Lace fabric|HS Code

Lace fabric harmonized system code

Product Overview Lace Fabric, classified under HS Code 5804, is a decorative, openwork fabric distinguished by complex patterns created by intertwining, looping, braiding or twisting threads. The textile is typically made from cotton, polyester, or blends of these materials and can be either machine-made or handcrafted. The key characteristics of this product include its intricate design, light weight, and semi-translucent nature. The HS Code 5804 encompasses a wide range of subcategories including machine-made lace (580410), hand-made lace (580421), and narrow woven fabrics (580620). The commercial applications of lace fabric are extensive and cover sectors such as apparel, home décor, and high-end fashion accessories. The market positioning of lace fabric emphasizes its aesthetic appeal, flexibility in design applications, and its ability to add a luxurious touch to products. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications The full 6-digit HS Code for Lace Fabric is 5804.10, with the hierarchical breakdown being Chapter 58 (Special Woven Fabrics; Tufted Textile Fabrics; Lace; Tapestries; Trimmings; Embroidery), Heading 04 (Lace; Embroidery). The product falls under this specific code due to its unique weaving method which creates an openwork fabric with intricate patterns. Trade considerations for lace fabric include the necessity for careful packaging to prevent damage to the delicate material, preservation methods to maintain the quality and color of the fabric, and suitable shipping requirements to ensure the product remains in pristine condition. The quality standards for lace fabric in international trade are stringently set, with measures in place to assess the consistency of design, colorfastness, and durability. As Lace Fabric is a highly specialized textile product, adherence to WTO standards, customs documentation, and international trade classification systems is of paramount importance.

Lace fabric Chapter Note

1.- This Chapter does not apply to textile fabrics referred to in Note 1 to Chapter 59, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, or to other goods of Chapter 59. 2.- Heading 58.01 also includes woven weft pile fabrics which have not yet had the floats cut, at which stage they have no pile standing up. 3.- For the purposes of heading 58.03, “gauze” means a fabric with a warp composed wholly or in part of standing or ground threads and crossing or doup threads which cross the standing or ground threads making a half turn, a complete turn or more to form loops through which weft threads pass. 4.- Heading 58.04 does not apply to knotted net fabrics of twine, cordage or rope, of heading 56.08. 5.- For the purposes of heading 58.06, the expression “narrow woven fabrics” means : (a) Woven fabrics of a width not exceeding 30 cm, whether woven as such or cut from wider pieces, provided with selvedges (woven, gummed or otherwise made) on both edges; (b) Tubular woven fabrics of a flattened width not exceeding 30 cm; and (c) Bias binding with folded edges, of a width when unfolded not exceeding 30 cm. Narrow woven fabrics with woven fringes are to be classified in heading 58.08. 6.- In heading 58.10, the expression “embroidery” means, inter alia, embroidery with metal or glass thread on a visible ground of textile fabric, and sewn appliqué work of sequins, beads or ornamental motifs of textile or other materials. The heading does not apply to needlework tapestry (heading 58.05). 7.- In addition to the products of heading 58.09, this Chapter also includes articles made of metal thread and of a kind used in apparel, as furnishing fabrics or for similar purposes.