LegalizeCouncil Regulation (EU) 2026/759 of 30 March 2026 amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010
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| 1. | The “technology”“required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of prohibited goods remains under prohibition even when applicable to non-prohibited goods. | |
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| 2. | Prohibitions do not apply to that “technology” which is the minimum necessary for the installation, operation, maintenance (checking) and repair of those goods which are not prohibited or the export of which has been authorised in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 423/2007, Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 or this Regulation. | |
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| 3. | Prohibitions on “technology” transfer do not apply to information “in the public domain”, to “basic scientific research” or to the minimum necessary information for patent applications. |
EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS
1.A Equipment
| 1. | Geophysical survey equipment, vehicles, vessels and aircraft specially designed or adapted to acquire data for oil and gas exploration and specially designed components therefore. | |
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| 2. | Sensors specially designed for downhole well operations in oil and gas wells, including sensors used for measurement whilst drilling and the associated equipment specially designed to acquire and store data from such sensors. | |
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| 3. | Drilling equipment designed to drill rock formations, specifically for the purpose of exploring for, or producing oil, gas and other naturally occurring, hydrocarbon materials. | |
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| 4. | Drill bits, drill pipes, drill collars, centralisers and other equipment, specially designed for use in and with oil and gas well drilling equipment. | |
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| 5. | Drilling wellheads, “blowout preventers” and “Christmas or production trees” and the specially designed components thereof, meeting the “API and ISO specifications” for use with oil and gas wells. |
Technical Notes:
- a. A “blowout preventer” is a device typically used at ground level (or if drilling underwater, at the seabed) during drilling to prevent the uncontrolled escape of oil and/or gas from the well.
- b. A “Christmas tree or production tree” is a device typically used to control flow of fluids from the well when it is complete and oil and/or gas production has started.
- c. For the purpose of this item, “API and ISO specifications” refers to the American Petroleum Institute specifications 6A, 16A, 17D and 11IW and/or the International Standards Organisation specifications 10423 and 13533 for blowout preventers, wellhead and Christmas trees for use on oil and/or gas wells.
| 6. | Drilling and production platforms for crude oil and natural gas. | |
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| 7. | Vessels and barges incorporating drilling and/or petroleum processing equipment used for producing oil, gas and other naturally occurring flammable materials. | |
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| 8. | Liquid/gas separators meeting API specification 12J, specially designed to process the production from an oil or gas well, to separate the petroleum liquids from any water and any gas from the liquids. | |
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| 9. | Gas compressor with a design pressure of 40 bar (PN 40 and/or ANSI 300) or more and having a suction volume capacity of 300 000 Nm3/h or more, for the initial processing and transmission of natural gas, excluded gas compressors for CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) filling stations, and specially designed components therefore. | |
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| 10. | Subsea production control equipment and the components thereof meeting “API and ISO specifications” for use with oil and gas wells. |
Technical Note:
For the purposes of this entry, “API and ISO specifications” refers to the American Petroleum Institute specification 17 F and/or the International Standards Organisation specification 13268 for subsea production control systems.
| 11. | Pumps, typically high capacity and/or high pressure (in excess of 0,3 m3 per minute and/or 40 bar), specially designed to pump drilling muds and/or cement into oil and gas wells. |
1.B Test and inspection equipment
| 1. | Equipment specially designed for sampling, testing and analysing the properties of drilling mud, oil well cements and other materials specially designed and/or formulated for use in oil and gas wells. | |
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| 2. | Equipment specially designed for sampling, testing and analysing the properties of rock samples, liquid and gaseous samples and other materials taken from an oil and/or gas well either during or after drilling, or from the initial processing facilities attached thereto. | |
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| 3. | Equipment specially designed for collecting and interpreting information about the physical and mechanical condition of an oil and/or gas well, and for determining the in situ properties of the rock and reservoir formation. |
1.C Materials
| 1. | Drilling mud, drilling mud additives and the components thereof, specially formulated to stabilise oil and gas wells during drilling, to recover drill cuttings to the surface and to lubricate and cool the drilling equipment in the well. | |
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| 2. | Cements and other materials meeting the “API and ISO specifications” for use in oil and gas wells. |
Technical Note:
“API and ISO specification” refers to the American Petroleum Institute specification 10A or the International Standards Organisation specification 10426 for oil well cements and other materials specially formulated for use in the cementing of oil and gas wells.
| 3. | Corrosion inhibiting, emulsion treatment, defoaming agents and other chemicals specially formulated to be used in the drilling for, and the initial processing of, petroleum produced from an oil and/or gas well. |
1.D Software
| 1. | “Software” specially designed to collect and interpret data acquired from seismic, electromagnetic, magnetic or gravity surveys for the purpose of establishing oil or gas prospectivity. | |
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| 2. | “Software” specially designed for storing, analysing and interpreting information acquired during drilling and production to assess the physical characteristics and behaviour of oil or gas reservoirs. | |
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| 3. | “Software” specially designed for the “use” of petroleum production and processing facilities or specific sub-units of such facilities. |
1.E Technology
| 1. | “Technology”“required” for the “development”, “production” and “use” of equipment specified in 1.A.01 – 1.A.11. |
REFINING OF CRUDE OIL AND LIQUEFACTION OF NATURAL GAS
2.A Equipment
| 1. | Heat exchangers as follows and specially designed components therefore: a. Plate-fin heat exchangers with a surface/volume ratio greater than 500 m2/m3, specially designed for pre-cooling of natural gas; b. Coil-wound heat exchangers specially designed for liquefaction or sub-cooling of natural gas. | |
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| 2. | Cryogenic pumps for the transport of media at a temperature below – 120 °C having a transport capacity of more than 500 m3/h and specially designed components therefore. | |
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| 3. | “Coldbox” and “coldbox” equipment not specified by 2.A.1. |
Technical Note:
“Coldbox” equipment refers to a specially designed construction, which is specific for LNG plants and incorporates the process stage of liquefaction. The “coldbox” comprises heat exchangers, piping, other instrumentation and thermal insulators. The temperature inside the “coldbox” is below – 120 °C (conditions for condensation of natural gas). The function of the “coldbox” is the thermal insulation of the above described equipment.
| 4. | Equipment for shipping terminals of liquefied gases having a temperature below – 120 °C and specially designed components therefore. | |
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| 5. | Flexible and non-flexible transfer line having a diameter greater than 50 mm for the transport of media below – 120 °C. | |
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| 6. | Maritime vessels specially designed for the transport of LNG. | |
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| 7. | Electrostatic desalters specially designed to remove contaminants such as salts, solids and water from crude oil and specially designed components therefore. | |
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| 8. | All crackers, including hydrocrackers, and cokers, specially designed for conversion of vacuum gas oils or vacuum residuum, and specially designed components therefore. | |
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| 9. | Hydrotreaters specially designed for desulphurisation of gasoline, diesel cuts and kerosene and specially designed components therefore. | |
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| 10. | Catalytic reformers specially designed for conversion of desulphurised gasoline into high-octane gasoline, and specially designed components therefore. | |
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| 11. | Refinery units for C5-C6 cuts isomerisation, and refinery units for alkylation of light olefins, to improve the octane index of the hydrocarbon cuts. | |
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| 12. | Pumps specially designed for the transport of crude oil and fuels, having a capacity of 50 m3/h or more and specially designed components therefore. | |
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| 13. | Tubes with an outer diameter of 0,2 m or more and made from any of the following materials: a. Stainless steels with 23 % chromium or more by weight; b. Stainless steels and nickel bases alloys with a “Pitting resistance equivalent” number higher than 33. |
Technical Note:
“Pitting resistance equivalent” (PRE) number characterises the corrosion resistance of stainless steels and nickel alloys to pitting or crevice corrosion. The pitting resistance of stainless steels and nickel alloys is primarily determined by their compositions, primarily: chromium, molybdenum, and nitrogen. The formula to calculate the PRE number is: PRE = % Cr +3,3 * % Mo + 30 * % N
| 14. | “Pigs” (Pipeline Inspection Gauge(s)) and specially designed components therefore. | |
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| 15. | “Pig” launchers and “pig” catchers for the integration or removing of “pigs” |
Technical Note:
“Pig” is a device typically used for cleaning or inspection of a pipeline from inside (corrosion state or crack formation) and is propelled by the pressure of the product in the pipeline.
| 16. | Tanks for the storage of crude oil and fuels with a volume greater than 1 000 m3 (1 000 000 litres) as follows, and specially designed components therefore: a. fixed roof tanks; b. floating roof tanks. | |
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| 17. | Subsea flexible pipes specially designed for the transportation of hydrocarbons and injection fluids, water or gas, having a diameter greater than 50 mm. | |
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| 18. | Flexible pipes used for high pressure for topside and subsea application. | |
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| 19. | Isomeration equipment specially designed for production of high-octane gasoline based on light hydrocarbons as feed, and specially designed components therefore. |
2.B Test and inspection equipment
| 1. | Equipment specially designed for testing and analysing of quality (properties) of crude oil and fuels. | |
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| 2. | Interface control systems specially designed for controlling and optimising of the desalting process. |
2.C Materials
| 1. | Diethyleneglycol (CAS 111-46-6), triethylene glycol (CAS 112-27-6) | |
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| 2. | N-Methylpyrrolidone (CAS 872-50-4), sulfolane (CAS 126-33-0) | |
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| 3. | Zeolites, of natural or synthetic origin, specially designed for fluid catalytic cracking or for the purification and/or dehydration of gases, including natural gases. | |
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| 4. | Catalysts for the cracking and conversion of hydrocarbons as follows: a. Single metal (platinum group) on alumina type or on zeolite, specially designed for catalytic reforming process; b. Mixed metal species (platinum in combination with other noble metals) on alumina type or on zeolite, specially designed for catalytic reforming process; c. Cobalt and nickel catalysts doped with molybdenum on alumina type or on zeolite, specially designed for catalytic desulphurisation process; d. Palladium, nickel, chromium and tungsten catalysts on alumina type or on zeolite, specially designed for catalytic hydrocracking process. | |
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| 5. | Gasoline additives specially formulated for increasing the octane number of gasoline. |
Note:
This entry includes Ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE) (CAS 637-92-3) and Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) (CAS 1634-04-4).
2.D Software
| 1. | “Software” specially designed for the “use” of LNG plants or specific sub-units of such plants. | |
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| 2. | “Software” specially designed for the “development”, “production” or “use” of plants (including their sub-units) for oil refining. |
2.E Technology
| 1. | “Technology”“required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of equipment for the conditioning and purification of raw natural gas (dehydration, sweetening, removal of impurities). | |
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| 2. | “Technology” for the liquefaction of natural gas, including “technology” required for the “development”, “production” or “use” of LNG plants. | |
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| 3. | “Technology”“required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of equipment for the shipment of liquefied natural gas. | |
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| 4. | “Technology”“required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of maritime vessels specially designed for the transport of liquefied natural gas. | |
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| 5. | “Technology”“required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of tanks for the storage of crude oil and fuels. | |
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| 6. | “Technology”“required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of a refinery plant, such as: 6.1. “Technology” for conversion of light olefin to gasoline; 6.2. Catalytic reforming and isomerisation technology; 6.3. Catalytic and thermal cracking technology. |
PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY
3.A Equipment
1.
Reactors
- a. specially designed for production of phosgene (CAS 75-44-5) and specially designed components therefor;
- b. for phosgenation specially designed for the production of HDI, TDI, MDI and specially designed components therefor, with the exception of secondary reactors;
- c. specially designed for low pressure (up to max 40 bar) polymerisation of ethylene and propylene and specially designed components therefore;
- d. specially designed for the thermal cracking of EDC (ethylene dichloride) and specially designed components therefor, with the exception of secondary reactors;
- e. specially designed for chlorination and oxychlorination in the production of vinyl chloride and specially designed components therefor, with the exception of secondary reactors;
| 2. | Thin film evaporators and falling film evaporators consisting of materials resistant to hot concentrated acetic acid and specially designed components therefor, and the relevant software developed therefor; | |
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| 3. | Plants for the separation of hydrochloric acid by electrolysis and specially designed components therefore, and the relevant software developed therefor; | |
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| 4. | Columns having a diameter larger than 5 000 mm and specially designed components therefor; | |
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| 5. | Ball valves and plug valves with ceramic balls or plugs, having a nominal diameter of 10 mm or more, and specially designed components therefor; | |
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| 6. | Centrifugal and/or reciprocating compressor having an installed power above 2 MW and meeting specification API 617 or API 618; |
3.B Test and inspection equipment
3.C Materials
| 1. | Catalysts applicable to processes of production of trinitrotoluene, ammonium nitrate and other chemical and petrochemical processes used for explosive manufacturing, and the relevant software developed therefor; | |
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| 2. | Catalysts used for the production of monomers such as ethylene and propylene (steam cracking units and/or Gas to petrochemicals units), and the relevant software developed therefor; |
3.D Software
| 1. | “Software” specially designed for the “development”, “production” or “use” of equipment specified in 3.A; | |
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| 2. | “Software” specially designed for the “use” in methanol plants; |
3.E Technology
| 1. | “Technology” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of Gas-To-Liquid (GTL) or Gas-To-Petrochemicals (GTP) processes or for GTL- or GTP- plants; | |
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| 2. | “Technology”“required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of equipment designed for the manufacture of ammonia and methanol plants; | |
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| 3. | “Technology” for the “production” of MEG (Mono ethylene glycol), EO (Ethylene oxide)/EG (Ethylene glycol) |
Note:
“Technology” means specific information necessary for the “development”, “production” or “use” of goods. This information takes the form of “technical data” or “technical assistance”.;
- (3) Annex VIb is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX VIb
Key equipment and technology referred to in Articles 10a, 10b and 10c and Article 31(1)
HS code Description 8406 10 Steam and other vapour turbines for marine propulsion ex 8406 90 Parts of steam turbines for marine propulsion 8407 21 Marine propulsion engines, outboard motors ex 8407 29 Marine propulsion engines, other 8408 10 Marine propulsion engines ex 8409 91 00 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with machines of subheadings 8407 21 or 8407 29 ex 8409 99 00 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with machines of subheading 8408 10° ex 8411 81 Other gas turbine of a power not exceeding 5 000 kW, for marine propulsion ex 8411 82 Other gas turbines of a power exceeding 5 000 kW, for marine propulsion ex 8468 Machinery and apparatus for soldering, brazing or welding whether or not capable of cutting, other than those of heading 8515; gas-operated surface tempering machines and appliances ex 8483 Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks; clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints), designed for the propulsion of vessels at the maximum possible deadweight tonnage at scantling draught of 55 000 dwt or more 8487 10 Ships’ or boats’ propellers and blades therefor ex 8515 Electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or cermets ex 9014 10 00 Direction finding compasses, solely for the maritime industry ex 9014 80 00 Other navigational instruments and appliances, solely for the maritime industry ex 9014 90 00 Parts and accessories of subheadings 9014 10 00 and 9014 80 00, solely for the maritime industry ex 9015 Surveying (including photogram metrical surveying), hydro graphic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders, solely for the maritime industry’
- (4) Annex VIIb is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX VIIb
Graphite and raw or semi-finished metals referred to in Articles 15a, 15b and 15c and Article 31(1)
Introductory note: The inclusion of goods in this Annex is without prejudice to the rules applicable to the goods included in Annexes I, II and III.
1. Graphite 1. Graphite HS code Description 2504 Natural graphite 3801 Artificial graphite; colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite; preparations based on graphite or other carbon in the form of pastes, blocks, plates or other semi-manufactures 6815 11 Carbon fibres 6815 12 Fabrics of carbon fibres 6815 13 Other articles of carbon fibres 6815 19 Other articles of graphite or other carbon for non-electrical uses 6903 10 Other refractory ceramic goods (for example, retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs, supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods and slide gates), other than those of siliceous fossil meals or of similar siliceous earths: containing, by weight, more than 50 % of free carbon 8545 Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes
2. Iron and Steel 2. Iron and Steel HS code Description 7201 Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms 7202 Ferro-alloys 7203 Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or similar forms; iron having a minimum purity by weight of 99,94 %, in lumps, pellets or similar forms 7204 Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel 7205 Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel 7206 Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading 7203) 7207 Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel 7218 Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel 7224 Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of other alloy steel
3. Copper and articles thereof 3. Copper and articles thereof HS code Description 7401 00 00 Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper) 7402 00 00 Unrefined copper; copper anodes for electrolytic refining 7403 Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought 7404 00 Copper waste and scrap 7405 00 00 Master alloys of copper 7406 Copper powders and flakes 7407 Copper bars, rods and profiles 7410 Copper foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0,15 mm 7413 00 00 Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, of copper, not electrically insulated
4. Nickel and articles thereof 4. Nickel and articles thereof HS code Description 7501 Nickel mattes, nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy 7502 Unwrought nickel 7503 00 Nickel waste and scrap 7504 00 00 Nickel powders and flakes 7505 Nickel bars, rods, profiles and wire 7506 Nickel plates, sheets, strip and foil 7507 Nickel tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)
5. Aluminium 5. Aluminium HS code Description 7601 Unwrought aluminium 7602 Aluminium waste and scrap 7603 Aluminium powders and flakes 7605 Aluminium wire 7606 Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0,2 mm 7609 00 00 Aluminium tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves) 7614 Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, of aluminium, not electrically insulated
6. Lead 6. Lead HS code Description 7801 Unwrought lead 7802 00 00 Lead waste and scrap 7804 Lead plates, sheets, strip and foil; lead powders and flakes
7. Zinc 7. Zinc HS code Description 7901 Unwrought zinc 7902 00 00 Zinc waste and scrap 7903 Zinc dust, powders and flakes 7904 00 00 Zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire 7905 00 00 Zinc plates, sheets, strip and foil
8. Tin 8. Tin HS code Description 8001 Unwrought tin 8002 00 00 Tin waste and scrap 8003 00 00 Tin bars, rods, profiles and wire
9. Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof 9. Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof HS code Description ex 8101 Tungsten (wolfram) and articles thereof, including waste and scrap, other than anti-cathodes for X-ray tubes ex 8102 Molybdenum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap, other than articles specifically designed for use in dentistry ex 8103 Tantalum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap, other than dental instruments and surgical tools and articles specially designed for orthopaedic and surgical purposes 8104 Magnesium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap 8105 Cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap ex 8106 Bismuth and articles thereof, including waste and scrap, other than that specially prepared for the preparation of chemical compounds for pharmaceutical use 8108 Titanium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap 8109 Zirconium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap 8110 Antimony and articles thereof, including waste and scrap 8111 00 Manganese and articles thereof, including waste and scrap ex 8112 Beryllium, chromium, hafnium, rhenium, thallium, cadmium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, indium and niobium (columbium), and articles of these metals, including waste and scrap other than windows for X-ray tubes 8113 00 Cermets and articles thereof, including waste and scrap’
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