5906 — Rubberised textile fabrics (excl. tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon)

5906 Rubbered textile materials, other than those of heading 5902: 5906 10—Adhesive tapes not more than 20 cm wide—other: 5906 91—Knitted or hand knitted 5906 99—other

This heading includes: (A) Textile materials impregnated, coated or duplicated with rubber, including immersion (other than those of heading 5902), with a surface density:

(1) not exceeding 1500 g/m2, whatever the proportion of textile material to rubber; or (2) exceeding 1500 g/m2 and containing more than 50 % by weight of textile material. These rubberised fabrics are used mainly for making waterproof clothing, special clothing for protection against radiation, pneumatic articles, camping equipment, sanitary articles, etc. Certain upholstery fabrics lightly coated on one side with rubber latex, which are not necessarily waterproof, are nevertheless classified in this heading. These fabrics should not be confused with fabrics consisting of layers assembled by means of rubber adhesive, such as those used for upholstering railway carriages or in the footwear industry. In the cross-section of the latter fabrics no rubber is visible, and they are generally classified in Chapters 50 to 55. (B) Fabrics made from yarn, strip or the like, impregnated, coated or sheathed with rubber, of heading 5604. (C) Weftless fabrics consisting of parallel textile yarns agglomerated with rubber by gluing or calendering, irrespective of their weight per unit area. Such fabrics are used in the manufacture of tyres, rubber hoses, conveyor belts or transmission belts, or belting, etc. (D) Adhesive tape, including electrical insulating tape, with a backing of textile material, whether or not previously rubberised, made adhesive by means of rubber.

The heading excludes: (a) adhesive tapes impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or put up in forms or packings for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes (heading 3005); (b) rubberised fabrics described in Item (A) (2) above but containing not more than 50 % by weight of textile material (heading 4005 or 4008); (c) plates, sheets or strips or tapes of cellular rubber combined with textile fabric, where the textile fabric is present merely for reinforcing purposes (heading 4008); for the criteria for distinguishing these products from similar products of heading 5906, see Item (A) of the Explanatory Note to heading 4008; (d) conveyor or transmission belts or belting, generally consisting of a carcass covered with several layers of textile fabric (whether or not rubberised), coated with vulcanised rubber (heading 4010); (e) carpets, linoleum and other floor coverings with a rubber backing, which provides greater elasticity and better contact with the floor (Chapter 57 or heading 5904, as the case may be); (f) quilted textile products of heading 5811; (g) textile fabrics (whether or not with a felt lining), consisting of several layers of fabric combined with rubber and vulcanised under pressure, used for making card clothing, lapping or other similar articles for technical uses, including narrow fabrics made of velvet impregnated with rubber, for covering weavers' beams, of heading 5911; (h) rubberised fabrics made as described in Part (II) of the General Explanatory Note to Section XI (mainly Chapters 61 – 63).

Notes

Machine translation. The original is the Russian text of the EAEU tariff, and customs goes by it; this translation is for understanding only and has no legal force.

1. Unless otherwise specified in the context, in this Chapter the term “textile materials” refers only to the fabrics of Chapters 50 to 55 and of headings 5803 and 5806, the braided braiding and finishing materials in a piece of heading 5808 and the knitted or hand-knitted fabric of headings 6002 to 6006.

2. Heading 5903 covers:

(a) textile materials impregnated, coated or duplicated with plastics of any surface density and of any nature of plastics (dense or porous), except:

(1) Materials in which the impregnation or coating is not visible to the naked eye (usually Chapters 50 to 55, 58 or 60); no subsequent color change is taken into account;

(2) articles which cannot be bent manually around a cylinder with a diameter of 7 mm at a temperature of 15–30 °C (usually Chapter 39);

(3) articles in which the textile material is completely embedded inside the plastic or completely covered with plastic on both sides, provided that such coating is visible to the naked eye, without taking into account any subsequent change in color (Chapter 39);

(4) materials partially coated with plastics and having drawings resulting from such treatment (usually Chapters 50 to 55, 58 or 60);

(5) plates, sheets or strips or bands of porous plastic in combination with textile material, the textile material serving only for reinforcement (Chapter 39); or

(6) textile articles of heading 5811;

(b) materials made of filaments, flat or similar filaments impregnated, coated or coated with plastics of heading 5604.

3. For the purpose of heading 5903, the term “textile materials duplicated with plastics” means articles made by joining one or more layers of material with one or more sheets or films of plastics in any way binding the layers together, whether or not the sheets or films of plastics are visible to the naked eye in cross-section.

4. For the purposes of heading 5905, the term “wall coverings of textile materials” means articles in rolls of not less than 45 cm in width, intended for the decoration of walls or ceilings and consisting of textile material fixed on a substrate or treated on the back side (impregnated or coated for adhesion).

This heading does not, however, cover wall coverings consisting of textile fluff or dust fixed directly on a paper (heading 4814) or textile (usually heading 5907) basis.

5. For the purposes of heading 5906, the term rubberized textile materials means:

(a) textile materials impregnated, coated or duplicated with rubber:

(i) with a surface density not exceeding 1500 g/m; or

(ii) with a surface density greater than 1500 g/m and containing more than 50 % by weight of textile material;

(b) materials of filaments, flat or similar filaments impregnated, coated or shelled with rubber of heading 5604; and

(c) materials of parallel textile threads agglomerated with rubber, irrespective of their surface density.

This heading does not, however, include plates, sheets or strips or ribbons of porous rubber in combination with textile materials in which the textile material serves only for reinforcement (Chapter 40) or textile articles of heading 5811.

6. Heading 5907 does not cover:

(a) materials in which the impregnation or coating is not visible to the naked eye (usually Chapters 50 to 55, 58 or 60); no subsequent color change is taken into account;

(b) Painted materials with patterns (other than painted canvases, which are theatrical sets, backs for art studios or similar);

(c) materials partly covered with fluff, dust, powder cork or the like, and having drawings obtained in such treatment; however, materials imitating a pile are classified in this heading;

(d) materials treated with starch-based formulations or similar substances;

(e) plywood on a substrate of textile materials (heading 4408);

(f) natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain on a backing of textile materials (heading 6805);

(g) agglomerated or regenerated mica on a substrate of textile materials (heading 6814); or

(h) metal foil on a backing of textile materials (usually Section XIV or XV).

7. Heading 5910 does not cover:

(a) drive and conveyor belting of textile material less than 3 mm thick; or

(b) conveyor belts or belts, or belting of textile material impregnated, coated or duplicated with rubber, or of textile yarns or cords impregnated, coated or rubber-coated (heading 4010).

8. Heading 5911 covers the following goods, which are not included in any other heading of Title XI:

(a) textile articles in a piece cut to the desired length or simply cut in rectangles, including squares, other than articles of headings 5908 to 5910, namely:

(i) textile materials, felt or felt and fabrics with felt lining, coated or duplicated with rubber, leather or other material, commonly used for needle tapes, and similar materials used for other technical purposes, including narrow corduroy cloths impregnated with rubber, for coating weavers;

(ii) the sieve;

(iii) filtration or filtering fabrics used in oil presses or similar purposes, of textile material or human hair;

(iv) flat fabrics with multiple main or weasel threads, whether wobbly or not, impregnated or uncoated, used in mechanical engineering or for other technical purposes;

(v) metal reinforced textile materials used for technical purposes;

(vi) cords, braided braids and similar coated or uncoated articles, impregnated or impregnated or reinforced or not reinforced with metal, used in industry as sealing or cushioning materials;

(b) textile articles (other than articles of headings 5908 to 5910) used for technical purposes (e.g. textile materials and felts or felts, infinite or with connecting devices, used in paper-making or similar machinery (e.g. for pulp or asbestos cement), gaskets, seals, polishing discs and other parts of machinery).