Subheading

5503.20.00

Synthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning: Of polyesters

5503 Synthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning

Duty rates

Column 1, General

4.3%

The rate for goods from countries with normal trade relations.

Column 1, Special

Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)

Only if the goods qualify under that programme's rules of origin, which is a determination nobody here can make for you.

Column 2

25%

For the small number of countries named in General Note 3(b), which is not held here.

Programmes named in the Special column:

AU, Australia Free Trade Agreement
BH, Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
CL, Chile Free Trade Agreement
CO, Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
IL, Israel Free Trade Area
JO, Jordan Free Trade Agreement
KR, Korea Free Trade Agreement
MA, Morocco Free Trade Agreement
OM, Oman Free Trade Agreement
P, Dominican Republic and Central America Free Trade Agreement
PA, Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
PE, Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
S, United States, Mexico and Canada Agreement
SG, Singapore Free Trade Agreement

Additional duties

This line points at 1 chapter 99 provision. The duty they carry is in addition to the rates above.

9903.55.01: Read the provision

Fine denier polyester staple fiber, as defined in U.S. note 32(c) to this subchapter: Entered under temporary importation bond in aggregate quantities not exceeding the amount specified in U.S. note 32(a) to this subchapter for any period specified in such note, when the product of any country not exempt under U.S. note 32(b) to this subchapter

rate: Free

These are the published rates for this line. They are not a landed duty. Additional duties under chapter 99, which is where section 232 and section 301 sit, can apply through the U.S. notes to that chapter without a footnote on this line, and those notes are not held here. Classification and country of origin are yours to determine.

Footnotes

Applies to	Text
general	See 9903.55.01.

Below this

Code	Description	General
5503.20.00.15	Bi-component fibers having an outer copolymer sheath that melts at a lower temperature than the core, of a kind used for bonding fibers together	4.3%
5503.20.00.25	Measuring less than 3.3 decitex	4.3%
5503.20.00.45	Measuring 3.3 decitex or more but less than 13.2 decitex	4.3%
5503.20.00.65	Measuring 13.2 decitex or more	4.3%

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2026HTSRev17, retrieved 2026-08-27, from the USITC