The following list contains the classification decisions (other than those subject to a reservation) taken by the Harmonized

System Committee (22nd Session November 1998) on specific products, together with their related Harmonized System code numbers and, in certain cases, the classification rationale. Advice Parties seeking to import or export merchandise covered by a decision are advised to verify the implementation of the decision by the importing or exporting country, as the case may be.

No.

Product description

Classification

Classification rationale The very small amounts of cocoa are difficult to detect when analyzed. Note 1 (a) to Chapter 17 is not applicable.

1.

Sugar confectionery containing, for technical reasons, very small amounts of cocoa (0.015 to 0.057 %).

17.04

2.

Potato starch preparation 1901.90 consisting of potato starch (88.5 %), maltodextrin (8.5 %), monosodium glutamate (2 %) and salt (1 %), used for making bakerswares. Crisp savoury food products, consisting of wheat flour (about 55 %), potato powder (about 28 %), potato starch (about 10 %), manioc starch (about 6 %), salt, carotene and flavouring, fried in oil and ready for consumption. The snacks, which are put up in a packing (plastic bag) for retail sale, are in the form of light brown rectangular, slightly wrinkled, flakes with three darker stripes to represent bacon . Crisp savoury food products, consisting of potato powder (about 31 %), vegetable oil, starch, modified starch, salt, sugar, emulsifier (lecithin), yeast extract and spice, fried in oil and ready for consumption. The snacks are yellowish and shaped 19.05

3.

4.

19.05

to represent bears They are . put up in a packing (plastic bag) for retail sale. 5. Mint Saucein the form of a dark 2103.90 green thick suspension containing a substantial amount of finely chopped mint leaves. It is composed of reconstituted mint, spirit vinegar, sugar, water, salt, stabiliser (xanthan gum), copper chlorophyllin and riboflavin (colours). The sauce is presented in glass containers (e.g., 270 g) labelled with information about composition and use. The product is recommended to be served with lamb or with potatoes, peas and tomatoes, as is or diluted with the addition of vinegar and sugar. Dry solid food preparation consisting of 69 % sugar, 29 % milk powder and 2 % dextrin, used in the manufacture of food and beverage preparations. Topped crudeoils used as refinery feedstocks. 2106.90 GIR 1

6.

7.

27.10

8.

Certain INN products 29.22 (See for details list A at the end of this list) Certain INN products Chapters 28, (See for details list B at the end of 29 and 30 this list) Aspartame Products for therapeutic use, administered by a transdermal administration system, presented in the following form : (a) an external covering or protective film, which is transparent; for preventing the extravasation of the 29.24

9.

10. 11.

active substance. (b) a reservoir from which an exact dose of the active ingredient is released by absorption through the skin, remaining directly bioavailable in the circulatory system, for a systemic effect, in predetermined exact amounts; that is, they are specially formulated to obtain plasmatic levels of active drugs which are uniform and foreseeable during a predetermined time. a control membrane made of a polymer particularly permeable to the active substance; this membrane enables a continuous and controlled release and prevents overdosing in patients with abnormally permeable skin. an adhesive contact permeable to the active substance, enabling absorption to start at the moment the system is applied. a removable protective film sheath which maintains the system closed and intact until the time of application. of which the active principle is a hormone (17-estradiol), used to compensate for hormone deficiency in women of which the active principle is nitroglycerol, an anti-angina agent 3004.39

(c)

(d)

(e)

3004.90

12.

Preparations consisting of formic acid and propionic acid, with or without the addition of ammonium formate, dispersed in water, used in animal feed to control undesirable contaminants such as Salmonella, bacteria, yeast or mould.

3808.40

Excluded from heading 23.09 by application of Note 1 to Chapter 23, as it is not obtained from vegetable or animal materials.

13.

A solution of sodium hydroxide in 38.22 water, contained in a plastic tube (21.5 cm long and 1.9 cm in diameter) having porous membrane caps at both ends. The tube is used in an instrument to measure the amount of cyanide present. The gas containing the cyanide passes through the membrane and reacts with the sodium hydroxide. The plastic tube is then broken in half (it has been scored for this purpose) and filled to the top with deionized water. A portion of the solution is treated with a reagent, and the amount of cyanide is determined colorimetrically. Desiccant packets, consisting of (a) a sachet (2 cm x 4 cm) of a cotton nonwoven, containing silica gel or (b) a brown paper envelope (12.5 cm x 16 cm) containing bentonite clay. The closed envelope and its contents are placed in a container that requires protection from high humidity. Moisture passes through the envelope where it is absorbed by the silica or the clay. 3824.90

14.

15.

Steel tubes (cored metal tubes) 38.24 made from non-alloy steel measuring 2 cm outside diameter, 30 to 40 cm long and filled with carbon or sulphur. The cored tubes are added to molten steel to deliver the contained material to the molten steel. The tubes steel does not have a significant

impact on the composition of the finished metal. 16. Children's Bible (look, listen, read)", comprising two books and a case containing two cassettes. The books (Volume 1 : Old Testament, Volume 2 : New Testament) contain passages from the Bible in continuous story form using illustrated texts, whereas the cassettes tell the same stories as those in the books and play music to indicate to the child when each page ends. The three components (two books and a folder containing audio cassettes) described are housed in a box for retail sale. Books : 49.01 Cassettes : 85.24 GIR 1 (Note 6 to Chapter 85)

17.

A flatbed table-top scanner used 8471.90 in the graphic industry, particularly for scanning colour films. It consists of several thousand CCD elements (arranged in a row, on a single integrated circuit and called a CCD array), a glass plate, lenses, a lamp, a mirror and electrical connections. Light of a specific colour and intensity falling on each CCD element creates a proportional electrical charge within it. This analogue charge is systematically passed along chains of cells to an A/D converter, where it is converted into digital data. The original to be scanned is placed on the glass plate where it is evenly lit by a light source. The entire width of an image is read simultaneously as a line. The maximum scanning resolution is 8,200 dots per inch (dpi). The machine enables the retouching of images and prints, including Hue Saturation Luminance (HSL) colour corrections. It has to be

Optical reader, the function of which is similar to that of a bar code reader.

connected directly (SCSI interface) to an automatic data processing machine. 18. Wet and dry vacuum cleaner with 8479.89 self-contained electric motor, mounted on castors and designed for industrial and commercial use (hotels, restaurants, shops, companies, industrial premises, workshops, etc.) with the following technical characteristics : maximum engine power : 1,500 W; electrical connection : 230 V 50 Hz; air flow : 3,600 l/min; vacuum pressure : 23,000 Pa; tank capacity : 38-50 l; weight : 11-12 kg; size : 445 x 450 x 505 mm. The appliance is presented with certain standard accessories but may be fitted with other (optional) accessories; it is designed to suck up dry matter (dust, but also larger materials such as paper waste, wood chips, leaves, waste of glass or other minerals, mud, plastic waste, etc.) and liquids. A composite machine (cf. Notes 3 and 5 to Section XVI) consisting of the following elements in the same housing : FM/AM radio receiver; Fluorescent lights; Search light; Red signal light; Amber blinker; Sonic alarm; Integrated circuit which makes voice sounds as stop using, please rechargein order to remind the user to recharge battery when the battery needs recharging; Built-in rechargeable battery 8527.19 Note 3 to Section XVI

19.

with AC220V and DC12V charger. The apparatus has a handle and a shoulder strap for use when carried in the hand or on the person. 20. Display for reproducing computer 8528.21 or video images on a large screen by placing it on an overhead projector and connecting it to a computer or a video source. The resolution is 640 x 480 pixels, and it also incorporates functions for pointing, etc., on the projected image. A full-colour desktop LCD (liquid 8528.30 crystal display) projector (LCD: a matrix of 921,600 pixels arranged in 480 rows and 640 columns). This type can be connected to a computer, the output of VCRs or a Laser Disc player. It has built-in amplifier/speakers which enable users to connect to a wireless microphone, portable CD player or to the auxiliary output of a stereo system. A graphics projector to reproduce 8528.30 images of both computer and video signals with super high resolution 9-inch cathode ray tube and advanced optical/electrical technologies (2,000 x 1,600 dot resolution for the highest frequency computer graphic images). A four wheel-driven vehicle, All Terrain Vehicle ( A.T.V. with ), tube chassis, equipped with saddle of motorcycle type, handlebars for steering, and four wheels with off-road balloon tyres. The turning of the two steered front wheels is based on the Ackerman principle. The vehicle is powered by a four8703.21 GIR 3 (c)

21.

GIR 3 (c)

22.

GIR 3 (c)

23.

stroke single cylinder engine with a cylinder capacity of 386 cc, the power being transmitted to the rear and front wheels by shafts. It has a five speed dual range forward and one reverse transmission, front wheel dual drums and rear wheel single drum brakes. It is fitted with cargo racks, to store goods (total load capacity, excluding the driver, 120 kg), a trailer hitch, and has a towing capacity of 410 kg. 24. Two-wheel driven motor vehicle, with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity of 1,800 cc. The vehicle has two doors, two front seats, a non-collapsible rear bench for three persons in the passengers area (so-called double cab), and a well finished interior (e.g., upholstered seats, decorative wall panels). The rear part, which is open and intended for the transport of cargo, is separated from the passengers area and has a drop-down tailgate. The total load capacity (including the driver, the passengers and the cargo) is 495 kg, the cargo capacity being 145 kg. Four-wheel driven motor vehicle powered with a compressionignition internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity of 2,779 cc, having a double cab and a separate loading platform, built on a separate chassis and having a cargo loading capacity of 350 kg. The vehicle has four doors and a non-collapsible bench for three persons behind the two front seats, and has a well-finished interior, e.g., upholstered seats (whether or not declining) with headrests and 8703.23 GIR 1

25.

Vehicle : 8704.21 Bench on the board : 9401.20

decorative wall panels. The loading platform, the rear part of which can be opened, contains a removable PVC board onto which a bench is mounted, and has a canvas covering on a metal frame. 26. 8704.31 Two- or four-wheel driven vehicles, with a spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity of 2,254 cc. The vehicle has four doors, two seats in the front and a noncollapsible bench for three persons in the passenger area (so-called double cab). The superstructure of the vehicle consists of two separate bodies, one for the driver and passengers area and one for the cargo area. The cargo area is open and has a drop-down tailgate to facilitate the loading or unloading of cargo. The total load capacities (including the driver, the passengers and the cargo), are 1,140 kg and 950 kg, respectively, depending on the type of the vehicle (i.e., two-wheel driven or four-wheel driven). The G.V.W. (gross vehicle weight) of the vehicles is in all cases 2,450 kg. A developing machine in which a latent image on an exposed film or other photosensitive media is developed, fixed, washed and dried. The developed product is used for preparing offset printing plates. It is used in combination with an imagesetter. Toilet sets distributed by airlines to passengers (during their flight or at their destination if their baggage is not available), consisting of a rectangular fabric bag (approximately 25 x 16 x 9010.50 GIR 1

27.

28.

Separate classification of each of the articles

GIR 1

12 cm) coated inside with plastics and containing small quantities, for limited use, of products such as : 1 bottle (40 ml) of liquid soap, 1 bottle (40 ml) of body milk, 1 bottle (40 ml) of eau de Cologne, 1 disposable razor with shaving cream and aftershave, put up in the same case, 1 toothbrush and tube of toothpaste, 1 shoe cleaner, 1 sewing kit, 3 paperboard nail files, 1 comb, 10 cellulose-wadding handkerchiefs, 1 clothes brush, 1 shoehorn of plastics, 1 pair of knitted slippers without soles, 1 toilet glove, 1 pair of knitted unisex pyjamas, consisting of a short-sleeved T-shirt (50 % polyester/50 % acrylic) and a pair of shorts (100 % acrylic). 29. Toilet sets distributed by airlines to passengers (during their flight or at their destination if their baggage is not available), consisting of a rectangular fabric bag, measuring 20 x 12 x 5 cm and containing : 1 disposable razor mounted on an aerosol can of shaving foam, 1 toothbrush and tube of toothpaste, 1 scented handkerchief, 1 pair of knitted socks, 1 textile blindfold to rest the eyes, 1 pair of ear plugs. 96.05 GIR 1

List A Description Classification (INN products) Adaprolol................. 2922.19 Alprafenone............. 2922.19 Alprenolol ................ 2922.19 Aminoethyl nitrate ... 2922.19 Atrimustine .............. 2922.49 Berlafenone............. 2922.19 Betaxolol ................. 2922.19 Bisoprolol ................ 2922.19 Bornaprolol.............. 2922.19 Bunolol .................... 2922.19 Bupranol.................. 2922.19 Butamirate............... 2922.19 Butofilolol ................ 2922.19 Cicloprolol ............... 2922.19 Cinamolol ................ 2922.19 Cloranolol................ 2922.19 Cyclopentolate ........ 2922.19 Decominol ............... 2922.19 Denaverine.............. 2922.19 Detanosal................ 2922.19 Dexpropranolol........ 2922.19 Dietifen.................... 2922.19 Difemerine............... 2922.19 Difeterol................... 2922.19 Dimenoxadol ........... 2922.19 Diprafenone............. 2922.19 Droloxifene.............. 2922.19 Ecipramidil............... 2922.19 Ericolol .................... 2922.19 Esmolol ................... 2922.19 Etafenone................ 2922.19 Etofenamate............ 2922.49 Exaprolol ................. 2922.19 Fedotozine .............. 2922.19 Fenalcomine............ 2922.19 Flusoxolol................ 2922.19 Fosopamine ............ 2922.29 Ganglefene ............. 2922.19 Guafecainol............. 2922.19 Guaiactamine .......... 2922.19 Hexobendine........... 2922.19 Idropranolol ............. 2922.19 Indenolol ................. 2922.19 Iproxamine .............. 2922.19 Ketocaine ................ 2922.19 Ketocainol ............... 2922.19 Levobetaxolol.......... 2922.19

Levobunolol............. 2922.19 Levomoprolol........... 2922.19 Lisadimate............... 2922.49 Medifoxamine.......... 2922.50 Medrylamine............ 2922.19 Mepramidil............... 2922.19 Metipranolol............. 2922.19 Metoprolol ............... 2922.19 Minepentate ............ 2922.19 Moprolol .................. 2922.19 Moxisylyte ............... 2922.19 Nadolol.................... 2922.19 Nafetolol.................. 2922.19 Oxabrexine.............. 2922.29 Oxeladin.................. 2922.19 Oxprenolol............... 2922.19 Oxybutynin .............. 2922.19 Panomifene ............. 2922.19 Parethoxycaine ....... 2922.19 Pargeverine............. 2922.19 Pargolol................... 2922.19 Penbutolol ............... 2922.19 Pentoxyverine ......... 2922.19 Prenalterol............... 2922.19 Procinolol ................ 2922.19 Propafenone............ 2922.19 Propranolol.............. 2922.19 Rociverine ............... 2922.19 Sarpogrelate............ 2922.19 Solpecainol.............. 2922.19 Spirendolol .............. 2922.19 Terofenamate.......... 2922.49 Tilorone ................... 2922.19 Toliprolol ................. 2922.19 Trimebutine ............. 2922.19 Triparanol................ 2922.19 Tyromedan .............. 2922.19 Xenysalate .............. 2922.19 Xibenolol ................. 2922.19 Xipranolol ................ 2922.19 Xyloxemine.............. 2922.19 Zocainone ............... 2922.19

List B Description Classification (INN products) Minodronic acid ....... 2933.90 Atreleuton................ 2934.90 Bepotastine ............. 2933.39

Bibapcitide .............. 2934.90 Biricodar.................. 2933.39 Clevudine ................ 2934.90 Declopramide .......... 2924.29 Ecenofloxacin.......... 2933.90 Efavirenz ................. 2934.90 Embusartan............. 2933.79 Eptifibatide .............. 2934.90 Fandofloxacin.......... 2933.59 Fasoracetam ........... 2933.79 Fidarestat ................ 2934.90 Frovatriptan............. 2933.90 Ibutamoren .............. 2935.00 Levocetirizine .......... 2933.59 Levosalbutamol ....... 2922.50 Lodenosine ............. 2934.90 Lotrafiban ................ 2933.39 Meluadrine .............. 2922.50 Mitiglinide ................ 2933.90 Moxifloxacin ............ 2933.40 Moxilubant............... 2925.20 Nelzarabine............. 2934.90 Nepadutant ............. 2934.90 Nepafenac............... 2924.29 Nepicastat ............... 2933.29 Nitisinone ................ 2914.70 Nolatrexed............... 2933.59 Omapatrilat.............. 2934.90 Pemetrexed............. 2933.59 Perflenapent............ 2903.30 Perflisopent ............. 2903.30 Perifosine ................ 2933.39 Pibutidine ................ 2933.39 Pregabalin............... 2922.49 Prucalopride............ 2934.90 Rabalzotan.............. 2932.99 Rosiglitazone........... 2934.10 Silperisone .............. 2933.39 Sivelestat ................ 2935.00 Sunepitron............... 2933.59 Targinine ................. 2925.20 Technetium (99mtc) apcitide.................. 2844.40 Temocaprilat ........... 2934.90 Tifacogin ................. 3002.10 Tobicillin .................. 2941.10 Trastuzumab ........... 3002.10 Valganciclovir .......... 2933.59 Xaliproden............... 2933.39

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