Customs Tariff of Canada · tariff item · HS 5509.12
5509.12.00.00: Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Canada, in force from 11 September 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 5509 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale.
- 55091 Containing 85% or more by weight of staple fibres of nylon or other polyamides:
- 5509.12.00 Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn
- 5509.12.00.00 Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn
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
5509.12 Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn
UK 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 10.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free – 18% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 9% 
Argentina Free – 16% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 8% 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 6.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
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 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.
- N322066 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of aramid embroidery threads from Germany
Legal notes
Tariff item 5509.12.00.00 is a line of the Customs Tariff of Canada under HS subheading 5509.12 (multiple (folded) or cabled yarn).
The MFN tariff rate is free, and quantities are declared in KGM.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 4%, the EU duty is 4%, the Türkiye duty is 4%, the US duty is 10.6%, the Mexico duty is 25%, the Brazil duty is 0%–18%, the Argentina duty is 0%–16%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 6.6%, the Taiwan duty is 4%, 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 5509.12 worth US$1m in 2024.
Questions and answers
What is the Canada import duty for tariff item 5509.12.00.00?
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.