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2004 Schedule B - Chapter 27

                                                                                                    
Chapter - 27                                                                                        
2004 Sched ule B                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils and Products of Their Distillation;                                     
Bituminous Substances; Mineral Waxes                                                                
                                                                                                    
Notes                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
1.  This chapter does not cover:                                                                    
                                                                                                    
  (a). Separate chemically defined organic compounds, other than                                    
       pure methane and propane which are to be classified in                                       
       heading 2711;                                                                                
                                                                                                    
  (b). Medicaments of heading 3003 or 3004; or                                                      
                                                                                                    
  (c). Mixed unsaturated hydrocarbons of heading 3301, 3302 or 3805.                                
                                                                                                    
2.  References in heading 2710 to "petroleum oils and oils obtained                                 
    from bituminous minerals" include not only petroleum oils and                                   
    oils obtained from bituminous minerals, but also similar oils,                                  
    as well as those consisting mainly of mixed unsaturated hydro-                                  
    carbons, obtained by any process, provided that the weight of                                   
    the nonaromatic constituents exceeds that of the aromatic                                       
    constituents.  However, the references do not include liquid                                    
    synthetic polyolefins of which less than 60 percent by volume                                   
    distills at 300 degrees C, after conversion to 1,013 millibars                                  
    when a reduced-pressure distillation method is used (chapter 39).                               
                                                                                                    
3.  For the purposes of heading 2710, "waste oils" means waste                                      
    containing mainly petroleum oils and oils obtained from                                         
    bituminous minerals (as described in note 2 to this chapter),                                   
    whether or not mixed with water.  These include:                                                
                                                                                                    
  (a). Such oils no longer fit for use as primary products (for                                     
       example, used lubricating oils, used hydraulic oils and used                                 
       transformer oils);                                                                           
                                                                                                    
  (b). Sludge oils from the storage tanks of petroleum oils, mainly                                 
       containing such oils and a high concentration of additives                                   
       (for example, chemicals) used in the manufacture of the                                      
       primary products; and                                                                        
                                                                                                    
  (c). Such oils in the form of emulsions in water or mixtures with                                 
       water, such as those resulting from oil spills, storage tank                                 
       washings, or from the use of cutting oils for machining                                      
       operations.                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Subheading Notes                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
1.  For the purposes of subheading 2701.11, "anthracite" means coal                                 
    having a volatile matter limit (on a dry, mineral-matter-free                                   
    basis) not exceeding 14 percent.                                                                
                                                                                                    
2.  For the purposes of subheading 2701.12, "bituminous coal" means                                 
    coal having a volatile matter limit (on a dry, mineral-matter-                                  
    free basis) exceeding 14 percent and a calorific value limit                                    
    (on a moist, mineral-matter-free basis) equal to or greater                                     
    than 5,833 kcal/kg.                                                                             
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
3.  For the purposes of subheadings 2707.10, 2707.20, 2707.30,                                      
    2707.40 and 2707.60, the terms "benzene," "toluene," "xylene,"                                  
    "naphthalene" and "phenols" apply to products which contain                                     
    more than 50 percent by weight of benzene, toluene, xylenes,                                    
    naphthalene or phenols, respectively.                                                           
                                                                                                    
4.  For the purposes of subheading 2710.11, "light oils and pre-                                    
    parations" are those of which 90 percent or more by volume                                      
    (including losses) distill at 210 øC (ASTM D 86 method).                                        
                                                                                                    
Statistical Notes                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
1.  For the purpose of heading 2710, "petroleum oils" includes only                                 
    products having:                                                                                
                                                                                                    
  (a). A Congealing Point (ASTM D 938) of less than 30 degrees C; or                                
                                                                                                    
  (b). If the Congealing Point is not less than 30 degrees C:                                       
                                                                                                    
       (i).   a density at 70 degrees C of less than 0.942 and a                                    
 	      Worked Cone Penetration (ASTM D 217) or a Cone                                              
   	      Penetration (ASTM D 937) at 25 degrees C of not less                                      
	      than 350; or                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
       (ii).  if the density at 70 degrees C is not less than 0.942                                 
	      having a Needle Penetration (ASTM D 5) at 25 degrees                                         
 	      C of not less than 400.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
2.  For the purpose of subheading 2710.11.15, "motor fuel" is any                                   
    product derived primarily from petroleum, shale or natural gas,                                 
    whether or not containing additives, which is principally used                                  
    as a fuel in internal-combustion or other engines.                                              
                                                                                                    
3.  For the purpose of subheadings 2710.11.18 and 2710.19.22,                                       
    "motor fuel blending stock" means any product (except naphthas                                  
    of subheading 2710.11.25) derived primarily from petroleum,                                     
    shale oil or natural gas, whether or not containing additives,                                  
    to be used for direct blending in the manufacture of motor fuel.                                
                                                                                                    
4.  For the purposes of this chapter, the term barrel (bbl) means a                                 
    barrel of 158.98 liters (42 gallons) measured at 15.6 degrees C.                                
                                                                                                    
5.  In determining the relative weights of components of the                                        
    mixtures provided for in subheading 2710.00.50, naphtha and                                     
    other petroleum derivatives which may be present in such                                        
    mixtures as solvents shall be disregarded.                                                      
                                                                                                    
6.  For the purposes of heading 2716, the term "electrical energy"                                  
    does not include electrical energy transmitted as a medium of                                   
    communication.                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
7.  For the purposes of heading 2711.11, the quantity of liquefied                                  
    natural gas shall be reported on a gaseous equivalent volume                                    
    basis.                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
8.  Subheading 2712.10.00 does not include petroleum jelly,                                         
    suitable for use for the care of the skin, put up in packings                                   
    of a kind sold at retail for such use (subheading 3304.99.10).                                  
                                                                                                    
2701          Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid                                                       
	     fuels manufactured from coal:                                                                 
               Coal, whether or not pulverized, but not                                             
	       agglomerated:                                                                               
2701110000         Anthracite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
270112                Bituminous coal:                                                                         
2701120010              Metallurgical coal . . . . . . . . . t                                                 
2701120050              Other   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
2701190000            Other coal  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
2701200000      Briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels                                                     
	       manufactured from coal  . . . . . . . . . . .t                                              
                                                                                                    
2702          Lignite, whether or not agglomerated,                                                            
	     excluding jet:                                                                                
2702100000      Lignite, whether or not pulverized, but not                                                    
	       agglomerated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t                                              
2702200000      Agglomerated lignite  . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
                                                                                                    
2703000000    Peat (including peat litter), whether or not                                                     
	     agglomerated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t                                              
                                                                                                    
2704          Coke and semicoke of coal, of lignite or of                                                      
	     peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort                                                     
	     carbon:                                                                                       
2704000010      Coal coke and semicoke, commercially                                                           
	       suitable for use as fuel . . . . . . . . . . t                                              
2704000020      Coal coke and semicoke, not commercially                                                       
	       suitable for use as fuel  . . . . . . . . . .t                                              
2704000050      Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
                                                                                                    
2705000000    Coal gas, water gas, producer gas and similar                                                    
	     gases, other than petroleum gases and other                                                   
	     gaseous hydrocarbons . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ths m3                                         
                                                                                                    
2706000000    Tar distilled from coal, from lignite or                                                         
	     from peat, and other mineral tars, whether or                                                 
             not dehydrated or partially distilled,                                                 
	     including reconstituted tars   . . . . . . . . liter                                          
                                                                                                    
2707          Oils and other products of the distillation                                                      
	     of high temperature coal tar; similar products                                                
	     in which the weight of the aromatic                                                           
	     constituents exceeds that of the nonaromatic                                                  
	     constituents:                                                                                 
2707100000      Benzene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liter                                              
2707200000      Toluene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liter                                              
270730          Xylenes:                                                                                       
2707300020         o-Xylene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liter                                              
2707300030         p-Xylene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liter                                              
2707300060         Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liter                                              
2707400000      Naphthalene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liter                                              
                                                                                                    
2707500000      Other aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures of which                                                   
	       65 percent or more by volume (including                                                     
	       losses) distills at 250 degrees C by the                                                    
	       ASTM D 86 method . . . . . . . . . . . . . .liter                                           
                                                                                                    
270760          Phenols:                                                                                       
2707601000         Metacresol, orthocresol, paracresol                                                         
	          and metaparacresol, all the foregoing                                                    
		  having a purity of 75 percent or more                                                           
                  by weight  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                        
2707602000         Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
                                                                                                    
               Other:                                                                               
2707910000         Creosote oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . liter                                               
                                                                                                    
270799             Other:                                                                                      
2707991000           Light oil  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liter                                              
2707992000           Picolines  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
2707994000           Carbazole having a purity of 65 percent                                                   
		    or more by weight  . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                    
2707995010           Carbon black feedstock . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
2707995090           Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
2708          Pitch and pitch coke, obtained from coal tar                                                     
	     or from other mineral tars:                                                                   
2708100000      Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
2708200000      Pitch coke  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
2709          Petroleum oils and oils obtained from                                                            
	     bituminous minerals, crude:                                                                   
2709001000      Testing under 25 degrees A.P.I. . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
               Testing 25 degrees A.P.I. or more:                                                   
2709002010         Condensate derived wholly from natural                                                      
		  gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                                   
2709002090         Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
                                                                                                    
2710          Petroleum oils and oils obtained from                                                            
	     bituminous minerals, other than crude;                                                        
	     preparations not elsewhere specified or                                                       
	     included, containing by weight 70 percent or                                                  
	     more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from                                               
	     bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic                                               
	     constituents of the preparations; waste oils:                                                 
                                                                                                    
               Petroleum oils and oils obtained from                                                
	       bituminous minerals (other than crude) and                                                  
	       preparations not elsewhere specified or                                                     
	       included, containing by weight 70 percent or                                                
	       more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained                                                  
	       from bituminous minerals, these oils being                                                  
	       the basic constituents of the preparations,                                                 
               other than waste oils:                                                               
                                                                                                    
271011             Light oils and preparations:                                                                
                    Motor fuel:                                                                     
2710111510              Gasoline, leaded  . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
                       Gasoline, unleaded:                                                          
2710111514                Reformulated  . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
2710111516                Oxygenated  . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
2710111518                Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
2710111520              Jet fuel, naphtha-type  . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
2710111550              Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
2710111800           Motor fuel blending stock  . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
2710112500           Naphthas (except motor fuel or motor                                                      
		    fuel blending stock)   . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                                   
                                                                                                    
                    Other:                                                                          
2710114500              Mixtures of hydrocarbons not                                                           
		       elsewhere specified or included,                                                           
		       which contain by weight not over 50                                                        
                       percent of any single hydrocarbon                                            
		       compound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                                   
                                                                                                    
2710119000              Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
                                                                                                    
271019             Other:                                                                                      
                    Distillate and residual fuel oils                                               
		    (including blended fuel oils):                                                                
                       Testing under 25 degrees A.P.I. :                                            
                         Having a Saybolt Universal viscosity                                       
			 at 37.8 degrees C of 45 seconds or                                                              
			 more but not more than 125 seconds                                                              
			 (No. 4-type fuel oils):                                                                         
2710190505                   Containing not more than 0.05                                                     
			    percent by weight of sulfur . .Bbl                                                           
                                                                                                    
2710190515                   Containing more than 0.05                                                         
			    percent by weight of sulfur . .Bbl                                                           
                                                                                                    
2710190520                Having a Saybolt Universal                                                           
			 viscosity at 37.8 degrees C of                                                                  
			 more than 125 seconds (heavy fuel                                                               
			 oils). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                                           
2710190550                Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                                
                                                                                                    
                       Testing 25 degrees A.P.I. or more:                                           
                         Having a Saybolt Universal                                                 
		         viscosity at 37.8 degrees C of                                                           
			 less than 45 seconds (light fuel                                                                
                         oils):                                                                     
2710191005                   Containing not more than 0.05                                                     
			    percent by weight of sulfur . .Bbl                                                           
                                                                                                    
2710191007                   Containing more than 0.05                                                         
			    percent by weight of sulfur . .Bbl                                                           
                                                                                                    
                         Having a Saybolt Universal                                                 
			 viscosity at 37.8 degrees C of 45                                                               
			 seconds or more but not more than                                                               
			 125 seconds (No. 4-type fuel oils):                                                             
                                                                                                    
2710191015                   Containing not more than 0.05                                                     
			    percent by weight of sulfur  . .Bbl                                                          
                                                                                                    
2710191025                   Containing more than 0.05                                                         
			    percent by weight of sulfur  . .Bbl                                                          
                                                                                                    
2710191050                Having a Saybolt Universal                                                           
			 viscosity at 37.8 degrees C of                                                                  
			 more than 125 seconds (heavy fuel                                                               
			 oils). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                                          
                                                                                                    
2710191500           Kerosene-type jet fuel . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
                    Kerosene (except kerosene-type jet                                              
		    fuel):                                                                                        
2710192100              Motor fuel  . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
2710192200              Motor fuel blending stock . . . . . .Bbl                                               
2710192300              Kerosene (except motor fuel or                                                         
		       motor fuel blending stock)  . . . . .Bbl                                                   
                    Lubricating oils and greases, with or                                           
		    without additives:                                                                            
                       Oils:                                                                        
2710193010                Aviation engine lubricating oils,                                                    
			 except jet engine lubricating oils.Bbl                                                          
                                                                                                    
2710193020                Automotive, diesel and marine engine                                                 
			 (except turbine) lubricating oils ..Bbl                                                         
                                                                                                    
2710193030                Turbine lubricating oils, including                                                  
			 marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                                          
2710193040                Automotive gear oils  . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
2710193050                Steam cylinder oils . . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
2710193070                Quenching or cutting oils . . . . .Bbl                                               
2710193080                Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
2710193750              Greases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
                    Other:                                                                          
                       Mixtures of hydrocarbons not elsewhere                                       
		       specified or included, which contain                                                       
		       by weight not over 50 percent of any                                                       
		       single hydrocarbon compound:                                                               
2710194530                White mineral oil, medicinal                                                         
			 grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                                          
2710194540                White mineral oil, except medicinal                                                  
			 grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                                          
2710194545                Insulating or transformer oils  . .Bbl                                               
2710194590                Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
2710199000              Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kg                                               
                                                                                                    
               Waste oils:                                                                          
2710910000         Containing polychlorinated biphenyls                                                        
		 (PCBs), polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs)                                                        
		 or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) . . . . Bbl                                                   
                                                                                                    
2710990000         Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
2711          Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons:                                                  
               Liquefied:                                                                           
2711110000         Natural gas  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ths m3                                             
2711120000         Propane  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
2711130000         Butanes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
2711140000         Ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene kg                                              
2711190000         Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                
               In gaseous state:                                                                    
2711210000         Natural gas  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ths m3                                             
2711290000         Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                               
                                                                                                    
2712          Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, microcrystalline                                                  
	     petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax,                                             
	     peat wax, other mineral waxes, and similar                                                    
	     products obtained by synthesis or by other                                                    
	     processes, whether or not colored:                                                            
2712100000      Petroleum jelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
2712200000      Paraffin wax containing by weight less than                                                    
	       0.75 percent of oil   . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                             
2712900000      Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
2713          Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other                                                      
	     residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained                                                
	     from bituminous minerals:                                                                     
               Petroleum coke:                                                                      
2713110000         Not calcined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
2713120000         Calcined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
2713200000      Petroleum bitumen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
2713900000      Other residues of petroleum oils or of oils                                                    
	       obtained from bituminous minerals . . . . . .t                                              
                                                                                                    
2714          Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or                                                      
	     oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and                                                      
	     asphaltic rocks:                                                                              
2714100000      Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands . . . .t                                                 
2714900000      Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
                                                                                                    
2715000000    Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt,                                                    
	     on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on                                                  
	     mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (for                                                      
	     example, bituminous mastics, cut-backs) . . . .t                                              
                                                                                                    
2716000000    Electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kWh                                              

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