Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 5406.00

5406.00.10

5406.00.10: Man-made filament yarn: synthetic filament yarn

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 3 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 5406.00 Man-made filament yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale:
  2. 5406.00.10 Synthetic filament yarn

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 7.5% 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)—7.5%
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, Belarus55%

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

Subdivisions

  1. 5406.00.10 Synthetic filament yarn 7.5%
  2. 5406.00.10.20 Of acrylic (200) kg
  3. 5406.00.10.40 Of polyesters (200) kg
  4. 5406.00.10.90 Other (200) kg

Same subheading in other tariffs

5406.00 Man-made filament yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale

UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Canada Free – 8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 4% Mexico 10% – 25% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 21.3% Brazil 16.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Argentina 18% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Peru 11% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Japan 3.5% – 5.8% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 4.8% Taiwan 1.5% – 4% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 2.5% 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 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA lines: 5406.00

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.

  • N341273 U.S. CBP 12 June 2025 · 5406.00.10.40

    The tariff classification of yarns from China and Turkey

  • N321333 U.S. CBP 20 January 2022 · 5406.00.10.40

    The tariff classification of yarns from China and Turkey

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 54 →

HTS code 5406.00.10 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 5406.00 (man-made filament yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale).

The general duty is 7.5%.

3 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.

For the same subheading, the EU duty is 5%, the Türkiye duty is 5%, the Canada duty is 0%–8%, the Mexico duty is 10%–25%, the Brazil duty is 16.2%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is 11%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 3.5%–5.8%, the Taiwan duty is 1.5%–4%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 5406.00 worth US$17m in 2024; the largest supplier was Türkiye.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 5406.00.10?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 7.5%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 5406.00.10 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 5406.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Türkiye (US$8m), followed by China.

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