HS chapter 53: Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
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Key facts
- Chapter
- 53
- Description
- Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
- Headings
- 10
- Subheadings
- 23
- Edition
- HS2022
Summary
HS chapter 53 covers other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn. It has 10 headings, 53.01 to 53.11, and 23 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. Chapter 52, before it, covers cotton; chapter 54, after it, covers man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials.
What this chapter covers
HS chapter 53 covers other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn.
It has 10 headings, 53.01 to 53.11, and 23 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
53.05 Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, not elsewhere specified or included, raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
- 5305.00Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, not elsewhere specified or included, raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
53.11 Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn
- 5311.00Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn
What it doesn’t cover
Chapter 52, before it, covers cotton; chapter 54, after it, covers man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials.
How it is structured
Chapter 53 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (53.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more.
In other countries
No national tariff lines in chapter 53 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 53 cover?
HS chapter 53 covers other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn.
How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 53?
HS chapter 53 has 10 headings and 23 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.