Code 5516 31 · Heading 5516

Unbleached or bleached woven fabric mainly made of regenerated staple fibres, with less than 85% by weight, mixed mainly or exclusively with wool or fine animal hair

This covers woven fabric that mainly contains regenerated staple fibres, but less than 85% by weight, and is mixed mainly or exclusively with wool or fine animal hair. The fabric must be unbleached or bleached.

For example

Unbleached woven fabric mainly containing regenerated staple fibres, with less than 85% by weight, mixed mainly with wool

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Official tariff text

Woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 85% artificial staple fibres by weight, mixed principally or solely with wool or fine animal hair, unbleached or bleached

How we got to this code

XI
55
5516
5516 31

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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 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?
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Step 3 · Heading 5516 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres 16 of 16 headings under chapter 55
Does the fabric contain at least 85% by weight short regenerated fibres or less than 85%; if less than 85%, is it mainly or exclusively mixed with continuous chemical fibres, wool or fine animal hair, or cotton—or with none of these—and is it unbleached or bleached, dyed, made from yarns of different colours, or printed?
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Step 4 · Subheading 5516 31 Woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 85% a… 9 of 20 subheadings under heading 5516
Is this woven fabric mainly made of regenerated staple fibres, with less than 85% by weight, mixed mainly or exclusively with wool or fine animal hair, and is it unbleached or bleached?

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Import duty on the codes below: 8.0%

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5516 31 00

Woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 85% artificial staple fibres by weight, mixed principally or solely with wool or fine animal hair, unbleached or bleached

8.0%

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

55.16.3100 Unbleached or bleached

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

8.0%

Their lines1 British line
EU originDuty free

5516 31 00 00 Unbleached or bleached

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

From 12.0% to 19.8%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines3 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

5516.31.05.10 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers, Containing less than 85 percent by weight

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.

55.16.3100

Unbleached or bleached

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.

5516 31 00 00

Unbleached or bleached

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).

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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.

5516.31.05.10

Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers, Containing less than 85 percent by weight of artificial staple fibers, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair, Unbleached or bleached, Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair, Not combed (410)

General rate

19.8%

From the EU

19.8% 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
5516.31.05.20

Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers, Containing less than 85 percent by weight of artificial staple fibers, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair, Unbleached or bleached, Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair, Combed (410)

General rate

19.8%

From the EU

19.8% 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
5516.31.10.00

Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers, Containing less than 85 percent by weight of artificial staple fibers, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair, Unbleached or bleached, Other (624)

General rate

12%

From the EU

12.0% 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.