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HS CHAPTER 51

Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric

CHAPTER

51

Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric

Common items in this chapter

  • Wool, not carded or combed (5101)
  • Fine animal hair: cashmere, alpaca, vicuña, merino (5102)
  • Yarn of carded wool (5106)
  • Woven fabrics of wool (5111)

Headings in this chapter (13)

Official HS 2022 four-digit headings. Each heading page lists its 6-digit subheadings with the official nomenclature texts.

Classification notes

CITES Appendix I vicuña wool requires CITES permits; cashmere from Mongolian / Chinese herds dominates. EU + US labelling rules require fibre-content disclosure.

Frequent misclassification

Wool blends — under 85% wool content goes to mixed-fibre chapters 5106-5113.

Binding tariff ruling database

If you need certainty on classification, request a binding tariff ruling from your destination country's customs authority. The link below leads to the relevant ruling database.

Binding tariff ruling database
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