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54.08 - Woven fabrics of artificial filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading 54.05. 5408.10 - Woven fabrics obtained from high tenacity yarn of viscose rayon - Other woven fabrics, containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial filament or strip or the like : - - Unbleached or bleached 5408.22 - - Dyed 5408.23 - - Of yarns of different colours 5408.24 - - Printed - Other woven fabrics : 5408.3 1 - - Unbleached or bleached 5408.32 - - Dyed 5408.33 - - Of yarns of different colours 5408.34 - - Printed 5408.21 I. This headin covers woven fabrics (as described in Part (I) C) of the General Explanato Note to Section I) made of artificial filament yarn or of mono ,lament or stri of headin 8 0 5 ; it includes a very lar e variety of dress fabncs, linings, curtain materials, &shing fatrim, tent fabrics, parachute abrics, etc. This heading does not include : i ? (a) Bandages medicated or put up for retail sale (heading 30.05). (b) Woven fabrics of artificial monofilament of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 rnm or of strip or the like of an apparent width exceeding 5 mm, of artificial textile materials (heading 46.01). (c) Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres (beading 55.16). (d) Tyre cord fabric of heading 59.02. (e) Woven fabrics for technical uses, of heading 59.11.
1.- Throughout the Nomenclature, the term “man-made fibres” means staple fibres and filaments of organic polymers produced by manufacturing processes, either : (a) By polymerisation of organic monomers to produce polymers such as polyamides, polyesters, polyolefins or polyurethanes, or by chemical modification of polymers produced by this process (for example, poly(vinyl alcohol) prepared by the hydrolysis of poly(vinyl acetate)); or (b) By dissolution or chemical treatment of natural organic polymers (for example, cellulose) to produce polymers such as cuprammonium rayon (cupro) or viscose rayon, or by chemical modification of natural organic polymers (for example, cellulose, casein and other proteins, or alginic acid), to produce polymers such as cellulose acetate or alginates. The terms “synthetic” and “artificial”, used in relation to fibres, mean : synthetic : fibres as defined at (a); artificial : fibres as defined at (b). Strip and the like of heading 54.04 or 54.05 are not considered to be man-made fibres. The terms “man-made”, “synthetic” and “artificial” shall have the same meanings when used in relation to “textile materials”. 2.- Headings 54.02 and 54.03 do not apply to synthetic or artificial filament tow of Chapter 55.