Chapter 63 — Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 4-digit heading

63.10 Rags; used or new, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables and worn out articles of twine, cordage, rope or cables, of textile materials

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. 63 Chapter Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
  2. 10 Heading Rags; used or new, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables and worn out articles of twine, cordage, rope or cables, of textile materials
  3. —— Subheading Pick one of the 2 six-digit codes below

Chapter 63 covers textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags: bed linen, curtains, towels, and used-clothing exports, rounding out the textile section after fibre (50-56), fabric (58-60) and finished apparel (61-62). Classification tip: Worn/used clothing exports often face separate import bans or restrictions in destination countries (common in parts of East Africa) that go beyond the standard HS duty rate, so check destination-specific policy before shipping bulk used apparel.

All of chapter 63

The 2 six-digit codes under 63.10

One of these is the number you declare.

Other headings in chapter 63

63.01 Blankets and travelling rugs 63.02 Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen 63.03 Curtains (including drapes) and interior blinds; curtain or bed valances 63.04 Furnishing articles; excluding those of heading no. 9404 63.05 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods 63.06 Tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds; tents (including temporary canopies and similar articles); sails for boats, sailboards or landcraft; camping goods 63.07 Textiles; made up articles n.e.c. in chapter 63, including dress patterns 63.08 Textiles; sets of woven fabric and yarn, with or without accessories, for making into rugs, tapestries, embroidered tablecloths, serviettes and similar textile articles, in packings for retail sale 63.09 Textiles; worn clothing and other worn articles

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 63.10? 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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63.10 FAQ

Heading 63.10 covers rags; used or new, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables and worn out articles of twine, cordage, rope or cables, of textile materials. It is part of chapter 63 (textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags), 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 63. 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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