HTS chapter · section XI
Chapter 52
Textiles and textile articles
Chapter 52 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sits in section XI (textiles and textile articles). It has 12 headings and 233 eight-digit tariff lines.
The spread of 16.5 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here.
15 of its 222 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (7%) and 207 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 16.5%. The median line pays 8.649999999999999%.
11 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
The most finely divided heading is 5208 (woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton…), with 62 lines; fine division usually means the rates or the trade statistics differ enough to be worth separating.
The heading with the highest median rate is 5210 (woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 percent by weight of cotton…) at 10.1%.
Headings
| Heading | Description | Lines | Free | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5201 | Cotton, not carded or combed | 12 | 3 | duty-free |
| 5202 | Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) | 6 | 4 | duty-free |
| 5203 | Cotton, carded or combed | 4 | 0 | 5% |
| 5204 | Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale | 3 | 0 | 4.4% |
| 5205 | Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale | 29 | 0 | 8.6% |
| 5206 | Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85 percent by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale | 20 | 0 | 9.2% |
| 5207 | Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread) put up for retail sale | 2 | 1 | 2.5% |
| 5208 | Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m² | 62 | 3 | 9% |
| 5209 | Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m² | 19 | 0 | 7.7% |
| 5210 | Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 percent by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibers, weighing not more than 200 g/m² | 40 | 0 | 10.1% |
| 5211 | Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 percent by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibers, weighing more than 200 g/m² | 16 | 1 | 8.1% |
| 5212 | Other woven fabrics of cotton | 20 | 3 | 7.8% |