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EU Combined Nomenclature CN2026

HS code 5510: Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial

Heading 5510 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

5510Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibres, not put up for retail sale

Place in the nomenclature: 55 Man-made staple fibres > 5510

Explanatory note (Eurostat)

Yarn of artificial staple fibres (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)

Subheadings (6 digits)
5
CN codes (8 digits)
5

Subheadings and CN codes in heading 5510

  • 5510 11Containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres | Single yarn

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Single yarn, containing >= 85% artificial staple fibres by weight (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)

    • 5510 11 00 Single yarn
  • 5510 12Containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres | Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Multiple "folded" or cabled yarn containing >= 85% artificial staple fibres by weight (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)

    • 5510 12 00 Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn
  • 5510 20Other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Yarn containing predominantly, but < 85% artificial staple fibres by weight, mixed principally or solely with wool or fine animal hair (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)

    • 5510 20 00 Other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair
  • 5510 30Other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with cotton

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Yarn containing predominantly, but < 85% artificial staple fibres by weight, mixed principally or solely with cotton (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)

    • 5510 30 00 Other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with cotton
  • 5510 90Other yarn

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Yarn containing predominantly, but < 85% artificial staple fibres by weight, other than that mixed principally or solely with cotton, wool or fine animal hair (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)

    • 5510 90 00 Other yarn

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.