ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) · CET code · HS 5503.20
5503.20.00.00: Of polyesters
Polyester staple fibre
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), in force from 7 September 2023 · checked on 24 October 2026
What you pay
Importing into Nigeria
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 
Canada Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
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 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.
CET code 5503.20.00.00 is a line of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) under HS subheading 5503.20 (synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise: of polyesters).
The import duty is 10%, and quantities are declared in KG.
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 Canada duty is free, 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 and the North Macedonia duty is free.
Nigeria imported goods of subheading 5503.20 worth US$5m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the Nigeria import duty for CET code 5503.20.00.00?
The import duty in the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) is 10%; the supplementary unit is KG. 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 Nigeria import these goods from?
For subheading 5503.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$4m).