What HS code 5516.23 covers
HS code 5516.23 classifies fabrics, woven; of yarns of different colours, containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments. It is a subheading of heading 5516 (Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres), in chapter 55 (Man-made staple fibres), section XI of the Harmonized System. These six digits are identical in every country that uses the HS.
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Import duty for 5516.23
Base MFN rate only. Section 301 and 2025 IEEPA tariffs can stack on top for goods from China.
Source: HTSUS / CBP
Erga-omnes (third-country) MFN rate. Import VAT of 17 to 27 percent by country, and any anti-dumping measures, apply separately.
Source: TARIC
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Related codes in heading 5516
Not quite the right fit? These subheadings sit under the same heading and are the most common alternatives to 5516.23.
- 5516.11 Fabrics, woven; unbleached or bleached, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres
- 5516.12 Fabrics, woven; dyed, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres
- 5516.13 Fabrics, woven; of yarns of different colours, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres
- 5516.14 Fabrics, woven; printed, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres
- 5516.21 Fabrics, woven; unbleached or bleached, containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with manmade filaments
- 5516.22 Fabrics, woven; dyed, containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments
- 5516.24 Fabrics, woven; printed, containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments
- 5516.31 Fabrics, woven; unbleached or bleached, containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair
- 5516.32 Fabrics, woven; dyed, containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair
- 5516.33 Fabrics, woven; of yarns of different colours, containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair
- 5516.34 Fabrics, woven; printed, containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair
- 5516.41 Fabrics, woven; unbleached or bleached, containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton
- 5516.42 Fabrics, woven; dyed, containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton
- 5516.43 Fabrics, woven; of yarns of different colours, containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton
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