5408.33.05.10 - Not combed (410)

This HTS category, 5408.33.05.10, encompasses woven fabrics manufactured from artificial filament yarn. These fabrics are characterized by the fact that their yarns have not undergone the combing process, a textile finishing treatment that aligns and straightens fibers. The definition explicitly excludes fabrics where the yarns have been combed, distinguishing it from its direct sibling category. This classification also mandates that the woven fabrics are composed of yarns of different colors and are mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair, containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair.

The practical application of this classification hinges on the absence of the combing process in the constituent yarns of artificial filament. While the parent categories establish that the fabric is woven, of artificial filament yarn, and of different colored yarns mixed with wool or fine animal hair, this specific subcategory isolates those fabrics where the artificial filament yarns are explicitly not combed. This distinction is crucial for accurate tariff application, as the manufacturing process and resulting texture of the yarn can influence the fabric's properties and, consequently, its classification.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS, there are no further subcategories branching from 5408.33.05.10. Therefore, the focus remains on clearly defining the specific criteria that place a woven fabric of artificial filament yarn, featuring yarns of different colors predominantly mixed with wool or fine animal hair (at least 36% by weight), into this precise classification based on the uncombed state of its artificial filament yarns.