HS code 5506: Synthetic staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise
Heading 5506 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
5506Synthetic staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning
Place in the nomenclature: 55 Man-made staple fibres > 5506
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 5
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 5
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 5506
- 5506 10Of nylon or other polyamides
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Staple fibres of nylon or other polyamides, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning
- 5506 10 00 Of nylon or other polyamides
- 5506 20Of polyesters
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Staple fibres of polyesters, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning
- 5506 20 00 Of polyesters
- 5506 30Acrylic or modacrylic
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning
- 5506 30 00 Acrylic or modacrylic
- 5506 40Of polypropylene
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Staple fibres of polypropylene, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning
- 5506 40 00 Of polypropylene
- 5506 90Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Synthetic staple fibres carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning (excl. acrylic, modacrylic, polyester, polypropylene, nylon or other polyamides)
- 5506 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.