Agreed allowances used to calculate the mass of fibres contained in a textile product
(referred to in Article 19(3))
Fibre No | Fibres | Percentages
1-2 | Wool and animal hair: |
combed fibres | 18,25
carded fibres | 17,00 (1)
3 | Animal hair: |
combed fibres | 18,25
carded fibres | 17,00 (1)
Horsehair: |
combed fibres | 16,00
carded fibres | 15,00
4 | Silk | 11,00
5 | Cotton: |
normal fibres | 8,50
mercerised fibres | 10,50
6 | Kapok | 10,90
7 | Flax (or linen) | 12,00
8 | True hemp | 12,00
9 | Jute | 17,00
10 | Abaca | 14,00
11 | Alfa | 14,00
12 | Coir | 13,00
13 | Broom | 14,00
14 | Ramie (bleached fibre) | 8,50
15 | Sisal | 14,00
16 | Sunn | 12,00
17 | Henequen | 14,00
18 | Maguey | 14,00
19 | Acetate | 9,00
20 | Alginate | 20,00
21 | Cupro | 13,00
22 | Modal | 13,00
23 | Protein | 17,00
24 | Triacetate | 7,00
25 | Viscose | 13,00
26 | Acrylic | 2,00
27 | Chlorofibre | 2,00
28 | Fluorofibre | 0,00
29 | Modacrylic | 2,00
30 | Polyamide or nylon: |
discontinuous fibre | 6,25
filament | 5,75
31 | Aramid | 8,00
32 | Polyimide | 3,50
33 | Lyocell | 13,00
34 | Polylactide | 1,50
35 | Polyester | 1,50
36 | Polyethylene | 1,50
37 | Polypropylene | 2,00
38 | Polycarbamide | 2,00
39 | Polyurethane: |
discontinuous fibre | 3,50
filament | 3,00
40 | Vinylal | 5,00
41 | Trivinyl | 3,00
42 | Elastodiene | 1,00
43 | Elastane | 1,50
44 | Glass fibre: |
with an average diameter of over 5 μm | 2,00
with an average diameter of 5 μm or less | 3,00
45 | Elastomultiester | 1,50
46 | Elastolefin | 1,50
47 | Melamine | 7,00
48 | Metal fibre | 2,00
Metallised fibre | 2,00
Asbestos | 2,00
Paper yarn | 13,75
▼M2
49 | Polypropylene/polyamide bicomponent | 1,00
▼B
(1) The agreed allowances of 17,00 % shall also be applied where it is impossible to ascertain whether the textile product containing wool and/or animal hair is combed or carded.