Heading 5208 · Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton,…

5208.11

Plain weave, weighing not more than 100 g/m²:

Official notices

Actions of the President, the USTR or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that name this code.

Jul 23, 2026 · The White House Actions by the United States in the Investigations Under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 of the Acts, Policies, and Practices of 60 Economies Related to the Failure of Each Economy To Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced With Forced Labor

Mentioned in Chapter 99

The parts of Chapter 99, in the 2026 HTS Revision 22, that list HTS 5208.11, a broader code that includes it, or a narrower code within it.

U.S. note	Excerpt	Headings that refer to it
U.S. note 20(f)	(f) Heading 9903.88.03 applies to all products of China that are classified in the following 8-digit subheadings, except products of China granted an exclusion by the U.S. Trade Representative and provided for in (1) heading 9903.88.13 and…	9903.88.03, 9903.88.09
U.S. note 20(ss)(9)	(9) Fabrics wholly of cotton, unbleached, plain weave, weighing not more than 100 g/m², of numbers 43 to 68 ("cheesecloth"), 3-layer folded and crimped, less than 28 cm wide after folding and crimping, compliant with standards of Aerospace…	9903.88.40
U.S. note 52(j)(13)(i)	(i) As provided in heading 9903.06.20, the duty imposed by heading 9903.05.50 shall not apply to articles the product of Jordan that are classifiable in the following provisions of the HTSUS:	9903.05.50, 9903.06.20
U.S. note 52(j)(6)(iii)	(iii) As provided in heading 9903.06.06, the duty imposed by heading 9903.05.40 shall not apply to articles the product of Guatemala for which entry is claimed under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement…	9903.05.40, 9903.06.06
U.S. note 52(j)(7)(iii)	(iii) As provided in heading 9903.06.09, the duty imposed by heading 9903.05.37 shall not apply to articles the product of El Salvador for which entry is claimed under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade…	9903.05.37, 9903.06.09

Being listed is not owing a duty. A note may list goods that a measure leaves out; whether a heading applies depends on the origin, the date and the product; and the measures on all the goods of a country list no code at all. The calculator says what applies.

In the tariff

5208Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m²
Unbleached
5208.11Plain weave, weighing not more than 100 g/m²
5208.11.20Of number 42 or lower number7%
5208.11.20.20Poplin or broadcloth (314)
5208.11.20.40Sheeting (313)
5208.11.20.90Cheesecloth (226)
5208.11.40Of numbers 43 to 689%
5208.11.40.20Poplin or broadcloth (314)
5208.11.40.40Sheeting (313)
5208.11.40.60Printcloth (315)
5208.11.40.90Cheesecloth (226)
Of number 69 or higher number
5208.11.60.00Suitable for making typewriter ribbon, containing yarns the average number of which exceeds 85 but not 237, the total thread count (treating multiple (folded) or cabled yarns as single threads) per square centimeter is not less than 94 and not more than 134, and in which the thread count of either the warp or filling does not exceed 60 percent of the total thread count of the warp and filling (220)Free
5208.11.80Other10.5%
5208.11.80.20Poplin or broadcloth (314)
5208.11.80.90Cheesecloth; lawns, voiles or batistes (226)