Key facts
- Chapter
- 52
- Description
- Cotton
- Headings
- 12
- Subheadings
- 124
- Edition
- HS2022
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.
What this chapter covers
HS chapter 52 covers cotton.
It has 12 headings, 52.01 to 52.12, and 124 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
Subheadings 101 to 124 of 124, page 2 of 2.
52.11 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
- 5211.11Unbleached: Plain weave
- 5211.12Unbleached: 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill
- 5211.19Unbleached: Other fabrics
- 5211.20Bleached
- 5211.31Dyed: Plain weave
- 5211.32Dyed: 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill
- 5211.39Dyed: Other fabrics
- 5211.41Of yarns of different colours: Plain weave
- 5211.42Of yarns of different colours: Denim
- 5211.43Of yarns of different colours: Other fabrics of 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill
- 5211.49Of yarns of different colours: Other fabrics
- 5211.51Printed: Plain weave
- 5211.52Printed: 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill
- 5211.59Printed: Other fabrics
52.12 Other woven fabrics of cotton
- 5212.11Weighing not more than 200 g/m2: Unbleached
- 5212.12Weighing not more than 200 g/m2: Bleached
- 5212.13Weighing not more than 200 g/m2: Dyed
- 5212.14Weighing not more than 200 g/m2: Of yarns of different colours
- 5212.15Weighing not more than 200 g/m2: Printed
- 5212.21Weighing more than 200 g/m2: Unbleached
- 5212.22Weighing more than 200 g/m2: Bleached
- 5212.23Weighing more than 200 g/m2: Dyed
- 5212.24Weighing more than 200 g/m2: Of yarns of different colours
- 5212.25Weighing more than 200 g/m2: Printed
What it doesn’t cover
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.
How it is structured
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.
In other countries
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.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS chapter 52 cover?
HS chapter 52 covers cotton.
How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 52?
HS chapter 52 has 12 headings and 124 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
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.