Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 5603.94
5603.94.90: Other nonwovens over 150 g/m²: Weighing more than 150 g/m2: other
Other nonwovens over 150 g/m²
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 5 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 5603 Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated:
- Other:
- 5603.94 Weighing more than 150 g/m2:
- Other:
- 5603.94.90 Other
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.
Additional duties and charges 2
- Additional dutySection 338 — Canada — discrimination against US alcoholic beverages, dairy, motor vehicles (Proclamations 11046–11048, as modified) 50%
- Applies to goods from
- Canada
- In force
- from 22 August 2026
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.03.14
- 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
Subdivisions
- 5603.94.90 Other Free
- 5603.94.90.10 Impregnated, coated or covered with material other than or in addition to rubber, plastics, wood pulp or glass fibers; "imitation suede" (223) kg
- 5603.94.90.30 Thermal bonded, of staple fibers (223) kg
- 5603.94.90.50 Obtained by mechanical entanglement, of staple fibers (223) kg
- 5603.94.90.70 Of filaments (223) kg
- 5603.94.90.90 Of staple fibers (223) kg
Same subheading in other tariffs
5603.94 Weighing more than 150 g/m2
UK 4% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
EU 4.3% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye 4.3% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 25% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 66 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free – 4.3% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 3.4% 
Taiwan Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 4.3% – 10% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 6.2% 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line USA lines: 5603.94
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.
- N348027 U.S. CBP
The country of origin of a nonwoven mat
- N327432 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of five cotton products from China
- N315395 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a nonwoven pool liner barrier pad from China
- N302412 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of three textile air filters from China
- N303545 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of nonwoven polyester/rayon wet wipes from China
- N308702 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of two nonwoven fabrics from China or Vietnam
- N307873 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a polyester nonwoven acoustic panel from China
- N306946 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of nonwoven fabrics and nonwoven textile articles from China
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(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;
(b) textile products of heading 5811;
(c) natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading 6805);
(d) agglomerated or reconstituted mica, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading 6814);
(e) metal foil on a backing of felt or nonwovens (generally, Section XIV or XV); or
(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:
(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);
(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
(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.
Additional note
1. Subheadings 56031420 and 56039420 cover needle-punched sheet, of a weight not exceeding 400 g/m2, of a thickness exceeding 0,5 mm but not exceeding 1,8 mm, impregnated with binders, containing less than 10 % of glass by weight, in rolls of a diameter from 100 cm to 130 cm and of a width from 95 cm to 120 cm.
HTS code 5603.94.90 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 5603.94 (weighing more than 150 g/m2).
The general duty is free.
5 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 4%, the EU duty is 4.3%, the Türkiye duty is 4.3%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 25%, the Brazil duty is 25%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 0%–4.3%, the Taiwan duty is 0%–5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 4.3%–10% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 5603.94 worth US$280m in 2024; the largest supplier was Japan, and the United Kingdom ranked 8th with US$9m.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 5603.94.90?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 5603.94 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Japan (US$51m), followed by China.