Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading no. 5305
In plain English
This category covers yarn made from jute or other textile bast fibers. It distinguishes between single yarns and those that are multiple (folded) or cabled.
6-digit subheadings (2)
Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.
Chapter 53 classification notes
Hemp fibre (5302) is industrial cannabis — distinct from flowering cannabis under Chapter 13. Personal-quantity hemp fabric clears as routine.
Frequent misclassification in this chapter
Linen-cotton blends — depending on dominant fibre 5309 (linen-cotton) vs. Chapter 52 (cotton).
Classification certainty
The 6-digit level shown here is the internationally harmonised layer. Duty rates attach to national 8-10 digit tariff lines, which differ by country — use the duty calculator for lane estimates. For binding certainty, request a ruling from the destination customs authority.
Binding tariff ruling databaseOther headings in Chapter 53
- 5301 — Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yar…
- 5302 — True hemp (cannabis sativa L.), raw or processed but not spun; tow and…
- 5303 — Jute and other textile bast fibres (not flax, true hemp and ramie), ra…
- 5305 — Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other veg…
- 5306 — Flax yarn
- 5308 — Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn
- 5309 — Woven fabrics of flax
- 5310 — Woven fabrics of jute, other textile bast fibres of heading no. 5303
- 5311 — Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of pape…