(A) SEWING NEEDLES, KNITTING NEEDLES, BODKINS, CROCHET HOOKS, EMBROIDERY STILETTOS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES This heading covers needles used by hand for sewing, knitting, embroidering, crochet work, carpet-making, etc. It includes : (1) Sewing needles, darning needles, embroidery needles, packing needles, mattress needles, sail-making needles, book-binding needles, upholstery needles, carpet-making and rug-making needles, cobblers needles (including awls with an eye), needles with triangular ends for leatherwork, etc. (2) Knitting needles (long needles without eyes). (3) Bodkins of all kinds (including football lacers) for threading laces, string, ribbon, etc. (4) Crochet hooks (needles tapered to a hook at one end and used for crochet-work). (5) Embroidery stilettos, used to perforate the fabric in embroidery work. (6) Netting needles, pointed at one or both ends. Certain of these articles are sometimes fitted with handles. The heading also includes blanks, e.g., unfinished shanks (whether or not with eyes); needles with eyes but not sharpened or polished; embroidery stiletto and bodkin blades not yet fitted with a handle. The heading does not cover : (a) Shoemakers awls without eyes, and stiletto-type leather-working, office, etc., pricking or piercing tools (heading 82.05). (b)Machine needles for knitting, lace-making, embroidery, etc. (heading 84.48); sewing machine needles (heading 84.52). (c) Pick-up cartridge needles (heading 85.22). (d)Needles for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary use (heading 90.18). (B) SAFETY PINS AND OTHER PINS NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED The pins of this group may have heads or other accessory parts of other base metals, glass, plastics, etc., provided that they do not become articles of an ornamental character and that they remain essentially iron or steel pins. The group includes : (1) Safety pins. (2) Ordinary pins. The group also includes pointed shanks for brooches, badges (whether or not with swivel joints or connections), hatpins, etc.; pins and pointed shanks for fixing labels, mounting insects, etc. The heading does not cover : (a) Tie-pins, badges, etc., hat-pins and similar articles of personal adornment (heading 71.17). (b)Drawing pins (heading 73.17). (c) Hair-slides; hair-pins; curling pins, curling grips, hair-curlers and the like (heading 85.16 or 96.15).
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