What does HTS Chapter 53 cover?

Chapter 53 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) covers Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn. It sits within Section XI: Textiles and Textile Articles. Tandom's catalog lists all 62 10-digit statistical lines and 8 4-digit headings in this chapter.

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 53 imports?

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines range from 2.7% to 14.5% (median 6.9%); roughly 75% of lines enter duty-free. Use the calculator linked from each code page to build a date- and origin-specific import-duty estimate, including applicable Chapter 99 layers and customs fees. Potential AD/CVD exposure is flagged separately and is not included in the estimate.

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

Section 301 and Section 232 measures are represented by Chapter 99 provisions. A catalog link between a provision and a 10-digit line is a screening flag, not a claim that the measure applies; origin, product and material facts, claims, and entry date control the result.

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 53?

AD/CVD orders are issued at the case level by the Department of Commerce against specific products from specific countries. Use the product's base HTS code to find potentially relevant AD/CVD order flags, then read the written order scope; an HTS match alone does not determine coverage.

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Section XI: Textiles and Textile Articles

Chapter 53: Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn

Chapter 53 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn and sits within Section XI: Textiles and Textile Articles.

About Chapter 53

Chapter 53 contains 62 10-digit statistical lines grouped under 8 4-digit headings. Brokers, importers, and customs counsel use these codes to declare other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn on entry summaries (CBP Form 7501) and to look up the published Column 1, Special, and Column 2 rate notation.

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines in Chapter 53 range from 2.7% to 14.5%, with a median of 6.9%. About 74% of the chapter's lines (46 of 62) enter duty-free under the general rate. Special-rate notation (including USMCA, KORUS, AGOA, and GSP when authorized) and Chapter 99 measures can modify these base rates for qualifying shipments.

Product-code pages link into the Tandom Tariff Calculator with the base HTS code prefilled. Chapter 99 provision pages instead show mapped base codes and send you to a dated calculator scenario, which determines whether a measure applies from the entry facts. Tandom's data refreshes daily from USITC HTSUS, CBP CSMS, the Federal Register, and the Department of Commerce — the same authoritative sources the trade community files against.

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
5301.10.00.00	Flax, raw or retted	Free	0.3¢/kg	—	kg
5301.21.00.00	·Broken or scutched	0.2¢/kg	3.3¢/kg	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
5301.29.00.00	·Other	3.8%	20%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA, PE,S,SG)	kg
5301.30.00.00	Flax tow and waste	Free	Free	—	kg

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
5302.10.00.00	True hemp, raw or retted	Free	4.4¢/kg	—	kg
5302.90.00.00	Other	Free	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
5303.10.00.00	Jute and other textile bast fibers, raw or retted	Free	Free	—	kg
5303.90.00.00	Other	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
5306.10.00.00	Single (800)	Free	35%	—	kg
5306.20.00.00	Multiple (folded) or cabled (800)	Free	40%	—

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
5307.10.00.00	Single	Free	15%	—	kg
5307.20.00.00	Multiple (folded) or cabled	Free	25%

Chapter 53: Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn

`5301`Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock):

`5302`True hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock):

`5303`Jute and other textile bast fibers (excluding flax, true hemp and ramie), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of these fibers (including yarn waste and garnetted stock):

`5305`Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibers, not elsewhere specified or included, raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste of these fibers (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

`5306`Flax yarn:

`5307`Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibers of heading 5303:

`5308`Yarn of other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn:

`5309`Woven fabrics of flax:

`5310`Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibers of heading 5303:

`5311`

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 53 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 53 imports?

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 53?

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
5308.10.00.00	Coir yarn	Free	Free	—	kg
5308.20.00.00	True hemp yarn (800)	Free	35%	—

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
5309.11.00	·Unbleached or bleached	Free	40%	—	—
5309.11.00.10	··Of a width exceeding 127 cm (810)	Free	40%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
5310.10.00	Unbleached	Free	40%	—	—
5310.10.00.20	·Not over 130 cm in width	Free	40%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
5311.00	Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibers; woven fabrics of paper yarn:	—	—	—	—
5311.00.20.00	·Containing more than 17 percent by weight of wool or fine animal hair (410)	14.5%

5301Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock):

5302True hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock):

5303Jute and other textile bast fibers (excluding flax, true hemp and ramie), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of these fibers (including yarn waste and garnetted stock):

5305Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibers, not elsewhere specified or included, raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste of these fibers (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

5306Flax yarn:

5307Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibers of heading 5303:

5308Yarn of other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn:

5309Woven fabrics of flax:

5310Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibers of heading 5303:

5311

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 53 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 53 imports?

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 53?

`5301`Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock):

`5302`True hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock):

`5303`Jute and other textile bast fibers (excluding flax, true hemp and ramie), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of these fibers (including yarn waste and garnetted stock):

`5305`Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibers, not elsewhere specified or included, raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste of these fibers (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

`5306`Flax yarn:

`5307`Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibers of heading 5303:

`5308`Yarn of other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn:

`5309`Woven fabrics of flax:

`5310`Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibers of heading 5303:

`5311`