Metallic yarn Hs Code

Metallic yarn harmonized system code

Product Overview Metallic yarn classified under HS Code 560500 refers to textile yarns composed wholly or partly of metal filaments or strips, or yarns of other materials covered with metal. These yarns are characterized by their distinctive metallic sheen, achieved through the integration of aluminum, copper, or other metal alloys, often laminated onto polyester or polypropylene bases. Physical specifications typically include filament diameters ranging from 10 to 50 microns, with tensile strengths optimized for both flexibility and durability. Processing involves precise lamination, twisting, and heat-setting techniques to ensure dimensional stability and corrosion resistance. Under HS Code 560500, metallic yarns are categorized into subheadings based on the base material and metal composition, including metalized synthetic yarns, pure metal filaments, and metal-coated natural fibers. Commercially, these yarns are primarily utilized in high-value sectors such as food service packaging, decorative retail textiles, and industrial processing applications requiring enhanced aesthetic appeal combined with functional properties like reflectivity and conductivity. Their value proposition lies in combining metal’s visual and physical attributes with textile flexibility, thereby offering competitive advantages in specialized market niches requiring both performance and compliance with international textile standards. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications The HS Code 560500 falls under Chapter 56 (Wadding, Felt, and Nonwovens; Special Yarns; Twine, Cordage, Ropes and Cables and Articles Thereof), specifically denoting “Metallised yarn (including metallised textile yarn) and strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405, whether or not gimped.” The hierarchical structure is as follows: Chapter 56 → Heading 5605 → Subheadings differentiate yarns by composition and treatment. Classification rationale is based on the yarn’s metallic content and textile integration, distinguishing it from non-metallic or purely synthetic yarns. Trade considerations involve packaging in moisture-resistant, anti-corrosive wrappings, typically in spools or bobbins, to preserve filament integrity during transit. Shipping requires compliance with international standards for hazardous materials if applicable (e.g., certain metal coatings) and adherence to WTO trade facilitation protocols. Quality standards mandate conformity with ISO 9001 for production processes and ISO 1833 for textile composition analysis, ensuring precise metallic content and yarn uniformity. Documentation for customs must include detailed product specifications, country of origin declarations, and compliance certificates corroborating adherence to applicable international textile and metal trade regulations.

Metallic yarn Chapter Note

1.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) Wadding, felt or nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with substances or preparations (for example, perfumes or cosmetics of Chapter 33, soaps or detergents of heading 34.01, polishes, creams or similar preparations of heading 34.05, fabric softeners of heading 38.09) where the textile material is present merely as a carrying medium; (b) Textile products of heading 58.11; (c) Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading 68.05); (d) Agglomerated or reconstituted mica, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading 68.14); (e) Metal foil on a backing of felt or nonwovens (generally Section XIV or XV); or (f) Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers) and napkin liners and similar articles of heading 96.19. 2.- The term “felt” includes needleloom felt and fabrics consisting of a web of textile fibres the cohesion of which has been enhanced by a stitch-bonding process using fibres from the web itself. 3.- Headings 56.02 and 56.03 cover respectively felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber whatever the nature of these materials (compact or cellular). Heading 56.03 also includes nonwovens in which plastics or rubber forms the bonding substance. Headings 56.02 and 56.03 do not, however, cover : (a) Felt impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, containing 50 % or less by weight of textile material or felt completely embedded in plastics or rubber (Chapter 39 or 40); (b) Nonwovens, either completely embedded in plastics or rubber, or entirely coated or covered on both sides with such materials, provided that such coating or covering can be seen with the naked eye with no account being taken of any resulting change of colour (Chapter 39 or 40); or (c) Plates, sheets or strip of cellular plastics or cellular rubber combined with felt or nonwovens, where the textile material is present merely for reinforcing purposes (Chapter 39 or 40). 4.- Heading 56.04 does not cover textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading 54.04 or 54.05, in which the impregnation, coating or covering cannot be seen with the naked eye (usually Chapters 50 to 55); for the purpose of this provision, no account should be taken of any resulting change of colour.