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Code · CFR · Title 16 — Commercial Practices · Part 303 — Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act · § 303.12

§ 303.12. Trimmings of household textile articles.

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(a)Pursuant to section 12 of the Act, trimmings incorporated in articles of wearing apparel and other household textile articles are exempt from the Act and regulations, except for decorative trim, decorative patterns and designs, and elastic materials in findings exceeding the surface area thresholds described in paragraphs (a)(3) and
(b)of this section. Trimmings may, among other forms of trim, include:
(1)Rickrack, tape, belting, binding, braid, labels (either required or non-required), collars, cuffs, wrist bands, leg bands, waist bands, gussets, gores, welts, and findings, including superimposed garters in hosiery, and elastic materials and threads inserted in or added to the basic product or garment in minor proportion for holding, reinforcing or similar structural purposes;
(2)Decorative trim, whether applied by embroidery, overlay, applique, or attachment; and
(3)Decorative patterns or designs which are an integral part of the fabric out of which the household textile article is made. Provided, that such decorative trim or decorative pattern or design, as specified in paragraphs (a)(2) and
(3)of this section, does not exceed 15 percent of the surface area of the household textile article. If no representation is made as to the fiber content of the decorative trim or decoration, as provided for in paragraphs (a)(2) and
(3)of this section, and the fiber content of the decorative trim or decoration differs from the fiber content designation of the basic fabric, the fiber content designation of the basic fabric shall be followed by the statement "exclusive of decoration."
(b)The term findings may also include elastic material which constitutes a part of the basic fabric or material out of which the household textile article is made, where such elastic material does not exceed 20 percent of the surface area of the household textile article: Provided, That the required information as to fiber content of products subject to this paragraph is followed by the statement "exclusive of elastic." \[24 FR 4480, June 2, 1959, as amended at 79 FR 18770, Apr. 4, 2014\]
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