5704 - Carpets and other textile floor coverings, of felt, not tufted or flocked, whether or not made up:

HTS Code 5704 encompasses carpets and other textile floor coverings specifically manufactured from felt. Crucially, these items are characterized by their construction from felt, and they must not be tufted or flocked. This category includes such floor coverings whether they are in their raw form or have been further processed into made-up articles.

This classification stands apart from other categories within Section XI by its specific material requirement of felt. While other chapters may deal with various textile floor coverings, 5704 is exclusively dedicated to those made of felt and excludes items constructed through tufting or flocking processes, which would fall under different HTS codes.

Within HTS 5704, further subdivisions exist to distinguish floor coverings based on their dimensions. The subcategories 5704.10.00 and 5704.20.00 differentiate between tiles of felt based on their maximum surface area, with 5704.10.00 covering those with a maximum surface area of 0.3 square meters, and 5704.20.00 for those exceeding 0.3 square meters but not exceeding 1 square meter. The residual category, 5704.90.01, covers all other felt floor coverings not falling into these specific tiled dimensions.