5705.00.20.20 - Of cotton (369) 🖩

This HTS category, 5705.00.20.20, specifically classifies "other carpets and other textile floor coverings" that are made entirely of cotton. This encompasses a broad range of cotton floor coverings not specifically enumerated elsewhere within Chapter 57, as long as they are not made up into specific finished articles like rugs or mats with defined borders. The crucial defining characteristic for inclusion here is the primary textile material: cotton.

This classification is distinct from its sibling categories which are differentiated by their fiber content. For instance, "Of wool or fine animal hair" would cover similar cotton floor coverings if they were made from wool or fine animal hair. Similarly, "Of man-made fibers" (5705.00.20.30) is reserved for floor coverings predominantly composed of synthetic or artificial fibers. The "Other" sibling category (5705.00.20.90) would capture any remaining floor coverings not fitting the cotton, wool, fine animal hair, or man-made fiber categories.

As this is a leaf node, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, the classification hinges directly on identifying the material as cotton. Examples of goods that would fall here include plain woven cotton floor cloths, tufted cotton floor coverings without specific finished edges, or any cotton textile designed for floor coverage that does not meet the criteria for more specific headings within Chapter 57 or other chapters.