Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage
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Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage
Common items in this chapter
- —Wadding of textile materials (5601)
- —Felt (5602)
- —Nonwovens (5603)
- —Twine, cordage, ropes, cables (5607)
Headings in this chapter (9)
Official HS 2022 four-digit headings. Each heading page lists its 6-digit subheadings with the official nomenclature texts.
- 5601 — Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not…
- 5602 — Felt; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated
- 5603 — Nonwovens; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated
- 5604 — Rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile yarn and strip and th…
- 5605 — Yarn; metallised, whether or not gimped, of textile yarn, or strip or …
- 5606 — Yarn and strip and the like of heading no. 5404 or 5405, gimped (other…
- 5607 — Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided; w…
- 5608 — Twine, cordage or rope; knotted netting, made up fishing nets and othe…
- 5609 — Articles of yarn, strip or the like of heading no. 5404 or 5405; twine…
Classification notes
Chapter 56 covers a heterogeneous category including disposable PPE (medical-grade nonwovens); pandemic-era trade flows surged 2020-2022.
Frequent misclassification
Carpet underlay (5602) vs. carpet (5701-5703); paper-felt nonwovens (5603) vs. paper (Chapter 48).
Binding tariff ruling database
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