HTS heading · chapter 52
5206
Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85 percent by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale
Analysis
Heading 5206 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85 percent by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale. It divides into 20 six-digit subheadings and 20 eight-digit tariff lines, with 20 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
None of its 20 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 9.2% to 9.2% with a median of 9.2%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The largest subheadings are 5206.11 (unnamed, 1 line), 5206.12 (unnamed, 1 line), 5206.13 (unnamed, 1 line) and 5206.14 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of 9.2% sits at the 60th percentile of the headings in chapter 52.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills (313110). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5206.11.00 | Not exceeding 14 nm (300) | 9.2% |
| 5206.12.00 | Exceeding 14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm (300) | 9.2% |
| 5206.13.00 | Exceeding 43 nm but not exceeding 52 nm (300) | 9.2% |
| 5206.14.00 | Exceeding 52 nm but not exceeding 80 nm (300) | 9.2% |
| 5206.15.00 | Exceeding 80 nm (300) | 9.2% |
| 5206.21.00 | Not exceeding 14 nm (301) | 9.2% |
| 5206.22.00 | Exceeding 14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm (301) | 9.2% |
| 5206.23.00 | Exceeding 43 nm but not exceeding 52 nm (301) | 9.2% |
| 5206.24.00 | Exceeding 52 nm but not exceeding 80 nm (301) | 9.2% |
| 5206.25.00 | Exceeding 80 nm (301) | 9.2% |
| 5206.31.00 | Not exceeding 14 nm per single yarn (300) | 9.2% |
| 5206.32.00 | Exceeding 14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm per single yarn (300) | 9.2% |
| 5206.33.00 | Exceeding 43 nm but not exceeding 52 nm per single yarn (300) | 9.2% |
| 5206.34.00 | Exceeding 52 nm but not exceeding 80 nm per single yarn (300) | 9.2% |
| 5206.35.00 | Exceeding 80 nm per single yarn (300) | 9.2% |
| 5206.41.00 | Not exceeding 14 nm per single yarn (301) | 9.2% |
| 5206.42.00 | Exceeding 14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm per single yarn (301) | 9.2% |
| 5206.43.00 | Exceeding 43 nm but not exceeding 52 nm per single yarn (301) | 9.2% |
| 5206.44.00 | Exceeding 52 nm but not exceeding 80 nm per single yarn (301) | 9.2% |
| 5206.45.00 | Exceeding 80 nm per single yarn (301) | 9.2% |