2008 Schedule B - Chapter 59

Section XI - Chapter 59                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Impregnated, Coated, Covered or Laminated Textile Fabrics; Textile Articles of a                    
 Kind Suitable for Industrial Use                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Notes                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
1.  Except where the context otherwise requires, for the purposes of this chapter, the              
     expression "textile fabrics" applies only to the woven fabrics of chapters 50 to 55 and        
     headings 5803 and 5806, the braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece of heading            
     5808, and the knitted or crocheted fabrics of headings 6002 to 6006.                           
                                                                                                    
2.  Heading 5903 applies to:                                                                        
                                                                                                    
  (a). Textile fabrics, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, whatever           
        the weight per square meter and whatever the nature of the plastic material                 
        (compact or cellular), other than:                                                          
                                                                                                    
      (1). Fabrics in which the impregnation, coating or covering cannot be seen with               
            the naked eye (usually chapters 50 to 55, 58 or 60); for the purpose of this            
            provision, no account should be taken of any resulting change of color;                 
                                                                                                    
      (2). Products which cannot, without fracturing, be bent manually around a                     
            cylinder of a diameter of 7 mm (.273 inch), at a temperature between 15 and             
            30 degrees Celsius (57 and 86 degrees Fahrenheit) (usually chapter 39);                 
                                                                                                    
      (3). Products in which the textile fabric is either completely embedded in plastics           
            or entirely coated or covered on both sides with such material, provided that           
            such coating or covering can be seen with the naked eye with no account                 
            being taken of any resulting change of color (chapter 39);                              
                                                                                                    
      (4). Fabrics partially coated or partially covered with plastics and bearing designs          
            resulting from these treatments (usually chapters 50 to 55, 58 or 60);                  
                                                                                                    
      (5). Plates, sheets or strip of cellular plastics, combined with textile fabric, where        
            the textile fabric is present merely for reinforcing purposes (chapter 39); or          
                                                                                                    
      (6). Textile products of heading 5811;                                                        
                                                                                                    
  (b). Fabrics made from yarn, strip or the like, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed          
        with plastics, of heading 5604.                                                             
                                                                                                    
3.  For the purposes of heading 5905, the expression "textile wall coverings" applies to            
     products in rolls, of a width of not less than 45 cm (18 inches), suitable for wall or ceiling 
     decoration, consisting of a textile surface which has been fixed on a backing or has been      
     treated on the back (impregnated or coated to permit pasting).                                 
                                                                                                    
    This heading does not, however, apply to wall coverings consisting of textile flock or dust     
     fixed directly on a backing of paper (heading 4814) or on a textile backing (generally   headin
                                                                                                    
4.  For the purposes of heading 5906, the expression "rubberized textile fabrics" means:            
                                                                                                    
  (a). Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber:                       
                                                                                                    
      (1). Weighing not more than 1,500 g/m2 (44 oz./sq.yd.); or                                    
                                                                                                    
      (2). Weighing more than 1,500 g/m2 (44 oz./sq.yd.) and containing more than 50                
            percent by weight of textile material;                                                  
                                                                                                    
  (b). Fabrics made from yarn, strip or the like, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed          
        with rubber, of heading 5604;                                                               
                                                                                                    
  (c). Fabrics composed of parallel textile yarns agglomerated with rubber, irrespective of         
        their weight per square meter.                                                              
                                                                                                    
  (d). This heading does not, however, apply to plates, sheets or strip of cellular rubber,         
        combined with textile fabric, where the textile fabric is present merely for reinforcing    
        purposes (chapter 40), or textile products of heading 5811.                                 
                                                                                                    
5.  Heading 5907 does not apply to:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
  (a). Fabrics in which the impregnation, coating or covering cannot be seen with the               
        naked eye (usually chapter 50 to 55, 58 or 60); for the purpose of this provision, no       
        account should be taken of any resulting change of color;                                   
                                                                                                    
  (b). Fabrics painted with designs (other than painted canvas being theatrical scenery,            
        studio back-cloths or the like);                                                            
                                                                                                    
  (c). Fabrics partially covered with flock, dust, powdered cork or the like and bearing            
        designs resulting from these treatments; however, imitation pile fabrics remain             
        classified in this heading;                                                                 
                                                                                                    
  (d). Fabrics finished with normal dressings having a basis of amylaceous or similar               
        substances;                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
  (e). Wood veneered on a backing of textile fabrics (heading 4408);                                
                                                                                                    
  (f). Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a backing of textile fabrics (heading     
        6805);                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
  (g). Agglomerated or reconstituted mica, on a backing of textile fabrics (heading 6814);          
        or                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
  (h). Metal foil on a backing of textile fabrics (generally section XIV or XV).                    
                                                                                                    
6.  Heading 5910 does not apply to:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
  (a). Transmission or conveyor belting, of textile material, of a thickness of less than 3         
        mm (0.12 inch); or                                                                          
                                                                                                    
  (b). Transmission or conveyor belts or belting of textile fabric impregnated, coated,             
        covered or laminated with rubber or made from textile yarn or cord impregnated,             
        coated, covered, or sheathed with rubber (heading 4010).                                    
                                                                                                    
7.  Heading 5911 applies to the following goods, which do not fall in any other heading of          
     section XI:                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
  (a). Textile products in the piece, cut to length or simply cut to rectangular (including         
        square) shape (other than those having the character of the products of headings            
        5908 to 5910), the following only:                                                          
                                                                                                    
      (i).   Textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics, coated, covered or laminated       
              with rubber, leather or other material, of a kind used for card clothing, and         
              similar fabrics of a kind used for other technical purposes, including narrow         
              fabrics made of velvet impregnated with rubber, for covering weaving                  
              spindles (weaving beams);                                                             
                                                                                                    
      (ii).  Bolting cloth;                                                                         
                                                                                                    
      (iii). Straining cloth of a kind used in oil presses or the like, of textile material or      
              of human hair;                                                                        
                                                                                                    
      (iv).  Flat woven textile fabric with multiple warp or weft, whether or not felted,           
              impregnated or coated, of a kind used in machinery or for other technical             
              purposes;                                                                             
                                                                                                    
      (v).   Textile fabric reinforced with metal, of a kind used for technical purposes;           
                                                                                                    
      (vi).  Cords, braids and the like, whether or not coated, impregnated or reinforced           
              with metal, of a kind used in industry as packing or lubricating materials;           
                                                                                                    
  (b). Textile articles (other than those of headings 5908 to 5910) of a kind used for              
        technical purposes (for example, textile fabrics and felts, endless or fitted with          
        linking devices, of a kind used in paper-making or similar machines (for example,           
        for pulp or asbestos-cement), gaskets, washers, polishing discs and other machinery         
        parts).                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
 Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a                                     
              kind used for the outer covers of books or the like; tracing cloth;                   
              prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile                       
              fabrics of a kind used for hat foundations:                                           
   Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of                                     
                a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like m2                            
                                                            kg                                      
   Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
 Tire cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other                                           
              polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon:                                              
   Of nylon or other polyamides  . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
   Of polyesters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
   Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with                                     
              plastics, other than those of heading 5902:                                           
   With poly (vinyl chloride):                                                                      
      Of cotton  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
      Of manmade fibers  . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
   With polyurethane:                                                                               
      Of cotton  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
      Of manmade fibers  . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
                  Other:                                                                            
        Of wool or fine animal hair  . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
   Other:                                                                                           
      Of cotton  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
      Of manmade fibers  . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
                  Other:                                                                            
        Of wool or fine animal hair  . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
 Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting                                  
              of a coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or                     
              not cut to shape:                                                                     
   Linoleum  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
   Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
 Textile wall coverings  . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
 Rubberized textile fabrics, other than those of heading 5902:                                      
   Adhesive tape of a width not exceeding 20 cm (8 inches) kg                                       
               Other:                                                                               
      Knitted or crocheted:                                                                         
        Of cotton  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
        Of manmade fibers  . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
      Other:                                                                                        
        Of cotton  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
        Of manmade fibers  . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
 Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated, coated or covered;                                          
              painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths or                        
              the like  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                     
                                                            kg                                      
 Textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted, for lamps, stoves,                                       
              lighters, candles or the like; incandescent gas mantles and                           
              tubular knitted gas mantle fabric therefor, whether or not                            
              impregnated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                     
 Textile hosepiping and similar textile tubing, with or without                                     
              lining, armor or accessories of other materials kg                                    
 Transmission or conveyor belts or belting, of textile material,                                    
              whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with                         
              plastics, or reinforced with metal or other material . . . .kg                        
 Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in                                    
              note 7 to this chapter:                                                               
   Textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics,  coated,                                     
                covered or laminated with rubber, leather or other material,                        
                of a kind used for card clothing, and similar fabrics of a kind                     
                used for other technical purposes, including narrow fabrics                         
                made of velvet impregnated with rubber, for covering                                
                weaving spindles (weaving beams):                                                   
      Printers' rubberized blankets  . . . . . .kg                                                  
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
   Bolting cloth, whether or not made-up . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
               Textile fabrics and felts, endless or fitted with linking                            
                devices, of a kind used in papermaking or similar machines                          
                (for example, for pulp or asbestos-cement):                                         
      Weighing less than 650 g/m2 (19 oz./sq. yd.) m2                                               
                                                            kg                                      
      Weighing 650 g/m2 (19 oz./sq. yd.) or more m2                                                 
                                                            kg                                      
   Straining cloth of a kind used in oil presses and the like,                                      
                including that of human air . . . . . . . . .kg                                     
   Other:                                                                                           
      Cords, braids and the like of a kind used in industry as                                      
                   packing or lubricating material  . . . . .kg                                     
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg