HEADING 5808

HEADING 58.08 - BRAIDS IN THE PIECE; ORNAMENTAL TRIMMINGS IN THE PIECE

WITHOUT EMBROIDERY OTHER THAN KNITTED OR CROCHETED;

TASSELS POMPONS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES.

34 COMMODITIES

5808.10 - Braids in the piece

5808.90 - Other

(A) BRAIDS IN THE PIECE; ORNAMENTAL TRIMMINGS

IN THE PIECE WITHOUT EMBROIDERY OTHER THAN

KNITTED OR CROCHETED

In addition to braids this part of the heading covers a variety of products in the length

designed for the ornamentation or decoration of articles of apparel (e.g. ladies'

garments military uniforms ecclesiastical vestments theatrical costumes) or of

furnishing articles (including furnishings for ships or vehicles).

They may be fitted with hooks clasps eyelets rings and the like of purely accessory

nature provided their character as piece goods is not affected; they may also be

trimmed with sequins beads and similar accessories provided these are not

attached by sewn appliqu‚ work in which case they are classified as embroidery in

heading 58.10.

The products classified here include :

(1) Flat or tubular braids.

These are obtained by interlacing diagonally yarns or the monofilament strip

and the like of CHAPTER54.

In flat braid the threads run diagonally from one edge to the other in a zig-zag

or more complex fashion whereas in tubular braid they run spirally; in both

cases half of the threads run in one direction and half in the other and interlace

according to a fixed pattern which is usually quite simple. In some braids extra

threads may be interlaced along the length of the fabric either to give firmness to

the edge or in any ordered sequence to produce pattern effects.

Braid is made on special machines known as braiding or spindle machines.

Varieties of braid include lacing (e.g. for boot or shoe laces) piping soutache

ornamental cords braided galloons etc. Tubular braid may have a textile core.

Braid is used for edging or ornamenting certain articles of apparel (e.g.

decorative trim and piping) or furnishing articles (e.g. tiebacks for curtains) as

sheathing for electrical wiring for the manufacture of certain shoes laces anorak

or track suit cords cord belts for dressing gowns etc.

Such braid differs from the plaited or braided articles of heading 56.07 on

account of its looser plaiting and less compact structure.

However the heading excludes braids more specifically covered by other headings and in particular :

(a) Braids made with monofilament of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm or with strip

and the like of a width exceeding 5 mm of plastics or with other plaiting materials (heading 46.01).

(b) Twine cordage rope cables and braided imitation catgut of heading 56.07.

(d) Hosepiping and similar tubing (heading 59.09).

(e) Transmission or conveyor belts or belting of heading 59.10.

(f) Articles for technical uses of heading 59.11 (e.g. braids of a kind used in industry as packing or

lubricating material).

(g) Slide fasteners (heading 96.07) and hooks eyes and press fasteners of base metal fixed at

intervals on braided tape provided that the hooks and eyes and press fasteners give the goods their

essential character (heading 83.08 or 96.06 as the case may be).

(2) Milanaise and similar cord.

These are gimped products similar to gimped yarn but with a thicker core

composed of a bundle of threads or textile rovings which are twisted during the

gimping process. Often they are gimped with yarns already themselves gimped.

They are classified here when in the length and are used as ornamentation in

made up articles for manufacturing dressing gown girdles curtain pulls etc.

This group excludes metal wire covered with textile material e.g. :

(a) Iron or steel wire for the manufacture of hat frames (milliners' wire) and stems of iron or steel wire

for artificial flowers or hair curlers (heading 72.17).

(b) Insulated electric wire (heading 85.44).

(3) Narrow woven fabrics with fringes (looped or cut) woven into their edges.

These products are produced on ribbon looms the trimming on the edges

being produced by manipulation of the weft or by the use of slack coarse warp

yarns known as roquetins.

In the first case the weft does not form a selvedge with the two outer warp

threads but extends beyond them to form loops; these loops are obtained by

passing the weft threads round two or more strands of wire placed on the loom

parallel to the warp and removed once the fabric is completed.

In the second case slack coarse yarns are incorporated into the selvedge at

intervals by certain weft threads while wires hold them from the fabric at the

intervening sections thus forming loops.

The loops produced by these processes may be more or less widely spaced

and at regular or irregular intervals. Sometimes they are cut to form a fringed

edge which may subsequently be knotted or adorned with tassels pompons

etc.

These narrow woven fabrics are chiefly used for bordering or ornamenting

furnishings or articles of apparel.

Picot or purl edged ribbons and rat tooth ribbons are excluded (heading 58.06).

(4) Other ornamental trimmings in the piece. The heading also covers a variety

of miscellaneous narrow width products in the length suitable for use in the

ornamentation of apparel furnishings etc.

These are usually produced from ribbons or braids or the other products

referred to above. They may be made by sewing or otherwise working one such

product or by assembling two or more of them together in an ornamental

manner (e.g. ribbons or braids with ornamental borders or galloons or soutache

braid; ribbons or braids with tassels or other ornamental effects inserted at

intervals along the length other than by appliqu‚ embroidery work.

The heading does not cover knitted or crocheted ornamental trimmings of heading 60.02.

(B) TASSELS POMPONS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES

Unlike the products of Part (A) above these are separate individual articles and

include tassels of all sizes and shapes and ornamental ends for furnishing cords etc.

for example :

(1) Cores (of wood or other material) covered with textile threads with the ends of

these threads sometimes left hanging - large varieties may be trimmed with lace

or with rows of small tassels.

(2) Simple bundles of textile threads folded or bound with the ends hanging

loose.

(3) Olive or nut-shaped cores (of wood paper etc.) covered with textile material

sometimes with an open core allowing for use as a sliding ring.

(4) Pompons i.e. short threads secured together in the middle and fluffed out in all

directions.

All these articles may be provided with a loop for attachment purposes; they are of

general use mainly in furnishing but also to a lesser extent for clothing. They are

predominantly ornamental in character.

The heading does not cover individual articles other than those mentioned above.

Rosettes made of the braids and trimmings of this heading are classified in heading 62.17 or 63.07. Frogs epaulettes

and lanyards of the same materials are classified in heading 62.17 and shoe laces corset laces etc. of those materials

with their ends spliced or otherwise treated to prevent unravelling as well as swordknots made of those materials are

classified in heading 63.07.

The textile materials used in making the products of this heading are very varied. They

include silk wool fine animal hair cotton flax man-made fibres and metallised yarn.

In addition to the exclusions already mentioned the heading does not include galloons and other trimmings which are

simple woven strips corresponding to the definition of narrow woven fabrics (heading 58.06).