Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production

This class includes

This class includes:

• manufacture of textile machinery:

. machines for preparing, producing, extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile fibres, materials or yarns

. machines for preparing textile fibres: cotton gins, bale breakers, garnetters, cotton spreaders, wool scourers, wool carbonisers, combs, carders, roving frames etc.

. spinning machines

. machines for preparing textile yarns: reelers, warpers and related machines

. weaving machines (looms), including hand looms

. knitting machines

. machines for making knotted net, tulle, lace, braid etc.

• manufacture of auxiliary machines or equipment for textile machinery:

. dobbies, jacquards, automatic stop motions, shuttle changing mechanisms, spindles and spindle flyers etc.

• manufacture of textile printing machinery
• manufacture of machinery for fabric processing:

. machinery for washing, bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile fabrics

. manufacture of machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics

• manufacture of laundry machinery:

. ironing machines, including fusing presses

. commercial washing and drying machines

. dry-cleaning machines

• manufacture of sewing machines, sewing machine heads and sewing machine needles (whether or not for household use)
• manufacture of machines for producing or finishing felt or non-wovens
• manufacture of leather machines:

. machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather

. machinery for making or repairing footwear or other articles of hides, skins, leather or fur skins

Excludes

This class excludes:

• manufacture of paper or paperboard cards for use on jacquard machines, see 17.29
• manufacture of domestic washing and drying machines, see 27.51
• manufacture of calendaring machines, see 28.29
• manufacture of machines used in bookbinding, see 28.99