Textiles & Fabrics Tariff Rates 2026: US Import Duties by Country & HTS Code

What This Covers

The textiles and fabrics surcharge covers cotton fabrics, synthetic fibers, yarn, textile raw materials, and woven or knitted fabrics classified under HTS chapters 50-60. The base tariff rate for textiles averages around 9%, placing this sector among the more heavily taxed categories at the base level. USMCA yarn-forward rules of origin require that yarn be produced in North America for finished textile products to qualify for duty-free treatment. After the Supreme Court struck down IEEPA reciprocal tariffs on February 20, 2026, textile-exporting countries faced a flat 10% Section 122 tariff (in effect February 24 – July 24, 2026) — with the EU as the exception since July 1, 2026: Italian and other EU fabrics fall under the EU-US trade deal's 10% net of Column 1 for ordinary goods (15% only in lieu of Section 232 for autos, qualifying semiconductor articles, and drones) ceiling, so their ~9% average MFN base no longer stacks on a surcharge. The 10% Section 122 tariff expired at its 150-day statutory limit on July 24, 2026 and was replaced the same day by the Section 301 forced-labor tariff — a two-tier 10%/12.5% duty on roughly 60 economies, with most major exporters (including China) in the 12.5% tier and a smaller group in the 10% tier.

Most Affected Countries

China remains the most penalized textile exporter due to Section 301 surcharges stacking on top of the 12.5% forced-labor tariff and the 9% base rate. India, the second-largest textile source for the US market, benefits from the drop to the forced-labor tariff's 10% tier, which is lower than its former country-specific IEEPA rate, reducing costs across cotton textiles, synthetic fabrics, and specialty materials. Vietnam and Bangladesh are among the most dramatic beneficiaries — their IEEPA rates of 46% and 37% respectively have collapsed to 12.5% for Vietnam and 10% for Bangladesh under the forced-labor tariff, reviving the competitiveness of these countries in the global textile supply chain.

How Surcharges Stack

Chinese textiles face a 9% base rate plus 25% Section 301 surcharges plus the 12.5% forced-labor tariff, for combined rates of approximately 46.5%. Indian cotton textiles face the 9% base rate plus the 10% forced-labor tariff, totaling 19% — a substantial reduction from the old regime where India's IEEPA rate had pushed the combined burden significantly higher. Vietnamese fabrics now face the 9% base rate plus the 12.5% forced-labor tariff, totaling 21.5% — compared to approximately 55% under the old 46% IEEPA rate. Bangladesh, in the 10% tier, sees total duties drop to 19%. USMCA-qualifying textiles from Mexico enter duty-free if they meet the yarn-forward rule, which requires North American yarn, limiting the pool of qualifying products. Section 122 expired July 24, 2026 and was replaced the same day by the Section 301 forced-labor tariff (Vietnam 12.5%, India and Bangladesh 10%).

Sourcing Strategies

Chapters 50–60 are the fiber and fabric schedule, upstream of apparel chapters 61 and 62. A fabric heading’s MFN is not the garment rate. Use the table for the heading strings on file, then the apparel page if the shipment is a finished garment.