# HS chapter 53: Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn > 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). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/53 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 53](https://border.bot/hs-codes/53) ## Key facts - Chapter: 53 - Description: Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn - Headings: 10 - Subheadings: 23 - Edition: HS2022 ## 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5301) Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) - [5301.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530110) Flax, raw or retted - [5301.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530121) Flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun: Broken or scutched - [5301.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530129) Flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun: Other - [5301.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530130) Flax tow and waste ### [53.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5302) True hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) - [5302.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530210) True hemp, raw or retted - [5302.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530290) Other ### [53.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5303) Jute and other textile bast fibres (excluding flax, true hemp and ramie), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) - [5303.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530310) Jute and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted - [5303.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530390) Other ### [53.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5305) 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) - [5305.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530500) 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) ### [53.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5306) Flax yarn - [5306.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530610) Single - [5306.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530620) Multiple (folded) or cabled ### [53.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5307) Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading 53.03 - [5307.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530710) Single - [5307.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530720) Multiple (folded) or cabled ### [53.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5308) Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn - [5308.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530810) Coir yarn - [5308.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530820) True hemp yarn - [5308.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530890) Other ### [53.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5309) Woven fabrics of flax - [5309.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530911) Containing 85 % or more by weight of flax: Unbleached or bleached - [5309.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530919) Containing 85 % or more by weight of flax: Other - [5309.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530921) Containing less than 85 % by weight of flax: Unbleached or bleached - [5309.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530929) Containing less than 85 % by weight of flax: Other ### [53.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5310) Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading 53.03 - [5310.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/531010) Unbleached - [5310.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/531090) Other ### [53.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5311) Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn - [5311.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/531100) Woven 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). - [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/53): 62 lines, used by 1 other country - Previous chapter: [52](https://border.bot/hs-codes/52) Cotton - Next chapter: [54](https://border.bot/hs-codes/54) Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials ## 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. Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/53.json