Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1577 of 21 September 2020 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

| --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 4001 | Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip : | | | | 4001 10 00 | – Natural rubber latex, whether or not prevulcanised | Free | — | | | – Natural rubber in other forms : | | | | 4001 21 00 | – – Smoked sheets | Free | — | | 4001 22 00 | – – Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR) | Free | — | | 4001 29 00 | – – Other | Free | — | | 4001 30 00 | – Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums | Free | — | | 4002 | Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of any product of heading 4001 with any product of this heading, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip : | | | | | – Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR); carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR) : | | | | 4002 11 00 | – – Latex | Free | — | | 4002 19 | – – Other : | | | | 4002 19 10 | – – – Styrene-butadiene rubber produced by emulsion polymerisation (E-SBR), in bales | Free | — | | 4002 19 20 | – – – Styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymers produced by solution polymerisation (SBS, thermoplastic elastomers), in granules, crumbs or powders | Free | — | | 4002 19 30 | – – – Styrene-butadiene rubber produced by solution polymerisation (S-SBR), in bales | Free | — | | 4002 19 90 | – – – Other | Free | — | | 4002 20 00 | – Butadiene rubber (BR) | Free | — | | | – Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR); halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR) : | | | | 4002 31 00 | – – Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR) | Free | — | | 4002 39 00 | – – Other | Free | — | | | – Chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber (CR) : | | | | 4002 41 00 | – – Latex | Free | — | | 4002 49 00 | – – Other | Free | — | | | – Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) : | | | | 4002 51 00 | – – Latex | Free | — | | 4002 59 00 | – – Other | Free | — | | 4002 60 00 | – Isoprene rubber (IR) | Free | — | | 4002 70 00 | – Ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM) | Free | — | | 4002 80 00 | – Mixtures of any product of heading 4001 with any product of this heading | Free | — | | | – Other : | | | | 4002 91 00 | – – Latex | Free | — | | 4002 99 | – – Other : | | | | 4002 99 10 | – – – Products modified by the incorporation of plastics | 2,9 | — | | 4002 99 90 | – – – Other | Free | — | | 4003 00 00 | Reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | Free | — | | 4004 00 00 | Waste, parings and scrap of rubber (other than hard rubber) and powders and granules obtained therefrom | Free | — | | 4005 | Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip : | | | | 4005 10 00 | – Compounded with carbon black or silica | Free | — | | 4005 20 00 | – Solutions; dispersions other than those of subheading 4005 10 | Free | — | | | – Other : | | | | 4005 91 00 | – – Plates, sheets and strip | Free | — | | 4005 99 00 | – – Other | Free | — | | 4006 | Other forms (for example, rods, tubes and profile shapes) and articles (for example, discs and rings), of unvulcanised rubber : | | | | 4006 10 00 | – ‘Camel-back’ strips for retreading rubber tyres | Free | — | | 4006 90 00 | – Other | Free | — | | 4007 00 00 | Vulcanised rubber thread and cord | 3 | — | | 4008 | Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber : | | | | | – Of cellular rubber : | | | | 4008 11 00 | – – Plates, sheets and strip | 3 | — | | 4008 19 00 | – – Other | 2,9 | — | | | – Of non-cellular rubber : | | | | 4008 21 | – – Plates, sheets and strip : | | | | 4008 21 10 | – – – Floor coverings and mats | 3 | m² | | 4008 21 90 | – – – Other | 3 | — | | 4008 29 00 | – – Other | 2,9 | — | | 4009 | Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, with or without their fittings (for example, joints, elbows, flanges) : | | | | | – Not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials : | | | | 4009 11 00 | – – Without fittings | 3 | — | | 4009 12 00 | – – With fittings | 3 | — | | | – Reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal : | | | | 4009 21 00 | – – Without fittings | 3 | — | | 4009 22 00 | – – With fittings | 3 | — | | | – Reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials : | | | | 4009 31 00 | – – Without fittings | 3 | — | | 4009 32 00 | – – With fittings | 3 | — | | | – Reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials : | | | | 4009 41 00 | – – Without fittings | 3 | — | | 4009 42 00 | – – With fittings | 3 | — | | 4010 | Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanised rubber : | | | | | – Conveyor belts or belting : | | | | 4010 11 00 | – – Reinforced only with metal | 6,5 | — | | 4010 12 00 | – – Reinforced only with textile materials | 6,5 | — | | 4010 19 00 | – – Other | 6,5 | — | | | – Transmission belts or belting : | | | | 4010 31 00 | – – Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 180 cm | 6,5 | — | | 4010 32 00 | – – Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), other than V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 180 cm | 6,5 | — | | 4010 33 00 | – – Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 180 cm but not exceeding 240 cm | 6,5 | — | | 4010 34 00 | – – Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), other than V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 180 cm but not exceeding 240 cm | 6,5 | — | | 4010 35 00 | – – Endless synchronous belts, of an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 150 cm | 6,5 | — | | 4010 36 00 | – – Endless synchronous belts, of an outside circumference exceeding 150 cm but not exceeding 198 cm | 6,5 | — | | 4010 39 00 | – – Other | 6,5 | — | | 4011 | New pneumatic tyres, of rubber : | | | | 4011 10 00 | – Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | 4,5 | p/st | | 4011 20 | – Of a kind used on buses or lorries : | | | | 4011 20 10 | – – With a load index not exceeding 121 | 4,5 | p/st | | 4011 20 90 | – – With a load index exceeding 121 | 4,5 | p/st | | 4011 30 00 | – Of a kind used on aircraft | 4,5 | p/st | | 4011 40 00 | – Of a kind used on motorcycles | 4,5 | p/st | | 4011 50 00 | – Of a kind used on bicycles | 4 | p/st | | 4011 70 00 | – Of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and machines | 4 | p/st | | 4011 80 00 | – Of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines | 4 | p/st | | 4011 90 00 | – Other | 4 | p/st | | 4012 | Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid or cushion tyres, tyre treads and tyre flaps, of rubber : | | | | | – Retreaded tyres : | | | | 4012 11 00 | – – Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | 4,5 | p/st | | 4012 12 00 | – – Of a kind used on buses or lorries | 4,5 | p/st | | 4012 13 00 | – – Of a kind used on aircraft | 4,5 | p/st | | 4012 19 00 | – – Other | 4,5 | p/st | | 4012 20 00 | – Used pneumatic tyres | 4,5 | p/st | | 4012 90 | – Other : | | | | 4012 90 20 | – – Solid or cushion tyres | 2,5 | — | | 4012 90 30 | – – Tyre treads | 2,5 | — | | 4012 90 90 | – – Tyre flaps | 4 | — | | 4013 | Inner tubes, of rubber : | | | | 4013 10 00 | – Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars), buses or lorries | 4 | p/st | | 4013 20 00 | – Of a kind used on bicycles | 4 | p/st | | 4013 90 00 | – Other | 4 | p/st | | 4014 | Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (including teats), of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, with or without fittings of hard rubber : | | | | 4014 10 00 | – Sheath contraceptives | Free | — | | 4014 90 00 | – Other | Free | — | | 4015 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts), for all purposes, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber : | | | | | – Gloves, mittens and mitts : | | | | 4015 11 00 | – – Surgical | 2 | pa | | 4015 19 00 | – – Other | 2,7 | pa | | 4015 90 00 | – Other | 5 | — | | 4016 | Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber : | | | | 4016 10 00 | – Of cellular rubber | 3,5 | — | | | – Other : | | | | 4016 91 00 | – – Floor coverings and mats | 2,5 | — | | 4016 92 00 | – – Erasers | 2,5 | — | | 4016 93 00 | – – Gaskets, washers and other seals | 2,5 | — | | 4016 94 00 | – – Boat or dock fenders, whether or not inflatable | 2,5 | — | | 4016 95 00 | – – Other inflatable articles | 2,5 | — | | 4016 99 | – – Other : | | | | | – – – For motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705 : | | | | 4016 99 52 | – – – – Rubber-to-metal bonded parts | 2,5 | — | | 4016 99 57 | – – – – Other | 2,5 | — | | | – – – Other: | | | | 4016 99 91 | – – – – Rubber-to-metal bonded parts | 2,5 | — | | 4016 99 97 | – – – – Other | 2,5 | — | | 4017 00 00 | Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber | Free | — |

SECTION VIII

RAW HIDES AND SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; SADDLERY AND HARNESS; TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS; ARTICLES OF ANIMAL GUT (OTHER THAN SILKWORM GUT)

1.This chapter does not cover:

(a) parings or similar waste, of raw hides or skins (heading 0511 );

(b) birdskins or parts of birdskins, with their feathers or down, of heading 0505 or 6701 ; or

(c) hides or skins, with the hair or wool on, raw, tanned or dressed (Chapter 43); the following are, however, to be classified in Chapter 41, namely, raw hides and skins with the hair or wool on, of bovine animals (including buffalo), of equine animals, of sheep or lambs (except Astrakhan, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian or similar lambs, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lambs), of goats or kids (except Yemen, Mongolian or Tibetan goats and kids), of swine (including peccary), of chamois, of gazelle, of camels (including dromedaries), of reindeer, of elk, of deer, of roebucks or of dogs.

(B) For the purposes of headings 4104 to 4106 , the term ‘crust’ includes hides and skins that have been retanned, coloured or fat-liquored (stuffed) prior to drying.

3.Throughout the nomenclature, the expression ‘composition leather’ means only substances of the kind referred to in heading 4115 .

1.For the purposes of this chapter, the term ‘leather’ includes chamois (including combination chamois) leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallised leather.

2.This chapter does not cover:

(a) sterile surgical catgut or similar sterile suture materials (heading 3006 );

(b) articles of apparel and clothing accessories (except gloves, mittens and mitts), lined with furskin or artificial fur or to which furskin or artificial fur is attached on the outside except as mere trimming (heading 4303 or 4304 );

(c) made-up articles of netting (heading 5608 );

(d) articles of Chapter 64;

(e) headgear or parts thereof of Chapter 65;

(f) whips, riding-crops or other articles of heading 6602 ;

(g) cuff links, bracelets or other imitation jewellery (heading 7117 );

(h) fittings or trimmings for harness, such as stirrups, bits, horse brasses and buckles, separately presented (generally, Section XV);

(ij) strings, skins for drums or the like, or other parts of musical instruments (heading 9209 );

(k) articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, lamps and lighting fittings);

(l) articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports requisites); or

(m) buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners, press studs, button moulds or other parts of these articles, button blanks, of heading 9606 .

(a) bags made of sheeting of plastics, whether or not printed, with handles, not designed for prolonged use (heading 3923 ); (b) articles of plaiting materials (heading 4602 ). (B) Articles of headings 4202 and 4203 which have parts of precious metal or metal clad with precious metal, of natural or cultured pearls, of precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) remain classified in those headings, even if such parts constitute more than minor fittings or minor ornamentation, provided that these parts do not give the articles their essential character. If, on the other hand, the parts give the articles their essential character, the articles are to be classified in Chapter 71.

4.For the purposes of heading 4203 , the expression ‘articles of apparel and clothing accessories’ applies, inter alia, to gloves, mittens and mitts (including those for sport or for protection), aprons and other protective clothing, braces, belts, bandoliers and wrist straps, but excluding watch straps (heading 9113 ).

1.For the purposes of the subheadings of heading 4202 , the term ‘outer surface’ is to refer to the material of the outer surface of the container being visible to the naked eye, even where this material is the outer layer of a combination of materials which makes up the outer material of the container.

1.Throughout the nomenclature, references to ‘furskins’, other than to raw furskins of heading 4301 , apply to hides or skins of all animals which have been tanned or dressed with the hair or wool on.

2.This chapter does not cover:

(a) birdskins or parts of birdskins, with their feathers or down (heading 0505 or 6701 );

(b) raw hides or skins, with the hair or wool on, of Chapter 41 (see note 1(c) to that chapter);

(c) gloves, mittens and mitts consisting of leather and furskin or of leather and artificial fur (heading 4203 );

(d) articles of Chapter 64;

(e) headgear or parts thereof of Chapter 65; or

(f) articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports requisites).

3.Heading 4303 includes furskins and parts thereof, assembled with the addition of other materials, and furskins and parts thereof, sewn together in the form of garments or parts or accessories of garments or in the form of other articles.

4.Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (except those excluded by note 2) lined with furskin or artificial fur or to which furskin or artificial fur is attached on the outside except as mere trimming are to be classified in heading 4303 or 4304 , as the case may be.

5.Throughout the nomenclature, the expression ‘artificial fur’ means any imitation of furskin consisting of wool, hair or other fibres gummed or sewn on to leather, woven fabric or other materials, but does not include imitation furskins obtained by weaving or knitting (generally, heading 5801 or 6001 ).

| CN code | Description | Conventional rate of duty (%) | Supplementary unit |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 4301 | Raw furskins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers' use), other than raw hides and skins of heading 4101 , 4102 or 4103 : | | | | 4301 10 00 | – Of mink, whole, with or without head, tail or paws | Free | p/st | | 4301 30 00 | – Of lamb, the following: Astrakhan, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian and similar lamb, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lamb, whole, with or without head, tail or paws | Free | p/st | | 4301 60 00 | – Of fox, whole, with or without head, tail or paws | Free | p/st | | 4301 80 00 | – Other furskins, whole, with or without head, tail or paws | Free | — | | 4301 90 00 | – Heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers' use | Free | — | | 4302 | Tanned or dressed furskins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings), unassembled, or assembled (without the addition of other materials) other than those of heading 4303 : | | | | | – Whole skins, with or without head, tail or paws, not assembled : | | | | 4302 11 00 | – – Of mink | Free | p/st | | 4302 19 | – – Other : | | | | 4302 19 15 | – – – Of beaver, muskrat or fox | Free | p/st | | 4302 19 35 | – – – Of rabbit or hare | Free | p/st | | | – – – Of seal: | | | | 4302 19 41 | – – – – Of whitecoat pups of harp seal or of pups of hooded seal (blue-backs) | 2,2 | p/st | | 4302 19 49 | – – – – Other | 2,2 | p/st | | | – – – Of sheep or lambs: | | | | 4302 19 75 | – – – – Of lamb, the following: Astrakhan, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian and similar lamb, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lamb | Free | p/st | | 4302 19 80 | – – – – Other | 2,2 | p/st | | 4302 19 99 | – – – Other | 2,2 | — | | 4302 20 00 | – Heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, not assembled | Free | — | | 4302 30 | – Whole skins and pieces or cuttings thereof, assembled : | | | | 4302 30 10 | – – ‘Dropped’ furskins | 2,7 | — | | | – – Other: | | | | 4302 30 25 | – – – Of rabbit or hare | 2,2 | p/st | | | – – – Of seal: | | | | 4302 30 51 | – – – – Of whitecoat pups of harp seal or of pups of hooded seal (blue-backs) | 2,2 | p/st | | 4302 30 55 | – – – – Other | 2,2 | p/st | | 4302 30 99 | – – – Other | 2,2 | — | | 4303 | Articles of apparel, clothing accessories and other articles of furskin : | | | | 4303 10 | – Articles of apparel and clothing accessories : | | | | 4303 10 10 | – – Of furskins of whitecoat pups of harp seal or of pups of hooded seal (blue-backs) | 3,7 | — | | 4303 10 90 | – – Other | 3,7 | — | | 4303 90 00 | – Other | 3,7 | — | | 4304 00 00 | Artificial fur and articles thereof | 3,2 | — |

SECTION IX

WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD; WOOD CHARCOAL; CORK AND ARTICLES OF CORK; MANUFACTURES OF STRAW, OF ESPARTO OR OF OTHER PLAITING MATERIALS; BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK

1.This chapter does not cover:

(a) wood, in chips, in shavings, crushed, ground or powdered, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy, or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes (heading 1211 );

(b) bamboos or other materials of a woody nature of a kind used primarily for plaiting, in the rough, whether or not split, sawn lengthwise or cut to length (heading 1401 );

(c) wood, in chips, in shavings, ground or powdered, of a kind used primarily in dyeing or in tanning (heading 1404 );

(d) activated charcoal (heading 3802 );

(e) articles of heading 4202 ;

(f) goods of Chapter 46;

(g) footwear or parts thereof of Chapter 64;

(h) goods of Chapter 66 (for example, umbrellas and walking sticks and parts thereof);

(ij) goods of heading 6808 ;

(k) imitation jewellery of heading 7117 ;

(l) goods of Section XVI or XVII (for example, machine parts, cases, covers, cabinets for machines and apparatus and wheelwrights' wares);

(m) goods of Section XVIII (for example, clock cases and musical instruments and parts thereof);

(n) parts of firearms (heading 9305 );

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

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

(q) articles of Chapter 96 (for example, smoking pipes and parts thereof, buttons, pencils, and monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles) excluding bodies and handles, of wood, for articles of heading 9603 ; or

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

2.In this chapter, the expression ‘densified wood’ means wood which has been subjected to chemical or physical treatment (being, in the case of layers bonded together, treatment in excess of that needed to ensure a good bond), and which has thereby acquired increased density or hardness together with improved mechanical strength or resistance to chemical or electrical agencies.

3.Headings 4414 to 4421 apply to articles of the respective descriptions of particle board or similar board, fibreboard, laminated wood or densified wood as they apply to such articles of wood.

4.Products of heading 4410 , 4411 or 4412 may be worked to form the shapes provided for in respect of the goods of heading 4409 , curved, corrugated, perforated, cut or formed to shapes other than square or rectangular or submitted to any other operation, provided it does not give them the character of articles of other headings.

5.Heading 4417 does not apply to tools in which the blade, working edge, working surface or other working part is formed by any of the materials specified in note 1 to Chapter 82.

6.Subject to note 1 above and except where the context otherwise requires, any reference to ‘wood’ in a heading of this chapter applies also to bamboos and other materials of a woody nature.

1.For the purposes of subheading 4401 31 , the expression ‘wood pellets’ means by-products, such as cutter shavings, sawdust or chips, of the mechanical wood-processing industry, furniture-making industry or other wood-transformation activities, which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 % by weight. Such pellets are cylindrical, with a diameter not exceeding 25 mm and a length not exceeding 100 mm.

1.For the purposes of heading 4405 , ‘wood flour’ means wood powder of which not more than 8 % by weight is retained by a sieve with an aperture of 0,63 mm.

2.For the purposes of subheadings 4414 00 10 , 4418 10 10 , 4418 20 10 , 4419 90 10 , 4420 10 11 and 4420 90 91 , ‘tropical wood’ means the following tropical woods: acajou d'Afrique, alan, azobé, balsa, dark red meranti, dibétou, ilomba, imbuia, iroko, jelutong, jongkong, kapur, kempas, keruing, light red meranti, limba, mahogany (Swietenia spp.), makoré, mansonia, meranti bakau, merbau, obeche, okoumé, palissandre de Para, palissandre de Rio, palissandre de Rose, ramin, sapelli, sipo, teak, tiama, virola, white lauan, white meranti, white seraya and yellow meranti.