Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 5402.20
5402.20.60: High tenacity polyester yarn: Multiple (folded) or cabled (606)
High tenacity polyester yarn
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 5402 Synthetic filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex:
- 5402.20 High tenacity yarn of polyesters, whether or not textured:
- 5402.20.60 Multiple (folded) or cabled (606)
What you pay
Importing into USA
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.
No additional measures recorded for this origin.
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| General (MFN) | — | 7.5% |
| US–Australia FTA AU | Australia | Free |
| US–Bahrain FTA BH | Bahrain | Free |
| US–Chile FTA CL | Chile | Free |
| US–Colombia TPA CO | Colombia | Free |
| US–Israel FTA IL | Israel | Free |
| US–Jordan FTA JO | Jordan | Free |
| US–Korea FTA KR | South Korea | Free |
| US–Morocco FTA MA | Morocco | Free |
| US–Oman FTA OM | Oman | Free |
| CAFTA-DR P | Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua | Free |
| US–Panama TPA PA | Panama | Free |
| US–Peru TPA PE | Peru | Free |
| USMCA S | Canada, Mexico | Free |
| US–Singapore FTA SG | Singapore | Free |
| Column 2 | Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus | 55% |
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
5402.20 High tenacity yarn of polyesters, whether or not textured
UK Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
EU 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 4% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil Free – 18% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 9% 
Argentina Free – 16% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 6.5% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Japan 4% – 6.6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 5.2% 
Taiwan 1.5% 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 Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA lines: 5402.20
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.
Legal notes
Notes
1. Throughout the nomenclature, the term ‘man-made fibres’ means staple fibres and filaments of organic polymers produced by manufacturing processes, either:
(a) by polymerisation of organic monomers to produce polymers such as polyamides, polyesters, polyolefins or polyurethanes, or by chemical modification of polymers produced by this process (for example, poly(vinyl alcohol) prepared by the hydrolysis of poly(vinyl acetate)); or
(b) by dissolution or chemical treatment of natural organic polymers (for example, cellulose) to produce polymers such as cuprammonium rayon (cupro) or viscose rayon, or by chemical modification of natural organic polymers (for example, cellulose, casein and other proteins, or alginic acid), to produce polymers such as cellulose acetate or alginates.
The terms ‘synthetic’ and ‘artificial’, used in relation to fibres, mean: synthetic: fibres as defined at (a); artificial: fibres as defined at (b). Strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405 are not considered to be man-made fibres.
The terms ‘man-made’, ‘synthetic’ and ‘artificial’ shall have the same meanings when used in relation to ‘textile materials’.
2. Headings 5402 and 5403 do not apply to synthetic or artificial filament tow of Chapter 55.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 5402.20.60 is one of 2 lines under subheading 5402.20, high tenacity yarn of polyesters, whether or not textured.
The general duty is 7.5%, 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 Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 5%, the Brazil duty is 0%–18%, the Argentina duty is 0%–16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 4%–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%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 5402.20 worth US$209m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 5402.20.60?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 7.5%; the supplementary unit is kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Is there a lower rate for 5402.20.60 under US trade agreements?
Yes. The Special column reads “Free (AU, BH, CL, CO, 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 5402.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$80m), followed by Vietnam.