5208

Code

5208

Type

heading / subheading

Tariff lines inside

137

Duty rates inside

3% (6), Free (3), 8.1% (2), 14.7% (2), 11.4% (2), 7.9% (1)

Units of quantity

m², kg (137)

Classification rulings (U.S. Customs, CROSS)

• N348642 · 2026-04-13 — The tariff classification and country of origin determination for cotton gauze fabric from Vietnam; 19 CFR 102.21(c)(2)

  A sample swatch was provided to this office and was sent for laboratory analysis. The sample will be retained for reference purposes. FACTS: The subject merchandise is medical gauze designed for wound coverage and fluid absorption. The fabric is composed of 100 percent cotton woven fabric consisting of multiple layers folded into multiple plies to form the gauze. It features an x-ray detectable blue thread composed of an extruded polymer and barium sulfate and a 2-dimensional Data Matrix tag (DMT) or Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag to facilitate efficient inventory management. Both…

• N346242 · 2026-01-14 — The tariff classification and country of origin of a cotton woven lightweight fabric from Vietnam; 19 CFR 102.21(c)(2)

  A sample swatch was provided to this office and was sent for laboratory analysis. The sample will be retained for reference purposes. FACTS: The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Laboratory (CBP Laboratory) has determined that the sample, described as “Gauze Fabric,” is a bleached fabric of plain weave construction. It will be imported in several sizes and with multiple-plies. The sample contains a single blue thread near the top of the swatch. The fabric weighs 19.7 g/m2 and is composed of 100 percent cotton fibers. The fabric is composed of single ply yarns in both the warp and filling…

• H158256 · 2011-11-16 — Application for Further Review of Protest No. 1512-10-100149; Tariff classification of cotton rolls.

  The Protest is against U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (“CBP”) classification of certain cotton rolls under heading 5208, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”), as woven fabrics of cotton. In reaching our decision, we examined a submitted sample of the merchandise and we considered the arguments American Fiber made in its memorandum attached to the Protest and in a meeting with members of my staff on July 21, 2011. FACTS: The articles at issue are described in the entry documentation as “100% cotton, leno weave gauze rolls” (“cotton rolls” or “the fabric”). Protestant…

• 966518 · 2003-11-06 — Revocation of Headquarters Ruling Letter 087266, dated August 16, 1990; Classification of Cotton Plain Woven Fabric Coated with Solution Composed of Resorcin, Formalin and Styrene-Butadiene Rubber

  This letter concerns Headquarters Ruling Letter (HQ) 087266, issued to you on August 16, 1990, regarding the tariff classification of fabric treated with a solution containing styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (HTSUSA). After review of that ruling, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has determined that the classification for the four samples considered was incorrect. For the reasons that follow, this ruling revokes HQ 087266. Pursuant to section 625(c)(1) Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1625(c)(1)) as amended by…

• 962798 · 1999-07-16 — Classification of cheesecloth

  On June 14, 1996, our New York office issued to you New York Ruling Letter (NY) A84489, which classified certain cheesecloth in heading 6307, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), in the provision for other made up articles. Upon review of NY A84489, we find that the classification of that merchandise in heading 6307, HTSUS, is not correct. The correct classification for this merchandise is in heading 5208, HTSUS, pursuant to the analysis which follows below. Pursuant to section 625(c), Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1625), notice of the proposed revocation of NY A84489 was…

• 520811 — Unbleached: — Plain weave, weighing not more than 100 g/m²:
• 520812 — Unbleached: — Plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m²:
• 5208 13 00 00 — Unbleached: — 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill (317)
• 520819 — Unbleached: — Other fabrics:
• 520821 — Bleached: — Plain weave, weighing not more than 100 g/m²:
• 520822 — Bleached: — Plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m²:
• 5208 23 00 00 — Bleached: — 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill (317)
• 520829 — Bleached: — Other fabrics:
• 520831 — Dyed: — Plain weave, weighing not more than 100 g/m²:
• 520832 — Dyed: — Plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m²:
• 5208 33 00 00 — Dyed: — 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill (317)
• 520839 — Dyed: — Other fabrics:
• 520841 — Of yarns of different colors: — Plain weave, weighing not more than 100 g/m²:
• 520842 — Of yarns of different colors: — Plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m²:
• 5208 43 00 00 — Of yarns of different colors: — 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill (218)
• 520849 — Of yarns of different colors: — Other fabrics:
• 520851 — Printed: — Plain weave, weighing not more than 100 g/m²:
• 520852 — Printed: — Plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m²:
• 520859 — Printed: — Other fabrics:

• 5208 — ТН ВЭД ЕАЭС: Ткани хлопчатобумажные, содержащие 85 мас.% или более хлопковых волокон, с поверхностной плотностью не более 200 г/м2
• 5208 — EU CN/TARIC: Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m$2

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