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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1602 of 11 October 2018 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

Type Implementing Regulation

Publication 2018-10-31

State In force

Text As published

Department European Commission

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(a) the material of the upper shall be taken to be the constituent material having the greatest external surface area, no account being taken of accessories or reinforcements such as ankle patches, edging, ornamentation, buckles, tabs, eyelet stays or similar attachments;

(b) the constituent material of the outer sole shall be taken to be the material having the greatest surface area in contact with the ground, no account being taken of accessories or reinforcements such as spikes, bars, nails, protectors or similar attachments.

Subheading note

1. For the purposes of subheadings 6402 12, 6402 19, 6403 12, 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, snowboard boots, wrestling boots, boxing boots and cycling shoes.

Additional notes

1. Within the meaning of note 4(a), ‘reinforcements’ is taken to mean all pieces of material (for example, plastics or leather) attached to the external surface of the upper to give additional strength, whether or not also attached to the sole. After the removal of reinforcements, the visible material must have the characteristics of an upper and not lining, supporting the foot sufficiently to enable the wearer, with the original fastening systems in place, to walk in the footwear.

Account is to be taken of sections covered by accessories or reinforcements when deciding on the composition of the upper.

1. Within the meaning of note 4(b), one or more layers of textile material which do not possess the characteristics usually required for normal use of an outer sole (for example, durability, strength, etc.) are not to be taken into consideration for classification purposes.


CN code	Description	Conventional rate of duty (%)	Supplementary unit
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
6401	Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics, the uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes
6401 10 00	– Footwear incorporating a protective metal toecap	17	pa
	– Other footwear
6401 92	– – Covering the ankle but not covering the knee
6401 92 10	– – – With uppers of rubber	17	pa
6401 92 90	– – – With uppers of plastics	17	pa
6401 99 00	– – Other	17	pa
6402	Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics
	– Sports footwear
6402 12	– – Ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots
6402 12 10	– – – Ski-boots and cross-country ski footwear	17	pa
6402 12 90	– – – Snowboard boots	17	pa
6402 19 00	– – Other	16,9	pa
6402 20 00	– Footwear with upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by means of plugs	17	pa
	– Other footwear
6402 91	– – Covering the ankle
6402 91 10	– – – Incorporating a protective metal toecap	17	pa
6402 91 90	– – – Other	16,9	pa
6402 99	– – Other
6402 99 05	– – – Incorporating a protective metal toecap	17	pa
	– – – Other
6402 99 10	– – – – With uppers of rubber	16,8	pa
	– – – – With uppers of plastics
	– – – – – Footwear with a vamp made of straps or which has one or several pieces cut out
6402 99 31	– – – – – – With sole and heel combined having a height of more than 3 cm	16,8	pa
6402 99 39	– – – – – – Other	16,8	pa
6402 99 50	– – – – – Slippers and other indoor footwear	16,8	pa
	– – – – – Other, with insoles of a length
6402 99 91	– – – – – – Of less than 24 cm	16,8	pa
	– – – – – – Of 24 cm or more
6402 99 93	– – – – – – – Footwear which cannot be identified as men's or women's footwear	16,8	pa
	– – – – – – – Other
6402 99 96	– – – – – – – – For men	16,8	pa
6402 99 98	– – – – – – – – For women	16,8	pa
6403	Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather
	– Sports footwear
6403 12 00	– – Ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots	8	pa
6403 19 00	– – Other	8	pa
6403 20 00	– Footwear with outer soles of leather, and uppers which consist of leather straps across the instep and around the big toe	8	pa
6403 40 00	– Other footwear, incorporating a protective metal toecap	8	pa
	– Other footwear with outer soles of leather
6403 51	– – Covering the ankle
6403 51 05	– – – Made on a base or platform of wood, not having an inner sole	8	pa
	– – – Other
	– – – – Covering the ankle but no part of the calf, with insoles of a length
6403 51 11	– – – – – Of less than 24 cm	8	pa
	– – – – – Of 24 cm or more
6403 51 15	– – – – – – For men	8	pa
6403 51 19	– – – – – – For women	8	pa
	– – – – Other, with insoles of a length
6403 51 91	– – – – – Of less than 24 cm	8	pa
	– – – – – Of 24 cm or more
6403 51 95	– – – – – – For men	8	pa
6403 51 99	– – – – – – For women	8	pa
6403 59	– – Other
6403 59 05	– – – Made on a base or platform of wood, not having an inner sole	8	pa
	– – – Other
	– – – – Footwear with a vamp made of straps or which has one or several pieces cut out
6403 59 11	– – – – – With sole and heel combined having a height of more than 3 cm	5	pa
	– – – – – Other, with insoles of a length
6403 59 31	– – – – – – Of less than 24 cm	8	pa
	– – – – – – Of 24 cm or more
6403 59 35	– – – – – – – For men	8	pa
6403 59 39	– – – – – – – For women	8	pa
6403 59 50	– – – – Slippers and other indoor footwear	8	pa
	– – – – Other, with insoles of a length
6403 59 91	– – – – – Of less than 24 cm	8	pa
	– – – – – Of 24 cm or more
6403 59 95	– – – – – – For men	8	pa
6403 59 99	– – – – – – For women	8	pa
	– Other footwear
6403 91	– – Covering the ankle
6403 91 05	– – – Made on a base or platform of wood, not having an inner sole	8	pa
	– – – Other
	– – – – Covering the ankle but no part of the calf, with insoles of a length
6403 91 11	– – – – – Of less than 24 cm	8	pa
	– – – – – Of 24 cm or more
6403 91 13	– – – – – – Footwear which cannot be identified as men's or women's footwear	8	pa
	– – – – – – Other
6403 91 16	– – – – – – – For men	8	pa
6403 91 18	– – – – – – – For women	8	pa
	– – – – Other, with insoles of a length
6403 91 91	– – – – – Of less than 24 cm	8	pa
	– – – – – Of 24 cm or more
6403 91 93	– – – – – – Footwear which cannot be identified as men's or women's footwear	8	pa
	– – – – – – Other
6403 91 96	– – – – – – – For men	8	pa
6403 91 98	– – – – – – – For women	5	pa
6403 99	– – Other
6403 99 05	– – – Made on a base or platform of wood, not having an inner sole	8	pa
	– – – Other
	– – – – Footwear with a vamp made of straps or which has one or several pieces cut out
6403 99 11	– – – – – With sole and heel combined having a height of more than 3 cm	8	pa
	– – – – – Other, with insoles of a length
6403 99 31	– – – – – – Of less than 24 cm	8	pa
	– – – – – – Of 24 cm or more
6403 99 33	– – – – – – – Footwear which cannot be identified as men's or women's footwear	8	pa
	– – – – – – – Other
6403 99 36	– – – – – – – – For men	8	pa
6403 99 38	– – – – – – – – For women	5	pa
6403 99 50	– – – – Slippers and other indoor footwear	8	pa
	– – – – Other, with insoles of a length
6403 99 91	– – – – – Of less than 24 cm	8	pa
	– – – – – Of 24 cm or more
6403 99 93	– – – – – – Footwear which cannot be identified as men's or women's footwear	8	pa
	– – – – – – Other
6403 99 96	– – – – – – – For men	8	pa
6403 99 98	– – – – – – – For women	7	pa
6404	Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of textile materials
	– Footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics
6404 11 00	– – Sports footwear; tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like	16,9	pa
6404 19	– – Other
6404 19 10	– – – Slippers and other indoor footwear	16,9	pa
6404 19 90	– – – Other	16,9	pa
6404 20	– Footwear with outer soles of leather or composition leather
6404 20 10	– – Slippers and other indoor footwear	17	pa
6404 20 90	– – Other	17	pa
6405	Other footwear
6405 10 00	– With uppers of leather or composition leather	3,5	pa
6405 20	– With uppers of textile materials
6405 20 10	– – With outer soles of wood or cork	3,5	pa
	– – With outer soles of other materials
6405 20 91	– – – Slippers and other indoor footwear	4	pa
6405 20 99	– – – Other	4	pa
6405 90	– Other
6405 90 10	– – With outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather	17	pa
6405 90 90	– – With outer soles of other materials	4	pa
6406	Parts of footwear (including uppers whether or not attached to soles other than outer soles); removable insoles, heel cushions and similar articles; gaiters, leggings and similar articles, and parts thereof
6406 10	– Uppers and parts thereof, other than stiffeners
6406 10 10	– – Of leather	3	—
6406 10 90	– – Of other materials	3	—
6406 20	– Outer soles and heels, of rubber or plastics
6406 20 10	– – Of rubber	3	—
6406 20 90	– – Of plastics	3	—
6406 90	– Other
6406 90 30	– – Assemblies of uppers affixed to inner soles or to other sole components, but without outer soles	3	pa
6406 90 50	– – Removable insoles and other removable accessories	3	—
6406 90 60	– – Outer soles of leather or composition leather	3	—
6406 90 90	– – Other	3	—

CHAPTER 65 HEADGEAR AND PARTS THEREOF

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

(a) worn headgear of heading 6309;

(b) asbestos headgear (heading 6812); or

1. Heading 6502 does not cover hat shapes made by sewing, other than those obtained simply by sewing strips in spirals.


CN code	Description	Conventional rate of duty (%)	Supplementary unit
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
6501 00 00	Hat-forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither blocked to shape nor with made brims; plateaux and manchons (including slit manchons), of felt	2,7	p/st
6502 00 00	Hat-shapes, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, neither blocked to shape, nor with made brims, nor lined, nor trimmed	Free	p/st
6503
6504 00 00	Hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed	Free	p/st
6505 00	Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed
6505 00 10	– Of fur felt or of felt of wool and fur, made from the hat bodies, hoods or plateaux of heading 6501 00 00	5,7	p/st
	– Other
6505 00 30	– – Peaked caps	2,7	p/st
6505 00 90	– – Other	2,7	—
6506	Other headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed
6506 10	– Safety headgear
6506 10 10	– – Of plastics	2,7	p/st
6506 10 80	– – Of other materials	2,7	p/st
	– Other
6506 91 00	– – Of rubber or of plastics	2,7	p/st
6506 99	– – Of other materials
6506 99 10	– – – Of fur felt or of felt of wool and fur, made from the hat bodies, hoods or plateaux of heading 6501 00 00	5,7	p/st
6506 99 90	– – – Other	2,7	p/st
6507 00 00	Headbands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat frames, peaks and chinstraps, for headgear	2,7	—

CHAPTER 66 UMBRELLAS, SUN UMBRELLAS, WALKING STICKS, SEAT-STICKS, WHIPS, RIDING-CROPS AND PARTS THEREOF

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

(a) measure walking sticks or the like (heading 9017);

(b) firearm-sticks, swordsticks, loaded walking sticks or the like (Chapter 93); or

1. Heading 6603 does not cover parts, trimmings or accessories of textile material, or covers, tassels, thongs, umbrella cases or the like, of any material. Such goods presented with, but not fitted to, articles of heading 6601 or 6602 are to be classified separately and are not to be treated as forming part of those articles.


CN code	Description	Conventional rate of duty (%)	Supplementary unit
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
6601	Umbrellas and sun umbrellas (including walking-stick umbrellas, garden umbrellas and similar umbrellas)
6601 10 00	– Garden or similar umbrellas	4,7	p/st
	– Other
6601 91 00	– – Having a telescopic shaft	4,7	p/st
6601 99	– – Other
6601 99 20	– – – With a cover of woven textile materials	4,7	p/st
6601 99 90	– – – Other	4,7	p/st
6602 00 00	Walking sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and the like	2,7	—
6603	Parts, trimmings and accessories of articles of heading 6601 or 6602
6603 20 00	– Umbrella frames, including frames mounted on shafts (sticks)	5,2	—
6603 90	– Other
6603 90 10	– – Handles and knobs	2,7	—
6603 90 90	– – Other	5	—

CHAPTER 67 PREPARED FEATHERS AND DOWN AND ARTICLES MADE OF FEATHERS OR OF DOWN; ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; ARTICLES OF HUMAN HAIR

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

(a) straining cloth of human hair (heading 5911);

(b) floral motifs of lace, of embroidery or other textile fabric (Section XI);

(d) headgear or hairnets (Chapter 65);

(e) toys, sports requisites or carnival articles (Chapter 95); or

(f) feather dusters, powder puffs or hair sieves (Chapter 96).

1. Heading 6701 does not cover:

(a) articles in which feathers or down constitute only filling or padding (for example, bedding of heading 9404);

(b) articles of apparel or clothing accessories in which feathers or down constitute no more than mere trimming or padding; or

1. Heading 6702 does not cover:

(a) articles of glass (Chapter 70); or

(b) artificial flowers, foliage or fruit of pottery, stone, metal, wood or other materials, obtained in one piece by moulding, forging, carving, stamping or other process, or consisting of parts assembled otherwise than by binding, glueing, fitting into one another or similar methods.


CN code	Description	Conventional rate of duty (%)	Supplementary unit
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
6701 00 00	Skins and other parts of birds with their feathers or down, feathers, parts of feathers, down and articles thereof (other than goods of heading 0505 and worked quills and scapes)	2,7	—
6702	Artificial flowers, foliage and fruit and parts thereof; articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit
6702 10 00	– Of plastics	4,7	—
6702 90 00	– Of other materials	4,7	—
6703 00 00	Human hair, dressed, thinned, bleached or otherwise worked; wool or other animal hair or other textile materials, prepared for use in making wigs or the like	1,7	—
6704	Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like, of human or animal hair or of textile materials; articles of human hair not elsewhere specified or included
	– Of synthetic textile materials
6704 11 00	– – Complete wigs	2,2	—
6704 19 00	– – Other	2,2	—
6704 20 00	– Of human hair	2,2	—
6704 90 00	– Of other materials	2,2	—

SECTION XIII

ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS; CERAMIC PRODUCTS; GLASS AND GLASSWARE

CHAPTER 68 ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

(a) goods of Chapter 25;

(b) coated, impregnated or covered paper and paperboard of heading 4810 or 4811 (for example, paper and paperboard coated with mica powder or graphite, bituminised or asphalted paper and paperboard);

(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 8442;

(g) electrical insulators (heading 8546) or fittings of insulating material of heading 8547;

(h) dental burrs (heading 9018);

(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 9602, if made of materials specified in Note 2(b) to Chapter 96, or of heading 9606 (for example, buttons), of heading 9609 (for example, slate pencils), heading 9610 (for example, drawing slates) or of heading 9620 (monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles); or

(n) articles of Chapter 97 (for example, works of art).

1. In heading 6802, the expression ‘worked monumental or building stone’ applies not only to the varieties of stone referred to in heading 2515 or 2516 but also to all other natural stone (for example, quartzite, flint, dolomite and steatite) similarly worked; it does not, however, apply to slate.


CN code	Description	Conventional rate of duty (%)	Supplementary unit
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
6801 00 00	Setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate)	Free	—
6802	Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 6801; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)
6802 10 00	– Tiles, cubes and similar articles, whether or not rectangular (including square), the largest surface area of which is capable of being enclosed in a square the side of which is less than 7 cm; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder	Free	—
	– Other monumental or building stone and articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface
6802 21 00	– – Marble, travertine and alabaster	1,7	—
6802 23 00	– – Granite	1,7	—
6802 29 00	– – Other stone	1,7	—
	– Other
6802 91 00	– – Marble, travertine and alabaster	1,7	—
6802 92 00	– – Other calcareous stone	1,7	—
6802 93	– – Granite
6802 93 10	– – – Polished, decorated or otherwise worked, but not carved, of a net weight of 10 kg or more	Free	—
6802 93 90	– – – Other	1,7	—
6802 99	– – Other stone
6802 99 10	– – – Polished, decorated or otherwise worked, but not carved, of a net weight of 10 kg or more	Free	—
6802 99 90	– – – Other	1,7	—
6803 00	Worked slate and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate
6803 00 10	– Roofing and wall slates	1,7	—
6803 00 90	– Other	1,7	—
6804	Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, hand sharpening or polishing stones, and parts thereof, of natural stone, of agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives, or of ceramics, with or without parts of other materials
6804 10 00	– Millstones and grindstones for milling, grinding or pulping	Free	—
	– Other millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like
6804 21 00	– – Of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond	1,7	—
6804 22	– – Of other agglomerated abrasives or of ceramics
	– – – Of artificial abrasives, with binder
	– – – – Of synthetic or artificial resin
6804 22 12	– – – – – Not reinforced	Free	—
6804 22 18	– – – – – Reinforced	Free	—
6804 22 30	– – – – Of ceramics or silicates	Free	—
6804 22 50	– – – – Of other materials	Free	—
6804 22 90	– – – Other	Free	—
6804 23 00	– – Of natural stone	Free	—
6804 30 00	– Hand sharpening or polishing stones	Free	—
6805	Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of textile material, of paper, of paperboard or of other materials, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up
6805 10 00	– On a base of woven textile fabric only	1,7	—
6805 20 00	– On a base of paper or paperboard only	1,7	—
6805 30 00	– On a base of other materials	1,7	—
6806	Slag-wool, rock-wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials; mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading 6811 or 6812 or of Chapter 69
6806 10 00	– Slag-wool, rock-wool and similar mineral wools (including intermixtures thereof), in bulk, sheets or rolls	Free	—
6806 20	– Exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials (including intermixtures thereof)
6806 20 10	– – Expanded clays	Free	—
6806 20 90	– – Other	Free	—
6806 90 00	– Other	Free	—
6807	Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)
6807 10 00	– In rolls	Free	m²
6807 90 00	– Other	Free	—
6808 00 00	Panels, boards, tiles, blocks and similar articles of vegetable fibre, of straw or of shavings, chips, particles, sawdust or other waste of wood, agglomerated with cement, plaster or other mineral binders	1,7	—
6809	Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster
	– Boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, not ornamented
6809 11 00	– – Faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard only	1,7	m²
6809 19 00	– – Other	1,7	m²
6809 90 00	– Other articles	1,7	—
6810	Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced
	– Tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles
6810 11	– – Building blocks and bricks
6810 11 10	– – – Of light concrete (with a basis of crushed pumice, granulated slag, etc.)	1,7	—
6810 11 90	– – – Other	1,7	—
6810 19 00	– – Other	1,7	—
	– Other articles
6810 91 00	– – Prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering	1,7	—
6810 99 00	– – Other	1,7	—
6811	Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like
6811 40 00	– Containing asbestos	1,7	—
	– Not containing asbestos
6811 81 00	– – Corrugated sheets	1,7	—
6811 82 00	– – Other sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles	1,7	—
6811 89 00	– – Other articles	1,7	—
6812	Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate; articles of such mixtures or of asbestos (for example, thread, woven fabric, clothing, headgear, footwear, gaskets), whether or not reinforced, other than goods of heading 6811 or 6813
6812 80	– Of crocidolite
6812 80 10	– – Fabricated fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate	1,7	—
6812 80 90	– – Other	3,7	—
	– Other
6812 91 00	– – Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear	3,7	—
6812 92 00	– – Paper, millboard and felt	3,7	—
6812 93 00	– – Compressed asbestos fibre jointing, in sheets or rolls	3,7	—
6812 99	– – Other
6812 99 10	– – – Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate	1,7	—
6812 99 90	– – – Other	3,7	—
6813	Friction material and articles thereof (for example, sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads), not mounted, for brakes, for clutches or the like, with a basis of asbestos, of other mineral substances or of cellulose, whether or not combined with textile or other materials
6813 20 00	– Containing asbestos	2,7	—
	– Not containing asbestos
6813 81 00	– – Brake linings and pads	2,7	—
6813 89 00	– – Other	2,7	—
6814	Worked mica and articles of mica, including agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support of paper, paperboard or other materials
6814 10 00	– Plates, sheets and strips of agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support	1,7	—
6814 90 00	– Other	1,7	—
6815	Articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including carbon fibres, articles of carbon fibres and articles of peat), not elsewhere specified or included
6815 10	– Non-electrical articles of graphite or other carbon
6815 10 10	– – Carbon fibres and articles of carbon fibres	Free	—
6815 10 90	– – Other	Free	—
6815 20 00	– Articles of peat	Free	—
	– Other articles
6815 91 00	– – Containing magnesite, dolomite or chromite	Free	—
6815 99 00	– – Other	Free	—

CHAPTER 69 CERAMIC PRODUCTS

Notes

1. This chapter applies only to ceramic products which have been fired after shaping. Headings 6904 to 6914 apply only to such products other than those classifiable in headings 6901 to 6903.

1. This chapter does not cover:

(a) products of heading 2844;

(b) articles of heading 6804;

(d) cermets of heading 8113;

(e) articles of Chapter 82;

(f) electrical insulators (heading 8546) or fittings of insulating material of heading 8547;

(g) artificial teeth (heading 9021);

(h) articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clocks and clock cases);

(ij) articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, lamps and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings);

(k) articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games and sports requisites);

(l) articles of heading 9606 (for example, buttons) or of heading 9614 (for example, smoking pipes); or

(m) articles of Chapter 97 (for example, works of art).


CN code	Description	Conventional rate of duty (%)	Supplementary unit
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
I. GOODS OF SILICEOUS FOSSIL MEALS OR OF SIMILAR SILICEOUS EARTHS, AND REFRACTORY GOODS	I. GOODS OF SILICEOUS FOSSIL MEALS OR OF SIMILAR SILICEOUS EARTHS, AND REFRACTORY GOODS
6901 00 00	Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earths	2	—
6902	Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods, other than those of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths
6902 10 00	– Containing, by weight, singly or together, more than 50 % of the elements Mg, Ca or Cr, expressed as MgO, CaO or Cr2O3	2	—
6902 20	– Containing, by weight, more than 50 % of alumina (Al2O3), of silica (SiO2) or of a mixture or compound of these products
6902 20 10	– – Containing, by weight, 93 % or more of silica (SiO2)	2	—
	– – Other
6902 20 91	– – – Containing, by weight, more than 7 % but less than 45 % of alumina (Al2O3)	2	—
6902 20 99	– – – Other	2	—
6902 90 00	– Other	2	—
6903	Other refractory ceramic goods (for example, retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs, supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths and rods), other than those of siliceous fossil meals or of similar siliceous earths
6903 10 00	– Containing, by weight, more than 50 % of graphite or other carbon or of a mixture of these products	5	—
6903 20	– Containing, by weight, more than 50 % of alumina (Al2O3) or of a mixture or compound of alumina and of silica (SiO2)
6903 20 10	– – Containing, by weight, less than 45 % of alumina (Al2O3)	5	—
6903 20 90	– – Containing, by weight, 45 % or more of alumina (Al2O3)	5	—
6903 90	– Other
6903 90 10	– – Containing, by weight, more than 25 % but not more than 50 % of graphite or other carbon or of a mixture of these products	5	—
6903 90 90	– – Other	5	—
II. OTHER CERAMIC PRODUCTS	II. OTHER CERAMIC PRODUCTS
6904	Ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like
6904 10 00	– Building bricks	2	p/st
6904 90 00	– Other	2	—
6905	Roofing tiles, chimney pots, cowls, chimney liners, architectural ornaments and other ceramic constructional goods
6905 10 00	– Roofing tiles	Free	p/st
6905 90 00	– Other	Free	—
6906 00 00	Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings	Free	—
6907	Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing; finishing ceramics
	– Flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, other than those of subheadings 6907 30 and 6907 40
6907 21 00	– – Of a water absorption coefficient by weight not exceeding 0,5 %	5	m²
6907 22 00	– – Of a water absorption coefficient by weight exceeding 0,5 % but not exceeding 10 %	5	m²
6907 23 00	– – Of a water absorption coefficient by weight exceeding 10 %	5	m²
6907 30 00	– Mosaic cubes and the like, other than those of subheading 6907 40	5	m²
6907 40 00	– Finishing ceramics	5	m²
6908
6909	Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs and similar receptacles of a kind used in agriculture; ceramic pots, jars and similar articles of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods
	– Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses
6909 11 00	– – Of porcelain or china	5	—
6909 12 00	– – Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale	5	—
6909 19 00	– – Other	5	—
6909 90 00	– Other	5	—
6910	Ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures
6910 10 00	– Of porcelain or china	7	—
6910 90 00	– Other	7	—
6911	Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of porcelain or china
6911 10 00	– Tableware and kitchenware	12	—
6911 90 00	– Other	12	—
6912 00	Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, other than of porcelain or china
	– Tableware and kitchenware
6912 00 21	– – Of common pottery	5	—
6912 00 23	– – Stoneware	5,5	—
6912 00 25	– – Earthenware or fine pottery	9	—
6912 00 29	– – Other	7	—
	– Other
6912 00 81	– – Of common pottery	5	—
6912 00 83	– – Stoneware	5,5	—
6912 00 85	– – Earthenware or fine pottery	9	—
6912 00 89	– – Other	7	—
6913	Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles
6913 10 00	– Of porcelain or china	6	—
6913 90	– Other
6913 90 10	– – Of common pottery	3,5	—
	– – Other
6913 90 93	– – – Earthenware or fine pottery	6	—
6913 90 98	– – – Other	6	—
6914	Other ceramic articles
6914 10 00	– Of porcelain or china	5	—
6914 90 00	– Other	3	—

CHAPTER 70 GLASS AND GLASSWARE

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

(a) goods of heading 3207 (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 8544, electrical insulators (heading 8546) or fittings of insulating material of heading 8547;

(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 nameplates or the like, having a permanently fixed light source, or parts thereof of heading 9405;

(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.

1. For the purposes of headings 7003, 7004 and 7005:

(a) glass is not regarded as ‘worked’ by reason of any process it has undergone before annealing;

(b) cutting to shape does not affect the classification of glass in sheets;

(c) the expression ‘absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer’ means a microscopically thin coating of metal or of a chemical compound (for example, metal oxide) which absorbs, for example, infra-red light or improves the reflecting qualities of the glass while still allowing it to retain a degree of transparency or translucency; or which prevents light from being reflected on the surface of the glass.

1. The products referred to in heading 7006 remain classified in that heading, whether or not they have the character of articles.

1. For the purposes of heading 7019, the expression ‘glass wool’ means:

(a) mineral wools with a silica (SiO2) content not less than 60 % by weight;

(b) mineral wools with a silica (SiO2) content less than 60 % but with an alkaline oxide (K2O or Na2O) content exceeding 5 % by weight or a boric oxide (B2O3) content exceeding 2 % by weight.

Mineral wools which do not comply with the above specifications fall in heading 6806.

1. Throughout the nomenclature, the expression ‘glass’ includes fused quartz and other fused silica.

Subheading note

1. For the purposes of subheadings 7013 22, 7013 33, 7013 41 and 7013 91, the expression ‘lead crystal’ means only glass having a minimum lead monoxide (PbO) content by weight of 24 %.


CN code	Description	Conventional rate of duty (%)	Supplementary unit
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
7001 00	Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass; glass in the mass
7001 00 10	– Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass	Free	—
	– Glass in the mass
7001 00 91	– – Optical glass	3	—
7001 00 99	– – Other	Free	—
7002	Glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading 7018), rods or tubes, unworked
7002 10 00	– Balls	3	—
7002 20	– Rods
7002 20 10	– – Of optical glass	3	—
7002 20 90	– – Other	3	—
	– Tubes
7002 31 00	– – Of fused quartz or other fused silica	3	—
7002 32 00	– – Of other glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 × 10^–6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0 °C to 300 °C	3	—
7002 39 00	– – Other	3	—
7003	Cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked
	– Non-wired sheets
7003 12	– – Coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer
7003 12 10	– – – Of optical glass	3	m²
	– – – Other
7003 12 91	– – – – Having a non-reflecting layer	3	m²
7003 12 99	– – – – Other	3,8 MIN 0,6 €/100 kg/br	m²
7003 19	– – Other
7003 19 10	– – – Of optical glass	3	m²
7003 19 90	– – – Other	3,8 MIN 0,6 €/100 kg/br	m²
7003 20 00	– Wired sheets	3,8 MIN 0,4 €/100 kg/br	m²
7003 30 00	– Profiles	3	—
7004	Drawn glass and blown glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked
7004 20	– Glass, coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer
7004 20 10	– – Optical glass	3	m²
	– – Other
7004 20 91	– – – Having a non-reflecting layer	3	m²
7004 20 99	– – – Other	4,4 MIN 0,4 €/100 kg/br	m²
7004 90	– Other glass
7004 90 10	– – Optical glass	3	m²
7004 90 80	– – Other	4,4 MIN 0,4 €/100 kg/br	m²
7005	Float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked
7005 10	– Non-wired glass, having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer
7005 10 05	– – Having a non-reflecting layer	3	m²
	– – Other, of a thickness
7005 10 25	– – – Not exceeding 3,5 mm	2	m²
7005 10 30	– – – Exceeding 3,5 mm but not exceeding 4,5 mm	2	m²
7005 10 80	– – – Exceeding 4,5 mm	2	m²
	– Other non-wired glass
7005 21	– – Coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground
7005 21 25	– – – Of a thickness not exceeding 3,5 mm	2	m²
7005 21 30	– – – Of a thickness exceeding 3,5 mm but not exceeding 4,5 mm	2	m²
7005 21 80	– – – Of a thickness exceeding 4,5 mm	2	m²
7005 29	– – Other
7005 29 25	– – – Of a thickness not exceeding 3,5 mm	2	m²
7005 29 35	– – – Of a thickness exceeding 3,5 mm but not exceeding 4,5 mm	2	m²
7005 29 80	– – – Of a thickness exceeding 4,5 mm	2	m²
7005 30 00	– Wired glass	2	m²
7006 00	Glass of heading 7003, 7004 or 7005, bent, edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted with other materials
7006 00 10	– Optical glass	3	—
7006 00 90	– Other	3	—
7007	Safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered) or laminated glass
	– Toughened (tempered) safety glass
7007 11	– – Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels
7007 11 10	– – – Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in motor vehicles	3	—
7007 11 90	– – – Other	3	—
7007 19	– – Other
7007 19 10	– – – Enamelled	3	m²
7007 19 20	– – – Coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent or reflecting layer	3	m²
7007 19 80	– – – Other	3	m²
	– Laminated safety glass
7007 21	– – Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels
7007 21 20	– – – Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in motor vehicles	3	—
7007 21 80	– – – Other	3	—
7007 29 00	– – Other	3	m²
7008 00	Multiple-walled insulating units of glass
7008 00 20	– Coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent or reflecting layer	3	m²
	– Other
7008 00 81	– – Consisting of two panels of glass sealed around the edges by an airtight joint and separated by a layer of air, other gases or a vacuum	3	m²
7008 00 89	– – Other	3	m²
7009	Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including rear-view mirrors
7009 10 00	– Rear-view mirrors for vehicles	4	p/st
	– Other
7009 91 00	– – Unframed	4	—
7009 92 00	– – Framed	4	—
7010	Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of glass; stoppers, lids and other closures, of glass
7010 10 00	– Ampoules	3	p/st
7010 20 00	– Stoppers, lids and other closures	5	—
7010 90	– Other
7010 90 10	– – Preserving jars (sterilising jars)	5	p/st
	– – Other
7010 90 21	– – – Made from tubing of glass	5	p/st
	– – – Other, of a nominal capacity of
7010 90 31	– – – – 2,5 l or more	5	p/st
	– – – – Less than 2,5 l
	– – – – – For beverages and foodstuffs
	– – – – – – Bottles
	– – – – – – – Of colourless glass, of a nominal capacity of
7010 90 41	– – – – – – – – 1 l or more	5	p/st
7010 90 43	– – – – – – – – More than 0,33 l but less than 1 l	5	p/st
7010 90 45	– – – – – – – – 0,15 l or more but not more than 0,33 l	5	p/st
7010 90 47	– – – – – – – – Less than 0,15 l	5	p/st
	– – – – – – – Of coloured glass, of a nominal capacity of
7010 90 51	– – – – – – – – 1 l or more	5	p/st
7010 90 53	– – – – – – – – More than 0,33 l but less than 1 l	5	p/st
7010 90 55	– – – – – – – – 0,15 l or more but not more than 0,33 l	5	p/st
7010 90 57	– – – – – – – – Less than 0,15 l	5	p/st
	– – – – – – Other, of a nominal capacity of
7010 90 61	– – – – – – – 0,25 l or more	5	p/st
7010 90 67	– – – – – – – Less than 0,25 l	5	p/st
	– – – – – For pharmaceutical products, of a nominal capacity
7010 90 71	– – – – – – Exceeding 0,055 l	5	p/st
7010 90 79	– – – – – – Not exceeding 0,055 l	5	p/st
	– – – – – For other products
7010 90 91	– – – – – – Of colourless glass	5	p/st
7010 90 99	– – – – – – Of coloured glass	5	p/st
7011	Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes), open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings, for electric lamps, cathode ray tubes or the like
7011 10 00	– For electric lighting	4	—
7011 20 00	– For cathode ray tubes	4	—
7011 90 00	– Other	4	—
7012
7013	Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than that of heading 7010 or 7018)
7013 10 00	– Of glass ceramics	11	p/st
	– Stemware drinking glasses, other than of glass ceramics
7013 22	– – Of lead crystal
7013 22 10	– – – Gathered by hand	11	p/st
7013 22 90	– – – Gathered mechanically	11	p/st
7013 28	– – Other
7013 28 10	– – – Gathered by hand	11	p/st
7013 28 90	– – – Gathered mechanically	11	p/st
	– Other drinking glasses, other than of glass ceramics
7013 33	– – Of lead crystal
	– – – Gathered by hand
7013 33 11	– – – – Cut or otherwise decorated	11	p/st
7013 33 19	– – – – Other	11	p/st
	– – – Gathered mechanically
7013 33 91	– – – – Cut or otherwise decorated	11	p/st
7013 33 99	– – – – Other	11	p/st
7013 37	– – Other
7013 37 10	– – – Of toughened glass	11	p/st
	– – – Other
	– – – – Gathered by hand
7013 37 51	– – – – – Cut or otherwise decorated	11	p/st
7013 37 59	– – – – – Other	11	p/st
	– – – – Gathered mechanically
7013 37 91	– – – – – Cut or otherwise decorated	11	p/st
7013 37 99	– – – – – Other	11	p/st
	– Glassware of a kind used for table (other than drinking glasses) or kitchen purposes other than of glass ceramics
7013 41	– – Of lead crystal
7013 41 10	– – – Gathered by hand	11	p/st
7013 41 90	– – – Gathered mechanically	11	p/st
7013 42 00	– – Of glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 × 10^–6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0 °C to 300 °C	11	p/st
7013 49	– – Other
7013 49 10	– – – Of toughened glass	11	p/st
	– – – Other
7013 49 91	– – – – Gathered by hand	11	p/st
7013 49 99	– – – – Gathered mechanically	11	p/st
	– Other glassware
7013 91	– – Of lead crystal
7013 91 10	– – – Gathered by hand	11	p/st
7013 91 90	– – – Gathered mechanically	11	p/st
7013 99 00	– – Other	11	p/st
7014 00 00	Signalling glassware and optical elements of glass (other than those of heading 7015), not optically worked	3	—
7015	Clock or watch glasses and similar glasses, glasses for non-corrective or corrective spectacles, curved, bent, hollowed or the like, not optically worked; hollow glass spheres and their segments, for the manufacture of such glasses
7015 10 00	– Glasses for corrective spectacles	3	—
7015 90 00	– Other	3	—
7016	Paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of pressed or moulded glass, whether or not wired, of a kind used for building or construction purposes; glass cubes and other glass smallwares, whether or not on a backing, for mosaics or similar decorative purposes; leaded lights and the like; multicellular or foam glass in blocks, panels, plates, shells or similar forms
7016 10 00	– Glass cubes and other glass smallwares, whether or not on a backing, for mosaics or similar decorative purposes	8	—
7016 90	– Other
7016 90 10	– – Leaded lights and the like	3	m²
7016 90 40	– – Blocks and bricks, of a kind used for building or construction purposes	3 MIN 1,2 €/100 kg/br	—
7016 90 70	– – Other	3 MIN 1,2 €/100 kg/br	—
7017	Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated
7017 10 00	– Of fused quartz or other fused silica	3	—
7017 20 00	– Of other glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 × 10^–6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0 °C to 300 °C	3	—
7017 90 00	– Other	3	—
7018	Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semi-precious stones and similar glass smallwares, and articles thereof other than imitation jewellery; glass eyes other than prosthetic articles; statuettes and other ornaments of lamp-worked glass, other than imitation jewellery; glass microspheres not exceeding 1 mm in diameter
7018 10	– Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semi-precious stones and similar glass smallwares
	– – Glass beads
7018 10 11	– – – Cut and mechanically polished	Free	—
7018 10 19	– – – Other	7	—
7018 10 30	– – Imitation pearls	Free	—
	– – Imitation precious or semi-precious stones
7018 10 51	– – – Cut and mechanically polished	Free	—
7018 10 59	– – – Other	3	—
7018 10 90	– – Other	3 ¹³	—
7018 20 00	– Glass microspheres not exceeding 1 mm in diameter	3	—
7018 90	– Other
7018 90 10	– – Glass eyes; articles of glass smallware	3	—
7018 90 90	– – Other	6	—
7019	Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, woven fabrics)
	– Slivers, rovings, yarn and chopped strands
7019 11 00	– – Chopped strands, of a length of not more than 50 mm	7	—
7019 12 00	– – Rovings	7	—
7019 19	– – Other
7019 19 10	– – – Of filaments	7	—
7019 19 90	– – – Of staple fibres	7	—
	– Thin sheets (voiles), webs, mats, mattresses, boards and similar non-woven products
7019 31 00	– – Mats	7	—
7019 32 00	– – Thin sheets (voiles)	5	—
7019 39 00	– – Other	5	—
7019 40 00	– Woven fabrics of rovings	7	—
	– Other woven fabrics
7019 51 00	– – Of a width not exceeding 30 cm	7	—
7019 52 00	– – Of a width exceeding 30 cm, plain weave, weighing less than 250 g/m², of filaments measuring per single yarn not more than 136 tex	7	—
7019 59 00	– – Other	7	—
7019 90 00	– Other	7	—
7020 00	Other articles of glass
7020 00 05	– Quartz reactor tubes and holders designed for insertion into diffusion and oxidation furnaces for production of semiconductor materials	Free	—
	– Glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels
7020 00 07	– – Unfinished	3	—
7020 00 08	– – Finished	6	—
	– Other
7020 00 10	– – Of fused quartz or other fused silica	3	—
7020 00 30	– – Of glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 × 10^–6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0 °C to 300 °C	3	—
7020 00 80	– – Other	3	—

SECTION XIV

NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF; IMITATION JEWELLERY; COIN

CHAPTER 71 NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, 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.

1. (A) Headings 7113, 7114 and 7115 do not cover articles in which precious metal or metal clad with precious metal is present as minor constituents only, such as minor fittings or minor ornamentation (for example, monograms, ferrules and rims), and paragraph (b) of the foregoing note does not apply to such articles. (B) Heading 7116 does not cover articles containing precious metal or metal clad with precious metal (other than as minor constituents).

1. This chapter does not cover:

(a) amalgams of precious metal, or colloidal precious metal (heading 2843);

(b) sterile surgical suture materials, dental fillings or other goods of Chapter 30;

(d) supported catalysts (heading 3815);

(e) articles of heading 4202 or 4203 referred to in note 3(B) to Chapter 42;

(f) articles of heading 4303 or 4304;

(g) goods of Section XI (textiles and textile articles);

(h) footwear, headgear or other articles of Chapter 64 or 65;

(ij) umbrellas, walking sticks or other articles of Chapter 66;

(k) abrasive goods of heading 6804 or 6805 or Chapter 82, containing dust or powder of precious or semi-precious stones (natural or synthetic); articles of Chapter 82 with a working part of precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed); machinery, mechanical appliances or electrical goods, or parts thereof, of Section XVI. However, articles and parts thereof, wholly of precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) remain classified in this chapter, except unmounted worked sapphires and diamonds for styluses (heading 8522);

(l) articles of Chapter 90, 91 or 92 (scientific instruments, clocks and watches, musical instruments);

(m) arms or parts thereof (Chapter 93);

(n) articles covered by note 2 to Chapter 95;

(o) articles classified in Chapter 96 by virtue of note 4 to that chapter; or

(p) original sculptures or statuary (heading 9703), collectors' pieces (heading 9705) or antiques of an age exceeding 100 years (heading 9706), other than natural or cultured pearls or precious or semi-precious stones.

1. (A) The expression ‘precious metal’ means silver, gold and platinum. (B) The expression ‘platinum’ means platinum, iridium, osmium, palladium, rhodium and ruthenium. (C) The expression ‘precious or semi-precious stones’ does not include any of the substances specified in note 2(b) to Chapter 96.

1. For the purposes of this chapter, any alloy (including a sintered mixture and an inter-metallic compound) containing precious metal is to be treated as an alloy of precious metal if any one precious metal constitutes as much as 2 %, by weight, of the alloy. Alloys of precious metal are to be classified according to the following rules:

(a) An alloy containing 2 % or more, by weight, of platinum is to be treated as an alloy of platinum.

(b) An alloy containing 2 % or more, by weight, of gold but no platinum, or less than 2 %, by weight, of platinum, is to be treated as an alloy of gold.

1. Except where the context otherwise requires, any reference in the nomenclature to precious metal or to any particular precious metal includes a reference to alloys treated as alloys of precious metal or of the particular metal in accordance with the rules in note 5 above, but not to metal clad with precious metal or to base metal or non-metals plated with precious metal.

1. Throughout the nomenclature, the expression ‘metal clad with precious metal’ means material made with a base of metal upon one or more surfaces of which there is affixed by soldering, brazing, welding, hot-rolling or similar mechanical means a covering of precious metal. Except where the context otherwise requires, the expression also covers base metal inlaid with precious metal.

1. Subject to note 1(A) to Section VI, goods answering to a description in heading 7112 are to be classified in that heading and in no other heading of the nomenclature.

1. For the purposes of heading 7113, the expression ‘articles of jewellery’ means:

(a) any small objects of personal adornment (for example, rings, bracelets, necklaces, brooches, earrings, watch-chains, fobs, pendants, tiepins, cuff links, dress-studs, religious or other medals and insignia); and

(b) articles of personal use of a kind normally carried in the pocket, in the handbag or on the person (for example, cigar or cigarette cases, snuff boxes, cachou or pill boxes, powder boxes, chain purses or prayer beads).

These articles may be combined or set, for example, with natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, tortoise shell, mother-of-pearl, ivory, natural or reconstituted amber, jet or coral.

1. For the purposes of heading 7114, the expression ‘articles of goldsmiths' or silversmiths' wares’ includes such articles as ornaments, tableware, toilet-ware, smokers' requisites and other articles of household, office or religious use.

1. For the purposes of heading 7117, the expression ‘imitation jewellery’ means articles of jewellery within the meaning of paragraph (a) of note 9 (but not including buttons or other articles of heading 9606, or dress-combs, hairslides or the like, or hairpins, of heading 9615), not incorporating natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) nor (except as plating or as minor constituents) precious metal or metal clad with precious metal.

Subheading 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.

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter note 4(B), for the purposes of subheadings 7110 11 and 7110 19, the expression ‘platinum’ does not include iridium, osmium, palladium, rhodium or ruthenium.

1. For the classification of alloys in the subheadings of heading 7110, each alloy is to be classified with that metal, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium or ruthenium which predominates by weight over each other of these metals.


CN code	Description	Conventional rate of duty (%)	Supplementary unit
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
I. NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS AND PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES	I. NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS AND PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES
7101	Pearls, natural or cultured, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; pearls, natural or cultured, temporarily strung for convenience of transport
7101 10 00	– Natural pearls	Free	g
	– Cultured pearls
7101 21 00	– – Unworked	Free	g
7101 22 00	– – Worked	Free	g
7102	Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set
7102 10 00	– Unsorted	Free	c/k
	– Industrial
7102 21 00	– – Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted	Free	c/k
7102 29 00	– – Other	Free	c/k
	– Non-industrial
7102 31 00	– – Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted	Free	c/k
7102 39 00	– – Other	Free	c/k
7103	Precious stones (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded precious stones (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport
7103 10 00	– Unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped	Free	—
	– Otherwise worked
7103 91 00	– – Rubies, sapphires and emeralds	Free	g
7103 99 00	– – Other	Free	g
7104	Synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport
7104 10 00	– Piezoelectric quartz	Free	g
7104 20 00	– Other, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped	Free	g
7104 90 00	– Other	Free	g
7105	Dust and powder of natural or synthetic precious or semi-precious stones
7105 10 00	– Of diamonds	Free	g
7105 90 00	– Other	Free	g
II. PRECIOUS METALS AND METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL	II. PRECIOUS METALS AND METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL
7106	Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum), unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
7106 10 00	– Powder	Free	g
	– Other
7106 91 00	– – Unwrought	Free	g
7106 92 00	– – Semi-manufactured	Free	g
7107 00 00	Base metals clad with silver, not further worked than semi-manufactured	Free	—
7108	Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
	– Non-monetary
7108 11 00	– – Powder	Free	g
7108 12 00	– – Other unwrought forms	Free	g
7108 13	– – Other semi-manufactured forms
7108 13 10	– – – Bars, rods, wire and sections; plates; sheets and strips of a thickness, excluding any backing, exceeding 0,15 mm	Free	g
7108 13 80	– – – Other	Free	g
7108 20 00	– Monetary	Free	g
7109 00 00	Base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured	Free	—
7110	Platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
	– Platinum
7110 11 00	– – Unwrought or in powder form	Free	g
7110 19	– – Other
7110 19 10	– – – Bars, rods, wire and sections; plates; sheets and strips of a thickness, excluding any backing, exceeding 0,15 mm	Free	g
7110 19 80	– – – Other	Free	g
	– Palladium
7110 21 00	– – Unwrought or in powder form	Free	g
7110 29 00	– – Other	Free	g
	– Rhodium
7110 31 00	– – Unwrought or in powder form	Free	g
7110 39 00	– – Other	Free	g
	– Iridium, osmium and ruthenium
7110 41 00	– – Unwrought or in powder form	Free	g
7110 49 00	– – Other	Free	g
7111 00 00	Base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum, not further worked than semi-manufactured	Free	—
7112	Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal or precious-metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal
7112 30 00	– Ash containing precious metal or precious-metal compounds	Free	—
	– Other
7112 91 00	– – Of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals	Free	—
7112 92 00	– – Of platinum, including metal clad with platinum but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals	Free	—
7112 99 00	– – Other	Free	—
III. JEWELLERY, GOLDSMITHS' AND SILVERSMITHS' WARES AND OTHER ARTICLES	III. JEWELLERY, GOLDSMITHS' AND SILVERSMITHS' WARES AND OTHER ARTICLES
7113	Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal
	– Of precious metal whether or not plated or clad with precious metal
7113 11 00	– – Of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal	2,5	g
7113 19 00	– – Of other precious metal, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal	2,5	g
7113 20 00	– Of base metal clad with precious metal	4	—
7114	Articles of goldsmiths' or silversmiths' wares and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal
	– Of precious metal whether or not plated or clad with precious metal
7114 11 00	– – Of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal	2	g
7114 19 00	– – Of other precious metal, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal	2	g
7114 20 00	– Of base metal clad with precious metal	2	—
7115	Other articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal
7115 10 00	– Catalysts in the form of wire cloth or grill, of platinum	Free	—
7115 90 00	– Other	3	—
7116	Articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed)
7116 10 00	– Of natural or cultured pearls	Free	g
7116 20	– Of precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed)
7116 20 11	– – Necklaces, bracelets and other articles made wholly of natural precious or semi-precious stones, simply strung without fasteners or other accessories	Free	g
7116 20 80	– – Other	2,5	g
7117	Imitation jewellery
	– Of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal
7117 11 00	– – Cuff links and studs	4	—
7117 19 00	– – Other	4	—
7117 90 00	– Other	4	—
7118	Coin
7118 10 00	– Coin (other than gold coin), not being legal tender	Free	g
7118 90 00	– Other	Free	g

SECTION XV

BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL

Notes

1. This section does not cover:

(a) prepared paints, inks or other products with a basis of metallic flakes or powder (headings 3207 to 3210, 3212, 3213 or 3215);

(b) ferro-cerium or other pyrophoric alloys (heading 3606);

(d) umbrella frames or other articles of heading 6603;

(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 8608) 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 9306) 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, monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles or other articles of Chapter 96 (miscellaneous manufactured articles); or

(n) articles of Chapter 97 (for example, works of art).

1. Throughout the nomenclature, the expression ‘parts of general use’ means:

(a) articles of heading 7307, 7312, 7315, 7317 or 7318 and similar articles of other base metal;

(b) springs and leaves for springs, of base metal, other than clock or watch springs (heading 9114); and

In Chapters 73 to 76 and 78 to 82 (but not in heading 7315), references to parts of goods do not include references to parts of general use as defined above.

Subject to the preceding paragraph and to note 1 to Chapter 83, the articles of Chapter 82 or 83 are excluded from Chapters 72 to 76 and 78 to 81.

1. Throughout the nomenclature, the expression ‘base metals’ means: iron and steel, copper, nickel, aluminium, lead, zinc, tin, tungsten (wolfram), molybdenum, tantalum, magnesium, cobalt, bismuth, cadmium, titanium, zirconium, antimony, manganese, beryllium, chromium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, hafnium, indium, niobium (columbium), rhenium and thallium.

1. Throughout the nomenclature, the term ‘cermets’ means products containing a microscopic heterogeneous combination of a metallic component and a ceramic component. The term ‘cermets’ includes sintered metal carbides (metal carbides sintered with a metal).

1. Classification of alloys (other than ferro-alloys and master alloys as defined in Chapters 72 and 74):

(a) An alloy of base metals is to be classified as an alloy of the metal which predominates by weight over each of the other metals.

(b) An alloy composed of base metals of this section and of elements not falling within this section is to be treated as an alloy of base metals of this section if the total weight of such metals equals or exceeds the total weight of the other elements present.

(c) In this section, the term ‘alloys’ includes sintered mixtures of metal powders, heterogeneous intimate mixtures obtained by melting (other than cermets) and intermetallic compounds.

1. Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in the nomenclature to a base metal includes a reference to alloys which, by virtue of note 5 above, are to be classified as alloys of that metal.

1. Classification of composite articles:

Except 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 5, it is classified.

1. In this section, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:

(a) Waste and scrap

Metal waste and scrap from the manufacture or mechanical working of metals, and metal goods definitely not usable as such because of breakage, cutting-up, wear or other reasons.

(b) Powders

Products of which 90 % or more by weight passes through a sieve having a mesh aperture of 1 mm.

CHAPTER 72 IRON AND STEEL

Notes

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

Iron-carbon alloys not usefully malleable, containing more than 2 % by weight of carbon and which may contain by weight one or more other elements within the following limits:

— not more than 10 % of chromium,

— not more than 6 % of manganese,

— not more than 3 % of phosphorus,

— not more than 8 % of silicon,

— a total of not more than 10 % of other elements.

(b) Spiegeleisen

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