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63.02 - Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen. 6302.10 - Bed linen, lcnitted or crocheted - Other bed linen, printed : 6302.31 - - Of cotton - - Of man-made fibres - - Of other textile materials - Other bed linen : - - Of cotton 6302.32 - - Of man-made fibres 6302.21 6302.22 6302.29 6302.39 - - Of other textile materials 6302.40 - Table linen, knitted or crocheted - Other table linen : 6302.51 6302.53 6302.59 6302.60 - - Ofcotton - - Of man-made fibres - - Of other textile materials - Toilet linen and kitchen linen, of terry towelling or similar terry fabrics, of cotton - Other : 6302.91 - - Of cotton 6302.93 - - Of man-made fibres 6302.99 - - Of other textile materials These articles are usually made of cotton or flax, but sometimes also of hemp, ramie or man-made fibres, etc.; they are normally of a kind suitable for laundering. They include : (1) Bed linen, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bolster cases, eiderdown cases and mattress covers. (2) Table linen, e. , table cloths, table mats and runners, tray-cloths, table-centres, serviettes, tea napkins, sac ets for serviettes, doilies, drip mats. % It should be noted, however, that certain articles of the above descriptions e.g., tablecentres made from lace, velvet or brocaded materials) are not regarded as artic es of table linen; they are usually classified in heading 63.04. (3) Toilet linen, e.g., hand or face towels (including roller towels), bath towels, beach towels, face cloths and toilet gloves. (4) Kitchen linen such as tea towels and glass cloths. Articles such as floor cloths, dish cloths, scourin cloths, dusters and similar cleaning cloths, generally made of coarse thick rnateriaf are not re arded as falling within the description 'kitchen linen" and an excluded (heading 6j.07). Besides the individual articles described above, the heading also includes fabrics in the iece which, by the simple process of cuttin alon defined lines indicated by the absence o weft threads, may be converted into separatekngef articles (e.g., towels). P -
1.- Sub-Chapter I applies only to made up articles, of any textile fabric. 2.- Sub-Chapter I does not cover : (a) Goods of Chapters 56 to 62; or (b) Worn clothing or other worn articles of heading 63.09. 3.- Heading 63.09 applies only to the following goods : (a) Articles of textile materials : (i) Clothing and clothing accessories, and parts thereof; (ii) Blankets and travelling rugs; (iii) Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen; (iv) Furnishing articles, other than carpets of headings 57.01 to 57.05 and tapestries of heading 58.05; (b) Footwear and headgear of any material other than asbestos. In order to be classified in this heading, the articles mentioned above must comply with both of the following requirements : (i) they must show signs of appreciable wear, and (ii) they must be presented in bulk or in bales, sacks or similar packings. Subheading Note. 1.- Subheading 6304.20 covers articles made from warp knit fabrics, impregnated or coated with alpha- cypermethrin (ISO), chlorfenapyr (ISO), deltamethrin (INN, ISO), lambda-cyhalothrin (ISO), permethrin (ISO) or pirimiphos-methyl (ISO).