tariffs.help
Log in Create free account

Code 5513 12 · Heading 5513

Unbleached or bleached 3- or 4-weave twill fabric, mainly polyester staple fibres mixed mainly or only with cotton, under 85% polyester by weight, not over 170 g/m²

This covers unbleached or bleached twill-woven fabric with 3 or 4 weave structures, including derived structures. It is mainly made from polyester staple fibres mixed mainly or only with cotton, contains less than 85% polyester by weight, and weighs not over 170 g/m².

For example

  • Unbleached 3-weave twill fabric mainly containing polyester staple fibres mixed mainly with cotton, under 85% polyester by weight and weighing not over 170 g/m²
  • Bleached 4-weave twill fabric mainly containing polyester staple fibres mixed only with cotton, under 85% polyester by weight and weighing not over 170 g/m²
See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 85% polyester staple fibres by weight, mixed principally or solely with cotton and weighing <= 170 g/m², in three-thread or four-thread twill, incl. cross twill, unbleached or bleached

How we got to this code

  1. XI
  2. 55
  3. 5513
  4. 5513 12
Show the steps

Pick the 8-digit code

Import duty on the codes below: 8.0%

Only one code below

5513 12 00

Woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 85% polyester staple fibres by weight, mixed principally or solely with cotton and weighing <= 170 g/m², in three-thread or four-thread twill, incl. cross twill, unbleached or bleached

8.0%

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

Open 5513 12 00 Save

Compare the sibling codes

See all 11 codes at this level

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

55.13.1200 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

8.0%

  • Their lines1 British line
  • EU originDuty free

5513 12 00 00 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

14.9%

Estimated from published US measures

  • Their lines1 US line
  • Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

5513.12.00.00 Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing less than 85 percent by weight

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.

  • 55.13.1200

    3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres

    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.

  • 5513 12 00 00

    3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres

    Ordinary duty
    8.0%
    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 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.

  • 5513.12.00.00

    Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing less than 85 percent by weight of such fibers, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight not exceeding 170 g/m², Unbleached or bleached, 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibers (617)

    General rate
    14.9%
    From the EU
    14.9% 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.