Part Part 38 - Customs Tariff Act 1987

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Chapter 38

Miscellaneous chemical products

1- This Chapter does not cover:

(a) Separate chemically defined elements or compounds with the exception of the following: (1) Artificial graphite (3801);

(2) Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up as described in 3808;

(3) Products put up as charges for fire-extinguishers or put up in fire-extinguishing grenades (3813.00.00);

(4) Products specified in Note 2(a) or 2(c) below.

(b) Mixtures of chemicals with foodstuffs or other substances with nutritive value, of a kind used in the preparation of human foodstuffs (generally 2106).

2.- 3823 includes the following goods which are not to be classified in any other heading of this Schedule:

(a) Cultured crystals (other than optical elements) weighing not less than 2.5 g each, of magnesium oxide or of the halides of the alkali or alkaline-earth metals;

(b) Fusel oil; Dippel’s oil;

(d) Stencil correctors and other correcting fluids put up in packings for retail sale; and

(e) Ceramic firing testers, fusible (for example Seger cones).

3801	ARTIFICIAL GRAPHITE; COLLOIDAL OR SEMI-COLLOIDAL GRAPHITE; PREPARATIONS BASED ON GRAPHITE OR OTHER CARBON IN THE FORM OF PASTES, BLOCKS, PLATES OR OTHER SEMIMANUFACTURES:
3801.10.00	- Artificial graphite	2%
3801.20.00	- Colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite	2%
3801.30.00	- Carbonaceous pastes for electrodes and similar pastes for furnace linings	2%
3801.90.00	- Other	2%
3802	ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED NATURAL MINERAL PRODUCTS; ANIMAL BLACK, INCLUDING SPENT ANIMAL BLACK:
3802.10.00	- Activated carbon	2%
3802.90.00	- Other	2%
3803.00.00	TALL OIL, WHETHER OR NOT REFINED	2%
3804.00.00	RESIDUAL LYES FROM THE MANUFACTURE OF WOOD PULP, WHETHER OR NOT CONCENTRATED, DESUGARED OR CHEMICALLY TREATED, INCLUDING LIGNIN SULPHONATES, BUT EXCLUDING TALL OIL OF 3803.00.00

3805.90.00	- Other	Free
3806	ROSIN AND RESIN ACIDS, AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF; ROSIN SPIRIT AND ROSIN OILS; RUN GUMS:
3806.10.00	- Rosin	15%DC:10%
	From 1 January 1989	10%DC:5%
	From 1 January 1990	7.5%DC:2.5%
	From 1 January 1991	5%
	From 1 January 1992	2%
3806.20.00	- Salts of rosin or of resin acids	15%DC:10%
	From 1 January 1989	10%DC:5%
	From 1 January 1990	7.5%DC:2.5%
	From 1 January 1991	5%
	From 1 January 1992	2%
3806.30.00	- Ester gums	20%DC:15%
	From 1 January 1989	17.5%DC: 12.5%
	From 1 January 1990	15%DC:10%
3806.90	- Other:
3806.90.10	- - - Goods, as follows:(a) modified resin ester gums;(b) polycondensates being esters of resin derivatives	20%DC:15%
	From 1 January 1989	17.5%DC:12.5%
	From 1 January 1990	15%DC:10%
3806.90.90	- - - Other	10%DC:5%
	From 1 January 1990From 1 January 1991	7.5%DC:2.5%5%
	From 1 January 1992	2%
3807.00.00	WOOD TAR; WOOD TAR OILS; WOOD CREOSOTE; WOOD NAPHTHA; VEGETABLE PITCH; BREWERS’ PITCH AND SIMILAR PREPARATIONS BASED ON ROSIN, RESIN ACIDS OR ON VEGETABLE PITCH	Free
3808	INSECTICIDES, RODENTICIDES, FUNGICIDES, HERBICIDES, ANTI-SPROUTING PRODUCTS AND PLANT-GROWTH REGULATORS, DISINFECTANTS AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS, PUT UP IN FORMS OR

3808.10	- Insecticides:
3808.10.10	- - - Goods, as follows:(a) camphor;(b) fly-papers;(c) mosquito spirals and coils	Free
3808.10.90	- - - Other	20%DC:15%
	From 1 January 1989From 1 January 1990	17.5%DC:12.5%15%DC:10%
3808.20.00	- Fungicides	15%DC:10%
3808.30.00	- Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators	20%DC:15%
	From 1 January 1989	17.5%DC:12.5%
	From 1 January 1990	15%DC:10%
3808.40.00	- Disinfectants	20%DC:15%
	From 1 January 1989	17.5%DC:12.5%
	From 1 January 1990	15%DC:10%
3808.90.00	- Other	15%DC:10%
3809	FINISHING AGENTS, DYE CARRIERS TO ACCELERATE THE DYEING OR FIXING OF DYESTUFFS AND OTHER PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS (FOR EXAMPLE, DRESSINGS AND MORDANTS), OF A KIND USED IN THE TEXTILE, PAPER, LEATHER OR LIKE INDUSTRIES, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED:
3809.10.00	- With a basis of amylaceous substances	2%
3809.9	- Other:
3809.91.00	- - Of a kind used in the textile industry	2%
3809.92.00	- - Of a kind used in the paper industry	2%
3809.99.00	- - Other	2%
3810	PICKLING PREPARATIONS FOR METAL SURFACES; FLUXES AND OTHER AUXILIARY PREPARATIONS FOR SOLDERING, BRAZING OR WELDING; SOLDERING, BRAZING OR WELDING POWDERS AND PASTES CONSISTING OF METAL AND OTHER MATERIALS; PREPARATIONS OF A KIND USED AS CORES OR COATINGS FOR WELDING ELECTRODES OR RODS:

3810.10.00	- Pickling preparations for metal surfaces; soldering, brazing or welding powders and pastes consisting of metal and other materials	2%
3810.90.00	- Other	2%
3811	ANTI-KNOCK PREPARATIONS, OXIDATION INHIBITORS, GUM INHIBITORS, VISCOSITY IMPROVERS, ANTI-CORROSIVE PREPARATIONS AND OTHER PREPARED ADDITIVES, FOR MINERAL OILS (INCLUDING GASOLINE) OR FOR OTHER LIQUIDS USED FOR THE SAME PURPOSES AS MINERAL OILS:
3811.1	- Anti-knock preparations:
3811.11.00	- - Based on lead compounds	2%
3811.19.00	- - Other	2%
3811.2	- Additives for lubricating oils:
3811.21.00	- - Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals	10%DC:5%
	From 1 January 1990	7.5%DC:2.5%
	From 1 January 1991	5%
	From 1 January 1992	2%
3811.29.00	- - Other	10%DC:5%
	From 1 January 1990	7.5%DC:2.5%
	From 1 January 1991	5%
	From 1 January 1992	2%
3811.90.00	- Other	2%
3812	PREPARED RUBBER ACCELERATORS; COMPOUND PLASTICISERS FOR RUBBER OR PLASTICS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED; ANTI-OXIDISING PREPARATIONS AND OTHER COMPOUND STABILISERS FOR RUBBER OR PLASTICS:
3812.10.00	- Prepared rubber accelerators	2%
3812.20.00	- Compound plasticisers for rubber or plastics	10%DC:5%
3812.30.00	- Anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers for rubber or plastics	10%DC:5%
	From 1 January 1990	7.5%DC:2.5%
	From 1 January 1991	5%
	From 1 January 1992	2%
3813.00.00	PREPARATIONS AND CHARGES FOR FIRE-EXTINGUISHERS; CHARGED FIRE-EXTINGUISHING GRENADES	10%DC:5%

3814.00.00	ORGANIC COMPOSITE SOLVENTS AND THINNERS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED; PREPARED PAINT OR VARNISH REMOVERS	15%DC:10%
	From 1 January 1991	12.5%DC:7.5%
	From 1 January 1992	10%DC:5%
3815	REACTION INITIATORS, REACTION ACCELERATORS AND CATALYTIC PREPARATIONS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED:
3815.1	- Supported catalysts:
3815.11.00	- - With nickel or nickel compounds as the active substance	10%DC:5%
3815.12.00	- - With precious metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance	10%DC:5%
3815.19.00	- - Other	10%DC:5%
3815.90.00	- Other	10%DC:5%
3816.00.00	REFRACTORY CEMENTS, MORTARS, CONCRETES AND SIMILAR COMPOSITIONS, OTHER THAN PRODUCTS OF 3801	15%DC:10%
	From 1 January 1991	12.5%DC:7.5%
	From 1 January 1992	10%DC:5%
3817	MIXED ALKYLBENZENES AND MIXED ALKYLNAPHTHALENES, OTHER THAN THOSE OF 2707 OR 2902:
3817.10.00	- Mixed alkylbenzenes	10%DC:5%
3817.20.00	- Mixed alkylnaphthalenes	10%DC:5%
3818.00.00	CHEMICAL ELEMENTS DOPED FOR USE IN ELECTRONICS, IN THE FORM OF DISCS, WAFERS OR SIMILAR FORMS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS DOPED FOR USE IN ELECTRONICS	10%DC:5%
3819.00.00	HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUIDS AND OTHER PREPARED LIQUIDS FOR HYDRAULIC TRANSMISSION, NOT CONTAINING OR CONTAINING LESS THAN 70% BY WEIGHT OF PETROLEUM OILS OR OILS OBTAINED FROM BITUMINOUS MINERALS	10%DC:5%
3820.00.00	ANTI-FREEZING PREPARATIONS AND PREPARED DE-ICING FLUIDS	10%DC:5%
3821.00.00	PREPARED CULTURE MEDIA FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MICRO-ORGANISMS	2%

3822.00.00	COMPOSITE DIAGNOSTIC OR LABORATORY REAGENTS. OTHER THAN THOSE OF 3002 OR 3006	15%DC:10%
	From 1 January 1991	12.5%DC:7.5%
	From 1 January 1992	10%DC:5%
3823	PREPARED BINDERS FOR FOUNDRY MOULDS OR CORES; CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES (INCLUDING THOSE CONSISTING OF MIXTURES OF NATURAL PRODUCTS), NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED; RESIDUAL PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED:
3823.10.00	- Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores	10%DC:5%
3823.20.00	- Naphthenic acids, their water-insoluble salts and their esters	10%DC:5%
3823.30.00	- Non-agglomerated metal carbides mixed together or with metallic binders	10%DC:5%
3823.40.00	- Prepared additives for cements, mortars or concretes	10%DC:5%
3823.50.00	- Non-refractory mortars and concretes	10%DC:5%
3823.60.00	- Sorbitol other than that of 2905.44.00	10%DC:5%
3823.90	- Other:
3823.90.10	- - - Goods, as follows:(a) case hardening preparations;(b) food preservatives;(c) organic derivatives of clay minerals;(d) seger cones and other fusible ceramic firing testers	2%
3823.90.90	- - - Other	15%DC:10%
	From 1 January 1991	12.5%DC:7.5%
	From 1 January 1992	10%DC:5%