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

17.04

1.

Sugar confectionery containing,

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

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.

3.

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.

19.05

4.

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

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

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.

6.

Dry solid food preparation

consisting of 69 % sugar, 29 %
milk powder and 2 % dextrin,
used in the manufacture of food
and beverage preparations.

2106.90

7.

Topped crudeoils used as

refinery feedstocks.

27.10

8.

Certain INN products

29.22
(See for details list A at the end of
this list)

9.

Certain INN products

Chapters 28,
(See for details list B at the end of 29 and 30
this list)

10.

Aspartame

11.

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

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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.

(c)

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.

(d)

an adhesive contact
permeable to the active
substance, enabling
absorption to start at the
moment the system is
applied.

(e)

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

3004.39

of which the active principle is

nitroglycerol, an anti-angina
agent

3004.90

3808.40

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.

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.

14.

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.

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

3824.90

Excluded from heading

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

impact on the composition of the

finished metal.
16.

17.

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

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(Note 6 to Chapter 85)

Cassettes :
85.24

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.

19.

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

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.

GIR 3 (c)

21.

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.

GIR 3 (c)

22.

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).

GIR 3 (c)

23.

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 four-

8703.21

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.

8703.23

25.

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

Vehicle :
8704.21
Bench on the
board :
9401.20

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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.

27.

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.

9010.50

28.

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

Separate
classification
of each of the
articles

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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.

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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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