Key facts
- HS code
- 5203.00
- Covers
- Cotton, carded or combed
- Chapter
- 52: Cotton
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 5203.00 covers cotton, carded or combed. It sits in heading 52.03 (cotton, carded or combed) in chapter 52 (cotton). It is the only subheading of heading 52.03, so every good of the heading is classified here.
What this code covers
HS code 5203.00 covers cotton, carded or combed.
The legal text of the subheading is “Cotton, carded or combed”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
It is the only subheading of heading 52.03, so every good of the heading is classified here.
How it is structured
5203.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 52, are the chapter; the first four, 5203, are heading 52.03; the last two, 00, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Chapter 52
- Cotton
- Heading 52.03
- Cotton, carded or combed
- Subheading 5203.00
- Cotton, carded or combed
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 5203.00 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 5203.00 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 5203.00 cover?
HS code 5203.00 covers cotton, carded or combed.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 5203.00 in?
HS code 5203.00 is in heading 52.03 (cotton, carded or combed) in chapter 52 (cotton).
Where are goods of heading 52.03 classified when 5203.00 doesn’t fit?
5203.00 is the only subheading of heading 52.03, 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.