Chapter 55: Man-made staple fibers
The 16 headings of chapter 55 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Open a heading to see every tariff line with its general duty rate, then a code for the landed cost calculator and rate alerts.
Headings in chapter 55
- 5501Synthetic filament tow (6 lines)
- 5502Artificial filament tow (2 lines)
- 5503Synthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning (8 lines)
- 5504Artificial staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning (2 lines)
- 5505Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibers (2 lines)
- 5506Synthetic staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning (5 lines)
- 5507Artificial staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning (1 line)
- 5508Sewing thread of man-made staple fibers, whether or not put up for retail sale (2 lines)
- 5509Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibers, not put up for retail sale (23 lines)
- 5510Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibers, not put up for retail sale (7 lines)
- 5511Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibers, put up for retail sale (3 lines)
- 5512Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing 85 percent or more by weight of synthetic staple fibers (6 lines)
- 5513Woven 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 (13 lines)
- 5514Woven 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 (16 lines)
- 5515Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers (13 lines)
- 5516Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers (24 lines)
Source: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule, refreshed daily. Chapter names are common short names; heading names are the official text. General (column 1) rates only: additional chapter 99 duties, antidumping or countervailing duties may apply depending on the country of origin. Information only, not legal or customs advice; U.S. Customs and Border Protection decides the classification and the duty.
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