Alpaca Wool Wadding for Mattress Filling
Loose wadding of alpaca fine animal hair fibers ≤5 mm, compressed for mattress and pillow cores. Classified in 5601.29.0020 for other wadding of fine animal hair, not processed into nonwovens.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If assembled into mattress
Finished stuffed mattresses are furniture under 9404, not component wadding.
If of cotton instead
Material change to cotton wadding directs to 5601.10 subheading.
If for industrial textile machinery
Wadding specialized for textile machines falls under 5911, end-use based.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Obtain veterinary certificates for animal hair origin to comply with sanitary import rules
• Specify 'fine animal hair' in invoices; mislabeling as generic wool triggers audits
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