- Section 11
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Textiles and textiles articles
- 55
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Synthetic filament tow
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Artificial filament tow
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Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning
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Artificial staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning
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Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibres
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Synthetic staple fibres, carded, combed or processed for spinning
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Artificial staple fibres, carded, combed or processed for spinning
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Sewing thread of man-made staple fibres, whether or not put up for retail sale
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Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale
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Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibres, not put up for retail sale
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Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibres, not put up for retail sale
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Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of syntheti..
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Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85% by weight of such f..
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Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85% by weight of such f..
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Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres
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Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres
Section notes
- SECTION XI
NOTES
1. This section does not cover:
(a) Animal brush making bristles or hair (heading no.
05.02); horse hair or horse hair waste (heading no.
05.11);
(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 vegetables 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 heading30.05 or 30.06, yarn used to clean
between the teeth (dental floss), in individual retail
packages, of heading no. 33.06;
(f) Sensitised articles of heading nos. 37.01 to 37.04;
(g) Monofilament of which any cross-sectional diamension
exceeds 1mm or strip or the like (for example, artificial
straw) of an apparent width exceeding 5mm, of plastics
(chapter 39), or plaits or fabrics or other basketware or
wickerwork of such monofilament or strips (chapter 46);
(h) Woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics, felt or non
wovens, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with
plastics, or articles thereof, of chapter 39.
(ij)Woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics, felt or non
wovens, 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. 40.03 or 40.04;
(l) Articles of textile materials of heading no. 40.01 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 fitting);
(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 typewritter ribbons);
or
(v) Articles of chapter 97. etc....
Chapter notes
- Chapter 55 - Note
1.- Heading nos. 55.01 and 55.02 apply only to man-made
filament tow ,cosisting of parallel filaments of a uniform
length equal to the tow, metting the following
specifications:
(a) Length of tow exceeding 2m;
(b) Twist less than 5 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 measurment of tow more than 20,000 decitex.
Tow of a length not exceeding 2m is to be classified in heading no. 55.03 or 55.04.