HS Code 5310Woven fabrics of jute, other textile bast fibres of heading no. 5303

What HS code 5310 covers

Bast fibres come from the inner bark of a plant stem. Jute is the most familiar one. When these fibres are woven into cloth, the cloth belongs in this heading. Hessian fabric, a coarse jute cloth, is a common example.

The fibres themselves are defined in heading 5303. That heading covers jute and other textile bast fibres, and it leaves out flax, true hemp and ramie. So 5310 is the woven fabric made from the fibres that heading 5303 describes.

Some countries call the same heading HSN code 5310 or HTS code 5310. The first digits are shared worldwide. Inside Section XI textiles, this heading is about finished cloth, not raw material or thread.

531010 vs 531090: choosing the right code

The only test between the two codes is how the cloth was treated before it shipped. Look at the goods as they leave the factory, then match them to the line below.

If the cloth is plain and in its natural colour, it is unbleached jute fabric. Cloth that has been bleached, dyed, printed or finished in some other way counts as other than unbleached. If you are unsure, the HS code classifier can help you check.

• 531010: unbleached woven fabric of jute or other bast fibres
• 531090: all other woven fabric of these fibres

Related headings: fibre, yarn and other fabrics

Several nearby headings sound alike. Check the material and the form of the goods before you choose. Thread is spun yarn. Fabric is what you get after the yarn is woven. Once jute yarn becomes cloth, it moves out of the yarn heading and into 5310.

• Raw jute and bast fibre that is not spun: heading 5303
• Yarn of jute or other bast fibres: heading 5307
• Woven flax fabric: heading 5309
• Woven fabric of other vegetable fibres or of paper yarn: heading 5311
• Coconut, abaca and ramie fibres: heading 5305

Duty rates and national tariff lines

Duty is not set by the Harmonized System. Each importing country sets its own rate. Many countries also extend the six-digit code with extra digits to make a national tariff line, and the rate is attached to that longer line.

So the same cloth can face different duty in different markets. This page shows no rates. Check the tariff of the importing country for the exact figure, starting from 531010 or 531090.

Who imports and exports woven jute fabric

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