5608.19 Twine, cordage or rope; knotted netting, for other than fishing, of man-made textile materials
A full HS code. These six digits are what goes on a customs declaration, and they mean the same thing in every country that uses the Harmonized System.
Section XI, Textiles & Apparel — silk, wool, cotton, man-made fibres, fabrics, carpets and clothing.
- 56 Chapter Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
- 08 Heading Twine, cordage or rope; knotted netting, made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials
- 19 Subheading Twine, cordage or rope; knotted netting, for other than fishing, of man-made textile materials
Chapter 56 covers wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof: industrial and technical textiles rather than apparel fabric. Classification tip: Rope and cordage subheadings split by material (natural fibre, synthetic, steel-reinforced) and by diameter/breaking strength, which matters for marine and industrial cordage shipments in particular.
All of chapter 56Other codes under 56.08
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 5608.19? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment5608.19 FAQ
5608.19 covers twine, cordage or rope; knotted netting, for other than fishing, of man-made textile materials. It sits under heading 56.08 (twine, cordage or rope; knotted netting, made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials) in chapter 56, Section XI of the Harmonized System.
It is the international part of it. Six digits are the same in every country that applies the Harmonized System; the importing country then extends them to eight or ten for its own tariff and statistics. Declare 5608.19 plus whatever national digits the destination’s tariff schedule adds to it.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section XI and to chapter 56. 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.