HTS chapter · section XI
Chapter 55
Textiles and textile articles
Chapter 55 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sits in section XI (textiles and textile articles). It has 16 headings and 133 eight-digit tariff lines.
The spread of 25 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here.
9 of its 133 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (7%) and 124 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 25%. The median line pays 12%.
The most finely divided heading is 5516 (woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers), with 24 lines; fine division usually means the rates or the trade statistics differ enough to be worth separating.
1 of its 16 headings is entirely duty-free at the general rate: 5505 (waste (including noils, yarn waste and…).
The heading with the highest median rate is 5514 (woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing less than 85 percent by…) at 14.9%.
Headings
| Heading | Description | Lines | Free | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5501 | Synthetic filament tow | 6 | 0 | 7.5% |
| 5502 | Artificial filament tow | 2 | 0 | 7.5% |
| 5503 | Synthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning | 8 | 2 | 4.3% |
| 5504 | Artificial staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning | 2 | 0 | 4.3% |
| 5505 | Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibers | 2 | 2 | duty-free |
| 5506 | Synthetic staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning | 5 | 0 | 5% |
| 5507 | Artificial staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning | 1 | 0 | 5% |
| 5508 | Sewing thread of man-made staple fibers, whether or not put up for retail sale | 2 | 0 | 11.2% |
| 5509 | Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibers, not put up for retail sale | 23 | 0 | 10.6% |
| 5510 | Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibers, not put up for retail sale | 7 | 0 | 10.2% |
| 5511 | Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibers, put up for retail sale | 3 | 0 | 7.5% |
| 5512 | Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing 85 percent or more by weight of synthetic staple fibers | 6 | 0 | 12% |
| 5513 | Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing less than 85 percent by weight of such fibers, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight not… | 13 | 0 | 14.9% |
| 5514 | Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing less than 85 percent by weight of such fibers, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight exceeding… | 16 | 2 | 14.9% |
| 5515 | Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers | 13 | 2 | 12% |
| 5516 | Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers | 24 | 1 | 12% |