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  "summary": "HS heading 55.16 covers woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres. It is in chapter 55 (man-made staple fibres). It is split into 20 subheadings: 5516.11 (containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, unbleached or bleached), 5516.12 (containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, dyed), 5516.13 (containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, of yarns of different colours), 5516.14 (containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, printed), 5516.21 (containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments, unbleached or bleached), 5516.22 (containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments, dyed) and 14 others. National tariff lines under heading 55.16 are live on border.bot for the United States (105 lines, also used by 1 other country).",
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      "value": "Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres",
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      "value": "55: Man-made staple fibres",
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      "value": "HS2022",
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    {
      "question": "What does HS heading 55.16 cover?",
      "answer": "HS heading 55.16 covers woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which chapter is HS heading 55.16 in?",
      "answer": "HS heading 55.16 is in chapter 55 (man-made staple fibres)."
    },
    {
      "question": "How many subheadings does HS heading 55.16 have?",
      "answer": "HS heading 55.16 has 20 subheadings: 5516.11 (containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, unbleached or bleached), 5516.12 (containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, dyed), 5516.13 (containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, of yarns of different colours), 5516.14 (containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, printed), 5516.21 (containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments, unbleached or bleached), 5516.22 (containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments, dyed) and 14 others."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 55.16?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under heading 55.16 are live on border.bot for the United States (105 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
    }
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      "title": "What this code covers",
      "text": [
        "HS heading 55.16 covers woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres.",
        "It is split into 20 subheadings: 5516.11 (containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, unbleached or bleached), 5516.12 (containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, dyed), 5516.13 (containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, of yarns of different colours), 5516.14 (containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, printed), 5516.21 (containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments, unbleached or bleached), 5516.22 (containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments, dyed) and 14 others."
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    {
      "id": "not-covered",
      "title": "What it doesn’t cover",
      "text": [
        "Other goods of chapter 55 are classified in its other 15 headings, listed below."
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    {
      "id": "structure",
      "title": "How it is structured",
      "text": [
        "Heading 55.16 is one of 16 headings in chapter 55. Its first two digits, 55, are the chapter; the next two, 16, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (5516.11, 5516.12, 5516.13)."
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      "id": "other-countries",
      "title": "In other countries",
      "text": [
        "National tariff lines under heading 55.16 are live on border.bot for the United States (105 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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      "title": "Sources and updates",
      "text": [
        "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."
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