# Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC and Directives 96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance), Annex IX

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Agreed allowances used to calculate the mass of fibres contained in a textile product
(referred to in Article 19(3))
The agreed allowances of 17,00 % shall also be applied where it is impossible to ascertain whether the textile product containing wool and/or animal hair is combed or carded.
Fibre No
Fibres
Percentages
1-2
Wool and animal hair:
combed fibres
18,25
carded fibres
17,0
3
Animal hair:
combed fibres
18,25
carded fibres
17,0
Horsehair:
combed fibres
16,0
carded fibres
15,0
4
Silk
11,0
5
Cotton:
normal fibres
8,5
mercerised fibres
10,5
6
Kapok
10,9
7
Flax (or linen)
12,0
8
True hemp
12,0
9
Jute
17,0
10
Abaca
14,0
11
Alfa
14,0
12
Coir
13,0
13
Broom
14,0
14
Ramie (bleached fibre)
8,5
15
Sisal
14,0
16
Sunn
12,0
17
Henequen
14,0
18
Maguey
14,0
19
Acetate
9,0
20
Alginate
20,0
21
Cupro
13,0
22
Modal
13,0
23
Protein
17,0
24
Triacetate
7,0
25
Viscose
13,0
26
Acrylic
2,0
27
Chlorofibre
2,0
28
Fluorofibre
0,0
29
Modacrylic
2,0
30
Polyamide or nylon:
discontinuous fibre
6,25
filament
5,75
31
Aramid
8,0
32
Polyimide
3,5
33
Lyocell
13,0
34
Polylactide
1,5
35
Polyester
1,5
36
Polyethylene
1,5
37
Polypropylene
2,0
38
Polycarbamide
2,0
39
Polyurethane:
discontinuous fibre
3,5
filament
3,0
40
Vinylal
5,0
41
Trivinyl
3,0
42
Elastodiene
1,0
43
Elastane
1,5
44
Glass fibre:
with an average diameter of over 5 μm
2,0
with an average diameter of 5 μm or less
3,0
45
Elastomultiester
1,5
46
Elastolefin
1,5
47
Melamine
7,0
48
Metal fibre
2,0
Metallised fibre
2,0
Asbestos
2,0
Paper yarn
13,75
49
Polypropylene/polyamide bicomponent
1,0
50
Polyacrylate
30,0

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1007/annex/IX (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1007/annex-IX
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