ANNEX IXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX IX Agreed allowances used to calculate the mass of fibres contained in a textile product (referred to in Article 19(3)) Fibre No Fibres Percentages 1-2 Wool and animal hair: combed fibres 18,25 carded fibres 17,00 ( 1 ) 3 Animal hair: combed fibres 18,25 carded fibres 17,00 ( 1 ) Horsehair: combed fibres 16,00 carded fibres 15,00 4 Silk 11,00 5 Cotton: normal fibres 8,50 mercerised fibres 10,50 6 Kapok 10,90 7 Flax (or linen) 12,00 8 True hemp 12,00 9 Jute 17,00 10 Abaca 14,00 11 Alfa 14,00 12 Coir 13,00 13 Broom 14,00 14 Ramie (bleached fibre) 8,50 15 Sisal 14,00 16 Sunn 12,00 17 Henequen 14,00 18 Maguey 14,00 19 Acetate 9,00 20 Alginate 20,00 21 Cupro 13,00 22 Modal 13,00 23 Protein 17,00 24 Triacetate 7,00 25 Viscose 13,00 26 Acrylic 2,00 27 Chlorofibre 2,00 28 Fluorofibre 0,00 29 Modacrylic 2,00 30 Polyamide or nylon: discontinuous fibre 6,25 filament 5,75 31 Aramid 8,00 32 Polyimide 3,50 33 Lyocell 13,00 34 Polylactide 1,50 35 Polyester 1,50 36 Polyethylene 1,50 37 Polypropylene 2,00 38 Polycarbamide 2,00 39 Polyurethane: discontinuous fibre 3,50 filament 3,00 40 Vinylal 5,00 41 Trivinyl 3,00 42 Elastodiene 1,00 43 Elastane 1,50 44 Glass fibre: with an average diameter of over 5 μm 2,00 with an average diameter of 5 μm or less 3,00 45 Elastomultiester 1,50 46 Elastolefin 1,50 47 Melamine 7,00 48 Metal fibre 2,00 Metallised fibre 2,00 Asbestos 2,00 Paper yarn 13,75 ( 1 ) The agreed allowances of 17,00 % shall also be applied where it is impossible to ascertain whether the textile product containing wool and/or animal hair is combed or carded.