Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
6-digit subheadings (4)
Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.
Chapter 53 classification notes
Hemp fibre (5302) is industrial cannabis — distinct from flowering cannabis under Chapter 13. Personal-quantity hemp fabric clears as routine.
Frequent misclassification in this chapter
Linen-cotton blends — depending on dominant fibre 5309 (linen-cotton) vs. Chapter 52 (cotton).
Classification certainty
The 6-digit level shown here is the internationally harmonised layer. Duty rates attach to national 8-10 digit tariff lines, which differ by country — use the duty calculator for lane estimates. For binding certainty, request a ruling from the destination customs authority.
Binding tariff ruling databaseOther headings in Chapter 53
- 5302 — True hemp (cannabis sativa L.), raw or processed but not spun; tow and…
- 5303 — Jute and other textile bast fibres (not flax, true hemp and ramie), ra…
- 5305 — Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other veg…
- 5306 — Flax yarn
- 5307 — Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading no. 5305
- 5308 — Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn
- 5309 — Woven fabrics of flax
- 5310 — Woven fabrics of jute, other textile bast fibres of heading no. 5303
- 5311 — Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of pape…