Heading 5701

Carpets and other textile floor coverings, knotted, whether or not made up

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Heading 5701 covers carpets and other textile floor coverings that are knotted, meaning the pile yarns were inserted and knotted during weaving or knitting. The heading splits first by fiber: wool or fine animal hair in 5701.10, and other textile materials in 5701.90. Each side then splits by construction, separating hand-inserted or hand-knotted pile, hand-hooked pile, and all other knotted carpets.

Products in this heading

Hand-knotted wool area rug in Persian or Oriental design
Hand-knotted rug made mainly of alpaca or llama hair
Certified hand-loomed folklore rug of wool
Hand-hooked wool rug with tufts knotted by hand tool
Hand-knotted silk or cotton rug
Hand-knotted rug of man-made fibers
Hand-knotted rug of other textile materials not covered above

How to choose the right subheading

Fiber content: wool or fine animal hair (5701.10) versus other textile materials (5701.90).
Construction of the pile: inserted and knotted during weaving or knitting, hand-hooked after weaving, or other.
For wool rugs, whether over 50% of the pile weight is alpaca, guanaco, huarizo, llama, misti or suri hair.
Whether a folklore or hand-loomed certification applies to the wool rug.
For other textile materials, whether the rug is hand-knotted or made another way, and the fiber (cotton, man-made fibers, other).

Often confused with

Tufted or needle-punch carpet
Tufted pile is inserted into a backing, not knotted during weaving.
Heading 5703
Machine-woven Wilton or Axminster carpet
Woven but not knotted, so it falls in the woven carpet heading.
Heading 5702
Felt floor covering
Felt is neither tufted nor knotted.
Heading 5704
Handwoven flat-weave kilim rug
Flat weaves have no knotted pile and are classed as woven carpets.
Heading 5702

Frequently asked questions

What is the HTS code for a hand-knotted wool rug?

A hand-knotted wool rug that does not meet the alpaca or llama hair test is classified under 5701.10.90.00, with a general (MFN) rate of 4.5%.

What is the duty on a hand-knotted cotton rug?

Hand-knotted cotton rugs go under 5701.90.10.20, which carries a general (MFN) rate of Free.

How do I classify a hand-hooked wool rug?

A wool rug whose tufts were inserted and knotted by hand or hand tool is 5701.10.40.00, dutiable at a general (MFN) rate of Free.

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.