Chapter notes
Notes.
1. This Chapter does not apply to textile fabrics referred
to in Note 1 to Chapter 59, impregnated, coated, covered
or laminated, or to other goods of Chapter 59.
2. Heading 58.01 also includes woven weft pile fabrics
which have not yet had the floats cut, at which stage
they have no pile standing up.
3. For the purposes of heading 5803.00.00 "gauze" means a
fabric with a warp composed wholly or in part of
standing or ground threads and crossing or doup threads
which cross the standing or ground threads making a half
turn, a complete turn or more to form loops through
which weft threads pass.
4. Heading 58.04 does not apply to knotted net fabrics of
twine, cordage or rope, of heading 56.08.
5. For the purposes of heading 58.06, the expression
"narrow woven fabrics" means:
(a) Woven fabrics of a width not exceeding 30 cm,
whether woven as such or cut from wider pieces,
provided with selvedges (woven, gummed or otherwise
made) on both edges;
(b) Tubular woven fabrics of a flattened width not
exceeding 30 cm; and
(c) Bias binding with folded edges, of a width when
unfolded not exceeding 30 cm.
Narrow woven fabrics with woven fringes are to be
classified in heading 58.08.
6. In heading 58.10, the expression "embroidery" means,
inter alia, embroidery with metal or glass thread on a
visible ground of textile fabric, and sewn applique work
of sequins, beads or ornamental motifs of textile or
other materials. The heading does not apply to
needlework tapestry (heading 5805.00.00).
7. In addition to the products of heading 5809.00.00, this
Chapter also includes articles made of metal thread and
of a kind used in apparel, as furnishing fabrics or for
similar purposes.