Chapter 52: Cotton & Cotton Fabrics
Raw cotton, cotton sewing thread, cotton single & plied spinning yarns, denim, poplin, twill, and woven cotton fabrics.
Chapter 52 Products (35)
Raw Cotton (Raw Ginned Cotton Bales (Spinning Grade))
Cotton, not carded or combed (Raw cotton lint / ginned cotton)
Cotton Waste (Cotton Yarn & Thread Waste (Spinning Mill Waste))
Yarn waste (including thread waste) of cotton
Cotton Waste (Cotton Comber Noil & Dropping Waste)
Other cotton waste (including garnetted stock and comber noil)
Combed Cotton Top (Carded & Combed Cotton Sliver / Top)
Cotton, carded or combed (Carded sliver / combed cotton top)
Sewing Thread (Industrial Cotton Sewing Thread Cones (>=85% Cotton))
Cotton sewing thread, not put up for retail sale, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton
Sewing Thread (Core-Spun Cotton Sewing Thread (Cotton Wrapped))
Other cotton sewing thread, not put up for retail sale, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton
Sewing Thread (Retail Spool Cotton Sewing Thread)
Cotton sewing thread, put up for retail sale (spools / tubes)
Carded Cotton Yarn (Carded Coarse Cotton Yarn (Open-End / Ne 6s-8s for Denim/Terry))
Single cotton yarn, of uncombed fibers, measuring 714.29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 MN / Ne <=8s)
Yarn (Carded Cotton Single Spinning Yarn (Ne 20s-30s))
Single cotton yarn, of uncombed fibers, measuring less than 714.29 decitex but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 MN but not exceeding 43 MN)
Carded Cotton Yarn (Carded Medium Fine Cotton Yarn (Ne 30s-36s))
Single cotton yarn, of uncombed fibers, measuring less than 232.56 decitex but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 MN but <=52 MN / Ne 30s-36s)
Carded Cotton Yarn (Carded Fine Cotton Yarn (Ne 40s))
Single cotton yarn, of uncombed fibers, measuring less than 192.31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 MN but <=80 MN / Ne 40s)
Combed Cotton Yarn (Combed Coarse Cotton Yarn (Ne <=8s for Premium Knit/Weave))
Single cotton yarn, of combed fibers, measuring 714.29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 MN / Ne <=8s)
Combed Cotton Yarn (Combed Cotton Ring Spun Knitting Yarn (Ne 24s/26s/28s/30s))
Single cotton yarn, of combed fibers, measuring less than 714.29 decitex but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 MN but <=43 MN / Ne 20s-30s)
Combed Cotton Yarn (Combed Cotton Single Jersey Yarn (Ne 34s/36s))
Single cotton yarn, of combed fibers, measuring less than 232.56 decitex but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 MN but <=52 MN / Ne 32s-36s)
Combed Cotton Yarn (Combed Fine Cotton Yarn (Ne 40s Ring Spun))
Single cotton yarn, of combed fibers, measuring less than 192.31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 MN but <=80 MN / Ne 40s-45s)
Combed Cotton Yarn (Combed Superfine Cotton Yarn (Ne 50s/60s Giza/Pima))
Single cotton yarn, of combed fibers, measuring less than 125 decitex but not less than 106.38 decitex (exceeding 80 MN but <=94 MN / Ne 50s-60s)
Folded Cotton Yarn (2-Ply / Folded Carded Cotton Yarn (2/20s, 2/30s))
Multiple (folded) or cabled cotton yarn, of uncombed fibers, measuring per single yarn less than 714.29 decitex but >=232.56 decitex (2/20s, 2/30s carded)
Folded Combed Yarn (2-Ply / Folded Combed Cotton Yarn (2/40s, 2/60s Pique/Poplin))
Multiple (folded) or cabled cotton yarn, of combed fibers, measuring per single yarn less than 714.29 decitex but >=232.56 decitex (2/30s, 2/40s combed)
Cotton Blend Yarn (Chief Value Cotton (CVC) / TC Carded Blended Yarn)
Cotton yarn (containing <85% cotton), mixed mainly with man-made fibers, uncombed, Ne 20s-30s
Cotton Blend Yarn (Combed CVC Single Knitting Yarn (60/40 Cotton-Poly))
Cotton yarn (containing <85% cotton), mixed mainly with man-made fibers, combed, Ne 20s-30s
Retail Yarn (Retail Cotton Hand-Knitting Yarn Balls / Skeins)
Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread) put up for retail sale, containing >=85% by weight of cotton
Woven Fabric (Lightweight Unbleached Cotton Woven Fabric (<100 GSM))
Unbleached woven cotton fabrics, plain weave, weighing not more than 100 g/m2
Woven Fabric (Bleached Lightweight Cotton Lawn / Voile Fabric (<100 GSM))
Bleached woven cotton fabrics, plain weave, weighing not more than 100 g/m2
Woven Fabric (Bleached Cotton Poplin / Cambric Woven Fabric (100-200 GSM))
Bleached woven cotton fabrics, plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m2 but not more than 200 g/m2
Woven Fabric (Dyed Lightweight Cotton Voile / Lawn Fabric (<100 GSM))
Dyed woven cotton fabrics, plain weave, weighing not more than 100 g/m2
Woven Fabric (Dyed Cotton Plain Woven Fabric (100-200 GSM))
Dyed woven cotton fabrics, plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m2 but not more than 200 g/m2
Woven Fabric (Yarn-Dyed Cotton Check / Stripe Shirting Fabric)
Woven cotton fabrics, of yarns of different colors, plain weave, >100 to 200 g/m2
Woven Fabric (Printed Cotton Poplin / Dress Woven Fabric)
Printed woven cotton fabrics, plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m2 but not more than 200 g/m2
Woven Fabric (Heavy Unbleached Cotton Canvas / Duck Greige (>200 GSM))
Unbleached woven cotton fabrics, plain weave, weighing more than 200 g/m2
Woven Fabric (Dyed Heavy Cotton Canvas / Duck Fabric (>200 GSM))
Dyed woven cotton fabrics, plain weave, weighing more than 200 g/m2
Woven Fabric (Dyed Cotton Bottomweight Twill / Chino Fabric (>200 GSM))
Dyed woven cotton fabrics, 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, weighing more than 200 g/m2
Denim Fabric (100% Cotton Indigo Blue Denim Fabric (>200 GSM / 10-14 oz))
Denim fabric, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m2 (Blue denim 10-14 oz)
Woven Fabric (Printed Heavy Cotton Canvas / Upholstery Fabric)
Printed woven cotton fabrics, plain weave, weighing more than 200 g/m2
Woven Fabric (Poly-Cotton (TC / CVC) Dyed Shirting & Pocketing Fabric)
Woven fabrics of cotton, containing <85% cotton, mixed mainly with man-made fibers, <=200 g/m2, dyed plain weave (Poly-Cotton TC / CVC poplin)
Denim Fabric (Cotton-Polyester-Spandex Stretch Denim Fabric)
Denim fabric of cotton, containing <85% cotton, mixed mainly with man-made fibers / elastane, >200 g/m2 (Cotton-Poly-Spandex Stretch Denim)
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