Code 5204 20 · Heading 5204

Cotton sewing thread in retail packaging

This code covers cotton sewing thread presented in retail packaging. The thread must be cotton and intended as sewing thread.

For example

Cotton sewing thread in retail packaging

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Official tariff text

Cotton sewing thread, put up for retail sale

How we got to this code

XI
52
5204
5204 20

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The path to this code

Every code is reached through these choices, one level at a time.

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 52 Cotton 3 of 14 chapters in section XI
What is the item: uncarded or uncombed cotton; cotton waste; carded or combed cotton; cotton sewing thread; cotton yarn with a cotton content of >= 85 weight percent; yarn predominantly containing cotton with a cotton content of < 85 weight percent; cotton yarn in retail packaging; or woven fabric containing cotton, classified by its cotton content, fibre mix and weight?
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Step 3 · Heading 5204 Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for ret… 4 of 12 headings under chapter 52
Is the sewing thread in a retail package; if not, does it have a cotton content of >= 85% by weight or is it predominantly cotton with less than 85% cotton?
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Step 4 · Subheading 5204 20 Cotton sewing thread, put up for retail sale 3 of 3 subheadings under heading 5204
Is it cotton sewing thread in retail packaging?

Pick the 8-digit code

Import duty on the codes below: 5.0%

Only one code below

5204 20 00

Cotton sewing thread, put up for retail sale

5.0%

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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5204 11 Sewing thread, containing >= 85% cotton by weight (excl. that put up for retail sale) 4.0%
5204 19 Sewing thread, containing predominantly, but < 85% cotton by weight (excl. that put up for retail sale) 4.0%
5204 20 Cotton sewing thread, put up for retail sale you are here 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 lines1 Norwegian line

52.04.2000 Put up for retail sale

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

5204 20 00 00 Put up for retail sale

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

5204.20.00.00 Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale, Put up for retail sale (200)

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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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.

52.04.2000

Put up for retail sale

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.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

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

5204 20 00 00

Put up for retail sale

Ordinary duty

Duty free

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 1 US line

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.

5204.20.00.00

Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale, Put up for retail sale (200)

General rate

4.4%

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

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.