HS Chapter 55 — Man-made staple fibres

HS chapter 55 (Man-made staple fibres) covers 61 product categories in U.S. import records, with 255,509 bill-of-lading shipments. The most imported headings are Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibers, not put up for retail sale, Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, and Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing less than 85 percent by weight of such fibers, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight not exceeding 170 g/m².

Sourced from U.S. Customs bill of lading data · Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · Chapter → heading → product, drill in for importers and suppliers

Headings in this chapter

HS	Heading	Products	Shipments
5509	Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibers, not put up for retail sale	15	92,490
5515	Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers	7	59,721
5513	Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing less than 85 percent by weight of such fibers, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight not exceeding 170 g/m²	5	42,200
5512	Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing 85 percent or more by weight of synthetic staple fibers	5	19,012
5501	Synthetic filament tow	2	13,283
5503	Synthetic staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning	6	9,818
5514	Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing less than 85 percent by weight of such fibers, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight exceeding 170 g/m²	7	5,705
5504	Artificial staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning	1	4,566
5516	Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers	6	3,139
5511	Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibers, put up for retail sale	1	2,424
5510	Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibers, not put up for retail sale	2	1,615
5505	Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibers	1	998
5506	Synthetic staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning	2	409
5508	Sewing thread of man-made staple fibers, whether or not put up for retail sale	1	129