# HS code 5202.99: Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

> HS code 5202.99 covers cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock), other than those classified in 5202.91. It sits in heading 52.02 (cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)) in chapter 52 (cotton). Other goods of heading 52.02 are classified under 5202.10 (yarn waste (including thread waste)) and 5202.91 (other, garnetted stock).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/520299
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 5202.99
- Covers: Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
- Heading: [52.02: Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5202)
- Chapter: [52: Cotton](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/52)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 5202.99 covers cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock), other than those classified in 5202.91.

The legal text of the subheading is “Other: Other”, read under “Other”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 52.02 are classified under 5202.10 (yarn waste (including thread waste)) and 5202.91 (other, garnetted stock).

- [5202.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/520210) Yarn waste (including thread waste)
- [5202.91](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/520291) Other: Garnetted stock

## How it is structured

5202.99 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 52, are the chapter; the first four, 5202, are heading 52.02; the last two, 99, identify the subheading within the heading.

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

- Chapter 52: Cotton
- Heading 52.02: Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
- Within the heading: Other
- Subheading 5202.99: Other

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 5202.99 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 5202.99 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [5202.91](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/520291) Other: Garnetted stock
- Next subheading: [5203.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/520300) Cotton, carded or combed

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 5202.99 cover?

HS code 5202.99 covers cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock), other than those classified in 5202.91.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 5202.99 in?

HS code 5202.99 is in heading 52.02 (cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)) in chapter 52 (cotton).

### Where are goods of heading 52.02 classified when 5202.99 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 52.02 are classified under 5202.10 (yarn waste (including thread waste)) and 5202.91 (other, garnetted stock).

## 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/520299.json