{
  "summary": "HS chapter 52 covers cotton. It has 12 headings, 52.01 to 52.12, and 124 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. National tariff lines under chapter 52 are live on border.bot for the United States (525 lines, also used by 1 other country).",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-11",
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Chapter",
      "value": "52",
      "source": "border.bot release GLOBAL:hs #2"
    },
    {
      "label": "Description",
      "value": "Cotton",
      "source": "border.bot release GLOBAL:hs #2"
    },
    {
      "label": "Headings",
      "value": "12",
      "source": "border.bot release GLOBAL:hs #2"
    },
    {
      "label": "Subheadings",
      "value": "124",
      "source": "border.bot release GLOBAL:hs #2"
    },
    {
      "label": "Edition",
      "value": "HS2022",
      "source": "border.bot release GLOBAL:hs #2"
    }
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  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "What does HS chapter 52 cover?",
      "answer": "HS chapter 52 covers cotton."
    },
    {
      "question": "How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 52?",
      "answer": "HS chapter 52 has 12 headings and 124 six-digit subheadings in HS2022."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 52?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under chapter 52 are live on border.bot for the United States (525 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
    }
  ],
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "covers",
      "title": "What this chapter covers",
      "text": [
        "HS chapter 52 covers cotton.",
        "It has 12 headings, 52.01 to 52.12, and 124 six-digit subheadings in HS2022."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "not-covered",
      "title": "What it doesn’t cover",
      "text": [
        "Chapter 51, before it, covers wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric; chapter 53, after it, covers other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "structure",
      "title": "How it is structured",
      "text": [
        "Chapter 52 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (52.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "other-countries",
      "title": "In other countries",
      "text": [
        "National tariff lines under chapter 52 are live on border.bot for the United States (525 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sources",
      "title": "Sources and updates",
      "text": [
        "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."
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    "edition": "HS2022",
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      "code": "52",
      "description": "Cotton"
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        "code": "5201",
        "description": "Cotton, not carded or combed",
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            "code": "520100",
            "description": "Cotton, not carded or combed"
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        "description": "Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)",
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            "code": "520210",
            "description": "Yarn waste (including thread waste)"
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            "code": "520291",
            "description": "Other: Garnetted stock"
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          {
            "code": "520299",
            "description": "Other: Other"
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        "code": "5203",
        "description": "Cotton, carded or combed",
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            "code": "520300",
            "description": "Cotton, carded or combed"
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        "description": "Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale",
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            "code": "520411",
            "description": "Not put up for retail sale: Containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton"
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            "description": "Not put up for retail sale: Other"
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            "code": "520420",
            "description": "Put up for retail sale"
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        "description": "Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale",
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            "code": "520511",
            "description": "Single yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring 714.29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number)"
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            "code": "520512",
            "description": "Single yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number)"
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          {
            "code": "520513",
            "description": "Single yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number)"
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          {
            "code": "520514",
            "description": "Single yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring less than 192.31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number)"
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          {
            "code": "520515",
            "description": "Single yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number)"
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          {
            "code": "520521",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring 714.29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number)"
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          {
            "code": "520522",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number)"
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          {
            "code": "520523",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520524",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 192.31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520526",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 125 decitex but not less than 106.38 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number but not exceeding 94 metric number)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520527",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 106,38 decitex but not less than 83,33 decitex (exceeding 94 metric number but not exceeding 120 metric number)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520528",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520531",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring per single yarn 714,29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number per single yarn)"
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          {
            "code": "520532",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 714.29 decitex but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number per single yarn)"
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          {
            "code": "520533",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 232.56 decitex but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number per single yarn)"
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          {
            "code": "520534",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 192,31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn)"
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            "code": "520535",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn)"
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          {
            "code": "520541",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring per single yarn 714,29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number per single yarn)"
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          {
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          {
            "code": "520543",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 232.56 decitex but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number per single yarn)"
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            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 192,31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn)"
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            "code": "520546",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 125 decitex but not less than 106,38 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number but not exceeding 94 metric number per single yarn)"
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          {
            "code": "520547",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 106.38 decitex but not less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 94 metric number but not exceeding 120 metric number per single yarn)"
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          {
            "code": "520548",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 83,33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number per single yarn)"
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        "code": "5206",
        "description": "Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale",
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            "description": "Single yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring 714.29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number)"
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          {
            "code": "520612",
            "description": "Single yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number)"
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          {
            "code": "520613",
            "description": "Single yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number)"
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          {
            "code": "520614",
            "description": "Single yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring less than 192.31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number)"
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          {
            "code": "520615",
            "description": "Single yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520621",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring 714.29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520622",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520623",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520624",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 192.31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520625",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520631",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring per single yarn 714,29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number per single yarn)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520632",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 714.29 decitex but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number per single yarn)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520633",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 232.56 decitex but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number per single yarn)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520634",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 192,31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520635",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520641",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring per single yarn 714,29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number per single yarn)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520642",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 714.29 decitex but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number per single yarn)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520643",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 232.56 decitex but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number per single yarn)"
          },
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            "code": "520644",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 192,31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520645",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn)"
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        "code": "5207",
        "description": "Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread) put up for retail sale",
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            "description": "Containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton"
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            "description": "Other"
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            "code": "520822",
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            "code": "520823",
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            "code": "520832",
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            "code": "520833",
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            "code": "520842",
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            "code": "520843",
            "description": "Of yarns of different colours: 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill"
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            "description": "Of yarns of different colours: Other fabrics"
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            "code": "520851",
            "description": "Printed: Plain weave, weighing not more than 100g/m2"
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          {
            "code": "520852",
            "description": "Printed: Plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2"
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          {
            "code": "520859",
            "description": "Printed: Other fabrics"
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            "description": "Unbleached: Plain weave"
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            "code": "520912",
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          {
            "code": "520919",
            "description": "Unbleached: Other fabrics"
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          {
            "code": "520921",
            "description": "Bleached: Plain weave"
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          {
            "code": "520922",
            "description": "Bleached: 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill"
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          {
            "code": "520929",
            "description": "Bleached: Other fabrics"
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          {
            "code": "520931",
            "description": "Dyed: Plain weave"
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          {
            "code": "520932",
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            "code": "520939",
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