# HS heading 52.03: Cotton, carded or combed

> HS heading 52.03 covers cotton, carded or combed. It is in chapter 52 (cotton). It is not split further: its only subheading is 5203.00.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5203
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 52](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/52) / [52.03](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5203)

## Key facts

- Heading: 52.03
- Description: Cotton, carded or combed
- Chapter: 52: Cotton
- Subheadings: 1
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 52.03 covers cotton, carded or combed.

It is not split further: its only subheading is 5203.00.

- [5203.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/520300) Cotton, carded or combed

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 52 are classified in its other 11 headings, listed below.

- [52.01](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5201) Cotton, not carded or combed
- [52.02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5202) Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
- [52.04](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5204) Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale
- [52.05](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5205) Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale
- [52.06](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5206) Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale
- [52.07](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5207) Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread) put up for retail sale
- [52.08](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5208) Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200g/m2
- [52.09](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5209) Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200g/m2
- [52.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5210) Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing not more than 200g/m2
- [52.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5211) Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200g/m2
- [52.12](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5212) Other woven fabrics of cotton

## How it is structured

Heading 52.03 is one of 12 headings in chapter 52. Its first two digits, 52, are the chapter; the next two, 03, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (5203.00).

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under heading 52.03 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use its subheadings at six digits and add their own digits after them.

- Previous heading: [52.02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5202) Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
- Next heading: [52.04](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5204) Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 52.03 cover?

HS heading 52.03 covers cotton, carded or combed.

### Which chapter is HS heading 52.03 in?

HS heading 52.03 is in chapter 52 (cotton).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 52.03 have?

HS heading 52.03 has one subheading, 5203.00.

## 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/5203.json