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Woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine animal hair

20 declarable lines

Heading 5111 covers woven fabrics made from carded wool or carded fine animal hair. It is split first by fiber content: fabrics with 85% or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair (5111.11 and 5111.19), blends mainly or solely with man-made filaments (5111.20), blends mainly or solely with man-made staple fibers (5111.30), and a residual other group (5111.90). Lower subheadings then separate tapestry and upholstery fabrics, narrow hand-woven fabrics, and other fabrics by weight and by fiber composition.

Products in this heading

Wool upholstery fabric of 140 g/m2 or less, in the piece
Heavy wool tapestry fabric for furnishing use
Hand-woven carded wool fabric on a loom narrower than 76 cm
Carded wool suiting or coating fabric mixed with polyester filament yarn
Carded wool fabric blended with polyester staple fiber
Wool and silk blend woven fabric valued over $33/kg
Woven coating fabric of carded fine animal hair weighing over 400 g/m2

How to choose the right subheading

Fiber content by weight, especially whether wool plus fine animal hair is 85% or more, and whether the blend is mainly with man-made filaments or with man-made staple fibers
Carded versus combed wool, since carded fabrics stay in 5111 and combed fabrics go to 5112
Weight in g/m2, because thresholds at 140 g/m2, 300 g/m2 and 400 g/m2 move the item between lines
Weave and end use, since tapestry and upholstery fabrics get their own lower-rate lines
Hand-woven status and loom width, since hand-woven fabric under 76 cm has a separate line

Often confused with

Woven fabric of combed wool
Combed wool fabrics are a separate heading from carded wool fabrics.
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Knitted or crocheted wool fabric
Knit fabrics are not woven and fall in chapter 60.
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Carded or combed wool in bulk, tops and sliver
This is prepared fiber, not woven fabric.
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Woollen yarn put up for retail sale
Yarn is classified in the yarn headings, not the fabric headings.
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Felt or needleloom fabric of wool
Nonwovens are excluded from the woven fabric headings of chapter 51.
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Frequently asked questions

What is the HTS code for woven wool upholstery fabric?

If it contains 85% or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair and weighs not over 300 g/m2, tapestry and upholstery fabrics of 140 g/m2 or less are classified in 5111.11.20.00 at a general (MFN) rate of 7%. Heavier upholstery fabric of the same fiber content that falls outside the weight break goes to 5111.19.10.00, also at 7%.

What is the duty on carded wool fabric blended with man-made filaments?

Other fabrics mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments are classified in 5111.20.90.00 at a general (MFN) rate of 25%. Tapestry and upholstery fabrics in that group pay less: 5111.20.05.00 and 5111.20.10.00 are both at 7%.

How do I classify hand-woven carded wool fabric on a narrow loom?

Hand-woven fabric with a loom width under 76 cm has its own lines. If the fabric weighs not over 300 g/m2 and contains 85% or more wool or fine animal hair, use 5111.11.30.00 at a general (MFN) rate of 10%; for other weights in the same fiber group use 5111.19.20.00, also at 10%.

Guide written from the official schedule text. Rates quoted are general (MFN) rates; check the line page for trade agreement rates and the classification of your exact product.