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      "question": "What does HS chapter 56 cover?",
      "answer": "HS chapter 56 covers wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof."
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    {
      "question": "How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 56?",
      "answer": "HS chapter 56 has 9 headings and 30 six-digit subheadings in HS2022."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 56?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under chapter 56 are live on border.bot for the United States (81 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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      "title": "What this chapter covers",
      "text": [
        "HS chapter 56 covers wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof.",
        "It has 9 headings, 56.01 to 56.09, and 30 six-digit subheadings in HS2022."
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    {
      "id": "not-covered",
      "title": "What it doesn’t cover",
      "text": [
        "Chapter 55, before it, covers man-made staple fibres; chapter 57, after it, covers carpets and other textile floor coverings."
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      "title": "How it is structured",
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        "Chapter 56 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (56.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more."
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      "title": "In other countries",
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        "National tariff lines under chapter 56 are live on border.bot for the United States (81 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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