HTS 5506.20.00 duty rate

Synthetic staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning: Of polyesters. General duty 5.7%; for goods of Chinese origin, general + Section 301 (+25%) comes to 30.7% before any other duties.

5.7%General (MFN) duty rate

List 3 +25%Section 301, products of China

30.7%General + Section 301 for China, ad valorem

51.5%Column 2 (Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus)

Official USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2026HTSRev20 · data built 2026-10-02 · check on hts.usitc.gov

Tariff line	5506.20.00
Description	Synthetic staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning: › Of polyesters
General rate	5.7%
Special rate (trade programs)	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)
Column 2 rate	51.5%
Units of quantity	kg
Section 301 (China)	List 3 +25%

Section 301 China tariffs on this line

Chapter 99 heading	List	Extra duty	Status
9903.88.03	List 3	+25%	in effect

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