HTS chapter · section XI
Chapter 56
Textiles and textile articles
Chapter 56 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sits in section XI (textiles and textile articles). It has 9 headings and 55 eight-digit tariff lines.
The spread of 14.1 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here.
18 of its 51 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (35%) and 33 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 14.1%. The median line pays 3.6%.
4 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 5607 (twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether…), with 16 lines; fine division usually means the rates or the trade statistics differ enough to be worth separating.
1 of its 9 headings is entirely duty-free at the general rate: 5603 (nonwovens, whether or not impregnated…).
Headings
| Heading | Description | Lines | Free | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5601 | Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibers, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps | 4 | 1 | 3.8% |
| 5602 | Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated | 7 | 1 | 6.3% |
| 5603 | Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated | 11 | 11 | duty-free |
| 5604 | Rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile yarn, and strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or… | 3 | 0 | 6.3% |
| 5605 | Metalized yarn, whether or not gimped, being textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, combined with metal in the form of thread, strip or… | 2 | 0 | 10.35% |
| 5606 | Gimped yarn, and strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405, gimped (other than those of heading 5605 and gimped horsehair yarn); chenille yarn (including… | 1 | 0 | 8% |
| 5607 | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics | 16 | 4 | 3.5% |
| 5608 | Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials | 7 | 0 | 8% |
| 5609 | Articles of yarn, strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, twine, cordage, rope or cables, not elsewhere specified or included | 4 | 1 | 3.4% |