(ij) \"Printed woven fabric\":
\nWoven fabric which has been printed in the piece, whether or not made from yarns of different colours. (The following are also regarded as printed woven fabrics : woven fabrics bearing designs made, for example, with a brush or spray gun, by means of transfer paper, by flocking or by the batik process.) The process of mercerisation does not affect the classification of yarns or fabrics within the above categories. (k) \"Plain weave\":
\nA fabric construction in which each yarn of the weft passes alternately over and under successive yarns of the warp and each yarn of the warp passes alternately over and under successive yarns of the weft.
\n>PIC FILE= \"T0039130\">
\nWOVEN FABRIC Note 1. Throughout the Nomenclature: (a) \"Wool\" means the natural fibre grown by sheep or lambs; (b) \"Fine animal hair\" means the hair of alpaca, llama, vicuna, camel, yak, Angora, Tibetan, Kashmir or similar goats (but not common goats), rabbit (including Angora rabbit), hare, beaver, nutria or musk-rat; (c) \"Coarse animal hair\" means the hair of animals not mentioned above, excluding brush-making hair and bristles (heading No 05.02) and horsehair (heading No 05.03). >PIC FILE= \"T0039131\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039132\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039133\">
\nSubheading Note 1. For the purposes of subheadings 5209.42 and 5211.42, the expression \"denim\" means fabrics of three-thread or four-thread twill, including broken twill, warp faced, the warp yarns of which are dyed blue and the weft yarns of which are unbleached, bleached, dyed grey or coloured a lighter shade of blue than that of the warp yarns. >PIC FILE= \"T0039134\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039135\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039136\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039137\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039138\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039139\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039140\">
\nFABRICS OF PAPER YARN >PIC FILE= \"T0039141\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039142\">
\nNotes 1. Throughout the Nomenclature, the term \"man-made fibres\" means staple fibres and filaments of organic polymers produced by manufacturing processes, either: (a) By polymerisation of organic monomers, such as polyamides, polyesters, polyurethanes or polyvinyl derivatives ; or (b) By chemical transformation of natural organic polymers (for example, cellulose, casein, proteins or algae), such as viscose rayon, cellulose acetate, cupro or alginates.
\nThe terms \"synthetic\" and \"artificial\", used in relation to fibres, mean : synthetic : fibres as defined at (a) ; artificial : fibres as defined at (b).
\nThe terms \"man-made\", \"synthetic\" and \"artificial\" shall have the same meanings when used in relation to \"textile materials\".
\nNote 1. Headings Nos 55.01 and 55.02 apply only to man-made filament tow, consisting of parallel filaments of a uniform length equal to the length of the tow, meeting the following specifications: (a) Length of tow exceeding 2 m; (b) Twist less than five turns per metre; (c) Measuring per filament less than 67 decitex; (d) Synthetic filament tow only : the tow must be drawn, that is to say, be incapable of being stretched by more than 100 % of its length; (e) Total measurement of tow more than 20 000 decitex.
\nTow of a length not exceeding 2 m is to be classified within heading No 55.03 or 55.04. >PIC FILE= \"T0039147\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039148\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039149\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039150\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039151\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039152\">
\nCORDAGE, ROPES AND CABLES AND ARTICLES THEREOF Notes 1. This Chapter does not cover: (a) Wadding, felt or nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with substances or preparations (for example, perfumes or cosmetics of Chapter 33, soaps or detergents of heading No 34.01, polishes, creams or similar preparations of heading No 34.05, fabric softeners of heading No 38.09) where the textile material is present merely as a carrying medium; (b) Textile products of heading No 58.11; (c) Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading No 68.05); (d) Agglomerated or reconstituted mica, on a backing of felt or nonwovens (heading No 68.14) ; or (e) Metal foil on a backing of felt or nonwovens (Section XV).
\nHeading No 56.03 also includes nonwovens in which plastics or rubber forms the bonding substance.
\nHeadings Nos 56.02 and 56.03 do not, however, cover: (a) Felt impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, containing 50 % or less by weight of textile material or felt completely embedded in plastics or rubber (Chapter 39 or 40); (b) Nonwovens, either completely embedded in plastics or rubber, or entirely coated or covered on both sides with such materials, provided that such coating or covering can be seen with the naked eye with no account being taken of any resulting change of colour (Chapter 39 or 40) ; or (c) Plates, sheets or strip of cellular plastics or cellular rubber combined with felt or nonwovens, where the textile material is present merely for reinforcing purposes (Chapter 39 or 40).
\nNotes 1. For the purposes of this Chapter, the term \"carpets and other textile floor coverings\" means floor coverings in which textile materials serve as the exposed surface of the article when in use and includes articles having the characteristics of textile floor coverings but intended for use for other purposes.
\nTAPESTRIES ; TRIMMINGS ; EMBROIDERY Notes 1. This Chapter does not apply to textile fabrics referred to in Note I to Chapter 59, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, or to other goods of Chapter 59.
\nNarrow woven fabrics with woven fringes are to be classified in heading No 58.08.
\n; TEXTILE ARTICLES OF A KIND SUITABLE FOR INDUSTRIAL USE Notes 1. Except where the context otherwise requires, for the purposes of this Chapter, the expression \"textile fabrics\" applies only to the woven fabrics of Chapters 50 to 55 and headings Nos 58.03 and 58.06, the braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece of heading No 58.08 and the knitted or crocheted fabrics of heading No 60.02.
\nThis heading does not, however, apply to wall coverings consisting of textile flock or dust fixed directly on a backing of paper (heading No 48.14) or on a textile backing (generally heading No 59.07).
\nHowever, imitation pile fabrics remain classified in this heading; (d) Fabrics finished with normal dressings having a basis of amylaceous or similar substances; (e) Wood veneered on a backing of textile fabrics (heading No 44.08); (f) Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a backing of textile fabrics (heading No 68.05); (g) Agglomerated or reconstituted mica, on a backing of textile fabrics (heading No 68.14) ; or (h) Metal foil on a backing of textile fabrics (Section XV).
\nNotes 1. This Chapter does not cover: (a) Crochet lace of heading No 58.04; (b) Labels, badges and similar articles, knitted or crocheted, of heading No 58.07 ; or (c) Knitted or crocheted fabrics, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated of Chapter 59. However, knitted or crocheted pile fabrics, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, remain classified in heading No 60.01.
\nCROCHETED Notes 1. This Chapter applies only to made up knitted or crocheted articles.
\nAll of the components of a suit must be of the same fabric construction, style, colour and composition ; they must also be of corresponding or compatible size. If several separate components to cover the lower part of the body are presented together (for example trousers and shorts, or a skirt or divided skirt and trousers), the constituent lower part shall be the trousers, or, in the case of women's or girls' suits, the skirt or divided skirt, the other garments being considered separately.
\nThe term \"suit\" includes the following sets of garments, whether or not they fulfil all the above conditions: - morning dress, comprising a plain jacket (cutaway) with rounded tails hanging well down at the back and striped trousers,
\nAll of the components of an ensemble must be of the same fabric construction, style, colour and composition ; they also must be of corresponding or compatible size. The term \"ensemble\" does not apply to track suits or ski suits, of heading No 61.12.
\nHeading No 61.05 does not cover sleeveless garments.
\nThe \"ski ensemble\" may also consist of an overall similar to the one mentioned in paragraph (a) above and a type of padded, sleeveless jacket worn over the overall.
\nAll the components of a \"ski ensemble\" must be made up in a fabric of the same texture, style and composition whether or not of the same colour ; they also must be of corresponding or compatible size.
\nOR CROCHETED Notes 1. This Chapter applies only to made-up articles of any textile fabric other than wadding, excluding knitted or crocheted articles (other than those of heading No 62.12).
\nAll of the components of a suit must be of the same fabric construction, style, colour and composition ; they must also be of corresponding or compatible size. If several separate components to cover the lower part of the body are presented together (for example, trousers and shorts, or a skirt or divided skirt and trousers), the constituent lower part shall be the trousers, or, in the case of women's or girls' suits, the skirt or divided skirt, the other garments being considered separately.
\nThe term \"suit\" includes the following sets of garments, whether or not they fulfil all the above conditions: - morning dress, comprising a plain jacket (cutaway) with rounded tails hanging well down at the back and striped trousers,
\nAll of the components of an ensemble must be of the same fabric construction, style, colour and composition ; they also must be of corresponding or compatible size. The term \"ensemble\" does not apply to track suits or ski suits, of heading No 62.11.
\nThe \"ski ensemble\" may also consist of an overall similar to the one mentioned in paragraph (a) above and a type of padded, sleeveless jacket worn over the overall.
\nAll the components of a \"ski ensemble\" must be made up in a fabric of the same texture, style and composition whether or not of the same colour ; they also must be of corresponding or compatible size.
\nWORN TEXTILE ARTICLES ; RAGS Notes 1. Sub-Chapter I applies only to made-up articles, of any textile fabric.
\nIn order to be classified in this heading, the articles mentioned above must comply with both of the following requirements: (i) they must show signs of appreciable wear, and (ii) they must be presented in bulk or in bales, sacks or similar packings. >PIC FILE= \"T0039177\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039178\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039179\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039180\">
\nWALKING-STICKS, SEAT-STICKS, WHIPS, RIDING-CROPS AND PARTS THEREOF ;
\nPREPARED FEATHERS AND ARTICLES MADE THEREWITH ; ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS ;
\nARTICLES OF HUMAN HAIR
\nNotes 1. This Chapter does not cover: (a) Footwear without applied soles, of textile material (Chapter 61 or 62); (b) Worn footwear of heading No 63.09; (c) Articles of asbestos (heading No 68.12); (d) Orthopaedic footwear or other orthopaedic appliances, or parts thereof (heading No 90.21) ; or (e) Toy footwear or skating boots with ice or roller skates attached ; shin-guards or similar protective sportswear (Chapter 95).
\nSubheading Note 1. For the purposes of subheadings 6402.11, 6402.19, 6403.11, 6403.19 and 6404.11, the expression \"sports footwear\" applies only to: (a) footwear which is designed for a sporting activity and has, or has provision for the attachment of, spikes, sprigs, stops, clips, bars or the like; (b) skating boots, ski-boots and cross-country ski footwear, wrestling boots, boxing boots and cycling shoes. >PIC FILE= \"T0039181\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039182\"> CHAPTER 65 HEADGEAR AND PARTS THEREOF Notes 1. This Chapter does not cover: (a) Worn headgear of heading No 63.09; (b) Asbestos headgear (heading No 68.12) ; or (c) Dolls' hat, other toy hats or carnival articles of Chapter 95.
\nWHIPS, RIDING-CROPS AND PARTS THEREOF Notes 1. This Chapter does not cover: (a) Measure walking-sticks or the like (heading No 90.17); (b) Firearm-sticks, sword-sticks, loaded walking-sticks or the like (Chapter 93) ; or (c) Goods of Chapter 95 (for example, toy umbrellas, toy sun umbrellas).
\nOR OF DOWN ; ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS ; ARTICLES OF HUMAN HAIR Notes 1. This Chapter does not cover: (a) Straining cloth of human hair (heading No 59.11); (b) Floral motifs of lace, of embroidery or other textile fabric (Section XI); (c) Footwear (Chapter 64); (d) Headgear or hair-nets (Chapter 65); (e) Toys, sports requisites or carnival articles (Chapter 95) ; or (f) Feather dusters, powder-puffs or hair sieves (Chapter 96).
\nSIMILAR MATERIALS ; CERAMIC PRODUCTS ; GLASS AND GLASSWARE
\nSIMILAR MATERIALS Notes 1. This Chapter does not cover: (a) Goods of Chapter 25; (b) Coated, impregnated or covered paper of heading No 48.10 or 48.11 (for example, paper coated with mica powder or graphite, bituminised or asphalted paper); (c) Coated, impregnated or covered textile fabric of Chapter 56 or 59 (for example, fabric coated or covered with mica powder, bituminised or asphalted fabric); (d) Articles of Chapter 71; (e) Tools or parts of tools, of Chapter 82; (f) Lithographic stones of heading No 84.42; (g) Electrical insulators (heading No 85.46) or fittings of insulating material of heading No 85.47; (h) Dental burrs (heading No 90.18); (ij) Articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clocks and clock cases); (k) Articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, lamps and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings); (l) Articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games and sports requisites); (m) Articles of heading No 96.02, if made of materials specified in Note 2 (b) to Chapter 96, or of heading No 96.06 (for example, buttons), No 96.09 (for example, slate pencils) or No 96.10 (for example, drawing slates) ; or (n) Articles of Chapter 97 (for example, works of art).
\nNotes 1. This Chapter applies only to ceramic products which have been fired after shaping. Headings Nos 69.04 to 69.14 apply only to such products other than those classifiable in headings Nos 69.01 to 69.03.
\nNotes 1. This Chapter does not cover: (a) Goods of heading No 32.07 (for example, vitrifiable enamels and glazes, glass frit, other glass in the form of powder, granules or flakes); (b) Articles of Chapter 71 (for example, imitation jewellery); (c) Optical fibre cables of heading No 85.44, electrical insulators (heading No 85.46) or fittings of insulating material of heading No 85.47; (d) Optical fibres, optically worked optical elements, hypodermic syringes, artificial eyes, thermometers, barometers, hydrometers or other articles of Chapter 90; (e) Lamps or lighting fittings, illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates or the like, having a permanently fixed light source, or parts thereof of heading No 94.05; (f) Toys, games, sports requisites, Christmas tree ornaments or other articles of Chapter 95 (excluding glass eyes without mechanisms for dolls or for other articles of Chapter 95) ; or (g) Buttons, fitted vacuum flasks, scent or similar sprays or other articles of Chapter 96.
\nMineral wools which do not comply with the above specifications fall within heading No 68.06.
\nSubheading Note 1. For the purposes of subheadings 7013.21, 7013.31 and 7013.91, the expression \"lead crystal\" means only glass having a minimum lead monoxide (PbO) content by weight of 24 %. >PIC FILE= \"T0039194\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039195\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039196\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039197\">
\nSTONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF ; IMITATION JEWELLERY ; COIN
\nSTONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF ; IMITATION JEWELLERY ; COIN Notes 1. Subject to Note 1 (a) to Section VI and except as provided below, all articles consisting wholly or partly: (a) Of natural or cultured pearls or of precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed); or (b) Of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, are to be classified in this Chapter.
\nSubheading Notes 1. For the purposes of subheadings 7106.10, 7108.11, 7110.11, 7110.21, 7110.31 and 7110.41, the expressions \"powder\" and \"in powder form\" mean products of which 90 % or more by weight passes through a sieve having a mesh aperture of 0,5 mm.
\nNotes 1. This Section does not cover: (a) Prepared paints, inks or other products with a basis of metallic flakes or powder (heading Nos 32.07 to 32.10, 32.12, 32.13 or 32.15); (b) Ferro-cerium or other pyrophoric alloys (heading No 36.06); (c) Headgear or parts thereof of heading No 65.06 or 65.07; (d) Umbrella frames or other articles of heading No 66.03; (e) Goods of Chapter 71 (for example, precious metal alloys, base metal clad with precious metal, imitation jewellery); (f) Articles of Section XVI (machinery, mechanical appliances and electrical goods); (g) Assembled railway or tramway track (heading No 86.08) or other articles of Section XVII (vehicles, ships and boats, aircraft); (h) Instruments or apparatus of Section XVIII, including clock or watch springs; (ij) Lead shot prepared for ammunition (heading No 93.06) or other articles of Section XIX (arms and ammunition); (k) Articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, mattress supports, lamps and lighting fittings, illuminated signs, prefabricated buildings); (l) Articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports requisites); (m) Hand sieves, buttons, pens, pencil-holders, pen nibs or other articles of Chapter 96 (miscellaneous manufactured articles) ; or (n) Articles of Chapter 97 (for example, works of art).
\nIn Chapters 73 to 76 and 78 to 82 (but not in heading No 73.15) references to parts of goods do not include references to parts of general use as defined above.
\nSubject to the preceding paragraph and to Note I to Chapter 83, the articles of Chapter 82 or 83 are excluded from Chapters 72 to 76 and 78 to 81.
\nExcept where the headings otherwise require, articles of base metal (including articles of mixed materials treated as articles of base metal under the interpretative rules) containing two or more base metals are to be treated as articles of the base metal predominating by weight over each of the other metals. For this purpose: (a) Iron and steel, or different kinds of iron or steel, are regarded as one and the same metal; (b) An alloy is regarded as being entirely composed of that metal as an alloy of which, by virtue of Note 3, it is classified ; and (c) A cermet of heading No 81.13 is regarded as a single base metal.
\nNotes 1. In this Chapter and, in the case of Notes (d), (e) and (f) throughout the Nomenclature, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them: (a) Pig iron Pig iron containing, by weight, one or more of the following elements in the specified proportions: - not more than 10 % of chromium,
\nThese products are not presented in coils. (k) Flat-rolled products Rolled products of solid rectangular (other than square) cross-section, which do not conform to the definition at (ij) above in the form of: - coils of successively superimposed layers, or
\nFlat-rolled products include those with patterns in relief derived directly from rolling (for example, grooves, ribs, chequers, tears, buttons, lozenges) and those which have been perforated, corrugated or polished, provided that they do not thereby assume the character of articles or products of other headings.
\nFlat-rolled products of a shape other than rectangular or square, of any size, are to be classified as products of a width of 600 mm or more, provided that they do not assume the character of articles or products of other headings. (l) Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils Hot-rolled products in irregularly wound coils, which have a solid cross-section in the shape of circles, segments of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), triangles or other convex polygons.
\nThese products may have indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process (reinforcing bars and rods). (m) Other bars and rods Products which do not conform to any of the definitions at (ij), (k) or (l) above or to the definition of wire, which have a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length in the shape of circles, segments of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), triangles or other convex polygons. These products may: - have indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process (reinforcing bars and rods),
\n(o) Wire Cold-formed products in coils, of any uniform solid cross-section along their whole length, which do not conform to the definition of flat-rolled products. (p) Hollow drill bars and rods Hollow bars and rods of any cross-section, suitable for drills, of which the greatest external dimension of the cross-section exceeds 15 mm but does not exceed 52 mm, and of which the greatest internal dimension does not exceed one half of the greatest external dimension. Hollow bars and rods of iron or steel not conforming to this definition are to be classified within heading No 73.04.
\nSubheading Notes 1. In this Chapter the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them: (a) Alloy pig iron Pig iron containing, by weight, separately or together: - more than 0,2 % of chromium,
\nFor the application of this rule the unspecified \"other elements\" referred to in Note 1 (c) to this Chapter must each exceed 10 % by weight. >PIC FILE= \"T0039202\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039203\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039204\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039205\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039206\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039207\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039208\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039209\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039210\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039211\">
\nNotes 1. In this Chapter the expression \"cast iron\" applies to products obtained by casting in which iron predominates by weight over each of the other elements and which do not comply with the chemical composition of steel as defined in Note 1 (d) to Chapter 72.
\nNote 1. In this Chapter the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them: (a) Refined copper:
\nMetal containing at least 99,85 % by weight of copper; or Metal containing at least 97,5 % by weight of copper, provided that the content by weight of any other element does not exceed the limit specified in the following table: >PIC FILE= \"T0039219\"> (b) Copper alloys:
\nMetallic substances other than unrefined copper in which copper predominates by weight over each of the other elements, provided that: (i) the content by weight of at least one of the other elements is greater than the limit specified in the foregoing table; or (ii) the total content by weight of such other elements exceeds 2,5 %. (c) Master alloys:
\nAlloys containing with other elements more than 10 % by weight of copper, not usefully malleable and commonly used as an additive in the manufacture of other alloys or as de-oxidants, de-sulphurising agents or for similar uses in the metallurgy of non-ferrous metals.
\nHowever, copper phosphide (phosphor copper) containing more than 15 % by weight of phosphorus falls within heading No 28.48. (d) Bars and rods:
\nRolled, extruded, drawn or forged products, not in coils, which have a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons (including \"flattened circles\" and \"modified rectangles\", of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel). Products with a rectangular (including square), triangular or polygonal cross-section may have corners rounded along their whole length. The thickness of such products which have a rectangular (including \"modified rectangular\") cross-section exceeds one-tenth of the width. The expression also covers cast or sintered products, of the same forms and dimensions, which have been subsequently worked after production (otherwise than by simple trimming or de-scaling), provided that they have not thereby assumed the character of articles or products of other headings.
\nWire-bars and billets with their ends tapered or otherwise worked simply to facilitate their entry into machines for converting them into, for example, drawing stock (wire-rod) or tubes, are however to be taken to be unwrought copper of heading No 74.03. (e) Profiles:
\nRolled, extruded, drawn. forged or formed products, coiled or not, of a uniform cross-section along their whole length, which do not conform to any of the definitions of bars, rods, wire, plates, sheets, strip, foil, tubes or pipes. The expression also covers cast or sintered products, of the same forms, which have been subsequently worked after production (otherwise than by simple trimming or de-scaling), provided that they have not thereby assumed the character of articles or products of other headings. (f) Wire:
\nRolled, extruded or drawn products, in coils, which have a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons (including \"flattened circles\" and \"modified rectangles\", of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel). Products with a rectangular (including square), triangular or polygonal cross-section may have corners rounded along their whole length. The thickness of such products which have a rectangular (including \"modified rectangular\") cross-section exceeds one-tenth of the width.
\nIn the case of heading No 74.14, however, the term \"wire\" applies only to products, whether or not in coils, of any cross-sectional shape, of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6 mm. (g) Plates, sheets, strip and foil:
\nFlat-surfaced products (other than the unwrought products of heading No 74.03), coiled or not, of solid rectangular (other than square) cross-section with or without rounded corners (including \"modified rectangles\" of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel) of a uniform thickness, which are: - of rectangular (including square) shape with a thickness not exceeding one-tenth of the width,
\nHeading Nos 74.09 and 74.10 apply inter alia to plates, sheets, strip and foil with patterns (for example, grooves, ribs, chequers, tears, buttons, lozenges) and to such products which have been perforated, corrugated, polished or coated, provided that they do not thereby assume the character of articles or products of other headings. (h) Tubes and pipes:
\nHollow products, coiled or not, which have a uniform cross-section with only one enclosed void along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons, and which have a uniform wall thickness. Products with a rectangular (including square), equilateral triangular or regular convex polygonal cross-section, which may have corners rounded along their whole length, are also to be taken to be tubes and pipes provided the inner and outer cross-sections are concentric and have the same form and orientation. Tubes and pipes of the foregoing cross-sections may be polished, coated, bent, threaded, drilled, waisted, expanded, cone-shaped or fitted with flanges, collars or rings.
\nSubheading Note 1. In this Chapter the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them: (a) Copper-zinc base alloys (brasses):
\nAlloys of copper and zinc, with or without other elements. When other elements are present: - zinc predominates by weight over each of such other elements,
\nAlloys of copper and tin, with or without other elements. When other elements are present, tin predominates by weight over each of such other elements, except that when the tin content is 3 % or more the zinc content by weight may exceed that of tin but must be less than 10 %. (c) Copper-nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silvers):
\nAlloys of copper, nickel and zinc, with or without other elements.
\nThe nickel content is 5 % or more by weight (see copper-zinc alloys (brasses)). (d) Copper-nickel base alloys:
\nAlloys of copper and nickel, with or without other elements but in any case containing by weight not more than 1 % of zinc. When other elements are present, nickel predominates by weight over each of such other elements. >PIC FILE= \"T0039220\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039221\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039222\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039223\">
\nNote 1. In this Chapter the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them: (a) Bars and rods:
\nRolled, extruded, drawn or forged products, not in coils, which have a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons (including \"flattened circles\" and \"modified rectangles\", of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel). Products with a rectangular (including square), triangular or polygonal cross-section may have corners rounded along their whole length. The thickness of such products which have a rectangular (including \"modified rectangular\") cross-section exceeds one-tenth of the width. The expression also covers cast or sintered products, of the same forms and dimensions, which have been subsequently worked after production (otherwise than by simple trimming or de-scaling), provided that they have not thereby assumed the character of articles or products of other headings. (b) Profiles:
\nRolled, extruded, drawn, forged or formed products, coiled or not, of a uniform cross-section along their whole length, which do not conform to any of the definitions of bars, rods, wire, plates, sheets, strip, foil, tubes or pipes. The expression also covers cast or sintered products, of the same forms, which have been subsequently worked after production (otherwise than by simple trimming or de-scaling), provided that they have not thereby assumed the character of articles or products of other headings. (c) Wire:
\nRolled, extruded or drawn products, in coils, which have a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons (including \"flattened circles\" and \"modified rectangles\", of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel). Products with a rectangular (including square), triangular or polygonal cross-section may have corners rounded along their whole length. The thickness of such products which have a rectangular (including \"modified rectangular\") cross-section exceeds one-tenth of the width. (d) Plates, sheets, strip and foil:
\nFlat-surfaced products (other than the unwrought products of heading No 75.02), coiled or not, of solid rectangular (other than square) cross-section with or without rounded corners (including \"modified rectangles\" of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel) of a uniform thickness, which are: - of rectangular (including square) shape with a thickness not exceeding one-tenth of the width,
\nHeading No 75.06 applies inter alia to plates, sheets, strip and foil with patterns (for example, grooves, ribs, chequers, tears, buttons, lozenges) and to such products which have been perforated, corrugated, polished or coated, provided that they do not thereby assume the character of articles or products of other headings. (e) Tubes and pipes:
\nHollow products, coiled or not, which have a uniform cross-section with only one enclosed void along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons, and which have a uniform wall thickness. Products with a rectangular (including square), equilateral triangular, or regular convex polygonal cross-section, which may have corners rounded along their whole length, are also to be considered as tubes and pipes provided the inner and outer cross-sections are concentric and have the same form and orientation. Tubes and pipes of the foregoing cross-sections may be polished, coated, bent, threaded, drilled, waisted, expanded, cone-shaped or fitted with flanges, collars or rings.
\nSubheading Note 1. In this Chapter the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them: (a) Nickel, not alloyed:
\nMetal containing by weight at least 99 % of nickel plus cobalt, provided that: (i) the cobalt content by weight does not exceed 1,5 %, and (ii) the content by weight of any other element does not exceed the limit specified in the following table: >PIC FILE= \"T0039224\"> (b) Nickel alloys:
\nMetallic substances in which nickel predominates by weight over each of the other elements provided that: (i) the content by weight of cobalt exceeds 1,5 %, (ii) the content by weight of at least one of the other elements is greater than the limit specified in the foregoing table, or (iii) the total content by weight of elements other than nickel plus cobalt exceeds 1 %. >PIC FILE= \"T0039225\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039226\"> CHAPTER 76 ALUMINIUM AND ARTICLES THEREOF Note 1. In this Chapter the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them: (a) Bars and rods:
\nRolled, extruded, drawn or forged products, not in coils, which have a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons (including \"flattened circles\" and \"modified rectangles\", of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel). Products with a rectangular (including square), triangular or polygonal cross-section may have corners rounded along their whole length. The thickness of such products which have a rectangular (including \"modified rectangular\") cross-section exceeds one-tenth of the width. The expression also covers cast or sintered products, of the same forms and dimensions, which have been subsequently worked after production (otherwise than by simple trimming or de-scaling), provided that they have not thereby assumed the character of articles or products of other headings; (b) Profiles:
\nRolled, extruded, drawn, forged or formed products, coiled or not, of a uniform cross-section along their whole length, which do not conform to any of the definitions of bars, rods, wire, plates, sheets, strip, foil, tubes or pipes. The expression also covers cast or sintered products, of the same forms, which have been subsequently worked after production (otherwise than by simple trimming or de-scaling), provided that they have not thereby assumed the character of articles or products of other headings; (c) Wire:
\nRolled, extruded or drawn products, in coils, which have a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons (including \"flattened circles\" and \"modified rectangles\", of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel). Products with a rectangular (including square), triangular or polygonal cross-section may have corners rounded along their whole length. The thickness of such products which have a rectangular (including \"modified rectangular\") cross-section exceeds one-tenth of the width; (d) Plates, sheets, strip and foil:
\nFlat-surfaced products (other than the unwrought products of heading No 76.01), coiled or not, of solid rectangular (other than square) cross-section with or without rounded corners (including \"modified rectangles\" of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel) of a uniform thickness, which are: - of rectangular (including square) shape with a thickness not exceeding one-tenth of the width,
\nHeadings Nos 76.06 and 76.07 apply inter alia to plates, sheets, strip and foil with patterns (for example, grooves, ribs, chequers, tears, buttons, lozenges) and to such products which have been perforated, corrugated, polished or coated, provided that they do not thereby assume the character of articles or products of other headings; (e) Tubes and pipes:
\nHollow products, coiled or not, which have a uniform cross-section with only one enclosed void along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons, and which have a uniform wall thickness. Products with a rectangular (including square), equilateral triangular or regular convex polygonal cross-section, which may have corners rounded along their whole length, are also to be considered as tubes and pipes provided the inner and outer cross-sections are concentric and have the same form and orientation. Tubes and pipes of the foregoing cross-sections may be polished, coated, bent, threaded, drilled, waisted, expanded, cone-shaped or fitted with flanges, collars or rings.
\nSubheading Note 1. In this Chapter the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them: (a) Aluminium, not alloyed:
\nMetal containing by weight at least 99 % of aluminium, provided that the content by weight of any other element does not exceed the limit specified in the following table: >PIC FILE= \"T0039227\"> (b) Aluminium alloys:
\nMetallic substances in which aluminium predominates by weight over each of the other elements, provided that: (i) the content by weight of at least one of the other elements or of iron plus silicon taken together is greater than the limit specified in the foregoing table, or (ii) the total content by weight of such other elements exceeds 1 %. >PIC FILE= \"T0039228\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039229\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039230\">
\nNote 1. In this Chapter the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them: (a) Bars and rods:
\nRolled, extruded, drawn or forged products, not in coils, which have a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons (including \"flattened circles\" and \"modified rectangles\", of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel). Products with a rectangular (including square), triangular or polygonal cross-section may have corners rounded along their whole length. The thickness of such products which have a rectangular (including \"modified rectangular\") cross-section exceeds one-tenth of the width. The expression also covers cast or sintered products, of the same forms and dimensions, which have been subsequently worked after production (otherwise than by simple trimming or de-scaling), provided that they have not thereby assumed the character of articles or products of other headings. (b) Profiles:
\nRolled, extruded, drawn, forged or formed products, coiled or not, of a uniform cross-section along their whole length, which do not conform to any of the definitions of bars, rods, wire, plates, sheets, strip, foil, tubes or pipes. The expression also covers cast or sintered products, of the same forms, which have been subsequently worked after production (otherwise than by simple trimming or de-scaling), provided that they have not thereby assumed the character of articles or products of other headings. (c) Wire:
\nRolled, extruded or drawn products, in coils, which have a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons (including \"flattened circles\" and \"modified rectangles\", of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel). Products with a rectangular (including square), triangular or polygonal cross-section may have corners rounded along their whole length. The thickness of such products which have a rectangular (including \"modified rectangular\") cross-section exceeds one-tenth of the width. (d) Plates, sheets, strip and foil:
\nFlat-surfaced products (other than the unwrought products of heading No 78.01), coiled or not, of solid rectangular (other than square) cross-section with or without rounded corners (including \"modified rectangles\" of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel) of a uniform thickness, which are: - of rectangular (including square) shape with a thickness not exceeding one-tenth of the width,
\nHeading No 78.04 applies inter alia to plates, sheets, strip and foil with patterns (for example, grooves, ribs, chequers, tears, buttons, lozenges) and to such products which have been perforated, corrugated, polished or coated, provided that they do not thereby assume the character of articles or products of other headings. (e) Tubes and pipes:
\nHollow products, coiled or not, which have a uniform cross-section with only one enclosed void along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons, and which have a uniform wall thickness. Products with a rectangular (including square), equilateral triangular or regular convex polygonal cross-section, which may have corners rounded along their whole length, are also to be considered as tubes and pipes provided the inner and outer cross-sections are concentric and have the same form and orientation. Tubes and pipes of the foregoing cross-sections may be polished, coated, bent, threaded, drilled, waisted, expanded, cone-shaped or fitted with flanges, collars or rings.
\nSubheading Note 1. In this Chapter the expression \"refined lead\" means:
\nMetal containing by weight at least 99,9 % of lead, provided that the content by weight of any other element does not exceed the limit specified in the following table: >PIC FILE= \"T0039231\"> >PIC FILE= \"T9001486\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039232\"> CHAPTER 79 ZINC AND ARTICLES THEREOF Note 1. In this Chapter the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them: (a) Bars and rods:
\nRolled, extruded, drawn or forged products, not in coils, which have a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons (including \"flattened circles\" and \"modified rectangles\", of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel). Products with a rectangular (including square), triangular or polygonal cross-section may have corners rounded along their whole length. The thickness of such products which have a rectangular (including \"modified rectangular\") cross-section exceeds one-tenth of the width. The expression also covers cast or sintered products, of the same forms and dimensions, which have been subsequently worked after production (otherwise than by simple trimming or de-scaling), provided that they have not thereby assumed the character of articles or products of other headings. (b) Profiles:
\nRolled, extruded, drawn, forged or formed products, coiled or not, of a uniform cross-section along their whole length, which do not conform to any of the definitions of bars, rods, wire, plates, sheets, strip, foil, tubes or pipes. The expression also covers cast or sintered products, of the same forms, which have been subsequently worked after production (otherwise than by simple trimming or de-scaling), provided that they have not thereby assumed the character of articles or products of other headings. (c) Wire:
\nRolled, extruded or drawn products, in coils, which have a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons (including \"flattened circles\" and \"modified rectangles\", of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel). Products with a rectangular (including square), triangular or polygonal cross-section may have corners rounded along their whole length. The thickness of such products which have a rectangular (including \"modified rectangular\") cross-section exceeds one-tenth of the width. (d) Plates, sheets, strip and foil:
\nFlat-surfaced products (other than the unwrought products of heading No 79.01), coiled or not, of solid rectangular (other than square) cross-section with or without rounded corners (including \"modified rectangles\" of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel) of a uniform thickness, which are: - of rectangular (including square) shape with a thickness not exceeding one-tenth of the width,
\nHeading No 79.05 applies inter alia to plates, sheets, strip and foil with patterns (for example, grooves, ribs, chequers, tears, buttons, lozenges) and to such products which have been perforated, corrugated, polished or coated, provided that they do not thereby assume the character of articles or products of other headings. (e) Tubes and pipes:
\nHollow products, coiled or not, which have a uniform cross-section with only one enclosed void along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons, and which have a uniform wall thickness. Products with a rectangular (including square), equilateral triangular or regular convex polygonal cross-section, which may have corners rounded along their whole length, are also to be considered as tubes and pipes provided the inner and outer cross-sections are concentric and have the same form and orientation. Tubes and pipes of the foregoing cross-sections may be polished, coated, bent, threaded, drilled, waisted, expanded, cone-shaped or fitted with flanges, collars or rings.
\nSubheading Note 1. In this Chapter the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them: (a) Zinc, not alloyed:
\nMetal containing by weight at least 97,5 % of zinc. (b) Zinc alloys:
\nMetallic substances in which zinc predominates by weight over each of the other elements, provided that the total content by weight of such other elements exceeds 2,5 %. (c) Zinc dust:
\nDust obtained by condensation of zinc vapour, consisting of spherical particles which are finer than zinc powders. At least 80 % by weight of the particles pass through a sieve with 63 ¶m (microns) mesh. It must contain at least 85 % by weight of metallic zinc. >PIC FILE= \"T0039233\"> CHAPTER 80 TIN AND ARTICLES THEREOF Note 1. In this Chapter the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them: (a) Bars and rods:
\nRolled, extruded, drawn or forged products, not in coils which have a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons (including \"flattened circles\" and \"modified rectangles\", of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel). Products with a rectangular (including square), triangular or polygonal cross-section may have corners rounded along their whole length. The thickness of such products which have a rectangular (including \"modified rectangular\") cross-section exceeds one-tenth of the width. The expression also covers cast or sintered products, of the same forms and dimensions, which have been subsequently worked after production (otherwise than by simple trimming or de-scaling), provided that they have not thereby assumed the character of articles or products of other headings. (b) Profiles:
\nRolled, extruded, drawn, forged or formed products, coiled or not, of a uniform cross-section along their whole length, which do not conform to any of the definitions of bars, rods, wire, plates, sheets, strip, foil, tubes or pipes. The expression also covers cast or sintered products, of the same forms, which have been subsequently worked after production (otherwise than by simple trimming or de-scaling), provided that they have not thereby assumed the character of articles or products of other headings. (c) Wire:
\nRolled, extruded or drawn products, in coils, which have a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons (including \"flattened circles\" and \"modified rectangles\", of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel). Products with a rectangular (including square), triangular or polygonal cross-section may have corners rounded along their whole length. The thickness of such products which have a rectangular (including \"modified rectangular\") cross-section exceeds one-tenth of the width. (d) Plates, sheets, strip and foil:
\nFlat-surfaced products (other than the unwrought products of heading No 80.01), coiled or not, of solid rectangular (other than square) cross-section with or without rounded corners (including \"modified rectangles\" of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel) of a uniform thickness, which are: - of rectangular (including square) shape with a thickness not exceeding one-tenth of the width,
\nHeadings Nos 80.04 and 80.05 apply inter alia to plates, sheets, strip and foil with patterns (for example, grooves, ribs, chequers, tears, buttons, lozenges) and to such products which have been perforated, corrugated, polished or coated, provided that they do not thereby assume the character of articles or products of other headings. (e) Tubes and pipes:
\nHollow products, coiled or not, which have a uniform cross-section with only one enclosed void along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons, and which have a uniform wall thickness. Products with a rectangular (including square), equilateral triangular or regular convex polygonal cross-section, which may have corners rounded along their whole length, are also to be considered as tubes and pipes provided the inner and outer cross-sections are concentric and have the same form and orientation. Tubes and pipes of the foregoing cross-sections may be polished, coated, bent, threaded, drilled, waisted, expanded, cone-shaped or fitted with flanges, collars or rings.
\nSubheading Note 1. In this Chapter the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them: (a) Tin, not alloyed:
\nMetal containing by weight at least 99 % of tin, provided that the content by weight of any bismuth or copper is less than the limit specified in the following table: >PIC FILE= \"T0039234\"> (b) Tin alloys:
\nMetallic substances in which tin predominates by weight over each of the other elements, provided that: (i) the total content by weight of such other elements exceeds 1 %, or (ii) the content by weight of either bismuth or copper is equal to or greater than the limit specified in the foregoing table. >PIC FILE= \"T0039235\">
\nSubheading Note 1. Note 1 to Chapter 74, defining \"bars and rods\", \"profiles\", \"wire\" and \"plates, sheets, strip and foil\" applies mutatis mutandis to this Chapter. >PIC FILE= \"T0039236\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039237\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039238\">
\nMETAL ; PARTS THEREOF OF BASE METAL Notes 1. Apart from blow lamps, portable forges, grinding wheels with frameworks, manicure and pedicure sets, and goods of heading No 82.09, this Chapter covers only articles with a blade, working edge, working surface or other working part of: (a) base metal; (b) metal carbides or cermets; (c) precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) on a support of base metal, metal carbide or cermet ; or (d) abrasive materials on a support of base metal, provided that the articles have cutting teeth, flutes, grooves, or the like, of base metal, which retain their identity and function after the application of the abrasive.
\nHeads, blades and cutting plates for electric shavers or electric hair clippers are to be classified in heading No 85.10.
\nNotes 1. For the purposes of this Chapter, parts of base metal are to be classified with their parent articles. However, articles of iron or steel of heading No 73.12, 73.15, 73.17, 73.18 or 73.20, or similar articles of other base metal (Chapters 74 to 76 and 78 to 81) are not to be taken as parts of articles of this Chapter.
\nEQUIPMENT ; PARTS THEREOF ; SOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, TELEVISION IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF SUCH ARTICLES Notes 1. This Section does not cover: (a) Transmission or conveyor belts or belting, of plastics of Chapter 39, or of vulcanised rubber (heading No 40.10) ; or other articles of a kind used in machinery or mechanical or electrical appliances or for other technical uses, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber (heading No 40.16); (b) Articles of leather or of composition leather (heading No 42.04) or of furskin (heading No 43.03), of a kind used in machinery or mechanical appliances or for other technical uses; (c) Bobbins, spools, cops, cones, cores, reels or similar supports, of any material (for example, Chapter 39, 40, 44 or 48 or Section XV); (d) Perforated cards for Jacquard or similar machines (for example,
\n(e) Transmission or conveyor belts of textile material (heading No 59.10) or other articles of textile material for technical uses (heading No 59.11); (f) Precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) of heading Nos 71.02 to 71.04, or articles wholly of such stones of heading No 71.16, except unmounted worked sapphires and diamonds for styli (heading No 85.22); (g) Parts of general use, as defined in Note 2 to Section XV, of base metal (Section XV), or similar goods of plastics (Chapter 39); (h) Drill pipe (heading No 73.04); (ij) Endless belts of metal wire or strip (Section XV); (k) Articles of Chapter 82 or 83; (l) Articles of Section XVII; (m) Articles of Chapter 90; (n) Clocks, watches or other articles of Chapter 91; (o) Interchangeable tools of heading No 82.07 or brushes of a kind used as parts of machines of heading No 96.03 ; similar interchangeable tools are to be classified according to the constituent material of their working part (for example, in Chapter 40, 42, 43, 45 or 59 or heading No 68.04 or 69.09) ; or (p) Articles of Chapter 95.
\nAPPLIANCES ; PARTS THEREOF Notes 1. This Chapter does not cover: (a) Millstones, grindstones or other articles of Chapter 68; (b) Appliances or machinery (for example, pumps) or parts thereof, of ceramic material (Chapter 69); (c) Laboratory glassware (heading No 70.17) ; machinery, appliances or other articles for technical uses or parts thereof, of glass (heading No 70.19 or 70.20); (d) Articles of heading No 73.21 or 73.22 or similar articles of other base metals (Chapters 74 to 76 or 78 to 81); (e) Electro-mechanical tools for working in the hand, of heading No 85.08 or electro-mechanical domestic appliances of heading No 85.09 ; or (f) Hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorised (heading No 96.03).
\nHeading No 84.19 does not, however, cover: (a) Germination plant, incubators or brooders (heading No 84.36); (b) Grain dampening machines (heading No 84.37); (c) Diffusing apparatus for sugar juice extraction (heading No 84.38); (d) Machinery for the heat-treatment of textile yarns, fabrics or made up textile articles (heading No 84.51) ; or (e) Machinery or plant, designed for mechanical operation, in which a change of temperature, even if necessary, is subsidiary.
\nHeading No 84.22 does not cover: (a) Sewing machines for closing bags or similar containers (heading No 84.52) ; or (b) Office machinery of heading No 84.72.
\nSuch units presented separately are also to be classified within heading No 84.71.
\nHeading No 84.71 does not cover machines incorporating or working in conjunction with an automatic data processing machine and performing a specific function. Such machines are classified in the headings appropriate to their respective functions or, failing that, in residual headings.
\nSubject to Note 2 to this Chapter and Note 3 to Section XVI, a machine the principal purpose of which is not described in any heading or for which no one purpose is the principal purpose is, unless the context otherwise requires, to be classified in heading No 84.79. Heading No 84.79 also covers machines for making rope or cable (for example, stranding, twisting or cabling machines) from metal wire, textile yarn or any other material or from a combination of such materials.
\nSubheading note 1. Subheading 8482.40 applies only to bearings with cylindrical rollers of a uniform diameter not exceeding 5 mm and having a length which is at least three times the diameter. The ends of the rollers may be rounded. >PIC FILE= \"T0039246\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039247\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039248\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039249\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039250\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039251\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039252\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039253\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039254\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039255\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039256\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039257\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039258\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039259\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039260\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039261\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039262\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039263\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039264\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039265\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039266\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039267\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039268\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039269\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039270\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039271\">
\nSOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, TELEVISION IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF SUCH ARTICLES Notes 1. This Chapter does not cover: (a) Electrically warmed blankets, bed pads, foot-muffs or the like ; electrically warmed clothing, footwear or ear pads or other electrically warmed articles worn on or about the person; (b) Articles of glass of heading No 70.11 ; or (c) Electrically heated furniture of Chapter 94.
\nHowever, metal tank mercury are rectifiers remain classified within heading No 85.04.
\nThe heading does not, however, apply to fans or ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters (heading No 84.14), centrifugal clothes-dryers (heading No 84.21), dish washing machines (heading No 84.22), household washing machines (heading No 84.50), roller or other ironing machines (heading No 84.20 or 84.51), sewing machines (heading No 84.52), electric scissors (heading No 85.08) or to electro-thermic appliances (heading No 85.16).
\nThe term \"printed circuits\" does not cover circuits combined with elements other than those obtained during the printing process.
\nPrinted circuits may, however, be fitted with non-printed connecting elements.
\nThin or thick-film circuits comprising passive and active elements obtained during the same technological process are to be classified within heading No 85.42.
\nFor the classification of the articles defined in this Note, headings Nos 85.41 and 85.42 shall take precedence over any other heading in the Nomenclature which might cover them by reference to, in particular, their function.
\nEQUIPMENT Notes 1. This Section does not cover articles of heading No 95.01, 95.03 or 95.08, or bobsleighs, toboggans or the like of heading No 95.06.
\nAmphibious motor vehicles are classified as motor vehicles.
\n(b) In Chapter 87 if designed to travel over land or over both land and water; (c) In Chapter 89 if designed to travel over water, whether or not able to land on beaches or landing-stages or also able to travel over ice.
\nParts and accessories of air-cushion vehicles are to be classified in the same way as those of vehicles of the heading in which the air-cushion vehicles are classified under the above provisions.
\nHovertrain track fixtures and fittings are to be classified as railway track fixtures and fittings, and signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for hovertrain transport systems as signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways.
\nTHEREOF ; RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY TRACK FIXTURES AND FITTINGS AND PARTS THEREOF ; MECHANICAL (INCLUDING ELECTRO-MECHANICAL) TRAFFIC SIGNALLING EQUIPMENT OF ALL KINDS Notes 1. This Chapter does not cover: (a) Railway or tramway sleepers of wood or of concrete, or concrete guide-track sections for hovertrains (heading No 44.06 or 68.10); (b) Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel of heading No 73.02 ; or (c) Electrical signalling, safety or traffic control equipment of heading No 85.30.
\nPARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF Notes 1. This Chapter does not cover railway or tramway rolling-stock designed solely for running on rails.
\n>PIC FILE= \"T0039293\">
\nNote 1. A hull, an unfinished or incomplete vessel, assembled, unassembled or disassembled, or a complete vessel unassembled or disassembled, is to be classified within heading No 89.06 if it does not have the essential character of a vessel of a particular kind. >PIC FILE= \"T0039294\"> >PIC FILE= \"T0039295\">
\nCHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS ;
\nCLOCKS AND WATCHES ; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF
\nCHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS ;
\nPARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF Notes 1. This Chapter does not cover: (a) Articles of a kind used in machines, appliances or for other technical uses, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber (heading No 40.16), of leather or of composition leather (heading No 42.04) or of textile material (heading No 59.11); (b) Refractory goods of heading No 69.03 ; ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses, of heading No 69.09; (c) Glass mirrors, not optically worked, of heading No 70.09, or mirrors of base metal or of precious metal, not being optical elements (heading No 83.06 or Chapter 71); (d) Goods of heading No 70.07, 70.08, 70.11, 70.14, 70.15 or 70.17; (e) Parts of general use, as defined in note 2 to Section XV, of base metal (Section XV) or similar goods of plastics (Chapter 39); (f) Pumps incorporating measuring devices, of heading No 84.13 ; weight-operated counting and checking machinery, or separately presented weights for balances (heading No 84.23) ; lifting or handling machinery (heading Nos 84.25 to 84.28) ; paper or paperboard cutting machines of all kinds (heading No 84.41) ; fittings for adjusting work or tools on machine-tools, of heading No 84.66, including fittings with optical devices for reading the scale (for example, \"optical\" dividing heads) but not those which are in themselves essentially optical instruments (for example, alignment telescopes) ; calculating machines (heading No 84.70) ; valves and other appliances (heading No 84.81); (g) Searchlights or spotlights of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles (heading No 85.12) ; portable electric lamps of heading No 85.13 ; cinematographic sound recording, reproducing or re-recording apparatus (heading No 85.19 or 85.20) ; sound-heads (heading No 85.22) ; radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus or radio remote-control apparatus (heading No 85.26) ; sealed beam lamp units of heading No 85.39 ; optical fibre cables of heading No 85.44; (h) Searchlights or spotlights of heading No 94.05; (ij) Articles of Chapter 95; (k) Capacity measures, which are to be classified according to their constituent material ; or (l) Spools, reels or similar supports (which are to be classified according to their constituent material, for example, in heading No 39.23 or Section XV).
\n