1. Regulations
  2. title 19
  3. chapter I-i1
  4. part 151
  5. subpart F
  6. § 151.81

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§ 151.81 - Definition of staple length.

For the purposes of this subpart, “staple length” means the length of the fibers in a particular quantity of cotton designated in terms expressing the measurement by the millimeter or fraction thereof of a representative portion of the quantity in accordance with the Official Cotton Standards of the United States for length of staple, as established by the Secretary of Agriculture.

[T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17470, July 2, 1973, as amended by T.D. 89-1, 53 FR 51269, Dec. 21, 1988]

AUTHORITY: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i) and (j), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1624;

SOURCE: T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17470, July 2, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 19 CFR 151.81