# HS code 5510.20: Other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair

> HS code 5510.20 covers other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair. It sits in heading 55.10 (yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibres, not put up for retail sale) in chapter 55 (man-made staple fibres). Other goods of heading 55.10 are classified under 5510.11 (containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, single yarn), 5510.12 (containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, multiple (folded) or cabled yarn), 5510.30 (other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with cotton) or 5510.90 (other yarn).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551020
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 5510.20
- Covers: Other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair
- Heading: [55.10: Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibres, not put up for retail sale](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5510)
- Chapter: [55: Man-made staple fibres](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/55)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 5510.20 covers other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair.

The legal text of the subheading is “Other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 55.10 are classified under 5510.11 (containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, single yarn), 5510.12 (containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, multiple (folded) or cabled yarn), 5510.30 (other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with cotton) or 5510.90 (other yarn).

- [5510.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551011) Containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres: Single yarn
- [5510.12](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551012) Containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres: Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn
- [5510.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551030) Other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with cotton
- [5510.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551090) Other yarn

## How it is structured

5510.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 55, are the chapter; the first four, 5510, are heading 55.10; the last two, 20, identify the subheading within the heading.

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

- Chapter 55: Man-made staple fibres
- Heading 55.10: Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibres, not put up for retail sale
- Subheading 5510.20: Other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 5510.20 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 5510.20 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [5510.12](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551012) Containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres: Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn
- Next subheading: [5510.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551030) Other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with cotton

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 5510.20 cover?

HS code 5510.20 covers other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 5510.20 in?

HS code 5510.20 is in heading 55.10 (yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibres, not put up for retail sale) in chapter 55 (man-made staple fibres).

### Where are goods of heading 55.10 classified when 5510.20 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 55.10 are classified under 5510.11 (containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, single yarn), 5510.12 (containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, multiple (folded) or cabled yarn), 5510.30 (other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with cotton) or 5510.90 (other yarn).

## 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/551020.json