Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 5602.90

5602.90.90

5602.90.90: Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered: other, other, other (414)

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. 5602 Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated:
  2. 5602.90 Other:
  3. Other:
  4. 5602.90.90 Other (414)

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 52.9¢/kg + 8% 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)—52.9¢/kg + 8%
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, Belarus88¢/kg + 40%

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

5602.90 Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered: other

UK 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 6.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 6.7% 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 21 tariff lines Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Japan 5.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines GCC 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia 6.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA lines: 5602.90

Legal notes

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

  1. (a) wadding, felt or nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with substances or preparations (for example, perfumes or cosmetics of Chapter 33, soaps or detergents of heading 3401, polishes, creams or similar preparations of heading 3405, fabric softeners of heading 3809), where the textile material is present merely as a carrying medium;

  2. (b) textile products of heading 5811;

  3. (c) natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading 6805);

  4. (d) agglomerated or reconstituted mica, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading 6814);

  5. (e) metal foil on a backing of felt or nonwovens (generally, Section XIV or XV); or

  6. (f) sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers) and napkin liners and similar articles of heading 9619.

2. The term ‘felt’ includes needleloom felt and fabrics consisting of a web of textile fibres the cohesion of which has been enhanced by a stitch-bonding process using fibres from the web itself.

3. Headings 5602 and 5603 cover, respectively, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, whatever the nature of these materials (compact or cellular).

Heading 5603 also includes nonwovens in which plastics or rubber forms the bonding substance.

Headings 5602 and 5603 do not, however, cover:

  1. (a) felt impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, containing 50 % or less by weight of textile material or felt completely embedded in plastics or rubber (Chapter 39 or 40);

  2. (b) nonwovens, either completely embedded in plastics or rubber, or entirely coated or covered on both sides with such materials, provided that such coating or covering can be seen with the naked eye with no account being taken of any resulting change of colour (Chapter 39 or 40); or

  3. (c) plates, sheets or strip of cellular plastics or cellular rubber combined with felt or nonwovens, where the textile material is present merely for reinforcing purposes (Chapter 39 or 40).

4. Heading 5604 does not cover textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, in which the impregnation, coating or covering cannot be seen with the naked eye (usually Chapters 50 to 55); for the purpose of this provision, no account should be taken of any resulting change of colour.

Chapter notes: Chapter 56 →

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 5602.90.90 is one of 3 lines under subheading 5602.90, felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered: other.

The general duty is a specific or compound duty: 52.9¢/kg + 8%.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%, the EU duty is 6.7%, the Türkiye duty is 6.7%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 25%, the Brazil duty is 26%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 5.6%, the Taiwan duty is 5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 6.7% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 5602.90 worth US$31m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 5602.90.90?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 52.9¢/kg + 8%; 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 5602.90.90 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (AU,B, 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 5602.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$17m), followed by Thailand.

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