HS Code 5907Textile fabrics; otherwise impregnated, coated or covered; painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths or the like

What HS code 5907 covers

Think of heading 5907 as the catch-all for impregnated fabrics. A textile fabric is woven or knitted cloth. If it has been soaked, coated or covered with a material, and no more specific heading names that material, it can land here. Many of these goods are sold as technical textiles.

The heading also takes painted canvas that is made as theatrical scenery or studio back-cloths. A painted backdrop for a play or a film set is the usual example.

The classification path is short. Start in the textiles section, go to the Chapter 59 HS code group, then to heading 5907, then to 590700. The heading has only one six-digit code, so you have no sub-choice to make at this level.

Six digits are the part of the code that the World Customs Organization sets in the Harmonized System. Most countries share it. Each country may add more digits for its own tariff, so the full code you file can be longer than 590700. Check the tariff of the country you ship to before you file.

You will hear three names for the same thing: HS code, HSN code and HTS code. At the six-digit level they all start with 590700. If you are not sure your product belongs here, try the HS code classifier.

HS 5907 vs 5903, 5906 and 5901: which heading fits?

The easiest test is to ask what the coating is made of. Most mix-ups between neighbouring headings come from skipping this step. Then check the notes of Chapter 59 for edge cases.

Painted canvas needs care too. Finished scenery or a studio back-cloth belongs in 5907. Prepared painting canvas, which is the blank kind an artist paints on, is named in 5901.

• This is the one most people compare with 5907.
• 5906: rubberised textile fabrics.
• 5901: fabrics coated with gum or a starch-like substance, such as book cover cloth, plus tracing cloth, prepared painting canvas and buckram.
• 5902: tyre cord fabric made from high tenacity yarn of nylon, other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon.
• 5907: fabrics impregnated, coated or covered in another way, plus painted theatrical canvas.

Other headings in Chapter 59

If your fabric does not fit 5907, one of these headings may. Each page lists its own codes.

• 5905: textile wall coverings.
• 5908: textile wicks and gas mantles.

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