HS code 5502: Artificial filament tow
Heading 5502 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
5502Artificial filament tow
Place in the nomenclature: 55 Man-made staple fibres > 5502
Explanatory note (Eurostat)
Artificial filament tow as specified in Note 1 to chapter 55
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 2
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 2
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 5502
- 5502 10Of cellulose acetate
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Artificial filament tow as specified in Note 1 to chapter 55, of acetate
- 5502 10 00 Of cellulose acetate
- 5502 90Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Artificial filament tow, as specified in Note 1 to chapter 55 (excl. of acetate)
- 5502 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.