Customs Tariff
Chapter
56
Wadding,
Felt
and
Nonwovens;
Special
Yarns;
Twine,
Cordage,
Ropes
and
Cables
and
Articles
Thereof
1.
This
Chapter
does
not
cover:
-
Wadding,
felt
or
nonwovens,
impregnated,
coated
or
covered
with
substances
or
preparations
(for
example,
perfumes
or
cosmetics
of
Chapter
33,
soaps
or
detergents
of
heading
3401,
polishes,
creams
or
similar
preparations
of
heading
3405,
fabric
softeners
of
heading
3809)
where
the
textile
material
is
present
merely
as
a
carrying
medium;
-
Textile
products
of
heading
5811;
-
Natural
or
artificial
abrasive
powder
or
grain,
on
a
backing
of
felt
or
nonwovens
(heading
6805);
-
Agglomerated
or
reconstituted
mica,
on
a
backing
of
felt
or
nonwovens
(heading
6814);
or
-
Metal
foil
on
a
backing
of
felt
or
nonwovens ( generally Section XIV or XV).
- Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons , napkins
and napkin liners for babies and similar articles of heading 9619.
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
5602
and
5603
cover
respectively
felt
and nonwovens
impregnated,
coated,
covered
or
laminated
with
plastics
or
rubber
whatever
the
nature
of
these
materials
(compact
or
cellular).
Heading
5603
also
includes nonwovens
in
which
plastics
or
rubber
forms
the
bonding
substance.
Headings
5602
and
5603
do
not,
however,
cover:
-
Felt
impregnated,
coated,
covered
or
laminated
with
plastics
or
rubber,
containing
50
per
cent
or
less
by
weight
of
textile
material
or
felt
completely
embedded
in
plastics
or
rubber
(Chapter
39
or
40);
- Nonwovens,
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
40);
or
-
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
5604
does
not
cover
textile
yarn,
or
strip
or
the
like
of
heading
5404
or
5405,
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.