Chapter 54 · Man-made filaments · Section 11

HS Code 5401.10

Of synthetic filaments (200)

Heading 5401: Sewing thread of man-made filaments, whether or not put up for retail sale

US duty (general)
11.4%
US HTS lines
1
EU CN codes
6
UK commodity codes
8
Unit
kg

US HTS + UK Tariff v4.0.1596 · updated 2026-09-10 · sources

United States - HTS lines under 5401.10

Source: official Harmonized Tariff Schedule (USITC). "General" is the normal-trade-relations rate; "Special" lists preference programs; "Other" is the column-2 rate. Additional Section 232/301 duties may apply on top.

HTS codeDescriptionGeneralSpecialOtherUnit
5401.10.00 Of synthetic filaments (200) 11.4% Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 55% kg

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European Union - CN codes under 5401.10

Source: EU Combined Nomenclature (Eurostat, © European Union, reused per Decision 2011/833/EU). Duty rates and measures live in TARIC; each code links to the official consultation.

CN codeDescription
5401 10 12 Polyester filament surrounded by cotton fibres EU duty (TARIC) →
5401 10 16 Textured yarn EU duty (TARIC) →
5401 10 14 Other EU duty (TARIC) →
5401 10 18 Other EU duty (TARIC) →
5401 10 90 Put up for retail sale EU duty (TARIC) →
5401 10 00 Of synthetic filaments EU duty (TARIC) →

United Kingdom - commodity codes under 5401.10

Source: UK Integrated Online Tariff (Open Government Licence v3.0). Declarable 10-digit codes go on the customs declaration; check the official page for the current duty and VAT measures.

Commodity codeDescription
5401 10 00 00 Of synthetic filaments UK duty & VAT →
5401 10 12 00 Polyester filament surrounded by cotton fibres UK duty & VAT →
5401 10 14 00 Other UK duty & VAT →
5401 10 14 10 Core yarn of high tenacity polyester filament surrounded by polyester staple fibres: -with a twist of 410 TPM or more but not more than 1200 TPM, -with a linear density of 200 dtex or more but not more than 1500 dtex, -with an average tenacity of 46 cN/tex or more, -with an elongation at break of 13 % or more but not more than 23 %, -wound on a perforated dyeing tube, -with a weight, including tube, of 900 g or more UK duty & VAT →
5401 10 14 90 Other UK duty & VAT →
5401 10 16 00 Textured yarn UK duty & VAT →
5401 10 18 00 Other UK duty & VAT →
5401 10 90 00 Put up for retail sale UK duty & VAT →
Not a customs ruling. Classification is determined by the importing country's customs authority and depends on the exact product. This page is reference information from official published schedules, not legal advice. For a binding decision, request a ruling (US: CBP CROSS · UK: HMRC ATaR · EU: BTI).

Other subheadings in 5401

Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule (public domain) · EU Combined Nomenclature © European Union, Eurostat (Decision 2011/833/EU) · UK Integrated Online Tariff, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data refreshed weekly. Details on About & Data Sources.