MINERAL FUELS, MINERAL OILS AND PRODUCTS OF THEIR DISTILLATION; BITUMINOUS SUBSTANCES; MINERAL WAXES
Chapter Notes.
1.-This Chapter does not cover :
(a) Separate chemically defined organic compounds, other than pure methane and propane which are to be classified in heading No. 27.11;
(b) Medicaments of heading No. 30.03 or 30.04; or
(c) Mixed unsaturated hydrocarbons of heading No. 33.01, 33.02 or 38.05.
2.-References in heading No. 27.10 to " petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals " include not only petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals but also similar oils, as well as those consisting mainly of mixed unsaturated hydrocarbons, obtained by any process, provided that the weight of the non-aromatic constituents exceeds that of the aromatic constituents.
However, the references do not include liquid synthetic polyolefins of which less than 60 % by volume distils at 300 øC, after conversion to 1,013 millibars when a reduced-pressure distillation method is used (Chapter 39).
Subheading Notes.
1.-For the purposes of subheading No. 2701.11, " anthracite " means coal having a volatile matter limit (on a dry, mineral-matter-free basis) not exceeding 14 %.
2.-For the purposes of subheading No. 2701.12, " bituminous coal " means coal having a volatile matter limit (on a dry, mineral-matter-free basis) exceeding 14 % and a calorific value limit (on a moist, mineral-matter-free basis) equal to or greater than 5,833 kcal/kg.
3.-For the purposes of subheadings Nos. 2707.10, 2707.20, 2707.30, 2707.40 and 2707.60, the terms " benzole ", " toluole ", " xylole ", " naphthalene " and " phenols " apply to products which contain more than 50 % by weight of benzene, toluene, xylene, naphthalene or phenols, respectively.
GENERAL
The Chapter covers, in general, coal and other natural mineral fuels, petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, their distillation products, and products of a similar kind obtained by any other process. It also covers mineral waxes and natural bituminous substances. Goods of this Chapter may be crude or refined; however, with the exception of methane and propane, when they are separate chemically defined organic compounds in the pure or commercially pure state, they are to be classified in Chapter 29. For certain of these compounds (e.g., ethane, benzene, phenol, pyridine) there are specific purity criteria indicated in Explanatory Notes 29.01, 29.07 and 29.33. Methane and propane are classified in heading 27.11, even when pure.
The expression " aromatic constituents " as used in Note 2 to this Chapter and in heading 27.07 should be taken to refer to entire molecules with an aromatic part irrespective of the number and length of side-chains and not to the aromatic portions of such molecules only.
The Chapter does not cover :
(a)Medicaments of heading 30.03 or 30.04.
(b)Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (headings 33.03 to 33.07).
(c)Liquid or liquefied-gas fuels in containers of a kind used for filling or refilling cigarette or similar lighters and of a capacity not exceeding 300 cm3 (heading 36.06).
16 HEADINGS
27.01 - COAL; BRIQUETTES, OVOIDS AND SIMILAR SOLID FUELS MANUFAC TURED FROM COAL.
27.02 - LIGNITE, WHETHER OR NOT AGGLOMERATED, EXCLUDING JET.
27.03 - PEAT (INCLUDING PEAT LITTER), WHETHER OR NOT AGGLOMERATED.
27.04 - COKE AND SEMI-COKE OF COAL, OF LIGNITE OR OF PEAT, WHETHER OR NOT AGGLOMERATED; RETORT CARBON.
27.05 - COAL GAS, WATER GAS, PRODUCER GAS AND SIMILAR GASES, OTHER THAN PETROLEUM GASES AND OTHER GASEOUS HYDROCARBONS.
27.06 - TAR DISTILLED FROM COAL, FROM LIGNITE OR FROM PEAT, AND OTHER MINERAL TARS, WHETHER OR NOT DEHYDRATED OR PARTIALLY DISTILLED, INCLUDING RECONSTITUTED TARS.
27.07 - OILS AND OTHER PRODUCTS OF THE DISTILLATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURE COAL TAR; SIMILAR PRODUCTS IN WHICH THE WEIGHT OF THE AROMATIC CONSTITUENTS EXCEEDS THAT OF THE NON-AROMATIC CONSTITUENTS.
27.08 - PITCH AND PITCH COKE, OBTAINED FROM COAL TAR OR FROM OTHER MINERAL TARS.
27.09 - PETROLEUM OILS AND OILS OBTAINED FROM BITUMINOUS MINERALS, CRUDE.
27.10 - PETROLEUM OILS AND OILS OBTAINED FROM BITUMINOUS MINERALS, OTHER THAN CRUDE; PREPARATIONS NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED, CONTAINING BY WEIGHT 70 % OR MORE OF PETROLEUM OILS OR OF OILS OBTAINED FROM BITUMINOUS MINERALS, THESE OILS BEING THE BASIC CONSTITUENTS OF THE PREPARATIONS.
27.11 - PETROLEUM GASES AND OTHER GASEOUS HYDROCARBONS.
27.12 - PETROLEUM JELLY; PARAFFIN WAX, MICROCRYSTALLINE PETROLEUM WAX, SLACK WAX, OZOKERITE, LIGNITE WAX, PEAT WAX, OTHER MINERAL WAXES, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS OBTAINED BY SYNTHESIS OR BY OTHER PROCESSES, WHETHER OR NOT COLOURED.
27.13 - PETROLEUM COKE, PETROLEUM BITUMEN AND OTHER RESIDUES OF PETROLEUM OILS OR OF OILS OBTAINED FROM BITUMINOUS MINERALS.
27.14 - BITUMEN AND ASPHALT, NATURAL; BITUMINOUS OR OIL SHALE AND TAR SANDS; ASPHALTITES AND ASPHALTIC ROCKS (+) .
27.15 - BITUMINOUS MIXTURES BASED ON NATURAL ASPHALT, ON NATURAL BITUMEN, ON PETROLEUM BITUMEN, ON MINERAL TAR OR ON MINERAL TAR PITCH (FOR EXAMPLE, BITUMINOUS MASTICS, CUT-BACKS).