Code 5109 10 · Heading 5109

Retail-packed yarn containing at least 85% wool or fine animal hair by weight

This covers yarn put up for retail sale that contains at least 85% wool or fine animal hair by weight. The yarn may be in any of the retail packings covered by this code.

For example

A retail-packed ball of yarn containing at least 85% wool or fine animal hair by weight
A retail-packed skein of yarn containing at least 85% wool or fine animal hair by weight

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Official tariff text

Yarn containing >= 85% wool or fine animal hair by weight, put up for retail sale

How we got to this code

XI
51
5109
5109 10

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Step 4 of 4

Step 1 · Section XI Textiles and textile articles
Which named textile group best describes the product: natural silk; wool or fine or coarse animal hair; cotton; other vegetable textile fibres or paper yarn; continuous or short synthetic fibres; wadding, felt or nonwovens; floor coverings; special woven or tufted fabrics, lace, tapestries, trimmings or embroidery; coated or laminated fabric or technical textile goods; knitted fabric; knitted clothing; non-knitted clothing; or other made-up textile goods?
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Step 2 · Chapter 51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn an… 2 of 14 chapters in section XI
What is the product: wool or fine or coarse animal hair that is not carded or combed; waste of wool or fine or coarse animal hair; garnetted textile material of wool or fine or coarse animal hair; wool or fine animal hair that is carded or combed; yarn of carded wool, combed wool, fine animal hair, coarse animal hair or horsehair; wool or fine animal hair yarn in retail packages; or woven fabric of carded wool, combed wool, coarse animal hair or horsehair?
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Step 3 · Heading 5109 Yarn of wool or fine animal hair, put up for retail… 9 of 13 headings under chapter 51
Does the yarn contain wool or fine animal hair at >= 85% by weight, or does it predominantly contain wool or fine animal hair at less than 85% by weight?
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Step 4 · Subheading 5109 10 Yarn containing >= 85% wool or fine animal hair by … 1 of 2 subheadings under heading 5109
Is it in balls, strands or hanks weighing over 125 g but not over 500 g?

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Import duty on the codes below: 3.8–5.0%

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5109 10 Yarn containing >= 85% wool or fine animal hair by weight, put up for retail sale you are here 3.8–5.0%
5109 90 Yarn containing predominantly, but < 85% wool or fine animal hair by weight, put up for retail sale 5.0%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines2 Norwegian lines

51.09.1001 Carded

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

From 2.0% to 4.0%

Their lines2 British lines
EU originDuty free

5109 10 10 00 In balls, hanks or skeins, of a weight exceeding 125 g but not exceeding 500 g

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines4 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

5109.10.20.00 Yarn of wool or of fine animal hair, put up for retail sale, Containing 85 percent or more

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 2 Norwegian lines

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

51.09.1001

Carded

Ordinary duty

Duty free
51.09.1002

Combed

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

5109 10 10 00

In balls, hanks or skeins, of a weight exceeding 125 g but not exceeding 500 g

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
5109 10 90 00

Other

Ordinary duty

4.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 4 US lines

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

5109.10.20.00

Yarn of wool or of fine animal hair, put up for retail sale, Containing 85 percent or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair, Yarn of wool, colored (dyed or printed) and cut into uniform lengths of not over 8 cm (400)

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
5109.10.40.00

Yarn of wool or of fine animal hair, put up for retail sale, Containing 85 percent or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair, Other, Of Angora rabbit hair (400)

General rate

4%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
5109.10.80.00

Yarn of wool or of fine animal hair, put up for retail sale, Containing 85 percent or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair, Other, Of wool fiber with an average fiber diameter of 18.5 microns or less (400)

General rate

6%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
5109.10.90.00

Yarn of wool or of fine animal hair, put up for retail sale, Containing 85 percent or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair, Other, Other (400)

General rate

6%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.