IMPREGNATED COATED COVERED OR LAMINATED TEXTILE FABRICS; TEXTILE ARTICLES OF A KIND SUITABLE FOR INDUSTRIAL USE
Chapter 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 Nos. 58.03 and 58.06 the braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece of heading No. 58.08 and the knitted or crocheted fabrics of heading No. 60.02.
2.-Heading No. 59.03 applies to :
(a) Textile fabrics impregnated coated covered or laminated with plastics whatever the weight per square metre 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 colour;
(2) Products which cannot without fracturing be bent manually around a cylinder of a diameter of 7 mm at a temperature between 15 øC and 30 øC (usually CHAPTER39);
(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 colour (CHAPTER39);
(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 (CHAPTER39); or
(6) Textile products of heading No. 58.11;
(b) Fabrics made from yarn strip or the like impregnated coated covered or sheathed with plastics of heading No. 56.04.
3.-For the purposes of heading No. 59.05 the expression " textile wall coverings " applies to products in rolls of a width of not less than 45 cm 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 No. 48.14) or on a textile backing (generally heading No. 59.07).
4.-For the purposes of heading No. 59.06 the expression " rubberised textile fabrics " means :
(a) Textile fabrics impregnated coated covered or laminated with rubber
(i) Weighing not more than 1 500 g/mý; or
(ii) Weighing more than 1 500 g/mý and containing more than 50 % by weight of textile material;
(b) Fabrics made from yarn strip or the like impregnated coated covered or sheathed with rubber of heading No. 56.04;
(c) Fabrics composed of parallel textile yarns agglomerated with rubber irrespective of their weight per square metre.
This heading does not however apply to plates sheets or strips of cellular rubber combined with textile fabric where the textile fabric is present merely for reinforcing purposes (CHAPTER40) or textile products of heading No. 58.11.
5.-Heading No. 59.07 does not apply to :
(a) 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 colour;
(b) Fabrics painted with designs (other than painted canvas being theatrical scenery studio back-cloths or the like);
11 HEADINGS
59.01 - 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.
59.02 - TYRE CORD FABRIC OF HIGH TENACITY YARN OF NYLON OR OTHER POLYAMIDES POLYESTERS OR VISCOSE RAYON.
59.03 - TEXTILE FABRICS IMPREGNATED COATED COVERED OR LAMINATED WITH PLASTICS OTHER THAN THOSE OF HEADING No. 59.02.
59.04 - 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.
59.05 - TEXTILE WALL COVERINGS.
59.06 - RUBBERISED TEXTILE FABRICS OTHER THAN THOSE OF HEADING No. 59.02.
59.07 - TEXTILE FABRICS OTHERWISE IMPREGNATED COATED OR COVERED; PAINTED CANVAS BEING THEATRICAL SCENERY STUDIO BACK-CLOTHS OR THE LIKE.
59.08 - 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.
59.09 - TEXTILE HOSEPIPING AND SIMILAR TEXTILE TUBING WITH OR WITHOUT LINING ARMOUR OR ACCESSORIES OF OTHER MATERIALS.
59.10 - 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.
59.11 - TEXTILE PRODUCTS AND ARTICLES FOR TECHNICAL USES SPECIFIED IN NOTE 7 TO THIS CHAPTER (+) .
(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 No. 44.08);
(f) Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain on a backing of textile fabrics (heading No. 68.05);
(g) Agglomerated or reconstituted mica on a backing of textile fabrics (heading No. 68.14 or
(h) Metal foil on a backing of textile fabrics (Section XV).
6.-Heading No. 59.10 does not apply to :
(a) Transmission or conveyor belting of textile material of a thickness of less than 3 mm; 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 No. 40.10).
7.-Heading No. 59.11 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 Nos. 59.08 to 59.10) 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 fabrics 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 fabrics 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 Nos. 59.08 to 59.10) 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).
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