Determining Made up Status for Woven Flax Goods under Tariff Rules
Woven flax goods transition from Chapter 53 fabric to Chapter 63 made up status upon meeting edge hemming, cut-to-shape, or drawn-thread criteria under Note 7.
Made up Status
Fabric Completion State
Legal and commercial finished conditions indicate that a piece of woven, knitted or nonwoven textile has been fabricated into a complete, usable article. International customs schedules define made up status to designate products that have progressed beyond continuous bulk fabric through cutting, hemming, stitching or assembly operations. This industrial milestone indicates that an article is immediately functional for consumer or commercial use without further conversion by a manufacturer.
Typical textile items meeting this threshold include hemmed bed sheets, sewn tablecloths, completed apparel garments and ready-to-hang draperies. Bulk fabric rolls that merely feature sealed transport edges or temporary holding threads do not achieve this classification.
Manufacturing Demarcation
Textile manufacturing plants transform continuous woven yardage into distinct consumer products through progressive cutting and assembly steps. Achieving made up status requires specific mechanical additions, such as perimeter folding, overcast edges, grommet insertions or fastener attachments. In Chinese export operations, woven linen departs the loom as continuous rolled fabric subject to Chapter 53 customs provisions.
Once cut-and-sew units cut the linen into discrete rectangular panels and sew turned hems along all raw sides, the material achieves made up status under customs inspection guidelines. This transition alters the legal framework governing the goods, shifting administrative requirements regarding country-of-origin marking, trade compliance documentation and applicable tariff schedules. Quality inspectors on the finishing floor audit hem uniformity, thread trimming and label attachments before packaging.
Greige or dyed linen yardage shipped with unfinished edges remains classified as raw fabric, regardless of whether it has been cut to specific lengths.
Trade Classification
Customs administrations inspect fabric edges to confirm physical assembly marks before accepting commodity import declarations. Documenting made up status prevents erroneous classification between continuous woven roll stock and finished consumer goods. Import duty structures assign different tariff rates based on the operational completeness of the textile item.