HTS heading · chapter 52
5209
Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m²
Analysis
Heading 5209 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m². It divides into 16 six-digit subheadings and 19 eight-digit tariff lines, with 61 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
None of its 19 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 3% to 8.4% with a median of 7.7%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The spread of 5.4 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 8.4%, applies to 5209.31.60 (plain weave: other) and 5209.32.00 (3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill).
The largest subheadings are 5209.31 (plain weave, 2 lines), 5209.41 (plain weave, 2 lines), 5209.51 (plain weave, 2 lines) and 5209.11 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of 7.7% sits at the 26th percentile of the headings in chapter 52.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Broadwoven Fabric Mills (313210). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5209.11.00 | Unbleached: plain weave | 6.5% |
| 5209.12.00 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 6.5% |
| 5209.19.00 | Unbleached: other fabrics | 6.5% |
| 5209.21.00 | Bleached: plain weave | 7.7% |
| 5209.22.00 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 7.7% |
| 5209.29.00 | Bleached: other fabrics | 7.7% |
| 5209.31.30 | Certified hand-loomed fabrics | 3% |
| 5209.31.60 | Plain weave: other | 8.4% |
| 5209.32.00 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8.4% |
| 5209.39.00 | Dyed: other fabrics | 8.4% |
| 5209.41.30 | Certified hand-loomed fabrics | 3% |
| 5209.41.60 | Plain weave: other | 7.5% |
| 5209.42.00 | Of yarns of different colors: denim | 8.4% |
| 5209.43.00 | Of yarns of different colors: other fabrics of 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8.4% |
| 5209.49.00 | Of yarns of different colors: other fabrics | 8.4% |
| 5209.51.30 | Certified hand-loomed fabrics | 3% |
| 5209.51.60 | Plain weave: other | 8.4% |
| 5209.52.00 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8.4% |
| 5209.59.00 | Printed: other fabrics | 8.4% |