Chapter 56 - Wadding, felt, nonwovens
52 tariff codes found in this chapter
| HS Code | Description | MFN Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5601.21.10.00 | Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps. - Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof: - Of cotton - Strips of wadding, for use in the manufacture of tampons | Free |
| 5601.21.21.00 | Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps. - Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof: - Of cotton - Other wadding: - For use in the manufacture of apparel | Free |
| 5601.21.29.00 | Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps. - Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof: - Of cotton - Other wadding: - Other | Free |
| 5601.21.30.00 | Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps. - Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof: - Of cotton - Articles of wadding | 14% |
| 5601.22.40.00 | Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps. - Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof: - Of man-made fibres - Wadding | Free |
| 5601.22.50.00 | Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps. - Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof: - Of man-made fibres - Articles of wadding | 16% |
| 5601.29.00.00 | Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps. - Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof: - Other | Free |
| 5601.30.00.00 | Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps. - Textile flock and dust and mill neps | Free |
| 5602.10.00 | Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated. - Needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics | Free |
| 5602.10.00.10 | Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated. - Needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics - Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated | Free |
| 5602.10.00.90 | Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated. - Needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics - Other | Free |
| 5602.21.00.00 | Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated. - Other felt, not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated: - Of wool or fine animal hair | Free |
| 5602.29.00.00 | Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated. - Other felt, not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated: - Of other textile materials | Free |
| 5602.90.00.00 | Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated. - Other | Free |
| 5603.11.00.00 | Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated. - Of man-made filaments: - Weighing not more than 25 g/m² | Free |
| 5603.12.00.00 | Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated. - Of man-made filaments: - Weighing more than 25 g/m² but not more than 70 g/m² | Free |
| 5603.13.00 | Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated. - Of man-made filaments: - Weighing more than 70 g/m² but not more than 150 g/m² | Free |
| 5603.13.00.20 | Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated. - Of man-made filaments: - Weighing more than 70 g/m² but not more than 150 g/m² - Of polypropylene, coated or covered with polypropylene or polyethylene, being air infiltration barriers for use as building wrap, having the expression "house wrap" or "homewrap" and the Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC) evaluation number inscribed at regular intervals on the material: - Of polypropylene | Free |
| 5603.13.00.90 | Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated. - Of man-made filaments: - Weighing more than 70 g/m² but not more than 150 g/m² - Other | Free |
| 5603.14.00.00 | Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated. - Of man-made filaments: - Weighing more than 150 g/m² | Free |
| 5603.91.00.00 | Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated. - Other: - Weighing not more than 25 g/m² | Free |
| 5603.92.00.00 | Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated. - Other: - Weighing more than 25 g/m² but not more than 70 g/m² | Free |
| 5603.93.00.00 | Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated. - Other: - Weighing more than 70 g/m² but not more than 150 g/m² | Free |
| 5603.94.00 | Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated. - Other: - Weighing more than 150 g/m² | Free |
| 5603.94.00.10 | Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated. - Other: - Weighing more than 150 g/m² - Floor covering underlays | Free |
| 5603.94.00.90 | Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated. - Other: - Weighing more than 150 g/m² - Other | Free |
| 5604.10.00.00 | Rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile yarn, and strip and the like of heading 54.04 or 54.05, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics. - Rubber thread and cord, textile covered | Free |
| 5604.90.00.00 | Rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile yarn, and strip and the like of heading 54.04 or 54.05, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics. - Other | Free |
| 5605.00.00.00 | Metallized yarn, whether or not gimped, being textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading 54.04 or 54.05, combined with metal in the form of thread, strip or powder or covered with metal. | Free |
| 5606.00.00.00 | Gimped yarn, and strip and the like of heading 54.04 or 54.05, gimped (other than those of heading 56.05 and gimped horsehair yarn); chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn); loop wale-yarn. | Free |
| 5607.21.00.00 | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics. - Of sisal or other textile fibres of the genus Agave: - Binder or baler twine | Free |
| 5607.29.10.00 | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics. - Of sisal or other textile fibres of the genus Agave: - Other - Of a circumference not exceeding 38 mm, to be employed in commercial fishing or in the commercial harvesting of marine plants; Twine, to be employed in baling farm produce | Free |
| 5607.29.20.00 | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics. - Of sisal or other textile fibres of the genus Agave: - Other - Other, of a circumference not exceeding 25.4 mm | 10% |
| 5607.29.90.00 | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics. - Of sisal or other textile fibres of the genus Agave: - Other - Other | 10% |
| 5607.41.00.00 | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics. - Of polyethylene or polypropylene: - Binder or baler twine | Free |
| 5607.49.10.00 | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics. - Of polyethylene or polypropylene: - Other - Rope, for climbing or mountaineering, manufactured to the standards of the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme; Seine rope, of a circumference of 60 mm or more, consisting of multiple ropes of polypropylene and twisted steel wires surrounding a core of multiple ropes of polypropylene, to be employed in commercial fishing or in the commercial harvesting of marine plants; Of a circumference not exceeding 38 mm, to be employed in commercial fishing or in the commercial harvesting of marine plants; Twine, to be employed in baling farm produce | Free |
| 5607.49.20.00 | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics. - Of polyethylene or polypropylene: - Other - Other, of a circumference not exceeding 25.4 mm | 10% |
| 5607.49.90.00 | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics. - Of polyethylene or polypropylene: - Other - Other | 10% |
| 5607.50.10.00 | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics. - Of other synthetic fibres - Braided cord, solely of polyester, electrically conductive, of a circumference exceeding 29 mm but not exceeding 40 mm, for use in the manufacture or refurbishing of electrical generators; Of a circumference not exceeding 38 mm, to be employed in commercial fishing or in the commercial harvesting of marine plants; Rope, for climbing or mountaineering, manufactured to the standards of the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme | Free |
| 5607.50.20.00 | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics. - Of other synthetic fibres - Other, of a circumference not exceeding 25.4 mm | 10% |
| 5607.50.90.00 | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics. - Of other synthetic fibres - Other | 10% |
| 5607.90.10.00 | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics. - Other - Jute twine for use in the manufacture of backing for area carpets; Of a circumference not exceeding 38 mm, to be employed in commercial fishing or in the commercial harvesting of marine plants; Rope, for climbing or mountaineering, manufactured to the standards of the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme | Free |
| 5607.90.20.00 | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics. - Other - Other, of a circumference not exceeding 25.4 mm; Other, of jute or other textile bast fibres of heading 53.03 | 10% |
| 5607.90.90.00 | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics. - Other - Other | 10% |
| 5608.11.10.00 | Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials. - Of man-made textile materials: - Made up fishing nets - To be employed in commercial fishing | Free |
| 5608.11.90.00 | Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials. - Of man-made textile materials: - Made up fishing nets - Other | 14% |
| 5608.19.10.00 | Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials. - Of man-made textile materials: - Other - Netting, to be employed in commercial fishing or in the commercial harvesting of marine plants; Made up nets, solely of polyethylene monofilament, to be employed in the protection of fruit crops from birds | Free |
| 5608.19.20.00 | Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials. - Of man-made textile materials: - Other - Knotted netting, open square mesh, of tubular braided twine of polyethylene filaments, for use in the manufacture of tennis nets | Free |
| 5608.19.90.00 | Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials. - Of man-made textile materials: - Other - Other | 14% |
| 5608.90.10.00 | Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials. - Other - Fishing nets and netting, to be employed in commercial fishing or in the commercial harvesting of marine plants | Free |
| 5608.90.90.00 | Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials. - Other - Other | 13% |
| 5609.00.00.00 | Articles of yarn, strip or the like of heading 54.04 or 54.05, twine, cordage, rope or cables, not elsewhere specified or included. | 14% |
About HS Chapter 56
Chapter 56 of the Canadian customs tariff covers wadding, felt, nonwovens. TariffCalc lists 52 10-digit tariff items in this chapter, with MFN (Most Favoured Nation) duty rates ranging from 0.0% to 16.0% (average 3.2%).
38 of 52 items (73%) are duty-free under MFN. Importers from countries with Canadian free trade agreements (CUSMA, CETA, CPTPP, CCFTA, CKFTA, and others) can often import at 0% when rules of origin are met.
Example calculation
| Value for duty (CAD) | $10,000 |
| MFN duty (3.2%) | $317 |
| GST 5% | $516 |
| Total landed (before freight) | $10,833 |
Simplified illustrative calculation. Provincial taxes (HST/PST/QST) and surtaxes not included.
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What is HS Chapter 56 in the Canadian customs tariff?▾
Chapter 56 covers wadding, felt, nonwovens. It contains 52 10-digit tariff items in the TariffCalc database, with MFN duty rates ranging from 0.0% to 16.0%.
What is the typical duty rate for Chapter 56 imports?▾
The average MFN rate across Chapter 56 is 3.2%. The majority of items (73%) are duty-free (0%) under MFN. Free trade agreements (CUSMA, CETA, CPTPP) may reduce the rate to 0% for qualifying goods.
Do free trade agreements apply?▾
Yes. Most items in this chapter qualify for preferential rates under CUSMA (US, Mexico), CETA (EU, UK), CPTPP (Japan, Vietnam, etc.), and other Canadian FTAs. See each tariff item’s detail page for the full rate-by-agreement breakdown.
How do I calculate import duties?▾
For a CAD $10,000 shipment in this chapter at the average MFN rate (3.2%), duties would be approximately $317, plus 5% GST ($516), for a total of $10,833 before freight. Use the TariffCalc calculator for a precise calculation by tariff item, country of origin, and province.
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