15 U.S.C. § 70j — Exemptions

(a) None of the rules in this subchapter apply to the following items: (1) upholstery stuffing — except as covered by section 70b(h)'s reused-stuffing rule; (2) the outer coverings of furniture, mattresses, and box springs; (3) linings or interlinings added mainly for structure, not for warmth; (4) filling or padding added mainly for structure, not for warmth; (5) stiffenings, trimmings, facings, or interfacings; (6) the backings of floor coverings, and the padding or cushions placed under them; (7) sewing and handicraft threads; (8) bandages, surgical dressings, and other textile fiber products whose labeling is already covered by the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938; (9) waste materials not meant for use in a textile fiber product; (10) textile fiber products built into shoes, overshoes, or similar outer footwear; and (11) textile fiber products built into headwear, handbags, luggage, brushes, lampshades, toys, catamenial devices, adhesive tapes and sheets, chemically treated cleaning cloths, or diapers. But the exemptions for items (3) and (4) — linings, interlinings, filling, and padding — do not apply if anyone makes a claim about their fiber content in an ad, label, or other identification covered by section 70b. (b) The Commission can also exempt other textile fiber products from this subchapter. It can do this for products with an insignificant or unimportant amount of textile fiber, or for products where disclosing the fiber content is not necessary to protect the ultimate consumer.