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HTS chapter 59: impregnated, coated and technical fabrics, US import duty

Chapter 59 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers impregnated, coated and technical fabrics. It holds 11 headings with 59 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 14.1% across 59 lines.

HeadingGoodsGeneral (MFN) rate, before 301/AD/CVD
5901Book cloth, tracing cloth and buckram
Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like; tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; buckram and…		General (MFN) rate 4.1% to 7% on 4 lines
5902Tyre cord fabric
Tire cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon		General (MFN) rate free to 5.8% on 3 lines
5903Plastic-coated fabrics
Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, other than those of heading 5902		General (MFN) rate free to 14.1% on 18 lines
5904Linoleum and coated floor coverings
Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting of a coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to shape		General (MFN) rate free on all 3 lines
5905Textile wall coveringsGeneral (MFN) rate free on all 2 lines
5906Rubberised fabrics
Rubberized textile fabrics, other than those of heading 5902		General (MFN) rate free to 7.5% on 9 lines
5907Other coated fabrics and painted canvas
Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated, coated or covered; painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths or the like		General (MFN) rate free to 8% on 6 lines
5908Textile wicks and gas mantles
Textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted, for lamps, stoves, lighters, candles or the like; incandescent gas mantles and tubular knitted gas mantle fabric therefor, whether or not impregnated		General (MFN) rate 3.4%
5909Textile hosepiping and tubing
Textile hosepiping and similar textile tubing, with or without lining, armor or accessories of other materials		General (MFN) rate free to 3.3% on 2 lines
5910Textile conveyor and transmission belts
Transmission or conveyor belts or belting, of textile material, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, or reinforced with metal or other material		General (MFN) rate 2.6% to 4% on 2 lines
5911Technical textile articles
Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in note 8 to this chapter		General (MFN) rate free to 8% on 9 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.

59 lines in chapter 59. Source: United States International Trade Commission, HTS 2026 Basic Edition, ingested 2026-10-17.

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