Other
Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock): > Flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun: > Other
Duty Rate (from China)
Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Products classified under HTS 5301.29.00.00
Hackled Flax Fiber
Long, aligned flax fibers produced through hackling, a combing process that removes short fibers and impurities from scutched flax. Classified under HTS 5301.29.00.00 as flax processed (broken, scutched, hackled) but not spun, ready for spinning into linen yarn.
Scutched Flax Tow
Short flax fibers and waste (tow) separated during scutching, the process of beating retted flax to remove woody parts. Falls under HTS 5301.29.00.00 as 'other' processed flax not spun, used for coarser yarns or blending.
Line Flax for Linen Spinning
Premium long-line flax fibers, hackled and cleaned after scutching, intended for high-quality linen yarn production. HTS 5301.29.00.00 covers this processed-but-unspun flax from the 'other' category beyond raw forms.
Belgian Hackled Flax Stricks
High-grade stricks of hackled flax from Belgium, bundled long fibers post-hackling for premium spinning mills. Classified in HTS 5301.29.00.00 as processed flax (hackled) not spun, meeting chapter notes for vegetable fibers.
Flax Roving Preparation Fiber
Semi-processed flax fibers aligned for roving, post-scutching and hackling but pre-spinning. HTS 5301.29.00.00 applies to this 'otherwise processed' flax not meeting spun criteria per chapter definitions.
French Long Flax Line
Superior long-line flax from Normandy, scutched and hackled for fine linen fabrics. Under HTS 5301.29.00.00 as 'other' processed flax, distinguished from raw by mechanical cleaning per statistical notes.
Broken Scutched Flax Bundles
Flax stems broken and scutched to yield fiber bundles, processed but not spun. Fits HTS 5301.29.00.00 'other' for mechanically processed flax per hierarchy excluding raw forms.
Flax Heckling Waste Cleaned
Cleaned waste fibers from hackling machines, still unspun but processed. HTS 5301.29.00.00 includes such 'otherwise processed' by-products not qualifying as yarn waste.