HS code 5501: Synthetic filament tow
Heading 5501 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 55, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.
Official description
5501Synthetic filament tow
Place in the nomenclature: 55 Man-made staple fibres > 5501
Explanatory note (Eurostat)
Synthetic filament tow as specified in Note 1 to chapter 55
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 6
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 6
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 5501
- 5501 11Of nylon or other polyamides | Of aramids
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Filament tow as specified in Note 1 to chapter 55, of aramids
- 5501 11 00 Of aramids
- 5501 19Of nylon or other polyamides | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Filament tow as specified in Note 1 to chapter 55, of nylon or other polyamides (excl. of aramids)
- 5501 19 00 Other
- 5501 20Of polyesters
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Filament tow as specified in Note 1 to chapter 55, of polyesters
- 5501 20 00 Of polyesters
- 5501 30Acrylic or modacrylic
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Filament tow as specified in Note 1 to chapter 55, acrylic or modacrylic
- 5501 30 00 Acrylic or modacrylic
- 5501 40Of polypropylene
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Synthetic filament tow as specified in Note 1 to chapter 55, of polypropylene
- 5501 40 00 Of polypropylene
- 5501 90Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Synthetic filament tow as specified in Note 1 to chapter 55 (excl. that of acrylic, modacrylic, polyesters, polypropylene, nylon or other polyamide filament)
- 5501 90 00 Other
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.