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CLASSIFICATION CODE INTERPRETATIONS

Note: Description:

Code 2388 applies to employers engaged in embroidering textile fabrics.

Embroidery backings such as cloth, paper and silk, wool, cotton, rayon, nylon or other synthetic yarns are received from outside sources. Patterns may be punched on paper or created on computer-driven embroidery machinery from which designs are stitched into cloth. The cloth is removed, and designs may be cut out.

Embroidery by hand consisting of hand knitting or crocheting of wearing apparel, household furnishings or trimmings is also contemplated by this classification.

Additional operations contemplated by this classification: Nailhead Ornamentation – attaching of nailheads or similar articles to textile fabrics by means of foot presses, pleating and stitching or tucking – women’s dress fabrics or trimmings – not clothing manufacturing, trimming or ribbons – hand sewing on finished garments, and manufacturing lace fabrics.

Assignment By Analogy:

Badges – embroidered

Operations To Be Separately Rated: 1. Manufacturing: a. Badges or cloth emblems. Refer to Code 2553 “Furnishing Goods Mfg. – NOC – From Textile Fabrics.” b. Knitted wearing apparel by an employer that does not knit the piece goods material. Refer to Code 2501 “Clothing Mfg.” c. Nailheads – metal ornaments – by automatic stamping process. Refer to Code 3129 “Buckle or Button Mfg. – Metal.” d. Sequins. Refer to Code 3270 “Fastener Mfg. – Metal.” 2. Dyeing: a. Lace not by a lace manufacturer. Thread or yarn dyeing. Refer to Code 2416 “Thread or Yarn Dyeing or Finishing.” b. Textiles other than lace. Refer to Code 2413 “Textile – Bleaching, Dyeing, Mercerizing, Finishing.” 3. Knitting by machine. Refer to Code 2362 “Knit Goods Mfg. – NOC.”

4. Covering metal buttons with fabric by machine. Refer to Code 4479 “Button Mfg. – NOC.”

Printed On: 09/25/2021