605 Metalized yarn, whether or not gimped, being textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, combined with metal in the form of thread, strip or powder or covered with metal 3 5606 Gimped yarn, and strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405, gimped (other than those of heading 5605 and gimped horsehair yarn); chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn); loop wale-yarn 3 5607 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics 20 5608 Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials 15 5609 Articles of yarn, strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, twine, cordage, rope or cables, not elsewhere specified or included 5
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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.
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