HTS chapter · section XI
Chapter 59
Textiles and textile articles
Chapter 59 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sits in section XI (textiles and textile articles). It has 11 headings and 59 eight-digit tariff lines.
The spread of 14.1 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here.
22 of its 59 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (37%) and 37 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 14.1%. The median line pays 2.7%.
The most finely divided heading is 5903 (textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, other…), with 18 lines; fine division usually means the rates or the trade statistics differ enough to be worth separating.
2 of its 11 headings are entirely duty-free at the general rate: 5904 (linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor…) and 5905 (textile wall coverings).
The heading with the highest median rate is 5902 (tire cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other poly- amides…) at 5.8%.
Headings
| Heading | Description | Lines | Free | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5901 | Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like; tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas;… | 4 | 0 | 5.55% |
| 5902 | Tire cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other poly- amides, polyesters or viscose rayon | 3 | 1 | 5.8% |
| 5903 | Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, other than those of heading 5902 | 18 | 6 | 2.7% |
| 5904 | Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings con- sisting of a coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to shape | 3 | 3 | duty-free |
| 5905 | Textile wall coverings | 2 | 2 | duty-free |
| 5906 | Rubberized textile fabrics, other than those of heading 5902 | 9 | 3 | 2.7% |
| 5907 | Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated, coated or covered; painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths or the like | 6 | 4 | duty-free |
| 5908 | Textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted, for lamps, stoves, lighters, candles or the like; incandescent gas mantles and tubular knitted gas mantle fabric… | 1 | 0 | 3.4% |
| 5909 | Textile hosepiping and similar textile tubing, with or without lining, armor or accessories of other materials | 2 | 1 | 1.65% |
| 5910 | Transmission or conveyor belts or belting, of textile material, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, or reinforced with… | 2 | 0 | 3.3% |
| 5911 | Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in note 8 to this chapter | 9 | 2 | 3.8% |