Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 5209.51

5209.51.30

5209.51.30: Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 percent or more: printed, plain weave, certified hand-loomed fabrics

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 5209 Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m²:
  2. Printed:
  3. 5209.51 Plain weave:
  4. 5209.51.30 Certified hand-loomed fabrics

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 3% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 24 September 2018
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.03

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—3%
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus20.9%

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Same subheading in other tariffs

5209.51 Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight: printed, plain weave

UK 8% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines EU 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico 25% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 26% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 18% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines Peru 11% Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines Japan 5.6% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · 3× specific or compound duty Taiwan 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 35% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines

USA lines: 5209.51

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.

  • N300846 U.S. CBP 24 May 2019 · 5209.51.60.35

    The tariff classification of a cotton printed woven upholstery fabric from Pakistan

Legal notes

Subheading note

1. For the purposes of subheadings 520942 and 521142, the expression ‘denim’ means fabrics of yarns of different colours, of 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including broken twill, warp faced, the warp yarns of which are of one and the same colour and the weft yarns of which are unbleached, bleached, dyed grey or coloured a lighter shade of the colour of the warp yarns.

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In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 5209.51.30 is one of 2 lines under subheading 5209.51, woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight: printed, plain weave.

The general duty is 3%, and quantities are declared in m², kg.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%, the EU duty is 8%, the Türkiye duty is 8%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 25%, the Brazil duty is 26%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is 11%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 5.6%, the Taiwan duty is 10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 10% and the Nigeria duty is 35%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 5209.51 worth US$3m in 2024; the largest supplier was India, and the United Kingdom ranked 2nd with US$641k.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 5209.51.30?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 3%; the supplementary unit is m², kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 5209.51.30 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 5209.51 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was India (US$776k), followed by the United Kingdom.

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