§ 522.31 - Applicability of 522.30 to 522.35.

For the purpose of §§ 522.30 to 522.35 the knitted wear industry is defined as follows:

(a) The manufacturing, dyeing or other finishing of any knitted fabric made from any yarn or mixture of yarns, except fulled suitings, coatings, topcoatings, or overcoatings containing more than 25 percent, by weight, of wool or animal fiber other than silk.

(b) The manufacturing, dyeing or other finishing, from any yarn or mixture of yarns, or from purchased knitted fabric, of any of the following products:

(1) Knitted garments or garment accessories for use as underwear, sleeping wear, or negligees.

(2) Fleece-lined garments; excluding, however, all fleece-lined garments made from purchased knitted fabric, except fabric containing cotton only or containing any mixture of cotton and not more than 25 percent, by weight, of wool or animal fiber other than silk.

(3) Knitted towels or cloths.

(c) Knitted shirts of cotton or any other fiber or any mixture of fibers which have been manufactured in the same establishment as that where the knitting process is performed.

(d) The manufacturing of men's and boys’ underwear from any woven fabric.

(e) The knitting from any yarn or mixture of yarns and the further manufacturing, dyeing or other finishing of knitted garments, knitted garment sections, or knitted garment accessories for use as external apparel or covering which are partially or completely manufactured in the same establishment as that where the knitting process is performed; and the manufacture of bathing suits from any purchased fabric: Provided, That the manufacturing, dyeing or other finishing of gloves, mittens, and hosiery shall not be included.