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2005 Schedule B - Chapter 34

                                                                                                    
Chapter - 34                                                                                        
2005 Sched ule B                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
Soap, Organic Surface-active Agents, Washing Preparations,                                          
Lubricating Preparations, Artificial Waxes, Prepared Waxes,                                         
Polishing or Scouring Preparations, Candles and Similar                                             
Articles, Modeling Pastes, "Dental Waxes" and Dental Prep-                                          
arations with a Basis of Plaster                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Notes                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
1.  This chapter does not cover:                                                                    
                                                                                                    
  (a). Edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable                                       
       fats or oils of a kind used as mold release preparations                                     
       (heading 1517);                                                                              
                                                                                                    
  (b). Separate chemically defined compounds; or                                                    
                                                                                                    
  (c). Shampoos, dentifrices, shaving creams and foams, or                                          
       bath preparations, containing soap or other organic                                          
       surface-active agents (heading 3305, 3306 or 3307).                                          
                                                                                                    
2.  For the purposes of heading 3401, the expression "soap"                                         
    applies only to soap soluble in water.  Soap and the other                                      
    products of heading 3401 may contain added substances (for                                      
    example, disinfectants, abrasive powders, fillers or                                            
    medicaments).                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
    Products containing abrasive powders remain classified in                                       
    heading 3401 only if in the form of bars, cakes or                                              
    molded pieces or shapes.  In other forms they are to be                                         
    classified in heading 3405 as "scouring powders and similar                                     
    preparations".                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
3.  For the purposes of heading 3402, "organic surface-active                                       
    agents" are products which when mixed with water at a                                           
    concentration of 0.5 percent at 20 degrees C and left to                                        
    stand for one hour at the same temperature:                                                     
                                                                                                    
  (a). Give a transparent or translucent liquid or stable                                           
       emulsion without separation of insoluble matter; and                                         
                                                                                                    
  (b). Reduce the surface tension of water to                                                       
       4.5 x 10-2 N/m (45 dyne/cm) or less.                                                         
                                                                                                    
4.  In heading 3403 the expression "petroleum oils and oils                                         
    obtained from bituminous minerals" applies to the products                                      
    defined in note 2 to chapter 27.                                                                
                                                                                                    
5.  In heading 3404, subject to the exclusions provided below,                                      
    the expression "artificial waxes and prepared waxes"                                            
    applies only to:                                                                                
                                                                                                    
  (a). Chemically produced organic products of a waxy character,                                    
       whether or not water-soluble;                                                                
                                                                                                    
  (b). Products obtained by mixing different waxes,                                                 
                                                                                                    
  (c). Products of a waxy character with a basis of one or more                                     
       waxes and containing fats, resins, mineral substances or                                     
       other materials.                                                                             
                                                                                                    
  The heading does not apply to:                                                                    
                                                                                                    
  (a). Goods of headings 1516, 3402 or 3823, even if having a                                       
       waxy character;                                                                              
                                                                                                    
  (b). Unmixed animal waxes and unmixed vegetable waxes,                                            
       whether or not colored, of heading 1521;                                                     
                                                                                                    
  (c). Mineral waxes or similar products of heading 2712,                                           
       whether or not intermixed or merely colored; or                                              
                                                                                                    
  (d). Waxes mixed with, dispersed in or dissolved in a                                             
       liquid medium (headings 3405, 3809, etc.).                                                   
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
3401          Soap; organic surface-active products and                                                        
	     preparations for use as soap, in the form of                                                  
	     bars, cakes, molded pieces or shapes, whether                                                 
             or not containing soap; organic surface-                                               
	     active products and preparations for washing                                                  
	     the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and                                                  
	     put up for retail sale, whether or not                                                        
	     containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and                                                     
	     nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with                                                
	     soap or detergent:                                                                            
                                                                                                    
               Soap and organic surface-active products and                                         
	       preparations, in the form of bars, cakes,                                                   
	       molded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding,                                                
	       felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or                                                  
	       covered with soap or detergent:                                                             
3401110000         For toilet use (including medicated                                                         
		  products) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kg                                                    
                                                                                                    
3401190000         Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
3401200000      Soap in other forms . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
3401300000      Organic surface-active products and prep-                                                      
	       arations for washing the skin, in the form                                                  
	       of liquid or cream and put up for retail                                                    
               sale, whether or not containing soap  . . . .kg                                      
                                                                                                    
3402          Organic surface-active agents (other than                                                        
	     soap); surface-active preparations, washing                                                   
	     preparations (including auxiliary washing                                                     
             preparations) and cleaning preparations,                                               
	     whether or not containing soap, other than                                                    
	     those of heading 3401:                                                                        
                                                                                                    
               Organic surface-active agents, whether or not                                        
	       put up for retail sale:                                                                     
3402110000         Anionic  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
3402120000         Cationic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
3402130000         Nonionic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
340219             Other:                                                                                      
3402191000           Aromatic or modified aromatic  . . . . .kg                                                
3402195000           Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
340220          Preparations put up for retail sale:                                                           
3402201100         Containing any aromatic or modified                                                         
		  aromatic surface-active agent  . . . . . .kg                                                    
3402205100         Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
340290          Other:                                                                                         
3402901000         Synthetic detergents . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
                  Other:                                                                            
3402903000           Containing any aromatic or modified                                                       
		    aromatic surface-active agent  . . . . .kg                                                    
                                                                                                    
                    Other:                                                                          
3402905010              Washing preparations  . . . . . . . .kg                                                
3402905030              Cleaning preparations . . . . . . . .kg                                                
3402905050              Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
3403          Lubricating preparations (including cutting-oil                                                  
	     preparations, bolt or nut release preparations,                                               
	     antirust or anticorrosion preparations and mold                                               
	     release preparations, based on lubricants) and                                                
	     preparations of a kind used for the oil or                                                    
	     grease treatment of textile materials, leather,                                               
	     furskins or other materials, but excluding                                                    
	     preparations containing, as basic constituents,                                               
             70 percent or more by weight of petroleum oils                                         
	     or oils obtained from bituminous minerals:                                                    
                                                                                                    
               Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained                                           
	       from bituminous minerals:                                                                   
340311             Preparations for the treatment of textile                                                   
		  materials, leather, furskins or other                                                           
		  materials:                                                                                      
3403111000           Preparations for the treatment of                                                         
		    textile materials . . . . . . . . . . . kg                                                    
3403115000           Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
3403190000         Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
               Other:                                                                               
3403910000         Preparations for the treatment of textile                                                   
		  materials, leather, furskins or other                                                           
		  materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kg                                                    
3403990000         Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
3404          Artificial waxes and prepared waxes:                                                             
3404100000      Of chemically modified lignite  . . . . . . .kg                                                
3404200000      Of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol)  .kg                                                
3404900000      Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
3405          Polishes and creams, for footwear, furniture,                                                    
	     floors, coachwork, glass or metal, scouring                                                   
	     pastes and powders and similar preparations                                                   
	     (whether or not in the form of paper, wadding,                                                
             felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular                                         
	     rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with                                                   
	     such preparations), excluding waxes of heading                                                
	     3404:                                                                                         
3405100000      Polishes, creams and similar preparations,                                                     
	       for footwear or leather  . . . . . . . . . . .X                                             
                                                                                                    
3405200000      Polishes, creams and similar preparations,                                                     
	       for the maintenance of wooden furniture,                                                    
	       floors or other woodwork . . . . . . . . . . .X                                             
                                                                                                    
3405300000      Polishes and similar preparations for                                                          
	       coachwork, other than metal polishes   . . . .X                                             
                                                                                                    
3405400000      Scouring pastes and powders and other                                                          
	       scouring preparations  . . . . . . . . . . . kg                                             
                                                                                                    
3405900000      Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .X                                                 
                                                                                                    
3406000000    Candles, tapers and the like  . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
3407          Modeling pastes, including those put up for                                                      
	     children's amusement; preparations known as                                                   
	     "dental wax" or as "dental impression                                                         
	     compounds", put up in sets, in packings for                                                   
	     retail sale or in plates, horseshoe shapes,                                                   
	     sticks or similar forms; other preparations                                                   
	     for use in dentistry, with a basis of plaster                                                 
             (of calcined gypsum or calcium sulfate):                                               
                                                                                                    
3407002000      Modeling pastes, including those put up for                                                    
	       children's amusement  . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                             
3407004000      Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                

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Source: FTDWebMaster, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, D.C. 20233
Location: MAIN: REFERENCE:CODES: SCHEDULE B 2005
Created: 20 December 2004
Last modified: 20 December 2004 at 10:10:21 AM