# HS code 5309.29: Woven fabrics of flax, containing less than 85 % by weight of flax

> HS code 5309.29 covers woven fabrics of flax, containing less than 85 % by weight of flax, other than those classified in 5309.21. It sits in heading 53.09 (woven fabrics of flax) in chapter 53 (other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn). Other goods of heading 53.09 are classified under 5309.11 (containing 85 % or more by weight of flax, unbleached or bleached), 5309.19 (containing 85 % or more by weight of flax, other) and 5309.21 (containing less than 85 % by weight of flax, unbleached or bleached). National tariff lines under 5309.29 are live on border.bot for the United States (12 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/530929
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) / [5309.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530929)

## Key facts

- HS code: 5309.29
- Covers: Woven fabrics of flax, containing less than 85 % by weight of flax
- Heading: [53.09: Woven fabrics of flax](https://border.bot/hs-codes/5309)
- 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 12 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/530929)

## What this code covers

HS code 5309.29 covers woven fabrics of flax, containing less than 85 % by weight of flax, other than those classified in 5309.21.

The legal text of the subheading is “Containing less than 85 % by weight of flax: Other”, read under “Containing less than 85 % by weight of flax”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 53.09 are classified under 5309.11 (containing 85 % or more by weight of flax, unbleached or bleached), 5309.19 (containing 85 % or more by weight of flax, other) and 5309.21 (containing less than 85 % by weight of flax, unbleached or bleached).

- [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

## How it is structured

5309.29 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 53, are the chapter; the first four, 5309, are heading 53.09; the last two, 29, 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 53.09: Woven fabrics of flax
- Within the heading: Containing less than 85 % by weight of flax
- Subheading 5309.29: Other

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 5309.29 are live on border.bot for the United States (12 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/530929): 12 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [5309.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/530921) Containing less than 85 % by weight of flax: Unbleached or bleached
- Next subheading: [5310.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/531010) Unbleached

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 5309.29 cover?

HS code 5309.29 covers woven fabrics of flax, containing less than 85 % by weight of flax, other than those classified in 5309.21.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 5309.29 in?

HS code 5309.29 is in heading 53.09 (woven fabrics of flax) in chapter 53 (other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn).

### Where are goods of heading 53.09 classified when 5309.29 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 53.09 are classified under 5309.11 (containing 85 % or more by weight of flax, unbleached or bleached), 5309.19 (containing 85 % or more by weight of flax, other) and 5309.21 (containing less than 85 % by weight of flax, unbleached or bleached).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 5309.29?

National tariff lines under 5309.29 are live on border.bot for the United States (12 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/530929.json