Chapter notes
Notes.
1. This Chapter does not cover:
(a) Wadding, felt or nonwovens, impregnated, coated or
covered with substances or preparations (for example
, perfumes or cosmetics of Chapter 33, soaps or
detergents of heading 34.01, polishes, creams or
similar preparations of heading 34.05, fabric
softeners of heading 38.09) where the textile
material is present merely as a carrying medium;
(b) Textile products of heading 5811.00.00;
(c) Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on
a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading 68.05);
(d) Agglomerated or reconstituted mica, on a backing of
felt or nonwovens (heading 68.14); or
(e) Metal foil on a backing of felt or nonwovens
(Section XIV or XV).
2. The term "felt" includes needleloom felt and fabrics
consisting of a web of textile fibres the cohesion of
which has been enhanced by a stitch bonding process
using fibres from the web itself.
3. Headings 56.02 and 56.03 cover respectively felt and
nonwovens, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated
with plastics or rubber whatever the nature of these
materials (compact or cellular).
Heading 56.03 also includes nonwovens in which
plastics or rubber forms the bonding substance.
Headings 56.02 and 56.03 do not, however, cover:
(a) Felt impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with
plastics or rubber, containing 50% or less by weight
of textile material or felt completely embedded in
plastics or rubber (Chapter 39 or 40);
(b) Nonwovens, either completely embedded in plastics or
rubber, or entirely coated or covered on both sides
with such materials, provided that such coating or
covering can be seen with the naked eye with no
account being taken of any resulting change of
colour (Chapter 39 or 40); or
(c) Plates, sheets or strip of cellular plastics or
cellular rubber combined with felt or nonwovens,
where the textile material is present merely for
reinforcing purposes (Chapter 39 or 40).
4. Heading 56.04 does not cover textile yarn, or strip or
the like of heading 54.04 or 5405.00.00, in which the
impregnation, coating or covering cannot be seen with
the naked eye (usually Chapters 50 to 55); for the
purpose of this provision, no account should be taken of
any resulting change of colour.