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HS chapter 53: Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn

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Key facts

Chapter
53
Description
Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
Headings
10
Subheadings
23
Edition
HS2022

Summary

HS chapter 53 covers other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn. It has 10 headings, 53.01 to 53.11, and 23 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. National tariff lines under chapter 53 are live on border.bot for the United States (62 lines, also used by 1 other country).

What this chapter covers

HS chapter 53 covers other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn.

It has 10 headings, 53.01 to 53.11, and 23 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.

53.01 Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

  • 5301.10Flax, raw or retted
  • 5301.21Flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun: Broken or scutched
  • 5301.29Flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun: Other
  • 5301.30Flax tow and waste

53.05 Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, not elsewhere specified or included, raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

  • 5305.00Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, not elsewhere specified or included, raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

53.06 Flax yarn

53.09 Woven fabrics of flax

  • 5309.11Containing 85 % or more by weight of flax: Unbleached or bleached
  • 5309.19Containing 85 % or more by weight of flax: Other
  • 5309.21Containing less than 85 % by weight of flax: Unbleached or bleached
  • 5309.29Containing less than 85 % by weight of flax: Other

53.11 Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn

  • 5311.00Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn

What it doesn’t cover

Chapter 52, before it, covers cotton; chapter 54, after it, covers man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials.

How it is structured

Chapter 53 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (53.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more.

In other countries

National tariff lines under chapter 53 are live on border.bot for the United States (62 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Frequently asked questions

What does HS chapter 53 cover?

HS chapter 53 covers other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn.

How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 53?

HS chapter 53 has 10 headings and 23 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.

Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 53?

National tariff lines under chapter 53 are live on border.bot for the United States (62 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.

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