Code 5911 10 · Heading 5911

Coated textile fabric, felt and felt-backed woven fabric for card clothing and similar technical uses

This covers textile fabric, felt and woven fabric with a felt backing that is coated, covered or laminated with rubber, leather or another material for making card clothing or for similar technical uses. It also includes rubber-impregnated plush tape used to cover loom beams.

For example

Coated felt used to make card clothing
Rubber-laminated felt-backed woven fabric for similar technical use
Rubber-impregnated plush tape for covering loom beams

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Official tariff text

Textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, leather or other material, of a kind used for card clothing, and similar fabrics of a kind used for other technical purposes, incl. narrow fabrics made of velvet impregnated with rubber, for covering weaving spindles "weaving beams"

How we got to this code

XI
59
5911
5911 10

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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 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?
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Step 3 · Heading 5911 Textile products and articles, for technical use, s… 11 of 11 headings under chapter 59
Is it fabric for card clothing or similar technical use, sieve cloth, endless or fitted fabric or felt for paper-making or similar machines, filter cloth or coarse woven fabric for oil presses or similar equipment, or another technical textile fabric or article?
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Step 4 · Subheading 5911 10 Textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics,… 1 of 6 subheadings under heading 5911
Is it fabric for card clothing or similar technical use, sieve cloth, papermachine fabric or felt (with a weight below 650 g or at least 650 g per m²), filter cloth or coarse woven fabric for oil presses, or another textile product for technical use?

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Import duty on the codes below: 5.3%

Only one code below

5911 10 00

5.3%

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

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 6.0%.

5911 10 Textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, leather or other material, of a kind used for card clothing, and similar fabrics of a kind used for other technical purposes, incl. narrow fabrics made of velvet impregnated with rubber, for covering weaving spindles "weaving beams" you are here 5.3%
5911 20 Bolting cloth, whether or not made up 4.6%
5911 31 Textile fabrics and felts, endless or fitted with linking devices, of a kind used in papermaking or similar machines, e.g. for paper pulp or asbestos-cement, weighing < 650 g/m² 4.4–5.8%
5911 32 Textile fabrics and felts, endless or fitted with linking devices, of a kind used in papermaking or similar machines, e.g. for paper pulp or asbestos-cement, weighing >= 650 g/m² 4.4–5.8%
5911 40 Filtering or straining cloth of a kind used in oil-presses or for similar technical purposes, incl. that of human hair 6.0%
5911 90 Textile products and articles, for technical purposes, specified in Note 7 to chapter 59, n.e.s. 0.0–6.0%

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

59.11.1000 Textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics, coated, covered or laminated

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

4.0%

Their lines1 British line
EU originDuty free

5911 10 00 00 Textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics, coated, covered or laminated

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines2 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

5911.10.10.00 Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in note 8 to this chapter

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.

59.11.1000

Textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, leather or other material, of a kind used for card clothing, and similar fabrics of a kind used for other technical purposes, including narrow fabrics made of velvet impregnated with rubber, for covering weaving spindles (weaving beams).

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.

5911 10 00 00

Textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, leather or other material, of a kind used for card clothing, and similar fabrics of a kind used for other technical purposes, including narrow fabrics made of velvet impregnated with rubber, for covering weaving spindles (weaving beams)

Ordinary duty

4.0%

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 2 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.

5911.10.10.00

Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in note 8 to this chapter, Textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, leather or other material, of a kind used for card clothing, and similar fabrics of a kind used for other technical purposes, including narrow fabrics made of velvet impregnated with rubber, for covering weaving spindles (weaving beams), Printers' rubberized blankets

General rate

2.9%

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
5911.10.20.00

Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in note 8 to this chapter, Textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, leather or other material, of a kind used for card clothing, and similar fabrics of a kind used for other technical purposes, including narrow fabrics made of velvet impregnated with rubber, for covering weaving spindles (weaving beams), Other

General rate

3.8%

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.

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.