HTS code for belts (2026)
Most belts worn with clothing, when made of leather or composition leather, fall under 4203.30.00.00 (belts and bandoliers with or without buckles). The general (column 1) rate is 2.7%. Section 301 China, heading 9903.88.03, adds +25% when it applies.
The attribute that most often moves a belt to another line is the material. A belt that is not of leather or composition leather, such as a fabric belt, is generally looked at under 6217.10.95 (general rate 14.6%), and a belt made for machinery or conveying is not an apparel belt at all.
Candidate HTS lines for belts
| Code | Line | General rate | Special rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4203.30.00.00 | Belts and bandoliers with or without buckles (No.) Use when: Use for belts and bandoliers, with or without buckles, of leather or of composition leather, worn as apparel or clothing accessories. | 2.7% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) |
| 6217.10.95.10 | Of cotton (359) (doz., kg) Accessories: › Other: › Other Use when: Use for other made up clothing accessories of cotton that are not covered by a more specific line. | 14.6% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,E*,IL,JO, KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) |
| 6217.10.95.30 | Of man-made fibers (659) (doz., kg) Accessories: › Other: › Other Use when: Use for other made up clothing accessories of man-made fibers that are not covered by a more specific line. | 14.6% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,E*,IL,JO, KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) |
| 6217.10.95.20 | Of wool or fine animal hair (459) (doz., kg) Accessories: › Other: › Other Use when: Use for other made up clothing accessories of wool or fine animal hair that are not covered by a more specific line. | 14.6% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,E*,IL,JO, KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) |
| 6217.10.95.50 | Other (859) (doz., kg) Accessories: › Other: › Other Use when: Use for other made up clothing accessories of any other textile material not named in the cotton, wool or man-made fiber lines. | 14.6% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,E*,IL,JO, KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) |
| 4010.12.50.00 | Of a width exceeding 20 cm (kg) Conveyor belts and belting: › Reinforced only with textile materials: › With textile components in which man-made fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber: Use when: Use for conveyor belts and belting of vulcanized rubber, reinforced only with textile materials in which man-made fibers predominate by weight, of a width exceeding 20 cm. | 8% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) |
| 3926.90.55.00 | V-belts (kg) Other: › Containing textile fibers: Use when: Use for V-belts for machinery, of plastics, that contain textile fibers. | 5.1% | Free (A+,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) |
| 3926.90.60.10 | Synchronous belts (No.) Other: › Belting and belts, for machinery: › Other Use when: Use for synchronous belts of plastics, in the group of belting and belts for machinery. | 4.2% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) |
| 3926.90.60.90 | Other (kg) Other: › Belting and belts, for machinery: › Other Use when: Use for other belting and belts for machinery of plastics or of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914 that are not synchronous belts. | 4.2% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) |
| 7326.20.00.10 | Belts and belting (kg) Articles of iron or steel wire Use when: Use for belts and belting made of iron or steel wire. | 3.9% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) |
Chapter 99 duties and claims that attach to these lines today
Section 301 China
- 9903.88.03 Section 301 China, +25%, applies to 4203.30.00.00, 4010.12.50.00, 3926.90.55.00, 3926.90.60.10, 3926.90.60.90, 7326.20.00.10 9903.88.03 Explained: Section 301 China List 4, 25% Duty Rate
- 9903.88.15 Section 301 China, +7.5%, applies to 6217.10.95.10, 6217.10.95.30, 6217.10.95.20, 6217.10.95.50 9903.88.15 Explained: Section 301 China List 4, 7.5% Duty Rate
Section 301 Brazil
- 9903.05.05 Section 301 Brazil Exemptions, claim or exemption heading, no additional duty, applies to 7326.20.00.10
Consolidated Metal 232
- 9903.82.05 Consolidated Metal 232, +15%, applies to 7326.20.00.10 9903.82.05 UK Derivative Metals 232: Rate, Scope, and Stacking
- 9903.82.06 Consolidated Metal 232, +10%, applies to 7326.20.00.10 9903.82.06 Consolidated Metal 232: Rate, Scope, and Stacking
- 9903.82.09 Consolidated Metal 232, +25%, applies to 7326.20.00.10 9903.82.09 Consolidated Metal 232: Rate, Scope, and Stacking
- 9903.82.15 Consolidated Metal 232, +10%, applies to 7326.20.00.10 9903.82.15 Consolidated Metal 232: Russian Copper Articles
- 9903.82.16 Consolidated Metal 232, +25%, applies to 7326.20.00.10 9903.82.16 Consolidated Metal 232: Russian Copper and Derivative Steel
Russia
- 9903.90.08 Russia, claim or exemption heading, no additional duty, applies to 3926.90.60.10, 3926.90.60.90 9903.90.08 Explained: 35% Russia Column 2 Duty for Importers
Civil Aircraft
- 9903.96.01 Civil Aircraft Exemption, claim or exemption heading, no additional duty, applies to 7326.20.00.10 9903.96.01: UK Civil Aircraft Exemption Heading Explained
- 9903.96.02 Civil Aircraft Exemption, claim or exemption heading, no additional duty, applies to 7326.20.00.10 9903.96.02: Civil Aircraft Exemption for Japan Explained
- 9903.96.03 Civil Aircraft Exemption, claim or exemption heading, no additional duty, applies to 7326.20.00.10 9903.96.03: Civil Aircraft Components from Taiwan Exemption
Other Chapter 99 provisions
- 9903.05.88 Section 301 Forced Labor, claim or exemption heading, no additional duty, applies to 7326.20.00.10 9903.05.88: Civil Aircraft Section 301 Forced Labor Exemption
- 9915.61.01 Other, claim or exemption heading, no additional duty, applies to 6217.10.95.10, 6217.10.95.30, 6217.10.95.20, 6217.10.95.50
- 9922.52.02 Other, claim or exemption heading, no additional duty, applies to 7326.20.00.10
- 9922.52.04 Other, claim or exemption heading, no additional duty, applies to 7326.20.00.10
- 9922.52.06 Other, claim or exemption heading, no additional duty, applies to 7326.20.00.10
- 9922.52.08 Other, claim or exemption heading, no additional duty, applies to 7326.20.00.10
- 9922.52.10 Other, claim or exemption heading, no additional duty, applies to 7326.20.00.10
- 9922.52.12 Other, claim or exemption heading, no additional duty, applies to 7326.20.00.10
Each applicable Chapter 99 heading is reported as its own line beside the classification. Its duty is separate from the general rate above; most programs charge it on top, and a heading's own text says how it is assessed.
What decides the line
Start with the use. A belt worn as a clothing accessory is a different product from belting that drives or carries something in a machine. Machine and conveyor belting sits in other lines: 4010.12.50.00 (vulcanized rubber conveyor belts), 3926.90.55.00 (plastic V-belts containing textile fibers), 3926.90.60.10 and 3926.90.60.90 (plastic belting and belts for machinery), and 7326.20.00.10 (belts and belting of iron or steel wire).
For a belt worn as apparel, check the material next. Belts and bandoliers of leather or composition leather, with or without buckles, go to 4203.30.00.00. Other made up clothing accessories go to 6217.10.95, and the schedule then splits by fiber: 6217.10.95.10 for cotton, 6217.10.95.20 for wool or fine animal hair, 6217.10.95.30 for man-made fibers, and 6217.10.95.50 for other. The reporting units on these lines are doz. and kg, so have the dozen count and the weight ready.
For machinery belting, the next checks are the construction and the fiber content. The rubber conveyor line requires reinforcement with textile materials only, man-made fibers predominating by weight, and a width exceeding 20 cm. The plastic V-belt line requires textile fibers in the product. Synchronous belts have their own line, 3926.90.60.10, and the remaining machinery belts take 3926.90.60.90.
Finally, check the Chapter 99 headings listed for the line you choose. They are reported separately from the classification and are separate from the general rate. Confirm the final line in the current HTSUS or with a licensed broker.
Common mistakes
- Classifying a fabric or webbing belt under 4203.30.00.00, which covers belts of leather or composition leather; a textile belt is checked under 6217.10.95 and its fiber lines instead.
- Choosing a 6217.10.95 fiber line without checking the fiber: use .10 for cotton, .20 for wool or fine animal hair, .30 for man-made fibers and .50 for other.
- Using the apparel belt line for a machine drive belt; V-belts, synchronous belts and other machinery belting belong under 3926.90.55.00, 3926.90.60.10 or 3926.90.60.90, or under another machinery belt line that fits the material.
- Treating a conveyor belt as an ordinary rubber belt without checking the line's conditions: 4010.12.50.00 is for textile-reinforced belts with man-made fibers predominating by weight and a width exceeding 20 cm.
- Filing only the classification and leaving out the Chapter 99 heading, such as 9903.88.03 or 9903.88.15, that applies to the line and country of origin.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for belts?
For leather or composition leather belts worn as clothing accessories, the line is 4203.30.00.00. Belts of other materials and belts for machinery fall under different lines, so the material and the use decide the code.
What is the general duty rate for a leather belt?
The general (column 1) rate on 4203.30.00.00 is 2.7%. The column 2 rate is 35%. The reporting unit is No.
The Chapter 99 heading 9903.88.03 (Section 301 China) adds +25% on top when it applies.
Which code applies to a fabric or textile belt?
Look at 6217.10.95, other made up clothing accessories. The general rate is 14.6%. The line then splits by fiber: 6217.10.95.10 for cotton, 6217.10.95.20 for wool or fine animal hair, 6217.10.95.30 for man-made fibers, and 6217.10.95.50 for other. Section 301 China, heading 9903.88.15, adds +7.5% when it applies. Confirm the line in the current HTSUS or with a licensed broker.
Which codes cover conveyor, V-belts and other machine belts?
Rubber conveyor belts reinforced only with textile materials, man-made fibers predominating by weight and wider than 20 cm, are 4010.12.50.00 (general rate 8%). Plastic V-belts containing textile fibers are 3926.90.55.00 (5.1%). Plastic belting and belts for machinery are 3926.90.60.10 for synchronous belts and 3926.90.60.90 for others (4.2%). Belts and belting of iron or steel wire are 7326.20.00.10 (3.9%).
What do the Chapter 99 headings listed with a belt line mean?
Each applicable Chapter 99 heading is reported as its own line beside the classification, and its duty is separate from the general rate. Most programs charge it on top. For example, 9903.88.03 (Section 301 China) is +25% and 9903.88.15 (Section 301 China) is +7.5%. A heading described as a claim or exemption heading carries no additional duty. Where a heading's rate text says otherwise, such as a duty on the metal content, it is assessed as that text says.
Does the special rate column matter for belts?
It can. The special rate text on 4203.30.00.00 is Free for the listed programs: A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG. It applies only if the goods qualify under one of those programs. The schedule does not show how a particular shipment qualifies, so confirm eligibility in the current HTSUS or with a licensed broker.