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HTS 5501Synthetic filament tow

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Code	Description	General	Special	Column 2	Units	Calculate
	Of nylon or other polyamides
5501.11.00.00	5501.11.00.00Of aramidsGeneral 7.5% · Special Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 45% · kg	7.5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)	45%	kg
5501.19.00.00	5501.19.00.00OtherGeneral 7.5% · Special Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 45% · kg	7.5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)	45%	kg
5501.20.00.00	5501.20.00.00Of polyestersGeneral 7.5% · Special Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 45% · kg	7.5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)	45%	kg
5501.30.00	5501.30.00Acrylic or modacrylicGeneral 7.5% · Special Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 45%	7.5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)	45%
5501.30.00.10	5501.30.00.10Containing 92 percent or more by weight of acrylonitrile units with filaments numbering fewer than 70,000 (+/-2000) with filament diameter 1.59 decitex (plus or minus 0.027) or less, or in a separable tow construction capable of being separated into tows of 70,000 (+/-2000) or fewer with filament diameter 1.59 decitex (plus or minus 0.027) or less.General 7.5% · Special Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 45% · kg	7.5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)	45%	kg
5501.30.00.90	5501.30.00.90OtherGeneral 7.5% · Special Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 45% · kg	7.5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)	45%	kg
5501.40.00.00	5501.40.00.00Of polypropyleneGeneral 7.5% · Special Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 45% · kg	7.5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)	45%	kg
5501.90.01.00	5501.90.01.00OtherGeneral 7.5% · Special Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 45% · kg	7.5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)	45%	kg

2026 HTS Revision 21 (October 9, 2026)

Duty by country of origin

Rate line	Japan61.78% of imports	Hungary29.76% of imports	China5.08% of imports	Thailand0.71% of imports	Netherlands0.68% of imports	South Korea0.46% of imports	Portugal0.3% of imports	Italy0.26% of imports	France0.2% of imports	Mexico0.19% of imports
5501.11.00.00Of aramids	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39	45%9903.05.319903.88.03	20%9903.05.77	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	17.5%9903.05.55
5501.19.00.00Other	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39	45%9903.05.319903.88.03	20%9903.05.77	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	17.5%9903.05.55
5501.20.00.00Of polyesters	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39	45%9903.05.319903.88.03	20%9903.05.77	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	17.5%9903.05.55
5501.30.00.10Containing 92 percent or more by weight of acrylonitrile units with filaments numbering fewer than 70,000 (+/-2000) with filament diameter 1.59 decitex (plus or minus 0.027) or less, or in a separable tow construction capable of being separated into tows of 70,000 (+/-2000) or fewer with filament diameter 1.59 decitex (plus or minus 0.027) or less.	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39	45%9903.05.319903.88.03	20%9903.05.77	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	17.5%9903.05.55
5501.30.00.90Other	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39	45%9903.05.319903.88.03	20%9903.05.77	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	17.5%9903.05.55
5501.40.00.00Of polypropylene	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39	45%9903.05.319903.88.03	20%9903.05.77	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	17.5%9903.05.55
5501.90.01.00Other	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39	45%9903.05.319903.88.03	20%9903.05.77	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	17.5%9903.05.55

Total duty on a $10,000 ocean shipment entered 2026-10-13, before customs fees. Origins are the leading sources of US imports under this heading in 2025 (US Census Bureau).