Man-made staple fibres

Common items in this chapter

• —Synthetic filament tow (5501)
• —Synthetic staple fibres (5503)
• —Artificial staple fibres (5504)
• —Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres (5512-5515)

Headings in this chapter (16)

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

• 5501 — Synthetic filament tow
• 5502 — Artificial filament tow
• 5503 — Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for…
• 5504 — Artificial staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed fo…
• 5505 — Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock), of man-made f…
• 5506 — Synthetic staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spi…
• 5507 — Artificial staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise processed for sp…
• 5508 — Sewing thread of man-made staple fibres, whether or not put up for ret…
• 5509 — Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up…
• 5510 — Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibres, not put u…
• 5511 — Yarn (not sewing thread), of man-made staple fibres, put up for retail…
• 5512 — Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by we…
• 5513 — Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85% by …
• 5514 — Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85% by …
• 5515 — Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, n.e.c. in chapter 55
• 5516 — Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres

Classification notes

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