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56.08 - Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials. - Of man-made textile materials : 5608.1 1 - - Made up fishing nets 5608.19 5608.90 - - Other - Other (I) Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope. These products are simply len s of netting, i.e., open mesh knotted fsbric made either by hand or by machine. They di er fiom the net fabrics of heading 58.04 in that they are made of the twine, cordage or rope of heading 56.07. (2) Made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials. As distinct from the roducts referred to in aragraph 1) above, made up articles of this group may be made o yarn and the open mes may be o tained by knotting or otherwise. F E Made up nets are nets, whether or not read for use, made directly to shape or assembled fiom pieces of nettin The presence of Kandles, rings, weights, floats, cords or other accessories does not atect the classification of the goods of this group. Made up nets of this heading are restricted to those nets not covered more specifically by other headings of the Nomenclature. The heading includes fishing nets, camouflage nets, theatrical scenery nets, safety nets, net shopping bags and similar carrying nets (e.g., *for tennis balls or footballs), hammocks, balloon or air-slup nets, nets for protection agamst insects, etc. The roducts of this heading remain here even if impregnated (e.g., to preserve them against the wea er, water). tR The heading does not cover : (a) Netting in the piece produced by knitting or crochet work (headings 60.02 to 60.06). (b) Hair nets (heading 65.05). (c) Sports nets (e.g., goal nets and tennis nets), fish landing nets and other nets of Chapter 95. -
1.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) 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 34.01, polishes, creams or similar preparations of heading 34.05, fabric softeners of heading 38.09) where the textile material is present merely as a carrying medium; (b) Textile products of heading 58.11; (c) Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading 68.05); (d) Agglomerated or reconstituted mica, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading 68.14); (e) Metal foil on a backing of felt or nonwovens (generally Section XIV or XV); or (f) Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers) and napkin liners and similar articles of heading 96.19. 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 56.02 and 56.03 cover respectively felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber whatever the nature of these materials (compact or cellular). Heading 56.03 also includes nonwovens in which plastics or rubber forms the bonding substance. Headings 56.02 and 56.03 do not, however, cover : (a) Felt impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, containing 50 % or less by weight of textile material or felt completely embedded in plastics or rubber (Chapter 39 or 40); (b) 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 (c) 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 56.04 does not cover textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading 54.04 or 54.05, 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.