CHAPTER 55

Man-made staple fibres

NOTES
1. Headings 5501 and 5502 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 5503 or 5504.

2. In relation to products falling under heading 5508 or 5509 or 5510, dyeing,printing, bleaching, mercerising, twisting, texturising, doubling, multiple-folding, cabling, air mingling, air texturing, any other process or any one or more of these processes, or the conversion of any form of the said products into another form of such product shall amount to manufacture.

3. In relation to the products of headings 5506, 5507, 5508, 5509, 5510, 5511, 5512, 5513, 5514, 5515 and 5516 and the entries relating thereto, the expression "staple fibres" shall include waste of synthetic staple fibres or filaments and waste of artificial staple fibres or filaments after they have been carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning.

4. In relation to goods falling under heading 5512 or 5513 or 5514 or 5515, bleaching,dyeing, printing, shrink-proofing, tentering, heat-setting, crease-resistant processing, any other like processing and any combination of such processes shall amount to manufacture.