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58.06 Narrow woven fabrics, other than goods of heading 58.07; narrow fabrics consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive (bolducs). 5806.10 - Woven pile fabrics (including teny towelling and similar terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics 5806.20 - Other woven fabrics, containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread 5806.3 1 5806.32 5806.39 5806.40 - Other woven fabrics : - - Of cotton - - Of man-made fibres - - Of other textile materials - Fabrics consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive (bolducs) (A) NARROW WOVEN FABRICS In accordance with Note 5 to this Chapter, this heading includes as narrow woven fabrics : (1) Warp and weft fabrics in strips of a width not exceeding 30 cm, provided with selvedges (flat or tubular on both edges. These articles are produced on s ecial ribbon looms several ribbons often eing produced simultaneously; in some cases %e ribbons may be woven with wavy edges on one or both sides. b Strips of a width not exceedin 30 cm, cut (or slit) fkom wider pieces of warp and weft fabnc (whether cut (or slit) ongitudinally or on the cross) and rovided with false selvedges on both edges, or a normal woven selvedge on one edge an a false selvedge on the other. False selvedges are designed to prevent unravelling of a piece of cut (or slit) fabric and may, for example, consist of a row of gauze stitches woven into the wider fabric before cutting (or slitting), of a simple hem, or the may be roduced by gummin the edges of stri s, or by fus~ngthe ed es in the case o certain ri bons of man-made ffhes. They may a so be created when a abric is treated before it is cut into strips in a manner that prevents the edges of those strips from unravellin . No demarcation between the narrow fabric and its false selved es need be evident in t at case. Strips cut (or slit) fiom fabric but not provided with a se vedge, either real or false, on each ed e, are excluded fiom this headm and classified with ordinary woven fabrics. (As regards ias binding, see paragraph (4) be ow.) f i' f B P k P g % (3) Seamless tubular warp and weft fabrics, of a width when flattened, not exceeding 30 cm. Fabrics consisting of strips with the edges joined to form a tube (by sewing, gumming or otherwise) are, however, excluded from this heading. (4) Bias bindin consisting of strips, with folded edges, of a width, when unfolded, not exceeding 3 cm, cut on the cross from w and weft fabrics. These products are cut from wide fabncs and not provided, therefore, w% a selvedge, either real or false. The products referred to above include both ribbons and webbing as well as certain galloons having the characteristics of woven ribbons. Ribbons are usually of silk, wool, cotton or man-made fibres, whether or not containing elastomeric yarn or rubber thread, and are used in underwear, in women's apparel, in the manufacture of hats and fancy collars, as medal ribbons, as a decorative binding material, in k i s h i n g , etc. The heading also includes narrow woven fabrics made from metal thread rovided such fabrics are clearly of a kind used for apparel, furnishing or similar purposes (see C pter Note 7). L The galloons classified here are narrow ribbons; webbings are thick, strong, narrow woven fabrics, usual1 of cotton, flax, hem or jute, used in saddlery, harness-making, for the manufacture o straps, belting or waist !Iands, chair seats, etc. tY The heading also includes webbing for blinds, consisting of two tapes connected at regular intervals by narrow bands, the whole being obtained by a sxngle, continuous weaving operation. usually woven with the same weaves as the fabrics of and they differ fiom these fabrics only as regards The goods covered Chapters 50 to 55 or the criteria referred to These products remain classified here when watered (" moirb "), embossed, printed, etc. (B) BOLDUCS This heading also covers narrow fabrics (bolducs) of a width usually ran ing fiom a few rnm to 1 cm, consisting of warp (parallelised yarns, monofilaments or textile i res) without weft but assembled by means of an adhesive. These are mainly used for tying parcels; some are used for making millinery plaits. W They sometimes bear the trade name of the user printed at regular intervals. This does not affect their classification. This heading excludes : (a) Bandages, medicated or put up in forms or packings for retail sale (heading 30.05). (b) Narrow woven fabrics with woven m g e s , braided galloons and braids (heading 58.08). (c) Narrow woven fabrics more specifically covered by other headings, e.g., those having the character of : (1) Woven labels, badges and similar articles, in strips (heading 58.07 or 58.10). (2) Wicks for lamps, stoves, lighters, candles or the like (heading 59.08). (3) Textile hosepiping or similar tubing (heading 59.09). (4) Transmission or conveyor belts or belting of heading 59.10. (d) Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated narrow woven fabrics of Chapter 59, in articular narrow fabrics made of velvet impregnated wth rubber, for covering weaving spindles &eaving beams) (heading 59.11). h (e) Narrow woven fabrics other than those referred to at Part (A) (2) above) made up as described in Part (Q of the General xplanatory Note to Section XI. (f) Slide fasteners (headin 96.07) and hooks and eyes or press fasteners, of base metal, fixed at intervals on ta e, provi ed that the hooks and eyes or press fasteners give the goods their essential character (heaging 83.08 or 96.06 as the case may be). d (g) Typewriter ribbons (heading 96.12).
1.- This Chapter does not apply to textile fabrics referred to in Note 1 to Chapter 59, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, or to other goods of Chapter 59. 2.- Heading 58.01 also includes woven weft pile fabrics which have not yet had the floats cut, at which stage they have no pile standing up. 3.- For the purposes of heading 58.03, “gauze” means a fabric with a warp composed wholly or in part of standing or ground threads and crossing or doup threads which cross the standing or ground threads making a half turn, a complete turn or more to form loops through which weft threads pass. 4.- Heading 58.04 does not apply to knotted net fabrics of twine, cordage or rope, of heading 56.08. 5.- For the purposes of heading 58.06, the expression “narrow woven fabrics” means : (a) Woven fabrics of a width not exceeding 30 cm, whether woven as such or cut from wider pieces, provided with selvedges (woven, gummed or otherwise made) on both edges; (b) Tubular woven fabrics of a flattened width not exceeding 30 cm; and (c) Bias binding with folded edges, of a width when unfolded not exceeding 30 cm. Narrow woven fabrics with woven fringes are to be classified in heading 58.08. 6.- In heading 58.10, the expression “embroidery” means, inter alia, embroidery with metal or glass thread on a visible ground of textile fabric, and sewn appliqué work of sequins, beads or ornamental motifs of textile or other materials. The heading does not apply to needlework tapestry (heading 58.05). 7.- In addition to the products of heading 58.09, this Chapter also includes articles made of metal thread and of a kind used in apparel, as furnishing fabrics or for similar purposes.