Customs code · HS subheading 5601 29

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Wadding and articles made from textile materials other than cotton or man-made fibres

Excluding specified sanitary, medical and treated products

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. Exports and Intrastat use it as it is. For an import into the EU the declaration uses 5601 29 00 00: this code with 00 added.

This code covers wadding made from textile materials other than cotton or man-made fibres, and articles made from it. It excludes sanitary articles such as sanitary pads, tampons, baby nappies and nappy inserts, as well as wadding or articles treated or packaged for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary use, or treated with perfume, cosmetics, soap, cleaning products or similar substances.

For example

Wadding made from a textile material other than cotton or man-made fibres

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Official tariff text

Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof (excl. of cotton or man-made fibres; sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles, wadding and articles thereof, impregnated or covered with medicated substances or put up for retail for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes, or impregnated, coated or covered with perfumes, make-up, soaps, cleansing agents, etc.)

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Your answer for export

The full EU export code is 5601 29 00.

You do not pick a 10-digit EU import line for an export declaration or Intrastat. The destination classifies the goods under its own tariff.

8 digits, ready

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

56.01.2900 Other

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

2.0%

Their lines1 British line
EU originDuty free

5601 29 00 00 Other

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines3 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

5601.29.00.10 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibers, not exceeding 5 mm

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.

56.01.2900

Other

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.

5601 29 00 00

Other

Ordinary duty

2.0%

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.

5601.29.00.10

Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibers, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps, Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof, Other, Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste

General rate

4%

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
5601.29.00.20

Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibers, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps, Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof, Other, Of wool or fine animal hair (469)

General rate

4%

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
5601.29.00.90

Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibers, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps, Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof, Other, Other (899)

General rate

4%

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.

Before you use the code

Check the facts that sit outside the code

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Current tariff measures Check today's rate, any restrictions or licences, and the quantity customs asks for, with Toldstyrelsen or TARIC.

What to do now for an import

The code is settled. What is left is the import declaration around it.

On an import declaration the code is 5601 29 00 00: this code with 00 added There is no further split under it. Go to this section
State the country of origin: it decides the rate, sanctions and documents The same code can be charged and treated differently depending on where the goods were made.
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Check it before you file This is a suggestion, please verify it against your own product.

On an import declaration

5601 29 00 00

When these goods are imported into the EU, the declaration uses the 10-digit form 5601290000: this code with 00 added. There is no further split under it.

Look this line up in the EU tariff

Exports from the EU and Intrastat normally use the 8-digit code as it is.

EU tariff data of Sept. 13, 2026.

Rates, origin and documents

Read the signals first. Open only the ones you want to check.

Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

Data of Sept. 1, 2026

Lower duty for goods from some countries

Possible

Preferential rates exist for goods originating in:

Andorra
San Marino
Türkiye
European Union
Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe
Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia
Western Sahara
European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
+46 origins

These rates apply to Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance); OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories); GSP - General arrangements except India.

Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.

Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

Restrictions and paperwork

Important

Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in:

North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
Ukraine
Belarus
Russian Federation

The EU records document conditions on this code. What customs may ask for depends on where the goods come from, exactly what the product is and the customs procedure.

Proof of origin 2 conditions

If you claim a lower rate for goods from a country the EU has a trade agreement with, customs asks for proof of origin, for example a EUR.1 certificate or an origin declaration.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions

Movement certificate EUR.1
Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

Sanctions and restricted regions 11 conditions

Some conditions come from EU sanctions rules. They matter when the goods are linked to a country or region the EU restricts trade with.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions

Derogation from import prohibition by virtue of Article 16i (1) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 4)
The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 3)
Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 8f of Regulation (EU) No 765/2006)
Import authorisation by virtue of article 1ra paragraph 10 of Council Regulation (EU) 765/2006
Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 12e of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014)
Import authorisation by virtue of article 3i paragraph 3c of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
The prohibitions defined in article 3i.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 do not apply (see exemptions in article 3i.3aa)
Import authorisation by virtue of article 12b.2 of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014

Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

EU tariff measure data of Sept. 1, 2026.

One last classification check

Check the path and the nearest alternatives.

Use this view if you are still unsure the code describes the product precisely.

How we got to this code

XI
56
5601
5601 29
5601 29 00

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The path to this code

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Step 5 of 5 · Complete

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 56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, … 7 of 14 chapters in section XI
Is the product textile wadding or flock, felt, nonwoven fabric, rubber thread or coated textile yarn, metallic yarn, covered or chenille yarn, twine, cordage or rope, knotted netting or a made-up net, or another article made from the specified yarns, twine, cordage or rope?
✓
Step 3 · Heading 5601 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; … 1 of 9 headings under chapter 56
Is it cotton wadding or an article made from it, synthetic-fibre wadding or an article made from it, other textile wadding or an article made from it, or textile flock, dust or neps?
✓
Step 4 · Subheading 5601 29 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof (… 3 of 4 subheadings under heading 5601
Is it textile wadding or an article made from it, made from textile materials other than cotton or man-made fibres and not covered by the listed exclusions?
✓
Step 5 · Full code 5601 29 00 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof (… 1 of 1 code under subheading 5601 29

Subheading 5601 29 has only this one 8-digit code, so there is no neighbour to compare with.

Worth comparing

Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.

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Often confused with

5602 10 90 Needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s. 6.7%
That code covers impregnated, coated, covered or laminated needlefelt and stitch-bonded fabric, whereas this code covers wadding and articles made from wadding.
5602 29 00 Felt, not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated (excl. that of wool or fine animal hair; needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics) 6.7%
That code covers felt or stitch-bonded fabric, whereas this code covers wadding and articles made from wadding.

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.