Chapter 55: Man-made staple fibers
Section XI, Textile and Textile Articles. 16 headings and 133 rate lines in HTS Revision 20 (2026).
- 5501 Synthetic filament tow (6 lines)
- 5502 Artificial filament tow (2 lines)
- 5503 Synthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning (8 lines)
- 5504 Artificial staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning (2 lines)
- 5505 Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibers (2 lines)
- 5506 Synthetic staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning (5 lines)
- 5507 Artificial staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning (1 lines)
- 5508 Sewing thread of man-made staple fibers, whether or not put up for retail sale (2 lines)
- 5509 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibers, not put up for retail sale (23 lines)
- 5510 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibers, not put up for retail sale (7 lines)
- 5511 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibers, put up for retail sale (3 lines)
- 5512 Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing 85 percent or more by weight of synthetic staple fibers (6 lines)
- 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 (13 lines)
- 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 (16 lines)
- 5515 Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers (13 lines)
- 5516 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers (24 lines)
Built September 29, 2026 from HTS Revision 20 (2026) (USITC release 2026HTSRev20, published September 23, 2026, current since September 28, 2026). The schedule changes often; USITC's own site always has the current text.