HS code 5203: Cotton, carded or combed
Cotton, carded or combed — heading 5203 of the Harmonized System (HS 2022).
Chapter 52: Cotton
6-digit code for 5203
- Cotton; carded or combed
Heading 5203 is not split further at the 6-digit level, so the international code is 5203.00. Click a code to copy it.
Confirm the full code and the duty rate
The first 6 digits are the same in every country that uses HS 2022. Each country adds 2–4 more digits and sets the duty in its own tariff, and the section and chapter notes can include or exclude products, so check the destination’s official tariff before you put the code on the invoice.
Other headings in chapter 52
- 5201 Cotton; not carded or combed
- 5202 Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
- 5204 Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale
- 5205 Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale
- 5206 Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, not put up for retail…
- 5207 Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale
- 5208 Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2
- 5209 Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200g/m2
- 5210 Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made…
- 5211 Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made…
- 5212 Other woven fabrics of cotton, n.e.c. in chapter 52
Source: HS 2022 nomenclature, 6-digit level (UN Comtrade). Descriptions are in English, as in the official nomenclature. Digits after the 6th differ by country.
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Common questions
What is HS code 5203?
5203 is the HS 2022 heading for Cotton, carded or combed. It is in chapter 52 (Cotton), section XI, and is not split further: the 6-digit code is 5203.00.
Can I write 5203 on a commercial invoice?
Customs usually need at least the 6-digit subheading (for example 5203.00), and the import declaration uses the destination country’s full code of 8 to 10 digits. Use the subheading that matches your product, and confirm the national digits with the buyer, the customs broker or the official tariff.
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