Wool and hair; noils of wool or of fine animal hair, including yarn waste, but excluding garnetted stock

HS code 510310 covers the trade and production of wool and fine animal hair noils, which are the short, tangled fibers that are separated from longer, usable wool fibers during the combing process. This industry plays a crucial role in the global textile supply chain, providing essential raw materials for the manufacture of a wide range of wool-based products, from high-end apparel to industrial textiles.

The production of wool and hair noils typically involves the shearing of sheep, goats, or other fine-haired animals, followed by a series of cleaning, sorting, and combing processes to separate the longer, more valuable fibers from the shorter, tangled noils. The noils are then baled and sold to textile manufacturers who use them as inputs for products such as 510320 Wool and fine animal hair; carded or combed, 510510 Wool, carded or combed, and 560311 Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated; of man-made filaments: weighing not more than 25 g/m².

The main inputs for the production of wool and hair noils are the raw wool and fine animal hair fibers harvested from sheep, goats, and other livestock. Additionally, the industry relies on specialized machinery and equipment for the cleaning, sorting, and combing processes, as well as transportation and storage infrastructure to move the noils to textile manufacturers.

The primary output of HS code 510310 is the wool and hair noils themselves, which are then consumed by various textile industries as inputs for the production of a wide range of products, including apparel, carpets, insulation materials, and industrial textiles. The noils may also be used in the production of 560312 Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated; of man-made filaments: weighing more than 25 g/m² and other nonwoven fabrics.