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HS chapter 54

Man-made filaments

Chapter 54 has 8 headings with 85 EU tariff lines and 93 Mercosur tariff lines. Duty-free from entry into force: 5 EU and 8 Mercosur lines. Ten years or more, a quota or excluded: 1 EU and 1 Mercosur lines.

Official chapter title: Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials · Data last updated 18 October 2026

How fast duties fall

Tariff lines of the chapter by staging category, in each schedule.

How fast duties fall
TreatmentEU linesMercosur lines
Duty-free from entry into force (0)58
Phased out over 4 to 8 years7984
Phased out over 10 years11

Headings in this chapter

Headings with a product page are linked. For the others, open the calculator. Heading descriptions are the English HS nomenclature.

Headings in this chapter
HeadingDescriptionInto the EUInto BrazilCalculate
5401Sewing thread of man-made filaments, whether or not put up for retail salebase 4–5%zero by 2030base 18%zero by 2030Calculate
5402Synthetic filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitexbase 4%zero by 2036base 2–18%zero by 2036Calculate
5403Artificial filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including artificial monofilament of less than 67 decitexbase 4%zero by 2034base 18%zero by 2034Calculate
5404Synthetic monofilament of 67 decitex or more, of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm; strip and the like (e.g. artificial straw) of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mmbase 4%zero by 2034base 2–18%zero by 2034Calculate
5405Artificial monofilament of 67 decitex or more, no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm; strip and the like (e.g. artificial straw), of artificial textile materials of a width not exceeding 5mmbase 3.8%zero by 2034base 18%zero by 2034Calculate
5406Man-made filament yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail salebase 5%zero by 2034base 18%zero by 2034Calculate
5407Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading no. 5404base 8%zero by 2034base 2–26%zero by 2034Calculate
5408Woven fabrics of artificial filament yarn including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading no. 5404base 8%zero by 2034base 26%zero by 2034Calculate
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