2005 Schedule B - Chapter 26

                                                                                                    
Chapter - 26                                                                                        
2005 Sched ule B                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
Ores, Slag and Ash                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
Notes                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
1.  This chapter does not cover:                                                                    
                                                                                                    
  (a). Slag or similar industrial waste prepared as macadam                                         
       (heading 2517);                                                                              
                                                                                                    
  (b). Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite), whether or not                                      
       calcined (heading 2519);                                                                     
                                                                                                    
  (c). Sludges from the storage tanks of petroleum oils, consisting                                 
       mainly of such oils (heading 2710);                                                          
                                                                                                    
  (d). Basic slag of chapter 31;                                                                    
                                                                                                    
  (e). Slag wool, rock wool or similar mineral wools (heading 6806);                                
                                                                                                    
  (f). Waste or scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with                                       
       precious metal; other waste or scrap containing precious                                     
       metal or precious metal compounds, of a kind used principally                                
       for the recovery of precious metal (heading 7112), or                                        
                                                                                                    
  (g). Copper, nickel or cobalt mattes produced by any process of                                   
       smelting (section XV).                                                                       
                                                                                                    
2.  For the purposes of headings 2601 to 2617, the term "ores"                                      
    means minerals of mineralogical species actually used in the                                    
    metallurgical industry for the extraction of mercury, of the                                    
    metals of heading 2844 or of the metals of section XIV or XV,                                   
    even if they are intended for nonmetallurgical purposes.                                        
    Headings 2601 to 2617 do not, however, include minerals which                                   
    have been submitted to processes not normal to the                                              
    metallurgical industry.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
3.  Heading 2620 applies only to:                                                                   
                                                                                                    
    Ash and residues of a kind used in industry either for the                                      
    extraction of metals or as a basis for the manufacture of                                       
    chemical compounds of metals, excluding ash and residues from                                   
    the incineration of municipal waste (heading 2621); and                                         
                                                                                                    
    Ash and residues containing arsenic, whether or not containing                                  
    metals, of a kind used either for the extraction of arsenic or                                  
    metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds.                                      
                                                                                                    
Subheading Notes                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
1.  For the purpose of subheading 2620.21, "leaded gasoline sludges                                 
    and leaded anti-knock compound sludges" mean sludges obtained                                   
    from storage tanks of leaded gasoline and leaded anti-knock                                     
    compounds (for example, tetraethyl lead), and consisting                                        
    essentially of lead, lead compounds and iron oxides.                                            
                                                                                                    
2.  Ash and residues containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their                                 
    mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those                                 
    metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds, are                                  
    to be classified in subheading 2620.60.                                                         
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Statistical Notes                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
1.  The quantity of metal content to be reported shall be the assay                                 
    quantity without deductions.                                                                    
                                                                                                    
2.  For the purpose of 2601.11.0060, the term "coarse" refers to                                    
    iron ores with a majority of individual particles having a                                      
    diameter exceeding 4.75 mm (0.187 inch).                                                        
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
   Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted                                                    
	     iron pyrites:                                                                                 
               Iron ores and concentrates, other than                                               
	       roasted iron pyrites:                                                                       
        Concentrates and non-agglomerated ores:                                                     
          Concentrates . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
                    Other:                                                                          
             Coarse  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
             Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
        Agglomerated ores:                                                                          
          Pellets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
          Briquettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
          Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
     Roasted iron pyrites  . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
                                                                                                    
   Manganese ores and concentrates, including                                                       
	     ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates                                                   
	     with a manganese content of 20 percent or                                                     
	     more, calculated on the dry weight . . . . . . kg                                             
                                                                                                    
   Copper ores and concentrates:                                                                    
     Copper content  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cu kg                                                
     Precious metal content  . . . . . . . . . . . g                                                
     Other metal content . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
   Nickel ores and concentrates:                                                                    
     Nickel content  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ni kg                                                
     Other metal content   . .   . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
   Cobalt ores and concentrates  . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
   Aluminum ores and concentrates:                                                                  
               Bauxite, calcined:                                                                   
        Refractory grade . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
                                                                                                    
 2607         Lead ores and concentrates:                                                           
     Lead content  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pb kg                                                
     Precious metal content  . . . . . . . . . . . g                                                
     Other metal content . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
   Zinc ores and concentrates:                                                                      
     Zinc content  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zn kg                                                
     Precious metal content  . . . . . . . . . . . g                                                
     Other metal content . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
   Tin ores and concentrates . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                 
                                                                                                    
   Chromium ores and concentrates  . . . . . . . .t                                                 
                                                                                                    
   Tungsten ores and concentrates  . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
   Uranium or thorium ores and concentrates:                                                        
     Uranium ores and concentrates . . . . . . . .kg                                                
     Thorium ores and concentrates . . . . . . . .t                                                 
                                                                                                    
   Molybdenum ores and concentrates:                                                                
     Roasted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mo kg                                             
     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mo kg                                             
                                                                                                    
   Titanium ores and concentrates  . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
   Niobium, tantalum, vanadium or zirconium ores                                                    
	     and concentrates:                                                                             
     Zirconium ores and concentrates . . . . . . .kg                                                
     Other:                                                                                         
        Synthetic tantalum-niobium (columbium)                                                      
		  concentrates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                    
                  Other:                                                                            
          Niobium (columbium) ores and                                                              
		    concentrates . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                    
          Tantalum ores and concentrates . . . . .kg                                                
          Vanadium ores and concentrates . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
   Precious metal ores and concentrates:                                                            
     Silver ores and concentrates:                                                                  
        Silver content . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag g                                                
        Other metal content  . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                
     Other:                                                                                         
        Gold content . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Au g                                                
        Other precious metal content . . . . . . . g                                                
        Other metal content  . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                
                                                                                                    
   Other ores and concentrates:                                                                     
     Antimony ores and concentrates  . . . . . . .kg                                                
     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
   Granulated slag (slag sand) from the                                                             
	     manufacture of iron or steel . . . . . . . . . t                                              
                                                                                                    
   Slag, dross (other than granulated slag),                                                        
	     scalings and other waste from the manufacture                                                 
	     of iron or steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kg                                             
                                                                                                    
   Ash and residues (other than from the                                                            
	     manufacture of iron or steel) containing                                                      
	     arsenic, metals or their compounds:                                                           
               Containing mainly zinc:                                                              
        Hard zinc spelter  . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zn kg                                              
               Containing mainly lead:                                                              
        Leaded gasoline sludges and leaded                                                          
		  anti-knock compound sludges  . . . . . . Pb kg                                                  
                                                                                                    
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pb kg                                              
     Containing mainly copper  . . . . . . . . . Cu kg                                              
     Containing mainly aluminum  . . . . . . . . kg                                                 
     Containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or                                                       
	       their mixtures, of a  kind used for the                                                     
	       extraction of arsenic or those metals or                                                    
	       for the manufacture of their chemical                                                       
	       compounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kg                                             
                                                                                                    
               Other:                                                                               
        Containing antimony, beryllium, cadmium,                                                    
		  chromium or their mixtures . . . . . . . .kg                                                    
                  Other:                                                                            
          Containing mainly vanadium . . . . . . .kg                                                
          Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
   Other slag and ash, including seaweed ash                                                        
	     (kelp); ash and residues from the incineration                                                
	     of municipal waste:                                                                           
     Ash and residues from the incineration of                                                      
	       municipal waste  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t                                              
     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t