Trims Hs Code

Trims harmonized system code

Product Overview Trims classified under HS Code 580890 refer to textile articles composed of embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, or passementerie, excluding those made of cotton or wool. These trims are typically manufactured from synthetic fibers, silk, or other textile materials, processed through advanced weaving, knitting, or embroidery techniques to achieve precise dimensional tolerances and consistent quality attributes such as tensile strength, colorfastness, and resistance to abrasion. The HS 580890 category encompasses a variety of subtypes including ornamental lace trims, decorative braids, piping, fringes, and tassels, each differentiated by design complexity, material composition, and finishing methods. These trims are extensively utilized in apparel manufacturing, upholstery, interior decoration, and accessories production, serving functional and aesthetic purposes. Their market positioning is defined by adherence to stringent quality controls, durability standards, and compatibility with automated textile processing lines, offering importers and manufacturers reliable components critical to end-product performance and compliance. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications The HS Code 580890 is structured as follows: Chapter 58 (Special Woven Fabrics; Tufted Textile Fabrics; Lace; Tapestries; Trimmings; Embroidery), Heading 5808 (Braids, Ornamental Trimmings, and Passementerie), and Subheading 580890 (Other trims not specified elsewhere). The classification is based on the product’s primary composition and decorative function, distinguishing these trims from cotton or wool counterparts classified under separate codes. Trade compliance requires adherence to packaging standards that ensure protection against moisture and mechanical damage, commonly utilizing polyethylene wrapping and cardboard reels, with preservation methods including anti-fungal treatments and humidity control during shipment. Shipping typically involves palletization with clear labeling for customs declaration and traceability. Quality standards aligned with ISO 9001 and OEKO-TEX certifications are frequently mandated to verify fiber content, colorfastness (ISO 105 series), and dimensional stability. This classification facilitates accurate tariff application, customs clearance, and statistical reporting under WTO agreements, supporting seamless international trade operations and regulatory compliance.

Trims 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.