HEADING 63.02 - BED LINEN TABLE LINEN TOILET LINEN AND KITCHEN LINEN.

305 COMMODITIES

6302.10 - Bed linen knitted or crocheted

- Other bed linen printed :

6302.21 - - Of cotton

6302.22 - - Of man-made fibres

6302.29 - - Of other textile materials

- Other bed linen :

6302.31 - - Of cotton

6302.32 - - Of man-made fibres

6302.39 - - Of other textile materials

6302.40 - Table linen knitted or crocheted

- Other table linen :

6302.51 - - Of cotton

6302.52 - - Of flax

6302.53 - - Of man-made fibres

6302.59 - - Of other textile materials

6302.60 - Toilet linen and kitchen linen of terry towelling or similar terry fabrics of cotton

- Other :

6302.91 - - Of cotton

6302.92 - - Of flax

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.g. table cloths table mats and runners tray-cloths table-centres serviettes tea napkins sachets for serviettes doilies drip mats.

It should be noted however that certain articles of the above descriptions (e.g. table-centres made from lace velvet or brocaded materials) are not regarded as articles 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 scouring cloths dusters and similar cleaning cloths generally made of coarse thick material are not regarded as falling within the description "kitchen linen " and are excluded (heading 63.07).

Besides the individual articles described above the heading also includes fabrics in the piece which by the simple process of cutting along defined lines indicated by the absence of weft threads may be converted into separate fringed articles (e.g. towels).