True hemp (cannabis sativa L.), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

HS v2022 Code: 5302

About true hemp (cannabis sativa l.), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

HS code 5302 covers true hemp, a versatile natural fiber derived from the cannabis sativa plant. True hemp has a long history of use in textiles, ropes, and other industrial applications. As a renewable and biodegradable resource, true hemp plays an important role in the global fiber and textile industry, contributing to the production of a wide range of consumer and commercial products.

Production process

The production of true hemp fiber involves several key steps. First, the hemp plants are harvested and the fibers are extracted from the stems. This is typically done through a process called retting, which separates the bast fibers from the woody core of the plant. The fibers are then cleaned, dried, and sometimes further processed through techniques like hackling or combing to align and refine the fibers. Depending on the intended use, the hemp fibers may be spun into yarn or used directly in the manufacture of textiles, cordage, and other hemp-based products.

Production inputs

The primary input for the true hemp industry is, of course, the hemp plant itself. Farmers and growers cultivate hemp crops to produce the raw fibers. Other key inputs include processing equipment such as decorticators, scutching machines, and spinning machinery. Depending on the application, true hemp may also be combined with other natural or synthetic fibers to create blended materials.

Production outputs

The main outputs of the true hemp industry include raw hemp fibers, tow, and waste materials. These products are then consumed by a variety of downstream industries, such as 5407 Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibers; woven fabrics of paper yarn, 5607 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics, and 5703 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, tufted, whether or not made up.

Family tree for true hemp (cannabis sativa l.), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/53'>53: Vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/5302'>5302: True hemp (cannabis sativa L.), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/5301'>5301: Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/5303'>5303: Jute and other textile bast fibres (not flax, true hemp and ramie), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of these fibres, including yarn waste and garnetted stock</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/5305'>5305: Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibres n.e.c., raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/5306'>5306: Flax yarn</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/5307'>5307: Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading no. 5305</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/5308'>5308: Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/5309'>5309: Woven fabrics of flax</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/5310'>5310: Woven fabrics of jute, other textile bast fibres of heading no. 5303</a>"]
A --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/5311'>5311: Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn</a>"]

    B --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/530210'>530210: Hemp (cannabis sativa L.); raw or retted, but not spun</a>"]
B --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/530290'>530290: Hemp (cannabis sativa L.); processed (other than retted) (but not spun), true hemp tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)</a>"]


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