HS code 5505: Waste
Heading 5505 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
5505Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibres
Place in the nomenclature: 55 Man-made staple fibres > 5505
Explanatory note (Eurostat)
Waste of man-made staple fibres, incl. noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 2
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 6
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 5505
- 5505 10Of synthetic fibres
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Waste of synthetic staple fibres, incl. noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock
- 5505 10 10 Of nylon or other polyamides
- 5505 10 30 Of polyesters
- 5505 10 50 Acrylic or modacrylic
- 5505 10 70 Of polypropylene
- 5505 10 90 Other
- 5505 20Of artificial fibres
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Waste of artificial staple fibres, incl. noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock
- 5505 20 00 Of artificial fibres
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.