59.04 Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting of a coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to shape
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.
- 59 Chapter Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered or laminated; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
- 04 Heading Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting of a coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to shape
- —— Subheading Pick one of the 2 six-digit codes below
Chapter 59 covers textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered or laminated; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use: conveyor belting, coated canvas, tarpaulins and similar technical textiles. Classification tip: The coating material (rubber, plastic) and the intended industrial use both affect the subheading, so a coated fabric destined for tents versus conveyor belts may not share the same code even if the base fabric is identical.
All of chapter 59The 2 six-digit codes under 59.04
One of these is the number you declare.
Other headings in chapter 59
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 59.04? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment59.04 FAQ
Heading 59.04 covers linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting of a coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to shape. It is part of chapter 59 (textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered or laminated; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use), and it is subdivided into 2 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.
Pick one of the 2 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 59. 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.