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  "summary": "HS code 5516.31 covers woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair, unbleached or bleached. It sits in heading 55.16 (woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres) in chapter 55 (man-made staple fibres). Other goods of heading 55.16 are classified under 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) or 15 others. National tariff lines under 5516.31 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).",
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      "question": "What does HS code 5516.31 cover?",
      "answer": "HS code 5516.31 covers woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair, unbleached or bleached."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which heading and chapter is HS code 5516.31 in?",
      "answer": "HS code 5516.31 is in heading 55.16 (woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres) in chapter 55 (man-made staple fibres)."
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      "question": "Where are goods of heading 55.16 classified when 5516.31 doesn’t fit?",
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      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 5516.31?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under 5516.31 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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        "HS code 5516.31 covers woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair, unbleached or bleached.",
        "The legal text of the subheading is “Containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair: Unbleached or bleached”, read under “Containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair”, in HS2022."
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        "5516.31 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 55, are the chapter; the first four, 5516, are heading 55.16; the last two, 31, identify the subheading within the heading.",
        "Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines."
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        "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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