HS chapter 56
Wadding, felt and cordage
Chapter 56 has 9 headings with 57 EU tariff lines and 77 Mercosur tariff lines. Duty-free from entry into force: 0 EU and 0 Mercosur lines. Ten years or more, a quota or excluded: 8 EU and 4 Mercosur lines.
Official chapter title: Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof · Data last updated 18 October 2026
How fast duties fall
Tariff lines of the chapter by staging category, in each schedule.
| Treatment | EU lines | Mercosur lines |
|---|---|---|
| Phased out over 4 to 8 years | 49 | 73 |
| Phased out over 10 years | 8 | 4 |
Headings in this chapter
Headings with a product page are linked. For the others, open the calculator. Heading descriptions are the English HS nomenclature.
| Heading | Description | Into the EU | Into Brazil | Calculate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5601 | Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps | base 3.2–4%zero by 2034 | base 2–18%zero by 2034 | Calculate |
| 5602 | Felt; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated | base 6.7%zero by 2036 | base 26%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 5603 | Nonwovens; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated | base 4.3%zero by 2034 | base 2–26%zero by 2034 | Calculate |
| 5604 | Rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile yarn and strip and the like of heading no. 5404, 5405; impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics | base 4%zero by 2030 | base 2–18%zero by 2030 | Calculate |
| 5605 | Yarn; metallised, whether or not gimped, of textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading no. 5404 or 5405, combined with metal in the form of thread, strip or powder or covered with metal | base 4%zero by 2030 | base 18%zero by 2030 | Calculate |
| 5606 | Yarn and strip and the like of heading no. 5404 or 5405, gimped (other than those of heading no. 5606 and gimped horsehair yarn); chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn); loop wale-yarn | base 5.3–8%zero by 2030 | base 18%zero by 2030 | Calculate |
| 5607 | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics | base 6–12%zero by 2030 | base 2–18%zero by 2030 | Calculate |
| 5608 | Twine, cordage or rope; knotted netting, made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials | base 8%zero by 2030 | base 18%zero by 2030 | Calculate |
| 5609 | Articles of yarn, strip or the like of heading no. 5404 or 5405; twine, cordage, rope or cables n.e.c. or included | base 5.8%zero by 2030 | base 18%zero by 2030 | Calculate |