APPENDIX I Introductory Notes to the List in Appendixes II and II (a)

HS Heading
No.
Description of product
Working or processing carried out on non-originating
materials that confers originating status
(1) (2) (3) or (4)
- Combined with rubber Manufacture from single yarn 1
thread
- Other Manufacture from 1 :
- natural fibres, or
- chemical materials or
textile pulp
or
For cotton fabrics classified in
this heading: Manufacture from
cotton yarn and printing
accompanied by at least two
preparatory or finishing
operations (such as scouring,
bleaching, mercerizing, heat
setting, raising, calendering,
shrink resistance processing,
permanent finishing,
decatizing, impregnating,
mending and burling)
2 Printing accompanied by at
least two preparatory or
finishing operations (such as
scouring, bleaching,
mercerizing, heat setting,
raising, calendering, shrink
resistance processing,
permanent finishing,
decatizing, impregnating,
mending and burling) where
the value of the unprinted
fabric used does not exceed
47.5% of the ex-works price
of the product
1
1
2
For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
For headings 5801, 5806 and 5811, the printing rule applies only to exports from the EC to Mexico for an
aggregate annual quota of 500,000 m 2 . This quota will be allocated by Mexico through auction. See also Joint
Declarations VII and X.