# HS code 5105.21: Wool tops and other combed wool, combed wool in fragments

> HS code 5105.21 covers wool tops and other combed wool, combed wool in fragments. It sits in heading 51.05 (wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments)) in chapter 51 (wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric). Other goods of heading 51.05 are classified under 5105.10 (carded wool), 5105.29 (wool tops and other combed wool, other), 5105.31 (fine animal hair, carded or combed, of Kashmir (cashmere) goats), 5105.39 (fine animal hair, carded or combed, other) or 1 other.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/510521
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 5105.21
- Covers: Wool tops and other combed wool, combed wool in fragments
- Heading: [51.05: Wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments)](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5105)
- Chapter: [51: Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/51)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 5105.21 covers wool tops and other combed wool, combed wool in fragments.

The legal text of the subheading is “Wool tops and other combed wool: Combed wool in fragments”, read under “Wool tops and other combed wool”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 51.05 are classified under 5105.10 (carded wool), 5105.29 (wool tops and other combed wool, other), 5105.31 (fine animal hair, carded or combed, of Kashmir (cashmere) goats), 5105.39 (fine animal hair, carded or combed, other) or 1 other.

- [5105.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/510510) Carded wool
- [5105.29](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/510529) Wool tops and other combed wool: Other
- [5105.31](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/510531) Fine animal hair, carded or combed: Of Kashmir (cashmere) goats
- [5105.39](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/510539) Fine animal hair, carded or combed: Other
- [5105.40](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/510540) Coarse animal hair, carded or combed

## How it is structured

5105.21 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 51, are the chapter; the first four, 5105, are heading 51.05; the last two, 21, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 51: Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
- Heading 51.05: Wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments)
- Within the heading: Wool tops and other combed wool
- Subheading 5105.21: Combed wool in fragments

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 5105.21 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 5105.21 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [5105.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/510510) Carded wool
- Next subheading: [5105.29](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/510529) Wool tops and other combed wool: Other

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 5105.21 cover?

HS code 5105.21 covers wool tops and other combed wool, combed wool in fragments.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 5105.21 in?

HS code 5105.21 is in heading 51.05 (wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments)) in chapter 51 (wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric).

### Where are goods of heading 51.05 classified when 5105.21 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 51.05 are classified under 5105.10 (carded wool), 5105.29 (wool tops and other combed wool, other), 5105.31 (fine animal hair, carded or combed, of Kashmir (cashmere) goats), 5105.39 (fine animal hair, carded or combed, other) or 1 other.

## 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.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/510521.json