5609 00 — Articles of yarn, strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, or of twine, cordage, ropes or cables of heading 5607, n.e.s.

5609 Articles of thread or yarn, of strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, of twine, cordage, rope or cables, not elsewhere specified or included

This heading covers articles of thread or yarn of Chapters 50 to 55, articles of strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, and articles of twine, cordage, ropes or cables of heading 5607, other than those covered by a more specific heading of the Nomenclature. It includes thread or yarn, cordage, ropes, etc., cut to length and looped at one or both ends or fitted with tags, rings, hooks, etc. (e.g., shoe laces, garment cords, tow ropes), ships' fenders, unloading cushions, rope ladders, load slings, kitchen pot holders made of bundles of thread or yarn folded double and tied together at the folded end, etc. The heading excludes: (a) Bridles, reins, leads, harness, etc. (heading 4201); (b) Cords cut to length, with knots, loops or metal or glass eyelets, for use on Jacquard or other machines (heading 5911);

(c) textile materials and articles made of such materials as are dealt with in the relevant headings (for example, weaving shoe laces included in heading 6307); (d) rope sandal soles (heading 6406); (e) gymnastics equipment and other articles of Chapter 95.

Notes

English text as published in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/1832 (Combined Nomenclature). The EAEU tariff and the EU nomenclature copy these notes from the same convention. For a Russian declaration the binding version is the Russian one: Annex to Decision No 80 of the EEC Council of 14 September 2021.

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 3401, polishes, creams or similar preparations of heading 3405, fabric softeners of heading 3809), where the textile material is present merely as a carrying medium;

(b) textile products of heading 5811;

(c) natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading 6805);

(d) agglomerated or reconstituted mica, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading 6814);

(e) metal foil on a backing of felt or nonwovens (generally, Section XIV or XV); or

(f) sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers) and napkin liners and similar articles of heading 9619.

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 5602 and 5603 cover, respectively, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, whatever the nature of these materials (compact or cellular). Heading 5603 also includes nonwovens in which plastics or rubber forms the bonding substance. Headings 5602 and 5603 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 5604 does not cover textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, 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.