# HS heading 53.09: Woven fabrics of flax

> HS heading 53.09 covers woven fabrics of flax. It is in chapter 53 (other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn). It is split into 4 subheadings: 5309.11 (containing 85 % or more by weight of flax, unbleached or bleached), 5309.19 (containing 85 % or more by weight of flax, other), 5309.21 (containing less than 85 % by weight of flax, unbleached or bleached) and 5309.29 (containing less than 85 % by weight of flax, other). National tariff lines under heading 53.09 are live on border.bot for the United States (28 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/5309
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 53](https://border.bot/hs-codes/53) / [53.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5309)

## Key facts

- Heading: 53.09
- Description: Woven fabrics of flax
- Chapter: 53: Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
- Subheadings: 4
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 53.09 covers woven fabrics of flax.

It is split into 4 subheadings: 5309.11 (containing 85 % or more by weight of flax, unbleached or bleached), 5309.19 (containing 85 % or more by weight of flax, other), 5309.21 (containing less than 85 % by weight of flax, unbleached or bleached) and 5309.29 (containing less than 85 % by weight of flax, other).

- [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

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 53 are classified in its other 9 headings, listed below.

- [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)
- [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)
- [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)
- [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)
- [53.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5306) Flax yarn
- [53.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5307) Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading 53.03
- [53.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5308) Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn
- [53.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5310) Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading 53.03
- [53.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5311) Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn

## How it is structured

Heading 53.09 is one of 10 headings in chapter 53. Its first two digits, 53, are the chapter; the next two, 09, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (5309.11, 5309.19, 5309.21).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 53.09 are live on border.bot for the United States (28 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/53): 28 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [53.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5308) Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn
- Next heading: [53.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5310) Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading 53.03

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 53.09 cover?

HS heading 53.09 covers woven fabrics of flax.

### Which chapter is HS heading 53.09 in?

HS heading 53.09 is in chapter 53 (other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 53.09 have?

HS heading 53.09 has 4 subheadings: 5309.11 (containing 85 % or more by weight of flax, unbleached or bleached), 5309.19 (containing 85 % or more by weight of flax, other), 5309.21 (containing less than 85 % by weight of flax, unbleached or bleached) and 5309.29 (containing less than 85 % by weight of flax, other).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 53.09?

National tariff lines under heading 53.09 are live on border.bot for the United States (28 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/5309.json