5516.32.05.20 - Combed (410)

This HTS classification covers dyed woven fabrics specifically manufactured from artificial staple fibers. The defining characteristic of these fabrics is that they contain less than 85 percent by weight of artificial staple fibers. Furthermore, they are primarily or solely mixed with wool or fine animal hair, and crucially, the wool or fine animal hair component constitutes 36 percent or more by weight.

The distinction between this category and its sibling lies in the processing of the artificial staple fibers. This specific classification applies only when the artificial staple fibers used in the fabric are **combed**. This combing process refines the fibers, aligning them and removing shorter, irregular fibers, leading to a smoother texture and potentially enhanced yarn strength. The sibling category, conversely, applies to fabrics made from artificial staple fibers that have not undergone this combing treatment.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS, there are no further subdivisions. The classification is complete at this level, meaning that any dyed woven fabric of artificial staple fibers, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair (where wool/fine animal hair is >= 36% by weight), and featuring combed artificial staple fibers, will fall under this specific code. The focus remains on the material composition, the dying process, and the specific processing of the artificial staple fibers.