# HS code 5514.12: Unbleached or bleached, 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres > HS code 5514.12 covers unbleached or bleached, 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres. It sits in heading 55.14 (woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85 % by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight exceeding 170 g/m2) in chapter 55 (man-made staple fibres). Other goods of heading 55.14 are classified under 5514.11 (unbleached or bleached, of polyester staple fibres, plain weave), 5514.19 (unbleached or bleached, other woven fabrics), 5514.21 (dyed, of polyester staple fibres, plain weave), 5514.22 (dyed, 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres) or 7 others. Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551412 Last updated: 13 October 2026 [HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 55](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/55) / [55.14](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5514) / [5514.12](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551412) ## Key facts - HS code: 5514.12 - Covers: Unbleached or bleached, 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres - Heading: [55.14: Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85 % by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight exceeding 170 g/m2](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/5514) - 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 5514.12 covers unbleached or bleached, 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres. The legal text of the subheading is “Unbleached or bleached: 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres”, read under “Unbleached or bleached”, in HS2022. ## What it doesn’t cover Other goods of heading 55.14 are classified under 5514.11 (unbleached or bleached, of polyester staple fibres, plain weave), 5514.19 (unbleached or bleached, other woven fabrics), 5514.21 (dyed, of polyester staple fibres, plain weave), 5514.22 (dyed, 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres) or 7 others. - [5514.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551411) Unbleached or bleached: Of polyester staple fibres, plain weave - [5514.19](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551419) Unbleached or bleached: Other woven fabrics - [5514.21](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551421) Dyed: Of polyester staple fibres, plain weave - [5514.22](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551422) Dyed: 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres - [5514.23](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551423) Dyed: Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres - [5514.29](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551429) Dyed: Other woven fabrics - [5514.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551430) Of yarns of different colours - [5514.41](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551441) Printed: Of polyester staple fibres, plain weave - [5514.42](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551442) Printed: 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres - [5514.43](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551443) Printed: Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres - [5514.49](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551449) Printed: Other woven fabrics ## How it is structured 5514.12 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 55, are the chapter; the first four, 5514, are heading 55.14; the last two, 12, 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 55.14: Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85 % by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight exceeding 170 g/m2 - Within the heading: Unbleached or bleached - Subheading 5514.12: 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres ## In other countries No national tariff lines under 5514.12 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 5514.12 at six digits and add their own digits after it. ## Related codes The same text, “Unbleached or bleached: 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres”, also divides 1 other heading in chapter 55: 5513.12 under heading 55.13. - [5513.12](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551312) Heading 55.13: Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85 % by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight not exceeding 170 g/m2 - Previous subheading: [5514.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551411) Unbleached or bleached: Of polyester staple fibres, plain weave - Next subheading: [5514.19](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/551419) Unbleached or bleached: Other woven fabrics ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS code 5514.12 cover? HS code 5514.12 covers unbleached or bleached, 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres. ### Which heading and chapter is HS code 5514.12 in? HS code 5514.12 is in heading 55.14 (woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85 % by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight exceeding 170 g/m2) in chapter 55 (man-made staple fibres). ### Where are goods of heading 55.14 classified when 5514.12 doesn’t fit? Other goods of heading 55.14 are classified under 5514.11 (unbleached or bleached, of polyester staple fibres, plain weave), 5514.19 (unbleached or bleached, other woven fabrics), 5514.21 (dyed, of polyester staple fibres, plain weave), 5514.22 (dyed, 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres) or 7 others. ## 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/551412.json