Code 5513 23 · Heading 5513

Dyed woven twill fabric, mainly polyester staple fibres mixed mainly or exclusively with cotton, under 85% polyester by weight and not over 170 g/m²

This code covers dyed woven twill fabric mainly containing polyester staple fibres, with less than 85% polyester by weight, mixed mainly or exclusively with cotton. The fabric must weigh not over 170 g/m² and must not be plain-woven.

For example

Dyed woven twill fabric mainly containing polyester staple fibres, with less than 85% polyester by weight, mixed mainly with cotton, 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, dyed (excl. plain woven fabrics)

How we got to this code

XI
55
5513
5513 23

Show the steps

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?
✓
Step 2 · Chapter 55 Man-made staple fibres 6 of 14 chapters in section XI
What kind of product is it: synthetic or regenerated tow, unprepared or prepared short fibres, chemical-fibre waste, sewing thread, other yarn, retail-presented yarn, or woven fabric—and, for woven fabric, what are its fibre content and weight?
✓
Step 3 · Heading 5513 Woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 85% s… 13 of 16 headings under chapter 55
Which child description matches the fabric: is it mainly made from short polyester fibres or other short synthetic fibres; is it plain-weave, twill-weave, or another weave; and is it unbleached or bleached, dyed, made from yarns of different colours, or printed?
✓
Step 4 · Subheading 5513 23 Woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 85% p… 6 of 11 subheadings under heading 5513
Is the dyed fabric twill-woven with 3 or 4 bindings, including derived bindings, or is it another woven fabric excluding 3- or 4-binding twill and plain weave?

Pick the 8-digit code

Pick the description that best matches your product.

Import duty on the codes below: 8.0%

2 codes below this one

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

55.13.2300 Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

8.0%

Their lines2 British lines
EU originDuty free

5513 23 10 00 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

14.9%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines3 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

5513.23.01.21 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.

55.13.2300

Other woven fabrics 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 2 British lines

Selling to Great Britain

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

All 2 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

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 3 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.

5513.23.01.21

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, Dyed, Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers, Satin weave or twill weave (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
5513.23.01.41

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, Dyed, Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers, Oxford cloth (227)

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
5513.23.01.91

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, Dyed, Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers, Other (220)

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.