5811.00.40.00 - Of other textile materials

This HTS category, 5811.00.40.00, encompasses quilted textile products specifically manufactured from textile materials not falling under headings for wool, fine animal hair, cotton, or man-made fibers. These products are characterized by multiple layers of textile assembled with padding through stitching or other means, creating a cohesive, often decorative or functional, textile construction. Examples within this classification would include quilted items made from, or incorporating significant proportions of, materials such as linen, silk, jute, ramie, or other vegetable fibers, as well as blends where the primary component is not wool, cotton, or man-made fiber.

The key distinction of this category lies in its residual nature. It serves as a catch-all for quilted textile products that do not fit into the more specific material-based sibling categories such as 5811.00.10 (wool or fine animal hair), 5811.00.20 (cotton), or 5811.00.30 (man-made fibers). Therefore, when classifying a quilted textile product, an importer or exporter must first determine the primary textile material composing the item and then identify the most appropriate category. If the material does not align with the defined categories for wool, cotton, or man-made fibers, it would likely be classified under this residual "other textile materials" heading.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS structure, there are no further subdivisions. The classification is determined solely by the material composition not being covered by the preceding sibling categories. The focus remains on ensuring that the product is indeed a quilted textile product, as defined by the parent heading, and that its constituent textile materials do not qualify for a more specific classification within the 5811.00 group.