HS code 5402: Synthetic filament yarn (other than sewing thread)
Heading 5402 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
5402Synthetic filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex
Place in the nomenclature: 54 Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials > 5402
Explanatory note (Eurostat)
Synthetic filament yarn, incl. synthetic monofilaments of < 67 decitex (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 22
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 22
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 5402
- 5402 11High tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, whether or not textured | Of aramids
Explanatory note (Eurostat): High-tenacity filament yarn of aramids (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)
- 5402 11 00 Of aramids
- 5402 19High tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, whether or not textured | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): High-tenacity filament yarn of nylon or other polyamides (excl. sewing thread, yarn put up for retail sale and high-tenacity filament yarn of aramids)
- 5402 19 00 Other
- 5402 20High tenacity yarn of polyesters, whether or not textured
Explanatory note (Eurostat): High-tenacity filament yarn of polyesters (excl. that put up for retail sale)
- 5402 20 00 High tenacity yarn of polyesters, whether or not textured
- 5402 31Textured yarn | Of nylon or other polyamides, measuring per single yarn not more than 50 tex
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Textured filament yarn of nylon or other polyamides, with a linear density of <= 50 tex per single yarn (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)
- 5402 31 00 Of nylon or other polyamides, measuring per single yarn not more than 50 tex
- 5402 32Textured yarn | Of nylon or other polyamides, measuring per single yarn more than 50 tex
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Textured filament yarn of nylon or other polyamides, with a linear density of > 50 tex per single yarn (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)
- 5402 32 00 Of nylon or other polyamides, measuring per single yarn more than 50 tex
- 5402 33Textured yarn | Of polyesters
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Textured filament yarn of polyester (excl. that put up for retail sale)
- 5402 33 00 Of polyesters
- 5402 34Textured yarn | Of polypropylene
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Textured synthetic filament yarn of polypropylene (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)
- 5402 34 00 Of polypropylene
- 5402 39Textured yarn | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Textured synthetic filament yarn (excl. sewing thread, yarn put up for retail sale and textured filament yarn of polypropylene, polyester, nylon or other polyamides)
- 5402 39 00 Other
- 5402 44Other yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not exceeding 50 turns per metre | Elastomeric
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Synthetic filament elastomeric yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist of <= 50 turns per metre (excl. sewing thread, yarn put up for retail sale, textured yarn and filament yarn of polyester, nylon or other polyamides)
- 5402 44 00 Elastomeric
- 5402 45Other yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not exceeding 50 turns per metre | Other, of nylon or other polyamides
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Filament yarn of nylon or other polyamides, incl. monofilament of < 67 decitex, single, untwisted or with a twist of <= 50 turns per metre (excl. sewing thread, yarn put up for retail sale, elastomeric yarn, high-tenacity yarn and textured yarn)
- 5402 45 00 Other, of nylon or other polyamides
- 5402 46Other yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not exceeding 50 turns per metre | Other, of polyesters, partially oriented
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Filament yarn of polyester, incl. monofilament of < 67 decitex, single, untwisted or with a twist of <= 50 turns per metre, partially oriented (excl. elastomeric yarn, sewing thread, yarn put up for retail sale and textured yarn)
- 5402 46 00 Other, of polyesters, partially oriented
- 5402 47Other yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not exceeding 50 turns per metre | Other, of polyesters
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Filament yarn of polyester, incl. monofilament of < 67 decitex, single, untwisted or with a twist of <= 50 turns per metre (excl. elastomeric yarn, sewing thread, yarn put up for retail sale, textured yarn and yarn of partially oriented polyester filament)
- 5402 47 00 Other, of polyesters
- 5402 48Other yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not exceeding 50 turns per metre | Other, of polypropylene
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Filament yarn of polypropylene, incl. monofilament of < 67 decitex, single, untwisted or with a twist of <= 50 turns per metre (excl. elastomeric yarn, sewing thread, yarn put up for retail sale and textured yarn)
- 5402 48 00 Other, of polypropylene
- 5402 49Other yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not exceeding 50 turns per metre | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Synthetic filament yarn, incl. synthetic monofilament of < 67 decitex, single, untwisted or with a twist of <= 50 turns per metre (excl. sewing thread, yarn put up for retail sale, textured yarn, elastomeric yarn and filament yarn of polyester, nylon or other polyamides)
- 5402 49 00 Other
- 5402 51Other yarn, single, with a twist exceeding 50 turns per metre | Of nylon or other polyamides
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Filament yarn of nylon or other polyamides, incl. monofilament of < 67 decitex, single, with a twist of > 50 turns per metre (excl. sewing thread, yarn put up for retail sale, high-tenacity yarn or textured yarn)
- 5402 51 00 Of nylon or other polyamides
- 5402 52Other yarn, single, with a twist exceeding 50 turns per metre | Of polyesters
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Filament yarn of polyester, incl. monofilament of < 67 decitex, single, with a twist of > 50 turns per metre (excl. sewing thread, yarn put up for retail sale and textured yarn)
- 5402 52 00 Of polyesters
- 5402 53Other yarn, single, with a twist exceeding 50 turns per metre | Of polypropylene
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Filament yarn of polypropylene, incl. monofilament of < 67 decitex, single, with a twist of > 50 turns per metre (excl. sewing thread, yarn put up for retail sale and textured yarn)
- 5402 53 00 Of polypropylene
- 5402 59Other yarn, single, with a twist exceeding 50 turns per metre | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Synthetic filament yarn, incl. synthetic monofilament of < 67 decitex, single, with a twist of > 50 turns per metre (excl. sewing thread, yarn put up for retail sale, textured yarn and filament yarn of polyester, polypropylene, nylon or other polyamides)
- 5402 59 00 Other
- 5402 61Other yarn, multiple (folded) or cabled | Of nylon or other polyamides
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Multiple "folded" or cabled filament yarn of nylon or other polyamides, incl. monofilament of < 67 decitex (excl. sewing thread, yarn put up for retail sale and high-tenacity yarn or textured yarn)
- 5402 61 00 Of nylon or other polyamides
- 5402 62Other yarn, multiple (folded) or cabled | Of polyesters
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Multiple "folded" or cabled filament yarn of polyester, incl. monofilament of < 67 decitex (excl. sewing thread, yarn put up for retail sale and textured yarn)
- 5402 62 00 Of polyesters
- 5402 63Other yarn, multiple (folded) or cabled | Of polypropylene
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Multiple "folded" or cabled filament yarn of polypropylene, incl. monofilament of < 67 decitex (excl. sewing thread, yarn put up for retail sale and textured yarn)
- 5402 63 00 Of polypropylene
- 5402 69Other yarn, multiple (folded) or cabled | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Multiple "folded" or cabled synthetic filament yarn, incl. synthetic monofilament of < 67 decitex (excl. sewing thread, yarn put up for retail sale, textured yarn and filament yarn of polyester, polypropylene, nylon or other polyamides)
- 5402 69 00 Other
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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.