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Basics of commodity nomenclature of foreign trade activities
- Concepts in the field of classification and coding of goods
- Methods for classifying goods
- Product coding
- Harmonized system of description and coding of goods - the international basis of the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity
- Commodity nomenclature of foreign economic activity (TN FEA): purpose, scope of application, structure and content This is what the CN EU code looks like (HS Code of Europe)
- Coding of goods in the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of Russia is carried out using a sequential method
- Historical scheme of the HS code
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Concepts in the field of classification and coding of goods
Classification (from the Latin classic - rank, facere - to lay out) is the sequential distribution of a set of objects into certain subsets. The resulting system is called classification.
Classification of goods allows:
- identify general characteristics of product quality;
- study the structure of the product range, organize rational accounting of goods;
- correctly carry out economic transactions with goods (calculation of duties, etc.);
- maintain automated accounting of goods.
The object of classification is an element of the set being classified. A classification attribute is a property or characteristic of an object by which classification is made. One of the most important issues of classification is the correct choice of characteristic by which a particular product will be assigned to a certain group.
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- unity of technological production processes;
- direction or purpose of use of the goods;
- physicochemical characteristics
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A goods classifier is a systematic list of classified objects, which allows you to find a place for each object and then assign it a certain symbol (code).
Product nomenclature is a system of names and terms used in any branch of science, technology, or practical activity. Product nomenclature is a classifier of goods.
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Plastics and products made from them; rubber, rubber and products made from them
Plastics and products made from them
.I. PRIMARY FORMS3901
Ethylene polymers in primary forms:
| 3901 10 100 0 | – – linear polyethylene | – | 0 |
| 3901 10 900 0 | - - other | – | 9.1 |
| 3901 20 | – polyethylene with a specific gravity of 0.94 or more: | ||
| 3901 20 100 0 | - - polyethylene in one of the forms mentioned in note 6b to this chapter, with a specific gravity of 0.958 or more at a temperature of 23 °C, containing: - 50 mg/kg or less aluminum, - 2 mg/kg or less calcium, - 2 mg /kg or less chromium, – 2 mg/kg or less iron, – 2 mg/kg or less nickel, – 2 mg/kg or less titanium, and – 8 mg/kg or less vanadium, for the production of sulfochlorinated polyethylene | – | 9.1 |
| 3901 20 900 0 | - - other | – | 9.1 |
| 3901 30 000 0 | – copolymers of ethylene with vinyl acetate | – | 6.5 |
| 3901 90 | – other: | ||
| 3901 90 300 0 | – – ionomer polymer consisting of a salt of a ternary copolymer of ethylene with isobutyl acrylate and methacrylic acid; A-B-A block copolymer of polystyrene, ethylene butylene copolymer and polystyrene, containing 35 wt.% or less styrene, in one of the forms mentioned in note 6b to this chapter | – | 9.1 |
| 3901 90 900 0 | - - other | – | 0 |
Polymers of propylene or other olefins in primary forms:
| – | 9.1 | ||
| 3902 20 000 0 | – polyisobutylene | – | 9.1 |
| 3902 30 000 0 | – propylene copolymers | – | 8.3 |
| 3902 90 | – other: | ||
| 3902 90 100 0 | - - A-B-A block copolymer of polystyrene, ethylene butylene copolymer and polystyrene, containing 35 wt.% or less styrene, in one of the forms mentioned in note 6b to this chapter | – | 8.3 |
| 3902 90 200 0 | - - polybut-1-ene, a copolymer of but-1-ene and ethylene containing 10 wt.% or less ethylene, or a mixture of polybut-1-ene with polyethylene and/or polypropylene containing 10 wt.% or less polyethylene and/ or 25% by weight or less of polypropylene, in one of the forms mentioned in note 6b to this chapter | – | 8.3 |
| 3902 90 900 0 | - - other | – | 8.3 |
Styrene polymers in primary forms:
| – – foaming | – | 0 | |
| 3903 19 000 | - - other: | ||
| 3903 19 000 1 | – – – freon resistant | – | 0 |
| 3903 19 000 9 | – – – other | – | 0 |
| 3903 20 000 0 | – styrene acrylonitrile copolymers (SAN) | – | 8.8 |
| 3903 30 000 0 | – acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymers (ABS) | – | 8.3 |
| 3903 90 | – other: | ||
| 3903 90 100 0 | - - copolymer of styrene and allylic alcohol only, with an acetyl number of 175 or more | – | 8.8 |
| 3903 90 200 0 | - - Brominated polystyrene, containing 58% by weight or more, but not more than 71% by weight, bromine, in one of the forms mentioned in Note 6b to this Chapter | – | 8.8 |
| 3903 90 900 0 | - - other | – | 8.8 |
Polymers of vinyl chloride or other halogenated olefins, in primary forms:
| 3904 10 001 0 | – – paste-forming polyvinyl chloride emulsion resin (with moisture content 0.2 wt.%; emulsifier (salts of aliphatic and carboxylic acids) 0.1 wt.%; alkali 0.1 wt.%; vinyl chloride 0.6 wt.%) for the production foamed linoleum with chemical embossing of the foam layer and a transparent layer of increased strength (such as brands: “Inavil EP-724”, “Inavil EP-705”, “Solvik 367NC”) | – | 0 |
| 3904 10 009 | - - other: | ||
| 3904 10 009 1 | – – – paste-forming polyvinyl chloride emulsion, microsuspension and polyvinyl chloride extender resins with a mass of sulfate ash not exceeding 0.25% | – | 0 |
| 3904 10 009 9 | – – – other | – | 10 |
| – other polyvinyl chloride: | |||
| 3904 21 000 0 | – – unplasticized | – | 6.5 |
| 3904 22 000 0 | – – plasticized | – | 6.5 |
| 3904 30 000 0 | – copolymers of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate | – | 8.3 |
| 3904 40 000 0 | – other vinyl chloride copolymers | – | 8.3 |
| 3904 50 | – polymers of vinylidene chloride: | ||
| 3904 50 100 0 | - - copolymer of vinylidene chloride and acrylonitrile, in the form of foaming granules with a diameter of 4 microns or more, but not more than 20 microns | – | 9.1 |
| 3904 50 900 0 | - - other | – | 9.1 |
| – fluoropolymers: | |||
| 3904 61 000 0 | – – polytetrafluoroethylene | – | 9.1 |
| 3904 69 | - - other: | ||
| 3904 69 100 0 | - - - polyvinyl fluoride in one of the forms mentioned in Note 6b to this Chapter | – | 9.1 |
| 3904 69 200 0 | – – – fluoroelastomer FKM | – | 9.1 |
| 3904 69 800 0 | – – – others | – | 9.1 |
| 3904 90 000 0 | – other | – | 9.1 |
Polymers of vinyl acetate or other vinyl esters, in primary forms; other vinyl polymers in primary forms:
| – – in the form of aqueous dispersions | – | 8.8 | |
| 3905 19 000 0 | - - other | – | 8.8 |
| – vinyl acetate copolymers: | |||
| 3905 21 000 0 | – – in the form of aqueous dispersions | – | 8.8 |
| 3905 29 000 0 | - - other | – | 8.8 |
| 3905 30 000 0 | – polyvinyl alcohol, whether or not containing non-hydrolyzed acetate groups | – | 8.8 |
| – other: | |||
| 3905 91 000 0 | – – copolymers | – | 8.8 |
| 3905 99 | - - other: | ||
| 3905 99 100 0 | - - - polyvinylformal in one of the forms mentioned in Note 6b to this chapter, with a molecular weight of 10,000 or more but not more than 40,000 and containing: 9.5% by weight or more, but not more than 13% by weight of acetyl groups, based on vinyl acetate, and 5 wt.% or more, but not more than 6.5 wt.% hydroxyl groups, based on vinyl alcohol | – | 8.8 |
| 3905 99 90 | – – – other: | ||
| 3905 99 901 0 | – – – – polyvinylpyrrolidone | – | 8.3 |
| 3905 99 909 0 | – – – – others | – | 8.8 |
Acrylic polymers in primary forms:
| – | 8.7, but not less than 0.18 euro/kg | ||
| 3906 90 | – other: | ||
| 3906 90 100 0 | – – poly | – | 8 |
| 3907 20 | - other polyethers: | ||
| - - polyethers of alcohols: | |||
| 3907 20 110 0 | – – – polyethylene glycols | – | 7 |
| 3907 20 200 | – – – other: | ||
| 3907 20 200 1 | – – – – with a hydroxyl number of not more than 100 | – | 0 |
| 3907 20 200 9 | – – – – others | – | 8 |
| - - other: | |||
| 3907 20 910 0 | – – – copolymer of 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane and ethylene oxide | – | 8 |
| 3907 20 990 0 | – – – others | – | 8 |
| 3907 30 000 0 | – epoxy resins | – | 7.5 |
| 3907 40 000 | – polycarbonates: | ||
| 3907 40 000 1 | – – with a melt flow rate of at least 9.0 g/10 min, but not more than 15 g/10 min at a temperature of 250 °C and a load of 1.2 kg or not less than 55 g/10 min, but not more than 70 g/ 10 min at 300 °C and 1.2 kg load | – | 5 |
| 3907 40 000 9 | - - other | – | 8 |
| 3907 50 000 0 | – alkyd resins | – | 8 |
| 3907 60 | – polyethylene terephthalate: | ||
| 3907 60 200 0 | - - having an intrinsic viscosity of 78 ml/g or higher | – | 4 |
| 3907 60 800 0 | - - other | – | 4 |
| 3907 70 000 0 | – polylactide | – | 7.5 |
| – other polyesters: | |||
| 3907 91 | - - unsaturated: | ||
| 3907 91 100 0 | – – – liquid | – | 7.5 |
| 3907 91 900 0 | – – – others | – | 7.5 |
| 3907 99 | - - other: | ||
| 3907 99 100 0 | – – – polyethylene naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylate | – | 7.5 |
| 3907 99 900 0 | – – – others | – | 7.5 |
Polyamides in primary forms:
| – | 8.8 | ||
| 3908 90 000 0 | – other | – | 8.8 |
Amino-aldehyde resins, phenol-aldehyde resins and polyurethanes in primary forms:
| – | 8.8 | ||
| 3909 20 000 0 | – melamine resins | – | 8.8 |
| 3909 30 000 0 | – other amino-aldehyde resins | – | 8.8 |
| 3909 40 000 0 | – phenol-aldehyde resins | – | 8.8 |
| 3909 50 | – polyurethanes: | ||
| 3909 50 900 0 | - - other | – | 8.8 |
Silicones in primary forms:
| – | 0 | ||
| 3910 00 | – other: | ||
| 3910 00 000 2 | – silicone resins | – | 0 |
| 3910 00 000 8 | – other | – | 8.8 |
| 3910 00 000 9 | – other | – | 10 |
Petroleum resins, coumaron-indene resins, polyterpenes, polysulfides, polysulfones and other products specified in Note 3 to this group, in primary forms, not elsewhere specified or included:
| – | 7 | ||
| 3911 90 | – other: | ||
| - - condensation products or rearrangement polymerization products, whether or not chemically modified: | |||
| 3911 90 110 0 | - - - polyoxy-1,4-phenylenesulfonyl-1,4-phenyleneoxy-1,4-phenyleneisopropylidene-1,4-phenylene in one of the forms mentioned in Note 6b to this Chapter | – | 7 |
| 3911 90 130 0 | – – – polythio-1,4-phenylene | – | 7 |
| 3911 90 190 0 | – – – others | – | 7 |
| - - other: | |||
| 3911 90 920 0 | – – – copolymer of p-cresol and divinylbenzene, in the form of a solution in N,N-dimethylacetamide with a polymer content of 50 wt.% or more; hydrogenated copolymers of vinyltoluene and a-methylsterol | – | 7 |
| 3911 90 990 0 | – – – others | – | 7 |
Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, in primary forms, not elsewhere specified or included:
| - - unplasticized: | |||
| 3912 11 000 1 | – – – for the production of cigarette filters | – | 5 |
| 3912 11 000 9 | – – – others | – | 5 |
| 3912 12 000 0 | – – plasticized | – | 5 |
| 3912 20 | – cellulose nitrates (including collodions): | ||
| - - unplasticized: | |||
| 3912 20 110 0 | – – – collodions and celloidin | – | 5 |
| 3912 20 190 0 | – – – others | – | 5 |
| 3912 20 900 0 | – – plasticized | – | 5 |
| – cellulose ethers: | |||
| 3912 31 000 0 | – – carboxymethylcellulose and its salts | – | 5 |
| 3912 39 | - - other: | ||
| 3912 39 200 0 | – – – hydroxypropylcellulose | – | 5 |
| 3912 39 850 0 | – – – others | – | 5 |
| 3912 90 | – other: | ||
| 3912 90 100 0 | – – cellulose esters | – | 5 |
| 3912 90 900 0 | - - other | – | 5 |
Natural polymers (e.g. alginic acid) and modified natural polymers (e.g. hardened proteins, chemical derivatives of natural rubber), in primary forms, not elsewhere specified or included:
| – | 5 | ||
| 3913 90 000 0 | – other | – | 5 |
Ion exchange resins obtained from polymers of headings 3901 – 3913, in primary forms:
| – | 9.1 |
II. WASTE, CUTTINGS AND SCRAP; SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS; PRODUCTS 3915
Waste, trimmings and scrap, from plastics:
| – | 5 | ||
| 3915 20 000 0 | – styrene polymers | – | 5 |
| 3915 30 000 0 | – vinyl chloride polymers | – | 5 |
| 3915 90 | – other plastics: | ||
| 3915 90 110 0 | – – propylene polymers | – | 5 |
| 3915 90 800 0 | - - other | – | 5 |
Monofilament with a cross-sectional dimension of more than 1 mm, rods, rods and shaped profiles, with or without surface treatment, but not otherwise treated, of plastics:
| – | 9.1 | ||
| 3916 20 000 0 | – from vinyl chloride polymers | – | 9.1 |
| 3916 90 | – from other plastics: | ||
| 3916 90 100 0 | - - from condensation products or rearrangement polymerization products, whether or not chemically modified | – | 9.1 |
| 3916 90 500 0 | – – from polyaddition products | – | 9.1 |
| 3916 90 900 0 | - - other | – | 9.1 |
Pipes, tubes, hoses and their fittings (for example, connections, elbows, flanges), made of plastics:
| 3917 10 100 0 | - - from hardened proteins | – | 8.8 |
| 3917 10 900 0 | - - of cellulose materials | – | 8.8 |
| – pipes, tubes and hoses, rigid: | |||
| 3917 21 | – – from ethylene polymers: | ||
| 3917 21 100 0 | - - - Seamless and cut into lengths exceeding the maximum cross-sectional dimension, whether or not surface treated, but not otherwise treated | – | 8.3 |
| 3917 21 9 | - - other: | ||
| 3917 21 900 1 | – – – with fitted fittings, intended for civil aircraft 5) | – | 7.5 |
| 3917 21 900 9 | – – – others | – | 8.3 |
| 3917 22 | – – from propylene polymers: | ||
| 3917 22 100 0 | - - - Seamless and cut into lengths exceeding the maximum cross-sectional dimension, whether or not surface treated, but not otherwise treated | – | 8.3 |
| 3917 22 900 0 | – – – others | – | 8.3 |
| 3917 23 | – – from vinyl chloride polymers: | ||
| 3917 23 100 | - - - Seamless and cut into lengths exceeding the maximum cross-sectional dimension, whether or not surface treated, but not otherwise treated: | ||
| 3917 23 100 1 | – – – – for industrial assembly of motor vehicles of headings 8701 – 8705, their components and assemblies5) | – | 0 |
| 3917 23 100 9 | – – – – others | – | 8.3 |
| 3917 23 9 | - - other: | ||
| 3917 23 900 1 | – – – with fitted fittings, intended for civil aircraft 5) | – | 7.5 |
| 3917 23 900 9 | – – – others | – | 8.3 |
| 3917 29 | - - of other plastics: | ||
| 3917 29 000 1 | – – for civil aviation 5) | – | 0 |
| 3917 29 000 9 | - - other | – | 8.8 |
| – pipes, tubes and hoses, other: | |||
| 3917 31 000 | – – pipes, tubes and hoses, flexible, withstanding pressure up to 27.6 MPa: | ||
| 3917 31 000 1 | – – – for industrial assembly of motor vehicles of headings 8701 – 8705, their components and assemblies 5) | – | 0 |
| 3917 31 000 2 | – – – with fitted fittings, intended for civil aircraft 5) | – | 7.5 |
| 3917 31 000 8 | – – – others | – | 8.3 |
| 3917 32 000 | - - other, not reinforced or not combined with other materials, without fittings: | ||
| 3917 32 000 1 | - - - Seamless and cut into lengths exceeding the maximum cross-sectional dimension, whether or not surface treated, but not otherwise treated | – | 8.3 |
| – – – other: | |||
| 3917 32 000 2 | – – – – for industrial assembly of motor vehicles of headings 8701 – 8705, their components and assemblies5) | – | 0 |
| 3917 32 000 9 | – – – – others | – | 8.8 |
| 3917 33 000 0 | - - other, not reinforced or not combined with other materials, with fittings | – | 8.3 |
| 3917 39 000 | - - other: | ||
| 3917 39 000 1 | – – – seamless and cut into lengths exceeding the maximum cross-sectional dimension, whether or not surface treated, but not subjected to any treatment | – | 8.8 |
| – – – other: | |||
| 3917 39 000 2 | – – – – for the production of aircraft engines 5) | – | 0 |
| 3917 39 000 3 | – – – – with fitted fittings, intended for civil aircraft 5) | – | 8.3 |
| 3917 39 000 8 | – – – – others | – | 8.8 |
| 3917 40 000 0 | – fittings | – | 8.3 |
Floor coverings made of plastics, self-adhesive or non-self-adhesive, in rolls or plates; coverings for walls or ceilings made of plastics specified in note 9 to this group:
| 3918 10 100 0 | - - consisting of a base impregnated or coated with polyvinyl chloride | m2 | 17.8, but not less than 0.266 euro/kg |
| 3918 10 900 0 | - - other | m2 | 17.8, but not less than 0.266 euro/kg |
| 3918 90 000 0 | – from other plastics | m2 | 17.2, but not less than 0.266 euro/kg |
Plates, sheets, film, tape, strip and other flat forms, of plastics, self-adhesive, whether or not in rolls:
| - - strips or strips coated with unvulcanized natural or synthetic rubber: | |||
| 3919 10 120 0 | – – – from polyvinyl chloride or polyethylene | – | 8.3 |
| 3919 10 150 0 | – – – from polypropylene | – | 8.3 |
| 3919 10 190 0 | – – – others | – | 8.3 |
| 3919 10 800 0 | - - other | – | 8.3 |
| 3919 90 000 0 | – other | – | 9.1 |
Plates, sheets, film and strips, other, of plastics, non-porous and not reinforced, not laminated, not supported or similarly combined with other materials:
| – – thickness not more than 0.125 mm: | |||
| – – – from polyethylene with specific gravity: | |||
| – – – – less than 0.94: | |||
| 3920 10 230 0 | – – – – – polyethylene film with a thickness of 20 microns or more, but not more than 40 microns, for the production of photoresist film used in the production of semiconductor or printed circuits | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 10 240 0 | – – – – – stretch film | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 10 250 0 | – – – – – others | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 10 280 0 | – – – – 0.94 or more | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 10 400 0 | – – – others | – | 8.8 |
| – – thickness more than 0.125 mm: | |||
| 3920 10 810 0 | - - - synthetic paper pulp in the form of wet sheets, obtained from unbound finely branched fibrils of polyethylene, mixed or unmixed with cellulose fibers in an amount of not more than 15%, containing polyvinyl alcohol dissolved in water as a wetting agent | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 10 890 0 | – – – others | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 20 | – from propylene polymers: | ||
| – – thickness not exceeding 0.10 mm: | |||
| 3920 20 210 0 | – – – biaxially oriented | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 20 290 0 | – – – others | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 20 800 0 | – – thicker than 0.10 mm | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 30 000 0 | – from styrene polymers | – | 8.8 |
| – from vinyl chloride polymers: | |||
| 3920 43 | – – containing at least 6 wt.% plasticizers: | ||
| 3920 43 100 0 | – – – thickness no more than 1 mm | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 43 900 0 | – – – more than 1 mm thick | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 49 | - - other: | ||
| 3920 49 100 | – – – thickness not exceeding 1 mm: | ||
| 3920 49 100 1 | – – – – rigid, unplasticized | – | 10 |
| 3920 49 100 9 | – – – – flexible | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 49 900 0 | – – – more than 1 mm thick | – | 8.8 |
| – from acrylic polymers: | |||
| 3920 51 000 0 | – – from polymethylmethacrylate | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 59 | - - other: | ||
| 3920 59 100 0 | – – – film with a thickness of not more than 150 microns from a copolymer of esters of acrylic and methacrylic acids | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 59 900 0 | – – – others | – | 8.8 |
| – from polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters or other polyesters: | |||
| 3920 61 000 0 | – – from polycarbonates | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 62 | – – from polyethylene terephthalate: | ||
| – – – thickness not exceeding 0.35 mm: | |||
| 3920 62 120 0 | – – – – polyethylene terephthalate film with a thickness of 72 microns or more, but not more than 79 microns, for the production of flexible magnetic disks; polyethylene terephthalate film with a thickness of 100 microns or more, but not more than 150 microns, for the production of photopolymer printing plates | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 62 190 | – – – – other: | ||
| 3920 62 190 1 | – – – – – film | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 62 190 9 | – – – – – others | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 62 900 0 | – – – thickness more than 0.35 mm | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 63 000 0 | – – from unsaturated polyesters | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 69 000 0 | - - of other polyesters | – | 8.8 |
| – from cellulose or its chemical derivatives: | |||
| 3920 71 000 0 | – – from regenerated cellulose | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 73 | - - from cellulose acetate: | ||
| 3920 73 100 0 | - - - film in rolls or in the form of strips or strips for cinematography or photography | – | 9.1 |
| 3920 73 800 0 | – – – others | – | 9.1 |
| 3920 79 | - - from other cellulose derivatives: | ||
| 3920 79 100 0 | – – – vulcanized fiber | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 79 900 0 | – – – others | – | 9.1 |
| – from other plastics: | |||
| 3920 91 000 0 | – – from polyvinyl butyral | – | 9.1 |
| 3920 92 000 0 | – – from polyamides | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 93 000 0 | - - from amino-aldehyde resins | – | 8.8 |
| 3920 94 000 0 | – – from phenol-aldehyde resins | – | 9.1 |
| 3920 99 | - - of other plastics: | ||
| - - - from condensation products or rearrangement polymerization products, whether or not chemically modified: | |||
| 3920 99 210 0 | – – – – polyimide sheet and strip or tape, uncoated or covered only with plastics | – | 8.3 |
| 3920 99 280 0 | – – – – others | – | 8.3 |
| – – – from polyaddition products: | |||
| 3920 99 520 0 | – – – – polyvinyl fluoride sheet; polyvinyl alcohol film, biaxially oriented, containing 97% by weight or more polyvinyl alcohol, uncoated, not more than 1 mm thick | – | 8.3 |
| 3920 99 530 0 | – – – – ion exchange membranes made of fluorinated plastics, for use in chlor-alkali electrolysers | – | 8.3 |
| 3920 99 590 0 | – – – – others | – | 8.3 |
| 3920 99 900 0 | – – – others | – | 8.3 |
Plates, sheets, film and strips or strips of plastics, other:
| – – from styrene polymers | – | 6.5 | |
| 3921 12 000 0 | – – from polymers of vinyl chloride | – | 8.8 |
| 3921 13 | – – from polyurethanes: | ||
| 3921 13 100 0 | – – – flexible | – | 8.8, but not less than 0.3 euro/kg |
| 3921 13 900 0 | – – – others | – | 8.8, but not less than 0.4 euro/kg |
| 3921 14 000 0 | – – from regenerated cellulose | – | 8.8 |
| 3921 19 000 0 | - - of other plastics | – | 8.8 |
| 3921 90 | – other: | ||
| - - from products of condensation or rearrangement polymerization, whether or not chemically modified: | |||
| 3921 90 100 | – – – from polyesters: | ||
| 3921 90 100 1 | – – – – corrugated sheets and plates | – | 8.8 |
| 3921 90 100 9 | – – – – others | – | 8.8 |
| 3921 90 300 0 | – – – from phenol-aldehyde resins | – | 8.8 |
| – – – from amino-aldehyde resins: | |||
| – – – – layered: | |||
| 3921 90 410 0 | – – – – – high pressure laminated with decorated surface on one or both sides | – | 8.8 |
| 3921 90 430 0 | – – – – – others | – | 8.8 |
| 3921 90 490 0 | – – – – others | – | 8.8 |
| 3921 90 550 0 | – – – others | – | 8.8 |
| 3921 90 600 0 | – – from polyaddition products | – | 8.8 |
| 3921 90 900 0 | - - other | – | 8.8 |
Bathtubs, showers, drainage sinks, wash basins, bidets, toilets, seats and lids for them, cisterns and similar sanitary products, of plastics:
| – | 17.3 | ||
| 3922 20 000 0 | – toilet seats and lids | – | 17.3 |
| 3922 90 000 0 | – other | – | 17.3 |
Products for transporting or packaging goods, made of plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, made of plastic:
| – | 6.5 | ||
| – bags and bags (including conical): | |||
| 3923 21 000 0 | – – from ethylene polymers | – | 17.3 |
| 3923 29 | - - of other plastics: | ||
| 3923 29 100 0 | – – – from polyvinyl chloride | – | 17.3 |
| 3923 29 900 0 | – – – others | – | 17.3 |
| 3923 30 | – carboys, bottles, vials and similar articles: | ||
| 3923 30 10 | – – with a capacity of not more than 2 liters: | ||
| 3923 30 101 0 | – – – preforms for the manufacture of products with a capacity of no more than 2 liters | – | 8.8 |
| 3923 30 109 0 | – – – others | – | 8.8 |
| 3923 30 90 | – – with a capacity of more than 2 liters: | ||
| 3923 30 901 0 | – – – preforms for the manufacture of products with a capacity of more than 2 liters | – | 17.3 |
| 3923 30 909 0 | – – – others | – | 17.3 |
| 3923 40 | – spools, bobbins, bobbins and similar articles: | ||
| 3923 40 100 | - - reels, reels and similar articles for photographic and cinematographic films or tapes, films and similar materials of heading 8523: | ||
| 3923 40 100 1 | – – – cassettes for magnetic tapes of subheadings 8523 29 150 1, 8523 29 150 2, 8523 29 330 1, 8523 29 330 2, 8523 29 390 1, 8523 29 390 2 | – | 17.3 |
| 3923 40 100 2 | – – – cassettes for magnetic tapes of subheadings 8523 29 150 5, 8523 29 150 8, 8523 29 330 5, 8523 29 330 7, 8523 29 390 5, 8523 29 390 7 | – | 17.3 |
| 3923 40 100 9 | – – – others | – | 17.3 |
| 3923 40 900 0 | - - other | – | 17.3 |
| 3923 50 | – plugs, lids, caps and other closures: | ||
| 3923 50 100 0 | – – caps and screw caps for bottles | – | 6.5 |
| 3923 50 900 0 | - - other | – | 6.5 |
| 3923 90 000 0 | – other | – | 16.6 |
Tableware and kitchenware, cutlery and kitchen utensils, other household items and hygiene or toilet items, made of plastic:
| – | 17.3 | ||
| 3924 90 000 | – other: | ||
| 3924 90 000 1 | – – from regenerated cellulose | – | 17.3 |
| 3924 90 000 9 | - - other | – | 17.3 |
Construction parts of plastics, not elsewhere specified or included:
| – | 17.3 | ||
| 3925 20 000 0 | – doors, windows and their frames, door thresholds | – | 17.3 |
| 3925 30 000 0 | – shutters, curtains (including Venetian blinds) and similar products and parts thereof | – | 17.3 |
| 3925 90 | – other: | ||
| 3925 90 100 0 | - - fittings and fasteners intended for permanent installation in/or on doors, windows, stairs, walls or other parts of buildings | – | 17.3 |
| 3925 90 200 0 | – – main, channel and cable troughs for electrical circuits | – | 17.3 |
| 3925 90 800 | - - other: | ||
| 3925 90 800 1 | – – – made of polyurethane | – | 17.3 |
| 3925 90 800 9 | – – – others | – | 17.3 |
Other products made of plastics and products made of other materials of headings 3901 – 3914:
| – | 17.3 | ||
| 3926 20 000 0 | – clothing and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mittens) | – | 17.3 |
| 3926 30 000 | – fastenings and fittings for furniture, vehicles or similar products: | ||
| 3926 30 000 1 | – – for industrial assembly of motor vehicles of headings 8701 – 8705, their components and assemblies 5) | – | 0 |
| 3926 30 000 9 | - - other | – | 0 |
| 3926 40 000 0 | – figurines and other decorative products | – | 17.3 |
| 3926 90 | – other: | ||
| 3926 90 500 0 | – – perforated containers and similar products intended for filtering water at the entrances to the drainage system | – | 17.3 |
| - - other: | |||
| 3926 90 920 0 | – – – made of sheet material | – | 17.3 |
| 3926 90 970 | – – – other: | ||
| 3926 90 970 1 | – – – – filter elements (including membranes for hemodialysis) for the medical industry | – | 8.8 |
| 3926 90 970 2 | – – – – cylinders with a height of at least 5 mm, but not more than 8 mm, with a diameter of at least 12 mm, but not more than 15 mm, without optical processing, with a spherical hole at one end, for the production of contact lenses of subheading 9001 30 000 0 | – | 0 |
| 3926 90 970 3 | – – – – filter elements for industrial assembly of motor vehicles of headings 8701 – 8705, their components and assemblies 5) | – | 10 |
| – – – – for technical purposes, for civil aviation: | |||
| 3926 90 970 4 | – – – – – for the production of aircraft engines 5) | – | 0 |
| 3926 90 970 5 | – – – – – others | – | 10 |
| 3926 90 970 7 | – – – – others | – | 20 |
| 3926 90 970 9 | – – – others | – | 17.3 |
Methods for classifying goods
There are three classification methods: hierarchical, facet and mixed. The hierarchical method involves the sequential division of a set of objects into subordinate classification groups (subsets). Below is a diagram of the hierarchical method for classifying grape wines.
In hierarchical classification, the distribution of objects is made from a more general characteristic to a less general one, and each subsequent link specifies the characteristic of a higher level. The main advantage of hierarchical classification is its large information capacity, ease and familiarity of use. The disadvantage is the weak flexibility of the structure and the pre-established order of distribution stages, which does not allow the introduction of new objects and characteristics in the absence of reserve capacity. The number of features and steps determines the depth of classification. The depth of classification can theoretically be infinite, but in practice such classification is too complex, so if you need to increase the number of features, then use the facet classification method.
The facet classification method is a parallel division of many objects into independent classification groups (facets). The peculiarity of the facet classification is that the individual facets do not depend on and are not subordinate to each other; each facet, belonging to the same set, characterizes only one of the sides of this set. Classification groupings in facet classification are formed from objects taken from the corresponding facets. The advantage of facet classification is the flexibility of the structure, since changes in any one of the facets do not affect the others. The disadvantage of facet classification is the insufficient use of capacity, the unfamiliarity of application, as well as the difficulty of using this method for manual information processing. Each classification method has its own disadvantages and advantages, so in some cases both methods are used at once ( mixed method ).
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Product coding
Coding of goods is the formation and assignment of a code to a classification group and/or classification object. A code is a sign or a set of signs used to designate a classification group and/or classification object. The purpose of coding is to systematize objects by identifying them, ranking them and assigning a symbol (code) by which any object can be found and recognized among many others. There are four encoding methods:
- ordinal;
- serial-ordinal;
- parallel;
- consistent.
The ordinal method is that the formation and assignment of a code is carried out from numbers in the natural series. The serial-ordinal method consists in the formation and assignment of a code from numbers of the natural series with the assignment of individual series and ranges of these numbers to objects of classification with certain characteristics. The sequential method involves the formation and assignment of a code to a classification group and/or classification object using codes of sequentially located subordinate groupings obtained using the hierarchical classification method. The parallel method is that the formation and assignment of a code to a classification group and/or classification object occurs using codes of independent groupings obtained using the facet classification method. The set of rules and methods for coding classification groupings and classification objects of a given set is called a coding system.
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Harmonized system of description and coding of goods - the international basis of the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity
The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System was developed under the auspices of the Customs Cooperation Council. HS is a detailed and unified foreign trade classifier that ensures the collection, comparability and analysis of international trade statistics. The harmonized system was developed on the basis of international, regional and national classification systems, nomenclatures and tariffs in force in trade. The original intention of the Council was to bring the HS Convention into force on 1 January 1985, but various administrative delays and negotiations led to a change in the planned date, and a new date for the implementation of the Convention was set at 1 January 1988. Currently, the Convention is acceded to already more than 100 countries, customs and economic unions. The USSR entered the Convention on August 12, 1988, by Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 1004 “On the introduction of the Harmonized System for Description and Coding of Goods in the USSR.”
The International Convention on the Harmonized System of Description and Coding of Goods consists of 20 articles. The Preamble of the Convention explains the reasons that prompted the creation of this Convention, including:
- promoting international trade;
- simplifying the collection, comparison and analysis of statistical data;
- extremely low granularity of classifications to meet the requirements of customs authorities, as well as the requirements for statistics from governments and trade circles;
- maintaining the relationship between GS and SMTC, etc.
Article 1 sets out the main definitions used in the Convention, including:
- The Harmonized System for Description and Coding of Goods is a nomenclature that includes product items, subheadings and related digital codes, notes to sections, groups and subheadings, as well as basic classification rules for interpreting the Harmonized System;
- nomenclature of customs tariffs - nomenclature developed in accordance with the legislation of the Contracting Party for the collection of customs duties when importing goods;
- statistical nomenclatures – product nomenclatures developed by a Contracting Party to collect statistical data on the export and import of goods;
- unified customs-statistical nomenclature - a nomenclature that combines the nomenclature of customs tariffs and statistical nomenclature, which, according to the legislation, the Contracting Party requires to be used when declaring goods upon import, etc.
The SG is overseen and led by the Harmonized System Committee, which consists of representatives of each Contracting Party. The HS Committee performs the following functions:
- proposes amendments to the Convention;
- draws up explanations, principles of classification and other recommendations related to the interpretation of the HS;
- develops recommendations for uniform interpretation and application of the HS;
- collates and disseminates information related to the use of HS;
- provides information and recommendations on all issues related to the classification of goods in the HS, etc.
The overall management of the Convention is carried out by the Customs Cooperation Council; it also considers proposals for amendments to the Convention developed by the HS Committee and recommends them to the Contracting Parties.
The following may become Contracting Parties to the Convention: member states of the Customs Cooperation Council; customs or economic unions; any State to which the Secretary-General extends an invitation as directed by the Council. The Contracting Parties are obliged:
- use all commodity items and subheadings of the HS, as well as the digital codes related to them, without any additions or changes;
- apply the basic rules of classification, as well as all notes to sections, groups and subheadings and not change the content of sections, groups, commodity items and subheadings of the HS;
- comply with the coding procedure adopted in the Harmonized System;
- publish your statistics according to the six-digit HS code.
Contracting Parties are permitted to create subdivisions in their customs tariff nomenclature or statistical nomenclature to classify goods into more characters than in the HS, provided that these subdivisions are added and coded beyond the six-digit numeric code. In accordance with the Convention, the Contracting Parties do not undertake any obligations regarding customs duty rates. The Convention is of unlimited duration. However, any Contracting Party may refuse it, and the denunciation shall take effect one year after the notification of denunciation is received by the Secretary-General, unless a later date is specified therein.
HS is a nomenclature containing product items, subitems and related digital codes, notes to sections, groups and subpositions, as well as basic classification rules for interpreting HS. Thus, the HS includes the following elements:
- Basic rules of interpretation;
- Notes to sections, groups, positions, subpositions;
- Nomenclature of HS (NGS).
Since the Basic Rules and Notes form an integral part of the HS, they have the same legal force as the nomenclature part itself. The HS nomenclature consists of 21 sections, 99 groups (96 active groups and 3 reserve ones). When constructing the NGS, a mainly hierarchical classification method was used, although some positions were built on the facet method, and coding was carried out using a sequential method.
The basis for the classification of goods in all sections is a combination of various characteristics, the main of which are:
- origin;
- functional purpose;
- chemical composition;
- the type of material from which the product is made.
In the Harmonized System, Roman numerals are used to designate sections and subgroups, and Arabic numerals are used to designate groups, headings and subheadings. A six-digit code is used to designate a product in the NHS.
| X | X | X | X | X | X |
| GROUP | |||||
| PRODUCT POSITION | |||||
| SUBPOSITION | |||||
When classifying goods, notes and exceptions to sections, groups, positions, and subpositions are of great importance. They help to establish the correct product code. The nomenclature is designed in such a way that it includes all goods in trade.
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Explanations to the EAEU Commodity Nomenclature for Foreign Economic Activity
PREFACE
Explanations to the Unified Commodity Nomenclature for Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union (CN FEA EAEU) is one of the auxiliary working materials designed to ensure a uniform interpretation and application of the CN FEA EAEU.
(as amended by the recommendation of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated December 2, 2014 N 19)
Explanations contain interpretations of the content of items in the nomenclature, terms, brief descriptions of goods and areas of their possible application, classification characteristics and specific lists of goods included or excluded from certain items, methods for determining various parameters of goods and other information necessary for unambiguously classifying a specific product as a certain position of the EAEU Commodity Nomenclature for Foreign Economic Activity.
(as amended by the recommendation of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated December 2, 2014 N 19)
Explanations to the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of the EAEU consist of six volumes.
(as amended by the recommendation of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated December 2, 2014 N 19)
The first five volumes are based on the Explanations to the Unified Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which in turn are based on the Russian version of the Explanations to the Harmonized System for Description and Coding of Goods of the World Customs Organization and approved by the Council of Heads of Customs Services of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States by decision of 22 June 2012 N 5/55. At the same time, the breakdown of the material into volumes adopted in the original is preserved:
(as amended by the recommendation of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated November 5, 2013 N 16)
first volume - sections - , groups 1 - ;
second volume - sections - VIII, groups -;
third volume - sections - XIII, groups -;
fourth volume - sections XIV - XVI, groups -;
fifth volume - sections XVI - XXI, groups - .
The paragraph has been deleted. — Recommendation of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated December 17, 2013 N 17.
In the text of the Explanatory Notes, a heading code indicated in square brackets (for example, heading [2527]) means that the heading and its explanation have been deleted by the World Customs Organization.
In the case where the text contains an explanation for a subitem, this is indicated by a (+) sign after the name of the product item.
(paragraph introduced by recommendation of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated November 5, 2013 N 16)
The sixth volume is based on the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union and contains the Explanatory Notes of the Customs Union. The explanations contained in the sixth volume do not replace the explanations contained in the first five volumes, but are considered to be complementary to the latter and should be used in conjunction with them.
(paragraph introduced by recommendation of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated December 17, 2013 N 17)
Clarifications of the Customs Union, including those developed on the basis of clarifications previously used by the European Commission, are indicated by a symbol (*) after the digital code of the corresponding position.
(paragraph introduced by recommendation of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated December 17, 2013 N 17)
ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS
Bq ¦becquerel V ¦volt Watt ¦watt g ¦gram Hz ¦hertz GHz ¦gigahertz dtex ¦non-system unit of linear density of fibers or threads, ¦equal to the ratio of their mass to length. 1 dtex = 10 mg/m IR - infrared K - kelvin kVA - kilovolt-ampere kvar - kilovolt-ampere reactive kW - kilowatt kHz - kilohertz kg - kilogram kgf - kilogram-force km - kilometer kN - kilonewton kPa - kilopascal kcal - kilocalo Riya l ¦liter m ¦meter wt.% ¦percentage of content by mass MHz ¦megahertz m- ¦meta-m2 ¦square meter mg ¦milligram mm ¦millimeter μCi ¦microcurie mN ¦millinewton N ¦newton vol.% ¦percentage of content by volume o - ¦ortho-p-para- PerT ¦alternating current DC ¦direct current s ¦second сг ¦centigram cm ¦centimeter cm2 ¦square centimeter cm3 ¦cubic centimeter cN ¦centinewton eV ¦electron-volt °C ¦degree Celsius ASTM ¦American Society for Testing and Materials INN InternationalNonproprietaryName INNMInternationalNonproprietaryNameModified ISOInternationalOrganization for StandardizationIUPACInternational Union of Pure and Applied ChemistryInternational Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry PAK ) % ¦percentage
Examples
1500 g/m2¦ one thousand five hundred grams per square meter 1000 m/s ¦ one thousand meters per second 15 °C ¦ fifteen degrees Celsius
BASIC RULES FOR INTERPRETING HS HS
Classification of goods in the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity (TN FEA) is carried out according to the following Rules:
RULE 1
The names of sections, groups and subgroups are given only for ease of use of the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity; for legal purposes, the classification of goods in the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity is carried out on the basis of the texts of commodity items and the corresponding notes to sections or groups and, unless otherwise provided by such texts, in accordance with the following provisions.
(I) The nomenclature presents in a systematized form goods traded in international trade. These goods are grouped in it into sections, groups and subgroups, equipped with names indicating in the most concise form the categories or types of goods that they cover. In many cases, however, such a variety and number of goods are classified in a section or group that it is impossible to cover them all or list them specifically in the names.
(II) Rule 1 therefore begins with the disclaimer that these names are given “for ease of reference only.” Therefore, they have no validity in classification.
(III) The second part of this Rule states that classification should be made:
(a) based on the text of the headings and the relevant section or chapter notes, and
(b) unless otherwise provided in such texts, then in accordance with the provisions of Rules 2, 3, 4 and 5, where applicable.
(IV) Clause (III) (a) is obvious and many goods are classified in the Nomenclature without further reference to Rules of Interpretation (for example, live horses (heading 01.01), pharmaceutical products mentioned in Chapter Note 4 (heading 30.06) ).
(V) In position (III) (b):
(a) the expression “unless otherwise provided by such texts” quite unambiguously means that the names of commodity items and notes to sections or groups have priority, that is, they are taken into account primarily when classifying the goods. For example, the notes to a group stipulate that only certain goods belong to certain product items. Consequently, these headings cannot be extended to include goods which would otherwise fall within them under Rule 2(b);
(b) a reference to Rule 2 in the expression “subject to the provisions of Rules 2, 3, 4 and 5” means that:
(1) goods presented incomplete or unfinished (for example, a bicycle without a saddle and tires), and
(2) goods presented unassembled or disassembled (for example, an unassembled or disassembled bicycle, all components presented together), the components of which can be classified either separately by title (for example, tires, tubes), or as “parts” of these goods , shall be classified as if they were goods in a complete or complete form, subject to the provisions of Rule 2(a) and unless otherwise provided in the headings or notes.
RULE 2
a) Any reference in a heading to any good shall also be construed as a reference to such good in an incomplete or unfinished form, provided that, being presented in an incomplete or unfinished form, the good has the essential property of a complete or complete good, and shall also be construed as a reference to a complete or complete good (or classified in the heading in question as complete or complete by virtue of this Rule) presented unassembled or disassembled.
b) Any reference in the heading to any material or substance shall also be construed as a reference to mixtures or combinations of that material or substance with other materials or substances. Any reference to a product made of a particular material or substance shall be construed as a reference to goods consisting wholly or partly of that material or substance. Classification of goods consisting of more than one material or substance is carried out in accordance with the provisions of Rule 3.
RULE 2(a)
(Items presented incomplete or unfinished)
(I) The first part of Rule 2(a) expands the content of any heading to which a particular good relates to cover not only the complete article, but also that article in an incomplete or unfinished form, provided that, as presented, the article has the main property of a complete or finished product.
(II) The provisions of this Rule also apply to blanks unless they are classified in a specific heading. The term "blank" means a product not ready for immediate use, having the approximate shape or outline of a finished product or part, and which can be used, except in exceptional cases, only for completion into a finished product or part (for example, plastic bottle blanks that are semi-finished products in the shape of a tube, with one closed end and one open end threaded for closure with a screw cap, the area below the threaded end is intended to be blown to the desired size and shape).
Semi-finished products that do not yet have the characteristic shape of finished products (such as bars, disks, pipes, etc.) are not considered “blanks”.
(III) Having regard to the scope of headings under sections - , this part of the Rules generally does not apply to goods under these headings.
(IV) Certain cases falling under this Rule are mentioned in the general provisions of sections or groups (for example, section XVI and groups , , , and ).
RULE 2(a)
(Products presented unassembled or disassembled)
(V) The second part of Rule 2(a) provides that complete or finished articles presented unassembled or disassembled are classified in the same headings as assembled articles. Products are presented in this manner usually due to packaging, handling or transportation requirements.
(VI) This Rule also applies to incomplete or unfinished products presented in disassembled or unassembled form, provided that they are considered complete or completed products by virtue of the first part of this Rule.
(VII) For the purposes of this Rule, the term “goods presented unassembled or disassembled” means products the components of which must be assembled using fastening material (screws, nuts, bolts, etc.) or, for example, riveting or welding, provided that that this requires only assembly operations.
In this case, the complexity of the assembly method should not be taken into account. However, the components will not undergo any further work to complete them.
Unassembled components of a product in excess of those required to assemble the product must be classified separately.
(VIII) The cases covered by this Rule are mentioned in the general provisions for sections or groups (for example, section XVI and groups , , and ).
(IX) Having regard to the scope of the headings of sections - , this part of this Rule generally does not apply to goods of these sections.
RULE 2 (b)
(Mixtures and compounds of materials or substances)
(X) Rule 2(b) deals with mixtures and combinations of materials or substances and goods made from two or more materials or substances. It applies to headings that specify a material or substance (for example, heading 0507 - ivory) and to headings that specify a good of a specific material or substance (for example, heading 4503 - articles of natural cork). . It should be noted that this Rule applies only unless otherwise stated in those headings or section or chapter notes (for example, heading 1503 - lard stearin, unmixed...).
Prepared mixtures described as such in a section or group note or heading are to be classified in accordance with Rule 1.
(XI) The intent of this Rule is to extend any heading covering a material or substance to cover mixtures or combinations of that material or substance with other materials or substances. The effect of this Rule is also to extend any heading covering goods made from that material or substance to include goods made partly from that material or substance.
(XII) This does not, however, widen the heading so far as to include goods which, under Rule 1, cannot be regarded as corresponding to the description in that heading; this occurs when the addition of another material or substance deprives the goods of the characteristics of those goods mentioned in the heading.
(XIII) As a consequence of this Rule, mixtures and combinations of materials or substances and goods made from more than one material or substance, if they can, prima facie, be classified under two or more headings, shall be classified in accordance with the principles of the Rule 3.
RULE 3
Where, by virtue of Rule 2(b) or for any other reason, there is, prima facie, the possibility of classifying goods into two or more headings, the classification of such goods shall be as follows:
a) Preference is given to the product item that contains the most specific description of the product, compared to product items with a more general description. However, when each of two or more headings relates only to part of the materials or substances included in the composition of a mixture or multicomponent article, or only to part of the goods presented in a set for retail sale, then these headings should be considered equivalent in relation to that product, even if one of them gives a more complete or accurate description of the product.
b) Mixtures, multi-component articles consisting of different materials or made from different components, and goods presented in sets for retail sale, the classification of which cannot be made in accordance with the provisions of Rule 3(a), shall be classified according to that material or component. parts that give the goods an essential property, provided that this criterion is applicable.
c) Goods which cannot be classified in accordance with the provisions of Rule 3(a) or 3(b) shall be classified in the heading last in ascending order of codes among the headings equally eligible for consideration in the classification of those goods. .
(I) This Rule provides for three methods of classifying goods which, prima facie, may be classified under two or more headings, either under the terms of Rule 2(b) or for any other reason. These methods are applied in the sequence in which they are given in this Rule. Thus, Rule 3(b) applies only when Rule 3(a) is not suitable for classification, and if both Rule 3(a) and Rule 3(b) are not suitable, then Rule 3(c) applies. Therefore, the order is as follows: (a) specific description of the product; (b) basic property; (c) the product item that comes last in ascending order of codes.
(II) This Rule shall have effect only to the extent that the heading text or section or chapter notes do not otherwise state. For example, Chapter Note 4B requires that goods falling within the description of both headings 9701 through 9705 and heading 9706 be classified in one of the first headings. Such goods should be classified in accordance with Chapter Note 4B and not in accordance with this Rule.
RULE 3(a)
(III) The first method of classification is given in Rule 3(a), whereby the heading providing the most specific description of the goods is given preference to the heading giving a more general description.
(IV) It is not practical to lay down strict rules by which it can be determined whether one heading gives a more specific description of the goods than another, but in general it should be noted that:
(a) the good is more specifically characterized by its names than by the name of the group of goods (for example, electric shavers and hair clippers with a built-in electric motor are included in heading 85.10, rather than in heading 8467 as hand tools with a built-in electric motor, or in heading 85.09 as electromechanical household machines with a built-in electric motor);
(b) if the goods correspond to a description that more clearly identifies them, that description is more specific than one in which the identification is less complete.
Examples of the latter category of goods are:
(1) Textile floor mats for automobile interiors are not to be classified as accessories of a motor vehicle in heading 87.08, but rather in heading 57.03, where they are more specifically described as carpets;
(2) Unframed safety glass, including toughened or laminated glass of specified shapes for use in aircraft, is to be classified not in heading 88.03 as part of the articles of heading 88.01 or 88.02, but in heading 70.07, where it is more specifically described as safety glass.
(V) But if two or more headings mention only part of the materials or substances contained in mixtures or multipart articles, or only part of the articles in a set for retail sale, those headings are to be treated as equally specific descriptions of those goods, even if one of them gives a more complete and specific description than the others. In such cases, the classification of goods must be made under Rule 3(b) or 3(c).
RULE 3(b)
(VI) The second method applies only to:
(i) mixtures;
(ii) multi-component goods consisting of different materials;
(iii) multi-component goods consisting of different components;
(iv) goods included in a set for retail sale.
It is used only if Rule 3(a) does not apply.
(VII) In all these cases, the goods must be classified as if they consisted only of a material or component which gives them an essential property to the extent that this criterion is applicable.
(VIII) The factor which determines the basic property will be different for different types of goods. It may, for example, be determined by the nature of the material or component, its volume, quantity, weight, cost, or the role that the material or component plays in the use of the product.
(IX) When applying this Rule, multi-component goods made from different components should be considered not only those goods in which these components are attached to each other, forming a practically inseparable whole, but also goods with separable components, provided that these components are adapted to each other, complement each other and taken together form a single whole, which usually does not allow them to be put up for sale in the form of separate parts.
Examples of the latter category of goods are:
(1) ashtrays consisting of a stand including a replaceable ash bowl;
(2) home spice storage racks consisting of a special frame (usually wood) and an appropriate number of empty spice containers of a specific shape and size.
The components of such multi-component products are usually placed in a common package.
(X) For purposes of this Rule, the term “goods presented in a set for retail sale” refers to goods that:
(a) consist of at least two different articles prima facie classified under different headings. For this reason, for example, six fondue forks cannot be considered as a set for the purposes of this Rule;
(b) consist of products or articles assembled together to satisfy a specific need or perform a specific job; And
(c) packaged in such a way that they do not require repackaging when sold to the consumer (for example, in boxes or crates or on bases).
The term therefore means sets consisting, for example, of different food products intended to be used together in the preparation of a ready-to-eat dish or meal.
Examples of sets that may be classified under Rule 3(b):
(1) (a) Sets consisting of a beef sandwich, with or without cheese, in a bun (heading 1602), packed with potato chips (deep fried) (heading 2004): are classified in heading 1602.
(b) Sets, the components of which are intended to be used together in the preparation of spaghetti, consisting of a bag of uncooked spaghetti (heading 19.02), a sachet of grated cheese (heading 04.06) and a small tin of tomato sauce (heading 21.03), packaged in a cardboard box: classified in heading 1902.
The rule does not, however, apply to sets of products packaged together and consisting, for example, of:
— tins of shrimp (heading 16.05), tins of foie gras (heading 16.02), tins of cheese (heading 04.06), tins of bacon in slices (heading 16.02) and tins of sausages (heading 16.01); or
- bottles of alcohol tincture of heading 2208 and bottles of wine of heading 2204.
In the case of these two examples, and in the case of similar food baskets, each product should be classified separately in its appropriate heading.
(2) Sets for hairdressers, consisting of a pair of electric hair clippers (heading 85.10), a comb (heading 96.15), a pair of scissors (heading 82.13), a brush (heading 96.03) and a towel of textile material (heading 6302), placed in a leather case (heading 4202): classified in heading 8510.
(3) Drawing sets consisting of a ruler (heading 9017), a rotary calculator (heading 9017), a protractor (heading 9017), a pencil (heading 9609) and a pencil sharpener (heading 8214), placed in a case of plastics (heading 42.02): classified in heading 90.17.
In the case of the sets mentioned above, the classification is made according to one or more components taken together, which can be considered as giving the set as a whole its basic property.
(XI) This Rule does not apply to goods that consist of separately packaged components presented together, including in one common package, in certain quantitative proportions for industrial production, for example, drinks.
RULE 3 (c)
(XII) When goods cannot be classified under Rule 3(a) or 3(b), they should be classified in the heading last in ascending order of codes among those equally suitable for consideration in classifying those goods.
RULE 4
Goods, the classification of which cannot be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the above Rules, are classified in the heading corresponding to the goods that are most similar (close) to the goods in question.
(I) This Rule applies to goods which cannot be classified under Rules 1 to 3. It provides for the classification of these goods in the heading to which the goods most closely related to them belong.
(II) When classifying under Rule 4, the goods presented must be compared with similar goods in order to determine those goods to which the former are most closely related. The goods presented are classified in the same heading as the goods to which they are most closely related.
(III) The similarity of goods may, of course, depend on many factors, such as type, property, purpose.
RULE 5
In addition to the above provisions, the following Rules shall apply to the following goods:
a) Cases and cases for cameras, musical instruments, guns, drawing supplies, necklaces, as well as similar containers, specially shaped or adapted to accommodate the corresponding product or set of products, suitable for long-term use and presented together with the products for which it is intended , must be classified together with the products packaged in them, if this type of container is usually sold together with these products. However, this Rule does not apply to containers, which, forming a single whole with the packaged product, give the latter its main property.
b) Subject to the provisions of Rule 5(a) above, packaging materials and containers supplied with the goods they contain shall be classified together if they are of the kind normally used for packaging those goods. However, this provision is not mandatory if such packaging materials or containers are clearly suitable for reuse.
RULE 5(a)
(Cases, boxes and similar containers)
(I) This Rule applies only to containers that:
(1) is specially shaped or adjusted to accommodate a specific product or set of products, that is, it is designed specifically for a specific type of product. Some containers follow the shape of the product it contains;
(2) suitable for long-term use, that is, it has the same durability as the products for which it is intended. This container also serves to ensure the safety of products when they are not in use (for example, during transportation or storage). These criteria distinguish it from conventional packaging;
(3) is presented together with the products for which it is intended, notwithstanding that the products themselves may be packaged separately for ease of transportation. Presented separately, this container is classified in its corresponding heading;
(4) is a container of the kind typically sold with the product in question; And
(5) does not impart an essential property to the whole.
(II) Examples of containers presented together with the articles intended for them that are to be classified in accordance with this Rule are:
(1) boxes and boxes for jewelry (heading 7113);
(2) cases for electric shavers (heading 85.10);
(3) cases for binoculars and telescopes (heading 9005);
(4) covers and cases for musical instruments (for example, heading 9202);
(5) gun cases (for example, heading 9303).
(III) Examples of containers not subject to this Rule are containers such as a silver teapot containing contents or a decorative ceramic bowl containing sweets.
RULE 5 (b)
(Packaging materials and containers)
(IV) This Rule governs the classification of packaging materials and containers commonly used for packaging the goods to which they relate. However, this provision does not apply in cases where these packaging materials or containers can clearly be reused, for example, some ferrous cylinders or tanks for compressed or liquefied gas.
(V) This Rule shall apply subject to the provisions of Rule 5(a), therefore the classification of covers, cases and similar containers referred to in Rule 5(a) shall be made in accordance with that Rule.
RULE 6
For legal purposes, the classification of goods within the subheadings of a heading shall be in accordance with the names of the subheadings and the notes relating to the subheadings and, mutatis mutandis, the provisions of the above-mentioned Rules, provided that only subheadings at the same level are comparable. For purposes of this Rule, appropriate section and chapter notes may also apply unless the context otherwise requires.
(I) Rules 1 to 5 above are applicable, mutatis mutandis, for classification at the subheading level within the same heading.
(II) In Rule 6, the following expressions have the following meanings assigned to them:
(a) “subheadings of the same level” are subheadings with one hyphen (level 1) or subheadings with two hyphens (level 2).
Thus, in a comparative analysis of two or more subheadings with one hyphen within one product heading under Rule 3 (a), the possibility of classifying a product as one of them should be determined only by the description of the goods in these subheadings with one hyphen. Once the single-dash subheading that provides the most specific description of the product has been selected, and if the subheading itself is divided, then and only then is the description at the two-dash subheading level taken into account and one of them is selected;
(b) “unless the context otherwise requires”—except to the extent that the section or chapter notes are inconsistent with the text of the subheading or the subheading notes.
This is the case, for example, in Chapter , where the meaning of the term “platinum” in Chapter Note 4B is different from the meaning of the term “platinum” in Subheading Note 2. Therefore, when interpreting subheadings 7110 11 and 7110 19, subheading note 2 applies rather than group note 4B.
(III) The scope of a two-dash subheading shall not extend beyond the scope of the one-dash subheading to which the two-dash subheading belongs; and the scope of a subheading with one hyphen must not extend beyond the limits of the heading to which the given subheading with one hyphen belongs.
