{
  "summary": "HS chapter 52 covers cotton. It has 12 headings, 52.01 to 52.12, and 124 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. Chapter 51, before it, covers wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric; chapter 53, after it, covers other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn.",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-13",
  "facts": [
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      "label": "Chapter",
      "value": "52",
      "source": "border.bot release GLOBAL:hs #1"
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    {
      "label": "Description",
      "value": "Cotton",
      "source": "border.bot release GLOBAL:hs #1"
    },
    {
      "label": "Headings",
      "value": "12",
      "source": "border.bot release GLOBAL:hs #1"
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      "label": "Subheadings",
      "value": "124",
      "source": "border.bot release GLOBAL:hs #1"
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    {
      "label": "Edition",
      "value": "HS2022",
      "source": "border.bot release GLOBAL:hs #1"
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  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "What does HS chapter 52 cover?",
      "answer": "HS chapter 52 covers cotton."
    },
    {
      "question": "How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 52?",
      "answer": "HS chapter 52 has 12 headings and 124 six-digit subheadings in HS2022."
    }
  ],
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "covers",
      "title": "What this chapter covers",
      "text": [
        "HS chapter 52 covers cotton.",
        "It has 12 headings, 52.01 to 52.12, and 124 six-digit subheadings in HS2022."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "not-covered",
      "title": "What it doesn’t cover",
      "text": [
        "Chapter 51, before it, covers wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric; chapter 53, after it, covers other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "structure",
      "title": "How it is structured",
      "text": [
        "Chapter 52 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (52.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "other-countries",
      "title": "In other countries",
      "text": [
        "No national tariff lines in chapter 52 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use these headings and subheadings and add their own digits after the first six."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sources",
      "title": "Sources and updates",
      "text": [
        "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."
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      "code": "52",
      "description": "Cotton"
    },
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        "description": "Cotton, not carded or combed",
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            "code": "520100",
            "description": "Cotton, not carded or combed"
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            "description": "Yarn waste (including thread waste)"
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            "description": "Other: Garnetted stock"
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            "description": "Other: Other"
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            "description": "Single yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring 714.29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number)"
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            "code": "520512",
            "description": "Single yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number)"
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            "code": "520513",
            "description": "Single yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number)"
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          {
            "code": "520514",
            "description": "Single yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring less than 192.31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number)"
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            "code": "520515",
            "description": "Single yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number)"
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            "code": "520521",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring 714.29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number)"
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          {
            "code": "520522",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number)"
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            "code": "520523",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number)"
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            "code": "520524",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 192.31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number)"
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          {
            "code": "520526",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 125 decitex but not less than 106.38 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number but not exceeding 94 metric number)"
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          {
            "code": "520527",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 106,38 decitex but not less than 83,33 decitex (exceeding 94 metric number but not exceeding 120 metric number)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520528",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520531",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring per single yarn 714,29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number per single yarn)"
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          {
            "code": "520532",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 714.29 decitex but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number per single yarn)"
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          {
            "code": "520533",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 232.56 decitex but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number per single yarn)"
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            "code": "520534",
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            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn)"
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            "code": "520543",
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            "code": "520544",
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            "code": "520546",
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            "code": "520547",
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          {
            "code": "520548",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 83,33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number per single yarn)"
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        "description": "Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale",
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            "code": "520612",
            "description": "Single yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number)"
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          {
            "code": "520613",
            "description": "Single yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number)"
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            "code": "520614",
            "description": "Single yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring less than 192.31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number)"
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            "code": "520615",
            "description": "Single yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number)"
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            "code": "520621",
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          {
            "code": "520622",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number)"
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          {
            "code": "520623",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520624",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 192.31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520625",
            "description": "Single yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520631",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring per single yarn 714,29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number per single yarn)"
          },
          {
            "code": "520632",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 714.29 decitex but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number per single yarn)"
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          {
            "code": "520633",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 232.56 decitex but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number per single yarn)"
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          {
            "code": "520634",
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            "code": "520635",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn)"
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          {
            "code": "520641",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring per single yarn 714,29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number per single yarn)"
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            "code": "520642",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 714.29 decitex but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number per single yarn)"
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            "code": "520643",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 232.56 decitex but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number per single yarn)"
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          {
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            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 192,31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn)"
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            "code": "520645",
            "description": "Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres: Measuring per single yarn less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn)"
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            "description": "Containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton"
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            "description": "Other"
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            "code": "520822",
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            "code": "520842",
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            "description": "Printed: Plain weave, weighing not more than 100g/m2"
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            "code": "520852",
            "description": "Printed: Plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2"
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            "description": "Printed: Other fabrics"
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