Section XI · Textiles and textile articles
Chapter 58: Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
Chapter 58 of the Harmonized System has 11 four-digit headings, from 58.01 to 58.11. Each heading is split further into six-digit subheadings, then into national 8- and 10-digit commodity codes.
Headings in chapter 58
| Heading | Description |
|---|---|
| 58.01 | Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, other than fabrics of heading 5802 or 5806 |
| 58.02 | Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, other than narrow fabrics of heading 5806; tufted textile fabrics, other than products of heading 5703 |
| 58.03 | Gauze, other than narrow fabrics of heading 5806 |
| 58.04 | Tulles and other net fabrics, not including woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics; lace in the piece, in strips or in motifs, other than fabrics of headings 6002 to 6006 |
| 58.05 | Hand-woven tapestries of the type gobelins, flanders, aubusson, beauvais and the like, and needle-worked tapestries (for example, petit point, cross stitch), whether or not made up |
| 58.06 | Narrow woven fabrics, other than goods of heading 5807; narrow fabrics consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive (bolducs) |
| 58.07 | Labels, badges and similar articles of textile materials, in the piece, in strips or cut to shape or size, not embroidered |
| 58.08 | Braids in the piece; ornamental trimmings in the piece, without embroidery, other than knitted or crocheted; tassels, pompons and similar articles |
| 58.09 | Woven fabrics of metal thread and woven fabrics of metallised yarn of heading 5605, of a kind used in apparel, as furnishing fabrics or for similar purposes, not elsewhere specified or included |
| 58.10 | Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs |
| 58.11 | Quilted textile products in the piece, composed of one or more layers of textile materials assembled with padding by stitching or otherwise, other than embroidery of heading 5810 |
Classifying goods in chapter 58
Start with the chapter and section notes: they are legally binding and often decide what is included or excluded. Then choose the heading whose wording best describes your product (GRI 1), and work down to the six-digit subheading before choosing the national commodity code.
The six-digit code is shared internationally. The UK and EU add digits for their own tariffs and statistics, and the US uses its own 10-digit HTS lines, so always confirm the final code in the tariff of the country you are importing into.
Official sources
Check chapter 58 in the UK Trade Tariff, the EU TARIC and the US HTS.