Chapter notes
Chapter 56 - 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 No.34.01, polishes, creams or similar
preparations of heading No.34.05, fabric softeners of
heading No.38.09) where the textile material is present
merely as a carrying medium;
(b) Textile products of heading No.58.11;
(c) Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a
backing of felt or nonwovens (heading No.68.05);
(d) Agglomerated or reconstituted mica, on a backing of
felt or nonwovens (heading No.,68.l4); or
(e) Metal foil on a backing of felt or nonwovens (Section
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 Nos. 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 No.56.03 also
includes nonwovens in which plastics or rubber forms the
bonding substance. Headings Nos.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 No.56.04 does not cover textile yarn, or strip
or the like of heading No.54.04 or 54.05, 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.