HTS heading 5911 · Chapter 59
HTS 5911: Textile products and articles, for technical uses,…
HTS heading 5911 covers textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in note 8 to this chapter. It has 9 tariff lines with a duty rate; the general (MFN) rates are 3.8% (4 lines), Free (2 lines), 2.9% (1 line) and others.
Imports may also owe Chapter 99 tariffs (Section 232, 301 or 201) depending on origin and date, plus the Merchandise Processing Fee and, by sea, the Harbor Maintenance Fee.
Rates from the 2026 HTS Revision 22, effective October 30, 2026. Source: U.S. International Trade Commission.
Tariff lines and duty rates
| HTS code | Description | General | Special | Column 2 | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5911.10 | Textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, leather or other material, of a kind used for card clothing, and similar fabrics of a kind used for other technical purposes, including narrow fabrics made of velvet impregnated with rubber, for covering weaving spindles (weaving beams): | ||||
| 5911.10.10.00 | Printers' rubberized blankets[kg] | 2.9% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,E*,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% | Estimate → |
| 5911.10.20.00 | Other[kg] | 3.8% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,E*,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 68.5% | Estimate → |
| 5911.20 | Bolting cloth, whether or not made up: | ||||
| 5911.20.10.00 | Fabrics principally used for stenciling purposes in screen-process printing[m2, kg] | 3.3% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,E*,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 62% | Estimate → |
| Other: | |||||
| 5911.20.20.00 | Of silk[m2, kg] | Free | Free | Estimate → | |
| 5911.20.30.00 | Other (229)[m2, kg] | Free | 63% | Estimate → | |
| Textile fabrics and felts, endless or fitted with linking devices, of a kind used in papermaking or similar machines (for example, for pulp or asbestos-cement): | |||||
| 5911.31.00 | Weighing less than 650 g/m2 | 3.8% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,E*,IL, JO,KR, MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 68.5% | |
| 5911.31.00.10 | Press felts[m2, kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 5911.31.00.20 | Dryer felts and dryer fabrics[m2, kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 5911.31.00.30 | Paper-forming fabrics[m2, kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 5911.31.00.80 | Other[m2, kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 5911.32.00 | Weighing 650 g/m2 or more | 3.8% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,E*,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 68.5% | |
| 5911.32.00.10 | Press felts[m2, kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 5911.32.00.20 | Dryer felts and dryer fabrics[m2, kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 5911.32.00.30 | Paper-forming fabrics[m2, kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 5911.32.00.80 | Other[m2, kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 5911.40.01.00 | Filtering or straining cloth of a kind used in oil presses or the like, including that of human hair[m2, kg] | 8% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 81% | Estimate → |
| 5911.90.00 | Other | 3.8% | Free (AU,B,BH, CL,CO,E*,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA, PE,S,SG) | 68.5% | |
| 5911.90.00.40 | Cords, braids and the like of a kind used in industry as packing or lubricating material[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 5911.90.00.80 | Other[kg] | Estimate → |
19 lines shown. Statistical suffixes (the last two digits) inherit the rate of the 8-digit subheading above them.
Example: base duty and fees on $10000
For HTS 5911.10.10.00 at the general rate of 2.9%, shipped by ocean, before any Chapter 99 tariffs:
| Base duty (2.9%) | $290.00 |
| Merchandise Processing Fee (0.3464%, min $34.58) | $34.64 |
| Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125%) | $12.50 |
| Duty and fees | $337.14 |
Origin-specific tariffs can multiply this. Run this example from China or from Mexico to see every line.
Special program codes in this heading
- A, A*, A+
- Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
- AU
- U.S.–Australia FTA
- B
- Automotive Products Trade Act
- BH
- U.S.–Bahrain FTA
- CL
- U.S.–Chile FTA
- CO
- U.S.–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
- D
- African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- E, E*
- Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
- IL
- U.S.–Israel FTA
- JO
- U.S.–Jordan FTA
- KR
- U.S.–Korea FTA (KORUS)
- MA
- U.S.–Morocco FTA
- OM
- U.S.–Oman FTA
- P, P+
- CAFTA-DR
- PA
- U.S.–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
- PE
- U.S.–Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
- S, S+
- USMCA (United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement)
- SG
- U.S.–Singapore FTA
A special rate applies only when the goods qualify under that program's rules of origin and the claim is made at entry.