HS code 5301.21: Flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun, broken or scutched
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Key facts
- HS code
- 5301.21
- Covers
- Flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun, broken or scutched
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 5301.21 covers flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun, broken or scutched. It sits in heading 53.01 (flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)) in chapter 53 (other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn). Other goods of heading 53.01 are classified under 5301.10 (flax, raw or retted), 5301.29 (flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun, other) or 5301.30 (flax tow and waste).
What this code covers
HS code 5301.21 covers flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun, broken or scutched.
The legal text of the subheading is “Flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun: Broken or scutched”, read under “Flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 53.01 are classified under 5301.10 (flax, raw or retted), 5301.29 (flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun, other) or 5301.30 (flax tow and waste).
How it is structured
5301.21 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 53, are the chapter; the first four, 5301, are heading 53.01; the last two, 21, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Heading 53.01
- Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
- Within the heading
- Flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun
- Subheading 5301.21
- Broken or scutched
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 5301.21 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 5301.21 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 5301.21 cover?
HS code 5301.21 covers flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun, broken or scutched.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 5301.21 in?
HS code 5301.21 is in heading 53.01 (flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)) in chapter 53 (other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn).
Where are goods of heading 53.01 classified when 5301.21 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 53.01 are classified under 5301.10 (flax, raw or retted), 5301.29 (flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun, other) or 5301.30 (flax tow and waste).
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.