Customs Tariff of Canada · tariff item · HS 5503.20
5503.20.00.92: Polyester staple fibre: Measuring 3.3 decitex or more, but less than 13.2 decitex
Polyester staple fibre
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Canada, in force from 11 September 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 5503 Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning.
- 5503.20.00 Of polyesters
- 5503.20.00.9 Other:
- 5503.20.00.92 Measuring 3.3 decitex or more, but less than 13.2 decitex
What you pay
Importing into Canada
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
5503.20 Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise: of polyesters
UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA 4.3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free – 30% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 22.5% 
Brazil Free – 16% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 8% 
Argentina Free – 2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 1% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 6.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 1.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada lines: 5503.20
- 5503.20.00.14Crimped, staple, bi-component fibres of lengths ranging from 1 cm to 10 cm, measuring not more than 25 decitex, composed solely of polyester polymers, for use in the manufacture of thermally bonded nonwovens or thermally bonded wadding
- 5503.20.00.15Solely of polyester fibres, of lengths ranging from 1 cm to 11 cm, measuring not more than 50 decitex, for use in the manufacture of thermally or resin bonded nonwovens or wadding, needle-punched nonwovens, carded or garnetted waddings, or saturated or air-laid nonwoven waddings
- 5503.20.00.19Polyester staple fibres, measuring 3.3 decitex or less: other
- 5503.20.00.91Measuring 13.2 decitex or more
- 5503.20.00.92Measuring 3.3 decitex or more, but less than 13.2 decitex
- 5503.20.00.93Measuring less than 3.3 decitex
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N332513 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of polyester staple fibers from Nigeria
- N326318 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of diffuser sticks from China.
- N304429 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of polyester staple fibers from Germany
- N304142 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of polyester fibers from Italy
- 600011689 HMRC
Stuffing Polyester stuffing for soft toys. The product is made of man- made polyester staple fibres, not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning. Originating as a filament TOW and cutdown to make a staple filament. Used for the internal stuffing of a variety of soft toys. The product…
- 600010394 HMRC
Polyester stuffing for soft toys. The product is made of man- made polyester staple fibres, not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning. Originating as a filament TOW and cutdown to make a staple filament. Used as an internal stuffing of a variety of soft toys. The length of tow…
7 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Note
1. Headings 5501 and 5502 apply only to man-made filament tow, consisting of parallel filaments of a uniform length equal to the length of the tow, meeting the following specifications:
(a) length of tow exceeding 2 m;
(b) twist less than five turns per metre;
(c) measuring per filament less than 67 decitex;
(d) synthetic filament tow only: the tow must be drawn, that is to say, be incapable of being stretched by more than 100 % of its length;
(e) total measurement of tow more than 20000 decitex.
Tow of a length not exceeding 2 m is to be classified in heading 5503 or 5504.
Tariff item 5503.20.00.92 is a line of the Customs Tariff of Canada under HS subheading 5503.20 (synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise: of polyesters).
The MFN tariff rate is free, and quantities are declared in KGM.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 4%, the Türkiye duty is 4%, the US duty is 4.3%, the Mexico duty is 0%–30%, the Brazil duty is 0%–16%, the Argentina duty is 0%–2%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 6.6%, the Taiwan duty is 1.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
Canada imported goods of subheading 5503.20 worth US$45m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the Canada import duty for tariff item 5503.20.00.92?
The MFN tariff rate in the Customs Tariff of Canada is free; the supplementary unit is KGM. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Canada import these goods from?
For subheading 5503.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$20m), followed by South Korea.