Heading 5703

Carpets and other textile floor coverings (including turf), tufted, whether or not made up

14 declarable lines

Heading 5703 covers tufted textile floor coverings, including artificial turf, whether or not made up. Tufts are inserted into a backing rather than knotted or woven through it, and hand-tufted (hand-hooked) goods stay in this heading. The heading splits first by fiber: wool or fine animal hair, nylon or other polyamides, other man-made materials, and other textile materials, then by turf versus other, hand-hooked versus other, and by surface area or roll size.

Products in this heading

Wall-to-wall tufted nylon carpet sold in rolls
Tufted polyester area rug
Artificial turf mat of nylon, under 5.25 m2
Hand-tufted wool rug
Tufted carpet tiles of other man-made fibers
Cut-pile tufted polypropylene carpet runner
Tufted bath mat of other textile materials

How to choose the right subheading

Fiber content: wool or fine animal hair, nylon or other polyamides, other man-made, or other textile materials.
Whether the goods are turf (artificial grass) or an ordinary carpet.
Whether the tufts were inserted by hand or by a hand tool (hand-hooked) or by machine.
Surface area: whether the piece measures not more than 5.25 m2.
For turf of other man-made fibers, whether it is in rolls at least 1.0 m wide or in sheets 1.0 m or more on any side.

Often confused with

Hand-knotted wool rug
Knots are tied through the backing, not tufted, so it falls in the knotted carpet heading.
Heading 5701
Flat-woven cotton rug or Kelim
Woven without tufts or flocking, so it is classified as a woven floor covering.
Heading 5702
Needle-punched felt carpet
Felt floor coverings that are not tufted or flocked are excluded from 5703.
Heading 5704
Vinyl floor tile or plastic sheet flooring
Floor coverings of plastics are classified by material, not as textile carpets.
Heading 3918

Frequently asked questions

What is the HTS code for a tufted nylon carpet under 5.25 m2?

Machine-made tufted nylon carpet other than turf, measuring not more than 5.25 m2 in area, is 5703.29.20.10. The general (MFN) rate for that line is 6.7%.

What is the duty on tufted artificial turf of nylon?

Tufted turf of nylon or other polyamides is 5703.21.00.10 when measuring not more than 5.25 m2 and 5703.21.00.90 for other sizes. Both lines carry a general (MFN) rate of 6.7%.

How do I classify a hand-hooked wool rug?

A tufted rug of wool or fine animal hair in which the tufts were inserted by hand or with a hand tool goes in 5703.10.20.00, at a general (MFN) rate of 6%. Machine-tufted wool rugs of the same material go in 5703.10.80.00 at the same 6% rate.

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.