U.S. imports of Artificial Filament Yarn (Not Sewing Thread), Not Elsewhere Specified, Not for Retail Sale (SITC 65176) totaled $307K in August 2026, imported from 10 countries.
Importers of Artificial Filament Yarn (Not Sewing Thread), Not Elsewhere Specified, Not for Retail Sale paid $41K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 13.42% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Artificial Filament Yarn (Not Sewing Thread), Not Elsewhere Specified, Not for Retail Sale imports of $307K in August 2026 ran 35% below the year-to-date monthly average of $474K.
Last updated: August 2026 dataPlied, cabled, or otherwise processed artificial filament yarns that do not fit more specific headings fall here — a catch-all for multi-ply viscose, modal, or lyocell constructions sold in bulk industrial form. Because the heading is explicitly residual (NES), customs authorities scrutinize whether a more specific classification exists before accepting this code, making precise technical documentation of twist, ply count, and fiber type essential. Buyers sourcing blended or specialty regenerated-cellulose yarns for technical textiles or home-furnishing fabrics frequently encounter this heading.
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Importers should provide a fiber-content certificate, a technical data sheet specifying ply count and twist direction, and a written explanation of why no more specific heading applies. A licensed customs broker can help build the classification rationale to withstand a CBP inquiry.
Code 65175 is reserved for single (one-ply) artificial filament yarns. Once a yarn is twisted or cabled into two or more plies, it moves to a multi-ply or NES category such as 65176, provided no more specific heading captures it. Accurate ply-count declaration on the commercial invoice is therefore essential.
Basic heading 65176 · $307K of $27.0B
Imports · August 2026
origin
Germany and China together supply 99% of it. China pays 46.5% duty; Germany 9.4%.
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Census does not publish district detail for this classification system.
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Census does not publish state detail for this classification system.
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Census does not publish port detail for this classification system.
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Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $5.2M of Artificial Filament Yarn (Not Sewing Thread), Not Elsewhere Specified, Not for Retail Sale and exported $563K.
Fewer than 6 of the last 12 months reported trade, or the latest month was under $500K; the trend chart is not shown for thin series.
Through August 2026 · exports 11 of 12 months reported. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.