HS code 5204: Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put
Heading 5204 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 52, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.
Official description
5204Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale
Place in the nomenclature: 52 Cotton > 5204
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 3
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 3
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 5204
- 5204 11Not put up for retail sale | Containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Sewing thread, containing >= 85% cotton by weight (excl. that put up for retail sale)
- 5204 11 00 Containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton
- 5204 19Not put up for retail sale | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Sewing thread, containing predominantly, but < 85% cotton by weight (excl. that put up for retail sale)
- 5204 19 00 Other
- 5204 20Put up for retail sale
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Cotton sewing thread, put up for retail sale
- 5204 20 00 Put up for retail sale
The first 6 digits are the Harmonized System, shared worldwide: a US HTS code that starts with the same 6 digits sits under the same subheading. The last 2 digits are the EU's own CN split.
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Source
Source: EU Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926), © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/. Reformatted by WISEPIM: indent dashes removed and parent lines joined. Only the Official Journal is authentic.