2000 Harmonized Tariff Schedule - Basic Publication (January 2000)

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Table of Contents

General Notes

SECTION I: Live Animals; Animal Products
 
Chapter 1 Live animals
Chapter 2 Meat and edible meat offal
Chapter 3 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Chapter 4 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Chapter 5 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
 
SECTION II: Vegetable Products
 
Chapter  6 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
Chapter 7 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
Chapter 8 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Chapter 9 Coffee, tea, maté and spices
Chapter 10 Cereals
Chapter 11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
Chapter 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
Chapter 13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
Chapter 14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
 

SECTION III: Animal Or Vegetable Fats And Oils And Their Cleavage Products; Prepared Edible Fats; Animal Or Vegetable Waxes
 
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
 
 

SECTION IV: Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages, Spirits And Vinegar; Tobacco And Manufactured Tobacco Substitutes

 
Chapter 16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
Chapter 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery
Chapter 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Chapter 19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers' wares
Chapter 20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
Chapter 21 Miscellaneous edible preparations
Chapter 22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Chapter 23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed
Chapter 24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
 
SECTION V: Mineral Products
 
     
Chapter 25
Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement
  
Chapter 26
Ores, slag and ash
  
Chapter 27
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
 
 

SECTION VI: Products Of The Chemical Or Allied Industries
 
Chapter 28 Inorganic Chemicals; Organic or Inorganic Compounds of Precious Metals, of Rare-Earth Metals, of Radioactive Elements or of Isotopes
Chapter 29 Organic Chemicals
Chapter 30 Pharmaceutical Products
Chapter 31 Fertilizers
Chapter 32 Tanning or Dyeing Extracts; Tannins and Their Derivatives; Dyes, Pigments and Other Coloring Matter; Paints and Varnishes; Putty and Other Mastics; Inks
Chapter 33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
Chapter 34 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 preparations with a basis of plaster
Chapter 35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
Chapter 36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
Chapter 37 Photographic or cinematographic goods
Chapter 38 Miscellaneous chemical products
 
SECTION VII: Plastics And Articles Thereof Rubber And Articles Thereof
     
Chapter 39
Plastics and articles thereof
  
Chapter 40
Rubber and articles thereof
  
 

SECTION VIII: Raw Hides And Skins, Leather, Furskins And Articles Thereof; Saddlery And Harness; Travel Goods, Handbags And Similar Containers; Articles Of Animal Gut(Other Than Silkworm Gut)
     
Chapter 41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
Chapter 42 Articles of Leather; Saddlery and Harness; Travel Goods, Handbags and Similar Containers; Articles of Animal Gut (Other than Silkworm Gut
Chapter 43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
 

SECTION IX: Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal; Cork And Articles Of Cork; Manufacturers Of Straw,Of Esparto Or Of Other Plaiting Materials; Basketware And Wickerwork
     
Chapter 44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Chapter 45 Cork and articles of cork
Chapter 46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork

SECTION X: Pulp Of Wood Or Of Other Fibrous Cellulosic Material; Waste And Scrap Of Paper Or Paperboard; Paper And Paperboard And Articles Thereof
 
Chapter 47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard
Chapter 48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Chapter 49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
 

SECTION XI: Textile And Textile Articles
 
Chapter 50 Silk
Chapter 51 Wool, Fine or Coarse Animal Hair; Horsehair Yarn and Woven Fabric
Chapter 52 Cotton
Chapter 53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn
Chapter 54 Man-made filaments
Chapter 55 Man-made staple fibers
Chapter 56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
Chapter 57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Chapter 58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
Chapter 59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
Chapter 60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics
Chapter 61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
Chapter 62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
Chapter 63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
 
SECTION XII: Footwear, Headgear, Umbrellas, Sun Umbrellas, Walking Sticks, Seatsticks,Whips, Riding-Crops And Parts Thereof; Prepared Feathers And Articles Made Therewith; Artificial Flowers; Articles Of Human Hair
 
Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
  
Chapter 65
Headgear and parts thereof
  
Chapter 66
Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
  
Chapter 67
Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair
  
 
SECTION XIII: Articles Of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica Or Similar Materials; Ceramic Products; Glass And Glassware
 
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
  
Chapter 69
Ceramic products
  
Chapter 70
Glass and glassware
  
 
SECTION XIV: Natural Or Cultured Pearls, Precious Or Semiprecious Stones, Precious Metals, Metals Clad With Precious Metal, And Articles Thereof; Imitation Jewelry; Coin
 
Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin
  

SECTION XV: Base Metals And Articles Of Base Metal
 
Chapter 72 Iron and steel
Chapter 73 Articles of iron or steel
Chapter 74 Copper and articles thereof
Chapter 75 Nickel and articles thereof
Chapter 76 Aluminum and Articles Thereof
Chapter 77 (Reserved for possible future use)
Chapter 78 Lead and articles thereof
Chapter 79 Zinc and articles thereof
Chapter 80 Tin and articles thereof
Chapter 81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
Chapter 82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
Chapter 83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal
 

SECTION XVI: Machinery And Mechanical Appliances; Electrical Equipment; Parts Thereof; Sound Recorders And Reproducers, Television Image And Sound Recorders And Reproducers, And Parts And Accessories Of Such Articles
 
Chapter 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
 

SECTION XVII: Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels And Associated Transport Equipment
 
Chapter 86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds
Chapter 87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 88 Aircraft, Spacecraft, and Parts Thereof
Chapter 89 Ships, boats and floating structures
 
SECTION XVIII: Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring, Checking, Precision, Medical Or Surgical Instruments And Apparatus; Clocks And Watches; Musical Instruments; Parts And Accessories Thereof
 
Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
  
Chapter 91
Clocks and watches and parts thereof
  
Chapter 92
Musical Instruments; Parts and Accessories of Such Articles
  
 
SECTION XIX: Arms And Ammunition; Parts And Accessories Thereof
 
Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
  
 
SECTION XX: Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles
 
Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings
  
Chapter 95
Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
  
Chapter 96
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
  
 
SECTION XXI: Works Of Art, Collectors' Pieces And Antiques
 
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques
  
 
SECTION XXII:Special Classification Provisions; Temporary Legislation; Temporary Modifications Proclaimedpursuant To Trade Agreements Legislation; Additional Import Restrictions Proclaimed Pursuant To Section 22 Of The Agricultural Adjustment Act, As Amended

 
 
Special classification provisions
  
Chapter 99
Temporary legislation; temporary modifications proclaimed pursuant to trade agreements legislation; additional import restrictions proclaimed pursuant to section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended