# HS code 5309.29: Woven fabrics of flax, containing less than 85 % by weight of flax

> HS code 5309.29 covers woven fabrics of flax, containing less than 85 % by weight of flax, other than those classified in 5309.21. It sits in heading 53.09 (woven fabrics of flax) in chapter 53 (other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn). Other goods of heading 53.09 are classified under 5309.11 (containing 85 % or more by weight of flax, unbleached or bleached), 5309.19 (containing 85 % or more by weight of flax, other) and 5309.21 (containing less than 85 % by weight of flax, unbleached or bleached).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/530929
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 5309.29
- Covers: Woven fabrics of flax, containing less than 85 % by weight of flax
- Heading: [53.09: Woven fabrics of flax](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5309)
- Chapter: [53: Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/53)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 5309.29 covers woven fabrics of flax, containing less than 85 % by weight of flax, other than those classified in 5309.21.

The legal text of the subheading is “Containing less than 85 % by weight of flax: Other”, read under “Containing less than 85 % by weight of flax”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 53.09 are classified under 5309.11 (containing 85 % or more by weight of flax, unbleached or bleached), 5309.19 (containing 85 % or more by weight of flax, other) and 5309.21 (containing less than 85 % by weight of flax, unbleached or bleached).

- [5309.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/530911) Containing 85 % or more by weight of flax: Unbleached or bleached
- [5309.19](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/530919) Containing 85 % or more by weight of flax: Other
- [5309.21](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/530921) Containing less than 85 % by weight of flax: Unbleached or bleached

## How it is structured

5309.29 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 53, are the chapter; the first four, 5309, are heading 53.09; the last two, 29, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 53: Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
- Heading 53.09: Woven fabrics of flax
- Within the heading: Containing less than 85 % by weight of flax
- Subheading 5309.29: Other

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 5309.29 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 5309.29 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [5309.21](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/530921) Containing less than 85 % by weight of flax: Unbleached or bleached
- Next subheading: [5310.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/531010) Unbleached

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 5309.29 cover?

HS code 5309.29 covers woven fabrics of flax, containing less than 85 % by weight of flax, other than those classified in 5309.21.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 5309.29 in?

HS code 5309.29 is in heading 53.09 (woven fabrics of flax) in chapter 53 (other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn).

### Where are goods of heading 53.09 classified when 5309.29 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 53.09 are classified under 5309.11 (containing 85 % or more by weight of flax, unbleached or bleached), 5309.19 (containing 85 % or more by weight of flax, other) and 5309.21 (containing less than 85 % by weight of flax, unbleached or bleached).

## 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/530929.json