Chapter 5901 — Customs Tariff Headings

Acrylic Coated Bible Cover Fabric

This is a man-made acrylic fiber fabric coated with gum substances, stiffened to serve as durable outer covers for bibles and religious texts. The gum coating provides rigidity and protection, making it suitable for bookbinding applications. It falls under tariff item 5901.10.00 as a textile fabric coated with gum or amylaceous substances for book covers.

Amylaceous Bible Cover Fabric

Amylaceous Bible Cover Fabric is a specialty textile coated with gum or amylaceous substances, giving it a smooth, stiffened surface ideal for durable outer covers on bibles and religious books. The coating resists wear and enhances the fabric's shape retention, making it suitable for repeated handling. It falls under tariff item 5901.10.00 as a textile fabric coated with gum or amylaceous substances of a kind used for book covers.

Gum-Coated Book Cover Cloth

This is a textile fabric coated with gum or amylaceous substances, specifically designed for use as the outer covers of books and similar printed materials. The coating provides stiffness and durability, making it ideal for hardcover applications. It falls under tariff item 5901.10.00 as a gum-coated textile for book covers.

Gummed Textile for Cookbook Covers

Gummed Textile for Cookbook Covers is a heavy fabric coated with gum to provide stiffness and resistance to grease, making it ideal for cookbook outer covers in kitchens. The gum treatment creates a durable, wipeable surface that protects the book from spills and frequent use. It qualifies under tariff item 5901.10.00 as a textile fabric coated with gum or amylaceous substances for book covers.

Gum-Stiffened Journal Cover Cloth

Gum-Stiffened Journal Cover Cloth is a textile fabric stiffened with a gum coating, designed for use as outer covers for journals, notebooks, and sketchbooks. The amylaceous layer ensures shape retention and provides a premium feel, while also offering some resistance to moisture. It falls under tariff item 5901.10.00 as a textile fabric coated with gum or amylaceous substances of a kind used for book covers.

Library Bookbinding Buckram

This is a heavy-duty buckram coated with starch for library book rebinding covers, offering abrasion resistance. It is a standard for institutional use. It falls under tariff item 5901.10.00 as a book cover fabric coated with amylaceous substances.

Man-Made Fiber Tracing Cloth

This is a semi-transparent nylon tracing cloth coated with gum for stability, used in drafting and design for tracing patterns. The gum treatment prevents ink bleeding and provides a stable surface. It falls under tariff item 5901.10.00 as a textile fabric coated with gum or amylaceous substances, though it is not for book covers, the item's scope includes tracing cloth.

Nylon Stiffened Bookbinding Cloth

This is a nylon-based textile fabric treated with amylaceous substances for rigidity, designed specifically for hardcover book exteriors. The treatment provides stiffness and durability, making it ideal for bookbinding. It falls under tariff item 5901.10.00 as a gum-coated man-made fiber fabric for book covers.

Nylon Stiffened Journal Cover Material

This is a gum-coated nylon fabric stiffened for notebook and journal outer covers, mimicking leatherette texture. The coating provides a premium feel and protection. It falls under tariff item 5901.10.00 as a man-made fiber book cover textile coated with gum or amylaceous substances.

Polyester Book Cover Fabric

This is a man-made fiber textile fabric coated with gum or amylaceous substances to provide stiffness and durability for use as outer covers on books and similar printed materials. The coating is visible and enhances the fabric's suitability for bookbinding. It falls under tariff item 5901.10.00 as a gum-coated textile for book covers.

Polyester Buckram for Book Spines

This is a stiffened polyester buckram fabric coated with starch-based amylaceous substances, used for reinforcing book spines and covers. The coating provides shape and durability. It falls under tariff item 5901.10.00 as a gum-coated man-made textile for bookbinding.

Polyester Prepared Painting Canvas Roll

This is a man-made polyester canvas primed with gum coating for book artists and custom covers. The gum coating prepares the surface for painting or further treatment. It falls under tariff item 5901.10.00 as a prepared painting canvas of synthetic fibers, which is included in the heading's scope.

Prepared Acrylic Canvas for Book Art

This is an acrylic fiber canvas coated with amylaceous substances for use in artistic book covers and portfolios. The coating prepares the surface for paints and inks. It falls under tariff item 5901.10.00 as a man-made prepared painting canvas or book fabric.

Prepared Acrylic Painting Canvas

Prepared Acrylic Painting Canvas is a canvas fabric coated with an amylaceous preparation to provide a suitable surface for acrylic painting, offering tooth and stiffness for artists. The coating prepares the canvas for use as a painting support, typically stretched over frames. It falls under tariff item 5901.10.00 as prepared painting canvas, a specific inclusion in the heading.

Starch-Coated Hardcover Binding Cloth

This is a woven cotton fabric treated with starch (amylaceous substance) to create a stiffened material used for book outer covers. The coating enhances rigidity for professional bookbinding applications. It falls under tariff item 5901.10.00 as a textile fabric coated with gum or amylaceous substances for book covers.

Starch-Coated Menu Cover Fabric

Starch-Coated Menu Cover Fabric is a textile fabric coated with starch to provide a stiff, wipeable surface suitable for restaurant menu covers and similar book-like items. The starch coating offers durability and resistance to moisture, making it ideal for hospitality use. It qualifies under tariff item 5901.10.00 as a textile fabric coated with gum or amylaceous substances for book covers.

Stiffened Buckram Bookbinding Cloth

This is buckram fabric coated with amylaceous substances for bookbinding outer covers, providing exceptional stiffness. It is commonly used in library and collector editions. It falls under tariff item 5901.10.00 as a coated fabric for book covers.

Synthetic Buckram for Hardcover Bindings

This is buckram made from synthetic man-made fibers, coated with starch gum for stiff book hardcovers. The coating provides rigidity and durability, ideal for library editions. It falls under tariff item 5901.10.00 as a stiffened textile used in book production.

Tracing Cloth for Technical Drawings

This is a semi-transparent textile cloth coated with gum or starch, used for tracing architectural and engineering drawings. The coating allows ink adherence without bleeding. It falls under tariff item 5901.10.00 as a tracing cloth, which is explicitly included in the heading's scope.

Vinyl-Coated Polyester Album Cover Cloth

This is a gum-stiffened polyester cloth for photo album covers, providing a premium finish. The gum coating ensures stiffness and protection, extending to album covers as book-like items. It falls under tariff item 5901.10.00 as a man-made fiber product coated for book-like outer covers.

Acrylic Artist Canvas Roll

Acrylic artist canvas rolls are primed with an amylaceous (starch-based) coating, creating a prepared painting surface for fine art. This product falls under tariff item 5901.90.10 as prepared painting canvas, which is explicitly included in the item's description.

Acrylic Prepared Painting Canvas

Acrylic prepared painting canvas is made from man-made acrylic fiber and coated with amylaceous substances to create a primed surface for oil and acrylic paintings. The starch-based coating qualifies it as prepared painting canvas under tariff item 5901.90.10.

Prepared Acrylic Painting Canvas

Prepared acrylic painting canvas is a cotton duck canvas coated with starch or gum primer to create a smooth, absorbent surface for oil and acrylic paintings. This prepared painting canvas falls under tariff item 5901.90.10 as it meets the criteria for gum-coated textiles.

Starch-Coated Artist Canvas Roll

Starch-coated artist canvas roll is a professional-grade cotton canvas roll with starch-based gesso preparation for oil painting surfaces. The amylaceous coating qualifies it under tariff item 5901.90.10 as prepared painting canvas.

Gum-Coated Book Cover Cloth

This is a woven cotton fabric coated with gum or starch to provide stiffness and durability, specifically used for the outer covers of hardcover books. The coating is visible and serves the purpose of bookbinding, placing it under tariff item 5901.90.90.

Gummed Linen Hat Foundation Fabric

This is a linen fabric coated with gum or starch sizing, designed as the structural base for fashion hats and fascinators. The coating creates a moldable yet stiff structure, making it a stiffened textile fabric for hat foundations under tariff item 5901.90.90.

Library Binding Buckram Cloth

This is a polyester-cotton blend buckram with starch impregnation, used for institutional book rebinding. The starch coating provides high abrasion and tear resistance, and it is classified under tariff item 5901.90.90 as a gum-coated fabric for book outer covers.

Nylon Bookbinding Cover Cloth

This is a nylon fabric coated with gum or amylaceous substances, specifically prepared for use as the outer cover of hardcover books. The coating provides durability and printability, and the fabric is not otherwise processed beyond this coating, placing it under tariff item 5901.90.90.

Nylon Stiffened Hat Buckram

This is a heavy-duty nylon buckram that has been impregnated with gum to stiffen it for use as a hat foundation in millinery. The gum coating provides shape retention and rigidity, making it a stiffened textile fabric of a kind used for hat foundations under tariff item 5901.90.90.

Polyester Book Cover Gum Cloth

This is a polyester cloth coated with gum or starch, designed for use as the outer cover of library books and reinforced bindings. The coating prevents fraying and enhances durability, and the fabric is classified under tariff item 5901.90.90 as a gum-coated textile for book covers.

Polyester Buckram Hat Foundation

This is a polyester textile fabric stiffened with gum or starch, specifically designed as a foundation material for millinery hats. The coating provides rigidity and shape retention, placing it under tariff item 5901.90.90 as a stiffened textile fabric for hat foundations.

Polyester Millinery Buckram

This is a starch-stiffened polyester buckram sheet used for blocking hat shapes in fashion manufacturing. The starch coating provides the necessary rigidity for shaping, and it falls under tariff item 5901.90.90 as a stiffened textile fabric for hat foundations.

Polyester Tracing Cloth

This is a translucent polyester fabric coated with starch for use in technical drafting and pattern tracing. The gum coating enhances ink retention and transparency, making it a tracing cloth under tariff item 5901.90.90.

Starch-Stiffened Buckram for Hats

This is a heavyweight cotton buckram impregnated with starch to create a rigid structure, used as a foundation for millinery hats and headwear. The starch coating provides the necessary stiffness, placing it under tariff item 5901.90.90 as a stiffened textile fabric for hat foundations.

Stiffened Buckram for Bookbinding

This is a linen-based buckram stiffened with a gum coating for use in creating rigid covers for deluxe book editions. The gum coating provides archival quality and stiffness, and it is classified under tariff item 5901.90.90 as a gum-coated textile for book outer covers.