HS Code 5606Yarn and strip and the like of heading no. 5404 or 5405, gimped (other than those of heading no. 5606 and gimped horsehair yarn); chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn); loop wale-yarn

What HS code 5606 covers

Three kinds of goods sit under this heading. The first is gimped yarn and gimped strip. The second is chenille yarn, which includes flock chenille yarn. The third is loop wale-yarn.

The gimped yarn and strip must be made from the yarn or strip of heading 5404 or 5405. Those two headings are the HS homes for synthetic monofilament and strip (5404) and artificial monofilament and strip (5405). A gimped yarn is one of these goods that has been wrapped or covered with another thread. Chenille yarn is a soft, fuzzy yarn with a pile.

One item is left out on purpose. Gimped horsehair yarn does not belong here. Neither do gimped goods that are already named in another special heading, such as metallised yarn.

HS 560600: the one code under this heading

Everything in 5606 is reported under HS 560600. There is no choice to make between subcodes. If your goods fit the heading, the six digits are 560600.

Many countries add more digits to the end of this code for their own tariff and statistics. You may see these as an HSN code 5606 line in India or a longer national line elsewhere. The first six digits stay the same.

The legal wording is not perfectly matched. The heading text excludes goods of heading 5606. The 560600 text refers to heading 5406 instead. You do not need to solve this puzzle yourself. Treat the goods list above as the guide and test your product in the HS code classifier.

5606 vs related headings in Chapter 56

Most mix-ups happen with the headings next door. The quick rules below separate them.

Is the yarn combined with metal as thread, strip or powder, or covered with metal? Then it is metallised yarn, and it goes to 5605. That is the main difference between HS 5605 and 5606. Metal pulls the goods out of 5606.

Is the yarn or strip coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics, or is it textile-covered rubber thread? Then look at 5604.

Is the product a twine, cordage, rope or cable? Then look at 5607. Finished articles made of yarn or strip, and cordage not named elsewhere, are in 5609.

If the goods are gimped yarn, chenille yarn or loop wale-yarn with no metal, rubber or plastic covering, 5606 is the likely home.

• Metal in the yarn: heading 5605
• Rubber or plastic covering: heading 5604
• Twine, rope or cable: heading 5607
• Articles made of yarn or strip: heading 5609

HS code 5606 import export data, buyers and suppliers

Once you know your code, you can look at who trades it. Search for 560600 to see import and export activity for gimped yarn, chenille yarn and loop wale-yarn. The import data and export data pages show how the search works, and the buyer data and supplier data pages show who is on each side.

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