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

SCHEDULE 3. - TEXTILE FfflERS AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS Part I. - Textile Fibers and Wastes; Yarns and Threads

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Subpart E. - Man-made Fibers Subpart E headnotes: 1.

The provisions of this subpart do not c o v e r — (I) metal filaments, strips, or fibers; (II) paper filaments, strips, or fibers; (III) natural rubber filaments, strips, or fibers; (ivi synthetic rubber strips (In continuous or noncontinuous form); <v) nonmetallic mineral filaments, strips, or fibers, except as set forth in 2(c) infra; (vl) sterile surgical sutures and suture materials, provided for In part I3C of schedule 4; (vtll strings for musical instruments (see part 3B of schedule 7); (viii) fishing line put up and packaged for retail sale (see part 5B of schedule 7); (Ix) racket strings put up and packaged for retail sale (see part 50 of schedule 71; or (x) brush bristles provided for in part I2C of schedule 7.

2. (a) For the purposes of the tariff schedules, the term "man-made fibers" refers to the filaments, strips, and fibers covered in this subpart. (b) Subject to the I irritations set forth in headnotes I and 3 of this subpart, the respective provisions in this subpart for filaments, strips, and fibers cover such articles whether they are formed by extrusion or by other processes from substances derived by man from cellulosic or noneel lulosic materials by chemical processes, such as, but not limited to, polymerization and condensation; (cl the provisions of this subpart applicable to grouped filaments and fibers include grouped glass filaments and glass fibers produced therefrom, suitable for the manufacture of yarns, cordage, or woven fabrics. For the purposes of the provisions of the tariff schedules applicable to articles of man-made fibers, glass filaments and glass fibers shall be treated as man-made fibers only if they have been made into yarns or cordage, or if they are present in fabrics or other articles in the form of yarns or cordage. For the purposes of this subpart — (al the term "filaments" embraces monofilaments, plexiform filaments, and grouped filaments, however produced; lb) the term "monofI laments" embraces single filaments (including single filaments of laminated construction or produced from two or more filaments fused or bonded together), whether solid or hollow, whether flat, oval, round, or of any other crosssectional configuration, which are not over 0.06 inch, in maximum cross-sectional dimension; (c) the term "plexiform filaments" embraces flexible filaments each of which consists of a network or plexus of fine fibers and which are suitable for the manufacture of textiles; 3.

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