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

17,039

3

Animal hair:

combed fibres

18,25

carded fibres

17,039

Horsehair:

combed fibres

16,0

carded fibres

15,0

4

Silk

11,0

5

Cotton:

normal fibres

8,5

mercerised fibres

10,5

6

Kapok

10,9

7

Flax (or linen)

12,0

8

True hemp

12,0

9

Jute

17,0

10

Abaca

14,0

11

Alfa

14,0

12

Coir

13,0

13

Broom

14,0

14

Ramie (bleached fibre)

8,5

15

Sisal

14,0

16

Sunn

12,0

17

Henequen

14,0

18

Maguey

14,0

19

Acetate

9,0

20

Alginate

20,0

21

Cupro

13,0

22

Modal

13,0

23

Protein

17,0

24

Triacetate

7,0

25

Viscose

13,0

26

Acrylic

2,0

27

Chlorofibre

2,0

28

Fluorofibre

0,0

29

Modacrylic

2,0

30

Polyamide or nylon:

discontinuous fibre

6,25

filament

5,75

31

Aramid

8,0

32

Polyimide

3,5

33

Lyocell

13,0

34

Polylactide

1,5

35

Polyester

1,5

36

Polyethylene

1,5

37

Polypropylene

2,0

38

Polycarbamide

2,0

39

Polyurethane:

discontinuous fibre

3,5

filament

3,0

40

Vinylal

5,0

41

Trivinyl

3,0

42

Elastodiene

1,0

43

Elastane

1,5

44

Glass fibre:

with an average diameter of over 5 μm

2,0

with an average diameter of 5 μm or less

3,0

45

Elastomultiester

1,5

46

Elastolefin

1,5

47

Melamine

7,0

48

Metal fibre

2,0

Metallised fibre

2,0

Asbestos

2,0

Paper yarn

13,75

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.