HS code 5003.00: Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock)
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Key facts
- HS code
- 5003.00
- Covers
- Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock)
- Chapter
- 50: Silk
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 5003.00 covers silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock). It sits in heading 50.03 (silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock)) in chapter 50 (silk). It is the only subheading of heading 50.03, so every good of the heading is classified here.
What this code covers
HS code 5003.00 covers silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock).
The legal text of the subheading is “Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock)”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
It is the only subheading of heading 50.03, so every good of the heading is classified here.
How it is structured
5003.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 50, are the chapter; the first four, 5003, are heading 50.03; the last two, 00, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Chapter 50
- Silk
- Subheading 5003.00
- Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock)
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 5003.00 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 5003.00 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 5003.00 cover?
HS code 5003.00 covers silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock).
Which heading and chapter is HS code 5003.00 in?
HS code 5003.00 is in heading 50.03 (silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock)) in chapter 50 (silk).
Where are goods of heading 50.03 classified when 5003.00 doesn’t fit?
5003.00 is the only subheading of heading 50.03, so every good of the heading is classified there.
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.