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Code 5509 42 · Heading 5509

Multi-ply or cabled yarn containing at least 85% by weight short synthetic fibres, excluding acrylic, modacrylic, polyester, nylon and other polyamide fibres

This covers multi-ply or cabled yarn containing at least 85% by weight short synthetic fibres. It does not include sewing thread, yarn in retail put-ups, or yarn made from short acrylic, modacrylic, polyester, nylon or other polyamide fibres.

For example

  • Multi-ply yarn containing at least 85% by weight short synthetic fibres, excluding acrylic, modacrylic, polyester, nylon and other polyamide fibres, not sewing thread and not in a retail put-up
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Official tariff text

Multiple "folded" or cabled yarn containing >= 85% synthetic staple fibres by weight (excl. sewing thread, yarn put up for retail sale and yarn of acrylic, modacrylic, polyester, nylon or other polyamide staple fibres)

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Import duty on the codes below: 4.0%

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5509 42 00

Multiple "folded" or cabled yarn containing >= 85% synthetic staple fibres by weight (excl. sewing thread, yarn put up for retail sale and yarn of acrylic, modacrylic, polyester, nylon or other polyamide staple fibres)

4.0%

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

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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

55.09.4200 Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

4.0%

  • Their lines1 British line
  • EU originDuty free

5509 42 00 00 Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

  • Their lines2 US lines
  • Entry dateSept. 18, 2026

5509.42.00.10 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibers, not put up for retail sale

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.

  • 55.09.4200

    Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn

    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.

  • 5509 42 00 00

    Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn

    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).

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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.

  • 5509.42.00.10

    Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibers, not put up for retail sale, Other yarn, containing 85 percent or more by weight of synthetic staple fibers, Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, Of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers (604)

    General rate
    7%
    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

  • 5509.42.00.90

    Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibers, not put up for retail sale, Other yarn, containing 85 percent or more by weight of synthetic staple fibers, Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, Other (604)

    General rate
    7%
    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. 18, 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.