HS code 5603: Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered
Heading 5603 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 56, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.
Official description
5603Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated
Place in the nomenclature: 56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof > 5603
Explanatory note (Eurostat)
Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s.
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 8
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 18
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 5603
- 5603 11Of man-made filaments | Weighing not more than 25 g/m2
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of synthetic or man-made filaments, weighing <= 25 g/m²
- 5603 11 10 Coated or covered
- 5603 11 90 Other
- 5603 12Of man-made filaments | Weighing more than 25 g/m2 but not more than 70 g/m2
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of man-made filaments, weighing > 25 g/m² but <= 70 g/m²
- 5603 12 10 Coated or covered
- 5603 12 90 Other
- 5603 13Of man-made filaments | Weighing more than 70 g/m2 but not more than 150 g/m2
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of man-made filaments, weighing > 70 g/m² but <= 150 g/m²
- 5603 13 10 Coated or covered
- 5603 13 90 Other
- 5603 14Of man-made filaments | Weighing more than 150 g/m2
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of man-made filaments, weighing > 150 g
- 5603 14 10 Coated or covered
- 5603 14 20 Other | Carrier sheet, of polyester, specified in additional note 1 to this chapter
- 5603 14 80 Other | Other
- 5603 91Other | Weighing not more than 25 g/m2
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., weighing <= 25 g/m² (excl. of man-made filaments)
- 5603 91 10 Coated or covered
- 5603 91 90 Other
- 5603 92Other | Weighing more than 25 g/m2 but not more than 70 g/m2
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., weighing > 25 g/m² but <= 70 g/m² (excl. of man-made filaments)
- 5603 92 10 Coated or covered
- 5603 92 90 Other
- 5603 93Other | Weighing more than 70 g/m2 but not more than 150 g/m2
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., weighing > 70 g/m² but <= 150 g/m² (excl. of man-made filaments)
- 5603 93 10 Coated or covered
- 5603 93 90 Other
- 5603 94Other | Weighing more than 150 g/m2
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., weighing > than 150 g/m² (excl. of man-made filaments)
- 5603 94 10 Coated or covered
- 5603 94 20 Other | Carrier sheet, of polyester, specified in additional note 1 to this chapter
- 5603 94 80 Other | 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.