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Heading 5501

Man-made staple fibres - Synthetic filament tow.

List of Sub Headings & Description

550111 Of aramids

550119 Other

550120 Of polyesters

550130 Acrylic or modacrylic

550140 Of polypropylene

550190 Other

WCO Notes for Heading 5501

55.01 ‑ Synthetic filament tow.

‑ Of nylon or other polyamides :

5501.11 - ‑ Of aramids

5501.19 - ‑ Other

5501.20 ‑ Of polyesters

5501.30 ‑ Acrylic or modacrylic

5501.40 - Of polypropylene

5501.90 ‑ Other

This heading covers synthetic filament tow produced as described in the General Explanatory Note to this Chapter, only if it meets the following specifications (see also Chapter Note 1) :

(A) The tow must exceed 2 m in length.

(B) The tow must be untwisted or be twisted less than 5 turns per metre.

(D) The tow must have been drawn, i.e., it must be incapable of being stretched by more than 100 % of its length.

(E) The total measurement of the tow must exceed 20,000 decitex.

The requirement under paragraph (D) is designed to ensure that the tow is in a state ready for conversion into staple fibres. After extrusion synthetic filaments are insufficiently oriented and must be drawn in order to effect orientation of their molecules and give them their required properties. Drawn tow still retains a certain elasticity but normally breaks on being stretched by considerably less than 100 % of its length. On the other hand, undrawn tow can be stretched to between three and four times its length before it breaks.

Tow of this heading is generally used for the manufacture of yarn of synthetic staple fibres either by being :

(1) Cut into staple fibres and then converted into slivers, rovings and yarn by processes generally similar to those used for cotton or wool; or

(2) Converted into tops by the “tow‑to‑top” process (see Explanatory Note to heading 55.06) and subsequently into yarns.

The heading does not cover :

(a) Assemblies of synthetic filaments satisfying conditions (A), (B) and (C) above of a total measurement not exceeding 20,000 decitex or whatever the total measurement in the case of undrawn filaments (heading 54.02).

(b) Assemblies of synthetic filaments (each filament measuring 67 decitex or more) untwisted or twisted less than 5 turns per metre, whether or not drawn and whatever the total measurement (heading 54.04 if no cross‑sectional dimension of the individual filaments exceeds 1 mm or Chapter 39 otherwise).

(c) Synthetic filament tow satisfying conditions (B) and (C) above, but of a length not exceeding 2 m, whether or not drawn and whatever the total measurement (heading 55.03).

FAQs

What is HS code 5501?

HS code 5501 includes Man-made staple fibres - Synthetic filament tow..

How many sub-headings are there in HS code 5501?

There are 6 sub-heading(s) in HS code 5501.

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