Customs Tariff
Chapter 59
Impregnated, Coated, Covered or Laminated Textile Fabrics; Textile Articles of a Kind Suitable for Industrial Use
1.
Except
where
the
context
otherwise
requires,
for
the
purposes
of
this
Chapter
the
expression
"textile
fabrics"
applies
only
to
the
woven
fabrics
of
Chapters
50
to
55
and
headings
58.03
and
58.06,
the
braids
and
ornamental
trimmings
in
the
piece
of
heading
58.08
and
the
knitted
or
crocheted
fabrics
of
headings
60.02
to
60.06.
2.
Heading
59.03
applies
to:
(a)
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:
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;
Products
which
cannot,
without
fracturing,
be
bent
manually
around
a
cylinder
of
a
diameter
of
7
mm,
at
a
temperature
between
150C
and
300C
(usually
Chapter
39);
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);
Fabrics
partially
coated
or
partially
covered
with
plastics
and
bearing
designs
resulting
from
these
treatments
(usually
Chapters
50
to
55,
58
or
60);
Plates,
sheets
or
strips
of
cellular
plastics,
combined
with
textile
fabric,
where
the
textile
fabric
is
present
merely
for
reinforcing
purposes
(Chapter
39);
or
Textile
products
of
heading
58.11.
(b)
Fabrics
made
from
yarn,
strip
or
the
like,
impregnated,
coated,
covered
or
sheathed
with
plastics,
of
heading
56.04.
3.
For
the
purposes
of
heading
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
48.14)
or
on
a
textile
backing
(generally
heading
59.07).
4. For the purposes of heading 59.06, the expression "rubberised textile fabrics" means:
Textile
fabrics
impregnated,
coated,
covered
or
laminated
with
rubber,
(i) Weighing
not
more
than
1,500
g/m2;
or
(ii) Weighing
more
than
1,500
g/m2
and
containing
more
than 50 per cent by weight of textile material;
Fabrics made from yarn, strip or the like, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber, of heading 56.04; and
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
58.11.
5. Heading No. 59.07 does not apply to:
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;
Fabrics painted with designs (other than painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths or the like);
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;
Fabrics finished with normal dressings having a basis of amylaceous or similar substances;
Wood veneered on a backing of textile fabrics (heading 44.08);
Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a backing of textile fabrics (heading 68.05);
Agglomerated or reconstituted mica, on a backing of textile fabrics (heading 68.14); or
Metal
foil
on
a
backing
of
textile
fabrics ( generally Section XIV or XV).
6. Heading 59.10 does not apply to:
Transmission or conveyor belting, of textile material, of a thickness of less than 3 mm; or
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
40.10).
7. Heading 59.11 applies to the following goods, which do not fall in any other heading of Section XI:
(a)
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 59.08 to 59.10), the following
only:
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);
Bolting cloth;
Straining cloth of a kind used in oil presses or the like, of textile material or of human hair;
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;
Textile fabrics reinforced with metal, of a kind used for technical purposes;
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;
(b)
Textile
articles
(other
than
those
of
headings
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].
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