Code 5901 90 · Heading 5901

Tracing cloth, prepared painter’s canvas, buckram and similar stiffened textile fabric for making hats, not plastic-coated

This covers tracing cloth, prepared painter’s canvas, buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics used for making hats. The fabric must not be coated with plastic.

For example

Hat-making buckram
Tracing cloth for making hats
Prepared painter’s canvas for making hats

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Official tariff text

Tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind used for hat foundations (excl. plastic-coated textile fabrics)

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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 59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile f… 10 of 14 chapters in section XI
Which specific type best describes the product: coated fabric for bookbinding or hat-making, high-strength cord fabric, plastic-coated textile fabric, linoleum or textile-based floor covering, textile wall covering, rubberised fabric, other impregnated or coated fabric, a textile wick or glowing item, a textile fire hose, a textile drive or conveyor belt, or textile fabric and goods for technical use?
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Step 3 · Heading 5901 Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous subst… 1 of 11 headings under chapter 59
Is it textile fabric coated with vegetable carbohydrate gums or starchy substances for making book covers, cases and similar items, or is it tracing cloth, prepared painter’s canvas, buckram or similar stiffened textile fabric for making hats?
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Step 4 · Subheading 5901 90 Tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; buckram an… 2 of 2 subheadings under heading 5901
Is it textile fabric coated with vegetable carbohydrate gums or starchy substances for making book covers or cases, or is it tracing cloth, prepared painter’s canvas, buckram or similar stiffened textile fabric for making hats, not plastic-coated?

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5901 90 00 Tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind used for hat foundations (excl. plastic-coated textile fabrics) 6.5% Save

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5901 10 Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books, the manufacture of boxes and articles of cardboard or the like 6.5%
5901 90 Tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind used for hat foundations (excl. plastic-coated textile fabrics) you are here 6.5%

Export to Norway

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

59.01.9000

Other

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

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

5901 90 00 00

Other

Ordinary duty

6.0%

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. 3, 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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