HEADING 39.20 - OTHER PLATES SHEETS FILM FOIL AND STRIP OF PLASTICS NON-CELLULAR AND NOT REINFORCED LAMINATED SUPPORTED OR SIMILARLY COMBINED WITH OTHER MATERIALS.

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- Of polymers of vinyl chloride :

- Of acrylic polymers :

- Of polycarbonates alkyd resins polyallyl esters or other polyesters :

- Of cellulose or its chemical derivatives :

- Of other plastics :

This heading covers plates sheets film foil and strip of plastics (which are not reinforced laminated supported or similarly combined with other materials) other than those of heading 39.18 or 39.19.

This heading also covers synthetic paper pulp consisting of sheets of non-coherent polyethylene or polypropylene fibres (fibrils) of an average length of about 1 mm and generally containing 50 % moisture.

This heading does not cover products which have been reinforced laminated supported or similarly combined with materials other than plastics (heading 39.21). For this purpose " similarly combined " must be combinations of plastics with materials other than plastics which enhance the strength of the plastic material (e.g. embedded metal mesh and woven glass fabric as well as mineral fibres whiskers and filaments).

However products made out of plastics compounded with fillers in the form of powders granules spheres or flakes are classified in this heading. Further minor surface treatments such as coloration printing (subject to Note 2 to Section VII) vacuum deposition of metal are not to be regarded as reinforcements or similar combinations for the purposes of this heading.

This heading also excludes cellular products (heading 39.21) and strip of plastics of an apparent width not exceeding 5 mm (CHAPTER54).

According to Note 10 to this Chapter the expression " plates sheets film foil and strip " applies only to plates sheets film foil and strip and to blocks of regular geometric shape whether or not printed or otherwise surface-worked (for example polished embossed coloured merely curved or corrugated) uncut or cut into rectangles (including squares) but not further worked (even if when so cut they become articles ready for use for example tablecloths).

Plates sheets etc. whether or not surface-worked (including squares and other rectangles cut therefrom) with ground edges drilled milled hemmed twisted framed or otherwise worked or cut into shapes other than rectangular (including square) are generally classified as articles of headings 39.18 39.19 or 39.22 to 39.26.