{ "summary": "HS code 5204.20 covers cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale, put up for retail sale. It sits in heading 52.04 (cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale) in chapter 52 (cotton). Other goods of heading 52.04 are classified under 5204.11 (not put up for retail sale, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton) and 5204.19 (not put up for retail sale, other). 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