# United States tariff line 5210.21.80.90: Cheesecloth; lawns, voiles or batistes (226)

> In the United States tariff, line 5210.21.80.90 covers bleached, plain weave, of number 69 or higher number, cheesecloth; lawns, voiles or batistes (226). The general (MFN) duty rate is 12.5%. It falls under HS subheading 5210.21 in heading 52.10 (chapter 52).

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/5210218090
Last updated: 9 October 2026

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## Key facts

- Tariff line: 5210.21.80.90
- Covers: Bleached, plain weave, of number 69 or higher number, cheesecloth; lawns, voiles or batistes (226)
- Duty (MFN): 12.5%
- Preferential rates: From free (14 programmes or origins)
- Additional duties: None recorded
- Restrictions: None recorded
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- HS subheading: [5210.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/521021)

## What this line covers

In the United States tariff, line 5210.21.80.90 covers bleached, plain weave, of number 69 or higher number, cheesecloth; lawns, voiles or batistes (226).

Its legal text is “Cheesecloth; lawns, voiles or batistes (226)”, read under “Bleached”, “Plain weave” and “Of number 69 or higher number”.

## How it is structured

It falls under HS subheading 5210.21 in heading 52.10 (chapter 52). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff.

- Chapter 52: Cotton
- Heading 52.10: Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 percent by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibers, weighing not more than 200 g/m²
- Subheading 5210.21: Bleached
- Within the subheading: Plain weave
- Within the subheading: Of number 69 or higher number
- Line 5210.21.80.90: Cheesecloth; lawns, voiles or batistes (226)

## Duty

The general (MFN) duty rate is 12.5%.

The rate is published on 5210.21.80.

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 14 programmes.

- Free: United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (AU)
- Free: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (BH)
- Free: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CL)
- Free: United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (CO)
- Free: United States-Israel Free Trade Area (IL)
- Free: United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act (JO)
- Free: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (KR)
- Free: United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (MA)
- Free: United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (OM)
- Free: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (P)
- Free: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PA)
- Free: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PE)
- Free: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (S)
- Free: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SG)

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 5210.21 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 5210.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/521021)

## Other lines under 5210.21

- [5210.21.40.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/5210214020) Poplin or broadcloth (314)
- [5210.21.40.40](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/5210214040) Sheeting (313)
- [5210.21.40.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/5210214090) Cheesecloth (226)
- [5210.21.60.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/5210216020) Poplin or broadcloth (314)
- [5210.21.60.40](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/5210216040) Sheeting (313)
- [5210.21.60.60](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/5210216060) Printcloth (315)
- [5210.21.60.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/5210216090) Cheesecloth (226)
- [5210.21.80.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/5210218020) Poplin or broadcloth (314)

- Previous line: [5210.21.80.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/5210218020) Poplin or broadcloth (314)
- Next line: [5210.29.10.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/5210291000) 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill (317)

## Frequently asked questions

### What does tariff line 5210.21.80.90 cover in the United States tariff?

In the United States tariff, line 5210.21.80.90 covers bleached, plain weave, of number 69 or higher number, cheesecloth; lawns, voiles or batistes (226).

### What is the general (MFN) duty on 5210.21.80.90 in the United States?

The general (MFN) duty rate is 12.5%. The rate is published on 5210.21.80.

### Which preferential rates apply to 5210.21.80.90?

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 14 programmes: the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Israel Free Trade Area, the United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act, the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.

## Sources and updates

The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 9 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Official source files:

- https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/5210218090.json
