HS Code 5103Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock
3 six-digit codes · Heading 3 of 13 in Chapter 51 · World Customs Organization Harmonized System
HS code 5103 is the heading for the scraps left over when wool or animal hair is cleaned, combed or spun. This page explains what fits here, how to pick the right six-digit code and where to look up the shipments.
“Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock” divides three ways under heading 5103 — 510310, 510320 and 510330. Each carries its own customs description, and the exact wording below is what a classification has to match. The heading is number 3 of 13 in Chapter 51, Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric, which runs to 38 six-digit codes in all.
Six-digit codes under heading 5103
| HS Code | Import–export description |
|---|---|
| 510310 | Wool and hair; noils of wool or of fine animal hair, including yarn waste, but excluding garnetted stock |
| 510320 | Wool and hair; waste of wool or of fine animal hair, including yarn waste, but excluding garnetted stock and noils of wool or of fine animal hair |
| 510330 | Wool and hair; waste of coarse animal hair, including yarn waste, but excluding garnetted stock |
What HS code 5103 covers
Think of this heading as the leftovers bin of the wool trade. It takes short fibres, broken ends and spoiled yarn that come off during processing. Yarn waste counts here. Usable fibre, yarn or cloth does not.
One group is kept out on purpose: garnetted stock. This is waste that has been shredded back into loose fibre. It has its own heading, 5104.
The Harmonized System is kept by the World Customs Organization (WCO). Countries share the same first six digits, so wool waste is described in much the same way in most customs systems. Some traders search for this heading as HSN code 5103. It is the same four-digit heading under another name.
Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair HS code: the three subheadings
The heading splits by the kind of waste. The exact legal wording is in the table above. Here is what each subheading means in plain terms.
510310 is for noils. Noils are the short fibres that fall out when wool or fine hair is combed.
Use it when the waste is not noils. Fine hair means hair such as that from goats and rabbits.
Coarse hair is a separate group from wool and fine hair, so its waste gets its own code.
How 5103 differs from nearby wool headings
The key question is what state the material is in. Raw fibre, waste, garnetted stock and combed fibre each sit in a different heading.
HS 5102 is fine or coarse animal hair in the same raw state. Both are fibre you could still process.
HS 5105 is wool and hair that has been carded or combed, so it is worked fibre and not waste. Garnetted stock is the line between 5103 and 5104.
Follow these steps to choose a code for wool waste:
- Is it usable fibre rather than waste? Check 5101, 5102 or 5105.
- Has the waste been garnetted? Then it is not for this heading.
- If it is waste, pick the subheading by type: noils, other fine-fibre waste or coarse hair waste.
- Still unsure? Describe your goods in the HS code classifier.
HS code 5103 import export data
Many readers want to know who buys wool waste and who supplies it. The records are built for that question.
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Other headings in Chapter 51
The chapter follows wool from raw fibre to finished cloth. If your goods are yarn made from coarse hair or horsehair, see HS 5110. You can also browse every chapter from the main HS code list.
Related
- Chapter 51: wool and animal hair
- HS 5104 garnetted stock
- HS 5101 wool, not carded or combed
- HS 5102 fine or coarse animal hair
- HS 5105 carded or combed wool
- HS 5110 yarn of coarse animal hair
- All HS code chapters
- HS code classifier
- Import data
- Export data
- Wool waste buyer data
- Wool waste supplier data
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Nearby headings in Chapter 51
- 5101Wool, not carded or combed5 codes
- 5102Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed3 codes
- 5104Wool, or fine or coarse animal hair; garnetted stock1 code
- 5105Wool and fine or coarse animal hair; carded or combed (including combed wool…6 codes
- 5106Yarn of carded wool, not put up for retail sale2 codes
- 5107Yarn of combed wool, not put up for retail sale2 codes
- 5108Yarn of fine animal hair (carded or combed), not put up for retail sale2 codes
- 5109Yarn of wool or of fine animal hair, put up for retail sale2 codes
- 5110Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair (including gimped horsehair yarn)…1 code
- 5111Woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine animal hair5 codes
- 5112Woven fabrics of combed wool or of combed fine animal hair5 codes
- 5113Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair1 code
Who ships under 5103?
EximDataX tracks the live import–export records filed under this heading and the 3 codes beneath it: named buyers, suppliers, quantities and values from official customs feeds.
Section XI: Textiles and Textile Articles, chapters 50–63.
HS Code 5103: common questions
What is HS code 5103?
It groups the scraps and short fibres left from working wool and animal hair. Raw, combed or spun material is placed in other headings.
What are the six-digit codes under HS 5103?
Three subcodes split the heading by kind of waste. The first covers noils, the second other fine-fibre waste and the third coarse hair waste.
What is the HS code for noils of wool?
Use the first subcode, 510310. Noils are the short fibres that drop out during combing.
Is garnetted stock classified under 5103?
No. The heading title rules it out.
What is the difference between HS 5103 and 5105?
5103 is for waste. 5105 is for wool and hair that has been carded or combed, which is worked fibre.
Who imports wool waste under HS 5103?
Importers show up in the shipment records filed under this code. Look the code up in the records section on this page.
How do I find buyers of wool waste?
Start from the code, then open the buyer data page to go from the code to the companies behind it.
See what your buyers are buying.Then decide.
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