# HS code 5512.11: Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, unbleached or bleached

> HS code 5512.11 covers woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, unbleached or bleached. It sits in heading 55.12 (woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres) in chapter 55 (man-made staple fibres). Other goods of heading 55.12 are classified under 5512.19 (containing 85 % or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, other), 5512.21 (containing 85 % or more by weight of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres, unbleached or bleached), 5512.29 (containing 85 % or more by weight of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres, other), 5512.91 (other, unbleached or bleached) or 1 other.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551211
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 5512.11
- Covers: Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, unbleached or bleached
- Heading: [55.12: Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5512)
- 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 5512.11 covers woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, unbleached or bleached.

The legal text of the subheading is “Containing 85 % or more by weight of polyester staple fibres: Unbleached or bleached”, read under “Containing 85 % or more by weight of polyester staple fibres”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 55.12 are classified under 5512.19 (containing 85 % or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, other), 5512.21 (containing 85 % or more by weight of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres, unbleached or bleached), 5512.29 (containing 85 % or more by weight of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres, other), 5512.91 (other, unbleached or bleached) or 1 other.

- [5512.19](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551219) Containing 85 % or more by weight of polyester staple fibres: Other
- [5512.21](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551221) Containing 85 % or more by weight of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres: Unbleached or bleached
- [5512.29](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551229) Containing 85 % or more by weight of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres: Other
- [5512.91](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551291) Other: Unbleached or bleached
- [5512.99](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551299) Other: Other

## How it is structured

5512.11 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 55, are the chapter; the first four, 5512, are heading 55.12; the last two, 11, 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 55.12: Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres
- Within the heading: Containing 85 % or more by weight of polyester staple fibres
- Subheading 5512.11: Unbleached or bleached

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 5512.11 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 5512.11 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [5511.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551130) Of artificial staple fibres
- Next subheading: [5512.19](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551219) Containing 85 % or more by weight of polyester staple fibres: Other

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 5512.11 cover?

HS code 5512.11 covers woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, unbleached or bleached.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 5512.11 in?

HS code 5512.11 is in heading 55.12 (woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres) in chapter 55 (man-made staple fibres).

### Where are goods of heading 55.12 classified when 5512.11 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 55.12 are classified under 5512.19 (containing 85 % or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, other), 5512.21 (containing 85 % or more by weight of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres, unbleached or bleached), 5512.29 (containing 85 % or more by weight of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres, other), 5512.91 (other, unbleached or bleached) or 1 other.

## 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/551211.json