HS code 5901: Textile fabrics, gum or amylaceous substance coated, used for outer…
Textile fabrics, gum or amylaceous substance coated, used for outer book covers and like; tracing cloth, prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics used for hat foundation — heading 5901 of the Harmonized System (HS 2022).
Chapter 59: Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered or laminated; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
Subheadings of 5901 (6 digits)
- Textile fabrics; coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like
- Textile fabrics; coated with gum or amylaceous substances, tracing cloth, prepared painting canvas, buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics for hat foundations, (excluding book covers)
Pick the subheading that describes your product. A subheading marked “n.e.c.” (not elsewhere classified) or “other” covers only what the subheadings before it do not. 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 59
- 5902 Textile fabrics; tyrecord of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides polyesters or viscose rayon
- 5903 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, other than those of heading no. 5902
- 5904 Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting of a coating or covering applied on a…
- 5905 Textile wall coverings
- 5906 Textile fabrics, rubberised; other than those of heading no. 5902
- 5907 Textile fabrics; otherwise impregnated, coated or covered; painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio…
- 5908 Textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted; for lamps, stoves, lighters, candles or the like; incandescent gas…
- 5909 Textile hose piping and similar textile tubing; with or without lining, armour or accessories of other…
- 5910 Textiles; transmission or conveyor belts or belting, of textile material, whether or not impregnated, coated…
- 5911 Textile products and articles for technical uses; specified in note 7 to this chapter
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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What is HS code 5901?
5901 is the HS 2022 heading for Textile fabrics, gum or amylaceous substance coated, used for outer book covers and like; tracing cloth, prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics used for hat foundation. It is in chapter 59 (Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered or laminated; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use), section XI, and has 2 six-digit subheadings, from 5901.10 to 5901.90.
Can I write 5901 on a commercial invoice?
Customs usually need at least the 6-digit subheading (for example 5901.10), 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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