Archived – Standard Classification of Goods (SCG) - Notes 1996-2001

Section XI:  Textiles and textile articles

Notes.

  1. This Section does not cover:

    a) Animal brush making bristles or hair (heading No. 05.02); horsehair or horsehair waste (heading No. 05.03);

    b) Human hair or articles of human hair (heading No. 05.01, 67.03 or 67.04), except straining cloth of a kind commonly used in oil presses or the like (heading No. 59.11);

    c) Cotton linters or other vegetable materials of Chapter 14;

    d) Asbestos of heading No. 25.24 or articles of asbestos or other products of heading No. 68.12 or 68.13;

    e) Articles of heading No. 30.05 or 30.06 (for example, wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes, sterile surgical suture materials); yarn used to clean between the teeth (dental floss), in individual retail packages, of heading No. 33.06;

    f) Sensitised textiles of headings Nos. 37.01 to 37.04;

    g) Monofilament of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm or strip or the like (for example, artificial straw) of an apparent width exceeding 5 mm, of plastics (Chapter 39), or plaits or fabrics or other basketware or wickerwork of such monofilament or strip (Chapter 46);

    h) Woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics, felt or nonwovens, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, or articles thereof, of Chapter 39;

    ij) Woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics, felt or nonwovens, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, or articles thereof, of Chapter 40;

    k) Hides or skins with their hair or wool on (Chapter 41 or 43) or articles of furskin, artificial fur or articles thereof, of heading No. 43.03 or 43.04;

    l) Articles of textile materials of heading No. 42.01 or 42.02;

    m) Products or articles of Chapter 48 (for example, cellulose wadding);

    n) Footwear or parts of footwear, gaiters or leggings or similar articles of Chapter 64;

    o) Hair-nets or other headgear or parts thereof of Chapter 65;

    p) Goods of Chapter 67;

    q) Abrasive-coated textile material (heading No. 68.05) and also carbon fibres or articles of carbon fibres of heading No. 68.15;

    r) Glass fibres or articles of glass fibres, other than embroidery with glass thread on a visible ground of fabric (Chapter 70);

    s) Articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, bedding, lamps and lighting fittings);

    t) Articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports requisites and nets);

    u) Articles of Chapter 96 (for example, brushes, travel sets for sewing, slide fasteners and typewriter ribbons); or

    v) Articles of Chapter 97.

    1. Goods classifiable in Chapters 50 to 55 or in heading No. 58.09 or 59.02 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.
    2. For the purposes of the above rule:
      1. Gimped horsehair yarn (heading No. 51.10) and metallised yarn (heading No. 56.05) 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;
      2. The choice of 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;
      3. When both Chapters 54 and 55 are involved with any other Chapter, Chapters 54 and 55 are to be treated as a single Chapter;
      4. Where a Chapter or a heading refers to goods of different textile materials, such materials are to be treated as a single textile material.
    3. The provisions of paragraphs (A) and (B) above apply also to the yarns referred to in Notes 3, 4, 5 or 6 below.
    1. 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":
      1. Of silk or waste silk, measuring more than 20,000 decitex;
      2. Of man-made fibres (including yarn of two or more monofilaments of Chapter 54), measuring more than 10,000 decitex;
      3. 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;
      4. Of coir, consisting of three or more plies;
      5. Of other vegetable fibres, measuring more than 20,000 decitex; or
      6. Reinforced with metal thread.
    2. Exceptions:
      1. Yarn of wool or other animal hair and paper yarn, other than yarn reinforced with metal thread;
      2. Man-made filament tow of Chapter 55 and multifilament yarn without twist or with a twist of less than 5 turns per metre of Chapter 54;
      3. Silk worm gut of heading No. 50.06, and monofilaments of Chapter 54;
      4. Metallised yarn of heading No. 56.05; yarn reinforced with metal thread is subject to paragraph (A)(f) above; and
      5. Chenille yarn, gimped yarn and loop wale-yarn of heading No. 56.06.
    1. 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:
      1. 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
      2. 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;
      3. 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.
    2. Exceptions:
      1. Single yarn of any textile material, except:
        1. Single yarn of wool or fine animal hair, unbleached; and
        2. Single yarn of wool of fine animal hair, bleached, dyed or printed, measuring more than 5,000 decitex;
      2. 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;
      3. Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn of silk or waste silk, bleached, dyed or printed, measuring 133 decitex or less; and
      4. 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).
  5. For the purposes of headings Nos. 52.04, 54.01 and 55.08 the expression "sewing thread" means multiple (folded) or cabled yarn:
    1. Put up on supports (for example, reels, tubes) of a weight (including support) not exceeding 1,000 g;
    2. Dressed for use as sewing thread; and
    3. With a final "Z" twist.
  6. 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:
     
    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.
  7. For the purposes of this Section, the expression "made up" means:
    1. Cut otherwise than into squares or rectangles;
    2. 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, table cloths, scarf squares, blankets);
    3. 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;
    4. Cut to size and having undergone a process of drawn thread work;
    5. 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);
    6. Knitted or crocheted to shape, whether presented as separate items or in the form of a number of items in the lenght.
  8. For the purposes of Chapters 50 to 60:
    1. 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
    2. Chapters 50 to 55 and 60 do not apply to goods of Chapters 56 to 59.
  9. 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.
  10. Elastic products consisting of textile materials combined with rubber threads are classified in this Section.
  11. For the purposes of this Section, the expression "impregnated" includes "dipped".
  12. For the purposes of this Section, the expression "polyamides" includes "aramids".
  13. 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 Nos. 61.01 to 61.14 and headings Nos. 62.01 to 62.11.

Subheading Notes.

  1. In this Section and, where applicable, throughout the Classification, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:

    a) Elastomeric yarn

    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.

    b) 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).

    c) 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.

    d) 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.

    e) 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.

    f) 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.

    g) 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.

    h) Woven fabrics 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.)

    ij) 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.

    k) 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.

    1. 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 consisting of the same textile materials.
    2. For the application of this rule:
      1. where appropriate, only the part which determines the classification under Interpretative Rule 3 shall be taken into account;
      2. 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;
      3. in the case of embroidery of heading No. 58.10 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

Chapter 51:  Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric

Note.

  1. Throughout the Classification:
    1. "Wool" means the natural fibre grown by sheep or lambs;
    2. "Fine animal hair" means the hair of alpaca, llama, vicuna, camel, yak, Angora, Tibetan, Kashmir or similar goats (but not common goats), rabbit (including Angora rabbit), hare, beaver, nutria or musk-rat;
    3. "Coarse animal hair" means the hair of animals not mentioned above, excluding brush-making hair and bristles (heading No. 05.02) and horsehair (heading No. 05.03).

Chapter 52:  Cotton

Subheading Note.

  1. For the purposes of subheadings Nos. 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.

Chapter 53:  Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn

Chapter 54:  Man-made filaments

Notes.

  1. Throughout the Classification, the term "man-made fibres" means staple fibres and filaments of organic polymers produced by manufacturing processes, either:
    1. By polymerisation of organic monomers, such as polyamides, polyesters, polyurethanes or polyvinyl derivatives; or
    2. By chemical transformation of natural organic polymers (for example, cellulose, casein, proteins or algae), such as viscose rayon, cellulose acetate, cupro 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).

      The terms "man-made", "synthetic" and "artificial" shall have the same meanings when used in relation to "textile materials".
  2. Headings Nos. 54.02 and 54.03 do not apply to synthetic or artificial filament tow of Chapter 55.

Chapter 55:  Man-made staple fibres

Note.

  1. Headings Nos. 55.01 and 55.02 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:
    1. Length of tow exceeding 2 m;
    2. Twist less than 5 turns per metre;
    3. Measuring per filament less than 67 decitex;
    4. 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;
    5. Total measurement of tow more than 20,000 decitex.

      Tow of a length not exceeding 2 m is to be classified in heading No. 55.03 or 55.04.

Chapter 56:  Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof

Notes.

  1. This Chapter does not cover:
    1. 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 No. 34.01, polishes, creams or similar preparations of heading No. 34.05, fabric softeners of heading No. 38.09) where the textile material is present merely as a carrying medium;
    2. Textile products of heading No. 58.11;
    3. Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading No. 68.05);
    4. Agglomerated or reconstituted mica, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading No. 68.14); or
    5. Metal foil on a backing of felt or nonwovens (Section XV).
  2. The term "felt" includes needleloom felt and fabrics consisting of a web of textile fibres the cohesion of which has been enhanced by a stitch-bonding process using fibres from the web itself.
  3. Headings Nos. 56.02 and 56.03 cover respectively felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber whatever the nature of these materials (compact or cellular).

    Heading No. 56.03 also includes nonwovens in which plastics or rubber forms the bonding substance.

    Headings Nos. 56.02 and 56.03 do not, however, cover:
    1. Felt impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, containing 50% or less by weight of textile material or felt completely embedded in plastics or rubber (Chapter 39 or 40);
    2. Nonwovens, either completely embedded in plastics or rubber, or entirely coated or covered on both sides with such materials, provided that such coating or covering can be seen with the naked eye with no account being taken of any resulting change of colour (Chapter 39 or 40); or
    3. Plates, sheets or strip of cellular plastics or cellular rubber combined with felt or nonwovens, where the textile material is present merely for reinforcing purposes (Chapter 39 or 40).
  4. Heading No. 56.04 does not cover textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading No. 54.04 or 54.05, in which the impregnation, coating or covering cannot be seen with the naked eye (usually Chapters 50 to 55); for the purpose of this provision, no account should be taken of any resulting change of colour.

Chapter 57:  Carpets and other textile floor coverings

Notes.

  1. For the purposes of this Chapter, the term "carpets and other textile floor coverings" means floor coverings in which textile materials serve as the exposed surface of the article when in use and includes articles having the characteristics of textile floor coverings but intended for use for other purposes.
  2. This Chapter does not cover floor covering underlays.

Chapter 58:  Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery

Notes.

  1. This Chapter does not apply to textile fabrics referred to in Note 1 to Chapter 59, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, or to other goods of Chapter 59.
  2. Heading No. 58.01 also includes woven weft pile fabrics which have not yet had the floats cut, at which stage they have no pile standing up.
  3. For the purposes of heading No. 58.03, "gauze" means a fabric with a warp composed wholly or in part of standing or ground threads and crossing or doup threads which cross the standing or ground threads making a half turn, a complete turn or more to form loops through which weft threads pass.
  4. Heading No. 58.04 does not apply to knotted net fabrics of twine, cordage or rope, of heading No. 56.08.
  5. For the purposes of heading No. 58.06, the expression "narrow woven fabrics" means:
    1. Woven fabrics of a width not exceeding 30 cm, whether woven as such or cut from wider pieces, provided with selvedges (woven, gummed or otherwise made) on both edges;
    2. Tubular woven fabrics of a flattened width not exceeding 30 cm; and
    3. Bias binding with folded edges, of a width when unfolded not exceeding 30 cm.

      Narrow woven fabrics with woven fringes are to be classified in heading No. 58.08.
  6. In heading No. 58.10, the expression "embroidery" means, inter alia, embroidery with metal or glass thread on a visible ground of textile fabric, and sewn appliqué work of sequins, beads or ornamental motifs of textile or other materials. The heading does not apply to needlework tapestry (heading No. 58.05).
  7. In addition to the products of heading No. 58.09, this Chapter also includes articles made of metal thread and of a kind used in apparel, as furnishing fabrics or for similar purposes.

Chapter 59:  Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use

Notes.

  1. Except where the context otherwise requires, for the purposes of this Chapter the expression "textile fabrics" applies only to the woven fabrics of Chapter 50 to 55 and headings Nos. 58.03 and 58.06, the braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece of heading No. 58.08 and the knitted or crocheted fabrics of heading No. 60.02.
  2. Heading No. 59.03 applies to:
    1. Textile fabrics, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, whatever the weight per square metre and whatever the nature of the plastic material (compact or cellular), other than:
      1. Fabrics in which the impregnation, coating or covering cannot be seen with the naked eye (usually Chapters 50 to 55, 58 or 60); for the purpose of this provision, no account should be taken of any resulting change of colour;
      2. Products which cannot, without fracturing, be bent manually around a cylinder of a diameter of 7 mm, at a temperature between 15 °C and 30 °C (usually Chapter 39);
      3. Products in which the textile fabric is either completely embedded in plastics or entirely coated or covered on both sides with such material, provided that such coating or covering can be seen with the naked eye with no account being taken of any resulting change of colour (Chapter 39);
      4. Fabrics partially coated or partially covered with plastics and bearing designs resulting from these treatments (usually Chapters 50 to 55, 58 or 60);
      5. Plates, sheets or strip of cellular plastics, combined with textile fabric, where the textile fabric is present merely for reinforcing purposes (Chapter 39); or
      6. Textile products of heading No. 58.11;
    2. Fabrics made from yarn, strip or the like, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with plastics, of heading No. 56.04.
  3. For the purposes of heading No. 59.05, the expression "textile wall coverings" applies to products in rolls, of a width of not less than 45 cm, suitable for wall or ceiling decoration, consisting of a textile surface which has been fixed on a backing or has been treated on the back (impregnated or coated to permit pasting).

    This heading does not, however, apply to wall coverings consisting of textile flock or dust fixed directly on a backing of paper (heading No. 48.14) or on a textile backing (generally heading No. 59.07).
  4. For the purposes of heading No. 59.06, the expression "rubberised textile fabrics" means:
    1. Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber,
      1. Weighing not more than 1,500 g/m²; or
      2. Weighing more than 1,500 g/m² and containing more than 50% by weight of textile material;
    2. Fabrics made from yarn, strip or the like, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber, of heading No. 56.04;
    3. Fabrics composed of parallel textile yarns agglomerated with rubber, irrespective of their weight per square metre.

      This heading does not, however, apply to plates, sheets or strip of cellular rubber, combined with textile fabric, where the textile fabric is present merely for reinforcing purposes (Chapter 40), or textile products of heading No. 58.11.
  5. Heading No. 59.07 does not apply to:
    1. Fabrics in which the impregnation, coating or covering cannot be seen with the naked eye (usually Chapters 50 to 55, 58 or 60); for the purpose of this provision, no account should be taken of any resulting change of colour;
    2. Fabrics painted with designs (other than painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths or the like);
    3. Fabrics partially covered with flock, dust, powdered cork or the like and bearing designs resulting from these treatments; however, imitation pile fabrics remain classified in this heading;
    4. Fabrics finished with normal dressings having a basis of amylaceous or similar substances;
    5. Wood veneered on a backing of textile fabrics (heading No. 44.08);
    6. Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a backing of textile fabrics (heading No. 68.05);
    7. Agglomerated or reconstituted mica, on a backing of textile fabrics (heading No. 68.14); or
    8. Metal foil on a backing of textile fabrics (Section XV).
  6. Heading No. 59.10 does not apply to:
    1. Transmission or conveyor belting, of textile material, of a thickness of less than 3 mm; or
    2. Transmission or conveyor belts or belting of textile fabric impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber or made from textile yarn or cord impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber (heading No. 40.10).
  7. Heading No. 59.11 applies to the following goods, which do not fall in any other heading of Section XI:
    1. Textile products in the piece, cut to length or simply cut to rectangular (including square) shape (other than those having the character of the products of headings Nos. 59.08 to 59.10), the following only:
      1. Textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, leather or other material, of a kind used for card clothing, and similar fabrics of a kind used for other technical purposes, including narrow fabrics made of velvet impregnated with rubber, for covering weaving spindles (weaving beams);
      2. Bolting cloth;
      3. Straining cloth of a kind used in oil presses or the like, of textile material or of human hair;
      4. Flat woven textile fabrics with multiple warp or weft, whether or not felted, impregnated or coated, of a kind used in machinery or for other technical purposes;
      5. Textile fabric reinforced with metal, of a kind used for technical purposes;
      6. Cords, braids and the like, whether or not coated, impregnated or reinforced with metal, of a kind used in industry as packing or lubricating materials;
    2. Textile articles (other than those of headings Nos. 59.08 to 59.10) of a kind used for technical purposes (for example, textile fabrics and felts, endless or fitted with linking devices, of a kind used in paper-making or similar machines (for example, for pulp or asbestos-cement), gaskets, washers, polishing discs and other machinery parts).

Chapter 60:  Knitted or crocheted fabrics

Notes.

  1. This Chapter does not cover:
    1. Crochet lace of heading No. 58.04;
    2. Labels, badges or similar articles, knitted or crocheted, of heading No. 58.07; or
    3. Knitted or crocheted fabrics, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, of Chapter 59. However, knitted or crocheted pile fabrics, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, remain classified in heading No. 60.01.
  2. This Chapter also includes fabrics made of metal thread and of a kind used in apparel, as furnishing fabrics or for similar purposes.
  3. Throughout the Classification any reference to "knitted" goods includes a reference to stitch-bonded goods in which the chain stitches are formed of textile yarn.

Chapter 61:  Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted

Notes.

  1. This Chapter applies only to made up knitted or crocheted articles.
  2. This Chapter does not cover:
    1. Goods of heading No. 62.12;
    2. Worn clothing or other worn articles of heading No. 63.09; or
    3. Orthopaedic appliances, surgical belts, trusses or the like (heading No. 90.21).
  3. For the purposes of headings Nos. 61.03 and 61.04:
    1. The term "suit" means a set of garments composed of two or three pieces made up, in respect of their outer surface, in the same fabric and comprising:
      • one suit coat or jacket the outer shell of which, exclusive of sleeves, consists of four or more panels, designed to cover the upper part of the body, possibly with a tailored waistcoat in addition whose front is made from the same fabric as the outer surface of the other components of the set and whose back is made from the same fabric as the lining of the suit coat or jacket; and
      • one garment designed to cover the lower part of the body and consisting of trousers, breeches or shorts (other than swimwear), a skirt or a divided skirt, having neither braces nor bibs.
      All of the components of a "suit" must be of the same fabric construction, colour and composition; they must also be of the same style and of corresponding or compatible size. However, these components may have piping (a strip of fabric sewn into the seam) in a different fabric.

      If several separate components to cover the lower part of the body are presented together (for example, two pair of trousers or trousers and shorts, or a skirt or divided skirt and trousers), the constituent lower part shall be one pair of trousers or, in the case of women's or girl's suits, the skirt or divided skirt, the other garments being considered separately.

      The term "suit" includes the following sets of garments, whether or not they fulfil all the above conditions:
      • morning dress, comprising a plain jacket (cutaway) with rounded tails hanging well down at the back and striped trousers;
      • evening dress (tailcoat), generally made of black fabric, the jacket of which is relatively short at the front, does not close and has narrow skirts cut in at the hips and hanging down behind;
      • dinner jacket suits, in which the jacket is similar in style to an ordinary jacket (though perhaps revealing more of the shirt front), but has shiny silk or imitation silk lapels.
    2. The term "ensemble" means a set of garments (other than suits and articles of heading No. 61.07, 61.08 or 61.09), composed of several pieces made up in identical fabric, put up for retail sale, and comprising:
      • one garment designed to cover the upper part of the body, with the exception of pullovers which may form a second upper garment in the sole context of twin sets, and of waistcoats which may also form a second upper garment, and
      • one or two different garments, designed to cover the lower part of the body and consisting of trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches, shorts (other than swimwear), a skirt or a divided skirt.
      All of the components of an ensemble must be of the same fabric construction, style, colour and composition; they also must be of corresponding or compatible size. The term "ensemble" does not apply to track suits or ski suits, of heading No. 61.12.
  4. Headings Nos. 61.05 and 61.06 do not cover garments with pockets below the waist, with a ribbed waistband or other means of tightening at the bottom of the garment, or garments having an average of less than 10 stitches per linear centimetre in each direction counted on an area measuring at least 10 cm x 10 cm. Heading No. 61.05 does not cover sleeveless garments.
  5. Heading No. 61.09 does not cover garments with a drawstring, ribbed waistband or other means of tightening at the bottom of the garment.
  6. For the purposes of heading No. 61.11:
    1. The expression "babies' garments and clothing accessories" means articles for young children of a body height not exceeding 86 cm; it also covers babies' napkins;
    2. Articles which are, prima facie, classifiable both in heading No. 61.11 and in other headings of this Chapter are to be classified in heading No. 61.11.
  7. For the purposes of heading No. 61.12, "ski suits" means garments or sets of garments which, by their general appearance and texture, are identifiable as intended to be worn principally for skiing (cross-country or alpine). They consist either of:
    1. a "ski overall", that is, a one-piece garment designed to cover the upper and the lower parts of the body; in addition to sleeves and a collar the ski overall may have pockets or footstraps; or
    2. a "ski ensemble", that is, a set of garments composed of two or three pieces, put up for retail sale and comprising:
      • one garment such as an anorak, wind-cheater, wind-jacket or similar article, closed by a slide fastener (zipper), possibly with a waistcoat in addition, and
      • one pair of trousers whether or not extending above waist-level, one pair of breeches or one bib and brace overall.
      The "ski ensemble" may also consist of an overall similar to the one mentioned in paragraph (a) above and a type of padded, sleeveless jacket worn over the overall.

      All the components of a "ski ensemble" must be made up in a fabric of the same texture, style and composition whether or not of the same colour; they also must be of corresponding or compatible size.
  8. Garments which are, prima facie, classifiable both in heading No. 61.13 and in other headings of this Chapter, excluding heading No. 61.11, are to be classified in heading No. 61.13.
  9. Garments of this Chapter designed for left over right closure at the front shall be regarded as men's or boys' garments, and those designed for right over left closure at the front as women's or girls' garments. These provisions do not apply where the cut of the garment clearly indicates that it is designed for one or other of the sexes.

    Garments which cannot be identified as either men's or boys' garments or as women's or girls' garments are to be classified in the headings covering women's or girls' garments.
  10. Articles of this Chapter may be made of metal thread.

Chapter 62:  Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted

Notes.

  1. This Chapter applies only to made up articles of any textile fabric other than wadding, excluding knitted or crocheted articles (other than those of heading No. 62.12.)
  2. This Chapter does not cover:
    1. Worn clothing or other worn articles of heading No. 63.09; or
    2. Orthopaedic appliances, surgical belts, trusses or the like (heading No. 90.21).
  3. For the purposes of headings Nos. 62.03 and 62.04:
    1. The term "suit" means a set of garments composed of two or three pieces made up, in respect of their outer surface, in the same fabric and comprising:
      • one suit coat or jacket the outer shell of which, exclusive of sleeves, consists of four or more panels, designed to cover the upper part of the body, possibly with a tailored waistcoat in addition whose front is made from the same fabric as the outer surface of the other components of the set and whose back is made from the same fabric as the lining of the suit coat or jacket; and
      • one garment designed to cover the lower part of the body and consisting of trousers, breeches or shorts (other than swimwear), a skirt or a divided skirt, having neither braces nor bibs.
      All of the components of a "suit" must be of the same fabric construction, colour and composition; they must also be of the same style and of corresponding or compatible size. However, these components may have piping (a strip of fabric sewn into the seam) in a different fabric.

      If several separate components to cover the lower part of the body are presented together (for example, two pairs of trousers or trousers and shorts, or a skirt or divided skirt and trousers), the constituent lower part shall be one pair of trousers or, in the case of women's or girls' suits, the skirt or divided skirt, the other garments being considered separately.

      The term "suit" includes the following sets of garments, whether or not they fulfil all the above conditions:
      • morning dress, comprising a plain jacket (cutaway) with rounded tails hanging well down at the back and striped trousers;
      • evening dress (tailcoat), generally made of black fabric, the jacket of which is relatively short at the front, does not close and has narrow skirts cut in at the hips and hanging down behind;
      • dinner jacket suits, in which the jacket is similar in style to an ordinary jacket (though perhaps revealing more of the shirt front), but has shiny silk or imitation silk lapels.
    2. The term "ensemble" means a set of garments (other than suits and articles of heading No. 62.07 or 62.08) composed of several pieces made up in identical fabric, put up for retail sale, and comprising:
      • one garment designed to cover the upper part of the body, with the exception of waistcoats which may also form a second upper garment, and
      • one or two different garments, designed to cover the lower part of the body and consisting of trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches, shorts (other than swimwear), a skirt or a divided skirt.
      All of the components of an ensemble must be of the same fabric construction, style, colour and composition; they also must be of corresponding or compatible size. The term "ensemble" does not apply to track suits or ski suits, of heading No. 62.11.
  4. For the purposes of heading No. 62.09:
    1. The expression "babies' garments and clothing accessories" means articles for young children of a body height not exceeding 86 cm; it also covers babies' napkins;
    2. Articles which are, prima facie, classifiable both in heading No. 62.09 and in other headings of this Chapter are to be classified in heading No. 62.09.
  5. Garments which are, prima facie, classifiable both in heading No. 62.10 and in other headings of this Chapter, excluding heading No. 62.09, are to be classified in heading No. 62.10.
  6. For the purposes of heading No. 62.11, "ski suits" means garments or sets of garments which, by their general appearance and texture, are identifiable as intended to be worn principally for skiing (cross-county or alpine). They consist either of:
    1. a "ski overall", that is, a one-piece garment designed to cover the upper and the lower parts of the body; in addition to sleeves and a collar the ski overall may have pockets or footstraps; or
    2. a "ski ensemble", that is, a set of garments composed of two or three pieces, put up for retail sale and comprising:
      • one garment such as an anorak, wind-cheater, wind-jacket or similar article, closed by a slide fastener (zipper), possibly with a waistcoat in addition, and
      • one pair of trousers whether or not extending above waist-level, one pair of breeches or one bib and brace overall.
      The "ski ensemble" may also consist of an overall similar to the one mentioned in paragraph (a) above and a type of padded, sleeveless jacket worn over the overall.

      All the components of a "ski ensemble" must be made up in a fabric of the same texture, style and composition whether or not of the same colour; they also must be of corresponding or compatible size.
  7. Scarves and articles of the scarf type, square or approximately square, of which no side exceeds 60 cm, are to be classified as handkerchiefs (heading No. 62.13). Handkerchiefs of which any side exceeds 60 cm are to be classified in heading No. 62.14.
  8. Garments of this Chapter designed for left over right closure at the front shall be regarded as men's or boys' garments, and those designed for right over left closure at the front as women's or girls' garments. These provisions do not apply where the cut of the garment clearly indicates that it is designed for one or other of the sexes.

    Garments which cannot be identified as either men's or boys' garments or as women's or girls' garments are to be classified in the headings covering women's or girls' garments.
  9. Articles of this Chapter may be made of metal thread.

Chapter 63:  Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags

Notes.

  1. Sub-Chapter I applies only to made up articles, of any textile fabric.
  2. Sub-Chapter I does not cover:
    1. Goods of Chapters 56 to 62; or
    2. Worn clothing or other worn articles of heading No. 63.09.
  3. Heading No. 63.09 applies only to the following goods:
    1. Articles of textile materials:
      1. Clothing and clothing accessories, and parts thereof;
      2. Blankets and travelling rugs;
      3. Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen;
      4. Furnishing articles, other than carpets of headings Nos. 57.01 to 57.05 and tapestries of heading No. 58.05;
    2. Footwear and headgear of any material other than asbestos.

      In order to be classified in this heading, the articles mentioned above must comply with both of the following requirements:
      1. they must show signs of appreciable wear, and
      2. they must be presented in bulk or in bales, sacks or similar packings.
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