Man-made staple fibers

The 16 headings of chapter 55

• 5501: Synthetic filament tow (7 codes, General duty 7.5%)
• 5502: Artificial filament tow (2 codes, General duty 7.5%)
• 5503: Synthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning (11 codes, General duty Free to 4.3%)
• 5504: Artificial staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning (2 codes, General duty 4.3%)
• 5505: Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibers (4 codes, General duty Free)
• 5506: Synthetic staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning (5 codes, General duty 5% to 5.7%)
• 5507: Artificial staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning (1 code, General duty 5%)
• 5508: Sewing thread of man-made staple fibers, whether or not put up for retail sale (2 codes, General duty 11% to 11.4%)
• 5509: Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibers, not put up for retail sale (27 codes, General duty 7% to 13.2%)
• 5510: Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibers, not put up for retail sale (7 codes, General duty 7.5% to 13.2%)
• 5511: Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibers, put up for retail sale (4 codes, General duty 7.5%)
• 5512: Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing 85 percent or more by weight of synthetic staple fibers (56 codes, General duty 12% to 14.9%)
• 5513: Woven 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 (48 codes, General duty 8.5% to 14.9%)
• 5514: Woven 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 (51 codes, General duty Free to 14.9%)
• 5515: Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers (67 codes, General duty Free to 25%)
• 5516: Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers (105 codes, General duty Free to 25%)

Where it sits in the schedule

Chapter 55 is in Section XI of the Harmonized System, textiles and apparel (chapters 50 to 63). Rates are those printed in the 2026 HTS Revision 23; Chapter 99 duties (Section 232, Section 301, IEEPA) are charged on top and are not included.