Customs - Tariff Book
Notes
1.
This Chapter does not cover the following:
(a)
wadding, felt or non-wovens, impregnated, coated or covered with substances or preparations (for example, perfumes or cosmetics of Chapter 33, soaps or detergents of heading 34.01, polishes, creams or similar preparations of heading 34.05, fabric softeners of heading 38.09) where the textile material is present merely as a carrying medium;
(b)
textile products of heading 58.11;
(c)
natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading 68.05);
(d)
agglomerated or reconstituted mica, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading 68.14);
(e)
metal foil on a backing of felt or nonwovens (generally Section XIV or XV); or
(f)
Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers) and napkin liners and similar articles of heading 96.19.
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 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 56.03 also includes nonwovens in which plastics or rubber forms the bonding substance.
Headings 56.02 and 56.03 do not, however, cover the following:
(a)
felt impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, containing 50 per cent or less by mass of textile material or felt completely embedded in plastics or rubber (Chapter 39 or 40);
(b)
nonwovens, either completely embedded in plastics or rubber, or entirely coated or covered on both sides with such materials, provided 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
(c)
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 56.04 does not cover textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading 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.
| Heading | Description | General |
|---|---|---|
| 56.01 | Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps: | |
| 5601.2 | Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof: | |
| 5601.21 | Of cotton | 15% |
| 5601.22 | Of man-made fibres | 20% |
| 5601.29 | Other | 20% |
| 5601.30 | Textile flock and dust and mill neps | free |
| 56.02 | Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated: | |
| 5602.10 | Needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics | 10% |
| 5602.2 | Other felt, not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated: | |
| 5602.21 | Of wool or fine animal hair | 10% |
| 5602.29 | Of other textile materials | 10% |
| 5602.90 | Other | 10% |
| 56.03 | Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated: | |
| 5603.1 | Of man-made filaments: | |
| 5603.11 | Of a mass not exceeding 25 g/m²: | |
| 5603.11.10 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics | 20% |
| 5603.12 | Of a mass exceeding 25 g/m² but not exceeding 70 g/m²: | |
| 5603.12.10 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics | 20% |
| 5603.11.90 | Other | 10% |
| 5603.13 | Of a mass exceeding 70 g/m² but not exceeding 150 g/m²: | |
| 5603.12.90 | Other | 10% |
| 5603.13.10 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics | 20% |
| 5603.13.90 | Other | 10% |
| 5603.14.10 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics | 20% |
| 5603.14 | Of a mass exceeding 150 g/m²: | |
| 5603.14.90 | Other | 10% |
| 5603.9 | Other: | |
| 5603.91 | Of a mass not exceeding 25 g/m²: | |
| 5603.91.10 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics | 20% |
| 5603.92.10 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics | 20% |
| 5603.92 | Of a mass exceeding 25 g/m² but not exceeding 70 g/m²: | |
| 5603.91.90 | Other | 10% |
| 5603.92.90 | Other | 10% |
| 5603.93 | Of a mass exceeding 70 g/m² but not exceeding 150 g/m²: | |
| 5603.93.10 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics | 20% |
| 5603.93.90 | Other | 10% |
| 5603.94 | Of a mass exceeding 150 g/m²: | |
| 5603.94.10 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics | 20% |
| 5603.94.90 | Other | 10% |
| 56.04 | Rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile yarn, and strip and the like of heading 54.04 or 54.05, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics: | |
| 5604.10 | Rubber thread and cord, textile covered | 15% |
| 5604.90 | Other | 15% |
| 5605.00 | Metallised yarn, whether or not gimped, being textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading 54.04 or 54.05, combined with metal in the form of thread, strip or powder or covered with metal | free |
| 5606.00 | Gimped yarn, and strip and the like of heading 54.04 or 54.05, gimped (excluding those of heading 56.05 and gimped horsehair yarn); chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn); loop wale-yarn | 17,5% |
| 56.07 | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics: | |
| 5607.2 | Of sisal or other textile fibres of the genus AGAVE: | |
| 5607.21 | Binder or baler twine | 15% |
| 5607.29 | Other | 15% |
| 5607.4 | Of polyethylene or polypropylene: | |
| 5607.41 | Binder or baler twine | 15% |
| 5607.49 | Other | 15% |
| 5607.50 | Of other synthetic fibres | 15% |
| 5607.90.10 | Braided imitation catgut of artificial fibres | free |
| 5607.90.20 | Of jute or other textile bast fibres of heading 53.03 | free |
| 5607.90 | Other: | |
| 5607.90.90 | Other | 15% |
| 56.08 | Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials: | |
| 5608.1 | Of man-made textile materials: | |
| 5608.11 | Made up fishing nets | 20% |
| 5608.19 | Other | 20% |
| 5608.90 | Other | 20% |
| 5609.00 | Articles of yarn, strip or the like of heading 54.04 or 54.05, twine, cordage, rope or cables, not elsewhere specified or included | 20% |
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