1. -
This Chapter does not cover :
(a) Separate
chemically defined organic compounds, other than pure methane and
propane which are to be classified in heading 27.11;
(b) Medicaments
of heading 30.03 or 30.04; or
(c) Mixed
unsaturated hydrocarbons of heading 33.01, 33.02 or 38.05.
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References in heading 27.10 to “petroleum oils and oils obtained from
bituminous minerals” include not only petroleum oils and oils obtained
from bituminous minerals but also similar oils, as well as those consisting
mainly of mixed unsaturated hydrocarbons, obtained by any process,
provided that the weight of the non-aromatic constituents exceeds that
of the aromatic constituents.
However, the references do not include liquid
synthetic polyolefins of which less than 60 % by volume distils at 300
°C, after conversion to 1,013 millibars when a reduced-pressure
distillation method is used (Chapter 39).
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For the purposes of heading 27.10, “waste oils” means waste containing
mainly petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (as
described in Note 2 to this Chapter), whether or not mixed with water.
These include :
(a) Such
oils no longer fit for use as primary products (for example, used
lubricating oils, used hydraulic oils and used transformer oils);
(b) Sludge
oils from the storage tanks of petroleum oils, mainly containing such
oils and a high concentration of additives (for example, chemicals) used
in the manufacture of the primary products; and
(c) Such
oils in the form of emulsions in water or mixtures with water, such as
those resulting from oil spills, storage tank washings, or from the use
of cutting oils for machining operations.
Subheading Notes.
1. -
For the purposes of subheading 2701.11, “anthracite” means coal having a
volatile matter limit (on a dry, mineral-matter-free basis) not
exceeding 14 %.
2. -
For the purposes of subheading 2701.12, “bituminous coal” means coal
having a volatile matter limit (on a dry, mineral-matter-free basis)
exceeding 14 % and a calorific value limit (on a moist,
mineral-matter-free basis) equal to or greater than 5,833 kcal/kg.
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For the purposes of subheadings 2707.10, 2707.20, 2707.30 and 2707.40
the terms “benzol (benzene)”, “toluol (toluene)”, “xylol (xylenes)” and
“naphthalene” apply to products which contain more than 50 % by weight
of benzene, toluene, xylenes or naphthalene, respectively.
4. -
For the purposes of subheading 2710.12, “light oils and preparations”
are those of which 90 % or more by volume (including losses) distil at
210 °C according to the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86
method).
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For the purposes of the subheadings of heading 27.10, the term
“biodiesel” means mono-alkyl esters of fatty acids of a kind used as a fuel, derived from animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oi
ls whether or not used.