LegalizeCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 927/2012 of 9 October 2012 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
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- (A) Goods classifiable in Chapters 50 to 55 or in heading 5809 or 5902 and of a mixture of two or more textile materials are to be classified as if consisting wholly of that one textile material which predominates by weight over any other single textile material. When no one textile material predominates by weight, the goods are to be classified as if consisting wholly of that one textile material which is covered by the heading which occurs last in numerical order among those which equally merit consideration. (B) For the purposes of the above rule: (a) gimped horsehair yarn (heading 5110 ) and metallised yarn (heading 5605 ) are to be treated as a single textile material the weight of which is to be taken as the aggregate of the weights of its components; for the classification of woven fabrics, metal thread is to be regarded as a textile material; (b) the choice of the appropriate heading shall be effected by determining first the chapter and then the applicable heading within that chapter, disregarding any materials not classified in that chapter; (c) when both Chapters 54 and 55 are involved with any other chapter, Chapters 54 and 55 are to be treated as a single chapter; (d) where a chapter or a heading refers to goods of different textile materials, such materials are to be treated as a single textile material. (C) The provisions of paragraphs (A) and (B) above apply also to the yarns referred to in note 3, 4, 5 or 6 below.
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- (A) For the purposes of this section, and subject to the exceptions in paragraph (B) below, yarns (single, multiple (folded) or cabled) of the following descriptions are to be treated as ‘twine, cordage, ropes and cables’: (a) of silk or waste silk, measuring more than 20 000 decitex; (b) of man-made fibres (including yarn of two or more monofilaments of Chapter 54), measuring more than 10 000 decitex; (c) of true hemp or flax: (1) polished or glazed, measuring 1 429 decitex or more; or (2) not polished or glazed, measuring more than 20 000 decitex; (d) of coir, consisting of three or more plies; (e) of other vegetable fibres, measuring more than 20 000 decitex; or (f) reinforced with metal thread. (B) Exceptions: (a) yarn of wool or other animal hair and paper yarn, other than yarn reinforced with metal thread; (b) man-made filament tow of Chapter 55 and multifilament yarn without twist or with a twist of less than five turns per metre of Chapter 54; (c) silkworm gut of heading 5006 , and monofilaments of Chapter 54; (d) metallised yarn of heading 5605 ; yarn reinforced with metal thread is subject to paragraph (A)(f) above; and (e) chenille yarn, gimped yarn and loop wale-yarn of heading 5606 .
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- (A) For the purposes of Chapters 50, 51, 52, 54 and 55, the expression ‘put up for retail sale’ in relation to yarn means, subject to the exceptions in paragraph (B) below, yarn (single, multiple (folded) or cabled) put up: (a) on cards, reels, tubes or similar supports, of a weight (including support) not exceeding: (1) 85 g in the case of silk, waste silk or man-made filament yarn; or (2) 125 g in other cases; (b) in balls, hanks or skeins of a weight not exceeding: (1) 85 g in the case of man-made filament yarn of less than 3 000 decitex, silk or silk waste; (2) 125 g in the case of all other yarns of less than 2 000 decitex; or (3) 500 g in other cases; (c) in hanks or skeins comprising several smaller hanks or skeins separated by dividing threads which render them independent one of the other, each of uniform weight not exceeding: (1) 85 g in the case of silk, waste silk or man-made filament yarn; or (2) 125 g in other cases. (B) Exceptions: (a) single yarn of any textile material, except: (1) single yarn of wool or fine animal hair, unbleached; and (2) single yarn of wool or fine animal hair, bleached, dyed or printed, measuring more than 5 000 decitex; (b) multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, unbleached: (1) of silk or waste silk, however put up; or (2) of other textile material except wool or fine animal hair, in hanks or skeins; (c) multiple (folded) or cabled yarn of silk or waste silk, bleached, dyed or printed, measuring 133 decitex or less; and (d) single, multiple (folded) or cabled yarn of any textile material: (1) in cross-reeled hanks or skeins; or (2) put up on supports or in some other manner indicating its use in the textile industry (for example, on cops, twisting mill tubes, pirns, conical bobbins or spindles, or reeled in the form of cocoons for embroidery looms).
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- For the purposes of headings 5204 , 5401 and 5508 , the expression ‘sewing thread’ means multiple (folded) or cabled yarn:
- (a) put up on supports (for example, reels, tubes) of a weight (including support) not exceeding 1 000 grams;
- (b) dressed for use as sewing thread; and
- (c) with a final ‘Z’ twist.
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- For the purposes of this section, the expression ‘high-tenacity yarn’ means yarn having a tenacity, expressed in cN/tex (centinewtons per tex), greater than the following:
| — single yarn of nylon or other polyamides, or of polyesters: | 60 cN/tex, |
| — multiple (folded) or cabled yarn of nylon or other polyamides, or of polyesters: | 53 cN/tex, |
| — single, multiple (folded) or cabled yarn of viscose rayon: | 27 cN/tex. |
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- For the purposes of this section, the expression ‘made up’ means:
- (a) cut otherwise than into squares or rectangles;
- (b) produced in the finished state, ready for use (or merely needing separation by cutting dividing threads) without sewing or other working (for example, certain dusters, towels, tablecloths, scarf squares, blankets);
- (c) cut to size and with at least one heat-sealed edge with a visibly tapered or compressed border and the other edges treated as described in any other subparagraph of this note, but excluding fabrics the cut edges of which have been prevented from unravelling by hot cutting or by other simple means;
- (d) hemmed or with rolled edges, or with a knotted fringe at any of the edges, but excluding fabrics the cut edges of which have been prevented from unravelling by whipping or by other simple means;
- (e) cut to size and having undergone a process of drawn thread work;
- (f) assembled by sewing, gumming or otherwise (other than piece goods consisting of two or more lengths of identical material joined end to end and piece goods composed of two or more textiles assembled in layers, whether or not padded);
- (g) knitted or crocheted to shape, whether presented as separate items or in the form of a number of items in the length.
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- For the purposes of Chapters 50 to 60:
- (a) Chapters 50 to 55 and 60 and, except where the context otherwise requires, Chapters 56 to 59 do not apply to goods made up within the meaning of note 7 above; and
- (b) Chapters 50 to 55 and 60 do not apply to goods of Chapters 56 to 59.
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- The woven fabrics of Chapters 50 to 55 include fabrics consisting of layers of parallel textile yarns superimposed on each other at acute or right angles. These layers are bonded at the intersections of the yarns by an adhesive or by thermal bonding.
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- Elastic products consisting of textile materials combined with rubber threads are classified in this section.
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- For the purposes of this section, the expression ‘impregnated’ includes ‘dipped’.
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- For the purposes of this section, the expression ‘polyamides’ includes ‘aramids’.
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- For the purposes of this section and, where applicable, throughout the nomenclature, the expression ‘elastomeric yarn’ means filament yarn, including monofilament, of synthetic textile material, other than textured yarn, which does not break on being extended to three times its original length and which returns, after being extended to twice its original length, within a period of five minutes, to a length not greater than one and a half times its original length.
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- Unless the context otherwise requires, textile garments of different headings are to be classified in their own headings, even if put up in sets for retail sale. For the purposes of this note, the expression ‘textile garments’ means garments of headings 6101 to 6114 and headings 6201 to 6211 .
Subheading notes
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- In this section and, where applicable, throughout the nomenclature, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:
- (a) ‘Unbleached yarn’:
Yarn which:
- (1) has the natural colour of its constituent fibres and has not been bleached, dyed (whether or not in the mass) or printed; or
- (2) is of indeterminate colour (grey yarn), manufactured from garnetted stock.
Such yarn may have been treated with a colourless dressing or fugitive dye (which disappears after simple washing with soap) and, in the case of man-made fibres, treated in the mass with delustring agents (for example, titanium dioxide).
- (b) ‘Bleached yarn’:
Yarn which:
- (1) has undergone a bleaching process, is made of bleached fibres or, unless the context otherwise requires, has been dyed white (whether or not in the mass) or treated with a white dressing;
- (2) consists of a mixture of unbleached and bleached fibres; or
- (3) is multiple (folded) or cabled and consists of unbleached and bleached yarns.
- (c) ‘Coloured (dyed or printed) yarn’:
Yarn which:
- (1) is dyed (whether or not in the mass) other than white or in a fugitive colour, or printed, or made from dyed or printed fibres;
- (2) consists of a mixture of dyed fibres of different colours or of a mixture of unbleached or bleached fibres with coloured fibres (marl or mixture yarns), or is printed in one or more colours at intervals to give the impression of dots;
- (3) is obtained from slivers or rovings which have been printed; or
- (4) is multiple (folded) or cabled and consists of unbleached or bleached yarn and coloured yarn.
The above definitions also apply, mutatis mutandis, to monofilament and to strip or the like of Chapter 54.
- (d) ‘Unbleached woven fabric’:
Woven fabric made from unbleached yarn and which has not been bleached, dyed or printed. Such fabric may have been treated with a colourless dressing or a fugitive dye.
- (e) ‘Bleached woven fabric’:
Woven fabric which:
- (1) has been bleached or, unless the context otherwise requires, dyed white or treated with a white dressing, in the piece;
- (2) consists of bleached yarn; or
- (3) consists of unbleached and bleached yarn.
- (f) ‘Dyed woven fabric’:
Woven fabric which:
- (1) is dyed a single uniform colour other than white (unless the context otherwise requires) or has been treated with a coloured finish other than white (unless the context otherwise requires), in the piece; or
- (2) consists of coloured yarn of a single uniform colour.
- (g) ‘Woven fabric of yarns of different colours’:
Woven fabric (other than printed woven fabric) which:
- (1) consists of yarns of different colours or yarns of different shades of the same colour (other than the natural colour of the constituent fibres);
- (2) consists of unbleached or bleached yarn and coloured yarn; or
- (3) consists of marl or mixture yarns.
(In all cases, the yarn used in selvedges and piece ends is not taken into consideration.)
- (h) ‘Printed woven fabric’:
Woven fabric which has been printed in the piece, whether or not made from yarns of different colours.
(The following are also regarded as printed woven fabrics: woven fabrics bearing designs made, for example, with a brush or spray gun, by means of transfer paper, by flocking or by the batik process.)
The process of mercerisation does not affect the classification of yarns or fabrics within the above categories.
The definitions at (d) to (h) above apply, mutatis mutandis, to knitted or crocheted fabrics.
- (ij) ‘Plain weave’:
A fabric construction in which each yarn of the weft passes alternately over and under successive yarns of the warp and each yarn of the warp passes alternately over and under successive yarns of the weft.
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- (A) Products of Chapters 56 to 63 containing two or more textile materials are to be regarded as consisting wholly of that textile material which would be selected under note 2 to this section for the classification of a product of Chapters 50 to 55 or of heading 5809 consisting of the same textile materials. (B) For the application of this rule: (a) where appropriate, only the part which determines the classification under interpretative rule 3 shall be taken into account; (b) in the case of textile products consisting of a ground fabric and a pile or looped surface, no account shall be taken of the ground fabric; (c) in the case of embroidery of heading 5810 and goods thereof, only the ground fabric shall be taken into account. However, embroidery without visible ground, and goods thereof, shall be classified with reference to the embroidering threads alone.
CHAPTER 50
SILK
| CN code | Description | Conventional rate of duty (%) | Supplementary unit |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 5001 00 00 | Silkworm cocoons suitable for reeling | Free | — |
| 5002 00 00 | Raw silk (not thrown) | Free | — |
| 5003 00 00 | Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock) | Free | — |
| 5004 00 | Silk yarn (other than yarn spun from silk waste) not put up for retail sale | ||
| 5004 00 10 | – Unbleached, scoured or bleached | 4 | — |
| 5004 00 90 | – Other | 4 | — |
| 5005 00 | Yarn spun from silk waste, not put up for retail sale | ||
| 5005 00 10 | – Unbleached, scoured or bleached | 2,9 | — |
| 5005 00 90 | – Other | 2,9 | — |
| 5006 00 | Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste, put up for retail sale; silkworm gut | ||
| 5006 00 10 | – Silk yarn | 5 | — |
| 5006 00 90 | – Yarn spun from noil or other silk waste; silkworm gut | 2,9 | — |
| 5007 | Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste | ||
| 5007 10 00 | – Fabrics of noil silk | 3 | m2 |
| 5007 20 | – Other fabrics, containing 85 % or more by weight of silk or of silk waste other than noil silk | ||
| – – Crêpes | |||
| 5007 20 11 | – – – Unbleached, scoured or bleached | 6,9 | m2 |
| 5007 20 19 | – – – Other | 6,9 | m2 |
| – – Pongee, habutai, honan, shantung, corah and similar far eastern fabrics, wholly of silk (not mixed with noil or other silk waste or with other textile materials) | |||
| 5007 20 21 | – – – Plain-woven, unbleached or not further processed than scoured | 5,3 | m2 |
| – – – Other | |||
| 5007 20 31 | – – – – Plain-woven | 7,5 | m2 |
| 5007 20 39 | – – – – Other | 7,5 | m2 |
| – – Other | |||
| 5007 20 41 | – – – Diaphanous fabrics (open weave) | 7,2 | m2 |
| – – – Other | |||
| 5007 20 51 | – – – – Unbleached, scoured or bleached | 7,2 | m2 |
| 5007 20 59 | – – – – Dyed | 7,2 | m2 |
| – – – – Of yarns of different colours | |||
| 5007 20 61 | – – – – – Of a width exceeding 57 cm but not exceeding 75 cm | 7,2 | m2 |
| 5007 20 69 | – – – – – Other | 7,2 | m2 |
| 5007 20 71 | – – – – Printed | 7,2 | m2 |
| 5007 90 | – Other fabrics | ||
| 5007 90 10 | – – Unbleached, scoured or bleached | 6,9 | m2 |
| 5007 90 30 | – – Dyed | 6,9 | m2 |
| 5007 90 50 | – – Of yarns of different colours | 6,9 | m2 |
| 5007 90 90 | – – Printed | 6,9 | m2 |
CHAPTER 51
WOOL, FINE OR COARSE ANIMAL HAIR; HORSEHAIR YARN AND WOVEN FABRIC
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- Throughout the nomenclature:
- (a) ‘wool’ means the natural fibre grown by sheep or lambs;
- (b) ‘fine animal hair’ means the hair of alpaca, llama, vicuna, camel (including dromedary), yak, angora, Tibetan, Kashmir or similar goats (but not common goats), rabbit (including angora rabbit), hare, beaver, nutria or muskrat;
- (c) ‘coarse animal hair’ means the hair of animals not mentioned above, excluding brush-making hair and bristles (heading 0502 ) and horsehair (heading 0511 ).
| CN code | Description | Conventional rate of duty (%) | Supplementary unit |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 5101 | Wool, not carded or combed | ||
| – Greasy, including fleece-washed wool | |||
| 5101 11 00 | – – Shorn wool | Free | — |
| 5101 19 00 | – – Other | Free | — |
| – Degreased, not carbonised | |||
| 5101 21 00 | – – Shorn wool | Free | — |
| 5101 29 00 | – – Other | Free | — |
| 5101 30 00 | – Carbonised | Free | — |
| 5102 | Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed | ||
| – Fine animal hair | |||
| 5102 11 00 | – – Of Kashmir (cashmere) goats | Free | — |
| 5102 19 | – – Other | ||
| 5102 19 10 | – – – Of angora rabbit | Free | — |
| 5102 19 30 | – – – Of alpaca, llama or vicuna | Free | — |
| 5102 19 40 | – – – Of camel (including dromedary) or yak, or of angora, Tibetan or similar goats | Free | — |
| 5102 19 90 | – – – Of rabbit (other than angora rabbit), hare, beaver, nutria or muskrat | Free | — |
| 5102 20 00 | – Coarse animal hair | Free | — |
| 5103 | Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock | ||
| 5103 10 | – Noils of wool or of fine animal hair | ||
| 5103 10 10 | – – Not carbonised | Free | — |
| 5103 10 90 | – – Carbonised | Free | — |
| 5103 20 00 | – Other waste of wool or of fine animal hair | Free | — |
| 5103 30 00 | – Waste of coarse animal hair | Free | — |
| 5104 00 00 | Garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair | Free | — |
| 5105 | Wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments) | ||
| 5105 10 00 | – Carded wool | 2 | — |
| – Wool tops and other combed wool | |||
| 5105 21 00 | – – Combed wool in fragments | 2 | — |
| 5105 29 00 | – – Other | 2 | — |
| – Fine animal hair, carded or combed | |||
| 5105 31 00 | – – Of Kashmir (cashmere) goats | 2 | — |
| 5105 39 00 | – – Other | 2 | — |
| 5105 40 00 | – Coarse animal hair, carded or combed | 2 | — |
| 5106 | Yarn of carded wool, not put up for retail sale | ||
| 5106 10 | – Containing 85 % or more by weight of wool | ||
| 5106 10 10 | – – Unbleached | 3,8 | — |
| 5106 10 90 | – – Other | 3,8 | — |
| 5106 20 | – Containing less than 85 % by weight of wool | ||
| 5106 20 10 | – – Containing 85 % or more by weight of wool and fine animal hair | 4 82 | — |
| – – Other | |||
| 5106 20 91 | – – – Unbleached | 4 | — |
| 5106 20 99 | – – – Other | 4 | — |
| 5107 | Yarn of combed wool, not put up for retail sale | ||
| 5107 10 | – Containing 85 % or more by weight of wool | ||
| 5107 10 10 | – – Unbleached | 3,8 | — |
| 5107 10 90 | – – Other | 3,8 | — |
| 5107 20 | – Containing less than 85 % by weight of wool | ||
| – – Containing 85 % or more by weight of wool and fine animal hair | |||
| 5107 20 10 | – – – Unbleached | 4 | — |
| 5107 20 30 | – – – Other | 4 | — |
| – – Other | |||
| – – – Mixed solely or mainly with synthetic staple fibres | |||
| 5107 20 51 | – – – – Unbleached | 4 | — |
| 5107 20 59 | – – – – Other | 4 | — |
| – – – Otherwise mixed | |||
| 5107 20 91 | – – – – Unbleached | 4 | — |
| 5107 20 99 | – – – – Other | 4 | — |
| 5108 | Yarn of fine animal hair (carded or combed), not put up for retail sale | ||
| 5108 10 | – Carded | ||
| 5108 10 10 | – – Unbleached | 3,2 | — |
| 5108 10 90 | – – Other | 3,2 | — |
| 5108 20 | – Combed | ||
| 5108 20 10 | – – Unbleached | 3,2 | — |
| 5108 20 90 | – – Other | 3,2 | — |
| 5109 | Yarn of wool or of fine animal hair, put up for retail sale | ||
| 5109 10 | – Containing 85 % or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair | ||
| 5109 10 10 | – – In balls, hanks or skeins, of a weight exceeding 125 g but not exceeding 500 g | 3,8 | — |
| 5109 10 90 | – – Other | 5 | — |
| 5109 90 00 | – Other | 5 | — |
| 5110 00 00 | Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair (including gimped horsehair yarn), whether or not put up for retail sale | 3,5 | — |
| 5111 | Woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine animal hair | ||
| – Containing 85 % or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair | |||
| 5111 11 00 | – – Of a weight not exceeding 300 g/m2 | 8 | m2 |
| 5111 19 00 | – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| 5111 20 00 | – Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments | 8 | m2 |
| 5111 30 | – Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made staple fibres | ||
| 5111 30 10 | – – Of a weight not exceeding 300 g/m2 | 8 | m2 |
| 5111 30 80 | – – Of a weight exceeding 300 g/m2 | 8 | m2 |
| 5111 90 | – Other | ||
| 5111 90 10 | – – Containing a total of more than 10 % by weight of textile materials of Chapter 50 | 7,2 | m2 |
| – – Other | |||
| 5111 90 91 | – – – Of a weight not exceeding 300 g/m2 | 8 | m2 |
| 5111 90 98 | – – – Of a weight exceeding 300 g/m2 | 8 | m2 |
| 5112 | Woven fabrics of combed wool or of combed fine animal hair | ||
| – Containing 85 % or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair | |||
| 5112 11 00 | – – Of a weight not exceeding 200 g/m2 | 8 | m2 |
| 5112 19 00 | – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| 5112 20 00 | – Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments | 8 | m2 |
| 5112 30 | – Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made staple fibres | ||
| 5112 30 10 | – – Of a weight not exceeding 200 g/m2 | 8 | m2 |
| 5112 30 80 | – – Of a weight exceeding 200 g/m2 | 8 | m2 |
| 5112 90 | – Other | ||
| 5112 90 10 | – – Containing a total of more than 10 % by weight of textile materials of Chapter 50 | 7,2 | m2 |
| – – Other | |||
| 5112 90 91 | – – – Of a weight not exceeding 200 g/m2 | 8 | m2 |
| 5112 90 98 | – – – Of a weight exceeding 200 g/m2 | 8 | m2 |
| 5113 00 00 | Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair | 5,3 | m2 |
CHAPTER 52
COTTON
Subheading note
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- For the purposes of subheadings 5209 42 and 5211 42 , the expression ‘denim’ means fabrics of yarns of different colours, of 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including broken twill, warp faced, the warp yarns of which are of one and the same colour and the weft yarns of which are unbleached, bleached, dyed grey or coloured a lighter shade of the colour of the warp yarns.
| CN code | Description | Conventional rate of duty (%) | Supplementary unit |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 5201 00 | Cotton, not carded or combed | ||
| 5201 00 10 | – Rendered absorbent or bleached | Free | — |
| 5201 00 90 | – Other | Free | — |
| 5202 | Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) | ||
| 5202 10 00 | – Yarn waste (including thread waste) | Free | — |
| – Other | |||
| 5202 91 00 | – – Garnetted stock | Free | — |
| 5202 99 00 | – – Other | Free | — |
| 5203 00 00 | Cotton, carded or combed | Free | — |
| 5204 | Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale | ||
| – Not put up for retail sale | |||
| 5204 11 00 | – – Containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton | 4 | — |
| 5204 19 00 | – – Other | 4 | — |
| 5204 20 00 | – Put up for retail sale | 5 | — |
| 5205 | Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale | ||
| – Single yarn, of uncombed fibres | |||
| 5205 11 00 | – – Measuring 714,29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number) | 4 | — |
| 5205 12 00 | – – Measuring less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number) | 4 | — |
| 5205 13 00 | – – Measuring less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number) | 4 | — |
| 5205 14 00 | – – Measuring less than 192,31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number) | 4 | — |
| 5205 15 | – – Measuring less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number) | ||
| 5205 15 10 | – – – Measuring less than 125 decitex but not less than 83,33 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number but not exceeding 120 metric number) | 4,4 | — |
| 5205 15 90 | – – – Measuring less than 83,33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number) | 4 | — |
| – Single yarn, of combed fibres | |||
| 5205 21 00 | – – Measuring 714,29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number) | 4 | — |
| 5205 22 00 | – – Measuring less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number) | 4 | — |
| 5205 23 00 | – – Measuring less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number) | 4 | — |
| 5205 24 00 | – – Measuring less than 192,31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number) | 4 | — |
| 5205 26 00 | – – Measuring less than 125 decitex but not less than 106,38 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number but not exceeding 94 metric number) | 4 | — |
| 5205 27 00 | – – Measuring less than 106,38 decitex but not less than 83,33 decitex (exceeding 94 metric number but not exceeding 120 metric number) | 4 | — |
| 5205 28 00 | – – Measuring less than 83,33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number) | 4 | — |
| – Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres | |||
| 5205 31 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn 714,29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5205 32 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5205 33 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5205 34 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn less than 192,31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5205 35 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| – Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres | |||
| 5205 41 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn 714,29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5205 42 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5205 43 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5205 44 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn less than 192,31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5205 46 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn less than 125 decitex but not less than 106,38 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number but not exceeding 94 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5205 47 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn less than 106,38 decitex but not less than 83,33 decitex (exceeding 94 metric number but not exceeding 120 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5205 48 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn less than 83,33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5206 | Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale | ||
| – Single yarn, of uncombed fibres | |||
| 5206 11 00 | – – Measuring 714,29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number) | 4 | — |
| 5206 12 00 | – – Measuring less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number) | 4 | — |
| 5206 13 00 | – – Measuring less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number) | 4 | — |
| 5206 14 00 | – – Measuring less than 192,31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number) | 4 | — |
| 5206 15 00 | – – Measuring less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number) | 4 | — |
| – Single yarn, of combed fibres | |||
| 5206 21 00 | – – Measuring 714,29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number) | 4 | — |
| 5206 22 00 | – – Measuring less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number) | 4 | — |
| 5206 23 00 | – – Measuring less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number) | 4 | — |
| 5206 24 00 | – – Measuring less than 192,31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number) | 4 | — |
| 5206 25 00 | – – Measuring less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number) | 4 | — |
| – Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres | |||
| 5206 31 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn 714,29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5206 32 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5206 33 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5206 34 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn less than 192,31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5206 35 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| – Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of combed fibres | |||
| 5206 41 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn 714,29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5206 42 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5206 43 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn less than 232,56 decitex but not less than 192,31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but not exceeding 52 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5206 44 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn less than 192,31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5206 45 00 | – – Measuring per single yarn less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn) | 4 | — |
| 5207 | Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread) put up for retail sale | ||
| 5207 10 00 | – Containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton | 5 | — |
| 5207 90 00 | – Other | 5 | — |
| 5208 | Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2 | ||
| – Unbleached | |||
| 5208 11 | – – Plain weave, weighing not more than 100 g/m2 | ||
| 5208 11 10 | – – – Fabrics for the manufacture of bandages, dressings and medical gauzes | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 11 90 | – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 12 | – – Plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m2 | ||
| – – – Plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m2 but not more than 130 g/m2 and of a width | |||
| 5208 12 16 | – – – – Not exceeding 165 cm | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 12 19 | – – – – Exceeding 165 cm | 8 | m2 |
| – – – Plain weave, weighing more than 130 g/m2 and of a width | |||
| 5208 12 96 | – – – – Not exceeding 165 cm | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 12 99 | – – – – Exceeding 165 cm | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 13 00 | – – 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 19 00 | – – Other fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| – Bleached | |||
| 5208 21 | – – Plain weave, weighing not more than 100 g/m2 | ||
| 5208 21 10 | – – – Fabrics for the manufacture of bandages, dressings and medical gauzes | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 21 90 | – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 22 | – – Plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m2 | ||
| – – – Plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m2 but not more than 130 g/m2 and of a width | |||
| 5208 22 16 | – – – – Not exceeding 165 cm | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 22 19 | – – – – Exceeding 165 cm | 8 | m2 |
| – – – Plain weave, weighing more than 130 g/m2 and of a width | |||
| 5208 22 96 | – – – – Not exceeding 165 cm | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 22 99 | – – – – Exceeding 165 cm | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 23 00 | – – 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 29 00 | – – Other fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| – Dyed | |||
| 5208 31 00 | – – Plain weave, weighing not more than 100 g/m2 | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 32 | – – Plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m2 | ||
| – – – Plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m2 but not more than 130 g/m2 and of a width | |||
| 5208 32 16 | – – – – Not exceeding 165 cm | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 32 19 | – – – – Exceeding 165 cm | 8 | m2 |
| – – – Plain weave, weighing more than 130 g/m2 and of a width | |||
| 5208 32 96 | – – – – Not exceeding 165 cm | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 32 99 | – – – – Exceeding 165 cm | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 33 00 | – – 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 39 00 | – – Other fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| – Of yarns of different colours | |||
| 5208 41 00 | – – Plain weave, weighing not more than 100 g/m2 | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 42 00 | – – Plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m2 | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 43 00 | – – 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 49 00 | – – Other fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| – Printed | |||
| 5208 51 00 | – – Plain weave, weighing not more than 100 g/m2 | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 52 00 | – – Plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m2 | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 59 | – – Other fabrics | ||
| 5208 59 10 | – – – 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8 | m2 |
| 5208 59 90 | – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| 5209 | Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m2 | ||
| – Unbleached | |||
| 5209 11 00 | – – Plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5209 12 00 | – – 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8 | m2 |
| 5209 19 00 | – – Other fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| – Bleached | |||
| 5209 21 00 | – – Plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5209 22 00 | – – 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8 | m2 |
| 5209 29 00 | – – Other fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| – Dyed | |||
| 5209 31 00 | – – Plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5209 32 00 | – – 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8 | m2 |
| 5209 39 00 | – – Other fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| – Of yarns of different colours | |||
| 5209 41 00 | – – Plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5209 42 00 | – – Denim | 8 | m2 |
| 5209 43 00 | – – Other fabrics of 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8 | m2 |
| 5209 49 00 | – – Other fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| – Printed | |||
| 5209 51 00 | – – Plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5209 52 00 | – – 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8 | m2 |
| 5209 59 00 | – – Other fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| 5210 | Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing not more than 200 g/m2 | ||
| – Unbleached | |||
| 5210 11 00 | – – Plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5210 19 00 | – – Other fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| – Bleached | |||
| 5210 21 00 | – – Plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5210 29 00 | – – Other fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| – Dyed | |||
| 5210 31 00 | – – Plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5210 32 00 | – – 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8 | m2 |
| 5210 39 00 | – – Other fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| – Of yarns of different colours | |||
| 5210 41 00 | – – Plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5210 49 00 | – – Other fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| – Printed | |||
| 5210 51 00 | – – Plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5210 59 00 | – – Other fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| 5211 | Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200 g/m2 | ||
| – Unbleached | |||
| 5211 11 00 | – – Plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5211 12 00 | – – 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8 | m2 |
| 5211 19 00 | – – Other fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| 5211 20 00 | – Bleached | 8 | m2 |
| – Dyed | |||
| 5211 31 00 | – – Plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5211 32 00 | – – 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8 | m2 |
| 5211 39 00 | – – Other fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| – Of yarns of different colours | |||
| 5211 41 00 | – – Plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5211 42 00 | – – Denim | 8 | m2 |
| 5211 43 00 | – – Other fabrics of 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8 | m2 |
| 5211 49 | – – Other fabrics | ||
| 5211 49 10 | – – – Jacquard fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| 5211 49 90 | – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| – Printed | |||
| 5211 51 00 | – – Plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5211 52 00 | – – 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8 | m2 |
| 5211 59 00 | – – Other fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| 5212 | Other woven fabrics of cotton | ||
| – Weighing not more than 200 g/m2 | |||
| 5212 11 | – – Unbleached | ||
| 5212 11 10 | – – – Mixed mainly or solely with flax | 8 | m2 |
| 5212 11 90 | – – – Otherwise mixed | 8 | m2 |
| 5212 12 | – – Bleached | ||
| 5212 12 10 | – – – Mixed mainly or solely with flax | 8 | m2 |
| 5212 12 90 | – – – Otherwise mixed | 8 | m2 |
| 5212 13 | – – Dyed | ||
| 5212 13 10 | – – – Mixed mainly or solely with flax | 8 | m2 |
| 5212 13 90 | – – – Otherwise mixed | 8 | m2 |
| 5212 14 | – – Of yarns of different colours | ||
| 5212 14 10 | – – – Mixed mainly or solely with flax | 8 | m2 |
| 5212 14 90 | – – – Otherwise mixed | 8 | m2 |
| 5212 15 | – – Printed | ||
| 5212 15 10 | – – – Mixed mainly or solely with flax | 8 | m2 |
| 5212 15 90 | – – – Otherwise mixed | 8 | m2 |
| – Weighing more than 200 g/m2 | |||
| 5212 21 | – – Unbleached | ||
| 5212 21 10 | – – – Mixed mainly or solely with flax | 8 | m2 |
| 5212 21 90 | – – – Otherwise mixed | 8 | m2 |
| 5212 22 | – – Bleached | ||
| 5212 22 10 | – – – Mixed mainly or solely with flax | 8 | m2 |
| 5212 22 90 | – – – Otherwise mixed | 8 | m2 |
| 5212 23 | – – Dyed | ||
| 5212 23 10 | – – – Mixed mainly or solely with flax | 8 | m2 |
| 5212 23 90 | – – – Otherwise mixed | 8 | m2 |
| 5212 24 | – – Of yarns of different colours | ||
| 5212 24 10 | – – – Mixed mainly or solely with flax | 8 | m2 |
| 5212 24 90 | – – – Otherwise mixed | 8 | m2 |
| 5212 25 | – – Printed | ||
| 5212 25 10 | – – – Mixed mainly or solely with flax | 8 | m2 |
| 5212 25 90 | – – – Otherwise mixed | 8 | m2 |
CHAPTER 53
OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE FIBRES; PAPER YARN AND WOVEN FABRICS OF PAPER YARN
Additional note
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- (A) For the purposes of subheadings 5306 10 90 , 5306 20 90 and 5308 20 90 , the expression ‘put up for retail sale’ in relation to yarn (single, multiple or cabled) means, subject to the exceptions in paragraph (B) below, yarn put up: (a) in balls or on cards, reels, tubes or similar supports, of a weight (including support) not exceeding 200 grams; (b) in hanks or skeins of a weight not exceeding 125 grams; (c) in hanks or skeins comprising several smaller hanks or skeins separated by dividing threads which render them independent one of the other, each of uniform weight not exceeding 125 grams. (B) Exceptions: (a) multiple or cabled yarn, unbleached, in hanks or skeins; (b) multiple or cabled yarn, put up: (1) in cross-reeled hanks or skeins; or (2) put up on supports or in some other manner indicating its use in the textile industry (for example, on cops, twisting mill tubes, pirns, conical bobbins or spindles, or reeled in the form of cocoons for embroidery looms).
| CN code | Description | Conventional rate of duty (%) | Supplementary unit |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 5301 | Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) | ||
| 5301 10 00 | – Flax, raw or retted | Free | — |
| – Flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun | |||
| 5301 21 00 | – – Broken or scutched | Free | — |
| 5301 29 00 | – – Other | Free | — |
| 5301 30 00 | – Flax tow and waste | Free | — |
| 5302 | True hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) | ||
| 5302 10 00 | – True hemp, raw or retted | Free | — |
| 5302 90 00 | – Other | Free | — |
| 5303 | Jute and other textile bast fibres (excluding flax, true hemp and ramie), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) | ||
| 5303 10 00 | – Jute and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted | Free | — |
| 5303 90 00 | – Other | Free | — |
| 5304 | |||
| 5305 00 00 | Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, not elsewhere specified or included, raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) | Free | — |
| 5306 | Flax yarn | ||
| 5306 10 | – Single | ||
| – – Not put up for retail sale | |||
| 5306 10 10 | – – – Measuring 833,3 decitex or more (not exceeding 12 metric number) | 4 11 | — |
| 5306 10 30 | – – – Measuring less than 833,3 decitex but not less than 277,8 decitex (exceeding 12 metric number but not exceeding 36 metric number) | 4 11 | — |
| 5306 10 50 | – – – Measuring less than 277,8 decitex (exceeding 36 metric number) | 3,8 | — |
| 5306 10 90 | – – Put up for retail sale | 5 | — |
| 5306 20 | – Multiple (folded) or cabled | ||
| 5306 20 10 | – – Not put up for retail sale | 4 | — |
| 5306 20 90 | – – Put up for retail sale | 5 | — |
| 5307 | Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading 5303 | ||
| 5307 10 00 | – Single | Free | — |
| 5307 20 00 | – Multiple (folded) or cabled | Free | — |
| 5308 | Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn | ||
| 5308 10 00 | – Coir yarn | Free | — |
| 5308 20 | – True hemp yarn | ||
| 5308 20 10 | – – Not put up for retail sale | 3 | — |
| 5308 20 90 | – – Put up for retail sale | 4,9 | — |
| 5308 90 | – Other | ||
| – – Ramie yarn | |||
| 5308 90 12 | – – – Measuring 277,8 decitex or more (not exceeding 36 metric number) | 4 | — |
| 5308 90 19 | – – – Measuring less than 277,8 decitex (exceeding 36 metric number) | 3,8 | — |
| 5308 90 50 | – – Paper yarn | 4 | — |
| 5308 90 90 | – – Other | 3,8 | — |
| 5309 | Woven fabrics of flax | ||
| – Containing 85 % or more by weight of flax | |||
| 5309 11 | – – Unbleached or bleached | ||
| 5309 11 10 | – – – Unbleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5309 11 90 | – – – Bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5309 19 00 | – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| – Containing less than 85 % by weight of flax | |||
| 5309 21 00 | – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5309 29 00 | – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| 5310 | Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading 5303 | ||
| 5310 10 | – Unbleached | ||
| 5310 10 10 | – – Of a width not exceeding 150 cm | 4 | m2 |
| 5310 10 90 | – – Of a width exceeding 150 cm | 4 | m2 |
| 5310 90 00 | – Other | 4 | m2 |
| 5311 00 | Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn | ||
| 5311 00 10 | – Of ramie | 8 | m2 |
| 5311 00 90 | – Other | 5,8 | m2 |
CHAPTER 54
MAN-MADE FILAMENTS; STRIP AND THE LIKE OF MAN-MADE TEXTILE MATERIALS
Notes
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- Throughout the nomenclature, the term ‘man-made fibres’ means staple fibres and filaments of organic polymers produced by manufacturing processes, either:
- (a) by polymerisation of organic monomers to produce polymers such as polyamides, polyesters, polyolefins or polyurethanes, or by chemical modification of polymers produced by this process (for example, poly(vinyl alcohol) prepared by the hydrolysis of poly(vinyl acetate)); or
- (b) by dissolution or chemical treatment of natural organic polymers (for example, cellulose) to produce polymers such as cuprammonium rayon (cupro) or viscose rayon, or by chemical modification of natural organic polymers (for example, cellulose, casein and other proteins, or alginic acid), to produce polymers such as cellulose acetate or alginates.
The terms ‘synthetic’ and ‘artificial’, used in relation to fibres, mean: synthetic: fibres as defined at (a); artificial: fibres as defined at (b). Strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405 are not considered to be man-made fibres.
The terms ‘man-made’, ‘synthetic’ and ‘artificial’ shall have the same meanings when used in relation to ‘textile materials’.
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- Headings 5402 and 5403 do not apply to synthetic or artificial filament tow of Chapter 55.
| CN code | Description | Conventional rate of duty (%) | Supplementary unit |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 5401 | Sewing thread of man-made filaments, whether or not put up for retail sale | ||
| 5401 10 | – Of synthetic filaments | ||
| – – Not put up for retail sale | |||
| – – – Core yarn | |||
| 5401 10 12 | – – – – Polyester filament surrounded by cotton fibres | 4 | — |
| 5401 10 14 | – – – – Other | 4 | — |
| – – – Other | |||
| 5401 10 16 | – – – – Textured yarn | 4 | — |
| 5401 10 18 | – – – – Other | 4 | — |
| 5401 10 90 | – – Put up for retail sale | 5 | — |
| 5401 20 | – Of artificial filaments | ||
| 5401 20 10 | – – Not put up for retail sale | 4 | — |
| 5401 20 90 | – – Put up for retail sale | 5 | — |
| 5402 | Synthetic filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex | ||
| – High-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides | |||
| 5402 11 00 | – – Of aramids | 4 | — |
| 5402 19 00 | – – Other | 4 | — |
| 5402 20 00 | – High-tenacity yarn of polyesters | 4 | — |
| – Textured yarn | |||
| 5402 31 00 | – – Of nylon or other polyamides, measuring per single yarn not more than 50 tex | 4 | — |
| 5402 32 00 | – – Of nylon or other polyamides, measuring per single yarn more than 50 tex | 4 | — |
| 5402 33 00 | – – Of polyesters | 4 | — |
| 5402 34 00 | – – Of polypropylene | 4 | — |
| 5402 39 00 | – – Other | 4 | — |
| – Other yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not exceeding 50 turns per metre | |||
| 5402 44 00 | – – Elastomeric | 4 | — |
| 5402 45 00 | – – Other, of nylon or other polyamides | 4 | — |
| 5402 46 00 | – – Other, of polyesters, partially oriented | 4 | — |
| 5402 47 00 | – – Other, of polyesters | 4 | — |
| 5402 48 00 | – – Other, of polypropylene | 4 | — |
| 5402 49 00 | – – Other | 4 | — |
| – Other yarn, single, with a twist exceeding 50 turns per metre | |||
| 5402 51 00 | – – Of nylon or other polyamides | 4 | — |
| 5402 52 00 | – – Of polyesters | 4 | — |
| 5402 59 | – – Other | ||
| 5402 59 10 | – – – Of polypropylene | 4 | — |
| 5402 59 90 | – – – Other | 4 | — |
| – Other yarn, multiple (folded) or cabled | |||
| 5402 61 00 | – – Of nylon or other polyamides | 4 | — |
| 5402 62 00 | – – Of polyesters | 4 | — |
| 5402 69 | – – Other | ||
| 5402 69 10 | – – – Of polypropylene | 4 | — |
| 5402 69 90 | – – – Other | 4 | — |
| 5403 | Artificial filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including artificial monofilament of less than 67 decitex | ||
| 5403 10 00 | – High-tenacity yarn of viscose rayon | 4 | — |
| – Other yarn, single | |||
| 5403 31 00 | – – Of viscose rayon, untwisted or with a twist not exceeding 120 turns per metre | 4 | — |
| 5403 32 00 | – – Of viscose rayon, with a twist exceeding 120 turns per metre | 4 | — |
| 5403 33 00 | – – Of cellulose acetate | 4 | — |
| 5403 39 00 | – – Other | 4 | — |
| – Other yarn, multiple (folded) or cabled | |||
| 5403 41 00 | – – Of viscose rayon | 4 | — |
| 5403 42 00 | – – Of cellulose acetate | 4 | — |
| 5403 49 00 | – – Other | 4 | — |
| 5404 | Synthetic monofilament of 67 decitex or more and of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm; strip and the like (for example, artificial straw), of synthetic textile materials, of an apparent width not exceeding 5 mm | ||
| – Monofilament | |||
| 5404 11 00 | – – Elastomeric | 4 | — |
| 5404 12 00 | – – Other, of polypropylene | 4 | — |
| 5404 19 00 | – – Other | 4 | — |
| 5404 90 | – Other | ||
| 5404 90 10 | – – Of polypropylene | 4 | — |
| 5404 90 90 | – – Other | 4 | — |
| 5405 00 00 | Artificial monofilament of 67 decitex or more and of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm; strip and the like (for example, artificial straw), of artificial textile materials, of an apparent width not exceeding 5 mm | 3,8 | — |
| 5406 00 00 | Man-made filament yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale | 5 | — |
| 5407 | Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading 5404 | ||
| 5407 10 00 | – Woven fabrics obtained from high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides or of polyesters | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 20 | – Woven fabrics obtained from strip or the like | ||
| – – Of polyethylene or polypropylene, of a width of | |||
| 5407 20 11 | – – – Less than 3 m | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 20 19 | – – – 3 m or more | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 20 90 | – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 30 00 | – Fabrics specified in note 9 to Section XI | 8 | m2 |
| – Other woven fabrics, containing 85 % or more by weight of filaments of nylon or other polyamides | |||
| 5407 41 00 | – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 42 00 | – – Dyed | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 43 00 | – – Of yarns of different colours | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 44 00 | – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| – Other woven fabrics, containing 85 % or more by weight of textured polyester filaments | |||
| 5407 51 00 | – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 52 00 | – – Dyed | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 53 00 | – – Of yarns of different colours | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 54 00 | – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| – Other woven fabrics, containing 85 % or more by weight of polyester filaments | |||
| 5407 61 | – – Containing 85 % or more by weight of non-textured polyester filaments | ||
| 5407 61 10 | – – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 61 30 | – – – Dyed | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 61 50 | – – – Of yarns of different colours | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 61 90 | – – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 69 | – – Other | ||
| 5407 69 10 | – – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 69 90 | – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| – Other woven fabrics, containing 85 % or more by weight of synthetic filaments | |||
| 5407 71 00 | – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 72 00 | – – Dyed | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 73 00 | – – Of yarns of different colours | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 74 00 | – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| – Other woven fabrics, containing less than 85 % by weight of synthetic filaments, mixed mainly or solely with cotton | |||
| 5407 81 00 | – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 82 00 | – – Dyed | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 83 00 | – – Of yarns of different colours | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 84 00 | – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| – Other woven fabrics | |||
| 5407 91 00 | – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 92 00 | – – Dyed | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 93 00 | – – Of yarns of different colours | 8 | m2 |
| 5407 94 00 | – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| 5408 | Woven fabrics of artificial filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading 5405 | ||
| 5408 10 00 | – Woven fabrics obtained from high-tenacity yarn of viscose rayon | 8 | m2 |
| – Other woven fabrics, containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial filament or strip or the like | |||
| 5408 21 00 | – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5408 22 | – – Dyed | ||
| 5408 22 10 | – – – Of a width exceeding 135 cm but not exceeding 155 cm, plain weave, twill weave, cross twill weave or satin weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5408 22 90 | – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| 5408 23 00 | – – Of yarns of different colours | 8 | m2 |
| 5408 24 00 | – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| – Other woven fabrics | |||
| 5408 31 00 | – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5408 32 00 | – – Dyed | 8 | m2 |
| 5408 33 00 | – – Of yarns of different colours | 8 | m2 |
| 5408 34 00 | – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
CHAPTER 55
MAN-MADE STAPLE FIBRES
Note
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- Headings 5501 and 5502 apply only to man-made filament tow, consisting of parallel filaments of a uniform length equal to the length of the tow, meeting the following specifications:
- (a) length of tow exceeding 2 m;
- (b) twist less than five turns per metre;
- (c) measuring per filament less than 67 decitex;
- (d) synthetic filament tow only: the tow must be drawn, that is to say, be incapable of being stretched by more than 100 % of its length;
- (e) total measurement of tow more than 20 000 decitex.
Tow of a length not exceeding 2 m is to be classified in heading 5503 or 5504 .
| CN code | Description | Conventional rate of duty (%) | Supplementary unit |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 5501 | Synthetic filament tow | ||
| 5501 10 00 | – Of nylon or other polyamides | 4 | — |
| 5501 20 00 | – Of polyesters | 4 | — |
| 5501 30 00 | – Acrylic or modacrylic | 4 | — |
| 5501 40 00 | – Of polypropylene | 4 | — |
| 5501 90 00 | – Other | 4 | — |
| 5502 00 | Artificial filament tow | ||
| 5502 00 10 | – Of viscose rayon | 4 | — |
| 5502 00 40 | – Of acetate | 4 | — |
| 5502 00 80 | – Other | 4 | — |
| 5503 | Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning | ||
| – Of nylon or other polyamides | |||
| 5503 11 00 | – – Of aramids | 4 | — |
| 5503 19 00 | – – Other | 4 | — |
| 5503 20 00 | – Of polyesters | 4 | — |
| 5503 30 00 | – Acrylic or modacrylic | 4 | — |
| 5503 40 00 | – Of polypropylene | 4 | — |
| 5503 90 00 | – Other | 4 | — |
| 5504 | Artificial staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning | ||
| 5504 10 00 | – Of viscose rayon | 4 | — |
| 5504 90 00 | – Other | 4 | — |
| 5505 | Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibres | ||
| 5505 10 | – Of synthetic fibres | ||
| 5505 10 10 | – – Of nylon or other polyamides | 4 | — |
| 5505 10 30 | – – Of polyesters | 4 | — |
| 5505 10 50 | – – Acrylic or modacrylic | 4 | — |
| 5505 10 70 | – – Of polypropylene | 4 | — |
| 5505 10 90 | – – Other | 4 | — |
| 5505 20 00 | – Of artificial fibres | 4 | — |
| 5506 | Synthetic staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning | ||
| 5506 10 00 | – Of nylon or other polyamides | 4 | — |
| 5506 20 00 | – Of polyesters | 4 | — |
| 5506 30 00 | – Acrylic or modacrylic | 4 | — |
| 5506 90 00 | – Other | 4 | — |
| 5507 00 00 | Artificial staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning | 4 | — |
| 5508 | Sewing thread of man-made staple fibres, whether or not put up for retail sale | ||
| 5508 10 | – Of synthetic staple fibres | ||
| 5508 10 10 | – – Not put up for retail sale | 4 | — |
| 5508 10 90 | – – Put up for retail sale | 5 | — |
| 5508 20 | – Of artificial staple fibres | ||
| 5508 20 10 | – – Not put up for retail sale | 4 | — |
| 5508 20 90 | – – Put up for retail sale | 5 | — |
| 5509 | Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale | ||
| – Containing 85 % or more by weight of staple fibres of nylon or other polyamides | |||
| 5509 11 00 | – – Single yarn | 4 | — |
| 5509 12 00 | – – Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn | 4 | — |
| – Containing 85 % or more by weight of polyester staple fibres | |||
| 5509 21 00 | – – Single yarn | 4 | — |
| 5509 22 00 | – – Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn | 4 | — |
| – Containing 85 % or more by weight of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres | |||
| 5509 31 00 | – – Single yarn | 4 | — |
| 5509 32 00 | – – Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn | 4 | — |
| – Other yarn, containing 85 % or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres | |||
| 5509 41 00 | – – Single yarn | 4 | — |
| 5509 42 00 | – – Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn | 4 | — |
| – Other yarn, of polyester staple fibres | |||
| 5509 51 00 | – – Mixed mainly or solely with artificial staple fibres | 4 | — |
| 5509 52 00 | – – Mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair | 4 | — |
| 5509 53 00 | – – Mixed mainly or solely with cotton | 4 | — |
| 5509 59 00 | – – Other | 4 | — |
| – Other yarn, of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres | |||
| 5509 61 00 | – – Mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair | 4 | — |
| 5509 62 00 | – – Mixed mainly or solely with cotton | 4 | — |
| 5509 69 00 | – – Other | 4 | — |
| – Other yarn | |||
| 5509 91 00 | – – Mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair | 4 | — |
| 5509 92 00 | – – Mixed mainly or solely with cotton | 4 | — |
| 5509 99 00 | – – Other | 4 | — |
| 5510 | Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibres, not put up for retail sale | ||
| – Containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres | |||
| 5510 11 00 | – – Single yarn | 4 | — |
| 5510 12 00 | – – Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn | 4 | — |
| 5510 20 00 | – Other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair | 4 | — |
| 5510 30 00 | – Other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with cotton | 4 | — |
| 5510 90 00 | – Other yarn | 4 | — |
| 5511 | Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibres, put up for retail sale | ||
| 5511 10 00 | – Of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of such fibres | 5 | — |
| 5511 20 00 | – Of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85 % by weight of such fibres | 5 | — |
| 5511 30 00 | – Of artificial staple fibres | 5 | — |
| 5512 | Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres | ||
| – Containing 85 % or more by weight of polyester staple fibres | |||
| 5512 11 00 | – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5512 19 | – – Other | ||
| 5512 19 10 | – – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| 5512 19 90 | – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| – Containing 85 % or more by weight of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres | |||
| 5512 21 00 | – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5512 29 | – – Other | ||
| 5512 29 10 | – – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| 5512 29 90 | – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| – Other | |||
| 5512 91 00 | – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5512 99 | – – Other | ||
| 5512 99 10 | – – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| 5512 99 90 | – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| 5513 | Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85 % by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight not exceeding 170 g/m2 | ||
| – Unbleached or bleached | |||
| 5513 11 | – – Of polyester staple fibres, plain weave | ||
| 5513 11 20 | – – – Of a width of 165 cm or less | 8 | m2 |
| 5513 11 90 | – – – Of a width of more than 165 cm | 8 | m2 |
| 5513 12 00 | – – 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres | 8 | m2 |
| 5513 13 00 | – – Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres | 8 | m2 |
| 5513 19 00 | – – Other woven fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| – Dyed | |||
| 5513 21 00 | – – Of polyester staple fibres, plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5513 23 | – – Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres | ||
| 5513 23 10 | – – – 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8 | m2 |
| 5513 23 90 | – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| 5513 29 00 | – – Other woven fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| – Of yarns of different colours | |||
| 5513 31 00 | – – Of polyester staple fibres, plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5513 39 00 | – – Other woven fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| – Printed | |||
| 5513 41 00 | – – Of polyester staple fibres, plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5513 49 00 | – – Other woven fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| 5514 | Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85 % by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight exceeding 170 g/m2 | ||
| – Unbleached or bleached | |||
| 5514 11 00 | – – Of polyester staple fibres, plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5514 12 00 | – – 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres | 8 | m2 |
| 5514 19 | – – Other woven fabrics | ||
| 5514 19 10 | – – – Of polyester staple fibres | 8 | m2 |
| 5514 19 90 | – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| – Dyed | |||
| 5514 21 00 | – – Of polyester staple fibres, plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5514 22 00 | – – 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres | 8 | m2 |
| 5514 23 00 | – – Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres | 8 | m2 |
| 5514 29 00 | – – Other woven fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| 5514 30 | – Of yarns of different colours | ||
| 5514 30 10 | – – Of polyester staple fibres, plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5514 30 30 | – – 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres | 8 | m2 |
| 5514 30 50 | – – Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres | 8 | m2 |
| 5514 30 90 | – – Other woven fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| – Printed | |||
| 5514 41 00 | – – Of polyester staple fibres, plain weave | 8 | m2 |
| 5514 42 00 | – – 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres | 8 | m2 |
| 5514 43 00 | – – Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres | 8 | m2 |
| 5514 49 00 | – – Other woven fabrics | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 | Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres | ||
| – Of polyester staple fibres | |||
| 5515 11 | – – Mixed mainly or solely with viscose rayon staple fibres | ||
| 5515 11 10 | – – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 11 30 | – – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 11 90 | – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 12 | – – Mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments | ||
| 5515 12 10 | – – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 12 30 | – – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 12 90 | – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 13 | – – Mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair | ||
| – – – Mixed mainly or solely with carded wool or fine animal hair (woollen) | |||
| 5515 13 11 | – – – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 13 19 | – – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| – – – Mixed mainly or solely with combed wool or fine animal hair (worsted) | |||
| 5515 13 91 | – – – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 13 99 | – – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 19 | – – Other | ||
| 5515 19 10 | – – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 19 30 | – – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 19 90 | – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| – Of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres | |||
| 5515 21 | – – Mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments | ||
| 5515 21 10 | – – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 21 30 | – – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 21 90 | – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 22 | – – Mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair | ||
| – – – Mixed mainly or solely with carded wool or fine animal hair (woollen) | |||
| 5515 22 11 | – – – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 22 19 | – – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| – – – Mixed mainly or solely with combed wool or fine animal hair (worsted) | |||
| 5515 22 91 | – – – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 22 99 | – – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 29 00 | – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| – Other woven fabrics | |||
| 5515 91 | – – Mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments | ||
| 5515 91 10 | – – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 91 30 | – – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 91 90 | – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 99 | – – Other | ||
| 5515 99 20 | – – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 99 40 | – – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| 5515 99 80 | – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| 5516 | Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres | ||
| – Containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple fibres | |||
| 5516 11 00 | – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5516 12 00 | – – Dyed | 8 | m2 |
| 5516 13 00 | – – Of yarns of different colours | 8 | m2 |
| 5516 14 00 | – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| – Containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments | |||
| 5516 21 00 | – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5516 22 00 | – – Dyed | 8 | m2 |
| 5516 23 | – – Of yarns of different colours | ||
| 5516 23 10 | – – – Jacquard fabrics of a width of 140 cm or more (mattress tickings) | 8 | m2 |
| 5516 23 90 | – – – Other | 8 | m2 |
| 5516 24 00 | – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| – Containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair | |||
| 5516 31 00 | – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5516 32 00 | – – Dyed | 8 | m2 |
| 5516 33 00 | – – Of yarns of different colours | 8 | m2 |
| 5516 34 00 | – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| – Containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton | |||
| 5516 41 00 | – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5516 42 00 | – – Dyed | 8 | m2 |
| 5516 43 00 | – – Of yarns of different colours | 8 | m2 |
| 5516 44 00 | – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
| – Other | |||
| 5516 91 00 | – – Unbleached or bleached | 8 | m2 |
| 5516 92 00 | – – Dyed | 8 | m2 |
| 5516 93 00 | – – Of yarns of different colours | 8 | m2 |
| 5516 94 00 | – – Printed | 8 | m2 |
CHAPTER 56
WADDING, FELT AND NONWOVENS; SPECIAL YARNS; TWINE, CORDAGE, ROPES AND CABLES AND ARTICLES THEREOF
Notes
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- This chapter does not cover:
- (a) wadding, felt or nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with substances or preparations (for example, perfumes or cosmetics of Chapter 33, soaps or detergents of heading 3401 , polishes, creams or similar preparations of heading 3405 , fabric softeners of heading 3809 ), where the textile material is present merely as a carrying medium;
- (b) textile products of heading 5811 ;
- (c) natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading 6805 );
- (d) agglomerated or reconstituted mica, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading 6814 );
- (e) metal foil on a backing of felt or nonwovens (generally, Section XIV or XV); or
- (f) sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies, and similar articles, of heading 9619 .
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