# The Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) Regulations 1986, Part I: TEXTILE FIBRES Column 1 Column 2 Nos. Name Fibre Description 1 wool fibre from sheep's or lambs' fleeces (Ovisaries) or a mixture of such fibres and the hair of any animal mentioned under 2 2 alpaca, llama, camel, cashmere, mohair, angora, vicuna, yak, guanaco, beaver, otter, followed or not by the name `wool' or `hair' hair of the following animals: alpaca, llama, camel, cashmere goat, angora goat, angora rabbit, vicuna, yak, guanaco, beaver, otter 3 animal or horsehair, with or without an indication of the kind of animal (e.g. cattle hair, common goat hair, horsehair) hair of the various animals not mentioned under 1 or 2 4 silk fibre obtained exclusively from silk-secreting insects 5 cotton fibre obtained from the bolls of the cotton plant (Gossypium) 6 kapok fibre obtained from the inside of the kapok fruit (Ceiba pentandra) 7 flax or linen fibre obtained from the bast of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum) 8 hemp fibre obtained from the bast of hemp (Cannabis sativa) 9 jute fibre obtained from the bast of Corchorus olitorius, Corchorus capsularis, Hibiscus cannabinus, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Abultilon avicennae, Urena lobata, Urena sinuata 10 abaca fibre obtained from the sheathing leaf of Musa textilis 11 alfa fibre obtained from the leaves of Stipa tenacissima 12 coir fibre obtained from the fruit of Cocos nucifera 13 broom fibre obtained from the bast of Cytisus scoparius and/or Spartium Junceum 15 ramie fibre obtained from the bast of Boehmeria nivea and Boehmeria tenacissima 16 sisal fibre obtained from the leaves of agave sisalana 16a sunn fibre from the bast of Crotalaria juncea 16b henequen fibre from the bast of Agave Fourcroydes 16c maguey fibre from the bast of Agave Cantala 17 acetate cellulose acetate fibre wherein less than 92% but at least 74% of the hydroxyl groups are acetylated 18 alginate fibre obtained from metallic salts of alginic acid 19 cupro regenerated cellulose fibre obtained by the cuprammonium process 20 modal a fibre of regenerated cellulose having a high breaking force and high wet modulus. The breaking force (Bc) in the conditioned state and the force (BM) required to produce an elongation of 5% in the wet state are: B c ⁢ ( C ⁢ N ) ≥ 1.3 √ T + 2 ⁢ T B M ⁢ ( C ⁢ N ) ≥ 0.5 ⁢ √ T where T is the mean linear density in decitex 21 protein fibre obtained from natural protein substances regenerated and stablised through the action of chemical agents 22 triacetate cellulose acetate fibre wherein at least 92% of the hydroxyl groups are acetylated 23 viscose regenerated cellulose fibre obtained by the viscose process for filament and discontinuous fibre 24 acrylic fibre formed of linear macromolecules comprising at least 85% (by mass) in the chain of the acrylonitrilic pattern 25 chlorofibre fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in their chain more than 50% (by mass) of chlorinated vinyl or chlorinated vinylidene monomeric units 26 fluorofibre fibre formed of linear macromolecules made from fluorocarbon aliphatic monomers 27 modacrylic fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in the chain more than 50% and less than 85% (by mass) of the acrylonitrilic pattern 28 polyamide or nylon fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in the chain the recurring amide functional group 29 polyester fibre formed of linear macromolecules comprising at least 85% (by mass) in the chain of an ester of a diol and terephthalic acid 30 polyethylene fibre formed of un-substituted aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon linear macromolecules 31 polypropylene fibre formed of an aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon linear macromolecule where one carbon atom in two carries a methyl side chain in an isotactic disposition and without further substitution 32 polycarbamide fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in the chain the recurring ureylene (NH-CO-NH) functional group 33 polyurethane fibre formed of linear macromolecules composed of chains with the recurring urethane functional group 34 vinylal fibre formed of linear macromolecules whose chain is constituted by polyvinyl alcohol with differing levels of acetalisation 35 trivinyl fibre formed of acrylonitrile terpolymer, a chlorinated vinyl monomer and a third vinyl monomer, none of which represents as much as 50% of the total mass 36 elastodiene elastofibre composed of natural or synthetic polyisoprene, or composed of one or more dienes polymerised with or without one or more vinyl monomers, and which, when stretched to three times its original length and released, recovers rapidly and substantially to its initial length 37 elastane elastofibre composed of at least 85% (by mass) of a segmented polyurethane, and which, when stretched to three times its original length and released, recovers rapidly and substantially to its initial length 38 glass fibre fibre made of glass 39 name corresponding to the material of which the fibres are composed, e.g. metal (metallic, metallised), asbestos, paper, followed or not by the word `yarn' or `fibre' fibres obtained from miscellaneous or new materials not listed above --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/26/schedule/2/part/I (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/textile-products-indications-of-fibre-content-regulations-1986/schedule-2/part-I Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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