HTS Chapter 59: Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics
HTS Chapter 59 covers Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics. Browse 6 published headings, then narrow to the active product line that matches the goods.
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Written to help non-specialists understand this page. Rates, dates, and legal facts come from the official records above and on the linked source.
HTSUS Chapter 59 covers certain textile fabrics and textile-based products that have been specially treated, coated, covered, laminated, rubberized, stiffened, or made for technical uses. Examples include prepared painting canvas, book-cover fabric, tire cord fabric, plastic-coated textiles, linoleum and similar floor coverings, rubberized fabric, and specified textile products for industrial or technical applications. The product’s fiber content, coating or treatment, construction, and intended use can all matter.
The HTSUS is organized from broad to specific: chapter, heading, subheading, and then the complete 10-digit tariff classification. Start by reviewing the legal notes to Chapter 59 and the relevant heading descriptions, then compare the product’s actual materials, manufacturing process, and use with the subheading provisions. Do not choose a code based only on a marketing name; exclusions and provisions in other chapters may apply. When the facts are unclear, a customs broker or binding classification ruling may be appropriate.
What to check
- Document the textile’s fiber content, fabric construction, coating or covering, and whether the treatment is plastics, rubber, starch-based, or another substance.
- Check the product’s principal use and physical condition, including whether it is a fabric, a cut-to-shape article, a floor covering, tire cord fabric, or a technical-use product.
- Read the Chapter 59 notes and heading exclusions, and compare potentially relevant provisions in other chapters before selecting a subheading.
- Trace the classification through the full hierarchy—chapter, heading, subheading, and 10-digit code—and verify that every descriptive requirement is met.
- Check current Chapter 99 provisions and any applicable country-, product-, or trade-program measures separately from the basic Chapter 59 classification.
How to use this chapter
A chapter is the first classification level, not a duty rate. Choose the heading that describes the product, narrow by material, construction, use, or other legal distinctions, and verify the final line against the official HTS notes.
Heading list
| HTS code | Description | Linked 8-digit entries |
|---|---|---|
| 5901 | Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like; tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind used for hat foundations: | 0 |
| 5902 | Tire cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other poly- amides, polyesters or viscose rayon: | 0 |
| 5903 | Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, other than those of heading 5902: | 0 |
| 5904 | Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings con- sisting of a coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to shape: | 0 |
| 5906 | Rubberized textile fabrics, other than those of heading 5902: | 0 |
| 5911 | Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in note 8 to this chapter: | 1 |
Linked measures
0 linked measure entries in the current snapshot.
Questions about HTS Chapter 59
What does HTS Chapter 59 cover?
HTS Chapter 59 covers Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics. This page groups the chapter’s 4-digit headings; a shipment still needs the most specific active 8- or 10-digit line supported by the product facts.
Is HTS Chapter 59 a final product classification?
No. A chapter is a broad 2-digit category. Narrow it to the applicable heading and the most specific active statistical line before estimating duty or filing an entry.