U.S. imports of Tire Cord Fabric of High-Tenacity Nylon, Polyester & Viscose Rayon Yarns (SITC 65793) totaled $27.6M in August 2026, imported from 31 countries.
Importers of Tire Cord Fabric of High-Tenacity Nylon, Polyester & Viscose Rayon Yarns paid $4.0M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 16.31% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Tire Cord Fabric of High-Tenacity Nylon, Polyester & Viscose Rayon Yarns imports of $27.6M in August 2026 ran 11% above the year-to-date monthly average of $25.0M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataTire cord fabric — woven from high-tenacity yarns of nylon (polyamide), polyester, or viscose rayon — is a precision-engineered reinforcement material embedded in passenger, truck, and specialty tire carcasses. The high-tenacity specification is not incidental: standard-tenacity yarns of the same fiber type do not qualify for this heading, making yarn denier, tenacity rating, and weave construction the critical classification variables. Imports of tire cord fabric may be subject to Section 301 tariffs depending on origin, and buyers should verify current trade-remedy exposure before contracting.
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The yarns must be of high tenacity — a defined performance threshold above standard textile yarn — and must be of nylon (polyamide), polyester, or viscose rayon fiber. Fabrics woven from standard-tenacity yarns of the same fibers, or from other fiber types, do not qualify and must be classified elsewhere.
Mill test certificates or technical datasheets from the manufacturer specifying yarn tenacity in centinewtons per tex (cN/tex) or grams per denier (g/d) are the standard supporting documents. Customs may request these to confirm the high-tenacity threshold is met, particularly when the fabric could otherwise be classified as a general industrial woven fabric.
Basic heading 200 of 766 in section 6
Basic heading 65793 · $27.6M of $27.0B
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Imports · August 2026
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Vietnam and Mexico together supply 74% of it. Turkey pays 18.3% duty; Mexico 0.0%.
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$27.6MYoY · free account
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$3.6MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $287.0M of Tire Cord Fabric of High-Tenacity Nylon, Polyester & Viscose Rayon Yarns and exported $78.8M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.