Of cotton

This code covers knitted or crocheted pile fabrics made of cotton, including terry and long pile varieties. Use this code for importing these cotton fabrics, keeping in mind general duties are 18.50% but may be free for goods from eligible countries with preferential trade agreements, as detailed in Chapter 60.

Detailed information for HTS Code 6001.91.00

Chapter 60 covers knitted or crocheted fabrics, and this specific code, 6001.91.00, deals with pile fabrics made of cotton, including long pile and terry fabrics. This code includes fabrics with fibers inserted into the loops of the base material during knitting, but excludes lace, labels, and fabrics that are coated or laminated (unless they are pile fabrics). There are two subdivisions based on weight: 6001.91.00.10 for fabrics over 271 grams per square meter and 6001.91.00.20 for all other cotton pile fabrics. Choose the appropriate suffix based on the fabric's weight to ensure accurate statistical reporting.

Chapter	Chapter 60 - Knitted or crocheted fabrics
Section	Section XI - Textile and Textile Articles

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General Duty

18.50%

Standard trade partners (NTR)

Special Duty

Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO, KR,MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)

Eligible FTA or preference programs

The general duty rate for HTS code 6001.91.00 and its subdivisions (6001.91.00.10 and 6001.91.00.20) is 18.50%, applicable to goods originating from countries without a preferential trade agreement with the US. However, goods originating from Australia (AU), Bahrain (BH), Chile (CL), Colombia (CO), Israel (IL), Jordan (JO), Korea (KR), Morocco (MA), Oman (OM), Panama (P), Peru (PE), Singapore (SG), and other eligible FTA countries are subject to a duty rate of Free. All reporting is done in either square meters (m2) or kilograms (kg). It’s important to note that the special/FTA rates are contingent upon meeting the rules of origin requirements for the specific agreement.

Rate of Duty (Column 2): 70%

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Code subdivisions

6001.91.00.10

Pile fabrics, including "long pile" fabrics and terry fabrics, knitted or crocheted: > Other: > Of cotton > Over 271 grams per square meter (224)

6001.91.00.20

Pile fabrics, including "long pile" fabrics and terry fabrics, knitted or crocheted: > Other: > Of cotton > Other (224)

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Chapter & section notes

Chapter notes

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes CHAPTER 60 KNITTED OR CROCHETED FABRICS XI 60-1 Notes 1. This chapter does not cover: (a) Crochet lace of heading 5804; (b) Labels, badges or similar articles, knitted or crocheted, of heading 5807; or (c) Knitted or crocheted fabrics, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, of chapter 59. However, knitted or crocheted pile fabrics, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, remain classified in heading 6001. 2. This chapter also includes fabrics made of metal thread and of a kind used in apparel, as furnishing fabrics or for similar purposes. 3. Throughout the tariff schedule any reference to "knitted" goods includes a reference to stitch-bonded goods in which the chain stitches are formed of textile yarn. Subheading Note 1. Subheading 6005.35 covers fabrics of polyethylene monofilament or of polyester multifilament, weighing not less than 30g/m2 and not more than 55 g/m2, having a mesh size of not less than 20 holes/cm2 and not more than 100 holes/cm2, and impregnated or coated with alpha-cypermethrin (ISO), chlorfenapyr (ISO), deltamethrin (INN, ISO), lambda-cyhalothrin (ISO), permethrin (ISO), or pirimiphos-methyl (ISO). Additional U.S. Notes 1. For purposes of heading 6001, the term "long pile fabrics" refers to fabrics made by inserting fibers from card sliver into the loops of the ground fabric during knitting. 2. For purposes of this chapter, the term "open-work fabrics" means fabrics with stable open meshes, whether or not containing inwrought designs. Statistical Note 1. For purposes of statistical reporting numbers 6001.92.0010 and 6001.92.0030, the term "velour" refers to fabrics containing 12 or more stitches per centimeter in the vertical direction. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes XI 60-2

Section notes

SECTION XI TEXTILES AND TEXTILE ARTICLES XI-1 Notes 1. This section does not cover: (a) Animal brush-making bristles or hair (heading 0502); horsehair or horsehair waste (heading 0511); (b) Human hair or articles of human hair (heading 0501, 6703 or 6704), except filtering or straining cloth of a kind commonly used in oil presses or the like (heading 5911); (c) Cotton linters or other vegetable materials of

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