CHAPTER 56
WADDING, FELT AND NON-WOVENS; SPECIAL YARNS; TWINE,
CORDAGE, ROPES AND CABLES AND ARTICLES THEREOF
Notes:
1. 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, polishes, creams or similar preparations of Chapter 34, fabric softeners of Chapter 38) where the textile material is present merely as a carrying medium;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.(b) Textile products of Chapter 58;
(c) Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (Chapter 68);
(d) Agglomerated or reconstituted mica, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (Chapter 68);
(e) Metal foil on a backing of felt or nonwovens (Section XV).
3. Heading 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.
Heading Nos. 56.02 and 56.03 do not, however, cover :
(a) 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 Chapter 40);4. Heading No. 56.04 does not cover textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading No. 54.06 or 54.07, 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.(b) Non-wovens 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 Chapter 40); or
(c) Plates, sheets or strip of cellular plastics or cellular rubber combined with felt or nonwovens, where the textile is present merely for reinforcing purposes (Chapter 39 or Chapter 40).
| Heading No. | Sub-heading No. | Description of goods | Rate of duty | |
| Basic | Additional | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 56.01 | Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; Textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (Flock), textile dust and mill neps | |||
| 5601.10 | - Sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles, of wadding | Nil | ||
| - Wadding, other articles of wadding : | ||||
| 5601.21 | -- Of Cotton | 16% | ||
| 5601.22 | -- Of man-made fibres | 16% | ||
| 5601.29 | -- Other | 16% | ||
| 5601.30 | - Textile flock and dust and mill neps | 16% | ||
| 56.02 | Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated | |||
| 5602.10 | - Needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics | 16% | ||
| - Other felt, not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated: | ||||
| 5602.21 | -- Of wool or fine animal hair | 16% | ||
| 5602.29 | -- Of other textile materials | 16% | ||
| 5602.90 | -Other | 16% | ||
| 56.03 | 5603.00 | Non-wovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated | 16% | |
| 56.04 | Rubber thread and cord, textile covered;textile yarn, and strip and the like of Heading No. 54.04 or 54.05, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics | |||
| 5604.10 | - Rubber thread and cord, textile covered | 16% | ||
| 5604.20 | - High tenacity yarn of polyesters, of nylon or other polyamides or of viscose rayon, impregnated or coated | 16% | ||
| 5604.90 | - Other | 16% | ||
| 56.05 | 5605.00 | Metallised yarn, whether or not gimped, being textile yarn, or strip or the like of Heading No. 54.04 or 54.05, combined with metal in the form of thread, strip or powder or covered with metal | 16% | |
| 56.06 | 5606.00 | Gimped yarn, and strip and the like of Heading No, 54.04 or 54.05, gimped (other than those of Heading No. 56.05 and gimped horse-hair yarn); Chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn); Loop wale yarn | 16% | |
| 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 | |||
| 5607.10 | - Of jute or other textile bast fibres of heading No. 53.03 | Nil | ||
| - Of sisal or other textile fibres of the genus Agave: | ||||
| 5607.21 | -- Binder or baler twine | 16% | ||
| 5607.29 | -- Other | 16% | ||
| 5607.30 | - Of abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textillis Nee) or other hard (leaf) fibres | 16% | ||
| - Of polyethylene or polypropylene : | ||||
| 5607.41 | --Binder or baler twine | 16% | ||
| 5607.49 | -Other | 16% | ||
| 5607.50 | - Of other synthetic fibres | 16% | ||
| 5607.90 | - Other | 16% | ||
| Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials | ||||
| 56.08 | - Of man-made textile materials : | |||
| 5608.11 | -- Made up fishing nets | Nil | ||
| 5608.19 | -- Other | 16% | ||
| 5608.90 | - Other | 16% | ||
| 56.09 | 5609.00 | Articles of yarn, strip or the like of heading No. 54.04 or 54.05, Twine, Cordage, Rope or Cables, not elsewhere specified or included | 16% | |
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