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Chapter 57: Carpets and other textile floor coverings

Section XI — Textiles and textile articles

5 headings · 71 total HS codes

Classification Notes for Chapter 57

Notes 1. For the purposes of this Chapter, "carpets and other textile floor coverings" means floor coverings in which textile materials serve as the exposed surface of the article when in use and includes articles having the characteristics of textile floor coverings but intended for use for other purposes. 2. This Chapter does not cover floor covering underlays. Additional notes 1. For the purposes of this Chapter, the expression "floor coverings" includes all mats, rugs, and similar goods. 2. For the purposes of 5703, the term "tufted" means tufting by any method, including hand tufting.

Heading	Description	General Rate	Sub-codes	FTAs
5701	Carpets and other textile floor coverings, knotted, whether or not made up	0%	2	16 FTAs
5702	Carpets and other textile floor coverings, woven, not tufted or flocked, whether or not made up, including "kelem", "schumacks", "karamanie" and similar hand-woven rugs	0%	35	17 FTAs
5703	Carpets and other textile floor coverings (including turf), tufted, whether or not made up	0%	16	17 FTAs
5704	Carpets and other textile floor coverings, of felt, not tufted or flocked, whether or not made up	5%	9	16 FTAs
5705	Other carpets and other textile floor coverings, whether or not made up	5%	4	15 FTAs

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