# HS code 5301.10: Flax, raw or retted

> HS code 5301.10 covers flax, raw or retted. It sits in heading 53.01 (flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)) in chapter 53 (other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn). Other goods of heading 53.01 are classified under 5301.21 (flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun, broken or scutched), 5301.29 (flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun, other) or 5301.30 (flax tow and waste). National tariff lines under 5301.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/530110
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 53](https://border.bot/hs-codes/53) / [53.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5301) / [5301.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530110)

## Key facts

- HS code: 5301.10
- Covers: Flax, raw or retted
- Heading: [53.01: Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5301)
- Chapter: [53: Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn](https://border.bot/hs-codes/53)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/530110)

## What this code covers

HS code 5301.10 covers flax, raw or retted.

The legal text of the subheading is “Flax, raw or retted”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 53.01 are classified under 5301.21 (flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun, broken or scutched), 5301.29 (flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun, other) or 5301.30 (flax tow and waste).

- [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

## How it is structured

5301.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 53, are the chapter; the first four, 5301, are heading 53.01; the last two, 10, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 53: Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
- Heading 53.01: Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
- Subheading 5301.10: Flax, raw or retted

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 5301.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/530110): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [5212.25](https://border.bot/hs-codes/521225) Weighing more than 200 g/m2: Printed
- Next subheading: [5301.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530121) Flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun: Broken or scutched

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 5301.10 cover?

HS code 5301.10 covers flax, raw or retted.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 5301.10 in?

HS code 5301.10 is in heading 53.01 (flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)) in chapter 53 (other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn).

### Where are goods of heading 53.01 classified when 5301.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 53.01 are classified under 5301.21 (flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun, broken or scutched), 5301.29 (flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun, other) or 5301.30 (flax tow and waste).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 5301.10?

National tariff lines under 5301.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, 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/530110.json