Customs code · HS subheading 5902 20

Final code reached

Polyester high-strength yarn cord fabric

Dipped in or impregnated with plastic, not rubber

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 5902 20 90 00: this code with 00 added.

This code covers cord fabric made from high-strength polyester yarn, including fabric dipped in or impregnated with plastic. It does not cover the version impregnated with rubber.

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Official tariff text

Tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity polyester yarn, whether or not dipped or impregnated with plastic (excl. that impregnated with rubber)

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Your answer for export

The full EU export code is 5902 20 90.

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

59.02.2000 Of polyesters

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

5902 20 90 00 Other

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

5902.20.00.00 Tire cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other poly- amides, polyesters

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.

59.02.2000

Of polyesters

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.

5902 20 90 00

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

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.

5902.20.00.00

Tire cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other poly- amides, polyesters or viscose rayon, Of polyesters (229)

General rate

5.8%

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.

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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 5902 20 90 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.
State the quantity in m² The declaration asks for it on top of the value and the net mass.
Check today's requirements in TARIC Rates, quotas and document requirements change. The EU's own database is the current source. Open the EU TARIC database

Check it before you file This is a suggestion, please verify it against your own product.

On an import declaration

5902 20 90 00

When these goods are imported into the EU, the declaration uses the 10-digit form 5902209000: 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

Customs also asks for the quantity in m²

Required

The declaration asks for the actual quantity in m². It replaces neither the net mass nor the value: those come on top.

Example: if the quantity in m² is 24, the declaration carries the number 24 in that field.

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
Iran, Islamic Republic of
any country except Iran, Islamic Republic of

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 9 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
Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure (Reg 267/2012)
Goods not consigned from Iran
Import authorisation for restricted goods and technologies (Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012)
The declared goods are not concerned by Council Regulation (EC) No. 267/2012, Annex II
Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Annex II, Part IV of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509)

Statements that the goods are outside a rule's scope 1 condition

Some conditions are statements that a rule does not cover the goods, for example that the product is not on a controlled list.

Show the EU's own wording for this condition

Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure

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
59
5902
5902 20
5902 20 90

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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 59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile f… 10 of 14 chapters in section XI
Which specific type best describes the product: coated fabric for bookbinding or hat-making, high-strength cord fabric, plastic-coated textile fabric, linoleum or textile-based floor covering, textile wall covering, rubberised fabric, other impregnated or coated fabric, a textile wick or glowing item, a textile fire hose, a textile drive or conveyor belt, or textile fabric and goods for technical use?
✓
Step 3 · Heading 5902 Tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or … 2 of 11 headings under chapter 59
Is the high-strength yarn made from nylon or another polyamide, polyester or viscose?
✓
Step 4 · Subheading 5902 20 Tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity polyester yarn, w… 2 of 3 subheadings under heading 5902
Is the high-strength polyester cord fabric impregnated with rubber, or is it dipped in or impregnated with plastic instead?
✓
Step 5 · Full code 5902 20 90 Tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity polyester yarn, w… 2 of 2 codes under subheading 5902 20

Compare with the codes next to it.

Compare the sibling codes at this level before you settle on this one.

Classification decides the rate here: from 5.6% to 8.0%.

another option 5902 20 10 Tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity polyester yarn, impregnated with rubber 5.6%
you are here 5902 20 90 Tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity polyester yarn, whether or not dipped or impregnated with plastic (excl. that impregnated with rubber) 8.0%

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Often confused with

5902 20 10 Tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity polyester yarn, impregnated with rubber 5.6%
This code is for the same polyester high-strength yarn cord fabric when it is impregnated with rubber, whereas this code covers the version dipped in or impregnated with plastic.
5903 90 99 Textile fabrics coated, covered or laminated with plastics other than poly"vinyl chloride" or polyurethane (excl. those with textile materials forming the right side, tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon; wallcoverings of textile materials impregnated or covered with plastics; floor coverings consisting of a textile backing and a top layer or covering of plastics) 8.0%
That code describes textile fabric coated, covered or laminated with other plastic and expressly excludes this type of high-strength yarn cord fabric.
5906 99 90 Rubberised textile fabrics (excl. knitted or crocheted textile fabrics, fabrics composed of parallel textile yarns agglomerated with rubber, adhesive tape of a width of <= 20 cm, and tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon) 5.6%
That code describes rubberised textile fabric and excludes polyester high-strength yarn cord fabric.

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.