Chapter 50
Silk
41 tariff lines · 30 filing-ready 10-digit codes · codes begin with 50
Chapter 50 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers silk. Every code in this chapter starts with the digits 50. Work down the nested list below: the bold headings are broad categories, and the 10-digit statistical codes underneath them are what you actually declare to US Customs. Duty rates shown are the general (Column 1) rates that apply to most trading partners.
Codes in Chapter 50
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
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| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
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| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5003.00.10.00 | Not carded or combed | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 5003.00.90.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 2.5% |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5005.00.00.10 | Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5005.00.00.90 | Other (800) | 10-digit statistical code |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5006.00.10.00 | Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 5006.00.90.00 | Other (800) | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5007.10 | Fabrics of noil silk | 6-digit heading | |
| 5007.10.30 | Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 8-digit subheading | 0.8% |
| 5007.10.30.20 | More than 127 cm in width | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.10.30.40 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.10.30.90 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.10.60 | Other | 8-digit subheading | 3.9% |
| 5007.10.60.10 | Of yarns of different colors (218) | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.10.60.20 | Other (220) | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.10.60.30 | Subject to wool restraints (410) | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.10.60.90 | Other (810) | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.20.00 | Other fabrics, containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or of silk waste other than noil silk | 8-digit subheading | Free |
| 5007.20.00.15 | Measuring less than 77 cm in width or less than 77 cm between selvages, with more than 47 warp yarns per cm, of a kind for use in the manufacture of neckties | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.20.00.25 | More than 127 cm in width | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.20.00.35 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.20.00.55 | Measuring less than 77 cm in width or less than 77 cm between selvages, with more than 47 warp yarns per cm, of a kind for use in the manufacture of neckties | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.20.00.65 | More than 127 cm in width | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.20.00.85 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.20.00.95 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.90 | Other fabrics | 6-digit heading | |
| 5007.90.30 | Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 8-digit subheading | 0.8% |
| 5007.90.30.20 | More than 127 cm in width | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.90.30.40 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.90.30.90 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.90.60 | Other | 8-digit subheading | 3.9% |
| 5007.90.60.10 | Of yarns of different colors (218) | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.90.60.20 | Other (220) | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.90.60.30 | Subject to wool restraints (410) | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 5007.90.60.90 | Other (810) | 10-digit statistical code |
Not sure which line applies?
Classification follows the General Rules of Interpretation: the most specific description wins, and you must use a 10-digit statistical code on the entry. When two lines look equally plausible, a CBP binding ruling is the only way to be certain.
Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2026 Basic Edition, Revision 16. Rate text is reproduced verbatim from the official export; category paths and duty estimates are derived.
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