Chapter 59 · Impregnated or coated textile fabrics · Section 11

HS Code 5911.40

Filtering or straining cloth of a kind used in oil presses or the like, including that of human hair

Heading 5911: Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in note 8 to this chapter

US duty (general)
8%
US HTS lines
1
EU CN codes
1
UK commodity codes
3
Unit
m2, kg

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

United States - HTS lines under 5911.40

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
5911.40.01 Weighing 650 g/m2 or more >
Filtering or straining cloth of a kind used in oil presses or the like, including that of human hair
8% Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 81% m2, kg

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Enter the customs value (and quantity, when a rate is per-unit) to estimate the general-rate duty per HTS line. Estimates exclude Section 232/301 surcharges, MPF/HMF and fees. Not a customs ruling.

European Union - CN codes under 5911.40

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
5911 40 00 Filtering or straining cloth of a kind used in oil-presses or the like, including that of human hair EU duty (TARIC) →

United Kingdom - commodity codes under 5911.40

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
5911 40 00 00 Filtering or straining cloth of a kind used in oil-presses or the like, including that of human hair UK duty & VAT →
5911 40 00 10 Non-wovens, consisting of poly(ethylene terephthalate) spun bonded media:  -in the piece, cut to length or simply cut to rectangular (including square) shape,  -of weight of 160 g/m² or more but not more than 300 g/m²,  -with a filtration efficiency of class L or better (according to DIN 60335-2-69),  -pleatable,  with or without following treatments:  -a coating or covering with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE),  -a coating with aluminium particles,  -a coating of phosphorous based flame retardants,  -a nano fiber coating of a polyamide, a polyurethane or a fluorine-containing polymer -an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) membrane UK duty & VAT →
5911 40 00 90 Other 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 5911

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.