# HS chapter 51: Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric

> HS chapter 51 covers wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric. It has 13 headings, 51.01 to 51.13, and 38 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. National tariff lines under chapter 51 are live on border.bot for the United States (124 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/51
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 51](https://border.bot/hs-codes/51)

## Key facts

- Chapter: 51
- Description: Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
- Headings: 13
- Subheadings: 38
- Edition: HS2022

## What this chapter covers

HS chapter 51 covers wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric.

It has 13 headings, 51.01 to 51.13, and 38 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.

### [51.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5101) Wool, not carded or combed

- [5101.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510111) Greasy, including fleece-washed wool: Shorn wool
- [5101.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510119) Greasy, including fleece-washed wool: Other
- [5101.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510121) Degreased, not carbonised: Shorn wool
- [5101.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510129) Degreased, not carbonised: Other
- [5101.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510130) Carbonised

### [51.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5102) Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed

- [5102.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510211) Fine animal hair: Of Kashmir (cashmere) goats
- [5102.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510219) Fine animal hair: Other
- [5102.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510220) Coarse animal hair

### [51.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5103) Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock

- [5103.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510310) Noils of wool or of fine animal hair
- [5103.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510320) Other waste of wool or of fine animal hair
- [5103.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510330) Waste of coarse animal hair

### [51.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5104) Garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair

- [5104.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510400) Garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair

### [51.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5105) Wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments)

- [5105.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510510) Carded wool
- [5105.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510521) Wool tops and other combed wool: Combed wool in fragments
- [5105.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510529) Wool tops and other combed wool: Other
- [5105.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510531) Fine animal hair, carded or combed: Of Kashmir (cashmere) goats
- [5105.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510539) Fine animal hair, carded or combed: Other
- [5105.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510540) Coarse animal hair, carded or combed

### [51.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5106) Yarn of carded wool, not put up for retail sale

- [5106.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510610) Containing 85 % or more by weight of wool
- [5106.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510620) Containing less than 85 % by weight of wool

### [51.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5107) Yarn of combed wool, not put up for retail sale

- [5107.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510710) Containing 85 % or more by weight of wool
- [5107.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510720) Containing less than 85 % by weight of wool

### [51.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5108) Yarn of fine animal hair (carded or combed), not put up for retail sale

- [5108.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510810) Carded
- [5108.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510820) Combed

### [51.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5109) Yarn of wool or of fine animal hair, put up for retail sale

- [5109.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510910) Containing 85 % or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair
- [5109.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/510990) Other

### [51.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5110) Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair (including gimped horsehair yarn), whether or not put up for retail sale

- [5110.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/511000) Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair (including gimped horsehair yarn), whether or not put up for retail sale

### [51.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5111) Woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine animal hair

- [5111.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/511111) Containing 85 % or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair: Of a weight not exceeding 300g/m²
- [5111.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/511119) Containing 85 % or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair: Other
- [5111.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/511120) Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments
- [5111.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/511130) Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made staple fibres
- [5111.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/511190) Other

### [51.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5112) Woven fabrics of combed wool or of combed fine animal hair

- [5112.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/511211) Containing 85 % or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair: Of a weight not exceeding 200g/m²
- [5112.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/511219) Containing 85 % or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair: Other
- [5112.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/511220) Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments
- [5112.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/511230) Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made staple fibres
- [5112.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/511290) Other

### [51.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5113) Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair

- [5113.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/511300) Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair


## What it doesn’t cover

Chapter 50, before it, covers silk; chapter 52, after it, covers cotton.

## How it is structured

Chapter 51 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (51.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more.

## In other countries

National tariff lines under chapter 51 are live on border.bot for the United States (124 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/51): 124 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous chapter: [50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/50) Silk
- Next chapter: [52](https://border.bot/hs-codes/52) Cotton

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS chapter 51 cover?

HS chapter 51 covers wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric.

### How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 51?

HS chapter 51 has 13 headings and 38 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 51?

National tariff lines under chapter 51 are live on border.bot for the United States (124 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 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.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/51.json
