# HS code 5303.90: 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)

> HS code 5303.90 covers 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), other than those classified in 5303.10. It sits in heading 53.03 (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)) in chapter 53 (other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn). Other goods of heading 53.03 are classified under 5303.10 (jute and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted). National tariff lines under 5303.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/530390
Last updated: 11 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 5303.90
- Covers: 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)
- Heading: [53.03: 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)](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5303)
- 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/530390)

## What this code covers

HS code 5303.90 covers 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), other than those classified in 5303.10.

The legal text of the subheading is “Other”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 53.03 are classified under 5303.10 (jute and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted).

- [5303.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530310) Jute and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted

## How it is structured

5303.90 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 53, are the chapter; the first four, 5303, are heading 53.03; the last two, 90, 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 53.03: 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)
- Subheading 5303.90: Other

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 5303.90 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/530390): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [5303.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530310) Jute and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted
- Next subheading: [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)

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 5303.90 cover?

HS code 5303.90 covers 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), other than those classified in 5303.10.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 5303.90 in?

HS code 5303.90 is in heading 53.03 (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)) in chapter 53 (other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn).

### Where are goods of heading 53.03 classified when 5303.90 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 53.03 are classified under 5303.10 (jute and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 5303.90?

National tariff lines under 5303.90 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/530390.json