Chapter 54 — Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials 4-digit heading

54.06 Man-made filament yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale

One level above the number you declare. Pick one of the six-digit codes below.

Section XI, Textiles & Apparel — silk, wool, cotton, man-made fibres, fabrics, carpets and clothing.

  1. 54 Chapter Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials
  2. 06 Heading Man-made filament yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale
  3. —— Subheading Pick one of the 1 six-digit codes below

Chapter 54 covers man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials: synthetic and artificial continuous fibre yarns like polyester, nylon and rayon filament, plus strip and similar man-made textile materials, before weaving into fabric. Classification tip: Synthetic (petroleum-based, like polyester/nylon) and artificial (cellulose-based, like viscose/rayon) filaments are classified under different headings even though both are 'man-made': confirm which category the fibre falls into.

All of chapter 54

The 1 six-digit code under 54.06

One of these is the number you declare.

Other headings in chapter 54

54.01 Sewing thread of man-made filaments, whether or not put up for retail sale 54.02 Synthetic filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex 54.03 Artificial filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including artificial monofilament of less than 67 decitex 54.04 Synthetic monofilament of 67 decitex or more, of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm; strip and the like (e.g. artificial straw) of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mm 54.05 Artificial monofilament of 67 decitex or more, no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm; strip and the like (e.g. artificial straw), of artificial textile materials of a width not exceeding 5mm 54.07 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading no. 5404 54.08 Woven fabrics of artificial filament yarn including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading no. 5404

The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.

Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.

Shipping goods under 54.06? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.

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54.06 FAQ

Heading 54.06 covers man-made filament yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale. It is part of chapter 54 (man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials), and it is subdivided into 1 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.

Pick one of the 1 subheadings below. Those six digits are what customs recognises internationally; the importing country may extend them to eight or ten in its own tariff schedule.

The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section XI and to chapter 54. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.

A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.

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