HS code 5401: Sewing thread of man-made filaments
Heading 5401 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 54, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.
Official description
5401Sewing thread of man-made filaments, whether or not put up for retail sale
Place in the nomenclature: 54 Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials > 5401
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 2
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 7
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 5401
- 5401 10Of synthetic filaments
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Sewing thread of synthetic filaments, whether or not put up for retail sale
- 5401 10 12 Not put up for retail sale | Core yarn | Polyester filament surrounded by cotton fibres
- 5401 10 14 Not put up for retail sale | Core yarn | Other
- 5401 10 16 Not put up for retail sale | Other | Textured yarn
- 5401 10 18 Not put up for retail sale | Other | Other
- 5401 10 90 Put up for retail sale
- 5401 20Of artificial filaments
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Sewing thread of artificial filaments, whether or not put up for retail sale
- 5401 20 10 Not put up for retail sale
- 5401 20 90 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.