5503.20.00 Synthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning: of polyesters
In chapter 55, Man-made staple fibers; heading 5503, Synthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning.
5503.20.00 as printed in HTS Revision 20 (2026)
| Description |
|
|---|---|
| General rate (column 1) | 4.3%1 |
| Special rate (column 1) | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) |
| Column 2 rate | 25% |
| Units of quantity | kg |
Statistical reporting numbers under 5503.20.00
The 10-digit numbers that go on an entry, with the headings the schedule prints between them. The rates are the ones printed above unless a statistical line prints its own.
| HTS number | Description | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 5503.20.00.15 | Bi-component fibers having an outer copolymer sheath that melts at a lower temperature than the core, of a kind used for bonding fibers together | kg |
| Other: | ||
| 5503.20.00.25 | Measuring less than 3.3 decitex | kg |
| 5503.20.00.45 | Measuring 3.3 decitex or more but less than 13.2 decitex | kg |
| 5503.20.00.65 | Measuring 13.2 decitex or more | kg |
Footnotes
- See 9903.55.01. (on the general rate)
Chapter 99 headings this line cites
Each heading as the schedule prints it, with where the line cites it. A citation is not a finding that the heading applies to a shipment.
| Heading | Text as printed | General | Special | Column 2 | Cited in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9903.55.01 | Entered under temporary importation bond in aggregate quantities not exceeding the amount specified in U.S. note 32(a) to this subchapter for any period specified in such note, when the product of any country not exempt under U.S. note 32(b) to this subchapter | Free | none printed | No change | footnote on the general rate |
Program symbols in the special rate
General Note 3(c)(i) of the schedule names the program behind each symbol printed on this line. Whether a program is in force on a given date, and whether a product and its country qualify, are set by that program's own law and general note, which this page does not assess.
AUUnited States-Australia Free Trade AgreementBHUnited States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActCLUnited States-Chile Free Trade AgreementCOUnited States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation ActILUnited States-Israel Free Trade AreaJOUnited States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation ActKRUnited States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActMAUnited States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActOMUnited States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActPDominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActPAUnited States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation ActPEUnited States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation ActSUnited States-Mexico-Canada AgreementSGUnited States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
What this page leaves to your broker
This page quotes the schedule. It does not add the rates together, and it does not say whether a chapter 99 heading applies to a shipment: that turns on the country of origin, the dates and the U.S. notes to chapter 99. Section 301, Section 232 and other chapter 99 measures list the goods they cover in those notes and in Federal Register notices, so a line can be covered by a heading its footnotes never cite. A licensed customs broker makes the determination.
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.