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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:

          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 applique 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.
 

Heading  
No.  
Sub-heading  
No.  
              Description of article   Rate of  duty
      Standard  Preferential Areas 
(1)   (2)                                 (3)   (4)   (5)  
58.01     Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, other than fabrics of heading No. 58.02 or 58.06        
   5801.10   - Of wool or fine animal hair   35% or Rs. 210 per sq. mtr., whichever is higher   ...  
      - Of cotton:       
   5801.21   -- Uncut weft pile fabrics   35% or Rs. 80 per sq. mtr., whichever is higher   ... 
   5801.22   -- Cut corduroy   35% or Rs. 75 per sq. mtr., whichever is higher   ... 
   5801.23   -- Other weft pile fabrics   35% or Rs. 80 per sq. mtr., whichever is higher   ... 
   5801.24   -- Warp pile fabrics, ' epingle' (uncut)   35% or Rs. 135 per sq. mtr., whichever is higher   ... 
   5801.25   -- Warp pile fabrics, cut   35% or Rs. 120 per sq. mtr., whichever is higher   ... 
   5801.26   -- Chenille fabrics   35% or Rs. 180 per sq. mtr., whichever is higher   ... 
      - Of man-made fibres :        
   5801.31   -- Uncut weft pile fabrics   35% or Rs. 75 per sq. mtr., whichever is higher   ... 
   5801.32   -- Cut corduroy   35% or Rs. 180 per sq. mtr., whichever is higher   ... 
   5801.33   -- Other weft pile fabrics   35% or Rs 150 per sq mtr., whichever is higher   ... 
   5801.34   -- Warp pile fabrics, 'epingle' (uncut)   35% or Rs 140 per sq mtr., whichever is higher   ... 
   5801.35   -- Warp pile fabrics, cut   25% or Rs 68 *** per sq mtr., whichever is higher   ... 
   5801.36   -- Chenille fabrics   35% or Rs 130 per sq mtr., whichever is higher   ... 
   5801.90   - Of other textile materials   35% or Rs 35 per sq mtr., whichever is higher   ... 
58.02     Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, other than narrow fabrics of heading No. 58.06; tufted textile fabrics, other than products of heading No. 57.03        
      - Terry towelling and similar woven terny fabrics, of cotton:       
   5802.11   -- Unbleached   25%   ... 
   5802.19   --Other   25% or Rs 60 per sq mtr., whichever is higher   ... 
   5802.20   - Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, of other textile materials   35%   ...  
   5802.30   - Tufted textile fabrics   35% or Rs. 150 per kg. whichever is higher.   ...  
58.03     Gauze, other than narrow fabrics of heading No. 58.06       
   5803.10   -Of cotton   35%   ... 
   5803.90   - Of other textile materials   35%   ...  
58.04     Tulles and other net fabrics, not including woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics; lace in the piece, in strips or in motifs, other than fabrics of heading No. 60.02       
   5804.10   - Tulles and other net fabrics   35% or Rs. 200 per kg. whichever is higher   ...  
      - Mechanically made lace :       
   5804.21   -- Of man-made fibres   35% or Rs. 200 per kg. whichever is higher   ... 
   5804.29   -- Of other textile materials   35% or Rs. 200 per kg. whichever is higher   ... 
   5804.30   - Hand-made lace   35% or Rs. 200 per kg. whichever is higher   ... 
58.05  5805.00   Hand-woven tapestries of the type gobelins, flanders, aubusson, beauvais and the like, and needle-worked tapestries (for example, petit point, cross stitch), whether or not made up   35%   ... 
58.06     Narrow woven fabrics other than goods of heading No. 58.07 ; narrow fabrics consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive (bolducs)        
   5806.10   - Woven pile fabrics (including terry towelling and similar terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics   35%   ...  
   5806.20   - Other woven fabrics, containing by weight 5% or more of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread   35%   ...  
      - Other woven fabrics :       
   5806.31   --Of cotton   35%   ...  
   5806.32   -- Of man-made fibres   25%   ...  
   5806.39   -- Of other textile materials   35%   ...  
   5806.40   - Fabrics consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive (bolducs)   35%   ... 
58.07     Labels, badges and similar articles of textile materials, in the piece, in strips or cut to shape or size, not embroidered        
   5807.10   - Woven   25%   ...  
   5807.90   - Other   25%   ...  
58.08     Braids in the piece; ornamental trimmings in the piece, without embroidery, other than knitted or crocheted; tassels, pompons and similar articles        
   5808.10   - Braids, in the piece   35%   ... 
   5808.90   -Other   25%   ... 
58.09  5809.00   Woven fabrics of metal thread and woven fabrics of metallised yarn of heading No. 56.05, of a kind used in apparel, as furnishing fabrics or for similar purposes, not elsewhere specified or included  25%   ... 
58.10     Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs       
   5810.10   - Embroidery without visible ground   35% or Rs. 200 per kg. whichever is higher   ... 
      - Other embroidery :       
   5810.91   --Of cotton   35%   ... 
   5810.92   -- Of man-made fibres   35%   ... 
   5810.99   -- Of other textile materials   35%   ... 
58.11  5811.00   Quilted textile products in the piece, composed of one or more layers of textile materials assembled with padding by stitching or otherwise, other than embroidery of heading No. 58.10  35%   ...