5111 - Woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine animal hair:
Sub-classifications
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5111 19
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5111 90
Overview
This HTS category encompasses woven fabrics primarily composed of wool or fine animal hair that has undergone a carding process. Carding is a mechanical process that aligns wool or hair fibers into a fluffy, untangled strand, preparing them for spinning into yarn. Therefore, fabrics classified under 5111 are characterized by the specific preparation of their constituent fibers, leading to distinct textile properties.
This classification is situated within Section XI, "Textile and Textile Articles," and specifically Chapter 51, which deals with wool and fine animal hair. While its siblings in the broader HTS database cover a vast array of goods from live animals to manufactured products, HTS 5111 focuses exclusively on the woven fabric form of carded wool and fine animal hair, distinguishing it from raw materials or other stages of textile production.
The subcategories within 5111 further refine the classification based on the fiber composition of the woven fabric. They differentiate between fabrics that are predominantly wool or fine animal hair (containing 85 percent or more by weight), those mixed with man-made filaments, those mixed with man-made staple fibers, and a residual "other" category. This breakdown is crucial for determining applicable duties and trade statistics, reflecting the specific material content and end-use potential of these woven textiles.