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HS codes, chapter 55.

The 15 four-digit headings of Harmonized System chapter 55, 5501 to 5516, as published in the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Each heading opens the free lookup with its ten-digit statistical lines, the Schedule B export numbers that share its first six digits, and the general duty rate on every line.

Catalog snapshot: August 23, 2026. Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule headings in the RevAddress tariff catalog.

HeadingCovers
5501Synthetic filament tow
5502Artificial filament tow
5503Synthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning
5504Artificial staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning
5505Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibers
5506Synthetic staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning
5508Sewing thread of man-made staple fibers, whether or not put up for retail sale
5509Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibers, not put up for retail sale
5510Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibers, not put up for retail sale
5511Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibers, put up for retail sale
5512Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing 85 percent or more by weight of synthetic staple fibers
5513Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing less than 85 percent by weight of such fibers, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight not exceeding 170 g/m²
5514Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing less than 85 percent by weight of such fibers, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight exceeding 170 g/m²
5515Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers
5516Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers

A four-digit heading is the family; customs forms want the full code. USPS customs forms take the ten-digit HTS number on outbound mail, and export filings take the Schedule B number. Open a heading in the lookupto pick the exact line, or search by what the product is in plain words.

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