Code 5601 21 · Heading 5601

Cotton wool and goods made from it, excluding sanitary, medical, perfumed and similarly treated products

This code covers cotton wool and goods made from cotton wool. It excludes sanitary articles such as sanitary pads, tampons, baby nappies and nappy inserts, as well as products treated or coated with pharmaceutical preparations, perfume, cosmetics, soap, cleaning products or similar substances, and products in retail packs for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary use.

For example

Hygroscopic cotton wool
Non-hygroscopic cotton wool
Goods made from hygroscopic cotton wool
Goods made from non-hygroscopic cotton wool

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Official tariff text

Wadding of cotton and articles thereof (excl. sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles, wadding and articles thereof impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes, and products impregnated, coated or covered with perfumes, cosmetics, soaps, detergents, etc.)

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Step 1 · Section XI Textiles and textile articles
Which named textile group best describes the product: natural silk; wool or fine or coarse animal hair; cotton; other vegetable textile fibres or paper yarn; continuous or short synthetic fibres; wadding, felt or nonwovens; floor coverings; special woven or tufted fabrics, lace, tapestries, trimmings or embroidery; coated or laminated fabric or technical textile goods; knitted fabric; knitted clothing; non-knitted clothing; or other made-up textile goods?
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Step 2 · Chapter 56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, … 7 of 14 chapters in section XI
Is the product textile wadding or flock, felt, nonwoven fabric, rubber thread or coated textile yarn, metallic yarn, covered or chenille yarn, twine, cordage or rope, knotted netting or a made-up net, or another article made from the specified yarns, twine, cordage or rope?
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Step 3 · Heading 5601 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; … 1 of 9 headings under chapter 56
Is it cotton wadding or an article made from it, synthetic-fibre wadding or an article made from it, other textile wadding or an article made from it, or textile flock, dust or neps?
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Step 4 · Subheading 5601 21 Wadding of cotton and articles thereof (excl. sanit… 1 of 4 subheadings under heading 5601
Is the cotton wool hygroscopic or non-hygroscopic?

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5601 21 Wadding of cotton and articles thereof (excl. sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles, wadding and articles thereof impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes, and products impregnated, coated or covered with perfumes, cosmetics, soaps, detergents, etc.) you are here No rate on file
5601 22 Wadding of man-made fibres and articles thereof (excl. sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles, wadding and articles thereof impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes, and products impregnated, coated or covered with perfumes, cosmetics, soaps, detergents etc.) 3.8–4.0%
5601 29 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof (excl. of cotton or man-made fibres; sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles, wadding and articles thereof, impregnated or covered with medicated substances or put up for retail for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes, or impregnated, coated or covered with perfumes, make-up, soaps, cleansing agents, etc.) 3.8%
5601 30 Textile flock and dust and mill neps 3.2%

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

56.01.2100

Of cotton

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

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All 2 UK lines under this code

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Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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