5206.45.00.00 - Exceeding 80 nm per single yarn (301)

This HTS classification, 5206.45.00.00, specifically covers multiple (folded) or cabled yarns of combed cotton fibers that contain less than 85% cotton by weight and are not intended for retail sale. The defining characteristic of yarns within this subcategory is their fineness, measured by the number of "nm" (tex metric count) per single yarn. For classification under 5206.45.00.00, each individual yarn within the folded or cabled structure must exceed 80 tex.

This category is distinct from its sibling categories within 5206.4x.00.00 by this precise measure of fineness. For instance, 5206.44.00.00 pertains to yarns where the single yarn's tex count falls between 52 and 80 tex, while 5206.43.00.00 covers yarns with a tex count between 43 and 52. Yarns with even finer single yarn counts, up to 14 tex, are classified under 5206.41.00.00, and those between 14 and 43 tex fall under 5206.42.00.00. The "multiple (folded) or cabled" aspect is crucial, meaning the yarn consists of two or more single yarns twisted together.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS classification, there are no further subcategories to introduce. Therefore, the primary focus for importers and exporters remains on accurately determining the tex count of the individual single yarns that constitute the folded or cabled product to ensure correct classification under 5206.45.00.00. This classification assumes the yarn is not sewing thread and is not packaged for individual consumer sale.