Chapter 56

Wadding, Felt and Nonwovens; Twine, Cordage, Ropes and Cables

116 tariff lines · 81 filing-ready 10-digit codes · codes begin with 56

Chapter 56 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers wadding, Felt and Nonwovens; Twine, Cordage, Ropes and Cables. Every code in this chapter starts with the digits 56. 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 56

HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
5601.21.00Of cotton8-digit subheading3.6%
5601.21.00.10Wadding, in the piece (223)10-digit statistical code
5601.21.00.90Other (369)10-digit statistical code
5601.22.00Of man-made fibers8-digit subheading6.3%
5601.22.00.10Wadding, in the piece (223)10-digit statistical code
5601.22.00.50Flocked swabs, other than articles of heading 3926 (669)10-digit statistical code
5601.22.00.91Other (669)10-digit statistical code
5601.29.00Other8-digit subheading4%
5601.29.00.10Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste10-digit statistical code
5601.29.00.20Of wool or fine animal hair (469)10-digit statistical code
5601.29.00.90Other (899)10-digit statistical code
5601.30.00.00Textile flock and dust and mill neps10-digit statistical codeFree
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
5602.10Needleloom felt and stitchbonded fiber fabrics6-digit heading
5602.10.10.00Laminated fabrics (223)10-digit statistical code12%
5602.10.90Other8-digit subheading10.6%
5602.10.90.10Of wool or fine animal hair (414)10-digit statistical code
5602.10.90.90Other (223)10-digit statistical code
5602.21.00.00Of wool or fine animal hair (414)10-digit statistical code49.5¢/kg + 7.5%
5602.29.00.00Of other textile materials (223)10-digit statistical code6.3%
5602.90Other6-digit heading
5602.90.30.00Laminated fabrics (223)10-digit statistical codeFree
5602.90.60.00Of man-made fibers (223)10-digit statistical code6.3%
5602.90.90.00Other (414)10-digit statistical code52.9¢/kg + 8%
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
5603.11.00Weighing not more than 25 g/m28-digit subheadingFree
5603.11.00.10Impregnated, coated or covered with material other than or in addition to rubber, plastics, wood pulp or glass fibers; "imitation suede" (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.11.00.70Nonwoven articles, ready for use and packaged for industrial, institutional or retail sale, whether or not separated, perforated or impregnated, not elsewhere specified or included (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.11.00.95Other (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.12.00Weighing more than 25 g/m2 but not more than 70 g/m28-digit subheadingFree
5603.12.00.10Impregnated, coated or covered with material other than or in addition to rubber, plastics, wood pulp or glass fibers; "imitation suede" (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.12.00.70Nonwoven articles, ready for use and packaged for industrial, institutional or retail sale, whether or not separated, perforated or impregnated, not elsewhere specified or included (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.12.00.95Other (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.13.00Weighing more than 70 g/m2 but not more than 150 g/m28-digit subheadingFree
5603.13.00.10Impregnated, coated or covered with material other than or in addition to rubber, plastics, wood pulp or glass fibers; "imitation suede" (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.13.00.70Nonwoven articles, ready for use and packaged for industrial, institutional or retail sale, whether or not separated, perforated or impregnated, not elsewhere specified or included (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.13.00.95Other (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.14Weighing more than 150 g/m26-digit heading
5603.14.30.00Laminated fabrics (223)10-digit statistical codeFree
5603.14.90Other8-digit subheadingFree
5603.14.90.10Impregnated, coated or covered with material other than or in addition to rubber, plastics, wood pulp or glass fibers; "imitation suede" (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.14.90.90Other (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.91.00Weighing not more than 25 g/m28-digit subheadingFree
5603.91.00.10Impregnated, coated or covered with material other than or in addition to rubber, plastics, wood pulp or glass fibers; "imitation suede" (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.91.00.90Other (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.92.00Weighing more than 25 g/m2 but not more than 70 g/m28-digit subheadingFree
5603.92.00.10Impregnated, coated or covered with material other than or in addition to rubber, plastics, wood pulp or glass fibers; "imitation suede" (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.92.00.70Nonwoven articles, ready for use and packaged for industrial, institutional or retail sale, whether or not separated, perforated or impregnated, not elsewhere specified or included (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.92.00.95Other (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.93.00Weighing more than 70 g/m2 but not more than 150 g/m28-digit subheadingFree
5603.93.00.10Impregnated, coated or covered with material other than or in addition to rubber, plastics, wood pulp or glass fibers; "imitation suede" (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.93.00.90Other (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.94Weighing more than 150 g/m26-digit heading
5603.94.10Floor covering underlays8-digit subheadingFree
5603.94.10.10Of wool or fine animal hair (469)10-digit statistical code
5603.94.10.90Other10-digit statistical code
5603.94.30.00Laminated fabrics (223)10-digit statistical codeFree
5603.94.90Other8-digit subheadingFree
5603.94.90.10Impregnated, coated or covered with material other than or in addition to rubber, plastics, wood pulp or glass fibers; "imitation suede" (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.94.90.30Thermal bonded, of staple fibers (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.94.90.50Obtained by mechanical entanglement, of staple fibers (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.94.90.70Of filaments (223)10-digit statistical code
5603.94.90.90Of staple fibers (223)10-digit statistical code
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
5604.10.00.00Rubber thread and cord, textile covered (201)10-digit statistical code6.3%
5604.90.20.00High tenacity yarn of polyesters, of nylon or other polyamides or of viscose rayon, impregnated or coated (201)10-digit statistical code8.8%
5604.90.90.00Other10-digit statistical code5%
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
5605.00.10.00Metal coated or metal laminated man-made filament or strip or the like, ungimped, and untwisted or with twist of less than 5 turns per meter10-digit statistical code7.5%
5605.00.90.00Other (201)10-digit statistical code13.2%
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
5607.21.00.00Binder or baler twine10-digit statistical codeFree
5607.29.00.00Other10-digit statistical code3.6%
5607.41Binder or baler twine6-digit heading
5607.41.10.00Of wide nonfibrillated strip10-digit statistical code2.7%
5607.41.30.00Other (201)10-digit statistical code4%
5607.49Other6-digit heading
5607.49.10.00Of wide nonfibrillated strip10-digit statistical code2.7%
5607.49.15.00Measuring less than 4.8 mm in diameter (201)10-digit statistical code7%
5607.49.25.00Other (201)10-digit statistical code9.8¢/kg + 5.3%
5607.49.30.00Other (669)10-digit statistical code3.6%
5607.50Of other synthetic fibers6-digit heading
5607.50.25.003-ply or 4-ply multicolored twine having a final "S" twist, containing at least 10 percent by weight of cotton, measuring less than 3.5 mm in diameter (201)10-digit statistical code7%
5607.50.35.00Other (201)10-digit statistical code19.9¢/kg + 10.8%
5607.50.40.00Other (669)10-digit statistical code3.6%
5607.90Other6-digit heading
5607.90.10.00Of coir10-digit statistical codeFree
5607.90.15.00Of jute or other textile bast fibers of heading 530310-digit statistical codeFree
5607.90.25.00Of stranded construction measuring 1.88 cm or over in diameter10-digit statistical codeFree
5607.90.35.00Other10-digit statistical code3.4%
5607.90.90.00Other (201)10-digit statistical code6.3%
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
5608.11.00Made up fishing nets8-digit subheading8%
5608.11.00.10Hand-cast string-drawn10-digit statistical code
5608.11.00.90Other (229)10-digit statistical code
5608.19Other6-digit heading
5608.19.10Fish netting8-digit subheading8.5%
5608.19.10.10Salmon gill netting, of nylon or other polyamides (229)10-digit statistical code
5608.19.10.20Other (229)10-digit statistical code
5608.19.20Other8-digit subheading5%
5608.19.20.10Bait bags with draw string closures10-digit statistical code
5608.19.20.90Other (229)10-digit statistical code
5608.90Other6-digit heading
5608.90.10.00Fish netting and fishing nets10-digit statistical code8%
5608.90.23.00Hammocks10-digit statistical code14.1%
5608.90.27.00Other (229)10-digit statistical code14.1%
5608.90.30.00Other10-digit statistical code5%
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
5609.00.10.00Of cotton10-digit statistical code2.9%
5609.00.20.00Of vegetable fibers, except cotton10-digit statistical codeFree
5609.00.30.00Of man-made fibers10-digit statistical code4.5%
5609.00.40.00Other10-digit statistical code3.9%

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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