Code 5301 10 · Heading 5301

Raw or retted flax

This code covers flax that is raw or retted. It does not cover flax that is broken or scutched, flax that is heckled or otherwise prepared, or flax tow and waste.

For example

Raw flax
Retted flax

See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Flax, raw or retted

How we got to this code

XI
53
5301
5301 10

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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 53 Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and wove… 4 of 14 chapters in section XI
What is the item's material and form: flax, hemp, jute or another bast fibre, coconut, abaca, ramie or another plant-based textile fibre, or paper—and is it raw or prepared but not spun, yarn, or woven fabric?
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Step 3 · Heading 5301 Flax, raw or processed, but not spun; flax tow and … 1 of 10 headings under chapter 53
Which form is the flax product: raw or retted flax; broken or scutched flax; hackled or otherwise prepared but not spun flax; or flax tow and waste, including yarn waste and garnetted textile material?
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Step 4 · Subheading 5301 10 Flax, raw or retted 1 of 4 subheadings under heading 5301
Is the flax raw or retted; broken or scutched; heckled or otherwise prepared but not broken or scutched; or is it flax tow or waste, including yarn waste and garnetted textile material?

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0%

Only one code below

5301 10 00

Flax, raw or retted

Duty free

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

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5301 10 Flax, raw or retted you are here 0.0%
5301 21 Flax, broken or scutched 0.0%
5301 29 Flax, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun (excl. broken, scutched and retted flax) 0.0%
5301 30 Flax tow and waste, incl. yarn waste and garnetted stock 0.0%

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

53.01.1000 Flax, raw or retted

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

5301 10 00 00 Flax, raw or retted

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

5301.10.00.00 Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

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.

53.01.1000

Flax, raw or retted

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.

5301 10 00 00

Flax, raw or retted

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.

5301.10.00.00

Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock), Flax, raw or retted

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

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.