Names and description of the textile fibers [1]

wool
fiber from sheep or lamb fleece (Ovis Aries)
alpaca, llama, camel, cashmere, mohair, angora, vicuna, yak, guanaco cashgora, beaver, otter, with or without the word "wool" or "hair"
fur of these animals: alpaca, llama, camel, kashmir goat, angora goat, angora rabbit, vicuna, yak, guanaco cashgora goat, beaver, otter
animal hair or hair, with or without this specification (eg cattle hair, goat hair, horse hair)
hair of various animals not mentioned in the foregoing subheadings
silk
fiber obtained from silk-secreting insects
cotton
fiber from the bolls of cotton plant (Gossypium)
kapok
fiber from the kapok fetus (Ceiba Pentandra)
flax
fiber from the bast of flax (Linium Usitatissimum)
hemp
fiber from the bast of hemp (Cannabis Sativa)
jute
fiber from the bast of Corchorus Olitorius and Corchorus Capsularis, the term jute shall also include bast fibers of the species Hibiscus Cannabinus, Hibiscus Sabdariffa, Abultilon Avicennae, Urena Lobata, Urena Sinuata
abaca
(manila hemp)
fiber obtained from the leaves of Musa Textilis
alpha
fiber obtained from the leaves of Stipa Tenacissima

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