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 TARIFF SCHEDULES OF THE UNITED STATES TARIFF SCHEDULES OF THE UNITED STATES

SCHEDULE 3. - TEXTILE FIBERS AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS Part 1. - Textile Fibers and Wastes; Yarns and Threads

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Rates of IXity

(d) wool or hair "on the skin" Includes all skins or skin pieces from which wool or hair is commercially recoverable by any process (except wool or hair on the skin provided for in part 56 of schedule I; except wool or hair on the skin which has been cleaned otherwise than by shaking, wiI lowing, bun—picking, or washing with water only; and except tanned-skin scrap); (e) wool or hair "in the grease" is wool or hair in Its natural condition as separated from the animal or skin, whether or not cleaned by shaking, wlllcwlng, or burr-plcking, but not otherwise cleaned; If) "washed" wool or hair Is wool or hair, not on the skin, that has been washed, with water only, while on the animal's back or on the skin, whether or not cleaned by shaking, wlI lowing, or burr-picking, but not otherwise cleaned; Ig) "scoured" wool or hair is wool or hair, whether or not on the skin, (except wool or hair In the grease or washed) that has been cleaned by any process other than shaking, wlllowing, burr-picking, washing with water only, or carbonizing; (h) "carbon i zed" wool or hair is wool or hair whether or not on the skin that has been cleaned by carbonizing In lieu of, or in addition to, any other cleaning process, whether or not neutralized or neutralized and dusted; and (1) "sorted" wool or hair is wool or hair separated from each individual fleece according to length, soundness, elasticity, fineness, color, or other properties, but does not include a skirted fleece unless the back has been removed, and does not include skirtings. 2. The standards for determining grades of wool shall be those which are established from time to time by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to law and which are In effect on the date of 1mporta-» H o n of the wool. 3.

For the purposes of item 307,40 — (a) the classification provisions for W D O I not finer than 4.0s shall apply to any package of wool containing not over 10 percent by weight of wool finer than 40s but not containing wool finer than 44s; (b) the classification provisions for wool finer than 40s but not finer than 44s shall apply to any package of wool containing not over 10 percent by weight of wool finer than 44s but not containing wool finer than 46s; and (c) the citation for imports classifiable under this Item shall be such item number followed by the Item number for the part of the contents of the package which determines the rate of duty. 4.

For the purposes of Item 306.(X) — la) a tolerance of not more than 10 percent of wools not finer than 43s may be allowed in each bale or package of wools imported as not finer than 46s. lb) wool or hair shall not be released from customs custody unless the dealer, manufacturer, or processor fi les a bond to Insure that any wool or hair entered thereunder shall be used only in the manufacture of the articles enumerated In the said Item;

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