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§ HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE · CHAPTER 55

Man-made staple fibers.

This chapter covers 55 — Man-made staple fibers.

化学纤维短纤

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§ §301 OVERLAY · ACTIVE This chapter has roughly 15 heading(s) tied to USTR Section 301 rules (9903.88.x series), affecting goods of China origin.

§ I · OVERVIEWWhat this chapter covers

This chapter covers 55 — Man-made staple fibers.

Textiles and apparel — silk, wool, cotton, man-made filaments and staple fibers, woven and knitted fabrics, carpets, knitted and non-knitted apparel, and other textile articles.

§ II · RATE TABLEColumn rates by heading

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CODE DESCRIPTION GENERAL SPECIAL COL. 2
5501 Synthetic filament tow:
5502 Artificial filament tow:
5503 Synthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning:
5504 Artificial staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning:
5505 Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibers:
5506 Synthetic staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning:
5508 Sewing thread of man-made staple fibers, whether or not put up for retail sale:
5509 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibers, not put up for retail sale:
5510 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibers, not put up for retail sale:
5511 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibers, put up for retail sale:
5512 Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing 85 percent or more by weight of synthetic staple fibers:
5513 Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing less than 85 percent by weight of such fibers, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight not exceeding 170 g/m²:
5514 Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing less than 85 percent by weight of such fibers, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight exceeding 170 g/m²:
5515 Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers:
5516 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers:

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