[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":221},["ShallowReactive",2],{"hs-5203":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"aeoAnswer":6,"body":7,"chapter":176,"code":177,"description":17,"digits":178,"documentationNotes":179,"examples":180,"excludes":181,"extension":186,"faq":187,"hazmatClass":189,"heading":177,"includes":190,"keyTakeaway":161,"licensingFlags":191,"meta":192,"metaDescription":6,"metaTitle":5,"navigation":193,"parent":176,"path":194,"plainEnglish":17,"relatedCodes":195,"searchQueries":196,"section":202,"seo":203,"shortTitle":204,"stem":205,"synonyms":206,"topExporters":210,"topImporters":214,"typicalDutyRange":218,"typicalMode":219,"__hash__":220},"hsCodes/hs-codes/52/5203.md","HS Code 5203 — Carded or Combed Cotton Fiber","HS code 5203 covers cotton fiber that has been processed by carding or combing to prepare it for spinning into high-quality yarn or textile manufacturing.",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":162},"minimark",[10,14,18,23,39,43,66,70,84,88,93,96,100,132,136,155,159],[11,12,5],"h1",{"id":13},"hs-code-5203-carded-or-combed-cotton-fiber",[15,16,17],"p",{},"This code is for cotton that has been mechanically processed through carding or combing to align the fibers and remove impurities. This is the stage immediately preceding the spinning of cotton into yarn.",[19,20,22],"h2",{"id":21},"whats-included","What's included",[24,25,26,30,33,36],"ul",{},[27,28,29],"li",{},"Cotton sliver",[27,31,32],{},"Combed cotton lap",[27,34,35],{},"Carded cotton web",[27,37,38],{},"Cotton roving",[19,40,42],{"id":41},"whats-excluded","What's excluded",[24,44,45,57],{},[27,46,47,51,52,56],{},[48,49,50],"strong",{},"Raw cotton (unprocessed)"," → use ",[53,54,55],"code",{},"5201"," (5201 is for fibers that haven't been mechanically aligned)",[27,58,59,51,62,65],{},[48,60,61],{},"Cotton yarn",[53,63,64],{},"5205"," (Once the fiber is spun into a continuous strand, it becomes yarn)",[19,67,69],{"id":68},"common-examples","Common examples",[24,71,72,75,78,81],{},[27,73,74],{},"Cotton sliver for spinning mills",[27,76,77],{},"Combed cotton top",[27,79,80],{},"Carded cotton roving for artisanal spinning",[27,82,83],{},"Bleached combed cotton fiber",[19,85,87],{"id":86},"frequently-asked-questions","Frequently asked questions",[89,90,92],"h3",{"id":91},"is-this-code-for-yarn","Is this code for yarn?",[15,94,95],{},"No, this is for the 'sliver' or 'roving' state—thick, loose bundles of fiber—before they are twisted into yarn.",[19,97,99],{"id":98},"trade-shipping-notes","Trade & shipping notes",[24,101,102,108,114,120,126],{},[27,103,104,107],{},[48,105,106],{},"Typical duty range:"," 2% - 10%",[27,109,110,113],{},[48,111,112],{},"Documentation:"," Fiber length measurements should be provided in the commercial invoice.",[27,115,116,119],{},[48,117,118],{},"Typical shipping mode:"," FCL",[27,121,122,125],{},[48,123,124],{},"Top exporters:"," China, India, Turkiye",[27,127,128,131],{},[48,129,130],{},"Top importers:"," Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand",[19,133,135],{"id":134},"related-hs-codes","Related HS codes",[24,137,138,144,149],{},[27,139,140],{},[141,142,55],"a",{"href":143},"/customs/hs-code/5201",[27,145,146],{},[141,147,64],{"href":148},"/customs/hs-code/5205",[27,150,151],{},[141,152,154],{"href":153},"/customs/hs-code/5206","5206",[19,156,158],{"id":157},"key-takeaway","Key takeaway",[15,160,161],{},"5203 represents the intermediate step between raw cotton (5201) and yarn (5205).",{"title":163,"searchDepth":164,"depth":164,"links":165},"",2,[166,167,168,169,173,174,175],{"id":21,"depth":164,"text":22},{"id":41,"depth":164,"text":42},{"id":68,"depth":164,"text":69},{"id":86,"depth":164,"text":87,"children":170},[171],{"id":91,"depth":172,"text":92},3,{"id":98,"depth":164,"text":99},{"id":134,"depth":164,"text":135},{"id":157,"depth":164,"text":158},"52","5203",4,"Fiber length measurements should be provided in the commercial invoice.",[74,77,80,83],[182,184],{"item":50,"correctCode":55,"reason":183},"5201 is for fibers that haven't been mechanically aligned",{"item":61,"correctCode":64,"reason":185},"Once the fiber is spun into a continuous strand, it becomes yarn","md",[188],{"q":92,"a":95},null,[29,32,35,38],[],{},true,"/hs-codes/52/5203",[55,64,154],[197,198,199,200,201],"hs code for combed cotton sliver","carded cotton customs classification","importing cotton roving","duty on processed cotton fiber","cotton top hs code","XI",{"title":5,"description":17},"Carded or Combed Cotton Fiber","hs-codes/52/5203",[29,207,208,209],"combed cotton","processed cotton fiber","cotton roving",[211,212,213],"China","India","Turkiye",[215,216,217],"Vietnam","Indonesia","Thailand","2% - 10%","FCL","-th_ZAMBs--SLNv0IqxJEeJ5r8vtkl_Wx0SnlinSRRQ",1778802398195]