HTS heading 5205
Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale — 68 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5205 | Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 5205.11 | Not exceeding 14 nm + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 5205.11.10.00 | Unbleached, not mercerized (300) + Ch. 99 | 3.7% | kg |
| 5205.11.20.00 | Other (300) + Ch. 99 | 5% | kg |
| 5205.12 | Exceeding 14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 5205.12.10.00 | Unbleached, not mercerized (300) + Ch. 99 | 5.2% | kg |
| 5205.12.20.00 | Other (300) + Ch. 99 | 6.5% | kg |
| 5205.13 | Exceeding 43 nm but not exceeding 52 nm + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 5205.13.10.00 | Unbleached, not mercerized (300) + Ch. 99 | 6.5% | kg |
| 5205.13.20.00 | Other (300) + Ch. 99 | 7.3% | kg |
| 5205.14 | Exceeding 52 nm but not exceeding 80 nm + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 5205.14.10.00 | Unbleached, not mercerized (300) + Ch. 99 | 7.8% | kg |
| 5205.14.20.00 | Other (300) + Ch. 99 | 8.7% | kg |
| 5205.15 | Exceeding 80 nm + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 5205.15.10.00 | Unbleached, not mercerized (300) + Ch. 99 | 9.9% | kg |
| 5205.15.20.00 | Other (300) + Ch. 99 | 12% | kg |
| 5205.21.00 | Not exceeding 14 nm + Ch. 99 | 5.8% | — |
| 5205.21.00.20 | Ring spun (301) + Ch. 99 | 5.8% (inherited from 5205.21.00) | kg |
| 5205.21.00.90 | Other (301) + Ch. 99 | 5.8% (inherited from 5205.21.00) | kg |
| 5205.22.00 | Exceeding 14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm + Ch. 99 | 7.3% | — |
| 5205.22.00.20 | Ring spun (301) + Ch. 99 | 7.3% (inherited from 5205.22.00) | kg |
| 5205.22.00.90 | Other (301) + Ch. 99 | 7.3% (inherited from 5205.22.00) | kg |
| 5205.23.00 | Exceeding 43 nm but not exceeding 52 nm + Ch. 99 | 8.6% | — |
| 5205.23.00.20 | Ring spun (301) + Ch. 99 | 8.6% (inherited from 5205.23.00) | kg |
| 5205.23.00.90 | Other (301) + Ch. 99 | 8.6% (inherited from 5205.23.00) | kg |
| 5205.24.00 | Exceeding 52 nm but not exceeding 80 nm + Ch. 99 | 9.9% | — |
| 5205.24.00.20 | Ring spun (301) + Ch. 99 | 9.9% (inherited from 5205.24.00) | kg |
| 5205.24.00.90 | Other (301) + Ch. 99 | 9.9% (inherited from 5205.24.00) | kg |
| 5205.26.00 | Measuring less than 125 decitex but not less than 106.38 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number but not exceeding 94 metric number) + Ch. 99 | 12% | — |
| 5205.26.00.20 | Ring spun (301) + Ch. 99 | 12% (inherited from 5205.26.00) | kg |
| 5205.26.00.90 | Other (301) + Ch. 99 | 12% (inherited from 5205.26.00) | kg |
| 5205.27.00 | Measuring less than 106.38 decitex but not less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 94 metric number but not exceeding 120 metric number) + Ch. 99 | 12% | — |
| 5205.27.00.20 | Ring spun (301) + Ch. 99 | 12% (inherited from 5205.27.00) | kg |
| 5205.27.00.90 | Other (301) + Ch. 99 | 12% (inherited from 5205.27.00) | kg |
| 5205.28.00 | Measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number) + Ch. 99 | 12% | — |
| 5205.28.00.20 | Ring spun (301) + Ch. 99 | 12% (inherited from 5205.28.00) | kg |
| 5205.28.00.90 | Other (301) + Ch. 99 | 12% (inherited from 5205.28.00) | kg |
| 5205.31.00.00 | Not exceeding 14 nm per single yarn (300) + Ch. 99 | 5.8% | kg |
| 5205.32.00.00 | Exceeding 14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm per single yarn (300) + Ch. 99 | 7.3% | kg |
| 5205.33.00.00 | Exceeding 43 nm but not exceeding 52 nm per single yarn (300) + Ch. 99 | 8.6% | kg |
| 5205.34.00.00 | Exceeding 52 nm but not exceeding 80 nm per single yarn (300) + Ch. 99 | 9.9% | kg |
| 5205.35.00.00 | Exceeding 80 nm per single yarn (300) + Ch. 99 | 12% | kg |
| 5205.41.00 | Not exceeding 14 nm per single yarn + Ch. 99 | 5% | — |
| 5205.41.00.20 | Ring spun (301) + Ch. 99 | 5% (inherited from 5205.41.00) | kg |
| 5205.41.00.90 | Other (301) + Ch. 99 | 5% (inherited from 5205.41.00) | kg |
| 5205.42.00 | Exceeding 14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm per single yarn + Ch. 99 | 6.5% | — |
| 5205.42.00.21 | Compact, exceeding 41 nm (301) + Ch. 99 | 6.5% (inherited from 5205.42.00) | kg |
| 5205.42.00.29 | Other (301) + Ch. 99 | 6.5% (inherited from 5205.42.00) | kg |
| 5205.42.00.90 | Other (301) + Ch. 99 | 6.5% (inherited from 5205.42.00) | kg |
| 5205.43.00 | Exceeding 43 nm but not exceeding 52 nm per single yarn + Ch. 99 | 8.6% | — |
| 5205.43.00.21 | Compact (301) + Ch. 99 | 8.6% (inherited from 5205.43.00) | kg |
| 5205.43.00.29 | Other (301) + Ch. 99 | 8.6% (inherited from 5205.43.00) | kg |
| 5205.43.00.90 | Other (301) + Ch. 99 | 8.6% (inherited from 5205.43.00) | kg |
| 5205.44.00 | Exceeding 52 nm but not exceeding 80 nm per single yarn + Ch. 99 | 9.9% | — |
| 5205.44.00.21 | Compact (301) + Ch. 99 | 9.9% (inherited from 5205.44.00) | kg |
| 5205.44.00.29 | Other (301) + Ch. 99 | 9.9% (inherited from 5205.44.00) | kg |
| 5205.44.00.90 | Other (301) + Ch. 99 | 9.9% (inherited from 5205.44.00) | kg |
| 5205.46.00 | Measuring per single yarn less than 125 decitex but not less than 106.38 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number but not exceeding 94 metric number) + Ch. 99 | 12% | — |
| 5205.46.00.21 | Compact (301) + Ch. 99 | 12% (inherited from 5205.46.00) | kg |
| 5205.46.00.29 | Other (301) + Ch. 99 | 12% (inherited from 5205.46.00) | kg |
| 5205.46.00.90 | Other (301) + Ch. 99 | 12% (inherited from 5205.46.00) | kg |
| 5205.47.00 | Measuring per single yarn less than 106.38 decitex but not less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 94 metric number but not exceeding 120 metric number) + Ch. 99 | 12% | — |
| 5205.47.00.21 | Compact, not exceeding 102 nm (301) + Ch. 99 | 12% (inherited from 5205.47.00) | kg |
| 5205.47.00.29 | Other (301) + Ch. 99 | 12% (inherited from 5205.47.00) | kg |
| 5205.47.00.90 | Other (301) + Ch. 99 | 12% (inherited from 5205.47.00) | kg |
| 5205.48.00 | Measuring per single yarn less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number) + Ch. 99 | 12% | — |
| 5205.48.00.20 | Ring spun (301) + Ch. 99 | 12% (inherited from 5205.48.00) | kg |
| 5205.48.00.90 | Other (301) + Ch. 99 | 12% (inherited from 5205.48.00) | kg |
33 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.
Additional duties may apply
68 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.