HS Chapter 56

Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables

9 headings · 39 HS codes. Choose a 4-digit heading to see its tariff lines.

Heading 5601 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps 4 codes Heading 5602 Felt; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated 4 codes Heading 5603 Nonwovens; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated 12 codes Heading 5604 Rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile yarn and strip and the like of heading no. 5404, 5405; impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics 2 codes Heading 5605 Yarn; metallised, whether or not gimped, of textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading no. 5404 or 5405, combined with metal in the form of thread, strip or powder or covered with metal 2 codes Heading 5606 Yarn and strip and the like of heading no. 5404 or 5405, gimped (other than those of heading no. 5606 and gimped horsehair yarn); chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn); loop wale-yarn 1 codes Heading 5607 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics 7 codes Heading 5608 Twine, cordage or rope; knotted netting, made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials 5 codes Heading 5609 Articles of yarn, strip or the like of heading no. 5404 or 5405; twine, cordage, rope or cables n.e.c. or included 2 codes

Recorded imports

Between December 2025 and May 2026, NBR recorded commercial imports worth BDT 2,693,039,210 (7,758,175 kg) under this chapter, across 39 of its 39 tariff lines.

Month	Lines with imports	Net weight	Assessable value
December 2025	32	1,882,302 kg	BDT 709,419,480
January 2026	35	1,723,340 kg	BDT 619,604,472
February 2026	32	942,765 kg	BDT 348,752,874
March 2026	33	1,027,706 kg	BDT 346,029,654
April 2026	35	1,090,434 kg	BDT 342,745,851
May 2026	33	1,091,628 kg	BDT 326,486,879

The largest lines by assessable value in May 2026:

56031110 — Hydrophilic/hydrophobic white/light/green — BDT 143,407,327
56012200 — Wadding Of Man-Made Fibres And Articles Thereof — BDT 66,621,067
56029000 — Felt, Nes (Exl. Needleloom, Wool, Text Material, Jute, Other Than Jute) — BDT 17,807,152
56074990 — Twine, Cordage,Rope & Cables, Of Polyethylene Or Polypropylene, Other — BDT 16,753,490
56012100 — Cotton Wadding And Articles Thereof — BDT 10,672,251

Bonded imports. A further BDT 13,535,640,943 (24,589,116 kg) entered under the bonded-warehouse regime over the same months — duty-free inputs imported against an undertaking to re-export them. That is 83.4% of everything imported under this chapter: most of this trade never pays the duty rates shown above.

Import figures: NBR Import Statements (IM-4 commercial, IM-7 bonded), December 2025 – May 2026. Assessable value is the customs value on which duty is charged, not the retail or invoice price.

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