2004 Schedule B - Chapter 50

                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Section XI                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
Textiles and Textile Articles                                                                       
                                                                                                    
Notes                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
1.  This section does not cover:                                                                    
                                                                                                    
  (a). Animal brush making bristles or hair (heading 0502);                                         
       horsehair or horsehair waste (heading 0503);                                                 
                                                                                                    
  (b). Human hair or articles of human hair (heading 0501, 6703                                     
       or 6704), except straining cloth of a kind commonly used                                     
       in oil presses or the like (heading 5911);                                                   
                                                                                                    
  (c). Cotton linters and other vegetable materials of                                              
       chapter 14;                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
  (d). Asbestos of heading 2524 or articles of asbestos and                                         
       other products of heading 6812 or 6813;                                                      
                                                                                                    
  (e). Articles of heading 3005 or 3006 (for example, wadding,                                      
       gauze, bandages and similar articles for medical,                                            
       surgical, dental or veterinary purposes, sterile                                             
       surgical suture materials); yarn used to clean between                                       
       teeth (dental floss), in individual retail packages of                                       
       heading 3306;                                                                                
                                                                                                    
  (f). Sensitized textiles of headings 3701 to 3704;                                                
                                                                                                    
  (g). Monofilament of which any cross-sectional dimension                                          
       exceeds 1 mm (0.04 inch) or strip or the like                                                
       (for example, artificial straw) of an apparent width                                         
       exceeding 5 mm (0.2 inch), of plastics (chapter 39),                                         
       or plaits or fabrics or other basketware or wickerwork                                       
       of such monofilament or strip (chapter 46);                                                  
                                                                                                    
  (h). Woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics, felt or nonwovens,                                      
       impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics,                                     
       and articles thereof, of chapter 39;                                                         
                                                                                                    
  (i). Woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics, felt or nonwovens,                                      
       impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber,                                       
       and articles thereof, of chapter 40;                                                         
                                                                                                    
  (j). Hides and skins with their hair or wool on (chapter 41                                       
       or 43) or articles of furskin, artificial fur or                                             
       articles thereof, of heading 4303 or 4304;                                                   
                                                                                                    
  (k). Articles of textile materials of heading 4201 or 4202;                                       
                                                                                                    
  (l). Products and articles of chapter 48 (for example,                                            
       cellulose wadding);                                                                          
                                                                                                    
  (m). Footwear or parts of footwear, gaiters or leggings or                                        
       similar articles of chapter 64;                                                              
                                                                                                    
  (n). Hairnets and other headgear or parts thereof of                                              
       chapter 65;                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
  (o). Goods of chapter 67;                                                                         
                                                                                                    
  (p). Abrasive-coated textile material (heading 6805)                                              
       and also carbon fibers and articles of carbon fibers                                         
       of heading 6815;                                                                             
                                                                                                    
  (q). Glass fibers or articles of glass fibers, other than                                         
       embroidery with glass thread on a visible ground of                                          
       fabric (chapter 70);                                                                         
                                                                                                    
  (r). Articles of chapter 94 (for example, furniture, bedding,                                     
       lamps and lighting fittings);                                                                
                                                                                                    
  (s). Articles of chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports                                     
       equipment and nets);                                                                         
                                                                                                    
  (t). Articles of chapter 96 (for example, brushes, travel                                         
       sets for sewing, slide fastners and typewriter ribbons);                                     
       or                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
  (u). Articles of chapter 97.                                                                      
                                                                                                    
2.  (A). Goods classifiable in chapters 50 to 55 or of heading                                      
         5809 or 5902 and of a mixture of two or more textile                                       
	 materials are to be classified as if consisting wholly                                            
	 of that one textile material which predominates by                                                
	 weight over each other single textile material.                                                   
                                                                                                    
         When no one textile material predominates by weight,                                       
	 the goods are to be classified as if consisting wholly                                            
	 of that one textile material which is covered by the                                              
	 heading which occurs last in numerical order among                                                
	 those which equally merit consideration.                                                          
                                                                                                    
  (B).   For the purposes of the above rule:                                                        
                                                                                                    
         (a). Gimped horsehair yarn (heading 5110) and                                              
	      metallized yarn (heading 5605) are to be treated                                             
	      as a single textile material the weight of which                                             
	      is to be taken as the aggregate of the weights of                                            
	      its components; for the classification of woven                                              
	      fabrics, metal thread is to be regarded as a                                                 
	      textile material;                                                                            
                                                                                                    
         (b). The choice of appropriate heading shall be                                            
	      effected by determining first the chapter and                                                
	      then the applicable heading within that chapter,                                             
	      disregarding any materials not classified in that                                            
	      chapter;                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
         (c). When both chapters 54 and 55 are involved with                                        
	      any other chapter, chapters 54 and 55 are to be                                              
	      treated as a single chapter;                                                                 
                                                                                                    
         (d). Where a chapter or a heading refers to goods of                                       
	      different textile materials, such materials are                                              
	      to be treated as a single textile material.                                                  
                                                                                                    
  (C). The provisions of paragraphs (A) and (B) above apply                                         
       also to the yarns referred to in notes 3, 4, 5 or 6                                          
       below.                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
3.  (A). For the purposes of this section, and subject to the                                       
	 exceptions in paragraph (B) below, yarns (single,                                                 
	 multiple (folded) or cabled) of the following                                                     
	 descriptions are to be treated as "twine, cordage,                                                
	 ropes and cables":                                                                                
                                                                                                    
        (a). Of silk or waste silk, measuring more than 20,000                                      
	     decitex (645.098 oz./10,000 yds.);                                                            
                                                                                                    
        (b). Of manmade fibers (including yarn of two or more                                       
	     monofilaments of chapter 54), measuring more than                                             
	     10,000 decitex (322.545 oz./10,000 yds.);                                                     
                                                                                                    
        (c). Of true hemp or flax:                                                                  
                                                                                                    
             (i).   Polished or glazed, measuring 1,429 decitex                                     
		    (46.094 oz./10,000 yds.) or more; or                                                          
                                                                                                    
            (ii).  Not polished or glazed, measuring more than                                      
		   20,000 decitex (645.098 oz./10,000 yds.);                                                      
                                                                                                    
       (d). Of coir, consisting of three or more plies;                                             
                                                                                                    
       (e). Of other vegetable fibers, measuring more than                                          
	    20,000 decitex (645.098 oz./10,000 yds.); or                                                   
                                                                                                    
       (f). Reinforced with metal thread.                                                           
                                                                                                    
   (B). Exceptions:                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
       (a). Yarn of wool or other animal hair and paper yarn,                                       
	    other than yarn reinforced with metal thread;                                                  
                                                                                                    
       (b). Manmade filament tow of chapter 55 and multi-                                           
	    filament yarn without twist or with a twist of                                                 
	    less than 5 turns per meter (1.093 yds.) of chapter                                            
	    54;                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
       (c). Silkworm gut of heading 5006, and monofilaments of                                      
	    chapter 54;                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
       (d). Metallized yarn of heading 5605; yarn reinforced                                        
	    with metal thread is subject to paragraph (A) (f)                                              
	    above; and                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
       (e). Chenille yarn, gimped yarn and loop waleyarn of                                         
	    heading 5606.                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
4.  (A). For the purposes of chapters 50, 51, 52, 54 and 55,                                        
	 the expression "put up for retail sale" in relation to                                            
	 yarn means, subject to the exceptions in paragraph                                                
	 (B) below, yarn (single, multiple (folded) or cabled)                                             
	 put up:                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
         (a). On cards, reels, tubes or similar supports, of a                                      
	      weight (including support) not exceeding:                                                    
                                                                                                    
              (i).   85 g (2.998 oz.) in the case of silk,                                          
		     waste silk or manmade filament yarn; or                                                      
                                                                                                    
             (ii).  125 g (4.409 oz.) in other cases;                                               
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
         (b). In balls, hanks or skeins of a weight not                                             
	      exceeding:                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
              (i).   85 g (2.998 oz.) in the case of manmade                                        
  		     filament yarn of less than 3,000 decitex                                                   
		     (96.820 oz./10,000 yds.), silk or silk                                                       
	 	     waste;                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
             (ii).   125 g (4.409 oz.) in the case of all other                                     
 		     yarns of less than 2,000 decitex                                                            
		     (64.511 oz./10,000 yds.); or                                                                 
                                                                                                    
            (iii).   500 g (17.637 oz.) in other cases;                                             
                                                                                                    
       (c).   In hanks or skeins comprising several smaller                                         
	      hanks or skeins separated by dividing threads                                                
	      which render them independent one of the other,                                              
	      each of uniform weight not exceeding:                                                        
                                                                                                    
              (i).   85 g (2.998 oz.) in the case of silk,                                          
		     waste silk or manmade filaments; or                                                          
                                                                                                    
             (ii).   125 g (4.409 oz.) in other cases.                                              
                                                                                                    
    (B). Exceptions:                                                                                
                                                                                                    
         (a). Single yarn of any textile material, except:                                          
                                                                                                    
              (i).   Single yarn of wool or fine animal hair,                                       
		     unbleached; and                                                                              
                                                                                                    
             (ii).   Single yarn of wool or fine animal hair                                        
		     bleached, dyed or printed, measuring more                                                    
		     than 5,000 decitex (161.2725 oz./10,000 yds.);                                               
                                                                                                    
         (b). Multiple (folded) of cabled yarn, unbleached:                                         
                                                                                                    
              (i).   Of silk or waste silk, however put up; or                                      
                                                                                                    
             (ii).   Of other textile material, except wool or                                      
		     fine animal hair, in hanks or skeins;                                                        
                                                                                                    
         (c). Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn of silk or waste                                     
	      silk, bleached, dyed or printed, measuring 133                                               
	      (4.2898 oz./10,000 yds.) decitex or less; and                                                
                                                                                                    
         (d). Single, multiple (folded) or cabled yarn of any                                       
	      textile material:                                                                            
                                                                                                    
              (i).   In cross-reeled hanks or skeins; or                                            
                                                                                                    
             (ii).   Put up on supports or in some other manner                                     
		     indicating its use in the textile industry                                                   
		     (for example, on cops, twisting mill tubes,                                                  
		     pirns, conical bobbins or spindles, or                                                       
		     reeled in the form of cocoons for                                                            
		     embroidery looms).                                                                           
                                                                                                    
5.  For the purposes of heading 5204, 5401 and 5508 the ex-                                         
    pression "sewing thread" means multiple (folded) or                                             
    cabled yarn:                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
    (a). Put up on supports (for example, reels, tubes) of a                                        
	 weight (including support) not exceeding 1,000 g                                                  
	 (2.205 lbs.);                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
    (b). Dressed for use as sewing thread; and                                                      
                                                                                                    
    (c). With a final "Z" twist.                                                                    
                                                                                                    
6.  For the purposes of this section, the expression "high                                          
    tenacity yarn" means yarn having a tenacity, expressed                                          
    in cN/tex (centinewtons per tex), greater than the                                              
    following:                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
    Single yarn of nylon or other polyamides, or of                                                 
    polyesters.............. 60 cN/tex (19.353 oz./10,000 yds.)                                     
                                                                                                    
    Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn of nylon or other                                              
    polyamides, or of polyesters..53 cN/tex (17.096 oz./10,000 yds.)                                
                                                                                                    
    Single, multiple (folded) or cabled yarn of viscose                                             
    rayon.....................27 cN/tex (8.709 oz./10,000 yds.)                                     
                                                                                                    
7.  For the purposes of this section, the expression "made-up"                                      
    means:                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
   (a). Cut otherwise than into squares or rectangles;                                              
                                                                                                    
   (b). Produced in the finished state, ready for use (or                                           
	merely needing separation by cutting dividing threads)                                             
	without sewing or other working (for example, certain                                              
        dusters, towels, tablecloths, scarf squares, blankets);                                     
                                                                                                    
   (c). Hemmed or with rolled edges, or with a knotted fringe                                       
	at any of the edges, but excluding fabrics, the cut                                                
	edges of which have been prevented from unravelling by                                             
        whipping or by other simple means;                                                          
                                                                                                    
   (d). Cut to size and having undergone a process of drawn                                         
	thread work;                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
   (e). Assembled by sewing, gumming or otherwise (other than                                       
	piece goods consisting of two or more lengths of                                                   
	identical material joined end to end and piece goods                                               
        composed of two or more textiles assembled in layers,                                       
	whether or not padded); or                                                                         
                                                                                                    
   (f). Knitted or crocheted to shape, whether presented as                                         
	separate items or in the form of a number of items in                                              
	the length.                                                                                        
                                                                                                    
8.  For the purpose of chapters 50 to 60:                                                           
                                                                                                    
    (a)    Chapters 50 to 55 and 60, except where the context                                       
	   otherwise requires, chapters 56 to 59 do not apply                                              
	   to goods made up within the meaning of note 7 above; and                                        
                                                                                                    
    (b)    Chapters 50 to 55 and 60 do not apply to goods of                                        
	   chapters 56 to 59.                                                                              
                                                                                                    
9.  The woven fabrics of chapters 50 to 55 include fabrics                                          
    consisting of layers of parallel textile yarns superimposed                                     
    on each other at acute or right angles.  These layers are                                       
    bonded at the intersections of the yarns by an adhesive or                                      
    by thermal bonding.                                                                             
                                                                                                    
10 Elasti  c products consisting of textile materials combined                                                 
    with rubber threads are classified in this section.                                             
                                                                                                    
11 For th  e purposes of this section, the expression                                                          
    "impregnated" includes "dipped".                                                                
                                                                                                    
12 For th  e purpose of this section, the expression "polyamides"                                              
    includes "aramids".                                                                             
                                                                                                    
13 Unless   the context otherwise requires, textile garments of                                                
    different headings are to be classified in their own                                            
    headings even if put up in sets for retail sale.  For                                           
    the purposes of is note, the expression "textile garments"                                      
    means garments of heading 6101 to 6114 and headings 6201 to                                     
    6211.                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
Subheading Notes                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
1.  In this section and, where applicable, throughout the                                           
    Schedule B, the following expressions have the meanings                                         
    hereby assigned to them:                                                                        
                                                                                                    
    (a). Elastomeric yarn                                                                           
                                                                                                    
         Filament yarn, including  monofilament, of synthetic                                       
	 textile material, other than textured yarn, which does                                            
	 not break on being extended to three times its original                                           
         length and which returns, after being extended to twice                                    
	 its original length, within a period of five minutes,                                             
	 to a length not greater than 1-1/2 times its original                                             
	 length.                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
    (b). Unbleached yarn                                                                            
                                                                                                    
         Yarn which:                                                                                
                                                                                                    
         (i).   Has the natural color of its constituent fibers                                     
 	        and has not been bleached, dyed (whether or not                                           
	        in the mass) or printed; or                                                                
                                                                                                    
        (ii).   Is of indeterminate color ("grey yarn"),                                            
 	        manufactured from garnetted stock.                                                        
                                                                                                    
                Such yarn may have been treated with a colorless                                    
 	        dressing or fugitive dye (which disappears after                                          
	        simple washing with soap) and, in the case of                                              
                manmade fibers, treated in the mass with                                            
	        delustering agents (for example, titanium                                                  
	        dioxide).                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
    (c). Bleached yarn                                                                              
                                                                                                    
         Yarn which:                                                                                
                                                                                                    
        (i).   Has undergone a bleaching process, is made of                                        
	       bleached fibers or, unless the context otherwise                                            
	       requires, has been dyed white (whether or not in                                            
	       the mass) or treated with a white dressing;                                                 
                                                                                                    
       (ii).   Consists of a mixture of unbleached and bleached                                     
	       fibers; or                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
       (iii).  Is multiple (folded) or cabled and consists of                                       
	       unbleached and bleached yarns.                                                              
                                                                                                    
    (d). Colored (dyed or printed) yarn                                                             
                                                                                                    
         Yarn which:                                                                                
                                                                                                    
        (i).   Is dyed (whether or not in the mass) other than                                      
	       white or in a fugitive color, or printed, or                                                
	       made from dyed or printed fibers;                                                           
                                                                                                    
       (ii).   Consists of a mixture of dyed fibers of different                                    
	       colors or of a mixture of unbleached or bleached                                            
	       fibers with colored fibers (marl or mixture                                                 
	       yarns), or is printed in one or more colors at                                              
	       intervals to give the impression of dots;                                                   
                                                                                                    
       (iii).  Is obtained from slivers or rovings which have                                       
	       been printed; or                                                                            
                                                                                                    
       (iv).   Is multiple (folded) or cabled and consists of                                       
	       unbleached or bleached yarn and colored yarn.                                               
                                                                                                    
       The above definitions also apply, mutatis mutandis, to                                       
       monofilament and to strip or the like of chapter 54.                                         
                                                                                                    
    (e). Unbleached woven fabric                                                                    
                                                                                                    
         Woven fabric made from unbleached yarn which has not                                       
	 been bleached, dyed or printed.  Such fabric may have                                             
	 been treated with a colorless dressing or a fugitive                                              
         dye.                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
    (f). Bleached woven fabric                                                                      
                                                                                                    
         Woven fabric which:                                                                        
                                                                                                    
        (i).   Has been bleached or, unless the context                                             
	       otherwise requires, dyed white or treated                                                   
	       with a white dressing, in the piece;                                                        
                                                                                                    
       (ii).  Consists of bleached yarn; or                                                         
                                                                                                    
       (iii). Consists of unbleached and bleached yarn.                                             
                                                                                                    
    (g). Dyed woven fabric                                                                          
                                                                                                    
         Woven fabric which:                                                                        
                                                                                                    
         (i).   Is dyed a single uniform color other than                                           
	        white (unless the context otherwise requires)                                              
		or has been treated with a colored finish other                                                   
		than white (unless the context otherwise                                                          
		requires), in the piece; or                                                                       
                                                                                                    
        (ii).   Consists of colored yarn of a single uniform                                        
		color.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
    (h). Woven fabrics of yarns of different colors                                                 
                                                                                                    
         Woven fabric (other than printed woven fabric) which:                                      
                                                                                                    
        (i).   Consists of yarns of different colors or yarns                                       
	       of different shades of the same color (other                                                
	       than the natural color of the constituent fibers);                                          
                                                                                                    
       (ii).   Consists of unbleached or bleached yarn and                                          
	       colored yarn; or                                                                            
                                                                                                    
      (iii).   Consists of marl or mixture yarns.                                                   
                                                                                                    
       (In all cases, the yarn used in selvages and piece ends                                      
	is not taken into consideration.)                                                                  
                                                                                                    
   (ij).  Printed woven fabric                                                                      
                                                                                                    
          Woven fabric which has been printed in the piece,                                         
	  whether or not made from yarns of different colors.                                              
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
         (The following are also regarded as printed woven                                          
	  fabrics:  woven fabrics bearing designs made, for                                                
	  example, with a brush or spray gun, by means of                                                  
	  transfer paper, by flocking or by the batik process.)                                            
	  The process of mercerization does not affect the                                                 
	  classification of yarns or fabrics within the                                                    
	  above categories.                                                                                
                                                                                                    
         The definitions at (e) to (ij) above apply, mutatis                                        
	 mutandis, to knitted or crocheted fabrics.                                                        
                                                                                                    
  (k). Plain weave                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
       A fabric construction in which each yarn of the weft                                         
       passes alternately over and under successive yarns of                                        
       the warp and each yarn of the warp passes alternately                                        
       over and under successive yarns of the weft.                                                 
                                                                                                    
2.  (A). Products of chapters 56 to 63 containing two or more                                       
         textile materials (i.e., fibers) are to be regarded                                        
	 as consisting wholly of that textile material which                                               
	 would be selected under note 2 to this section for                                                
	 the classification of a product of chapters 50 to 55                                              
	 consisting of the same textile materials (and in the                                              
	 same proportion as the exported product.)                                                         
                                                                                                    
    (B). For the application of this rule:                                                          
                                                                                                    
         (a). Where appropriate, only the part which determines                                     
	      the classification under general interpretative                                              
	      rule 3 shall be taken into account;                                                          
                                                                                                    
         (b). In the case of textile products consisting of a                                       
	      ground fabric and a pile or looped surface no                                                
	      account shall be taken of the ground fabric;                                                 
                                                                                                    
         (c). In the case of embroidery of heading 5810 and                                         
	      goods thereof, only the ground fabric shall be                                               
	      taken into account.  However, embroidery without                                             
              visible ground, and goods thereof, shall be                                           
	      classified with reference to the embroidering                                                
	      threads alone.                                                                               
                                                                                                    
3.  When two units of quantity are specified in the "unit of                                        
    quantity" column for a Schedule B classification, the first,                                    
    or primary unit should be reported on the Shipper's Export                                      
    Declaration (SED) Form 7525-V on the same line with the                                         
    Schedule B number and the value.  Report the second, or                                         
    secondary unit of quantity directly below the first unit                                        
    of quantity on (SED) Form 7525-V.                                                               
                                                                                                    
Statistical Notes                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
1.  The term "garnetted stock" as used in this section includes                                     
    waste fibers from picking and similar processes.                                                
                                                                                                    
2.  The term "decitex" as used in this section means the number                                     
    of grams per 10,000 meters of yarn.  To determine the                                           
    decitex measurement of yarn, on a single-yarn basis, the                                        
    actual grams per 10,000 meters shall be divided by the                                          
    number of plies in such yarn.                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Chapter - 50                                                                                        
2004 Sched ule B                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
Silk                                                                                                
                                                                                                    
   Silkworm cocoons suitable for reeling . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
   Raw silk (not thrown) . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
   Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for                                                     
	     reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock):                                                     
     Not carded or combed  . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
   Silk yarn (other than yarn spun from silk                                                        
	     waste) not put up for retail sale . . . . . . .kg                                             
                                                                                                    
   Yarn spun from silk waste, not put up for                                                        
	     retail sale   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                             
                                                                                                    
   Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste, put                                                     
	     up for retail sale; silkworm gut  . . . . . . .kg                                             
                                                                                                    
   Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste:                                                          
     Fabrics of noil silk  . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                
                                                            kg                                      
                                                                                                    
     Other fabrics, containing 85 percent or more                                                   
	       by weight of silk or of silk waste other                                                    
	       than noil silk  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                             
                                                            kg                                      
                                                                                                    
     Other fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                
                                                            kg