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60.01 - Pile fabrics, including ''long pile" fabrics and terry fabrics, knitted or crocheted 6001.10 6001.21 600 1.22 600 1.29 600 1.91 6001.92 6001.99 - " Long pile " fabrics - Looped pile fabrics : - - Of cotton - - Of man-made fibres - - Of other textile materials - Other : - - Of cotton - - Of man-made fibres - - Of other textile materials Unlike the woven fabrics of heading 58.01, the products of this heading are obtained by knitting. The following methods of production are those mainly used : (1) a circular knittin machine produces a knitted fabric in which, by means of an additional yam, protmdin bops are formed; afierwards the loops are cut to form pile and thus give a velvet-like s ace; d (2) a special warp knitting machine knits two fabrics face to face with a common pile yarn; the two fabrics are then separated by cutting to produce two knitted fabrics with a cut pile; (3) textile fibres fiom a carded sliver are inserted into the loops of a knitted ground fabric as it is formed (" long pile " fabrics); (4) textile yarn to form loo s (" imitation terry fabrics ") (see General Explanatory Note). Such fabrics have rows of cI! ain stitches on the back of the fabric and they differ fiom the pile fabrics of heading 58.02, which are characterised b rows of stitches having the appearance of running stitches along the length of the back of e fabric. X Knitted or crocheted pile fabrics, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, remain classified in this heading. The heading does not include : (a) Artificial fiu of heading 43.04. (b) Woven pile fabrics (heading 58.01). (c) Knitted or crocheted fabrics, tufted (heading 58.02).
Notes. 1.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) Crochet lace of heading 58.04; (b) Labels, badges or similar articles, knitted or crocheted, of heading 58.07; or (c) Knitted or crocheted fabrics, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, of Chapter 59. However, knitted or crocheted pile fabrics, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, remain classified in heading 60.01. 2.- This Chapter also includes fabrics made of metal thread and of a kind used in apparel, as furnishing fabrics or for similar purposes. 3.- Throughout the Nomenclature any reference to “knitted” goods includes a reference to stitch-bonded goods in which the chain stitches are formed of textile yarn. Subheading Note. 1.- Subheading 6005.35 covers fabrics of polyethylene monofilament or of polyester multifilament, weighing not less than 30 g/m2 and not more than 55 g/m2, having a mesh size of not less than 20 holes/cm2 and not more than 100 holes/cm2, and impregnated or coated with alpha-cypermethrin (ISO), chlorfenapyr (ISO), deltamethrin (INN, ISO), lambda-cyhalothrin (ISO), permethrin (ISO) or pirimiphos-methyl (ISO).