Code 5703 31 · Heading 5703

Tufted needle-felt grass mats of man-made fibres, excluding nylon and other polyamides

This covers grass mats made of man-made fibres and tufted as “needle felt”. They may be made up or not, but must not be made of nylon or other polyamides.

For example

A finished grass mat of man-made fibres, tufted as “needle felt”, excluding nylon and other polyamides

See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Turf, of man-made textile materials, tufted "needle punched", whether or not made up (excl. of nylon or other polyamides)

How we got to this code

XI
57
5703
5703 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 57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 8 of 14 chapters in section XI
Is the floor covering knotted, woven but not tufted or made by flocking, tufted, made of felt but not tufted or made by flocking, or another textile floor covering?
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Step 3 · Heading 5703 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, incl. tu… 3 of 5 headings under chapter 57
What is the material, and if it is a chemical-fibre product, is it a grass mat made by needle-felting?
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Step 4 · Subheading 5703 31 Turf, of man-made textile materials, tufted "needle… 4 of 6 subheadings under heading 5703
Is it a grass mat of man-made fibres, tufted as “needle felt”, and not made of nylon or other polyamides?

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Import duty on the codes below: 8.0%

Only one code below

5703 31 00

Turf, of man-made textile materials, tufted "needle punched", whether or not made up (excl. of nylon or other polyamides)

8.0%

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

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5703 10 Carpets and other floor coverings, of wool or fine animal hair, tufted "needle punched", whether or not made up 8.0%
5703 21 Turf, of nylon or other polyamides, tufted "needle punched" 8.0%
5703 29 Carpets and other floor coverings, of nylon or other polyamides, tufted "needle punched", whether or not made up (excl. turf) 8.0%
5703 31 Turf, of man-made textile materials, tufted "needle punched", whether or not made up (excl. of nylon or other polyamides) you are here 8.0%
5703 39 Carpets and other floor coverings, of man-made textile materials, tufted "needle punched", whether or not made up (excl. of nylon or other polyamides, and turf) 8.0%
5703 90 Carpet tiles of vegetable textile materials or coarse animal hair, tufted "needle punched", whether or not made up 8.0%

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

57.03.3100 Turf

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

8.0%

Their lines1 British line
EU originDuty free

5703 31 00 00 Turf

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

5703.31.00.30 Carpets and other textile floor coverings (including turf), tufted

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.

57.03.3100

Turf

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.

5703 31 00 00

Turf

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.

5703.31.00.30

Carpets and other textile floor coverings (including turf), tufted, whether or not made up, Of other man-made textile materials, Turf, Measuring not more than 5.25 m2 in area (665)

General rate

6%

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
5703.31.00.60

Carpets and other textile floor coverings (including turf), tufted, whether or not made up, Of other man-made textile materials, Turf, Other, In rolls of a width equal to or exceeding 1.0 meter, or in sheets measuring 1.0 meter or greater on any side (665)

General rate

6%

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
5703.31.00.85

Carpets and other textile floor coverings (including turf), tufted, whether or not made up, Of other man-made textile materials, Turf, Other, Other (665)

General rate

6%

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.

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.