5503.20.00
8-digit subheadingOf polyesters
This is a 8-digit subheading — a category, not a filing code. Pick the more specific code beneath it that best matches your goods; only a 10-digit statistical code can be used on a customs entry.
Duty rates
Ad valorem rate — a straight percentage of the declared customs value.
| Rate | Value and what it means |
|---|---|
| General rate (Column 1) | 4.3%Column 1 general Applies to most trading partners — the standard "normal trade relations" rate. |
| Special rate (Column 1) | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)Trade programs The country letters in parentheses are free trade agreement and preference programs. If your goods qualify under one of them, that rate replaces the general rate.
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| Column 2 rate | 25%Non-NTR Reserved for the small group of countries that do not have normal trade relations with the US (currently Cuba, North Korea, Russia and Belarus). Almost no importer uses this column — if you are shipping from anywhere else, ignore it. |
| Unit of quantity | — How CBP expects the quantity to be reported on the entry summary. |
Where this sits in the schedule
The tariff schedule is read top-down: each line inherits the wording of the categories above it.
Synthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning:
Codes within Of polyesters
4 more specific lines fall under 5503.20.00.
- 5503.20.00.15Bi-component fibers having an outer copolymer sheath that melts at a lower temperature than the core, of a kind used for bonding fibers together10-digit statistical codeSynthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning: > Of polyesters
- 5503.20.00.25Measuring less than 3.3 decitex10-digit statistical codeSynthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning: > Of polyesters > Other:
- 5503.20.00.45Measuring 3.3 decitex or more but less than 13.2 decitex10-digit statistical codeSynthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning: > Of polyesters > Other:
- 5503.20.00.65Measuring 13.2 decitex or more10-digit statistical codeSynthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning: > Of polyesters > Other:
Chapter 55: Man-Made Staple Fibers
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View Chapter 55Source: 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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