Chapter 52 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers cotton. It holds 12 headings with 233 rated lines; pick the heading your goods sit under to see every line beneath it with its general and preferential rates. The general (MFN) rate runs from free to 16.5% across 233 lines, or a per-kg rate on some.
| Heading | Goods | General (MFN) rate, before 301/AD/CVD |
|---|---|---|
| 5201 | Raw cotton, not carded or combed Cotton, not carded or combed | General (MFN) rate free, some per kg |
| 5202 | Cotton waste Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) | General (MFN) rate free to 4.3% on 6 lines, some per kg |
| 5203 | Cotton, carded or combed | General (MFN) rate 4.3% to 5% on 4 lines, some per kg |
| 5204 | Cotton sewing thread Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale | General (MFN) rate 4.4% on all 3 lines |
| 5205 | Cotton yarn, 85% or more cotton Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale | General (MFN) rate 3.7% to 12% on 29 lines |
| 5206 | Cotton yarn, under 85% cotton Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85 percent by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale | General (MFN) rate 9.2% on all 20 lines |
| 5207 | Cotton yarn, retail packs Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread) put up for retail sale | General (MFN) rate free to 5% on 2 lines |
| 5208 | Cotton woven fabric, 85%+, up to 200 g/m² Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m² | General (MFN) rate free to 14.7% on 62 lines |
| 5209 | Cotton woven fabric, 85%+, over 200 g/m² Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m² | General (MFN) rate 3% to 8.4% on 19 lines |
| 5210 | Cotton blend woven fabric, up to 200 g/m² Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 percent by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibers, weighing not more than 200 g/m² | General (MFN) rate 7.8% to 15.5% on 40 lines |
| 5211 | Cotton blend woven fabric, over 200 g/m² Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 percent by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibers, weighing more than 200 g/m² | General (MFN) rate free to 8.4% on 16 lines |
| 5212 | Other cotton woven fabrics Other woven fabrics of cotton | General (MFN) rate free to 16.5% on 20 lines |
This is the schedule, and the schedule is not the whole duty. The rates below are the published United States Harmonized Tariff Schedule for the revision named at the foot of this page. They do not include Section 301 duties, antidumping duties or countervailing duties, and for textiles of some origins those exceed the scheduled rate — a line reading 16.5% can land well above it. Nor is a rate of Free a statement that the goods enter free of charge: it is the general rate only, before any of the above. Which line a particular garment falls under is a classification decision, the difference between two adjacent lines can be several times the duty, and a preferential rate applies only where the goods actually qualify under that agreement’s rules of origin. Check with your broker before quoting a landed price.
233 lines in chapter 52. Source: United States International Trade Commission, HTS 2026 Basic Edition, ingested 2026-10-17.