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55.11 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibres, put up for retail sale. 5511.10 5511.20 5511.30 - Of synthetic staple fibres,containing 85 % or more by weight of such fibres - Of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85 % by weight of such fibres - Of artificial staple fibres This heading covers yarns (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibres when ut u for retail sale, i s . , in the forms and subject to the conditions described in Part (I) (8)r3) the General Explanatory Note to Section XI. OF
1.- Headings 55.01 and 55.02 apply only to man-made filament tow, consisting of parallel filaments of a uniform length equal to the length of the tow, meeting the following specifications : (a) Length of tow exceeding 2 m; (b) Twist less than 5 turns per metre; (c) Measuring per filament less than 67 decitex; (d) Synthetic filament tow only : the tow must be drawn, that is to say, be incapable of being stretched by more than 100 % of its length; (e) Total measurement of tow more than 20,000 decitex. Tow of a length not exceeding 2 m is to be classified in heading 55.03 or 55.04.