What is the customs tariff code for upholstery fabric?
Customs and export
Short answer
Fabric is classified by its construction, not by its end use: the heading texts describe the fibre and the weave. For example, woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics fall under 5801, woven fabrics containing 85 % or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres under 5512, and woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn under 5407.
Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, other than fabrics of heading 5802 or 5806 :
Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres:
Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading 5404 :
The titles of sections, chapters and sub-chapters are provided for ease of reference only; for legal purposes, classification shall be determined according to the terms of the headings and any relative section or chapter notes and, provided such headings or notes do not otherwise require, according to the following provisions.
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