{"data":{"id":"us/19-cfr-151.81","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"19 CFR 151.81","heading":"Definition of staple length.","body":"For the purposes of this subpart, “staple length” means the length of the fibers in a particular quantity of cotton designated in terms expressing the measurement by the millimeter or fraction thereof of a representative portion of the quantity in accordance with the Official Cotton Standards of the United States for length of staple, as established by the Secretary of Agriculture.","path":["Title 19—Customs Duties","CHAPTER I—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","PART 151—EXAMINATION, SAMPLING, AND TESTING OF MERCHANDISE","Subpart F—Cotton"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-19.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:40Z","sha256":"b3d9f0f63ee3fd7834c279d1f9b63f21334581fc61c1068db2e2841b081324b6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/19-cfr-151.76","next":"us/19-cfr-151.82"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}