The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dominican Republic Free Trade Act, 2001

THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC FREE TRADE ACT, 2001

Arrangement of Sections

Section

1. Short title

2. Interpretation

3. President may grant duty free treatment

4. Minister to give effect to Agreement

5. Minister may amend Schedule

6. Regulations

Legal Supplement Part A to the “Trinidad and Tobago Gazette’’, Vol. 40,

No. 198, 16th October, 2001

First Session Sixth Parliament Republic of Trinidad

and Tobago

REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Act No. 10 of 2001

[L.S.]

N ACT to give effect to the Free Trade Agreement

between the Caribbean Community and the

Government of the Dominican Republic.

[Assented to 12th October, 2001]

WHEREAS the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and

the Government of the Dominican Republic have

entered into a Free Trade Agreement in order to,

Preamble

achieve more adequate integration in the regional and

sub-regional economic integration process and a more

significant joint presence at their fora of negotiations,

and develop closer and more dynamic and balanced

trade and investment relations between them, with

clear and accurate guidelines that permit full

participation of all economic agents:

Whereas Trinidad and Tobago, as a member of the

Caribbean Community, is obligated to give effect to this

Agreement:

And whereas it is necessary, in order to give effect to

the Agreement, to enact national legislation.

NACTED by the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago as

follows:—

1. This Act may be cited as the Caribbean

Community (CARICOM) Dominican Republic Free

Trade Act, 2001.

2. In this Act—

“Agreement” means the Agreement

establishing the Free Trade Area between

the Caribbean Community and the

Dominican Republic executed by the

CARICOM Secretariat on behalf of

Member States on 22nd August, 1998 and

its implementing Protocol (hereinafter

referred to as “the Protocol”) which was

executed by the CARICOM Secretariat on

behalf of Member States on 28th April,

2000 and both of which are attached as

the Schedule to this Act; and

“Minister” means the Minister to whom

responsibility for trade is assigned.

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Interpretation

Enactment

Short title

3. (1) The President may by Order, grant duty free

treatment to all goods originating in the Dominican

Republic, except those goods listed in Attachments I

and II to the Protocol.

(2) The President, may by Order, grant a phased

reduction of the Most Favoured Nation rate of duty to

those goods which are set out in Attachment I to the

Protocol, originating in the Dominican Republic.

(3) The President, may by Order, apply the Most

Favoured Nation rate of duty to those goods set out in

Attachment II to the Protocol, which originate in the

Dominican Republic.

4. (1) The Minister, may by Order, make such

provisions as he may consider necessary or expedient

for giving effect to any other Article of the Agreement,

except Article V.

(2) An Order made under this section shall be

subject to affirmative resolution of Parliament.

5. (1) Where any amendment to the Agreement is

accepted by the Government, the Minister may, by

Order, amend the Schedule by including therein the

amendment so accepted.

(2) An Order made under this section may contain

such consequential, supplemental or ancillary

provisions as appears to the Minister to be necessary or

expedient for the purpose of giving due effect to the

amendment accepted as aforesaid and without

prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may

contain provisions amending references in this Act, to

specific provisions of the Agreement.

(3) An Order made under this section shall be

subject to affirmative resolution of the Parliament.

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President may grant

duty free treatment

Minister to give

effect to Agreement

Minister to amend

Schedule

(4) Where the Schedule is amended pursuant to

this section, any reference in this Act or any other

instrument to the Agreement shall, unless the context

so requires, be construed as a reference to the

Agreement as so amended.

6. (1) The President may make Regulations in

respect of the conditions under which goods covered by

the Agreement will be traded in the Free Trade Area.

(2) Subject to Regulations made under sub-

section (1), the Minister may make Regulations

requiring or prohibiting the doing of anything in

relation to which a regulation may be required to be

made under this Act and prescribing penalties for the

contravention or non-compliance with any such

regulation.

(3) Regulations made under this section shall be

subject to affirmative resolution of Parliament.

SCHEDULE

Regulations

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AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE FREE TRADE AREA

BETWEEN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND THE

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), of the one part, and

the Dominican Republic, of the other part, (which hereinafter shall

be referred to as “the Parties”);

CONSIDERING the growing process of economic globalisation

and the intensification of the regional and sub-regional economic

integration processes in which the Parties are deeply involved, and

with the purpose of achieving more adequate integration in these

processes and a more significant joint presence at their fora of

negotiation;

CONSIDERING the urgent need to broaden the markets of

the Parties in order to achieve the economies of scale that will

support better levels of efficiency, productivity and

competitiveness;

CONSIDERING that the symmetry and complementarity that

exist between the economies of the Parties enable them to achieve

levels of co-operation and integration that favour the economic

development of both Parties;

CONSIDERING the significance accorded by the Parties to

the development of closer, more dynamic and balanced trade and

investment relations between them, with clear and accurate

guidelines that permit full participation of all economic agents;

CONSIDERING the importance that the Parties accord to

economic co-operation between them for their economic

development;

CONSIDERING that in order to achieve a balance of rights

and obligations within the framework of this Agreement,

liberalisation should include trade in goods and services, and

investment regimes;

CONSIDERING the rights and obligations of Member States

of CARICOM and the Dominican Republic as Members of the

World Trade Organisation (WTO), and other relevant

international agreements as well as those existing among the

Member States of CARICOM under the Treaty of Chaguaramas;

The Parties agree to create a Free Trade Area that includes

Trade in Goods and Services, Investment and Economic

Co-operation.

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ARTICLE I

Establishment of the Free Trade Area

1. (i) The Free Trade Area between CARICOM, comprising

the States listed in 1(ii) and the Dominican Republic,

(hereinafter referred to as “the Parties”) is hereby

established.

(ii) Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica,

Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and

Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines,

Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.

2. For the purpose of this Agreement, its Annexes and

Appendices, reference to the “territory of the Parties” shall:

(i) for each Member State of CARICOM mean its

territory, as well as its maritime areas, including the

seabed and subsoil adjacent to the outer limit of the

territorial sea, over which that State exercises, in

accordance with international law, jurisdiction or

sovereign rights for the purpose of exploration and

exploitation of the natural resources of such areas;

(ii) for the Dominican Republic mean the land areas

maritime area, air space, subsoil as well as the air

space above them in accordance with its national

legislation and international law.

3. For the purpose of this Agreement, its Annexes and

Appendices, the More Developed Countries of CARICOM

(hereinafer referred to as “the MDCs”) are:

(i) Barbados

(ii) Guyana

(iii) Jamaica

(iv) Suriname

(v) Trinidad and Tobago

4. For the purpose of this Agreement, its Annexes and

Appendices, the Less Developed Countries of CARICOM

(hereinafter referred to as “the LDCs”) are:

(i) Antigua and Barbuda

(ii) Belize

(iii) Dominica

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(iv) Grenada

(v) Montserrat

(vi) St Kitts and Nevis

(vii) Saint Lucia

(viii) St Vincent and the Grenadines

ARTICLE II

Objectives

The fundamental objective of the Agreement shall be to

strengthen the commercial and economic relations between the

Parties through:

(i) the establishment of a Free Trade Area between the

Parties consistent with the Marrakesh Agreement

Establishing the World Trade Organisation (the

WTO);

(ii) the promotion and expansion of the sale of goods

originating in the territories of the Parties through,

inter alia, free access to the markets of the Parties,

elimination of non-tariff barriers to trade, and the

establishment of a system of Rules of Origin,

Customs Co-operation and the Harmonisation of

Technical, Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Procedures;

(iii) the progressive liberalisation of trade in services;

(iv) the liberalisation of the movement of capital between

the Parties, and the promotion and protection of

investments aimed at taking advantage of the

opportunities offered by the markets of the Parties,

and the strengthening of their competitiveness;

(v) the promotion of the active participation of private

economic agents with a view to deepening and

broadening the economic relations between the

Parties, including the promotion and establishment

of joint ventures;

(vi) the promotion and development of co-operative

activities in the following areas: agriculture, mining,

industry, construction, tourism, transportation,

telecommunications, banking, insurance, capital

markets, professional services and science and

technology;

(vii) the discouragement of anti-competitive business

practices between and within the Parties.

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ARTICLE III

The Joint Council

The Parties hereby establish a Joint Council comprising

representatives of both Parties.

2. The Joint Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”)

shall:

(i) supervise the implementation and administration of

the Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices;

(ii) resolve any dispute which may arise out of the

interpretation, execution of, or non-compliance with,

or application of this Agreement, its Annexes and

Appendices in accordance with its powers under

Article XV dealing with Settlement of Disputes;

(iii) establish and delegate responsibilities to ad hoc or

standing committees, working groups or expert

groups;

(iv) supervise the work of all ad hoc or standing

committees, working groups and expert groups

established under this Agreement, its Annexes and

Appendices;

(v) consult with governmental, inter-governmental and

non-governmental entities, as necessary;

(vi) keep this Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices

under periodic review, evaluating the functioning of

this Agreement and recommending measures it

considers suitable to better achieve its objective;

(vii) carry out any other functions which may be assigned

to it by the Parties;

(viii) consider any other matter that may affect the

operation of this Agreement, its Annexes and

Appendices and take appropriate action.

3. (i) The Council shall establish its rules and procedures.

(ii) All decisions shall be taken by consensus.

(iii) The decisions of the Council shall have the status of

recommendations to the Parties.

4. Each Party shall designate a representative to transmit

and receive correspondence on its behalf.

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ARTICLE IV

Meetings of the Joint Council

The Council shall convene in ordinary session at least once a

year and in extraordinary sessions at such other times as may be

agreed between the Parties.

2. The meetings of the Council shall be chaired jointly by the

Parties.

3. Meetings shall be held alternately in the Dominican

Republic and in a Member State of CARICOM or such other place

as may be agreed between the Dominican Republic and

CARICOM.

4. The Agenda for each ordinary meeting of the Council shall

be settled by the Parties at least one month before each proposed

meeting.

ARTICLE V

Trade in Goods

The Parties agree to implement a programme to liberalise the

trade in goods between them.

2. The conditions under which goods covered by this

Agreement will be traded in the Free Trade Area are set out in the

Agreement on Trade in Goods that appears as Annex I.

3. The Rules of Origin shall be those set out in Appendix I to

Annex I.

ARTICLE VI

Trade in Services

The Parties agree to progressively liberalise trade in services

between themeslves by the establishment of a framework of

principles and rules as contained in the Agreement on Trade in

Services that appears as Annex II.

ARTICLE VII

Investments

The Parties agree to promote and facilitate investments

within the Free Trade Area through the provisions contained in

the Agreement on Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of

Investments that appears as Annex III.

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ARTICLE VIII

Trade Financing

The Council shall periodically review trade financing

arrangements between the Member States of CARICOM and the

Dominican Republic and recommend those mechanisms which

may be implemented to facilitate this activiy.

The Parties, recognising the importance of timely payments

for the development of trade, undertake to ensure that neither the

Dominican Republic nor any Member State of CARICOM shall

impose undue impediments to trade transactions and the

corresponding timely payment for goods and services traded

within the context of this Agreement.

ARTICLE IX

Economic Co-operation

The Parties agree to develop a broad co-operation programme

in the following areas: agriculture, mining, industry, construction,

tourism, transporation, telecommunication, banking, insurance,

capital markets, professional services, and science and technology

and such other areas as may be agreed by the Parties.

The Parties agree to encourage joint production of goods and

collaboration in the provision of services, especially those intended

to take advantage of market opportunities in third states.

ARTICLE X

Double Taxation Agreements

The Parties agree to work towards the adoption of agreements

to prevent and avoid double taxation between the Member States

of CARICOM and the Dominican Republic.

ARTICLE XI

Government Procurement

The Parties agree to work towards the adoption of an

agreement to encourage and facilitate greater participation by

their economic entities in business opportunities arising from

government procurement activities.

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ARTICLE XII

Intellectual Property Rights

The Parties agree to develop and adopt an Agreement on

Intellectual Property Rights, taking into account the rights and

obligations provided for in the Agreement on Trade-Related

Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), contained in

Annex IC of the Agreement establishing the WTO, and other

relevant international agreements to which all the Member States

of CARICOM and the Dominican Republic are signatories.

Pending the adoption of the Agreement referred to in

paragraph 1, the provisions of the TRIPS and the other relevant

international agreements to which all the CARICOM Member

States and the Dominican Republic are signatories will apply to

intellectual property rights issues which may arise between them.

ARTICLE XIII

Private Sector Activities

The Parties agree to promote active participation of the

private sector in the fulfillment of the objective of this Agreement.

To this end, the Parties establish a CARICOM/Dominican

Republic Business Forum to analyse trade and investment

opportunities, exchange business information and organise

business encounters, and deal with any other relevant matter

including any matter as may be referred to it by the Council. The

Forum shall regulate its own procedures and may make

recommendations to the Council on any matter within its

competence.

ARTICLE XIV

Committees

There shall be the following Standing Committees which shall

operate under the guidance of the Council:

(i) Committee on Trade in Goods;

(ii) Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade;

(iii) Committee on Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary

Measures;

(iv) Committee on Rules of Origin and Customs

Co-operation;

(v) Committee on Trade in Services;

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(vi) Committee on Investment;

(vii) Committee on Intellectual Property Rights;

(viii) Committee on Anti-Competitive Business Practices;

(ix) Any other Committee which may be established by

the Council pursuant to Article III 2(iii).

2. Each, Committee shall, inter alia, have the following

functions:

(i) monitor the implementation of the provisions of the

Agreement, Annex or Appendix within its area of

competence;

(ii) consider all matters relating to the subject area

within its competence, including such matters as

may be referred to it by the Parties;

(iii) consult on issues of mutual concern relating to its

subject area which arise in international fora;

(iv) facilitate information exchange among the Parties;

(v) create working groups or convene expert panels on

topics of mutual interest relating to its subject area;

(vi) any other function assigned to it by the Council.

3. Each Committee shall meet as may be agreed by its

members and shall regulate its own proceedings.

ARTICLE XV

Settlement of Disputes

1. The Parties agree to adopt the following Rules for the

Settlement of disputes arising under this Agreement, its Annexes

and Appendices.

2. The Rules governing Settlement of Disputes (the Rules)

shall apply to all disputes between the Parties relating to

interpretation, application, execution of or non-compliance with

the provisions of the Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices with

the exception of matters covered in Annex III.

3. The Parties shall first seek to resolve any dispute referred

to in paragraph 2 above through informal consultations and seek

to arrive at a mutually satisfactory solution. In the case of

perishables, the Parties shall notify the Council immediately of the

dispute and of the action being taken. .

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4. Where the Parties fail to arrive at a mutual solution within

30 days, or in the case of perishables within 10 days, pursuant to

paragraph 3 above, the aggrieved Party may deliver to the other

Party a request in writing for the intervention of the Council. The

request to the Council shall contain sufficient information to

enable examination of the request.

5. The Council shall ordinarily meet within 15 days of receipt

of a request and, in the case of perishables, within 5 days of receipt

of a request. In special circumstances the timeframe may be

adjusted by mutual agreement between the Parties. The Council

shall render its decision within a reasonable time.

6. The Council may engage expert advisors in seeking

solutions to disputes between the Parties.

7. The Council shall within one (1) year after the entry into

force of this Agreement establish mechanisms for the settlement of

disputes.

8. Pending the adoption of mechanisms provided for in

paragraph 7, the Council may exercise the option of conciliation,

mediation and/or arbitration to resolve any dispute which may

arise between the Parties.

ARTICLE XVI

Amendments

This Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices may be

amended by the Parties. Proposals made by one Party for

amendments shall be submitted to the Council for its

consideration.

Amendments shall enter into force once the Parties have

notified each other through diplomatic channels, that all internal

legal procedures have been completed.

ARTICLE XVII

Evaluation of the Agreement

Three (3) years after the entry into force of this Agreement,

the Council shall carry out an evaluation of the Agreement, its

Annexes and Appendices with respect to the achievement of their

objectives and recommend what further measures may be taken to

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achieve them. The recommendations shall take into account any

national, regional and international developments affecting the

matters covered by this Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices.

ARTICLE XVIII

Termination

Any Party may at any time withdraw from this Agreement by

giving written notice of termination to the other Party.

Termination shall take effect six (6) months after such notice is

received by the other Party. The rights acquired and the

obligations assumed under this Agreement shall cease on the

effective date of termination, except as provided in paragraphs 2

and 3 of this Article.

2. Obligations undertaken prior to termination with respect to

trade in goods and services shall continue in force for a further

period of one year, unless the Parties agree to a longer period.

3. The provisions of the Agreement on the Reciprocal

Prormotion and Protection of Investments (Annex III) shall

continue to apply to investments established or acquired prior to

the date of termination, for a period of ten years from the date of

termination, except in so far as those provisions extend to the

establishment of covered investments.

ARTICLE XIX

Accession by other States

This Agreement shall be open to other States subject to prior

negotiations between the Parties and those States which have

requested to become Parties to this Agreement.

The negotiations shall take into account that this Agreement,

its Annexes and its Appendices establish preferential treatment by

the Dominican Republic to the Less Developed Member States of

CARICOM by reason of their lesser degree of development.

ARTICLE XX

Status of Annexes and Appendices

The Annexes and Appendices of this Agreement shall form an

integral part thereof.

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ARTICLE XXI

Depositary

This Agreement shall be deposited with the Secretary General

of the Caribbean Community who shall transmit certified copies to

the Parties.

ARTICLE XXII

Entry into Force

This Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices shall enter into

force on the 1st day of January, 1999, or as soon thereafter as the

Parties have notified each other through diplomatic channels that

all internal legal procedures have been completed.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries,

being duly authorised, have affixed their signatures to this

Agreement.

DONE AT Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic in the

English and Spanish languages, both being equally, authentic, this

22nd day of August, 1998.

For the Caribbean Community For the Government of the

Dominican Republic

SIGNED .......................................... SIGNED ...................................

DR. THE HON. KENNY ANTHONY DR. THE HON. LEONEL

Chairman of the Conference of FERNANDEZ REYNA

Heads of Government of President of the Dominican

the Caribbean Community Republic

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ANNEX I

AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN GOODS

ARTICLE I

Coverage

The Parties agree that the conditions under which goods

covered by this Agreement wlll be traded in the Free Trade Area

are set out in this Annex.

ARTICLE II

Definitions

Except as provided herein, words and phrases shall have the

meaning ascribed to them in the relevant Agreements of the WTO.

Competent Authority—The authority which, in conformity

with the legislation of the Parties, is responsible for the

administration of their customs tariff laws and regulations.

Customs Tariff —Any tariff, tax or duty levied on imports and

of any type applied to the importation of goods, including any form

of surcharge or additional charge on imports, except any

equivalent charge or internal tax established in conformity with

Article III.2 of the GATT 1994. This definition of a customs tariff

does not include taxes or duties of lighterage, wharfage, storage

and handling of merchandise, nor any others as may be required

for port, custody or transport services; nor does it include exchange

rate differences or other measures adopted by any Party.

Duties—Customs duties and any other charges of equivalent

effect which are discriminatory in their application, whether fiscal,

monetary, or of any kind, which are applied to Imports. Rates and

analogous charges where they represent the cost of the services

rendered are not included in this concept of “duties”.

Goods—Any materials or finished articles.

Identical Goods—Goods whose characteristics all coincide

with those of the good it is compared.

Indirect Material—A good used in the production, verification

or inspection of a good, but which is not physically incorporated

into the latter; or a good used in the maintenance of buildings or

the operation of equipment related to the production of a good.

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ARTICLE III

Market Access

The Parties agree to promote a programme of trade

liberalisation between them, at the same time taking into account,

in particular, the differences in the levels of development between

the Dominican Republic and the LDCs of CARICOM.

2. Each Party agrees to grant goods produced in the territory

of the other Party access to its market under the following

arrangements:

(i) the goods originating in Member States of CARICOM

which satisfy the conditions contained in the Rules of

Origin that appear as Appendix I to this Annex shall

receive the following treatment on entry into the

market of the Dominican Republic:

(a) duty-free access for all goods other than those

set out in Appendices II and III;

(b) phased reduction of the Most Favoured

Nation (MFN) rate of duty on goods as set out

in Appendix II;

those goods as set out in Appendix III;

(ii) the goods originating in the Dominican Republic

which satisfy the conditions contained in the Rules of

Origin shall receive the following treatment on entry

into the markets of CARICOM Member States:

(a) duty-free access for all goods other than those

set out in Appendices IV and V on entry into

the markets of the MDCs;

(b) phased reduction of the MFN rate of duty on

goods as set out in Appendix IV on entry into

the markets of the MDCs;

goods set out in Appendix V on entry into the

markets of the MDCs;

(d) application of the MFN rate of duty on all

goods on entry into the markets of the LDCs.

3. The Lists of goods will be reciprocal unless the Parties

agree otherwise.

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4. The LDCs shall not be required to extend the treatment

provided for in paragraph 2(ii)(a) and (b) to products originating in

the Dominican Republic on entry into their territories up to 2005.

A review of the provisions of this paragraph will be undertaken by

the Parties in 2004.

5. The Parties agree that they will not apply any quantitative

restrictions with respect to the trade under this Agreement,

always taking into account the obligations that the CARICOM

Member States have under the Treaty Establishing the Caribbean

Community. In this context, the Parties agree that any products

affected will be placed on the MFN List pending any specific

arrangements which might be negotiated.

6. The Council may consider any request by the Parties for

the modification of the Lists at Appendices II to V.

7. The Parties agree that CARICOM entrepreneurs, both

natural and legal persons, shall, in the Dominican Republic, be

allowed to promote or to manage the import, sale, rent or any

other form of traffic or sale of merchandise or products of

CARICOM origin, either as agents, representatives, commission

agents, exclusive distributors, licensees or under any other

nomenclature, on the same basis as nationals of the Dominican

Republic.

ARTICLE IV

Rules of Origin

The Rules of Origin to be applied under this Annex shall be

those set out in Appendix I.

ARTICLE V

Technical Barriers to Trade

The Parties agree to apply the provisions of Appendix VI on

Technical Barriers to Trade.

ARTICLE VI

Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures

The Parties agree to apply the provisions of Appendix VII on

Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures.

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ARTICLE VII

General Exceptions

Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the adoption or

enforcement by the Dominican Republic or any Member State of

CARICOM of measures:

(i) which are necessary—

(a) to protect public morals;

(b) to prevent crime or the maintenance of public

order;

(d) to protect human, animal and plant life;

(e) to secure compliance with laws or regulations

which are not consistent with the provisions

of this Agreement, including those relating

to customs enforcement, the enforcement of

monopolies operated under paragraph 4 of

Article II and Article XVII of GATT 1994, the

protection of patents, trademarks and

copyrights and the prevention of deceptive

practices;

(f) and essential to the acquisition or

distribution of products in general or local

short supply, provided that any such measure

shall be consistent with the principle that the

Parties are entitled to an equitable share of

the international supply of such products,

and that any such measures, which are

inconsistent with the other provisions of the

Agreement, shall be discontinued as soon as

the conditions giving rise to them have

ceased to exist;

(ii) which relate to—

(a) gold or silver production or trade;

(b) the products of prison labour;

conservation of natural resources; and

(iii) which are imposed for the protection of national

treasures of artistic, historical, anthropological,

palaeontological or archaeological value.

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ARTICLE VIII

Trade Promotion

The Parties agree to:

(i) establish trade promotion programmes;

(ii) facilitate the activities of official and private trade

missions;

(iii) organise fairs and expositions; and

(iv) promote the continuous exchange of information,

market studies and activities leading to the

maximum utilisation of opportunities offered by the

liberalisation of trade between the Parties.

ARTICLE IX

Bilateral Safeguard Measures

The Dominican Republic and the Member States of CARICOM

acknowledge that, as Members of the WTO, they have recourse to

the Agreement on Safeguards in the WTO.

2. The Member States of CARICOM and the Dominican

Republic may apply bilateral safeguard measures of a temporary

nature when:

(i) imports of products from any Member State of

CARICOM or the Dominican Republic are made in

such quantities that such products cause serious

injury or threat of serious injury to the domestic

industry producing like or directly competitive

products of the importing country;

(ii) it is necessary to redress balance-of-payment deficits

or to protect the external financial position of the

importing country.

3. Safeguard measures shall consist of the temporary

suspension of the tariff preferences and the reinstatement of the

MFN duties for the specific product.

4. Safeguard measures shall be applied for an initial period of

no longer than one year. This term may be renewed for no more

than one year, if the causes that motivated the imposition of the

safeguard measure persist.

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5. The importing country seeking to impose or renew any

safeguard measure shall request a meeting of the Council in order

to have consultations on the imposition or renewal of such

measures. This imposition or renewal does not require consensus.

ARTICLE X

Unfair Trade Practices

Where there is evidence of injury, material injury, threat of

injury or material injury to the domestic industry of a Party due to

unfair trade practices such as export subsidies and dumping, that

Party may apply corrective measures, provided the application of

these measures is in conformity with the Agreement on Subsidies

and Countervailing Measures and the Agreement on the

Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs

and Trade, 1994.

ARTICLE XI

Anti-Competitive Business Practices

The Parties will seek to discourage anti-competitive business

practices in the Free Trade Area and work towards the adoption of

common provisions to prevent such practices.

The Parties will undertake to establish mechanisms aimed at

facilitating and promoting competition policy provisions and

ensuring their application among and within the Parties.

ARTICLE XII

Customs Co-operation

The Parties, through their Customs authorities, agree to:

(i) strengthen their bonds of co-operation, and mutual

assistance to resolve any differences in relation to the

administration of this Agreement;

(ii) stimulate as much as possible the practices,

procedures, terms and conditions of mutual

assistance as well as to intensify the relationship

between themselves with the aim of sharing

experiences that may improve and harmonise the

systems and customs procedures applicable, based on

the principle of reciprocity; and

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(iii) strengthen the co-operation through mechanisms

that may speed up the movement of goods and

clearance through customs; without prejudice to the

application of necessary measures and controls to

avoid illegal trade and other practices that cause

distortions to international trade.

2. The Parties will facilitate the release of all originating

merchandise in conformity with the measures and procedures

agreed, after the entry into force of this Agreement.

3. The Parties will give priority to the areas of harmonisation

of customs procedures, computer technology and training.

4. The Parties will simplify and make available to the trading

community information on procedures for the international transit

of goods, the required documentation, the mode of transport, the

customs operation schedule, and information on the established

sea ports and airports.

5. (i) Each Party, through its customs authorities, shall

speedily release the goods originating in the other

Party that enter its territory. In order to facilitate the

clearance of goods originating in the other Party,

automatic controls for time of stay, selective or

aleatory criteria for revision, weight control, physical

verification of the goods and direct release to importers

shall be applied.

(ii) The Parties agree to simplify documents needed for the

transit of originating goods in accordance with the

national legislation of the importing Party.

(iii) Each Party, in conformity with its legislation, shall

inform the other of procedures that will facilitate and

speed up the release of goods, including the

requirements for importation and entry to the territory

of the Party.

6. The Customs authorities of the Parties will exchange,

where possible, and subject to domestic legislation and regulations

relating to confidentiality, information and experience on:

(i) Classification and Customs Valuation;

(ii) Rules of Origin;

(iii) documents and requirements for the import and

export of goods;

(iv) general or specific statistics of imports and exports;

(v) goods subject to non-tariff measures;

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(vi) the customs regimes and procedures;

(vii) the current domestic legislation relating to import

taxes, customs and port charges, and any subsequent

amendments;

(viii) new technologies for preventing and detecting

customs fraud;

(ix) new trends in customs infractions.

7. Without prejudice to the provisions of other agreements,

upon entry into force of this Agreement, each Party agrees to

notify the customs authorities of the other Party of any intention

to implement new customs regulations.

APPENDIX I TO ANNEX I

RULES OF ORIGIN

ARTICLE I

Definitions

For the purposes of this Appendix, the following definitions

shall apply:

(i) Materials: means raw materials, intermediate goods

and parts or components utilised in production;

(ii) Goods: means any materials or finished articles;

(iii) Production: means planting, extraction, harvesting,

fishing, hunting, manufacturing, processing or

assembly of goods or products;

(iv) Originating goods: means goods or materials which

meet the Rules of Origin established in this

Appendix.

The Transaction Value shall be determined according to the

national legislation of the Parties.

ARTICLE II

Scope of Application

The scope of application of the Rules of Origin and its

amendments is limited to the trade of goods governed by the

provisions of this Agreement.

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ARTICLE III

Criteria for Determining Originating Status

Goods shall be considered as originating in the territory of one

of the Parties to this Agreement where they comply with either of

the following conditions:

(i) they must be wholly produced in one of the Parties; or

(ii) they must be produced in one of the Parties wholly or

partly from materials imported from countries other

than the Parties by a process which effects a

substantial transformation characterised—

(a) by the goods being classified in a six-digit-

subheading of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different

from that in which any of the materials

imported from countries other than the

Parties are classified, as specified in the

attachment to this Appendix; or

(b) by other criteria specified in the Attachment

to this Appendix.

ARTICLE IV

Wholly Produced Goods

Wholly Produced Goods are:

(i) Products from the mineral, plant or animal kingdoms

(including those from hunting and fishing), extracted

harvested or gathered, born, bred or captured in the

territories of the Parties, or in their territorial waters

or in their exclusive economic zones;

(ii) products of the sea extracted beyond the territorial

waters of the Parties and their exclusive economic

zones by ships, wholly or partially owned by

nationals of the Parties, legally chartered, leased or

contracted under joint venture arrangements by

enterprises established in the territories of the

Parties;

(iii) products of factory ships, wholly or partially owned

by nationals of the Parties, legally chartered, leased

or contracted under joint venture arrangements by

enterprises established in the territories of the

Parties produced from goods or products of the sea,

extracted by ships in accordance with the provisions

in (i) and (ii) above;

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(iv) the slag, ashes, residues, waste or scrap, gathered or

obtained from manufacturing and processing

operations performed in the territories of the parties,

fit only for the recovery of raw materials, as long as

they do not constitute toxic or hazardous wastes in

accordance with national and international law;

(v) goods produced in the territories of the Parties which

are made solely from originating goods.

ARTICLE V

Insufficient Working or Processing

Goods shall not be treated as originating, if they are produced

by any operation or process which consists only of one or more of

the following:

(i) operations to ensure the preservation of goods or

products during transportation or storage, such as

ventilation, refrigeration, freezing; addition of

preservative or salt, removal of damaged parts and

the like;

(ii) operations such as dust removal, washing or

cleaning, sifting, peeling, shelling, winnowing,

maceration, drying, sorting, classification, grading,

selection, crushing, filtering, diluting in water,

painting or cutting up;

(iii) the simple formation of sets of goods;

(iv) the packing, placing in containers or repackaging;

(v) the dividing up or assembly of packages;

(vi) the affixing of bands, labels or other similar

distinctive signs;

(vii) the simple mixture of materials, if the characteristics

of the product obtained are not essentially different

from the characteristics of the materials which have

been mixed;

(viii) the slaughter of animals.

ARTICLE VI

Materials not Incorporated in the Goods

Any material, input or product which is not physically

incorporated in goods used in the production, verification and

inspection of the goods and operation of equipment related with it

or for the maintenance of buildings, will be considered originating

regardless of the country where it was manufactured or produced.

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2. These include:

(i) fuel, electrical energy, catalysts and solvents;

(ii) equipment apparatus and accessories used for the

verification or inspection of goods;

(iii) gloves, protective eye masks, footwear, apparel,

security equipment and accessories;

(iv) tools, dies (for die-cutting) and moulds;

(v) spare parts and materials used in the maintenance of

equipment and buildings;

(vi) lubricants, oils compound products and other

products used in the production process, equipment

operation or maintenance of building; and

(vii) any other material or product which is not

incorporated in the goods, but which can be shown to

be part of the said production.

ARTICLE VII

Cumulation

For the purpose of the origin requirements, materials or

products originating in the territory of any of the Parties,

incorporated in particular goods in the territory of the other Party,

shall be considered as goods originating in the Party where final

production take place.

ARTICLE VIII

Regional Value Content

The Regional Value Content (RVC) of the goods shall be

calculated based on the transaction value method, applying the

following formula:

RVC = [(TV-NOG)/TV] •100 where;

RVC = Regional Value Content expressed as percentage;

TV = Transaction Value of the merchandise, adjusted

on an FOB base;

NOG = Value of non-originating goods used in the

production of the final product.

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2. Where the value of the goods is on a basis other than FOB

it shall be adjusted to FOB for purposes of this Article.

3. When the origin is determined by the Regional Value

Content, the required percentage shall be specified in the

Attachment to this Appendix.

4. All costs considered in the calculation of Regional Value

Content, shall be registered and kept in accordance with generally

accepted accounting principles, applicable in the territory of the

Party where the good is produced.

ARTICLE IX

De Minimis

Where the value of all non-originating materials used in the

production of goods that do not undergo an applicable change in

tariff classification as set out in the Attachment to this Appendix

is not more than seven per cent (7%) of the transaction value of the

goods adjusted to a FOB basis, these materials shall be considered

to be originating goods.

ARTICLE X

Management of Inventory

The Parties will ensure that enterprises will apply

appropriate systems in the management of this Appendix provided

that the systems are based on generally accepted accounting

principles.

Each Party will inform the other of the systems in use to

manage inventories including those of interchangeable goods.

ARTICLE XI

Sets

Sets, as defined in General Rule 3 of the Harmonised System,

shall be regarded as originating when all component articles are

originating products. Nevertheless, when a set is composed of

originating and non-originating articles, the set as a whole shall be

regarded as originating provided that the value of the non-

originating articles does not exceed seven per cent (7%) of the FOB

price of the set.

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ARTICLE XII

Assembly

The rules governing assembly goods shall be defined on a

case-by-case basis in the Attachment to the Appendix provided for

in Article III.

ARTICLE XIII

Accessories, Spare Parts and Tools

The accessories, spare parts and tools dispatched with a piece

of equipment, machine, apparatus or vehicle which are part of the

normal equipment, will not be considered in determining if all

non-originating materials or products used in the production of a

piece of equipment, machine, apparatus or vehicle comply with the

correspondent change in the classification established in this

Appendix and its Attachment, provided that:

(i) the accessories, parts and tools are not separately

billed from the piece of equipment, machine,

apparatus or vehicle, regardless of any detailed

information contained in the invoice; and

(ii) the quantity and the value of these accessories, parts

and tools are the normal ones used for related goods.

The origin of the accessories, parts and tools that do not fulfill

the conditions in the preceding paragraph will be determined by

applying the corresponding rule of origin to each one of them

separately.

ARTICLE XIV

Treatment of Retail Packing

Packing presented with the merchandise and classified with

the goods that they contain, will not be considered for determining

the origin of the related goods, as long as they are used on a

normal basis.

Where the packing is not that used on a normal basis, each

Party may treat goods separately from their packing to determine

the origin of the goods and the packing.

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ARTICLE XV

Treatment of Packing Required for the Transport or Storage of

Goods

No part of any packing required for the transport or storage of

goods will be considered when determining origin of goods as a

whole.

ARTICLE XVI

Direct Transport

In order for goods to benefit from the preferential treatment

provided for under this Agreement, they must be directly delivered

from the exporting country to the importing country.

For this purpose, the following shall be considered as direct

consignment:

(i) goods transported without going through third

countries:

(ii) goods transported in transit through one or more

third countries, with or without transhipment or

temporary storage under the surveillance of Customs

Authorities of such countries, provided that:

(a) the transit is justified by geographical

reasons or by considerations related to

transport requirements;

(b) they are not designed for trade or use in the

transit country; and

storage any operation other than loading or

unloading or operations to keep them in good

condition and ensure their conservation.

ARTICLE XVII

Transhipment through the Parties

Nothing in Article XVI shall preclude the transhipment of

goods through the Parties.

Where such transhipment takes place, the Certifying

Authority in the State through which the goods are transhipped

shall affix on the relevant transport documentation the approved

stamp and an authorised signature pursuant to Article XIX.

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ARTICLE XVIII

Declaration and Certification of Origin

The Certificate of Origin shall include:

(i) a declaration by the exporter or the final producer

that the origin requirements prescribed in this

Appendix have been met;

(ii) a certificate by the authorised body of the exporting

country that the declaration by the exporter or the

final producer, as the case may be, is accurate.

2. Where the exporter is not the final producer of the goods or

products, the former shall present the declaration of origin to the

authorised body.

3. In every case, the Certificate of Origin shall be prepared by

an exporter in the country of final production.

4. The competent authority in the exporting country shall

carry out such control as is necessary to permit the certification

provided for in this Article and shall confirm all the data set out in

the Certificate of Origin.

5. The Certificate of Origin shall have affixed the signature of

an official notified by the authorised body of the exporting country

pursuant to Article XIX.

6. The date of the Certificate of Origin may not precede that

of the relevant commercial invoice.

7. The Certificate of Origin shall be valid for a period of 180

days from the date of issue.

8. Where the goods traded under this Agreement are

accompanied by a Certificate of Origin, that Certificate shall be

deemed to satisfy the requirement of the Consular Invoice.

ARTICLE XIX

The Functions and Obligations of Bodies Authorised to carry out

Certification

The Bodies authorised by the Parties to carry out Certification

will:

(i) verify the accuracy of the declaration presented to

them by the fina1 producer or the exporter by way of

systems or procedures which ensure the accuracy of

the data;

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(ii) provide to the other Party the administrative

co-operation required for the control of documentary

proof or origin.

2. The bodies authorised by the Parties will, no later than

thirty (30) days after entry into force of the Agreement, transmit

through their respective Foreign Ministries, the approved list of

the bodies authorised to issue the certificates mentioned in this

Appendix, along with a list of authorised signatories, facsimile of

the authorised signatures and the stamps of the authorised bodies.

3. Any changes to such listings shall enter into force thirty

(30) days after receipt of notification.

ARTICLE XX

Requirement to maintain Records and Documents

Each Party shall require the exporter or final producer who

completes and signs a Certificate of Origin to keep all the records

and documents pertaining to the origin of the goods for a minimum

of three years from the date of the Certificate and to produce these

records and documents as requested by the competent authority,

in accordance, with national legislation.

ARTICLE XXI

Non-Requirement of the Certificate of Origin

An Invoice, with a duly signed declaration that the goods were

produced in a CARICOM Member State or in the Dominican

Republic, shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement of the

Certificate of Origin, where the value of the goods expressed in

national currency, does not exceed the equivalent of One Thousand

US Dollars (US$1,000.00).

This exception will not apply where the imports are proven to

be the result of two or more parts of a consignment.

ARTlCLE XXII

Confidentiality

Each Party shall maintain, in accordance with its national

legislation, the confidentiality of confidential business information

collected pursuant to this Agreement and shall protect that

information from disclosure that could prejudice the competitive

position of the persons providing the information.

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The confidential business information collected pursuant to

this Agreement may be disclosed only to those authorities

responsible for the administration and enforcement of

determinations of origin and of customs and revenue matters.

ARTICLE XXIII

Origin Verification

For purposes of determining whether goods imported into its

territory from the territory of another Party qualify as originating

goods, a Party may conduct verification solely by means of:

(i) submitting to the competent authority of the

exporting Party request for information from an

exporter or a producer, in a territory of another

Party;

(ii) visits to the premises of an exporter or producer in

the territory of another Party to review records and

observe the production of the goods;

(iii) other procedures agreed upon by the Parties

whenever necessary.

2. Prior to conducting verification pursuant to paragraph 1, a

Party shall, through its designated entity, notify the competent

authority of the exporting Party of its intention to carry out

verification. Within five (5) days of dispatch of this notification, the

competent authority in the exporting Party shall notify the

exporter and/or the producer of the goods.

3. The competent authority of the importing Party shall

obtain the written consent of the exporter or producer of the goods

whose premises are to be visited.

4. The notification of visits which are provided for in

paragraph 1(ii) shall include:

(i) the identity of the designated entity issuing the

notification;

(ii) the name of the exporter or producer whose premises

are to be visited;

(iii) the date and place of the proposed verification visit;

(iv) the object and scope of the verification visit, including

specific reference to the goods which are the subject

of the verification;

(v) the names and designation of the officials who will

carry out the visit; and

(vi) the legal basis for the verification visit.

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5. The competent authority of the exporting Party may, at the

request of the Party wishing to carry out verification pursuant to

paragraph 1, call on the producer or the exporter to make

available, inter alia, documentation and accounting records and

permit inspection of materials, production facilities and processes.

6. Where a verification has been notified, any modification of

the information referred to in this Article shall be notified in

writing to the competent authority of the exporting Party, who in

turn shall immediately notify the modifications to the producer or

the exporter. Such modifications shall be notified by the importing

Party no later than fifteen (15) days after the initial notification.

7. Where an exporter or a producer does not either give

written consent to a proposed verification visit or provide any

information requested as provided for in this Article within thirty

(30) days of despatch of the notification, the Party which has

notified intention to carry out verification may deny preferential

tariff treatment to goods which would have been the subject of

such verification.

8. The Competent Authority of the importing Party may

grant to the competent authority of the exporting Party an

extension of not more than ten (10) days for the submission of any

documents which may be required to support an application for

verification of origin under this Agreement.

9. Each Party shall provide that, where its competent

authority receives notification, the competent authority may,

within seven (7) days of receipt of the notification, postpone the

proposed verification visit for a period not exceeding fifteen (15)

days from the date of such receipt or for such longer period as the

Parties may agree.

10. The Parties shall permit an exporter or a producer whose

goods are the subject of a verification visit to designate two

observers to be present during the visit, providing that:

(i) the observers do not participate in a manner other

than as observers; and

(ii) the failure of the exporter or producer to designate

observers shall not result in the postponement of the

visit.

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ARTICLE XXIV

Findings of the Verification

The Party conducting a verification shall provide the exporter

or producer whose goods are the subject of the verification with a

written determination of whether or not the goods qualify as

originating goods, including findings of fact and the legal basis for

the determination, within twenty-one (21) days of the conclusion of

the verification exercise.

ARTICLE XXV

Guarantee of Payment of Revenue

In no case shall the customs authorities of the Parties

interrupt an import procedure of the products covered by a

Certificate of Origin. However, the competent authorities of the

importing Party, in addition to requesting the appropriate

additional information from the competent authorities of the

exporting Party, may adopt any action it deems necessary to

safeguard its fiscal interests.

The competent authorities of the importing Party shall take

appropriate action with respect to any financial security given to

protect the fiscal interest based on the determination of the

verification.

ARTICLE XXVI

Appeals

Each Party will establish procedures for the review of

decisions by the various authorities regarding the origin

verification procedures.

ARTICLE XXVII

Penalties

Each Party, in its legislation, shall provide penalties for

breaches of the provisions of this Appendix which shall be similar

to those applied for breaches of its laws and regulations in similar

circumstances.

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APPENDIX VI TO

ANNEX I

TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE

ARTICLE 1

Definitions

For the purposes of this Appendix the terms defined in the

Seventh Edition (1996) of the ISO/IEC Guide 2 Standardization

and related activities—General Vocabulary, shall, when used in

this Appendix have the same meaning given in the said Guide. In

addition, the following definitions shall apply:

Risk Assessment: The evaluation of the potential of adverse

effects to the health and safety of human, animal or plant life, or

to the environment resulting from any goods or services traded

between the Parties.

Standards-related Measure: A standard, technical regulation

or conformity assessment procedure.

Standard: A document approved by a recognised body, that

provides for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or

characteristics for products or related processes and production

methods, with which compliance is not mandatory. It may also

include or deal exclusively with terminology, symbols, packaging,

marking or labeling requirements as they apply to a product,

process or production method.

International Standard: A standard or other guide or

recommendation, adopted by an international standardizing body

and made available to the public.

Legitimate Objectives: Objectives such as safety, protection of

human, animal or plant life or health, the environment or

consumers (including matters relating to quality and

identifiability of goods or services); or, sustainable development,

considering, among other things, where appropriate, fundamental

climatic, geographical, technological or insfrastructural factors or

scientific justification.

Conformity Assessment Procedure: Any procedure used

directly or indirectly, to determine that relevant requirements in

technical regulations or standards are satisfied.

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Technical Regulation: Document which lays down product

characteristics or their related processes and production methods,

including applicable administrative provisions, with which

compliance is mandatory. It may also include or deal exclusively

with terminology symbols, packaging, marking or labeling

requirements as they apply to a product, process or production

method.

Service: Any service within the scope of this Appendix that is

subject to standards-related or metrology measures including

standardization, metrology and conformity assessment services

themselves.

Administrative Rejection: Any action taken by a public

administration agency of the importing Party, to restrict the entry

to its territory of a shipment or the provision of a service, due to

technical reasons.

Dangerous Wastes: Any material generated in the extraction,

transformation, production, consumption, utilisation, control or

treatment processes, whose properties do not allow for its re-use,

and that, due to its corrosive, toxic, poisonous, reactive,

radioactive, explosive, flammable biologically infectious or

irritating characteristics, represents a hazard to health or to the

environment.

Hazardous Substance: Any substance that is hazardous to

health and safety of human, animal or plant life, or to the

environment and that is identified as such by national and

international agencies.

Make Compatible: To bring different standards-related

measures of the same scope approved by different standardizing

bodies to a level such that they are either identical, equivalent, or

have the effect of permitting goods or services to be used in place

of one another or fulfill the same purpose.

ARTICLE II

Scope of Application

This Appendix applies to the standards-related and

metrological measures of the Parties, as well as to other related

measures that may directly or indirectly affect trade in goods or

services between the Parties.

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2. The Parties affirm their existing rights and obligations

under the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade of the World

Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international agreements to

which the Member States of CARICOM and the Dominican

Republic are parties, including agreements relating to health, the

environment and the protection of the consumer.

3. This appendix does not apply to Sanitary and Phyto-

Sanitary Measures.

ARTICLE III

Non-Discriminatory Treatment

Each Party shall, in respect of standards-related measures,

accord to goods and service-providers of the other Party, treatment

no less favourable than that accorded to like goods or service-

providers of national origin and to like goods or service-providers

originating in any other country.

ARTICLE IV

Use of International Standards

Each Party shall use, as a basis for the development and

application of its standardisation measures, current international

standards, or international standards whose completion are

imminent, except where such standards would be an ineffective or

inappropriate means to fulfill its legitimate objectives.

When one Party applies procedures for conformity assessment

which restrict or restrain the access of goods, that Party shall

consider the use of the pertinent international standards as the

basis of access until a final decision is taken.

ARTICLE V

Risk Assessment

Each Party may conduct risk assessment in its territory,

provided that such assessment does not have the intention, or

effect of creating unnecessary obstacles to trade between them. In

so doing, the Parties shall take into consideration the risk

assessment methods developed by international agencies.

2. When conducting risk assessment, the Party performing it

shall take into consideration all available pertinent scientific

evidence, technical information, the intended end use, and the

associated technology.

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3. Once the protection level that is considered adequate has

been established and the risk assessment conducted, each Party

shall avoid making arbitrary or unjustifiable distinctions between

similar goods and services, if those distinctions:

(i) result in arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination

against goods or services-providers of the other Party;

(ii) constitute a disguised restriction on trade between

the Parties; or

(iii) discriminate between similar goods or services for the

same use under the same conditions, that hold the

same level of risk, and that result in similar benefits.

ARTlCLE VI

Compatibility and Equivalence

Without prejudice to the rights of the Parties under this

Appendix and taking into account international standardisation

activities the Parties shall, to the extent practicable, make

compatible their standards-related measures, without reducing

the level of safety or of protection of human, animal or plant life or

health, the environment or the consumer.

2. Each Party shall accept a technical regulation adopted or

maintained by an exporting Party as equivalent to its own where

the exporting Party, in co-operation with the importing Party,

demonstrates to the satisfaction of the importing Party that its

technical regulation adequately fulfills the importing Party’s

legitimate objectives.

3. Upon the request of the exporting Party, the importing

Party shall communicate in writing its reasons for not accepting

any particular technical regulation of the exporting Party as

equivalent to its own in accordance with paragraph 2 of this

Article.

4. The Parties recognize the need to review, revise and update

standards and technical regulations to achieve greater

harmonisation.

5. The Parties further affirm the need to review procedures

for conformity assessment systems in order to facilitate

certification, accreditation and the issuing of marks of conformity.

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ARTICLE VII

Conformity Assessment

If it is of mutual benefit, each Party shall in a reciprocal

manner, accredit, approve, licence or otherwise recognize the

conformity assessment bodies in the territory of the other Party,

on terms no less favourable than those applicable to such bodies in

its territory.

2. The Parties may utilise the technical and institutional

capability of the conformity assessment bodies established in the

territory of the Parties, and recognised in accordance with

paragraph 1 of this Article.

3. Whenever it is possible, the Parties shall provide for the

carrying out of conformity assessment procedures in production

facilities and the issuing of marks of conformity assessments when

the product satisfies the requirements of the standard or technical

regulation.

4. Each Party shall acknowledge the results of the conformity

assessment procedures in the other Party’s territory.

5. Prior to acceptance of results of a conformity assessment

procedure pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Article and to enhance

confidence in the continued reliability of each other’s conformity

assessment results, the Parties may consult on such matters as

the technical competence of the conformity assessment bodies

involved, including verified compliance with relevant

international standards.

6. The Parties shall ensure the confidentiality of information

about products or services originating in the territory of the other

Party arising from, or supplied in connection with, conformity

assessment procedures in the same way as for domestic products

and in such a manner that legitimate commercial interests are

protected.

ARTICLE VIII

Metrological Standards

In fulfilling the requirements of this Appendix, each Party

shall, as far as practicable, ensure the traceability of its

metrological standards in accordance with the recommendations

of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (IBPM) and

the International Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML).

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ARTICLE IX

Filling, Packaging and Labelling

The parties shall develop agreed standards with respect to

filling, packaging and labelling and will submit them through such

mechanisms created in accordance with Article XI. With respect to

this Article, the relevant principles adopted by the International

Organisation for Standardization (ISO) shall generally be followed.

2. While the agreed standards are being developed, each

Party shall apply, inside its territory, its standards for filling,

packaging and labelling.

3. In the case of foods and food-additives, in order to ensure

that standards developed do not contradict themselves either in

meaning or in practice the basis of harmonisation shall preferably

be standards and documents issued by Codex Alimentarius.

ARTICLE X

Notification

Each Party shall notify the other Party of the initiation of any

activity leading to the promulgation of any standards-related

measure.

2. Each Party shall notify the other Party when a standards

related measure is withdrawn.

3. A Party which proposes that the adoption or modification of

some standards-related or metrological measure may have a

significant effect on trade between the Parties, shall:

(i) at least sixty (60) days prior to such adoption or

modification publish a notice and notify the other

Party in writing, using the same form of notification

of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), in such a

manner as to enable interested persons to become

acquainted with the proposed measure;

(ii) upon request, provide to the other Party, particulars

or copies of the proposed measure, and whenever

possible, identify the parts which in substance

deviate from relevant international standards;

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(iii) allow reasonable time for the other Party to make

comments in writing, discuss these comments upon

request; and take these written comments and the

results of these discussions into account;

(iv) provide the other Party, through the Enquiry Point,

with a copy of the finalised measure to be

implemented;

(v) where urgent problems of safety, health,

environmental protection or national security arise or

threaten to arise for a Party, that Party may omit

any of the steps enumerated in paragraph (iii) of this

Article as it finds necessary, provided that the Party

upon adoption of the measure notifies the other Party

of the nature of the urgent problem, provides copies

of the measure and takes any comments into

consideration;

(vi) each Party shall annually, or as later determined,

notify in writing the other Party of its

standardization work programme;

(vii) when one of the Parties administratively refuses a

shipment or a service provision due to non-

compliance with a standards-related or metrological

measure it shall notify in writing, without delay, the

owner(s) of the shipment or the service provider(s)

the technical justification for the refusal;

(viii) a copy of the technical justification provided for in

paragraph (vii) of this Article shall immediately be

notified to the Enquiry Points of the other Party;

(ix) unless otherwise specified, any notification required

under this Article shall be issued through the

Enquiry Point designated under Article XI.

ARTICLE XI

Enquiry Points

Each Party shall ensure that an Enquiry Point exists, which is

able to respond to all resonable enquiries from the other Party,

and other interested person(s), as well as to provide the relevant

documents regarding standards-related and metrological measures

adopted or proposed in its territory by Governmental or non-

Governmental agencies.

2. The Parties shall inform each other of the institutions

which they have designated as Enquiry Points.

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3. Each Party shall take reasonable measures to ensure that

where copies of documents are requested by the other Party, or by

other interested person(s) in accordance with paragraph (i) of this

Article, they are supplied at an equitable price (if any) which shall,

apart from the actual cost of delivery, be the same for the

nationals of the Party concerned.

“Nationals” here shall be deemed, in the case of a separate customs territory Party,

to mean persons, natural or legal, who are domiciled or who have a real and

effective industrial or commercial establishment in that customs territory.

ARTICLE XII

Handling of hazardous Substances and Waste

The Parties shall apply the provisions, guidelines or

recommendations of the pertinent United Nations Convention, the

Basle Convention and the relevant international agreements and

standards to which the Parties adhere in addition to the existing

legislation of the Parties for the control and handling of hazardous

substances and dangerous waste.

Each Party shall regulate in accordance with its legislation

the introduction, acceptance, deposit, transport and transit

through its territory of hazardous substances or dangerous waste,

whether originating inside or outside of its territory.

ARTICLE XIII

Protection of the Environment

Each Party undertakes to preserve and protect the

environment by applying relevant provisions, guidelines or

recommendations of the United Nations Environmental

Programme (UNEP) and the pertinent international agreements

and standards to which they adhere.

ARTICLE XIV

Procedures for Registration of Goods

The goods subject to registration in the territory of any of the

Parties, shall be registered by a recognised institution, or

accredited by the competent authority of that Party based upon a

national system by which such registration is mandatory. Such

registration of goods shall be performed as expeditiously as

possible and on grounds no less favourable than that extended to

registration of like goods of national origin.

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ARTICLE XV

Technical Co-operation

Each Party shall encourage technical co-operation between its

agencies for standardization and metrology, promoting the

provision of information and technical assistance, according to

available resources and under terms mutually agreed, in order to

assist in the attainment of this objective and to enhance the

activities, processes, standardization and metrological systems

and measures of both Parties.

The Parties shall undertake joint efforts for the purpose of

securing technical co-operation and assistance from third

countries.

APPENDIX VII TO

ANNEX I

AGREEMENT ON SANITARY AND PHYTO-SANITARY

MEASURES

ARTICLE I

Rights and Obligations

In compliance with the World Trade Organisation (WTO)

Agreement for Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures, each Party

has the right to establish, adopt, maintain or apply any Sanitary

and Phyto-Sanitary Measures necessary to protect human, animal

or plant life or health in its territory, more stringent than relevant

regional and international standards, guidelines or

recommendations.

2. Each Party will ensure that any Sanitary or Phyto-Sanitary

Measure adopted, maintained or applied:

(i) is based on scientific principles, taking into account,

when necessary, all pertinent facts as well as the

different national and regional conditions;

(ii) is only maintained when there is scientific

justification;

(iii) is based on a risk assessment that is appropriate to

the circumstances;

(iv) does not restrict trade more than is necessary in

order to protect human, animal or plant life or

health;

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(v) does not have as an objective or consequence, a

disguised restriction on trade between the Parties;

and

(vi) is based on national/regional/international standards,

guidelines or recommendations, or on the imminent

adoption of such measures except when these

measures do not constitute an adequate and effective

means of protecting human, animal or plant life or

health in its territory.

3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Appendix, each

Party, in order to protect human, animal or plant life or health in

its territory, has the right to establish appropriate levels of

protection, taking into account the associated risk from the point

of view of consequences for the introduction, establishment or

spread of a pest or disease. For this purpose, the methodologies of

analysis and risk assessment of relevant international

organizations, CODEX ALIMENTARIUS, International Plant

Protection Convention (IPPC), and the International Office of

Epizootics (IOE), as well as relevant specialized regional

organizations to which the Parties are members, shall be taken

into account.

4. The risk assessment conducted by the importing Party in

order to establish the respective Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary

Measures shall be completed within four months from the date

when the analysis is requested of the competent authority. By

mutual agreement, an extension of one month will be granted

when necessary.

5. Each Party shall inform the Committee for Sanitary and

Phyto-Sanitary Measures of its Competent Notifying Authority

and shall utilize the designated Enquiry Points as the channel for

notifying the other Party.

6. The Parties shall abide by the control, inspection and

approval procedures for the application of Sanitary and Phyto-

Sanitary Measures contained in Article III.

7. The Parties shall not applly punitive Sanitary and Phyto-

Sanitary Measures in the context of their reciprocal trade

relations. The application of retaliatory measures will be

considered punitive.

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ARTICLE II

Definitions

For the purpose of this Appendix, the following definitions

shall apply:

Animal: Any vertebrate or invertebrate, including

acquatic and wild fauna.

Appropriate Level of Sanitary or Phyto-Sanitary

Protection: The level of protection deemed appropriate by

the Party establishing a Sanitary or Phyto-Sanitary

Measure to protect human, animal or plant life or health

within its territory.

Approval Procedure: Any registration, certification,

notification or any other obligatory administrative

procedure for approving the use of an additive or to

establish a level of tolerance for contaminants for defined

purposes or under conditions agreed upon for food,

beverage or feedstuffs prior to permitting its use or

commercialization whenever any of these contains the

additive or contaminant.

Area of Low Pest or Disease Prevalence: An area, whether

all of a country, part of a country or all or parts of several

countries, as identified by the competent authorities, in

which a specific pest or disease occurs at low levels, and

which are subject to effective surveillance, control or

eradication measures.

Biological Products:

(i) biological reagents for use in the diagnosis of

certain diseases;

(ii) sera for use in the prevention or treatment of

certain diseases;

(iii) inactivated or modified vaccines for use in the

preventive vaccination against certain diseases;

(iv) microbial genetic material.

Contaminant: Any substance not intentionally added to

food, which is present in such food as a result of the

production (including operations carried out in crop

husbandry, animal husbandry and veterinary medicine),

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manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packing,

packaging, transport or holding of such food or as a result

of environmental contamination. The term does not

include insect fragments, rodent hairs and other

extraneous matter.

Control or Inspection Procedure: Any procedure utilized

directly or indirectly to determine compliance with a

Sanitary or Phyto-Sanitary Measure. This includes

sampling, testing, inspection, verification, monitoring,

auditing, conformance evaluation, accreditation and other

procedures involving the physical examination of the

goods, packaging equipment and installations directly

related to the production commercialization or utilization

of goods, but not referred to as an approval procedure.

Disease: A clinical or sub-clinical infection cause by one or

more aetiological agents as listed in the IOE and IPPC

Codes.

Feedstuffs: Balanced daily food allowance for animal use.

Food: Any substance, whether processed, semi-processed

or raw, which is intended for human consumption, and

includes drink, chewing gum and any substance which

has been used in the manufacture, preparation or

treatment of “food” but does not include cosmetics or

tobacco or substances used only as drugs.

Food Additive: Any substance not normally consumed as a

food by itself and not normally used as a typical

ingredient of the food, whether or not it has nutritive

value, the intentional addition of which to food for a

technological (including organoleptic) purpose in the

manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packing,

packaging, transport or holding of such food results, or

may be reasonably expected to result (directly or

indirectly) in it or its by-products becoming a component

of or otherwise affecting the characteristics of such foods.

The term does not include “contaminants” or substances

added to food for maintaining or improving nutritional

qualities.

Food Safety: Quality that ensures that food is free of risk

to human health.

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Goods: Food, animals, plants, their products and by-

products, and biological products.

Harmonization: The establishment, recognition and

application of common Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary

Measures by the Parties.

International Standards, Guidelines and

Recommendations:

(i) for food safety: the standards, guidelines and

recommendations established by the CODEX

ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION relating to food

additives, veterinary drug and pesticide residues,

contaminants, methods of analysis and sampling,

and codes and guidelines of hygienic practice;

(ii) for animal health and zoonoses: the standards,

guidelines and recommendations developed

under the auspices of the International Office of

Epizootics;

(iii) or plant health: the international standards

guidelines and recommendations developed

under the auspices of the Secretariat of the

International Plant Protection Convention in co-

operation with regional organizations operating

within the framework of the International Plant

Protection Convention; and

(iv) for matters not covered by the above

organizations: appropriate standards, guidelines

and recommendations promulgated by other

relevant international organizations open for

membership to the Parties, as identified by the

Committee on Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary

Measures.

Pest: Any species, strain or biotype of plant, animal or

pathogenic agent, injurious to plants, animals and their

products.

Pest or Disease-Free Area: An area, whether all of a

country, part of a country, or all or parts of several

countries, as identified by the competent authorities, in

which a specific pest or disease does not occur. A pest or

disease-free area may surround, be surrounded by or be

adjacent to an area-whether within part of a country or in

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a geographic region which includes parts of or all of

several countries in which a specific pest or disease is

known to occur but is subject to regional control measures

such as the establishment of protection, surveillance and

buffer zones which will confine or eradicate the pest or

disease in question.

Pesticide: Any substance intended for preventing,

destroying, attracting, repelling, or controlling any pest

including unwanted species of plants or animals during

the production, storage, transport, distribution and

processing of food agricultural commodities, or animal

feeds or which may be administered to animals for the

control of ectoparasites. The term includes substances

intended for use as a plant-growth regulator, defoliant,

desiccant, fruit thinning agent, or sprouting inhibitor and

substances applied to crops either before or after harvest

to protect the commodity from deterioration during

storage and transport. The term normally excludes

fertilizers, plant and animal nutrients, food additives, and

animal drugs.

Pesticide Residues: Any specified substance in food,

agricultural commodities, or animal feed resulting from

the use of a pesticide. The term includes any derivatives of

a pesticide such as conversion products, metabolites,

reaction products, and impurities considered to be of

toxicological significance.

Plants: Live plants and parts thereof, including seeds and

germ plasm, forest and wild flora.

Risk Assessment: The evaluation of the likelihood of

entry, establishment or spread of a pest or disease within

the territory of an importing Party according to the

Sanitary or Phyto-Sanitary Measures which might be

applied, and of the associated potential biological and

economic consequences; or the evaluation of the potential

for adverse effects on human or animal health arising

from the presence of additives, contaminants, toxins or

disease-causing organisms in food, feedstuffs and

beverages.

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Sanitary or Phyto-Sanitary Measures:

(i) to protect animal or plant life or health within

the territory of the Party from risks arising from

the entry, establishment or spread of pests,

diseases, disease carrying organisms or disease-

causing organisms;

(ii) to protect human or animal life or health within

the territory of the Party from risks arising from

additives, contaminants, toxins or disease-

causing organisms in foods, beverages or

feedstuffs;

(iii) to protect human life or health within the

territory of the Party from risks arising from

diseases carried by animals, plants or products

thereof, or from the entry, establishment or

spread of pests; or

(iv) to prevent or limit other damage within the

territory of the Party from the entry,

establishment or spread of pests.

Sanitary or Phyto-Sanitary Measures include all relevant

laws, decrees, regulations, requirements and procedures

including, inter alia, end product criteria processes and

production methods; testing, inspection, certification and

approval procedures; quarantine treatments including

relevant requirements associated with the transport of

animals or plants, or with the materials necessary for

their survival during transport; provisions on relevant

statistical methods, sampling procedures and methods of

risk assessment; and packaging and labeling

requirements directly related to food safety.

Scientific Information: Data or Information derived from

scientific principles and methods.

Transportation: Means or mode of transport, and the form

of packaging; used for the movement of goods, as

established by a Sanitary or Phyto-Sanitary Measure.

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ARTICLE III

Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures in the

Application of Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures

In order to expedite the application of Sanitary and Phyto-

Sanitary Measures in the territories of the Parties, and to

facilitate trade flows, the procedures for control, inspection and

approval of Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures will be

governed by the provisions of this Article.

2. Transparency: in order to ensure adequate transparency in

the adoption and application of Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary

Measures the competent Notifying Authorities and Enquiry Points

will utilize formats that are the same as or similar to those

designed and utilized by the WTO Committee for Sanitary and

Phyto-Sanitary Measures.

3. Harmonization: the Parties shall use international

organizations and other specialized regional fora in the

harmonization of their Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures.

4. Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Status: the Parties shall

accept as valid, the Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary status in

accordance with the FAO database (food safety and plant health),

the OIE database (animal health) and databases of relevant

specialized regional organizations. In case of reasonable query by

one Party, reasonable access for inspections, tests and other

procedures will be permitted by mutual agreement in order to

verify the said status.

5. Equivalence: in accordance with the provisions of this

Appendix, in the process of recognition of equivalence of their

Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures, the Parties, through

bilateral consultations, will address issues relating to the

effectiveness of measures, their impact on trade, cost effectiveness

and the appropriate technology. These will be detailed in bilateral

agreements for mutual recognition.

6. Risk Assessment and Determination of Appropriate Level

of Protection: in conducting risk assessment, the Parties shall

apply methodologies harmonized by relevant international

organizations and where they do not exist, shall utilize those

harmonized at the regional level, with the assistance of specialized

regional organizations.

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7. Inspection Criteria (including Inspection at Origin):

designated agencies shall be the only channel for inspections

between Parties, and shall be authorized to determine inspection

periods, time limits for informing the other Party, as well as for

the signature of protocols or specific bilateral instruments

according to the needs of the Parties.

Upon receipt of a request from one of the Parties, the

Competent Notifying Authority shall be required to conduct the

inspection, and report the findings and action taken to the other

Party within 30 days.

When inspection is performed at a specific export point in

the territory of a Party, the Certificate of Inspection will have a

one-year validity, save for reasonable exceptions, particularly in

the case of plants, by mutual agreement.

Inspection costs will be borne by the exporting country.

8. Pest or Disease Free Areas and Areas of Low Prevalence of

Pest or Disease in the process towards recognizing pest or disease

free areas and areas of low prevalence of pest or disease, the

Parties shall first apply the methodologies utilized by relevant

international organizations and, where such methodologies do not

exist, those harmonized at the regional level with the assistance of

specialized regional organizations. The Parties shall also establish

specific bilateral protocols for particular cases.

9. Accreditation: The Parties shall seek to standardize their

accreditation procedures. Government institutions shall be

recognized as accredited organizations and should select qualified

and/or experienced personnel. Private sector institutions and

professionals shall be appropriately certified.

ANNEX II

AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICE

ARTICLE I

Objective

The objective of this Agreement is to establish a framework for

the liberalisation of trade in services among the Parties consistent

with the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) of the

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World Trade Organisation (WTO). Such a framework will promote

the interests of the Parties, on the basis of mutual advantages and

the achievement of a global balance of rights and obligations

among the Parties.

ARTICLE II

Definitions

For the purposes of the present Agreement:

(i) commercial presence: means any type of business or

professional establishment, including through the

constitution, acquisition or maintenance of a juridical

person, or creation or maintenance of a branch or a

representative office located in the territory of any of

the Parties, for the purpose of supplying a service;

(ii) juridical person of another Party: means any juridical

person:

(a) constituted or otherwise organised under the

law of that other Party, and is engaged in

substantive business operations in the

territory of that Party or the other Party; or

(b) in the case of the supply of a service through

commercial presence owned or controlled by:

(i) natural persons of that Party; or

(ii) juridical persons of that other Party,

identified under sub-paragraph (a);

(iii) natural person of another Party: means a national of

that other Party;

(iv) service consumer: means any person that receives or

uses a service;

(v) service of another Party: means a service provided:

(a) from or in the territory of such Party; or

(b) by a service supplier of that other Party by

means of commercial presence or through the

presence of natural persons;

(vi) service supplier: means any person that supplies a

service;

(vii) services: includes any service in any sector except

services supplied in the exercise of governmental

authority;

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(viii) services supplied in the exercise of governmental

authority: means any service which is supplied

neither on a commercial basis nor in competition

with one or more service suppliers;

(ix) specialty air services: means aerial mapping, aerial

surveying, aerial photography, forest fire

management, fire fighting, aerial advertising, glider

towing, parachute jumping, aerial construction,

helilogging, aerial sightseeing, flight training, aerial

inspection and surveillance, and aerial spraying

services;

(x) supply of a service: includes the production,

distribution, marketing, sale and delivery of a

service;

(xi) trade in services: means the supply of a service:

(a) from the territory of one Party into the

territory of the other Party; .

(b) in the territory of one Party to the service

consumer of the other Party;

commercial presence in the territory of the

other Party; by a service supplier of one

Party, through the presence of natural

persons of a Party in the territory of the other

Party.

Any other term not defined in paragraph 1 of this Article shall

have the meaning agreed to in the GATS and its Annexes.

ARTICLE III

Scope

This Agreement applies to measures by the Parties affecting

trade in services, including those relating to:

(i) the production, distribution, marketing, sale and

delivery of a service;

(ii) the purchase, use or payment of a service;

(iii) access to and use of, in connection with the supply of

a service, services which are required to be offered to

the public generally;

(iv) the presence, including the commercial presence of a

service supplier in the territory of another Party; and

(v) the provision of a bond or other form of financial

security, as a condition for the provision of a service.

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2. This Agreement will not apply to:

(i) promotion and support measures provided by a Party

or a state enterprise, including government-

supported loans, guarantees, insurance, grants and

fiscal incentives provided by the Governments of the

Parties;

(ii) air services, including domestic and international air

transportation services, whether scheduled or non-

scheduled, and related services in support of air

services other than:

(a) aircraft repair and maintenance services

during which an aircraft is withdrawn from

service;

(b) specialty air services; and

(iii) services or government functions such as, but not

limited to, the enforcement of laws, social welfare

services, income security or insurance, social

security, public education, public training, health,

and child care.

3. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to:

(i) impose any obligation on a Party with respect to a

national of the other Party seeking access to its

employment market, or employed on a permanent

basis in its territory, or to confer any right on that

national with respect to that access or employment;

(ii) impose any obligation nor confer any right to a Party,

with respect to government procurement by the other

Party, except for any provisions which may be agreed

to on Government Procurement.

4. For the purposes of this Agreement “measures adopted by

the Parties” means any measure by a Party, whether in the form

of a law, regulation, rule, procedure, decision, administrative

action, or any other form taken by:

(i) central, regional, provincial, municipal or local

government and authorities; and

(ii) non-governmental bodies in the exercise of powers

delegated by government and authorities mentioned

in sub-paragraph (i) above.

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5. In fulfilling its obligations and commitments under this

Agreement, each Party shall take such reasonable measures as

may be available to it to ensure its observance by regional and

local governments and authorities mentioned in paragraph 4(a)

above, and non-governmental bodies within its territory.

6. The provisions of this Agreement will not apply to those

measures related to professional services, except as may be agreed

to by the Parties.

ARTICLE IV

Most Favoured Nation Treatment

Each Party shall accord immediately and unconditionally to

services and service suppliers of the other Party treatment no less

favourable than that which it accords to like services and service

suppliers of any third country.

The provisions of this Agreement shall not be construed to

prevent any Party from conferring or according advantages to

adjacent countries in order to facilitate exchanges limited to

contiguous frontier zones of services that are both locally produced

and consumed.

ARTICLE V

Transparency

Each Party shall publish promptly and, except in emergency

situations, at the latest by the time of their entry into force, all

relevant measures of general application which pertain to/or affect

the operation of this Agreement. International agreements

pertaining to or affecting trade in services to which a Party is

signatory shall also be published.

2. Where publication as referred to in paragraph 1 is not

feasible or practicable, the Parties shall make them otherwise

publicly available.

3. Each Party shall promptly and at least annually inform the

other Party of the introduction of any new or any changes to

existing laws, regulations or administrative guidelines which

significantly affect trade in services covered by this Agreement.

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4. Each Party shall respond promptly to all requests by the

other Party for specific information on any of its measures of

general application or international agreements within the

meaning of paragraph 1.

5. For the purposes of complying with this Article, the Parties

shall utilise the enquiry points established under Article III:4 of

the GATS.

ARTICLE VI

Disclosure of Confidential Information

Nothing in this Agreement shall require any Party to provide

confidential information, the disclosure of which would impede law

enforcement or otherwise be contrary to the public interest, or

which would prejudice legitimate commercial interests of

particular enterprises, public or private.

ARTICLE VII

Licensing and Certification

With a view to ensuring that any measure adopted or

maintained by a Party relating to domestic regulation of services

sectors within the context of Article VI of the GATS or the

licensing or certification of nationals of the other Party does not

constitute an unnecessary barrier to trade, each Party shall

endeavour to ensure that any such measure—

(i) is based on objective and transparent criteria, such

as competence and the ability to supply a service;

(ii) is not more burdensome than necessary to ensure the

quality of a service; and

(iii) does not constitute a disguised restriction on the

supply of a service.

ARTICLE VIII

General Exception

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, the Parties

may adopt or enforce measures:

(i) necessary to protect public morals or to maintain

public order;

(ii) necessary to protect human life, animal or plant life

or health, and to preserve the environment;

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(iii) necessary to protect essential security interests;

(iv) necessary to secure compliance with laws or

regulations which are not inconsistent with the

provisions of this Agreement including those relating

to:

(a) the prevention of deception and fraudulent

practices or to deal with the effects of a

default on services contracts by natural or

juridical persons of any of the Parties;

(b) the protection of the privacy of individuals in

relation to the processing and dissemination

of personal data and the protection of

confidentiality of individual records and

accounts; or

(v) necessary to protect national artistic, historical or

archeological treasures;

(vi) for prudential reasons, such as to:

(a) protect investors, depositors, financial market

participants, policy holders, policy claimants

or persons to whom a fiduciary duty is owed

by a financial institution; and

(b) maintain the safety, soundness, integrity or

financial responsibility of financial

institutions;

(vii) inconsistent with the provisions of the Attachment

mentioned in Article XII, provided that the difference

in treatment is aimed at ensuring the equitable or

effective imposition or collection of direct taxes in

respect of services or service suppliers of the other

Party; and

(viii) inconsistent with Article IV, provided that the

difference in treatment is the result of an agreement

on the avoidance of double taxation or provisions on

the avoidance of double taxation in any other

international agreement or arrangement by which

the Party is bound.

Such measures can be applied subject to the requirement that

they do not constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable

discrimination between countries where like conditions prevail, or

a disguised restriction on trade in services.

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ARTICLE IX

Restriction to Safeguard The Balance of Payments

In the event of serious balance of payments and external

financial difficulties or threat thereof, a Party may adopt or

maintain restrictions on trade in services with respect to the

measures covered by the provisions in Articles IV, X and XIII and

paragraph 1 of Article XIV, including payment or transfers for

transactions related to sectors covered by such measures. It is

recognised that particular pressures on the balance of payments of

a Party in the process of economic development or economic

transition may necessitate the use of restrictions to ensure, inter

alia, the maintenance of a level of financial reserves adequate for

the implementation of its programme of economic development or

economic transition.

2. The restrictions referred to in paragraph 1:

(i) shall not discriminate among the Parties;

(ii) shall be consistent with the Articles of Agreement of

the International Monetary Fund (IMF);

(iii) shall avoid unnecessary damage to the commercial,

economic and financial interests of the other Party;

(iv) shall not exceed those necessary to deal with the

circumstances described in paragraph 1; and

(v) shall be temporary and be phased out progressively

as the situation specified in paragraph 1 improves.

3. In determining the incidence of such restrictions, the

Parties may give priority to the supply of services which are more

essential to their economic or development programmes. However,

such restrictions shall not be adopted or maintained for the

purpose of protecting a particular service sector.

4. Any restrictions adopted or maintained under paragraph 1,

or any changes therein, shall be promptlv notified to the other

Party.

5. (i) A Party applying the provisions of this Article shall

consult promptly on the restrictions adopted under

this Article.

(ii) The Committee on Trade in Services shall establish

procedures for periodic consultations with the objective

of enabling such recommendations to be made to the

other Party as it may deem appropriate.

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(iii) Such consultations shall assess the balance of

payments situation of the Party concerned and the

restrictions adopted or maintained under this Article,

taking into account inter alia such factors as:

(a) the nature and extent of the balance of

payments and the external financial

difficulties;

(b) the external, economic and trading

environment of the consulting Party; and

be available.

(iv) The consultations shall address the compliance of any

restrictions with paragraph 2, in particular the

progressive phase-out of restrictions in accordance

with paragraph 2(v); and

(v) In such consultations, all statistical findings and other

facts presented by the IMF relating to foreign

exchange, monetary reserves and balance of payments,

shall be accepted and conclusions shall be based on the

assessment by the IMF of the balance of payments and

the external financial situation of the consulting

Party.

ARTICLE X

Local Presence

No Party may require a service supplier of the other Party to

establish or maintain a representative office or any form of

enterprise, or to be resident, in its territory as a condition for the

provision of a service.

ARTICLE XI

Non-Discriminatory Quantitative Restrictions

No later than six (6) months after the date of entry into force

of this Agreement, each Party shall set out in an Appendix to this

Agreement, a list of existing non-discriminatory quantitative

restrictions.

2. The Parties shall periodically, but in any event at least

every two (2) years, endeavour to negotiate the liberalisation or

removal of:

(i) existing non-discriminatory quantitative restrictions

maintained by each Party, as listed pursuant to

paragraph 1; and

(ii) new non-discriminatory quantitative restrictions that

the Parties adopted after the entry into force of this

Agreement.

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3. Each Party shall notify the other Party of any new non-

discriminatory quantitative restriction that it adopts after the date

of entry into force of this Agreement.

ARTICLE XII

Market Access

The terms on which each Party will grant market access to

service providers of the other Party shall be set out in an

Attachment to this Agreement.

ARTICLE XIII

National Treatment

With respect to services covered by this Agreement, the

Parties will grant each other national treatment subject to the

terms and conditions in the Attachment provided for in Article XII.

ARTICLE XIV

Non-Conforming Measures

After the date of entry into force of this Agreement, no Party

shall increase the level of non-conformity of its existing measures

with respect to the provisions of Articles IV, X and XIII. Any new

measures and reform to existing measures shall not decrease the

degree of conformity of the measure with respect to its level

immediately before its introduction or reform.

2. Articles IV, X and XIII do not apply to any existing non-

conforming measure maintained by a Party as set out in an

Appendix to this Agreement no later than six (6) months after the

date of entry into force of this Agreement.

3. The LDCs shall list existing non-conforming measures

within one (1) year of the entry into force of this Agreement.

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ARTICLE XV

Denial of Benefits

A Party may deny the benefits of this Agreement to a service

provider of the other Party, with prior notification and

consultation, where the first Party establishes that the service is

being provided by an enterprise that is owned by persons of a third

country and that conducts no substantial business activities in the

territory of the second Party.

2. Such notification shall also be made to the Committee on

Trade in Services. The resulting consultations shall be conducted

within the Committee and shall be concluded within fourteen (14)

days of the notification.

3. In the event that the consultations do not result in an

agreement acceptable to the Parties, the benefits may be denied

provisionally and the affected Party may seek to resolve the

matter in accordance with the provisions of Article XV of the

Agreement establishing the Free Trade Area between the

Caribbean Community and the Dominican Republic (Agreement

on Free Trade).

ARTICLE XVI

Monopoly and Exclusive Service Suppliers

Each Party shall ensure that any monopoly supplier of a

service in its territory does not in the supply of the monopoly

service in the relevant marketact in a manner in consistent with

that Party’s obligations under Articles IV, X and XIII.

2. Where a Party’s monopoly supplier competes, either

directly or through an affiliated company, in the supply of a

service outside the scope of its monopoly rights and which is

related to those sectors covered under this Agreemnent, the Party

shall ensure that such a supplier does not abuse its monopoly

position to act in its territory in a manner inconsistent with such

commitments.

3. The Committee on Trade in Services may, at the request of

a Party which has a reason to believe that a monopoly supplier of a

service of the other Party is acting in a manner inconsistent with

the provisions of paragraphs 1 or 2, request the Party establishing,

maintaining or authorising such supplier to provide specific

information concerning the relevant operations.

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4. The provisions of this Article shall also apply to cases of

exclusive service suppliers where a Party formally or in effect:

(i) authorises or establishes a small number of service

suppliers; and

(ii) substantially prevents competition among those

suppliers in its territory.

ARTICLE XVII

Anti-Competitive Business Practices

The Parties recognise that certain business practices of service

suppliers other than those falling under Article XVI, may restrain

competition and hereby restrict trade in services.

2. With respect to these business practices, in particular those

anti-competitive business practices that may unfavourably affect

competition and/or trade between and within Parties, the Parties

shall apply the provisions on competition policy that may be in

force or enter into force at the national level after the entry into

force of this Agreement, as well as provisions that may be

established in international agreements on competition policy.

3. Either Party shall, at the request of the other Party, enter

into consultations with a view to eliminating practices referred to

in paragraph 1. The Party addressed shall accord full and

sympathetic consideration to such a request and shall co-operate

through the supply of publicly available information on the

application of domestic law relating to the matter in question.

ARTICLE XVIII

Future Liberalisation

The Parties shall deepen the degree of liberalisation reached

for trade in services, through future negotiations to be convened by

the Council, with a view to eliminating any remaining restrictions

set out in the Appendices, pursuant to Article XI and paragraph 2

of Article XIV.

ARTICLE XIX

Dispute Settlement

Any dispute that may arise under this Agreement shall be

resolved pursuant to Article XV of the Agreement on Free Trade.

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ARTICLE XX

Relationship with the General Agreement on Trade in Services

(GATS)

Regarding matters not covered in this Agreement, the Parties

agree to apply between themselves the provisions contained in the

GATS

ANNEX III

AGREEMENT ON RECIPROCAL PROMOTION AND

PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTS

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dominican

Republic, “the Parties”:

Interested in promoting greater economic co-operation

amongst themselves, above all in the field of investments made by

natural and juridical persons of one Party in the territory of the

other Party;

Recognising the need to stimulate and protect investments in

a manner that will promote economic growth and development of

both Parties;

Recognising that the strengthening of economic ties can

contribute to the well-being of workers in both Parties and

promote respect for workers’ rights;

Agreeing that these objectives can be achieved without

relaxing health, safety and environmental measures of general

application;

Acknowledging the importance of respect for the sovereignty

and laws of the Party within whose territory the investment takes

place;

Resolved to conclude this Agreement on Reciprocal Promotion

and Protection of Investments.

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Have decided the following:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

For the purposes of this Agreement:

(i) Investments: means every kind of asset

and in particular, though not exclusively,

includes:

(a) movable and immovable property

and any other property rights

such as mortgages, liens or

pledges;

(b) shares, stocks and debentures of

companies or interests in the

property of such companies;

any performance having financial

value;

(d) intellectual and industrial

property rights, including rights

with respect to copyrights,

patents, trademarks, trade

names, industrial designs, trade

secrets, technical processes and

know-how and goodwill;

(e) business concessions conferred by

law or under contract, including

concessions to search for,

cultivate, extract, or exploit

natural resources.

(ii) (a) An investor: means—

(i) any natural person possessing

the citizenship of a Party in

accordance with its laws; and

(ii) any Corporation, Company,

Association, Partnership, or

other organization, legally

constituted under the laws of a

Party, whether or not organized

for pecuniary gain, or privately,

or governmentally owned or

controlled.

(b) Returns: means the amount yielded

by an investment and, in particular,

though not exclusively, includes

profits, interests, capital gains,

dividends, royalties or fees.

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ARTICLE II

Admission and Promotion

Each Party shall in its territory promote, as far as

possible, the investment made in its territory by

investors of the other Party, and shall admit these

investments in accordance with its laws. To that end,

they shall, within six months of the entry into force of

the Agreement, consult with each other through their

designated agencies, with a view to identifying the most

effective ways of achieving that purpose.

Each Party, shall, subject to its laws, grant the

necessary authorisations for these investments, allow

licensing agreements for manufacturing and for

technical, commercial, financial and administrative

assistance, and grant the necessary permits for the

activities of the professional staff and consultants hired

by the investors of the other Party.

ARTICLE III

General Principles Governing Treatment

Each Party shall admit and treat investments in a

manner not less favourable than the treatment granted

in similar situations to investments of its investors

except for investments in areas to be identified in the

Appendix to this Annex.

2. Each Party shall admit and treat investments in

a manner not less favourable than the treatment

granted in similar situations to areas related to Most-

Favoured-Nation treatment except for investments in

the areas identified in the Appendix to this Annex.

3. The obligation to grant treatment no less

favourable than is granted to third States does not apply

to:

(i) any treatment or advantage resulting

from any existing or future customs union

or free trade area or common market or

monetary union or similar agreement to

which a Party is a party; or

(ii) any international agreement or

arrangement relating wholly or mainly to

taxation.

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ARTICLE IV

Fair and Equitable Treatment

Each Party shall ensure, at all times, fair and

equitable treatment for investments and returns, which

shall thus enjoy full protection and security, and shall

not receive a treatment less favourable than established

under international law.

ARTICLE V

Compliance with Obligations

Each Party shall comply with its commitments

regarding investment and shall, in no way, impair,

through the adoption of arbitrary and discriminatory

measures, the management, development, maintenance,

utilisation, usufruct, acquisition, expansion or transfer

of said investments.

ARTICLE VI

Entry and stay of Foreigners

Subject to the laws governing the entry and stay of

foreigners and any arrangements which the Parties may

negotiate, investors of each Party shall be allowed to

enter and remain in the territory of the other Party for

the purposes of establishing, developing or

administering investments, or to advise on the

establishment, development and administration of

investments in which they have committed or are about

to commit a substantial amount of capital or resources.

ARTICLE VII

Performance Requirements

No Party shall impose any performance

requirements which are contrary to the World Trade

Organisation Agreement on Trade Related Investment

Measures as a condition for establishing, expanding or

maintaining investments.

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ARTICLE VIII

Each Party shall provide appropriate means and

procedures for asserting claims and enforcing rights

regarding investments and investment agreements.

ARTICLE IX

Transparency

Each Party shall publish all laws, judgments,

administrative practices and procedures regarding

investments, or which may affect the same.

ARTICLE X

Compensation for Losses

Investors of one Party whose Investments in the

territory of the other Party suffer losses owing to war or

other armed conflict, revolution, a state of national

emergency, revolt, insurrection or riot in the territory of

the latter Party shall be accorded by the latter Party

treatment, as regards restitution, indemnification,

compensation or other settlement, no less favourable

than that which the latter Party accords to investors of

any third State.

ARTICLE XI

Conditions for Expropriation

Investments shall not be expropriated or

nationalised either directly or indirectly through the

application of measures equivalent to expropriation,

except for reasons of public interest, in non-

discriminatory fashion, and after payment of prompt,

adequate and effective compensation, in a freely

convertible currency and in accordance with due process

of law, and with the general principles of treatment

established in Articles III and IV.

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ARTICLE XII

Free Convertibly and Free Transfer

Each Party in whose territory an investment has

been made shall grant in respect of such investment the

right to the unrestricted transfer of—

(i) return;

(ii) the proceeds from the total or partial

liquidation of an investment provided

however, that in periods of serious

balance of payments difficulties such

transfers may be phased over a period of

three years;

(iii) amounts for the repayment of loans

incurred for the investment;

(iv) the net earnings of nationals of one Party

who are employed and allowed to work in

connection with an investment in the

territory of the other Party;

(v) payments deriving from indemnification

arising from expropriations and

compensation for losses provided for in

Articles X and XI of this Agreement.

2. Such transfers shall be in freely convertible

currency and at the exchange rate applicable at the time

of remittance.

3. Notwithstanding the above paragraph, a Party

may prevent a transfer through the equitable, non-

discriminatory and good faith application of its laws

relating to:

(i) bankruptcy, insolvency or the protection

of the rights of creditors;

(ii) issuing, trading or dealing in securities;

(iii) criminal or penal offences;

(iv) reports of transfers of currency or other

monetary instruments; or

(v) ensuring the satisfaction of judgments in

adjudicatory proceedings.

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PLAN OF ACTION

We, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean

Community (CARICOM) and of the Dominican Republic

hereby agree on a Plan of Action to advance

implementation of the following elements of the

Agreement Establishing the Free Trade Area between

the Caribbean Community and the Dominican Republic,

signed on 22nd August, 1998.

To this end, we hereby instruct our Ministers

responsible for Foreign Trade Negotiations to conclude,

within ninety (90) days:

(i) the lists of goods that will:

(a) receive preferential treatment

through the phased reduction of the

MFN rate of duty;

(b) be excluded from receiving duty-free

access or phased reduction of the

Most Favoured Nation (MFN) rate of

duty as provided for in the

Agreement,

taking into consideration the following:

(a) the objective of maximising trade between the

Parties and therefore the need to limit to the

greatest extent possible the number of goods

exempted from immediate duty-free treatment;

(b) the lists should be reciprocal except where the

Parties agree otherwise in the interest of

balance and fairness;

enhance market access for products which

might be affected under Article III:5 of the

Annex on Trade in Goods;

(ii) negotiation of the Appendix to the Rules

of Origin, containing the detailed list of

products and the specific criteria that

confer originating status on each product

based on the following:

(a) wholly produced or produced from

materials wholly produced in

CARICOM or the Dominican

Republic;

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(b) substantial transformation as

demonstrated by a change in the

Customs Classification Heading

for the product from that of the

classification of the materials from

third countries; and

(iii) the definition of the Treatment of Goods

and Services produced in Free Trade

Zones, within the Free Trade Area, guided

by the following objectives:

(a) not to provide the products of the

Free Trade Zones with new

advantages vis-a-vis products from

the customs territories;

(b) not to treat products of Free Trade

Zones less favourably than they

are currently treated when

exported from the Dominican

Republic to CARICOM and vice

versa;

future negotiation with respect to

products of Free Trade Zones in

the Free Trade Area of the

Americas;

(iv) exchange of information regarding the

treatment that Telecommunications

Services receive within the Free Trade

Area;

(v) the definition of the Annex on

Government Procurement;

(vi) the definition of the terms on which each

Party will grant market access and

national treatment of service providers;

(vii) negotiation of the Annex on Temporary

Entry of Business Persons;

(viii) negotiation of the Appendix to the Annex

on Trade in Services relating to

Professional Services;

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(ix) complete the negotiations of the

Appendices to the Annex on Reciprocal

Promotion and Protection of Investments;

(x) the definition of the treatment that trade

agents will receive in order to facilitate

market access within the Free Trade

Area;

(xi) the definition of the terms and references

to be used in the Certificate of Origin.

DONE AT Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic in the

English and Spanish languages, both being equally authentic, this

22nd day of August, 1998.

For the Caribbean Community For the Government of the

Dominican Republic

SIGNED .......................................... SIGNED ...................................

DR. THE HON. KENNY ANTHONY DR. THE HON. LEONEL

Chairman of the Conference of FERNANDEZ REYNA

Heads of Government of President of the Dominican

the Caribbean Community Republic

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PROTOCOL

IMPLEMENTING THE AGREEMENT

ESTABLISHING

THE FREE TRADE AREA

BETWEEN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY

AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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STRUCTURE OF THE PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTING THE

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE FREE TRADE AREA

BETWEEN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND THE

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTING THE AGREEMENT

ESTABLISHING THE FREE TRADE AREA BETWEEN

THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND THE DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC

ARTICLE I: Market Access with Respect to Trade in Goods

ARTICLE II: Treatment of Goods and Services Produced in

Free Trade Zones/Export Processing Zones

ARTICLE III: Special Arrangements for Trade in Selected

Agricultural Products

ARTICLE IV: Application of Dominican Republic Law 173 to

CARICOM Entrepreneurs

ARTICLE V: Market Access with Respect to Trade in Services

ARTICLE VI: Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of

Investment

ARTICLE VII: Government Procurement

ARTICLE VIII: Temporary Entry of Business Persons

ARTICLE IX: Status of the Attachments

ARTICLE X: Status of the Protocol

ARTICLE XI: Entry into Force

ARTICLE XII: Provisional Application

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ATTACHMENT I Goods which shall be subject to phased reduction

of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) rate of duty

ATTACHMENT II Goods which shall be subject to Most Favoured

Nation (MFN) of duty

ATTACHMENT III Specific criteria under the rules of origin

ATTACHMENT IV Certificate of Origin

TTACHMENT V List and Schedules of Selected Agricultural

products which shall be subject to special

trade arrangements

ATTACHMENT VI Annex on temporary entry of business persons.

PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTING THE AGREEMENT

ESTABLISHING THE FREE TRADE AREA BETWEEN THE

CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND THE DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC

THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND THE

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (hereinafter referred to as “the

Parties”);

RECALLING the Agreement establishing the Free Trade Area

between the Caribbean Community and the Dominican Republic

signed on 22nd August, 1998 (“the Agreement”);

RECALLING further the Plan of Action annexed to the

Agreement to promote its implementation;

NOTING that Annex I to the Agreement commits the Parties

to a programme of trade liberalisation for goods, which takes into

account the particular differences in the levels of development

between the Dominican Republic and the Less Developed

Countries of CARICOM (LDCs);

DESIROUS of providing special arrangements for trade in

selected agricultural products;

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REITERATING their commitment to the liberalisation of

Trade in Services as provided for in the Agreement on Trade in

Services which is at Annex II to the Agreement;

REAFFIRMING their mutual resolve to implement in the

shortest possible time, a services regime as part of the Free Trade

Area, bearing in mind that the Caribbean Community is currently

working towards the implementation of a regime for Trade in

Services within the Community;

REAFFIRMING also their commitment to develop other areas

of co-operation including Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of

Investment and Government Procurement;

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

ARTICLE I

Market Access With Respect To Trade In Goods

The goods referred to in Article III:2(i)(b) and (ii)(b) of Annex I

to the Agreement and set down in Attachment I to this Protocol

shall be eligible, commencing with the entry into force of this

Agreement, for Phased Reduction of the Most Favoured Nation

(MFN) rate of duty to zero (0) per cent by 1st January, 2004 in the

Dominican Republic and in the More Developed Countries (MDCs)

of CARICOM, unless otherwise provided in the Notes to the

Phased Reduction of the MFN Rate of Duty List (Attachment I to

this Protocol). The Joint Council shall establish the Phased Duty

Reduction Schedule in equal stages, within the first sixty (60) days

after the entry into force of the Agreement.

2. The goods referred to in Article III:2(i)(c) and (ii)(c) of

Annex I to the Agreement and set down in Attachment II to this

Protocol shall, on entry into force of the Agreement, be subject to

the application of the MFN rate of duty in both Parties.

3. The criteria referred to in Article III of Appendix I to

Annex I to the Agreement (the Rules of Origin) are set out in

Attachment III to this Protocol.

4. The Joint Council shall, with respect to the goods set down

in Chapters 84 to 94 of the Harmonised Commodity Description

and Coding System (generally referred to as the Assembly Sector),

within twelve (12) months of the entry into force of the Agreement,

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develop criteria which would be applicable to these goods under

the Rules of Origin consistent with the provisions of Article XII of

Appendix I to Annex I to the Agreement. Until there is a

determination by the Joint Council in this regard, the goods of

Chapters 84 to 94 of the Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System shall be subject to the application of the most

favoured nation rate of duty in both Parties.

5. The Joint Council shall with respect to the goods of

Chapter 62 and Sub-Headings 1806.31 and 1806.32 of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System, develop

criteria which would be applicable to these goods under the Rules

of Origin within twelve (12) months of the entry into force of the

Agreement. Until a determination of the criteria by the Joint

Council, the goods of Chapter 62 and Sub-Headings 1806.31 and

1806.32 shall be subject to the application of the most favoured

nation rate of duty in both Parties.

6. The Joint Council shall, pursuant to Article III:5 of Annex I

to the Agreement, develop arrangements for trade in and the

criteria which will apply under the Rules of Origin with respect to

items referred to in Schedule IX to the Annex to the Treaty

establishing the Caribbean Community and in particular the

following goods:

—Coconuts (of Heading 08.01)

—Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils and their Cleavage

Products; Prepared Edible Fats: Animal or Vegetable

Waxes (of Chapter 15).

7. The Certificate of Origin provided for in Appendix I to

Annex I to the Agreement shall be in the form set out in

Attachment IV to this Protocol. The Committee on Rules of Origin

and Customs Co-operation provided for in Article XIV paragraph

(IV) of the Agreement may from time to time make such

modifications to the Certificate of Origin as it considers

appropriate.

8. The Less Developed Member States (LDCs) of CARICOM

shall not be required to extend to any imports from the Dominican

Republic entering into their territory treatment other than the

MFN rate of duty up to the year 2005. In accordance with the

provisions of paragraph 4 of Article III of the Agreement, this

provision will be reviewed by the Parties in the year 2004.

ARTICLE II

Treatment Of Goods And Services Produced In Free Trade

Zones/Export Processing Zones

Goods produced in or shipped from Free Trade Zones/Export

Processing Zones in the territory of a Party shall, when imported

into the territory of the other Party, be subject to the most

Favoured Nation (MFN) rate of duty.

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2. Where either CARICOM or the Dominican Republic

decides to alter the treatment accorded to goods produced in or

shipped from Free Trade Zones/Export Processing Zones, the Joint

Council will be advised of the action at the earliest opportunity

and will consider the measures necessary to maintain the parity

provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article.

3. The Parties will examine the conditions under which

services produced in their respective Free Trade Zones/Export

Processing Zones may be traded in the Free Trade Area,

preferably within the framework of the negotiations on Market

Access with respect to Trade in Services mandated in Article V of

this Protocol.

4. The Parties will collaborate with a view to developing

common positions for the negotiation of treatment of goods

produced in or shipped from Free Trade Zones/Export Processing

Zones under the arrangements providing for the Free Trade Area

of the Americas and other multilateral trade negotiations such as

in the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

ARTICLE III

Special Arrangements for Trade in Selected Agricultural Products

In order to avoid adverse impact on the demand for local

production resulting in serious losses to producers/farmers, and

having regard to the seasonal and perishable nature of

agricultural products, the Parties agree that with respect to the

agricultural products listed in Attachment V to this Protocol,

which are eligible for duty free treatment, they may apply the

most favoured nation (MFN) rate of duty during the periods

identified in the schedule specified in the Attachment.

2. The Party taking action pursuant to paragraph 1 of this

Article shall promptly notify the other Party.

3. The Joint Council shall at its first meeting direct that the

Committee on Trade in Goods establish an Agricultural Experts

Group which will meet periodically to review the schedule referred

to in paragraph 1, in light of actual experience.

ARTICLE IV

Application of Dominican Republic Law 173 to CARICOM

Entrepreneurs

For the purposes of Article III, paragraph 7 of Annex 1, to the

Agreement, whenever a CARICOM entrepreneur engages in any of

the activities provided for in that paragraph, whether directly or

through a Dominican Republic national acting as representative or

agent, Law 173 will not apply when the parties expressly agree

that it will not.

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ARTICLE V

Market Access with Respect to Trade in Services

Regarding the terms under which each Party will grant

market access to the service providers of the other Party referred

to in Annex II to the Agreement (the Agreement on Trade in

Services) specifically, Article XII on Market Access, the Parties

recognising the growing importance of services to their economies

agree:

(i) To commence without delay, the exchange of

information on their services sector, exchanges of

views on possible elements for a service regime, and

after, July, 2000 but before 1st January, 2001, the

drafting of the relevant documents such as the list of

sectors to be liberalised and other annexes and/or

appendices including that relating to professional

services to serve as a basis for negotiations.

(ii) To an indicative date of 1st January, 2001 for the

commencement of negotiations for the establishment

of the services regime in the Free Trade Area (FTA),

and an indicative date of 30th June, 2001 for its

conclusion. In the establishment of the services

regime the Parties shall take into consideration their

respective commitments in the General Agreement

on Trade in Services (GATS) and the on going

negotiations for services in the GATS.

(iii) To pay particular attention to, but are not limited to

the following sectors:

(a) Tourism and Entertainment;

(b) Free Trade Zones/Export Processing Zones

Services;

(d) Professional Services (e.g., medical, legal,

accounting and engineering);

(e) Design;

(f) Construction (skilled workers);

(g) Informatics;

(h) Telecommunications;

(i) Transportation (without prejudice to Article

III of Annex II of the Agreement).

2. This list of sectors may be amended.

3. The Parties agree that in view of the critical role which

Telecommunications play in the development of their economies

and societies, to undertake as a matter of priority, the exchange of

information on developments in this Sector.

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4. The Parties also agree to identify any elements critical to

the development of Trade in Services which may be implemented

prior to the conclusion of negotiations on the Services Regime.

5. Pending conclusion of the negotiations referred to in

paragraph 1 (ii) of this Article, each Party, agrees to provide to

services and service providers of the other Party the most

favourable treatment it accords to like services and service

providers of any third country, without prejudice to existing

obligations deriving from International Agreements with third

countries.

ARTICLE VI

Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investment

The Parties agree to establish and maintain an investment

friendly environment including facilitative administrative

procedures.

The Parties will exchange information on the exceptions to

national and MFN treatment as well as their laws and regulations

relevant to foreign investment.

ARTICLE VII

Government Procurement

The Parties, consistent with the provisions of Article XI of the

Agreement and the Plan of Action and recognising the mutual

benefit which can result from greater participation by their

economic entities in business opportunities arising from

Government Procurement activities agree that:

(i) Immediately after the Caribbean Community adopts a

regional regime to regulate Government procurement

among its member States, the parties will initiate

negotiations for an agreement to facilitate

participation by their economic entities in the

procurement activities undertaken by the

Governments of the Dominican Republic and the

Member States of CARICOM.

(ii) The Joint Council will supervise, as a matter of

urgency, the exchange of information on the laws,

rules, administrative arrangements and statistical

data in the parties relevant to Government

procurement.

ARTICLE VIII

Temporary Entry of Business Persons

The Parties agree that on entry into force of the Agreement

they will apply the provisions of the Annex in Temporary Entry of

Business Persons attached to this Protocol as Attachment VI, and

which shall be Annex IV of the Agreement.

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ARTICLE IX

Status of Attachments

The Attachments to this Protocol shall form an integral part

thereof.

ARTICLE X

Status of The Protocol

This Protocol, and its Attachments shall form an integral part

of the Agreement.

ARTICLE XI

Entry Into Force

This Protocol and its Attachments shall enter into force on the

date that the Parties have notified each other through diplomatic

channels that all internal legal procedures have been completed.

ARTICLE XII

Provisional Application

Pending the entry into force of the Agreement, the parties

may apply Articles V and VI provisionally.

IN WITNESS HEREOF the Undersigned Plenipotentiaries being

duly authorised, have affixed their Signatures to this Protocol.

Done at ......................................................... in English and Spanish

languages, both being equally authentic, this ........................ day of

......................................... 2000.

For the Caribbean Community For the Government of the

Dominican Republic

SIGNED .......................................... SIGNED ...................................

EDWIN W. CARRINGTON H

ONOURABLE EDUARDO

Secretary General LA TURRE

Foreign Minister

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ATTACHMENT I

GOODS WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO

PHASED REDUCTION OF MOST

FAVOURED NATION (MFN) RATE OF

DUTY

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GOODS WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO PHASED

REDUCTION OF MOST FAVOURED NATION (MFN) RATE

OF DUTY

Tariff Heading

Number

Description

Ex 06.03 Anthuriums, ginger lilies, orchids and heliconias,

fresh

09.01 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated,

coffee husks and skins, coffee substitutes

containing coffee in any proportion

Ex 16.01 Sausages, except salami, food preparations based

on sausages and similar products

Ex 16.02 Bacon and other meat of swine prepared or

preserved, including mixtures

19.02 Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat

or other substances) or otherwise prepared, such

as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagna,

grocchi, ravioli, cannelioni, couscous, whether

or not prepared

Ex 19.05 Biscuits, unsweetened or sweetened, whether or

not containing cocoa

Ex 20.07 Jams, fruit jellies and marmalades

Ex 20.09 Passion fruit juice

Ex 21.04 Soups and broths and preparations therefor

Ex 22.08* Rum

Ex 33.01 Essential Oils of Lime

33.03 Perfumes and toilet water

Ex 3923.10 Boxes

3923.21 Snacks and bags of polymers of ethleyne

3923.29 Snacks and bags of other plastics

Ex 3923.90 Trays and cups

Ex 39.24 Tableware of plastics

Ex 48.19 Crates and boxes of paper or paperboard

64.02 Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of

rubber or plastics

Ex 94.04 Mattresses

*This item will be subject to phase reduction of most favoured nation rate of duty

over a five-year period.

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ATTACHMENT II

GOODS WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT

TO MOST FAVOURED NATION (MFN)

RATE OF DUTY

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GOODS WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO MOST

FAVOURED NATION (MFN) RATE OF DUTY

Tariff Heading

Number

Description

02.01 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled

02.02 Meat of bovine animals, frozen

02.03 Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen

Ex 02.07 Meat and edible offal of fowls of the species gallus

domesticcus fresh, chilled or frozen

0210.11 Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in

Ex 0210.12 Bacon

03.02 Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and

other fish meat of Heading No. 03.04

03.03 Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish

meat of Heading No. 03.04

03.04 Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not

minced) fresh, chilled or frozen

04.01 Milk and cream, not concentrated or containing

added sugar or other sweetening matter

04.02 Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added

sugar or other sweetening matter

0703.10 Onions and shallots

0703.20 Garlic

0713.31 Beans (French beans., kidney beans) of the species

Vigna mungo (L) Hepper or Vigna radiata (L)

Wilczek

0713.32 Small red beans (French bean, kidney beans)

Adzuki (Phaseolus or Vigna angularis)

0713.33 Kidney beeans including white peas beans

(Phaseolus vulgaris)

Ex 08.01 Coconuts

10.06 Rice

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GOODS WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO MOST

FAVOURED NATION (MFN) RATE OF DUTY—CONTINUED

Tariff Heading

Number

Description

Ex 11.01

Wheat flour

Chapter 15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their

cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal

or vegetable waxes

1602.41

Hams and cuts therof, of swine

1602.42 Shoulders and cuts thereof, of swine

17.01 Cane or beet sugar, and chemically pure sucrose

in solid form

Ex 20.07 Guava cheese

Ex 20.08 Ground nuts (peanuts) prepared or preserved

whether or not containing added sugar or other

sweetening matter

Ex 20.09 Orange, grapefruit, and lime juices

Ex 21.03 Pepper sauce

Ex 22.01 Waters including natural or artificial mineral

waters

Ex 22.02 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated

waters containing added sugar or other

sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-

alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or

vegetable juices of Heading No. 20.09

22.03 Beer made from malt

2401.20 Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped

2402.20 Cigarettes containing tobacco

2403.10 Smoking tobacco whether or not containing

tobacco substitutes in any proportion

Ex 25.23 Portland cement and cement clinkers

The MFN Treatment will not be applied by Barbados, Jamaica, Suriname,

Trinidad and Tobago and the Dominican Republic. However, the MFN Treatment

will be applied by the Dominician Republic with respect to any imports from

Guyana.

This item does not include the products which based on ham, turkey or other meat,

along with proteins, corn starch and other ingredients, fall in sub-heading 1602.39,

1602.49 or 1602.90.

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GOODS WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO MOST

FAVOURED NATION (MFN) RATE OF DUTY—CONTINUED

Tariff Heading

Number

Description

32.08 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and

lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or

chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed

or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions

as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter

32.09 Paints and vanishes (including enamels and

lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or

chemically modified natural polymers dispersed

or dissolved in an aqueous medium

32.10 Other paints and varnishes (enamels, lacquers

and distemper); prepared water pigments of a

kind used for finishing leather

Ex 33.04 Body lotions

Ex 33.05 Shampoos and hair conditioners

Ex 33.06 Toothpastes and dental creams

Ex 33.07 Pre-shave, having, after shave preparations,

personal deodorants and anti-perspirants

34.01 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; paper, wadding felt and

nonwovens, impregnated; coated or covered with

soap or detergent

34.02 Organic surface active agents (other than soap);

surface active preparations, washing

preparations (including ancillary washing

preparations) and cleaning preparations

whether or not containing soap, other than those

of Heading 34.01

Ex 34.06 Candles

3808.40 Disinfectant

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GOODS WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO MOST

FAVOURED NATION (MFN) RATE OF DUTY—CONTINUED

Tariff Heading

Number

Description

Ex 38.14 Organic composite solvents and thinners

7010.92 Bottles, greater than 0.331 but less than or equal

to 11

7010.93 Bottles, greater than 0.151 but less than or equal

to 0.33l

Ex 72.07 Intermediate products of iron or non alloy steel, of

cross section less than 100 cm

7213.10 Bars and rods or iron or non alloy steel, containing

indentations, grooves or ribs, produced during

the rolling process

Ex 7213.20 Bars and rods of free cutting steel, of circular

section, with diameter equal to or greater than

7mm and other rods or free cutting steel of non

circular section

Ex 7213.92 Bars and rods of iron or non alloy steel, of circular

cross-section with diameter equal to or greater

than 7mm but less than 14mm and others of non

circular section

7213.09 Other bars and rods of iron or non alloy steel

7214.10 Bars of iron or non alloy steel, forged

7214.20 Bars of iron or non alloy steel, containing

indentations, grooves or ribs, produced during

the rolling process of twisted after rolling

7214.91 Bars or iron or non alloy steel of rectangular

(other than square) cross-section

7214.99 Other bars and rods of iron or non alloy steel

7215.90 Other bars and rods of iron or non alloy steel

7216.10 Sections of iron or non alloy steel U, I or H

sections, not further worked than hot rolled, hot

drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80

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GOODS WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO MOST

FAVOURED NATION (MFN) RATE OF DUTY—CONTINUED

Tariff Heading

Number

Description

7216.21 Sections of iron or non alloy steel L sections, not

further worked than hot rolled, hot drawn or

extruded, of a height of less than 80 mm

7216.22 Sections of iron or non alloy steel T sections, not

further worked than hot rolled, hot drawn or

extruded, of a height of less than 80 mm

7216.99 Other sections of iron or non alloy steel

Ex 72.27 Bars and rods of other alloy steel, of circular

section with diameter equal to or greater than

7mm and other bars and rods of other alloy steel

of non-circular section

7306.30 Other tubes and hollow profiles, welded of circular

cross-section of iron or non alloy steel

7306.50 Other tubes and hollow profiles, welded of circular

cross-section of other alloy steel

7306.60 Other tubes and hollow profiles, welded of non-

circular cross-section

7306.90 Other tubes and hollow profiles of iron or steel

Ex 84.19 Solar water heaters

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ATTACHMENT III

SPECIFIC CRITERIA UNDER THE

RULES OF ORIGIN

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CHAPTER 1

SPECIFIC ORIGIN CRITERIA

LIVE ANIMALS

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

01.01 Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies

01.02 Live bovine animals

01.03 Live swine

01.04 Live sheep and goats

01.05 Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species

gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and

guinea fowls

01.06 Other live animals

All the animals must be wholly produced

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CHAPTER 2

MEAT AND EDIBLE MEAT OFFAL

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

02.01 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled

02.02 Meat of bovine animals, frozen

02.03 Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen

02.04 Meat of sheep or goats fresh, chilled or frozen

02.05 Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh

chilled or frozen

02.06 Edible offal or bovine animals, swine, sheep,

goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh

chilled or frozen

02.07 Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of Heading

No. 01.05, fresh chilled or frozen

02.08 Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or

frozen

02.09 Pig fat, free of lean meat and poultry fat not

rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled,

frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked

02.10 Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried

or smoked; edible flour and meals of meat or

meat offal

Production in which all the meats are wholly

produced

Production in which all the meats are wholly

produced

Production in which all the meats are wholly

produced

Production in which all the meats are wholly

produced

Production in which all the meats are wholly

produced

Production in which all the edible offals are wholly

produced

Production in which all the meats and edible offals

are wholly produced

Production in which all the meats and edible meat

offals are wholly produced

Production in which all the pig and poultry fat are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

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CHAPTER 3

FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

03.01 Live fish

03.02 Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and

other fish meat of Heading No. 03.04

03.03 Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish

meat of Heading No. 03.04

03.04 Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not

minced) fresh, chilled or frozen

03.05 Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish,

whether or not cooked before or during the

smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of

fish, fit for human consumption

03.06 Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh,

chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine;

crustaceans, in shell; cooked by steaming or by

boiling in water, whether or not chilled,

frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals

and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human

consumption

All the fish must be wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

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03.07 Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh,

chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine;

aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans

and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried,

salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of

aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans,

fit for human consumption

CHAPTER 3—Cont’d

FISH AND CRUSTACEAN, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

04.01 Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing

added sugar or other sweetening matter

04.02 Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added

sugar or other sweetening matter

0403.10 Yogurt

CHAPTER 4

DAIRY PRODUCE; BIRDS’ EGGS, NATURAL HONEY; EDIBLE PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN,

NOT ELSEWHERE SPEICFIED OR INCLUDED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

Production in which all the milk and cream are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

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CHAPTER 4—Cont’d

DAIRY PRODUCE; BIRDS’ EGGS, NATURAL HONEY; EDIBLE PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN,

NOT ELSEWHERE SPEICFIED OR INCLUDED—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

0403.90 Other

04.04 Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing

added sugar or other sweetening matter; pro-

ducts consisting of natural milk constituents,

whether or not containing added sugar or other

sweetening matter, nor elsewhere specified or

included

04.05 Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk;

dairy spreads

04.06 Cheese and curd

04.07 Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked

04.08 Birds’ eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh,

dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in

water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved,

whether or not containing added sugar or other

sweetening matter

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

The eggs must be wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

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05.01 Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or

scoured; waste of human hair

05.02 Pigs’, hots’ or boars’ bristles and hair badger hair

and other brush-making hair; waste of such

bristles or hair

04.09 Natural honey

04.10 Edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere

specified or included

CHAPTER 4—Cont’d

DAIRY PRODUCE; BIRDS’ EGGS, NATURAL HONEY; EDIBLE PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN,

NOT ELSEWHERE SPEICFIED OR INCLUDED—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

Production in which all the honey used is wholly

produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

CHAPTER 5

PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPEICFIED OR INCLUDED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

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05.03 Horsehair and horsehair waste, whether or not put

up as a layer with or without supporting material

05.04 Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other

than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh,

chilled, frozen, salted in brine, dried or smoked

05.05 Skins and other part of birds, with their feathers

or down, feather and parts of feathers (whether

or not with trimmed edges) and down not

further worked than cleaned, disinfected or

treated for preservation; powder and waste of

feathers or parts of feathers

05.06 Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply

prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with

acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of

these products

05.07 Ivory tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone

hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, laws and

beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not cut

to shape; powder and waste of these products

CHAPTER 5—Cont’d

PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPEICFIED OR INCLUDED—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

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Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

05.08 Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply

prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of

molluscs, crustaceans of echinoderms and

cuttlebone, unworked or simply prepared but

not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof

05.09 Natural sponges of animal origin

05.10 Ambergris, castoreum, civet and must;

cantharides; bile, whether or not dried; glands

and other animal products used in the prepara-

tion of pharmaceutical products, fresh, chilled,

frozen or otherwise provisionally preserved

05.11 Animal products not elsewhere specified or

included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit

for human consumption

CHAPTER 5—Cont’d

PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPEICFIED OR INCLUDED—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

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06.01 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous, roots, corms, crowns, and

rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower;

chicory plants and roots other than roots of

Heading No. 12.12

06.02 Other live plants (including heir roots), cuttings

and slips; mushroom spawn

06.03 Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for

bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh,

dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise

prepared

06.04 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants,

without flowers or flower buds, and grasses,

mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind suit-

able for bouquets or for ornamental purposes,

fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or

otherwise prepared

CHAPTER 6

LIVE TREES AND OTHER PLANTS; BULBS, ROOTS AND THE LIKE; CUT FLOWERS AND

ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

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Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

07.01 Potatoes, fresh or chilled

07.02 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled

07.03 Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous

vegetables, fresh or chilled

07.04 Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar

edible brassicas, fresh or chilled

07.05 Lettuce (Latuca sativa) and Chicory (Cichorium

spp.), fresh or chilled

07.06 Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac,

radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or

chilled

07.07 Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled

07.08 Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled,

fresh or chilled

CHAPTER 7

EDIBLE VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

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Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

07.09 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled

07.10 Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or

boiling in water) frozen

07.11 Vegetables provisionally preserved (for example,

by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur

water or in other preservative solutions),

but unsuitable in that state for immediate

consumption

07.12 Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, whether or

not in powder, but further prepared

07.13 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or

not skinned or split

07.14 Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes,

sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers

with high starch or inulin content, fresh,

chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or

in the form of pellets; sago pith

CHAPTER 7—Cont’d

EDIBLE VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

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wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

08.01 Cocounts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts fresh or

dried, whether or not shelled or peeled

08.02 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled

or peeled

08.03 Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried

08.04 Dates, figs, pineapples avocados, guavas, mangoes

and mangosteens, fresh or dried

08.05 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried

08.06 Grapes, fresh or dried

08.07 Melons (including watermelons) and papaws

(papayas), fresh

08.08 Apples, pears and quinces, fresh

CHAPTER 8

EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

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Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

08.09 Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines),

plums and sloes, fresh

08.10 Other fruit, fresh

08.11 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or

boiling in water, frozen, whether or not contain-

ing added sugar or other sweetening matter

08.12 Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved (for

example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in

sulphur water or in other preservative

solutions), but unsuitable in that state for

immediate consumption

08.13 Fruit, dried, other than that of Heading Nos. 08.01

to 08.06; mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this

Chapter

08.14 Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including water-

melon), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally

preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other

preservative solutions

CHAPTER 8—Cont’d

EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

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Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

09.01 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated;

coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes con-

taining coffee in any proportion

09.02 Tea, whether or not flavoured

09.03 Maté

09.04 Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or

ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the

genus Pimenta

09.05 Vanilla

09.06 Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers

CHAPTER 9

COFFEE, TEA, MATÉ AND SPICES

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Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Grinding and blending of materials of any Heading

including those of 09.10

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

09.07 Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)

09.08 Nutmeg, mace and cardamon

09.09 Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or

caraway; juniper berries

Ex 09.10 Mixed spices, including curry

Ex 09.10 Ginger, saffron, tumeric (curcuma), thyme, bay

leaves and other spices not including mixed

spices

CHAPTER 9—Cont’d

COFFEE, TEA, MATÉ AND SPICES—CONTINUED

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Production in which all the wheat and meslin used

are wholly produced

Production in which all the rye used are wholly

produced

Production in which all the barley used are wholly

produced

Production in which all the oats used are wholly

produced

Production in which all the maize (corn) used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the rice used are wholly

produced

Production in which all the grain sorghum used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

10.01 Wheat and meslin

10.02 Rye

10.03 Barley

10.04 Oats

10.05 Maize (corn)

10.06 Rice

10.07 Grain sorghum

10.08 Buckwheat, millet and canary seed; other cereals

CHAPTER 10

CEREALS

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Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

11.01 Wheat flour or meslin flour

11.02 Cereal flours other than of wheat

11.03 Cereal groats, meal and pellets

11.04 Cereal grains otherwise worked (for example,

hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced of kibbled),

except rice of Heading No. 10.06; germ of

cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground

11.05 Flour, meal, powder flakes, granules and pellets of

potatoes

CHAPTER 11

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Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

11.06 Flour, meal and powder of the dried leguminous

vegetables of Heading No. 07.13, of sage or of

roots or tubers of Heading No. 07.14 or of the

products of Chapter 8

11.07 Malt, whether or not roasted

11.08 Starches; inulin

11.09 Wheat, gluten, whether or not dried

CHAPTER 11—Cont’d

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Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

12.01 Soya beans, whether or not broken

12.02 Ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked,

whether or not shelled or broken

12.03 Copra

12.04 Linseed, whether or not broken

12.05 Rape or colza seed, whether or not broken

12.06 Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken

12.07 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or

not broken

CHAPTER 12

OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUITS; MISCELLANEOUS GRAINS, SEEDS AND FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL

OR MEDICINAL PLANTS; STRAW AND FODDER

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materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading, except sub-

heading 1207.10

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

12.08 Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits,

other than those of mustard

12.09 Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing

12.10 Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground,

powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin

12.11 Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and

fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery,

in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or

similar purposes, fresh or dried, whether or not

cut, crushed or powdered

CHAPTER 12—Cont’d

OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUITS; MISCELLANEOUS GRAINS, SEEDS AND FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL

OR MEDICINAL PLANTS; STRAW AND FODDER—CONTINUED

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Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

12.12 Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar

beet and sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or

dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones and

kernels and other vegetable products (including

unroasted chicory roots of the variety Cichorium

intybus sativum) of a kind used primarily for

human consumption, not elsewhere specified or

included

12.13 Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or

not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of

pellets

12.14 Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne

(alfalfa), clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines,

vetches and similar forage products, whether or

not in the form of pellets

CHAPTER 12—Cont’d

OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUITS; MISCELLANEOUS GRAINS, SEEDS AND FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL

OR MEDICINAL PLANTS; STRAW AND FODDER—CONTINUED

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Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

13.01 Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resin and

oleoresins (for example, balsams)

13.02 Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances,

pectinants and pectates; agar-agar and other

mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modi-

fied, derived from vegetable products

CHAPTER 13

LAC; GUMS, RESINS AND OTHER VEGETABLE SAPS AND EXTRACTS

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Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

14.01 Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for

plaiting (for example, bamboos, rattans, reeds,

rushes, osier, raffia, cleaned, bleached or dyed

cereal straw, and lime bark)

CHAPTER 14

VEGETABLE PLAITING MATERIALS; VEGETABLE PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED

OR INCLUDED

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wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

14.02 Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily as

stuffing or as padding (for example, kapok,

vegetable hair and eel-grass), whether or not

put up as a layer with or without supporting

material

14.03 Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in

brooms or in brushes for example, broom-corn,

piassava, couch-grass and istle), whether or not

in hanks or bundles

14.04 Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or

included

CHAPTER 14—Cont’d

VEGETABLE PLAITING MATERIALS; VEGETABLE PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED

OR INCLUDED—CONTINUED

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CHAPTER 15

ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS; PREPARED EDIBLE

FATS; ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE WAXES

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materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Ex 1601.00 Chicken and turkey sausages

Ex 1601.00 Sausages and similar products, other than

chicken and turkey sausages, of meat, offal or

blood; food preparations based on these

products

16.02 Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or

blood

16.03 Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans,

molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates

16.04 Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar sub-

stitutes prepared from fish eggs

16.05 Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic inverte-

brates, prepared or preserved

CHAPTER 16

PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH OR OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER

AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES

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Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading excluding

Heading 18.04

17.01 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in

solid form

17.02 Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose,

maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form;

sugar syrups not containing added flavouring or

colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or

not mixed with natural honey; caramel

17.03 Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining

of sugar

17.04 Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate),

not containing cocoa

CHAPTER 17

SUGARS AND SUGAR CONFECTIONERY

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wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading except

Chapter 17 and Headings 18.01 to 18.05

18.01 Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted

18.02 Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste

18.03 Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted

18.04 Cocoa butter, fat and oil

18.05 Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other

sweetening matter

1806.10 Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other

sweetening matter

1806.20 Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars

weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste,

powder, granular or other bulk form in

containers or immediate packings, of a content

exceeding 2 kg

CHAPTER 18

COCOA AND COCOA PREPARATIONS

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In accordance with the Protocol Implementing the

Agreement Establishing the Free Trade Area

between the Caribbean Community and the

Dominican Republic, the Joint Council is

charged with developing criteria which would be

applied to these goods under the Rules of Origin.

In accordance with the Protocol Implementing the

Agreement Establishing the Free Trade Area

between the Caribbean Community and the

Dominican Republic, the Joint Council is

charged with developing criteria which would be

applied to these goods under the Rules of Origin.

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading except

Chapter 17 and Headings 18.01 to 18.05

1806.31 Blocks, slabs or bars, filled

1806.32 Blocks, slabs or bars, not filled

1806.90 Other

CHAPTER 18

COCOA AND COCOA PREPARATIONS—CONTINUED

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Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from that of this Heading

except Heading 04.02

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from that of this Heading

except Heading 11.01 and sub-headings 1103.11

and 1103.21

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from that of this Heading

except Heading 04.02

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from that of this Heading

except Headings 1103.11 and 1103.21

1901.10 Preparations for infant use, put up for retail sale

1901.20 Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers’

wares of Heading No. 19.05

1901.90 Other

Ex 1901.90 Food preparations of malt extracts

CHAPTER 19

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Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading, except

Headings 10.06 and sub-headings 1103.11 and

1103.21

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading, except

Heading 11.01 and sub-headings 1103.11 and

1103.21

19.02 Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed with meat

or other substances, or otherwise prepared,

such as sphaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasange,

gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni, couscous, whether

or not prepared

19.03 Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from

starch, in the form of flakes, rains, peals,

siftings or in similar forms

1904.10 Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or

roasting of cereals or cereal products

1904.20 Prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal

flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal

flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled

cereals

1904.90 Other

19.05 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers’

wares, whether or not containing cocoa;

communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind

suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers,

rice paper and similar products

CHAPTER 19—Cont’d

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materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

20.01 Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of

plants, prepared or perserved by vinegar or

acetic acid

20.02 Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by

vinegar or acetic acid

20.03 Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved

otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid

20.04 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise

than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other

than products of Heading No. 20.06

20.05 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise

than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other

than products of Heading No. 20.06

CHAPTER 20

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Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production from originating materials of Heading

08.05

Production from originating materials of Heading

08.05

20.06 Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts

of plants, preserved by sugar (drained, glacé or

crystalised)

20.07 Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut purée

and fruit or nut pastes, being cooked prepara-

tions, whether or not containing added sugar or

other sweetening matter

20.08 Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, other-

wise prepared or preserved, whether or not

containing added sugar or other sweetening

matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or

included

2009.11 Orange juice, frozen

2009.19 Other orange juice

CHAPTER 20—Cont’d

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Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

2009.20 Grapefruit juice

2009.30 Juice of any other single citrus fruit

2009.40 Pineapple juice

2009.50 Tomato juice

2009.60 Grape juice (including grape must)

CHAPTER 20—Cont’d

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Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production from originating materials of Heading

08.10

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

2009.70 Apple Juice

Ex 2009.80 Passion fruit juice

Ex 2009.80 Juice of any other single fruit or vegetable

2009.90 Mixture of juices

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CHAPTER 21

MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE PREPARATIONS

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2101.11 Extracts, essences and concentrates of coffee

2101.12 Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or

concentrates or with a basis of coffee

2101.20 Extracts, essences and concentrates of tea or

maté, and preparations with a basis of these

products, essences or concentrates or with a

basis of tea or maté

2101.30 Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substi-

tutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates

thereof

2102.10 Active yeast

2102.20 Inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms,

dead

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

Headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System including

materials from Heading 2102.10

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

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2102.30 Prepared baking powders

2103.10 Soya sauce

2103.20 Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces

2103.30 Mustard flour and meal and prepared mutard

2103.90 Other

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

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MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE PREPARATIONS—CONTINUED

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21.04 Soups and broths and preparations therefor;

homogenised composite food preparations

21.05 Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not

containing cocoa

21.06 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or

included

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 22

BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR

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22.01 Waters, including natural or artificial mineral

waters and aerated waters, not containing

added sugar or other sweetening matter nor

flavoured; ice and snow

2202.10 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated

waters, containing added sugar or other sweet-

ening matter or flavoured

Ex 2202.90 Orange drink

Ex 2202.90 Passion fruit drink

Ex 2202.90 Other non-alcoholic beverages

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production from originating materials of Heading

22.01

Production from originating materials of Heading

08.05

Production from originating materials of Heading

08.10

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading, except

Chapters 4 and 18 and Heading 22.01

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22.03 Beer made from malt

22.04 Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines;

grape must other than that of Heading

No. 20.09

22.05 Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes

flavoured with plants or aromatic substances

22.06 Other fermented beverages (for example, cider,

perry, mead); mixtures of fermented beverages

and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-

alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or

included

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

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BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR—CONTINUED

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2207.10 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength

by volume of 80% vol. or higher

2207.20 Ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any

strength

2208.20 Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape

marc

2208.30 Whiskies

2208.40 Rum and Tafia

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production from originating materials of

sub-heading 2207.10 or Heading 22.08

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production from originating materials of Heading

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2208.50 Gin and geneva

2208.60 Vodka

2208.70 Liqueurs and cordials

2208.90 Other

22.09 Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from

acetic acid

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production from originating materials of Heading

22.07 or 22.08

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading excluding

sub-heading 2915.21

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materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

23.01 Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of

fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic

invertebrates, unfit for human consumption,

greaves

23.02 Bran, sharps and other residues, whether or not in

the form of pellets, derived from the sifting,

milling or other working of cereals or legu-

minous plants

23.03 Residues of starch manufacture and similar

residues, beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of

sugar manufacture, brewing or distilling dregs

and waste, whether or not in the form of pellets

23.04 Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not

ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from

the extraction of soyabean oil

23.05 Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not

ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from

the extraction of ground-nut oil

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materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

23.06 Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not

ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from

the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other

than those of Heading No. 2304.00

23.07 Wine lees; argol

23.08 Vegetable materials and vegetable waste,

vegetable residues and by-products whether or

not in the form of pellets, of a kind used in

animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or

included

23.09 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding

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wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading, except

Heading 24.01 and sub-heading 2403.10

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

24.01 Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse

2402.10 Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos, containing tobacco

Ex 2402.20 Cigarettes containing black tobacco

Ex 2402.20 Cigarettes containing blonde tobacco

2402.90 Other

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materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

24.03 Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured

tobacco substitutes; “homogenised” or “recon-

stituted” tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences

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Ex 25.01 Salt (including table salt and denatured salt)

Ex 25.01 Pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous

solution or containing added anti-caking or

free-flowing agents; sea water

25.02 Unroasted iron pyrites

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Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

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wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

25.03 Sulphur of all kinds, other than sublimed sulphur,

precipitated sulphur and colloidal sulphur

25.04 Natural graphite

25.05 Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not

coloured, other than metal bearing sands of

Chapter 26

25.06 Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite,

whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut,

by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a

rectangular (including square) shape

25.07 Kaolin and other kaolinic clays, whether or not

calcined

25.08 Other clay, (not including expanded clays of

Heading No. 68.05), and alusite, kyanite and

sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite;

chamotte or dinas earths

25.09 Chalk

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wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

25.10 Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium

calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk

25.11 Natural barium sulphate (barytes); natural

barium carbonate (witherite), whether or not

calcined, other than barium oxide of Heading

No. 28.16

25.12 Siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr,

tripolite and diatomite), and similar siliceous

earths, whether or not calcined, of an apparent

specific gravity of 1 or less

25.13 Pumice stone, emery; natural corundum, natural

garnet and other natural abrasives, whether or

not heat-treated

25.14 Slate, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely

cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs

of a rectangular (including square) shape

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wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

25.15 Marble, travertine, ecaussine and other cal-

careous monumental or building stone of an

apparent specific gravity of 2.5 or more, and

alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed or

merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks

or slabs of a rectangular (including square)

shape

25.16 Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other

monumental or building stone, whether or not

roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or

otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular

(including square) shape

25.17 Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind

commonly used for concrete aggregates, for

road metalling or for railway or other ballast,

shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated;

macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial

waste, whether or not incorporating the

materials cited in the first part of the heading;

tarred macadam; granules, chippings and

powder, of stones of Heading No. 25.16, whether

or not heat-treated

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wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

25.18 Dolomite, whether or not calcined; dolomite

roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or

otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular

(including square shape); agglomerated

dolomite (including tarred dolomite)

25.19 Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite); fused

magnesia; dead-burned (sintered) magnesia,

whether or not containing small quantities of

other oxides added before sintering; other mag-

nesium oxide, whether or not pure

25.20 Anhydrite, plasters

25.21 Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous

stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of

lime or cement

25.22 Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, other

than calcium oxide and hydroxide of Heading

No. 28.25

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materials used are classified in six-digit

subheadings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

25.23 Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement,

super sulphate cement, and similar hydraulic

cements, whether or not coloured or in the form

of clinkers

25.24 Asbestos

25.25 Mica, including splitting; mica waste

25.26 Natural steatite, whether or not roughly trimmed

or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into

blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including

square) shape; talc

25.27 Natural cryolite, natural chiolite

25.28 Natural borate and concentrates thereof whether

or not calcined, separated for natural brine;

natural boric acid containing not more than

85% of H

calculated on the dry weight

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Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

25.29 Felspar; leucite; nepheline and nepheline syenite;

fluorspar

25.30 Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or

included

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wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

26.01 Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron

pyrites

26.02 Manganese ores and concentrates, including

ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates

with a manganese content of 20% or more, cal-

culated on the dry weight

26.03 Copper ores and concentrates

26.04 Nickel ores and concentrates

26.05 Cobalt ores and concentrates

26.06 Aluminium ores and concentrates

26.07 Lead ores and concentrates

26.08 Zinc ores and concentrates

CHAPTER 26

ORES, SLAG AND ASH

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wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

26.09 Tin ores and concentrates

26.10 Chromium ores and concentrates

26.11 Tungsten ores and concentrates

26.12 Uranium or thorium ores and concentrates

26.13 Molybdenum ores and concentrates

26.14 Titanium ores and concentrates

26.15 Niobium, tantalum vanadium or zirconium ores

and concentrates

26.16 Precious metal ores and concentrates

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Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

26.17 Other ores and concentrates

26.18 Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacturer

of iron or steel

26.19 Slag, dross (other than granulated slag), scalings

and other waste from the manufacture of iron

or steel

26.20 Ash and residues (other than from the manufac-

ture of iron or steel), containing meals or meal

compounds

26.21 Other slag and ash, including seaweed ash (kelp)

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Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

27.01 Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels

manufactured from coal

27.02 Lignite, whether or not agglomerated, excluding

jet

27.03 Peat (including peat litter), whether or not

agglomerated

27.04 Coke and semi-coke of coal, of lignite or of peat,

whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon

27.05 Coal gas, water gas, producer gas and similar

gases, other than petroleum gases and other

gaseous hydrocarbons

27.06 Tar distilled from coal, from lignite or from peat,

and other mineral tars, whether or not dehy-

drated or partially distilled, including reconsti-

tuted tars

27.07 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 non-aromatic constituents

CHAPTER 27

MINERAL FUELS, MINERAL OILS AND PRODUCTS OF THEIR DISTILLATION; BITUMINOUS

SUBSTANCES; MINERAL WAXES

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wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production from non-originating materials of any

Heading of the Harmonised Commodity Descrip-

tion and Coding System and from lubricating oil

base stock of Heading 27.10

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

27.08 Pitch and pitch coke, obtained from coal tar or

from other mineral tars

27.09 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous

minerals, crude

Ex 27.10 Lubricating oils

Ex 27.10 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous

minerals, other than crude, excluding lubricat-

ing oils; preparations not elsewhere specified or

included, containing by weight 70% or more of

petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bitumi-

nous minerals, these oils being the basic con-

stituents of the preparations

27.11 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

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materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

27.12 Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, micro-crystalline

petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite

wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, and simi-

lar products obtained by synthesis or by other

processes, whether or not coloured

27.13 Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other

residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained

from bituminous minerals

27.14 Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil

shale and tar sand; asphaltites and asphaltic

rocks

27.15 Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on

natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on

mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (for exam-

ple, bituminous mastics, cut-backs)

27.16 Electrical energy

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CHAPTER 28

INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS,

OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES

Notes: For the purpose of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(i) Chemical Reaction—a “chemical reaction” is a process (including the biochemical processes) which results

in a molecule with a new structure due to the breaking of the intra-molecular bonds and the formation of

new ones, or due to the alteration of the position of the atoms in a molecule.

For the purposes of the present definition, the following processes are not considered as being chemical

reactions:

(a) dissolving in water or other solvents;

(b) the elimination of solvents, including water from dissolution;

(ii) Purification—purification is a process which causes the elimination of 80% of the content of existing

impurities or the reduction or elimination which produces a chemical substance with a minimum degree

of purity, in order to make the product suitable for uses such as:

(a) pharmaceutical substances or food products that satisfy national rules or the international

standards;

(b) reactive chemical products for chemical analysis or for use in laboratories;

(d) different optical uses;

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28.01 Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine

28.02 Sulphur, sublimed or precipitated; colloidal

sulphur

28.03 Carbon (carbon blacks and other form of carbon

not elsewhere specified or included)

28.04 Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals

28.05 Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals,

scandium and yttrium, whether or not inter-

mixed or interalloyed; mercury

28.06 Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid); chlorosul-

phuric acid

28.07 Sulphuric acid; oleum

28.08 Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids

28.09 Diphosphorus pentaoxide; phosphoric acid and

polyphosphoric acids

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28.10 Oxides of boron; boric acids

28.11 Other inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen

compounds of non-metals

28.12 Halides and halide oxides of non-metals

28.13 Sulphides of non-metals; commercial phosphorous

trisuplhide

28.14 Ammonia, anhydrous or in aqueous solution

28.15 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium

hydroxide (caustic Potash); peroxides of sodium

or potassium

28.16 Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides,

hydroxides and peroxides, of strontium or

barium

28.17 Zinc oxide; zinc peroxide

CHAPTER 28—Cont’d

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28.18 Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically

defined; aluminium oxide; aluminium hydroxide

28.19 Chromium oxides and hydroxides

28.20 Manganese oxides

28.21 Iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colours contain-

ing 70% or more by weight of combined iron

evaluated as Fe

28.22 Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt

oxides

28.23 Titanium oxides

28.24 Lead oxides; red lead and orange lead

28.25 Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic

salts; other inorganic bases; other metal oxides,

hydroxides and peroxides

CHAPTER 28—Cont’d

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28.26 Fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and

other complex fluorine salts

28.27 Chlorides; chloride oxides and chloride hydrox-

ides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and

iodide oxides

28.28 Hypochlorites; commercial calcium hypochlorite;

chlorites; hypobromites

28.29 Chlorates and perchlorates; bromates and perbro-

mates; iodates and periodates

28.30 Sulphides; polysulphides

28.31 Dithionites and sulphoxylates

28.32 Sulphites; thiosulphates

28.33 Sulphates; alums; peroxosulphates (persulphates)

28.34 Nitrites; nitrates

CHAPTER 28—Cont’d

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Chemical reaction or purification

Chemical reaction

28.35 Phosphinates (hypophosphites), Phosphonates

(phosphites), phosphates and polyphosphates

28.36 Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates);

commercial ammonium carbonate containing

ammonium carbamate

28.37 Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides

28.38 Fulminates, cyanates and thiocyanates

28.39 Silicates; commercial and alkali metal silicates

28.40 Borates; peroxoborates (perborates)

2841.10 Aluminates

2841.20 Chromates of zinc or of lead

2841.30 Sodium dichromate

2841.40 Potassium dichromate

2841.50 Other chromates and dichromates; peroxochro-

mates

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Chemical reaction

Chemical reaction or purification

Purification

Chemical reaction or purification

Chemical reaction

Purification

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System different from this Heading

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materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

2841.60 Potassium permangante

2841.70 Molybdates

2841.80 Tungstates (wolframates)

2841.90 Other salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids

28.42 Other salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids,

excluding azides

28.43 Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic

compounds of precious metals, whether or not

chemically defined; amalgams or precious

metals

28.44 Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive

isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical

elements and isotopes) and their compounds;

mixtures and residues containing these products

28.45 Isotopes other than those of Heading No. 28.44;

compounds, inorganic or organic, of such iso-

topes, whether or not chemically defined

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OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES—CONTINUED

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System different from this Heading

Chemical reaction

Purification

28.46 Compounds, inorganic or organic of rare-earth

metals, of yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures

of these metals

28.47 Hydrogen peroxyde, whether or not solidified with

urea

28.48 Phosphides, whether or not chemically defined,

excluding ferrophosphorus

28.49 Carbides, whether or not chemically defined

28.50 Hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides,

whether or not chemically defined, other than

compounds which are also carbides of Heading

No. 2849

28.51 Other inorganic compounds (including distilled or

conductivity water and water of similar purity);

liquid air (whether or not rare gases have been

removed); compressed air; amalgams, other

than amalgams of precious metals

CHAPTER 28—Cont’d

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OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES—CONTINUED

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CHAPTER 29

ORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METAL, OR

RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES

Notes: For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(i) Chemical Reaction—a “chemical reaction” is a process (including the biochemical processes) which

results in a molecule with a new structure due to the breaking of the intra-molecular bonds and the

formation of new ones, or due to the alteration of the position of the atoms in a molecule.

For the purposes of the present definition, the following processes are not considered as being chemical

reactions:

(a) dissolving in water or other solvents;

(b) the elimination of solvents, including water from dissolution;

(ii) Purification—purification is a process which causes the elimination of 80% of the content of existing

impurities or the reduction or elimination which produces a chemical substance with a minimum degree

of purity, in order to make the product suitable for uses such as:

(a) pharmaceutical substances or food products that satisfy national rules or the international

standards;

(b) reactive chemical products for chemical analysis or for use in laboratories;

(d) different optical uses;

(e) human or veterinary usage.

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29.01 Acyclic hydrocarbon

29.02 Cyclic hydrocarbon

29.03 Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbon

29.04 Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of

hydrocarbon, whether or not halogenated

29.05 Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphon-

ated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

29.06 Cyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphon-

ated, nitrated or nitrosated derivates

29.07 Phenols; penol-alcohols

29.08 Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated

derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols

29.09 Ethers, ether-alchols, ether-phenols, ether-

alchol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether

peroxides, ketone peroxides, (whether or not

chemically defined), and their halogenated,

sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

Chemical reaction or Purification

Chemical reaction

CHAPTER 29—Cont’d

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OR RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES—CONTINUED

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29.10 Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, expoyphenols and

epoxyethers, with a three-membered ring, and

their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or

nitrosated derivatives

29.11 Acetals and hemicetals, whether or not with other

oxygen function, and their halogenated,

sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

29.12 Aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function;

cyclic polymers of aldehydes; paraformaldhyde

29.13 Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated

derivatives of products of Heading No. 29.12

29.14 Ketones and quinones, whether or not with other

oxygen function, and their halogenated,

sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

29.15 Saturated acylic monocarboxylic acid and their

anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids;

their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or

nitrosated derivatives

CHAPTER 29—Cont’d

ORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS,

OR RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES—CONTINUED

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29.16 Unsaturated acylic monocarboxylic acids cyclic

monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides,

peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated,

sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

29.17 Polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides

peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated,

sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

29.18 Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function and

their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxy-

acids; their halogenated sulphonated, nitrate or

nitrosated

29.19 Phosphoric esters and their salts, including

lactophosphates; their halogenated sulphonated

nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

29.20 Ester of other inorganic acids (excluding esters of

hydrogen halides) and their salts; their halo-

genated sulphonated, nitrate or nitrosated

derivatives

29.21 Amine-function compounds

Chemical reaction

CHAPTER 29—Cont’d

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OR RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES—CONTINUED

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29.22 Oxygen-function amino-compounds

29.23 Quarternary ammonium salts and hydroxides;

lecithins and other phosphoaminolipids

29.24 Carboxyamide-function compounds; amide-function

compounds of carbonic acid

29.25 Carboxyimide-function compounds (including

saccharin and its salts and imine-function com-

pounds)

29.26 Nitrile-function compounds

29.27 Diazo-azo, or azoxy-compounds

29.28 Organic derivatives of hydrazine or of

hydroxylamine

29.29 Compounds with other nitrogen function

29.30 Organo-sulphur compounds

29.31 Other organo-inorganic compounds

CHAPTER 29—Cont’d

ORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS,

OR RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES—CONTINUED

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29.32 Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-

atom(s) only

29.33 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-

atom(s) only

29.34 Nucleic acids and their salts; other heterocylic

compounds

29.35 Sulphonamides

29.36 Provitamins and vitamins, natural or reproduced

by synthesis (including natural concentrates),

derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins,

and inter mixtures of the foregoing whether or

not in any solvent

29.37 Hormones, natural or reproduced by synthesis;

derivatives thereof, used primarily as

hormones; other steriods used primarily as

hormones

Chemical reaction

CHAPTER 29—Cont’d

ORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS,

OR RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES—CONTINUED

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29.38 Glycosides, natural or reproduced by synthesis;

and their salts, ethers, esters and other

derivatives

29.39 Vegetables alkaloids, natural or reproduced by

synthesis; and their salts, ethers, esters and

other derivatives

29.40 Sugars, chemically pure. other than sucrose, lac-

tose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar

ethers and sugar esters, and their salts, other

than products of Heading No. 29.37 or 29.39

29.41 Antibiotics

29.42 Other organic compounds

Chemical reaction

CHAPTER 29—Cont’d

ORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS,

OR RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES—CONTINUED

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30.01 Glands and other organs for organo-therapeutic

uses, dried whether or not powdered; extracts of

glands or other organs or of their secretions for

organo-therapeutic uses; heparin and its salts;

other human or animal substances prepared for

therapeutic or prophylatic uses, not elsewhere

specified or included

3002.10 Antisera and other blood fractions and modified

immunological products, whether or not obtained

by means of biotechonological processes

3002.20 Vaccines for human medicine

3002.30 Vaccines for veterinary medicine

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

CHAPTER 30

PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS

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3002.90 Other

30.03 Medicaments (excluding goods of Heading Nos.

30.02, 30.05 or 30.06) consisting of two or more

constituents which have been mixed together

for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not put up

in measured doses or in forms or packings for

retail sale

30.04 Medicaments (excluding goods of Heading Nos.

30.02, 30.05 and 30.06) consisting of mixed or

unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic

uses, put up in measured doses or in forms or

packings for retail sale

30.05 Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles

(for example, dressings, adhesive plasters,

poultices), impregnated or coated with pharma-

ceutical substances or put up in forms or

packings for retail sale for medical, surgical,

dental or veterinary purposes

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading, except

Heading 30.03

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

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30.06 Pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this

Chapter

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materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

CHAPTER 30—Cont’d

PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS—CONTINUED

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Description Criteria

CHAPTER 31

FERTILISERS

Note: For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(i) Chemical Reaction —a “chemical reaction” is a process (including the biochemical processes) which

results in a molecule with a new structure due to the breaking of the intra-molecular bonds and the

formation of new ones, or due to the alteration of the position of the atoms in a molecule.

For the purposes of the present definition, the following processes are not considered as being chemical reactions:

(a) dissolving in water or other solvents;

(b) the elimination of solvents, including water from dissolution;

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31.01 Animal or vegetable fertilisers, whether or not

mixed together or chemically treated; fertilisers

produced by the mixing of chemical treatment

of animal or vegetable products

3102.10 Urea, whether or not in aqueous solution

3102.21 Ammonium Sulphate

3102.29 Other

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

CHAPTER 31—Cont’d

FERTILISERS—CONTINUED

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3102.30 Ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous

solution

3102.40 Mixtures of ammonium nitrate with calcium

carbonate or other inorganic non-fertilising

substances

3102.50 Sodium nitrate

3102.60 Double salts and mixtures of calcium nitrate and

ammonium nitrate

3102.70 Calcium cyanamide

Chemical reaction

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Chemical reaction

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

CHAPTER 31—Cont’d

FERTILISERS—CONTINUED

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3102.80 Mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in

aqueous or ammoniacal solution

3102.90 Other, including mixtures not specified in the

foregoing sub-headings

31.03 Mineral or chemical fertilisers, phosphatic

31.04 Mineral or chemical fertilisers, phosphatic

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

CHAPTER 31—Cont’d

FERTILISERS—CONTINUED

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3105.10 Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing two or

three of the fertilising elements nitrogen,

phosphrous and potassium; other fertilisers;

goods of this Chapter in tablets or similar forms

or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding

10 kg

3105.20 Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the

three fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphrous

and potassium

3105.30 Diammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (diam-

monium phosphate)

3105.40 Ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (mono-

ammonium phospate) and mixtures thereof

with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate

(diammonium phospate)

Other mineral or chemical fertilisers containing

the two fertilising elements nitrogen and

phosphorus

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

CHAPTER 31—Cont’d

FERTILISERS—CONTINUED

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FERTILISERS—CONTINUED

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Description Criteria

3105.51 Containing nitrates and phosphates

3105.59 Other

3105.60 Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the

two fertilising elements phosphrous and

potassium

3105.90 Other

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 32

TRAINING OR DYEING EXTRACTS; TANNINS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES; DYES, PIGMENTS AND OTHER

COLOURING MATTER; PAINTS AND VARNISHES; PUTTY AND OTHER MASTICS, INKS

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

32.01 Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and

their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives

32.02 Synthetic organic tanning substances; inorganic

tanning preparations, whether or not contain-

ing natural tanning substances; enzymatic

preparations for pre-tanning

32.03 Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin

(including dyeing extracts but excluding animal

black), whether or not chemically defined;

preparations as specified in Note 3 to this

Chapter based on colouring matter of vegetable

or animal origin

32.04 Synthetic organic colouring matter whether or not

chemically defined; preparations as specified in

Note 3 to this Chapter based on synthetic

organic colouring matter; synthetic organic

products of a kind used as fluorescent brighten-

ing agents or as luminophores, whether or not

chemically defined

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading excluding

Heading 32.04

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading, excluding

Heading 32.03

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32.05 Colour lakes; preparations as specified in Note 3 to

this Chapter based on colour lakes

32.06 Other colouring matter; preparations as specified

in Note 3 to this Chapter, other than those of

heading No. 32.03, 32.04, or 32.05; inorganic

products of a kind used as luminophores,

whether or not chemically defined

32.07 Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers and

prepared colours, vitrifiable enamels and glazes,

engobes (slips), liquid lustres and similar

preparations, of a kind used in the ceramic,

enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and other

glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes

32.08 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and

lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or

chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed

or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions

as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter

CHAPTER 32—Cont’d

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COLOURING MATTER; PAINTS AND VARNISHES; PUTTY AND OTHER MASTICS, INKS—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

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32.09 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and

lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or

chemically modified natural polymers,

dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium

32.10 Other paints and varnishes (including enamels,

lacquers and distempers); prepared water

pigments of a kind used for finishing leather

32.11 Prepared driers

32.12 Pigments (including metalic powders and flakes)

dispersed in non-aqueous media, in liquid or

paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of

paints (including enamels); stamping foils; dyes

and other colouring matter put up in forms or

packings for retail sale

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

CHAPTER 32—Cont’d

TRAINING OR DYEING EXTRACTS; TANNINS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES; DYES, PIGMENTS AND OTHER

COLOURING MATTER; PAINTS AND VARNISHES; PUTTY AND OTHER MASTICS, INKS—CONTINUED

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3213.10 Colour in sets

3213.90 Other

32.14 Glaziers’ putty, grafting putty, resin cements,

caulking compounds and other mastics;

painters’ filling; non-refactory surfacing

preparations for facades, indoor walls, floors,

ceilings or the like

32.15 Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other

inks, whether or not concentrated or solid

CHAPTER 32—Cont’d

TRAINING OR DYEING EXTRACTS; TANNINS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES; DYES, PIGMENTS AND OTHER

COLOURING MATTER; PAINTS AND VARNISHES; PUTTY AND OTHER MASTICS, INKS—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 33

ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS

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Description Criteria

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

33.01 Essential oils (terpeneless or not), including con-

cretes and absolutes; resinoids; extracted oleo-

resins; concentrates of essential oils in fats, in

fixed oils, in waxes or the like, obtained by

enfleurage or maceration; terpenic by-products

of the deterpenation of essential oils; aqueous

distillates and aqueous solutions of essential oils

33.02 Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures

(including alcholic solutions) with a basis of one

or more of these substances, of a kind used as

raw materials in industry; other preparations

based on odorferous substances, of a kind used

for the manufacture of beverages

33.03 Perfumes and toilet waters

33.04 Beauty or make-up preparations and

preparations for the care of the skin (other than

medicaments), including sunscreen or sun tan

preparations; manicure or pedicure preparations

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33.05 Preparations for use on the hair

33.06 Preparations for oral or dental hygiene, including

denture fixative pastes and powders; yarn used

to clean between the teeth (dental floss), in

individual retail packages

33.07 Pre-shave or after-shave preparations, personal

deodorants, bath preparations, depilatories and

other perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations,

not elsewhere specified or included; prepared

room deodorisers, whether or not perfumed or

having disinfectant properties

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

CHAPTER 33—Cont’d

ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

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34.01 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing

preparations, lubricating preparations, artifi-

cial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scour-

ing preparations, candles and similar articles,

modelling pastes, “dental waxes” and dental

preparations with a basis of plaster

3402.11 Anionic

3402.12 Cationic

3402.13 Non-ionic

CHAPTER 34

SOAP, ORGANIC SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS, WASHING PREPARATIONS, LUBRICATING PREPARATIONS,

ARTIFICIAL WAXES, PREPARED WAXES, POLISHING OR SCOURING PREPARATIONS, CANDLES AND

SIMILAR ARTICLES, MODELLING PASTES, “DENTAL WAXES” AND DENTAL PREPARATIONS WITH A

BASIS OF PLASTER

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

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3402.19 Other

3402.20 Preparations put up for retail sale

3402.90 Other

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SOAP, ORGANIC SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS, WASHING PREPARATIONS, LUBRICATING PREPARATIONS,

ARTIFICIAL WAXES, PREPARED WAXES, POLISHING OR SCOURING PREPARATIONS, CANDLES AND

SIMILAR ARTICLES, MODELLING PASTES, “DENTAL WAXES” AND DENTAL PREPARATIONS WITH A

BASIS OF PLASTER—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit head-

ings of the Harmonised Commodity Description

and Coding System different from any sub-head-

ing, except sub-headings 3402.11, 3402.12,

3402.13, 3402.19

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Chapter

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SOAP, ORGANIC SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS, WASHING PREPARATIONS, LUBRICATING PREPARATIONS,

ARTIFICIAL WAXES, PREPARED WAXES, POLISHING OR SCOURING PREPARATIONS, CANDLES AND

SIMILAR ARTICLES, MODELLING PASTES, “DENTAL WAXES” AND DENTAL PREPARATIONS WITH A

BASIS OF PLASTER—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

34.03 Lubricating preparations (including cutting-oil

preparations, bolt or nut release preparations,

anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and

mould 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% or more by weight of

petroleum oils or of oils obtained from

bituminous materials

34.04 Artificial waxes and prepared waxes

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SOAP, ORGANIC SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS, WASHING PREPARATIONS, LUBRICATING PREPARATIONS,

ARTIFICIAL WAXES, PREPARED WAXES, POLISHING OR SCOURING PREPARATIONS, CANDLES AND

SIMILAR ARTICLES, MODELLING PASTES, “DENTAL WAXES” AND DENTAL PREPARATIONS WITH A

BASIS OF PLASTER—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from any of this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

34.05 Polishes and creams, for footware, furniture,

floors, coachwork, glass or metal, scouring

pastes and powders and similar preparations

(whether or not in the form of paper, wadding,

felt, nonweave, cellular plastics or cellular

rubber), impregnated, coated or covered with

such preparations (excluding waxes of Heading

No. 34.04)

34.06 Candles, tapers and the like

34.07 Modelling pastes, including those put up for

children’s amusement; preparations known as

“dental wax” or as “dental impression com-

pounds”, 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 sulphate)

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ALBUMINOIDAL SUBSTANCES; MODIFIED STARCHES; GLUES; ENZYMES

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

35.01 Casein caseinates and other casein derivatives;

casein glues

35.02 Albumins (including concentrates of two or more

whey proteins, containing by weight more than

80% whey products, calculated on the dry

matter), albuminates and other albumin

derivatives

35.03 Gelatin [including gelatin in rectangular

(including square) sheets, whether or not

surface-worked or coloured] and gelatin deriva-

tives; isinglass; other glues of animal origin,

excluding casein glues Heading No. 35.01

35.04 Peptones and their derivatives; other protein

substances and their derivatives, not elsewhere

specified or included; hide powder, whether or

not chromed

35.05 Dextrins and other modified starches (for example,

pregelatinised or esterified starches); glues

based on starches, or on dextrins or other

modified starches

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

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Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

35.06 Prepared glues and other prepared adhesives, not

elsewhere specified or included; products suit-

able for use as glues or adhesives, put up for

retail sale as glues or adhesives, not exceeding a

net weight of 1 kg

35.07 Enzymes; prepared enzymes not elsewhere speci-

fied or included

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

CHAPTER 36

EXPLOSIVES; PYROTECHNIC PRODUCTS; MATCHES; PYROPHORIC ALLOYS; CERTAIN COMBUSTIBLE

PREPARATIONS

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

36.01 Propellant powders Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

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36.02 Prepared explosives, other than propellant

powders

36.03 Safety fuses; detonating fuses; percussion or

detonating caps; igniters; electric detonators

36.04 Fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog

signals and other pyrotechnic articles

Ex 36.05 Matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of

Heading No. 36.04, with wooden splints

Ex 36.05 Matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of

Heading No. 36.04, except matches with

wooden splints

CHAPTER 36—Cont’d

EXPLOSIVES; PYROTECHNIC PRODUCTS; MATCHES; PYROPHORIC ALLOYS; CERTAIN COMBUSTIBLE

PREPARATIONS—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

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materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

36.06 Ferro-cerium and other pyrophoric alloys in all

forms; articles of combustible materials as

specified in Note 2 to this Chapter

CHAPTER 37

PHOTOGRAPHIC OR CINEMATOGRAPHIC GOODS

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

CHAPTER 36—Cont’d

EXPLOSIVES; PYROTECHNIC PRODUCTS; MATCHES; PYROPHORIC ALLOYS; CERTAIN COMBUSTIBLE

PREPARATIONS—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

37.01 Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitised,

unexposed, of any material other than paper,

paperboard or textiles; instant print film in the

flat, sensitised, unexposed, whether or not in

packs

37.02 Photographic film in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, of

any material other than paper, paperboard or

textiles; instant print film in rolls sensitised,

unexposed

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading excluding

Headings 37.02 and 37.03

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading excluding

Headings 37.01 and 37.03

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PHOTOGRAPHIC OR CINEMATOGRAPHIC GOODS—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

37.03 Photographic paper, paper board and textiles

sensitised, unexposed

37.04 Photographic plates, film paper, paperboard and

textiles, exposed but not developed

37.05 Photographic plates and film, exposed and

developed, other than cinematographic film

37.06 Cinematographic film, exposed and developed,

whether or not incorporating sound track or con-

sisting only of sound track

37.07 Chemical preparations for photographic uses (other

than varnishes, glues, adhesives and similar

preparations); unmixed products for photo-

graphic uses, put up in measured portions or put

up for retail sale in a form ready for use

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading, excluding

Headings 37.01 and 37.02

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

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MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

38.01 Artificial graphite; colloidal or semi-colloidal

graphite; preparations based on graphite or

other carbon in the form of pastes, blocks,

plates or other semi-manufacturers

38.02 Activated carbon; activated natural mineral

products; animal black including spent animal

black

38.03 Tall oil, whether or not refined

38.04 Residual lyes form the manufacture of wood pulp,

whether or not concentrated, desugared or

chemically treated, including lignin

sulphonates, but excluding tall oil of Heading

No. 38.03

38.05 Gum, wood or sulphate turpentine and other ter-

penic oils produced by the distillation or other

treatment of coniferous woods; crude dipentene;

sulphite turpentine and other crude para-

cymene; pine oil containing alpha-terpineol as

the main constituent

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

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MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

38.06 Rosin and resin acids, and derivatives thereof;

rosin spirit and rosin oils; run gums

38.07 Wood tar; tar oils; wood creosote; wood naphtha;

vegetable pitch; brewers’ pitch and similar

preparations based on rosin, resin acids or on

vegetable pitch

38.08 Insecticides other than insecticides in aerosol con-

tainers and insect repellants, rodenticides,

fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products

and plant-growth regulators and similar

products put up in forms or packings for retail

sale or as preparations or articles (for example

sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and

fly papers

38.09 Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the

dyeing or fixing of dyestuffs and other products

and preparations (for example, dressings and

mordants), of a kind used in the textile, paper,

leather or like industries, not elsewhere speci-

fied or included

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

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Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

38.10 Pickling preparations for metal surfaces; fluxes

and other auxiliary surfaces, fluxes and other

auxiliary preparations for soldering, brazing or

welding; soldering, brazing or welding powders

and pastes consisting of metal and other

materials; preparations of a kind used as cores

of coatings for welding electrodes or rods

38.11 Anti-knock preparations oxidation inhibitors, gum

inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive

preparations and other prepared additives for

mineral oils (including gasoline) or, for other

liquids used for the same purposes as mineral-

oils

38.12 Prepared rubber accelerators; compound

plasticisers for rubber or plastics, not elsewhere

specified or included; anti-oxidising prepara-

tions and other compound stabilisers for rubber

or plastics

CHAPTER 38—Cont’d

MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS—CONTINUED

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Heading No.

Description Criteria

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Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

38.13 Preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers;

charged fire-extinguishing grenades

38.14 Organic composite solvents and thinners, not else-

where specified or included; prepared paint or

varnish removers

38.15 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and

catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified

or included

38.16 Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar

compositions, other than products of Heading

No. 38.01

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Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

38.17 Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaph-

thalenes, other than those of Heading No. 27.07

or 29.02

38.18 Chemical elements doped for use in electronics, in

the form of discs, wafers or similar forms;

chemical compounds doped for use in

electronics

38.19 Hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared liquids

for hydraulic transmission, not containing or

containing less than 70% by weight of

petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous

minerals

38.20 Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing

fluids

CHAPTER 38—Cont’d

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Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

38.21 Prepared culture media for development of micro-

organisms

38.22 Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing

and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents

whether or not on a backing, other than those of

Heading No. 30.02 or 30.06

38.23 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils

from refining; industrial fatty alcohols

38.24 Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores;

chemical products and preparations of the

chemical or allied industries (including those

consisting of mixtures of natural products), not

elsewhere specified or included; residual

products of the chemical or allied industries,

not elsewhere specified or included

CHAPTER 38—Cont’d

MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS—CONTINUED

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Heading No.

Description Criteria

39.01 Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms

39.02 Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in

primary forms

39.03 Polymers of styrene, in primary forms

3904.10 Polyvinyl cloride, not mixed with any other

substances

CHAPTER 39

PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF

Notes: For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(i) Chemical Reaction—a “chemical reaction” is a process (including the biochemical processes) which results

in a molecule with a new structure due to the breaking of the intra-molecular bonds and the formation of

new ones, or due to the alteration of the position of the atoms in a molecule.

For the purposes of the present definition, the following processes are not considered as being chemical

reactions:

(a) dissolving in water or other solvents;

(b) the elimination of solvents, including water from dissolution;

Chemical Reaction

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materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Chemical Reaction

3904.21 Other polyvinyl chloride non-placticised

3904.22 Other polyvinyl chloride placticised

3904.30 Vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymers

3904.40 Other vinyl chloride copolymers

3904.50 Vinylidene chloride polymers

3904.61 Polytetrafluoroethylene

3904.69 Other fluoro-polymers

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3904.90 Other

39.05 Polymers of vinyl acetate or of other vinyl esters,

in primary forms; other vinyl polymers in

primary forms

39.06 Acrylic polymers in primary forms

39.07 Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins,

in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins,

polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary

forms

39.08 Polyamides in primary forms

39.09 Aminio-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes,

in primary forms

39.10 Silicones in primary forms

39.11 Petroleum resins, coumarone-indene resins, poly-

terpenes, polysuplhides, polysulphones and

other products specified in Note 3 to this

Chapter, not elsewhere specified or included, in

primary forms

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PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF—CONTINUED

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Chemical reaction

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading, and from

non-originating fittings of metal

39.12 Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not else-

where specified or included, in primary forms

39.13 Natural polymers (for example, alginic acid) and

modified natural polymers (for example, hard-

ened proteins, chemical derivatives of natural

rubber), not elsewhere specified or included, in

primary forms

39.14 Ion-exchangers based on polymers of Heading

Nos. 39.01 to 39.13, in primary forms

39.15 Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics

39.16 Monofilament of which any cross-sectional dimen-

sion exceeds 1 mm, rods, sticks and profile

shapes, whether or not surface-work but not

otherwise worked, of plastics

39.17 Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor (for

example, joints, elbows, flanges), of plastics

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materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

39.18 Floor coverings of plastics, whether or not self-

adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles; wall or

ceiling coverings of plastics, as defined in

Note 9 to this Chapter

39.19 Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip

and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or

not in rolls

39.20 Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics,

non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated,

supported or similarly combined with other

materials

39.21 Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics

39.22 Baths, shower-baths, wash-basins, bidets, lavatory

pans, seats and covers, flushing cisterns and

similar sanitary ware, of plastics

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PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF—CONTINUED

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materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

39.23 Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of

plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures,

of plastics

39.24 Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles

and toilet articles, of plastics

39.25 Builders’ ware of plastics, not elsewhere specified

or included

39.26 Other articles of plastics and articles of other

materials of Heading Nos. 39.01 to 39.14

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wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

40.01 Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule,

chicle and similar natural gums, in primary

forms or in plates, sheets or strip

40.02 Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in

primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip;

mixtures of any product of Heading No. 40.01

with any product of this Heading, in primary

forms, or in plates, sheets or strip

40.03 Reclaimed rubber in primary forms, or in plates,

sheets or strip

40.04 Waste, parings and scrap of rubber (other than

hard rubber) and powders and granules

obtained therefrom

40.05 Compounded rubber, unvalcanised, in primary

forms or in plates, sheets or strip

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materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

40.06 Other forms (for example, rods, tubes and profile

shapes) and articles (for example, discs and

rings), of unvulcanised rubber

40.07 Vulcanised rubber thread and cord

40.08 Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of

vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber

40.09 Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber other

than hard rubber, with or without their fittings

(for example, joints, elbows flanges)

40.10 Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of

vulcanised rubber

CHAPTER 40—Cont’d

RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF—CONTINUED

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materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

40.11 New pneumatic tyres, of rubber

40.12 Retreaded tyres or used pneumatic tyres of

rubber; solid or cushion tyres, interchangeable

tyre threads and tyre flaps of rubber

40.13 Inner tubes, of rubber

40.14 Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (including

teats), of vulcanised rubber other than hard

rubber, with or without fittings of hard rubber

40.15 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories

(including gloves), for all purposes, of vulcan-

ised rubber other than hard rubber

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RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF—CONTINUED

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materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production from non-originating materials of any

heading of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System including

materials from Heading 40.17

40.16 Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than

hard rubber including gaskets, washers and

other seals

Ex 40.17 Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms,

including waste and scrap

Ex 40.17 Articles of hard rubber

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RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF—CONTINUED

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Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

41.01 Raw hides and skins of bovine or equine animals

(fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or other-

wise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-

dressed or further prepared), whether or not

dehaired or split

41.02 Raw skins of sheep or lambs fresh, or salted, dried,

limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not

tanned, parchment-dressed or further pre-

pared), whether or not with wool on or split,

other than those excluded by Note 1(c) to this

Chapter

41.03 Other raw hides and skins (fresh, or salted, dried,

limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not

tanned, parchment-dressed or further pre-

pared), whether or not split other than those

excluded by Note 1(b) or 1(c) to this Chapter

41.04 Leather of bovine or equine animals without hair

on, other than leather of Heading No. 41.08 or

41.09

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RAW HIDES AND SKINS (OTHER THAN FURSKINS) AND LEATHER

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wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

41.05 Sheep or lamb skin leather, without wool on, other

than leather of Heading No. 41.08 or 41.09

41.06 Goat or kid skin leather, without hair on, other

than leather of Heading No. 41.08 or 41.09

41.07 Leather of other animals, without hair on, other

than leather of Heading No. 41.08 or 41.09

41.08 Chamois (including combinations chamois)

leather

41.09 Patent leather, and patent laminated leather;

metallised leather

41.10 Parings and other waste of leather or of composi-

tion leather, not suitable for the manufacture of

leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour

41.11 Composition leather with a basis of leather or

leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether

or not in rolls

CHAPTER 41—Cont’d

RAW HIDES AND SKINS (OTHER THAN FURSKINS) AND LEATHER—CONTINUED

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Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading, excluding

the use of pre-cut parts

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

42.01 Saddlery and harness for any animal (including

traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths,

saddle bags, dog coats and the like), of any

material

42.02 Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive cases,

school-satchels, brief-cases, spectacle cases,

binocular cases, camera cases, musical instru-

ment cases, gun cases, holsters and similar con-

tainers; travelling-bags, toilet bags, ruck sacks,

handbags, shopping bags, wallets, purses, map-

cases, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches, tool

bags, sports bags, bottle-cases, jewellery boxes,

powder-boxes, cutlery cases and similar con-

tainers, of leather or of composition leather, of

sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of

vulcanised fibre or of paperboard, or wholly or

mainly covered with such materials or with

paper

42.03 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of

leather or of composition leather

CHAPTER 42

ARTICLES OF LEATHER; SADDLERY AND HARNESS; TRAVEL GOODS; HANDBAGS AND

SIMILAR CONTAINERS; ARTICLES OF ANIMAL GUT (OTHER THAN SILK-WORM GUT)

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materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

42.04 Articles of leather or of composition leather, of

a kind used in machinery or mechanical

appliances or for other technical uses

42.05 Other articles of leather or of composition leather

42.06 Articles of gut (other than silk-worm gut), of gold-

beater’s skin, of bladders or of tendons

CHAPTER 42—Cont’d

ARTICLES OF LEATHER; SADDLERY AND HARNESS; TRAVEL GOODS; HANDBAGS AND

SIMILAR CONTAINERS; ARTICLES OF ANIMAL GUT (OTHER THAN SILK-WORM GUT)—CONTINUED

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Description Criteria

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Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

43.01 Raw furskins (including heads, tails, paws and

other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers’

use), other than raw hides and skins of Heading

Nos. 41.01, 41.02 or 41.03

43.02 Tanned or dressed furskins (including head, tails,

paws and other pieces or cuttings), un-

assembled, or assembled (without the addition

of other materials) other than those of Heading

No. 43.03

43.03 Articles of apparel, clothing accessories and other

articles of furskin

43.04 Artificial fur and articles thereof

CHAPTER 43

FURSKINS AND ARTIFICIAL FUR; MANUFACTURERS THEREOF

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Description Criteria

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CHAPTER 44

WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD; WOOD CHARCOAL

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

44.01 Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in fagots or

in similar forms; wood in chips or particles;

sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or

not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or

similar forms

44.02 Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal),

whether or not agglomerated

44.03 Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark

or sapwood, or roughly squared

44.04 Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of

wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden

sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or

otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture

of walking-sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the

like; chipwood and the like

44.05 Wood wool, wood flour

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

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WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD; WOOD CHARCOAL—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

44.06 Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood

44.07 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled,

whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed,

of a thickness exceeding 6 mm

44.08 Veneer sheets and sheets for plywood (whether or

not spliced) and other wood sawn lengthwise,

sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded

or finger jointed, of a thickness not exceeding

6 mm

44.09 Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring,

not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued,

grooved, rebated, chamfered, v-jointed, beaded,

moulded, rounded or the like) along any of its edges or

faces, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

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WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD; WOOD CHARCOAL—CONTINUED

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Heading No.

Description Criteria

44.10 Particle board and similar board of wood or other

ligneous materials, whether or not agglo-

merated with resins or other organic binding

substances

44.11 Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials,

whether or not bonded with resins or other

organic substances

44.12 Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated

wood

44.13 Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile

shapes

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

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WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD; WOOD CHARCOAL—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

44.14 Wooden frames for paintings, photographs,

mirrors or similar objects

44.15 Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar

packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood; pallets,

box pallets and other load board, of wood; pallet

collars of wood

44.16 Casks, barrels, vats, tubs, and other coopers’

products and parts therof, of wood including

staves

44.17 Tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush

bodies and handles, of wood; boot or shoe lasts

and trees, of wood

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

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materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

CHAPTER 44—Cont’d

WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD; WOOD CHARCOAL—CONTINUED

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Description Criteria

44.18 Builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood, inlcuding

cellular wood panels, assembled parquet

panels, shingles and shakes

44.19 Tableware and kitchenware, of wood

44.20 Wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets and

cases for jewellery or cutlery, and similar

articles, of wood; statuettes and other orna-

ments, of wood; wooden articles of furniture not

falling in Chapter 94

44.21 Other articles of wood

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CHAPTER 45

CORK AND ARTICLES OF CORK

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

45.01 Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork;

crushed, granulated or ground

45.02 Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in

rectangular (including square) blocks, plates,

sheets or strip, (including sharp-edged blanks

for corks or stoppers)

45.03 Articles of natural cork

45.04 Agglomerated cork (with or without a binding

substance) and articles of agglomerated cork

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

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CHAPTER 46

MANUFACTURES OF STRAW, OF ESPARTO OR OF OTHER PLAITING MATERIALS;

BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

46.01 Plaits and similar products of plaiting material,

whether or not assembled into strips; plaiting

materials, plaits and similar products of plait-

ing materials, bound together in parallel

strands or wove, in sheet form, whether or not

being finished articles (for example, mats,

matting, screens)

46.02 Basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, made

directly to shape from plaiting materials or

made up from goods of Heading No. 46.01

artilces of loofah

Production from originating materials of Heading

14.01

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 47

PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL; RECOVERED

(WASTE AND SCRAP) PAPER OR PAPER-BOARD

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

47.01 Mechanical wood pulp

47.02 Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades

47.03 Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than

dissolving grades

47.04 Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, other than dissolv-

ing grades

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 47—Cont’d

PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL; RECOVERED

(WASTE AND SCRAP) PAPER OR PAPER-BOARD—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

47.05 Semi-chemical wood pulp

47.06 Pulps of fibres derived from recovered (waste and

scrap) paper or paperboard or other fibrous

cellulosic material

47.07 Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

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CHAPTER 48

PAPER AND PAPERBOARD; ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPER-BOARD

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

48.01 Newsprint, in rolls or sheets

48.02 Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for

writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and

punch card stock and punch tape paper, in

rolls or sheets, other than paper of Heading

No. 4801.00 or 48.03; hand-made paper and

paperboard

48.03 Toilet or ficial tissue stock, towel or napkin stock

and similar paper of a kind used for household

or sanitary purposes, cellulose wadding and

webs of cellulose fibres, whether or not creped,

crinkled, embossed, perforated, surface-

coloured, perforated, surface-coloured, surface-

decorated or printed, in rolls or sheets

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

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materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

this heading

48.04 Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or

sheets, other than that of Heading No. 48.02 or

48.03

48.05 Other uncoated paper and paperboard, in rolls of

sheets, not further worked or processed than as

specified in Note 2 to this Chapter

48.06 Vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing

papers and glassine and other glazed trans-

parent or translucent papers, in rolls or sheets

48.07 Composite paper and paperboard (made by stick-

ing flat layers, of paper or paperboard together

with an adhesive), not surface-coated or

impregnated, whether or not internally rein-

forced, in rolls or sheets

CHAPTER 48—Cont’d

PAPER AND PAPERBOARD; ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPER-BOARD—CONTINUED

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Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this heading

48.08 Paper and paperboard, corrugated (with or with-

out glued flat surface sheets), creped crinkled,

embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other

than paper of the kind described in Heading

No. 48.03

48.09 Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying

or transfer papers (including coated or impreg-

nated paper for duplicator stencils or offset

plates), whether or not printed, in rolls or

sheets

48.10 Paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides

with kaolin (China clay) or other inorganic sub-

stances with or without a binder, and with no

other coating, whether or not surface coloured,

surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or sheets

48.11 Paper paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of

cellulose fibres, coated or impregnated, in rolls

or sheets, other than those goods of the kind

specified in Heading No. 38.03, 48.07 or 48.10

CHAPTER 48—Cont’d

PAPER AND PAPERBOARD; ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPER-BOARD—CONTINUED

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Heading No.

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materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

48.12 Filter blocks, slabs and plates, of paper pulp

48.13 Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in

the form of booklets or tubes

48.14 Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; window

transparencies of paper

48.15 Floor coverings on a base of paper or of paper-

board, whether or not cut to size

48.16 Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or

transfer papers (other than those of Heading

No. 48.09), duplicator stencils and offset plates,

of paper, whether or not put up in boxes

CHAPTER 48—Cont’d

PAPER AND PAPERBOARD; ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPER-BOARD—CONTINUED

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Heading No.

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Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

48.17 Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and cor-

respondence cards, of paper or paperboard;

boxes, pouches, wallets and writing com-

pendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing

an assortment of paper stationery

48.18 Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding

or webs of cellulose fibres, of a kind used for

household or sanitary purposes, in rolls of a

width not exceeding 36 cm, or cut to size or

shape; handkerchiefs, cleansing tissues, towels,

tablecloths, serviettes, napkins for babies,

tampons, bed sheets and similar household,

sanitary or hospital articles, articles of apparel

and clothing accessories, of paper pulp, paper,

cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres

48.19 Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing con-

tainers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding

or webs of cellulose fibres; box files, letter trays,

and similar articles, of paper or paperboard of a

kind used in offices, shops or the like

CHAPTER 48—Cont’d

PAPER AND PAPERBOARD; ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPER-BOARD—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

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Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

48.20 Registers, account books, note books, order books,

receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads,

diaries and similar articles, exercise books,

blotting-pads, binders (loose-leaf or other),

folders, file covers, manifold business forms,

interleaved carbon sets and other articles of

stationery, of paper or paperboard; albums for

samples or for collections and book covers, of

paper or paperboard

48.21 Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, whether or

not printed

48.22 Bobbins, spools, cops and similar supports of

paper pulp, paper or paperboard whether or not

perforated or hardened

4823.11 Self-adhesive

CHAPTER 48—Cont’d

PAPER AND PAPERBOARD; ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPER-BOARD—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

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Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading, except

Heading 4811.90

4823.19 Other

4823.20 Filter paper and paperboard

4823.40 Rolls, sheets and dials, printed for self-recording

apparatus

Other paper and paperboard, of a kind used for

writing, printing or other graphic purposes

4823.51 Printed, embossed or perforated

CHAPTER 48—Cont’d

PAPER AND PAPERBOARD; ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPER-BOARD—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

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Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

4823.59 Other

4823.60 Trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of paper or

paperboard

4823.70 Moulded or pressed articles of paper pulp

4823.90 Other

CHAPTER 48—Cont’d

PAPER AND PAPERBOARD; ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPER-BOARD—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

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CHAPTER 49

PRINTED BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, PICTURES AND OTHER PRODUCTS OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY;

MANUSCRIPTS, TYPESCRIPTS AND PLANS

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

49.01 Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar

printed matter, whether or not in single sheets

49.02 Newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether or

not illustrated or containing advertising

material

49.03 Children’s picture, drawing or colouring books

49.04 Music, printed or in manuscript, whether or not

bound or illustrated

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Chapter

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CHAPTER 49—Cont’d

PRINTED BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, PICTURES AND OTHER PRODUCTS OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY;

MANUSCRIPTS, TYPESCRIPTS AND PLANS—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

49.05 Maps and hydrographic or similar charts of all

kinds, including atlases, wall maps, topo-

graphical plans and globes, printed

49.06 Plans and drawings for architectural, engineering,

industrial, commercial, topographical or similar

purposes, being originals drawn by hand;

hand-written texts; photographic reproductions

on sensitised paper and carbon copies of the

foregoing

49.07 Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of

current or new issue in the country to which

they are destined; stamp-impressed paper;

banknotes; cheque forms; stock, share or bond

certificates and similar documents of title

49.08 Transfers (decalcomanias)

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Chapter

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CHAPTER 49—Cont’d

PRINTED BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, PICTURES AND OTHER PRODUCTS OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY;

MANUSCRIPTS, TYPESCRIPTS AND PLANS—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

49.09 Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards

bearing personal greetings, messages or

announcements, whether or not illustrated,

with or without envelopes or trimmings

49.10 Calendars of any kind, printed, including calendar

blocks

49.11 Other printed matter, including printed pictures

and photographs

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Chapter

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Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

50.01 Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling

50.02 Raw silk (not thrown)

50.03 Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for

reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock)

50.04 Silk yarn (other than yarn spun from silk waste)

not put up for retail sale

50.05 Yarn spun from silk waste, not put up for retail

sale

CHAPTER 50

SILK

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

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Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading, except

Heading 50.04 or 50.05

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

ex 50.06 Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste, put up

for retail sale

ex 50.06 Silk-worm gut

50.07 Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste

CHAPTER 50—Cont’d

SILK—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

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CHAPTER 51

WOOL, FINE OR COARSE ANIMAL HAIR; HORSEHAIR, YARN AND WOVEN FABRIC

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

51.01 Wool, not carded or combed

51.02 Fine or coarse animal hair, nor carded or combed

51.03 Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair,

including yarn waste but excluding garnetted

stock

51.04 Garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal

hair

51.05 Wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or

combed (including combed wool in fragments)

51.06 Yarn of carded wool, not put up for retail sale

51.07 Yarn of combed wool, not put up for retail sale

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 51–Cont’d.

WOOL, FINE OR COARSE ANIMAL HAIR; HORSEHAIR, YARN AND WOVEN FABRIC—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

51.08 Yarn of fine animal hair (carded or combed) not

put up for retail sale

51.09 Yarn of wool or of fine animal hair, put up for

retail sale

51.10 Yarn or coarse animal hair or of horsehair (includ-

ing gimped horsehair yarn), whether or not put

up for retail sale

51.11 Woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine

animal hair

51.12 Woven fabrics of combed wool or of combed fine

animal hair

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading,

except Headings 51.06 to 51.08

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 51–Cont’d.

WOOL, FINE OR COARSE ANIMAL HAIR; HORSEHAIR, YARN AND WOVEN FABRIC—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

51.13 Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horse-

hair

52.01 Cotton, not carded or combed

52.02 Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnet-

ted stock)

52.03 Cotton, carded or combed

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

CHAPTER 52

COTTON

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

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52.04 Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for

retail sale

52.05 Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), contain-

ing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up

for retail sale

52.06 Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), contain-

ing less than 85% by weight of cotton, not put

up for retail sale

52.07 Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), put up

for retail sale

52.08 Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more

by weight of cotton; weighing not more than

200 g/m

CHAPTER 52—Cont’d.

COTTON—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading,

excluding Headings 52.05 and 52.06

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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52.09 Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more

by weight of cotton; weighing more than

200 g/m

52.10 Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85%

by weight of cotton; mixed mainly or solely

with man-made fibres, weighing not more than

200 g/m

52.11 Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85%

by weight of cotton; mixed mainly or solely

with man-made fibres, weighing more than

200 g/m

52.12 Other woven fabrics of cotton

CHAPTER 52—Cont’d.

COTTON—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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53.01 Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and

waste (including yarn waste and garnetted

stock)

53.02 True hemp (Cannabis sativa, L), raw or processed

but not spun; tow and waste of true hemp

(including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

53.03 Jute and other textile bast fibres (excluding flax,

true hemp and ramie), raw or processed but

not spun; tow and waste of these fibres (includ-

ing yarn waste and garnetted stock)

53.04 Sisal and other textile fibres of the genus “Agave”,

raw or processed but not spun, tow and waste

of these fibres (including yarn waste and

garnetted stock)

53.05 Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis

Nee) ramie and other vegetable textile fibres,

not elsewhere specified or included, raw

or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste

of these fibres (including yarn waste and

garnetted stock)

CHAPTER 53

OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE FIBRES; PAPER YARN AND WOVEN FABRICS OF PAPER YARN

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

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53.06 Flax yarn

53.07 Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of

Heading No. 53.03

53.08 Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres, paper yarn

53.09 Woven fabrics of flax

53.10 Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres

of Heading No. 53.03

HAPTER 53—Cont’d.

OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE FIBRES; PAPER YARN AND WOVEN FABRICS OF PAPER YARN—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE FIBRES; PAPER YARN AND WOVEN FABRICS OF PAPER YARN—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

53.11 Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres,

woven fabrics of paper yarn

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

CHAPTER 54

MAN-MADE FILAMENTS

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

54.01 Sewing thread of man-made filaments, whether

or not put up for retail sale

54.02 Synthetic filament yarn (other than sewing

thread), not put up for retail sale, including

synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 54—Cont’d.

MAN-MADE FILAMENTS—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

54.03 Artificial filament yarn (other than sewing

thread), not put up for retail sale, including

artificial monofilament of less than 67 decitex

54.04 Synthetic monofilament of 67 decitex or more and

of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds

1 mm; strip and the like (for example, artificial

straw) of synthetic textile materials of an

apparent width not exceeding 5 mm

54.05 Artificial monofilament of 67 decitex or more and

of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds

1 mm; strip and the like (for example, artificial

straw) of artificial textile materials of an

apparent width not exceeding 5 mm

54.06 Man-made filament yarn (other than sewing

thread), put up for retail sale

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

excluding materials from Headings 54.02 to

54.05

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CHAPTER 54—Cont’d.

MAN-MADE FILAMENTS—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

54.07 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, includ-

ing woven fabrics obtained from materials of

Heading No. 54.04

54.08 Woven fabrics of artificial filament yarn, includ-

ing woven fabrics obtained from materials of

Heading No. 54.05

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

CHAPTER 55

MAN-MADE STAPLE FIBRES

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

55.01 Synthetic filament tow

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 55—Cont’d.

MAN-MADE STAPLE FIBRES—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

55.02 Artificial filament tow

55.03 Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or

otherwise processed for spinning

55.04 Artificial staple fibres, not carded, combed or

otherwise processed for spinning

55.05 Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted

stock) of man-made fibres

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 55—Cont’d.

MAN-MADE STAPLE FIBRES—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

55.06 Synthetic staple fibres, carded, combed or other-

wise processed for spinning

55.07 Artificial staple fibres, carded, combed or other-

wise processed for spinning

55.08 Sewing thread of man-made staple fibres,

whether or not put up for retail sale

55.09 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic

staple fibres, not put up for retail sale

55.10 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial

staple fibres, not put up for retail sale

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 55—Cont’d.

MAN-MADE STAPLE FIBRES—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

55.11 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made

staple fibres, put up for retail sale

55.12 Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, contain-

ing 85% or more by weight of synthetic staple

fibres

55.13 Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, contain-

ing less than 85% by weight of such fibres,

mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight

not exceeding 170 g/m

55.14 Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, contain-

ing less than 85% by weight of such fibres,

mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight

exceeding 170 g/m

55.15 Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading,

excluding materials from Headings 55.09 and

55.10

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 55—Cont’d.

MAN-MADE STAPLE FIBRES—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

55.16 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

CHAPTER 56

WADDING, FELT AND NONWOVENS; SPECIAL YARNS; TWINE, CORDAGE, ROPES AND CABLES

AND ARTICLES THEREOF

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

56.01 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof;

textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length

(flock), textile dust and mill neps

56.02 Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered

or laminated

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 56—Cont’d.

WADDING, FELT AND NONWOVENS; SPECIAL YARNS; TWINE, CORDAGE, ROPES AND CABLES

AND ARTICLES THEREOF—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

56.03 Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated,

covered or laminated

56.04 Rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile

yarn, and strip and the like of Heading No.

54.04 or 54.05, impregnated, coated, coated or

sheathes with rubber or plastics

56.05 Metallised yarn, whether or not gimped, being

textile yarn, or strip or the like of Heading No.

54.04 or 54.05, combined with metal in the

form of thread, strip or powder or covered with

metal

56.06 Gimped yarn, and strip and the like of Heading

No. 54.04 or 54.05, gimped (other than those

of Heading No. 56.05) and gimped horse

hair yarn (including flock chenille yarn); loop

wale-yarn

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 56—Cont’d.

WADDING, FELT AND NONWOVENS; SPECIAL YARNS; TWINE, CORDAGE, ROPES AND CABLES

AND ARTICLES THEREOF—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

56.07 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or

not plaited or braided and whether or not

impregnated, coated, covered or sheathes with

rubber or plastics

56.08 Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made

up fishing nets and other made up nets, of

textile materials

56.09 Articles of yarn, strip or the like of Heading No.

54.04 or 54.05, twine, cordage, rope or cables,

not elsewhere specified or included

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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57.01 Carpets and other textile floor covering, knotted,

whether or not made up

57.02 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, woven,

not tufted or flocked, whether or not made

up, including “Kelem”, “Schumacks”,

“Karamanie”, and similar hand-woven rugs

57.03 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, tufted,

whether or not made up

57.04 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, of felt,

not tufted or flocked, whether or not made up

57.05 Other carpets and other textile floor coverings,

whether or not made up

CHAPTER 57

CARPETS AND OTHER TEXTILE FLOOR COVERINGS

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 58

SPECIAL WOVEN FABRICS; TUFTED TEXTILE FABRICS; LACE; TAPESTRIES; TRIMMINGS;

EMBROIDERY

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

58.01 Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, other than

fabrics of Heading No. 58.02 or 58.06

58.02 Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics,

other than narrow fabrics of Heading

No. 58.06; tufted textile fabrics, other than

products of Heading No. 57.03

58.03 Gauze, other than narrow fabrics of Heading

No. 58.06

58.04 Tulles and other net fabrics, not including woven,

knitted or crocheted fabrics; lace in the piece,

in strips or in motifs, other than fabrics of

Heading No. 60.02

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 58—Cont’d.

SPECIAL WOVEN FABRICS; TUFTED TEXTILE FABRICS; LACE; TAPESTRIES; TRIMMINGS;

EMBROIDERY—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

58.05 Hand-woven tapestries of the type Gobelins,

Flanders Aubusson, Beauvais and the like, and

needle-worked tapestries (for example, petit

point, cross stitch, whether or not made up

58.06 Narrow woven fabrics, other than goods of

Heading No. 58.07; narrow fabrics consisting of

warp without weft assembled by means of an

adhesive (bolducs)

58.07 Labels, badges and similar article of textile

materials, in the piece, in strips or cut to shape

or size, not embroidered

58.08 Braids in the piece; ornamental trimmings

in the piece, without embroidery, other than

knitted or crocheted; tassels, pompons and

similar articles

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 58—Cont’d.

SPECIAL WOVEN FABRICS; TUFTED TEXTILE FABRICS; LACE; TAPESTRIES; TRIMMINGS;

EMBROIDERY—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

58.09 Woven fabrics of meal threat and woven fabrics of

metallised yarn of Heading No. 56.05 of a kind

used in apparel, as furnishing fabrics for

similar purposes, not elsewhere specified or

included

58.10 Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs

58.11 Quilted textile products in the piece, composed

of one or more layers of textile materials

assembled with padding by stitching or

otherwise, other than embroidery of Heading

No. 58.10

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 59

IMPREGNATED, COATED, COVERED OR LAMINATED TEXTILE FABRICS; TEXTILE ARTICLES OF A

KIND SUITABLE FOR INDUSTRIAL USE

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

59.01 Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous

substances, of a kind used for the outer

covers of books or the like; tracing cloth;

prepared painting canvas; buckram and

similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind used

for hat foundations

59.02 Tyre cord fabric of high tenacity yearn of nylon or

other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon

59.03 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or

laminated with plastics, other than those of

Heading No. 59.02

59.04 Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor

coverings consisting of a coating of covering

applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut

to shape

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 59—Cont’d.

IMPREGNATED, COATED, COVERED OR LAMINATED TEXTILE FABRICS; TEXTILE ARTICLES OF A

KIND SUITABLE FOR INDUSTRIAL USE—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

59.05 Textile wall coverings

59.06 Rubberised textile fabrics, other than those of

Heading No. 59.02

59.07 Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated, coated or

covered; painted canvas being theatrical

scenery, studio back-cloth or the like

59.08 Textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted,

for lamps, stoves, lighters, candles or the

like; incandescent gas mantles and tubular

knitted gas mantel fabric therefor, whether or

not impregnated

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 59—Cont’d.

IMPREGNATED, COATED, COVERED OR LAMINATED TEXTILE FABRICS; TEXTILE ARTICLES OF A

KIND SUITABLE FOR INDUSTRIAL USE—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

59.09 Textile hosepiping and similar textile tubing,

with or without lining, armour or accessories of

other materials

59.10 Transmission or conveyor belts or belting, of

textile materials, whether or not impregnated,

coated, covered or laminated with plastics, or

reinforced with metal or other material

59.11 Textile products and articles for technical uses,

specified in Note 7 to this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 60

KNITTED OR CROCHETED FABRICS

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

60.01 Pile fabrics, including “long pile” fabrics and terry

fabrics, knitted or crocheted

60.02 Other knitted or crocheted fabrics

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

CHAPTER 61

ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, KNITTED OR CROCHETED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

Chapter 61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories,

knitted or crocheted

Production from non-originating yarn

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CHAPTER 62

ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED

In accordance with the Protocol Implementing the Agreement Establishing the Free Trade Area between the

Caribbean Community and the Dominican Republic, the Joint Council is charged with developing criteria which would

be applied to these goods under the Rules of Origin.

CHAPTER 63

OTHER MADE UP TEXTILE ARTICLES; SETS; WORN CLOTHING AND WORN TEXTILES ARTICLES;

RAGS

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

Chapter 63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing

and worn textiles articles; rags

Production from non-originating yarn

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64.01 Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers

of rubber or of plastics, the uppers of which are

neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by

stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging

or similar processes

64.02 Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of

rubber or plastics

64.03 Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics,

leather or composition leather and uppers of

leather

64.04 Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics,

leather or composition leather and uppers of

textile materials

CHAPTER 64

FOOTWEAR, GAITERS AND THE LIKE; PARTS OF SUCH ARTICLES

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

other than sub-heading 6406.10

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

other than sub-heading 6406.10

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

other than sub-heading 6406.10

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

other than sub-heading 6406.10

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64.05 Other footwear

64.06 Parts of footwear (including uppers whether or

not attached to soles other than outer soles);

removable in-soles, heel cushions and similar

articles; gaiters, leggings and similar articles,

and parts thereof

CHAPTER 64—Cont’d.

FOOTWEAR, GAITERS AND THE LIKE; PARTS OF SUCH ARTICLES—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

other than sub-heading 6406.10

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

65.01 Hats-forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither

blocked to shape nor with made brims plateaux

and manchons (including slit machons), of felt

CHAPTER 65

HEADGEAR AND PARTS THEREOF

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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65.02 Hats-shapes, plaited or made by assembling

strips of any material neither blocked to shape,

nor with made brims, nor lined, nor trimmed

65.03 Felt hats and other felt headgear, made from the

hat bodies, hoods or plateaux of Heading No.

65.01, whether or not lined or trimmed

65.04 Hats and other headgear, plaited or made by

assembling strips of any material, whether or

not lined or trimmed

65.05 Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or

made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric,

in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not

lined or trimmed; hair-nets of any material,

whether or not lined or trimmed

CHAPTER 65—Cont’d.

HEADGEAR AND PARTS THEREOF—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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65.06 Other headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed

65.07 Head-bands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat

frames, peaks and chinstraps, for headgear

HAPTER 65—Cont’d.

HEADGEAR AND PARTS THEREOF—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

CHAPTER 66

UMBRELLAS, SUN UMBRELLAS, WALKING-STICKS, SEAT-STICKS, WHIPS, RIDING-CROPS AND

PARTS THEREOF

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

66.01 Umbrellas and sun umbrellas (including walking-

stick umbrellas, garden umbrellas and similar

umbrellas)

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 66—Cont’d.

UMBRELLAS, SUN UMBRELLAS, WALKING-STICKS, SEAT-STICKS, WHIPS, RIDING-CROPS AND

PARTS THEREOF—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

66.02 Walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops

and the like

66.03 Parts, trimming and accessories of articles of

Heading No. 66.01 or 66.02

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

CHAPTER 67

PREPARED FEATHERS AND DOWN AND ARTICLES MADE OF FEATHERS OR OF DOWN; ARTIFICIAL

FLOWERS; ARTICLES OF HUMAN HAIR

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

67.01 Skins and other parts of birds with their feathers

or down, feathers, part of feathers, down and

articles thereof (other than goods of Heading

No. 05.05 and worked quills and scapes)

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 67—Cont’d.

PREPARED FEATHERS AND DOWN AND ARTICLES MADE OF FEATHERS OR OF DOWN; ARTIFICIAL

FLOWERS; ARTICLES OF HUMAN HAIR—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

67.02 Artificial flowers, foliage and fruit and part

thereof; articles made of artificial flowers,

foliage or fruit

67.03 Human hair dressed, thinned, bleached or other-

wise worked; wool or other animal hair or other

textile materials, prepared for use in making

wigs or the like

67.04 Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eye-lashes,

switches and the like, of human or animal hair

or of textile materials; articles of human hair

not elsewhere specified or included

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 68

ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

68.01 Setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone

(except slate)

68.02 Worked monumental or building stone (except

slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of

Heading No. 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like,

of natural stone (including slate)

68.03 Worked slate and articles of slate or of

agglomerated slate

68.04 Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and

the like, without frame-works, for grinding,

sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, hand

sharpening or polishing stones, and parts

thereof, of natural stone, of agglomerated

natural or artificial abrasives, or of ceramics,

with or without parts of other materials

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

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CHAPTER 68—Cont’d.

ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

68.05 Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain,

on a base of textile material, of paper, of

paperboard or of other materials, whether or

not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up

68.06 Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools;

exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed

slag and similar expanded mineral materials;

mixtures and articles of head-insulating,

sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral

materials, other than those of Heading No.

68.11 or 68.12 or of Chapter 69

68.07 Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for

example, petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)

68.08 Panels, boards, tiles, blocks and similar articles of

vegetable fibre, of straw or of shavings, chips,

particles, sawdust or other waste, of wood,

agglomerated with cement, plaster or other

mineral binders

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production from originating materials of

Headings 27.08, 27.13, 27.14 or 27.15

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

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CHAPTER 68—Cont’d.

ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

68.09 Articles of plaster or of compositions based on

plaster

68.10 Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial

stone, whether or not reinforced

68.11 Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-

cement or the like

6812.10 Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis

of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and

magnesium carbonate

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 68—Cont’d.

ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

6812.20 Yarn and thread

6812.30 Cords and string, whether or not plaited

6812.40 Woven or knitted fabric

6812.50 Clothing; clothing accessories, footwear and

headgear

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

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Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

6812.60 Paper, millboard and felt

6812.70 Compressed asbestos fibre jointing, in sheets or

rolls

6812.90 Other

68.13 Friction material and articles thereof (for

example, sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs,

washers, pads), not mounted, for brakes, for

clutches or the like, with a bassi of asbestos, of

other material substances or of cellulose,

whether or not combined with textile or other

materials

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

68.14 Worked mica and articles of mica, including

agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether

or not on a support of paper, paperboard or

other materials

68.15 Articles of stone or of other mineral substances

(including carbon fibres, articles of carbon

fibres and articles of peat), not elsewhere

specified or included

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

69.01 Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of

siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr,

tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous

earths

CHAPTER 69

CERAMIC PRODUCTS

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

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Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

69.02 Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar

refractory ceramic constructional goods, other

than those of siliceous fossil meals or similar

siliceous earths

69.03 Other refractory ceramic goods (for example,

retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs,

supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths and

rods), other than those of siliceous fossil meals

or of similar siliceous earths

69.04 Ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support

or filler tiles and the like

69.05 Roofing tiles, chimney-pots, cowls, chimney

liners, architectural ornaments and other

ceramic constructional goods

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

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CERAMIC PRODUCTS—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

69.06 Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipes

fittings

69.07 Unglazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or

wall tiles, unglazed ceramic mosaic cubes and

the like, whether or not on a backing

69.08 Glazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall

tiles; glazed ceramic mosaic cubes and the like,

whether or not on a backing

69.09 Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or

other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs

and similar receptacles of a kind used in

agriculture; ceramic pots, jars and similar

articles of a kind used for the conveyance or

packing of goods

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

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CERAMIC PRODUCTS—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

69.10 Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin

pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans,

flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary

fixtures

69.11 Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles

and toilet articles, of porcelain or china

69.12 Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household

articles and toilet articles, other than porcelain

or china

69.13 Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles

69.14 Other ceramic articles

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Chapters of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Chapter

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CHAPTER 70

GLASS AND GLASSWARE

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

70.01 Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass; glass in

the mass

70.02 Glass in balls (other than microspheres of

heading No. 70.18), rods or tubes, unworked

70.03 Cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles,

whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting

or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise

worked

70.04 Drawn glass and blown glass, in sheet, whether

or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-

reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked

70.05 Float glass and surface ground or polished glass,

in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent,

reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not other-

wise worked

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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GLASS AND GLASSWARE—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

70.06 Glass of heading No. 70.03, 70.04 or 70.05, bent,

edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or

otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted

with other materials

70.07 Safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered)

or laminated

70.08 Multiple-walled insulating units of glass

70.09 Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including

rearview mirrors

70.10 Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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GLASS AND GLASSWARE—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

70.11 Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes),

open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings,

for electric lamps, cathode-ray tubes or the like

70.12 Glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other

vacuum vessels

70.13 Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet,

office, indoor decoration or similar purposes

(other than that of heading No. 70.10 or 70.18)

70.14 Signalling glassware and optical elements of

glass (other than those of heading No. 70.15),

not optically worked

70.15 Clock or watch glasses and similar glasses,

glasses for non-corrective or corrective specta-

cles, curved, bent, hollowed for the like, not

optically worked; hollow glass spheres and

their segments, for the manufacture of such

glasses

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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GLASS AND GLASSWARE—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

70.16 Paying blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles

and other articles of pressed or moulded

glass, whether or not wired, of a kind used

for building or construction purposes; glass

cubes and other glass smallwares, whether

or not on a backing, for mosaics or similar

decorative purposes; leaded lights and the like;

multicellular or foam glass in blocks, panels,

plates, shells or similar forms

70.17 Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glass-

ware, whether or not graduated or calibrated

70.18 Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious

or semi-precious stones and similar glass

smallwares, and articles thereof other than

imitation jewellery; glass eye other than

prosthetic articles; statuettes and other orna-

ments of lamp-worked glass, other than

imitation jewellery; glass microspheres not

exceeding 1 mm in diameter

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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GLASS AND GLASSWARE—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

70.19 Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles

thereof (for example, yarn, woven fabrics)

70.20 Other articles of glass

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

CHAPTER 71

NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,

METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF; IMITATION JEWELLERY; COIN

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

71.01 Pearls, natural or cultured, whether or not

worked or graded but not strung, mounted or

set; pearls, natural or cultured, temporarily

strung for convenience of transport

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

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NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,

METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF; IMITATION JEWELLERY;

COIN—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

71.02 Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not

mounted or set

71.03 Precious stones (other than diamonds) and semi-

precious stones, whether or not worked

or graded but not strung, mounted or set;

ungraded precious stones (other than

diamonds) and semi-precious stones, tempo-

rarily strung for convenience of transport

71.04 Synthetic reconstructed precious or semi-precious

stones, whether or not worked or graded

but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded

synthetic or reconstructed precious or

semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for

convenience of transport

71.05 Dust and powder of natural or synthetic precious

or semi-precious stones

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

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NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,

METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF; IMITATION JEWELLERY;

COIN—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

71.06 Silver (including silver plated with gold or

platinum), unwrought or in semi-manufactured

forms, or in powder form

71.07 Base metals clad with silver, not further worked

than semi-manufactured

71.08 Gold (including gold plated with platinum),

unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or

in powder form

71.09 Base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further

worked than semi-manufactured

71.10 Platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured

forms, or in powder form

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

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METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF; IMITATION JEWELLERY;

COIN—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

71.11 Base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum,

not further worked than semi-manufactured

71.12 Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad

with precious metal, other waste and scrap

containing precious metal or precious metal

compounds, of a kind used principally for the

recovery of precious metal

71.13 Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious

metal or of metal clad with precious metal

71.14 Articles of goldsmiths’ or silversmiths’ wares and

parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad

with precious metal

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 71—Cont’d.

NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,

METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF; IMITATION JEWELLERY;

COIN—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

71.15 Other articles of precious metal or of metal clad

with precious metal

71.16 Articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or

semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or

reconstructed)

71.17 Imitation jewellery

71.18 Coin

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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IRON AND STEEL

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

72.01 Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other

primary forms

72.02 Ferro-alloys

72.03 Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of

iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in

lumps, pellets or similar forms; iron having a

minimum purity by weight of 99.94%, in

lumps, pellets or similar forms

72.04 Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots

of iron or steel

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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IRON AND STEEL—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

72.05 Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen,

iron or steel

72.06 Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other

primary forms (excluding iron of heading

No. 72.03)

Ex 72.07 Billets of non-alloy steel

Ex 72.07 Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel—

other than billets of steel

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading,

except Heading 72.04

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production from originating materials of

Heading 72.03 or non-originating materials of

Heading 72.04

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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IRON AND STEEL—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

72.08 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a

width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad,

plated or coated

72.09 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel,

of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled

(cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated

Ex 72.10 Sheets of non-alloy steel, clad, plated or coated

Ex 72.10 Sheets of iron, clad, plated or coated

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production from non-originating materials of any

Heading including 72.10

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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IRON AND STEEL—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

72.11 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a

width of less than 600 mm, not clad, plated or

coated

Ex 72.12 Sheets of non-alloy steel clad, plated or coated

Ex 72.12 Sheets of iron clad, plated or coated

Ex 72.13 Bars and rods, hot-rolled in irregularly wound

coils of iron, other than bars and rods, of

non-alloy steel

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading,

excluding Headings 72.08 and 72.09

Production from materials of any heading

including 72.12

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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IRON AND STEEL—CONTINUED

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Description Criteria

Heading No.

Ex 72.13 Bars and rods, hot-rolled in irregularly wound

coils, of non-alloy steel

Ex 72.14 Other bars and rods of non-alloy steel, not further

worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or

hot-extruded, but including those twisted after

rolling

Ex 72.14 Other bars and rods of iron, not further worked

than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-

extruded, but including those twisted after

rolling

Ex 72.15 Other bars and rods of non-alloy steel

Ex 72.15 Other bars and rods of iron

Produced from originating materials of

Heading 72.03 or from non-originating materi-

als of Heading 72.04

Production from originating materials of

Heading 72.03 or non-originating materials of

Heading 72.04

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production from originating materials of

Heading 72.03 or non-originating materials of

Heading 72.04

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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Description Criteria

Heading No.

Ex 72.16 Angles, shapes and sections of non-alloy steel

Ex 72.16 Angles, shapes and sections of iron

Ex 72.17 Wire, whether or not coated but not insulated, of

non-alloy steel

Ex 72.17 Wire of iron, and wire of non-alloy steel, plated or

insulated

72.18 Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms;

semi-finished products of stainless steel

Production from originating materials of

Heading 72.03 or non-originating materials of

Heading 72.04

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production from originating materials of

Heading 72.03 or non-originating materials of

Heading 72.04

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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IRON AND STEEL—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

72.19 Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width

of 600 mm or more

72.20 Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width

of less than 600 mm

72.21 Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound

coils, of stainless steel

72.22 Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles,

shapes and sections of stainless steel

72.23 Wire of stainless steel

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

excluding Heading 72.19

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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IRON AND STEEL—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

72.24 Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms;

semi-finished products of other alloy steel

72.25 Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width

of 600 mm or more

72.26 Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width

of less than 600 mm

72.27 Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound

coils, of other alloy steel

72.28 Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles,

shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow

drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

excluding Heading 72.25

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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IRON AND STEEL—CONTINUED

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Description Criteria

Heading No.

72.29 Wire of other alloy steel

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

CHAPTER 73

ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

73.01 Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not

drilled, punched or made from assembled

elements; welded angles, shapes and sections,

of iron or steel

73.02 Railway or tramway tract construction material

of iron or steel, the following: rails, check-rails

and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs,

point rods and other crossing pieces, sleepers

(cross-ties), fish plates (base plates), rail clips,

bedplates, ties and other material specialised

for jointing or fixing rails

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL—CONTINUED

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Description Criteria

Heading No.

73.03 Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron

73.04 Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron

(other than cast iron) or steel

73.05 Other tubes and pipes (for example, welded,

riveted or similarly closed), having circular

cross-sections, the external diameter of which

exceeds 406.4 mm, of iron or steel

73.06 Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for

example, open seam or welded, riveted or

similarly closed), of iron or steel

73.07 Tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings,

elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL—CONTINUED

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Description Criteria

Heading No.

73.08 Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings

of Heading No. 94.06) and part of structures

(for example, bridges and bridge-sections,

lock-gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing

frame-works, doors and windows and their

frames and thresholds for door, shutters,

balustrades, pillars and columns), of iron

or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections,

tubes and the like, prepared for use in

structures, of iron or steel

73.09 Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers

for any material (other than compressed or

liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity

exceeding 300 litres, whether or not lined or

heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical

or thermal equipment

73.10 Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar

containers, for any material (other than

compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of

a capacity not exceeding 300 litres, whether or

not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with

mechanical or thermal equipment

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 73—Cont’d.

ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL—CONTINUED

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Description Criteria

Heading No.

73.11 Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron

or steel

Ex 73.12 Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings

and the like, of steel, not electrically insulated

Ex 73.12 Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings

and the like, of iron, not electrically insulated

73.13 Barbed wire of iron or steel; twisted, hoop or

single flat wire, barbed or not, and loosely

twisted double wire, of a kind used for fencing,

of iron or steel

Ex 73.14 Cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and

fencing of non-alloy steel wire (excluding PVC-

coated galvanised wire mesh)

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production from originating materials of Heading

72.03 and of non-originating materials of

Heading 72.04

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production from originating materials of

Heading 72.03 or non-originating materials of

Heading 72.04

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ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL—CONTINUED

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Description Criteria

Heading No.

Ex 73.14 Cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and

fencing of iron, expanded wire of iron or steel

73.15 Chain and parts thereof, of iron or steel

73.16 Anchors, grapnels and parts thereof, of iron or

steel

73.17 Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails,

staples (other than those of Heading No. 83.05)

and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or

not with heads of other material, but excluding

such articles with heads of copper

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 73—Cont’d.

ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

73.18 Screws, bolts, nuts, coach-screws, screw hooks,

rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including

spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or

steel

73.19 Sewing needles, knitting needles, bodkins, cro-

chet hooks, embroidery stilettos and similar

articles, for use in the hand, of iron or steel;

safety pins and other pins of iron or steel, not

elsewhere specified or included

73.20 Springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel

73.21 Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those

with subsidiary boilers for central heating),

barbecues, braziers, gas-rings, plate warmers

and similar non-electric domestic appliances,

and parts thereof, of iron or steel

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 73—Cont’d.

ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

73.22 Radiators for central heating, not electrically

heated, and parts thereof, of iron or steel; air

heaters and hot air distributors (including

distributors which can also distribute fresh

or conditioned air), not electrically heated,

incorporating a motor-driven fan or blower,

and parts thereof, of iron or steel

73.23 Table, kitchen or other household articles and

parts thereof, of iron or steel; iron or steel wool;

pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads,

gloves and the like, of iron or steel

73.24 Sanitary ware and parts thereof, of iron or steel

73.25 Other cast articles of iron or steel

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 73—Cont’d.

ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL—CONTINUED

Tariff

Description Criteria

Heading No.

73.26 Other articles of iron or steel

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 74

COPPER AND ARTICLES THEREOF

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

74.01 Copper matters; cement copper (precipitated

copper)

74.02 Unrefined copper; copper anodes for electrolytic

refining

74.03 Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought

74.04 Copper waste and scrap

74.05 Master alloys of copper

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Heading No.

Description Criteria

74.06 Copper powders and flakes

74.07 Copper bars, rods and profiles

74.08 Copper wire

74.09 Copper plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness

exceeding 0.15 mm

74.10 Copper foil (whether or not printed or backed

with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar

backing materials) of a thickness (excluding

any backing) not exceeding 0.15 mm

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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74.11 Copper tubes and pipes

74.12 Copper tubes or pipe fittings (for example,

couplings, elbows, sleeves)

74.13 Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like,

of copper not electrically insulated

74.14 Cloth (including endless bands), grill and netting,

of copper wire; expanded metal of copper

74.15 Nails, tacks, drawing pins, staples (other than

those of Heading No. 83.05) and similar articles

of copper or of iron or steel with heads of copper

screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters,

cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers)

and similar articles, of copper

CHAPTER 74

COPPER AND ARTICLES THEREOF—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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COPPER AND ARTICLES THEREOF—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

74.16 Copper springs

74.17 Cooking or heating apparatus of a kind used for

domestic purposes, non-electric, and parts

thereof, of copper

74.18 Table, kitchen or other household articles and

parts thereof, of copper; pot scourers and

scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like,

of copper, sanitary ware and parts thereof, of

copper

74.19 Other articles of copper

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 75

NICKEL AND ARTICLES THEREOF

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

75.01 Nickel mattes, nickel oxide sinters and other

intermediate products of nickel metallurgy

75.02 Unwrought nickel

75.03 Nickel waste and scrap

75.04 Nickel powders and flakes

75.05 Nickel bars, rods, profiles and wire

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

CHAPTER 75

NICKEL AND ARTICLES THEREOF—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

75.06 Nickel plates, sheets, strip and foil

75.07 Nickel tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (for

example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)

75.08 Other articles of nickel

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CHAPTER 76

ALUMINIUM AND ARTICLES THEREOF

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

76.01 Unwrought aluminium

76.02 Aluminium waste and scrap

76.03 Aluminium powders and flake

76.04 Aluminium bars, rods and profiles

76.05 Aluminium wire

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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Heading No. Description Criteria

76.06 Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness

exceeding 0.2 mm

76.07 Aluminium foil (whether or not printed or backed

with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar

backing materials) of a thickness (excluding

any backing) not exceeding 0.2 mm

76.08 Aluminium tubes and pipes

76.09 Aluminium tube or pipe fittings (for example,

couplings, elbows, sleeves)

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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ALUMINIUM AND ARTICLES THEREOF—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

76.10 Aluminium structures (excluding prefabricated

buildings of Heading No. 94.06, and parts of

structures (for example, bridges and bridge-

sections, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing

frameworks, doors and windows and their

frames and thresholds for doors, balustrades,

pillars and columns); aluminium plates, rods,

profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in

structures

76.11 Aluminium reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar

containers, for any material (other than com-

pressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity exceed-

ing 300 l whether or not lined or heat-

insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or

thermal equipment

76.12 Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar

containers (including rigid or collapsible tubu-

lar containers), for any material (other than

compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity not

exceeding 300 l, whether or not fitted with

mechanical or thermal equipment

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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Heading No.

Description Criteria

76.13 Aluminium containers for compressed or lique-

fied gas

76.14 Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like,

of aluminium, not electrically insulated

76.15 Table, kitchen or other household articles and

parts thereof, of aluminium; pot scourers and

scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like,

of aluminium; sanitary ware and parts thereof,

of aluminium

76.16 Other articles of aluminium

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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LEAD AND ARTICLES THEREOF

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

78.01 Unwrought lead

78.02 Lead waste and scrap

78.03 Lead bars, rods, profiles and wire

78.04 Lead plates, sheets, strip and foil; lead powders

and flakes

78.05 Lead tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (for

example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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LEAD AND ARTICLES THEREOF—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

78.06 Other articles of lead

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

CHAPTER 79

ZINC AND ARTICLES THEREOF

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding

System different from this Heading

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

79.01 Unwrought zinc

79.02 Zinc waste and scrap

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ZINC AND ARTICLES THEREOF—CONTINUED

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Heading No.

Description Criteria

79.03 Zinc dust, powders and flakes

79.04 Zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire

79.05 Zinc plates, sheets, strip and foil

76.06 Zinc tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (for

example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)

79.07 Other articles of zinc

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 80

TIN AND ARTICLES THEREOF

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

80.01 Unwrought tin

80.02 Tin waste and scrap

80.03 Tin bars, rods, profiles and wire

80.04 Tin plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceed-

ing 0.2 mm

80.05 Tin foil (whether or not printed or backed with

paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing

material), of a thickness (excluding any back-

ing) not exceeding 0.2 mm; tin powders and

flakes

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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OTHER BASE METALS; CERMETS; ARTICLES THEREOF

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

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TIN AND ARTICLES THEREOF—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

80.06 Tin tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (for

example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)

80.07 Other articles of tin

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

81.01 Tungsten (wolfram) and articles thereof, includ-

ing waste and scrap

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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Heading No. Description Criteria

81.02 Molybdenum and articles thereof, including

waste and scrap

81.03 Tantalum and articles thereof, including waste

and scrap

81.04 Magnesium and articles thereof, including waste

and scrap

81.05 Cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of

cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof,

including waste and scrap

81.06 Bismuth and articles thereof, including waste

and scrap

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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81.07 Cadmium and articles thereof, including waste

and scrap

81.08 Titanium and articles thereof, including waste

and scrap

81.09 Zirconium and articles thereof, including waste

and scrap

81.10 Antimony and articles thereof, including waste

and scrap

81.11 Manganese and articles thereof, including waste

and scrap

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS, CUTLERY, SPOONS AND FORKS, OF

BASE METAL; PARTS THEREOF OF BASE METAL

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

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OTHER BASE METALS; CERMETS; ARTICLES THEREOF—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

81.12 Beryllium, chromium, germanium, vanadium gal-

lium, hafnium, indium, niobium (columbium),

rhenium and thallium, and articles of these

metals, including waste and scrap

81.13 Cermets and articles thereof, including waste and

scrap

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

82.01 Hand tools, the following: spades, shovels,

mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes,

bill hooks and similar hewing tools; secateurs

and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay

knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other

tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture

or forestry

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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BASE METAL; PARTS THEREOF OF BASE METAL—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

82.02 Hand saws; blades for saws of all kinds; (includ-

ing slitting, slotting or toothless saw blades)

82.03 Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers),

pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears,

pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punch-

es and similar hand tools

82.04 Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (includ-

ing torque meter wrenches but not including

tap wrenches); interchangeable spanner

sockets, with or without handles

82.05 Hand tools (including glaziers’ diamonds), not

elsewhere specified or included; blow lamps;

vices, clamps and the like, other than acces-

sories for and parts of machine tools; anvils;

portable forges; hand or pedal-operated grind-

ing wheels with frameworks

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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Heading No.

Description Criteria

82.06 Tools of two or more of the Headings Nos. 82.02 to

82.05, put up in sets for retail sale

82.07 Interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or

not power-operated, or for machine-tools (for

example, for pressing, stamping, punching,

tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching,

milling, turning or screw driving), including

dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock

drilling or earth boring tools

82.08 Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for

mechanical appliances

82.09 Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools,

unmounted, of cermets

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

82.10 Hand-operated mechanical appliances, weighing

10 kg or less, used in the preparation, condi-

tioning or serving of food or drink

82.11 Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not

(including pruning knives), other than knives

of Heading No. 82.08, and blades thereof

82.12 Razor and razor blades (including razor blade

blanks in strips)

82.13 Scissors, tailors’ shears and similar shears, and

blades thereof

82.14 Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair

clippers, butchers’ or kitchen cleavers,

choppers and mincing knives, paper knives);

manicure or pedicure sets and instruments

(including nail files)

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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BASE METAL; PARTS THEREOF OF BASE METAL—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

82.15 Spoons, forms, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers,

fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and

similar kitchen or tableware

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

CHAPTER 83

MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE METAL

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

83.01 Padlocks and locks (key, combination or electri-

cally operated), of base metal; clasps and

frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base

metal; keys for any of the foregoing articles, of

base metal

83.02 Base metal mountings, fittings and similar

articles suitable for furniture, doors, stair-

cases, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery,

trunks, chests, caskets or the like; base metal

hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar

fixtures; castors with mountings of base metal;

automatic door closers of base metal

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

83.03 Armoured or reinforced safes, strong-boxes and

doors and safe deposit lockers for strong-

rooms, cash, deed boxes and the like, of base

metal

83.04 Filing cabinets, card-index cabinets, paper trays,

paper rests, pen trays, office-stamp stands and

similar office or desk equipment, of base metal,

other than office furniture of Heading No. 94.03

83.05 Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips,

letters corners, paper clips, indexing tags and

similar office articles, of base metal; staples in

strips (for example, for offices, upholstery,

packing), of base metal

83.06 Bells, gongs and the like, non-electric, of base

metal; statuettes and other ornaments, of base

metal; photograph, picture or similar frames,

of base metal, mirrors of base metal

83.07 Flexible tubing of base metal, with or without

fittings

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

83.08 Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-

clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets and the like, of base

metal, of a kind used for clothing, footware,

awnings, handbags, travel goods or other made

up articles; tubular or bifurcated rivets, of base

metal; beads and spangles, of metal base

83.09 Stoppers, caps and lids (including crown corks,

screw caps and pouring stoppers), capsules for

bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and

other packing accessories, of base metal

83.10 Sign-plates, name-plates, address-plates and

similar plates, numbers, letters and other sym-

bols, of base metal, excluding those of Heading

No. 94.05

83.11 Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar

products, of base metal or of metal carbides,

coated or cored with flax material, of a kind

used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposi-

tion of metal or of metal carbides, wire and

rods of agglomerated base metal powder, used

for metal spraying

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS, MACHINERY AND

MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; PARTS THEREOF

In accordance with the Protocol Implementing the Agreement

Establishing the Free Trade Area between the Caribbean

Community and the Dominican Republic, the Joint Council is

charged with developing criteria which would be applied to these

goods under the Rules of Origin.

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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

In accordance with the Protocol Implementing the Agreement

Establishing the Free Trade Area between the Caribbean

Community and the Dominican Republic, the Joint Council is

charged with developing criteria which would be applied to these

goods under the Rules of Origin.

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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

In accordance with the Protocol Implementing the Agreement

Establishing the Free Trade Area between the Caribbean

Community and the Dominican Republic, the Joint Council is

charged with developing criteria which would be applied to these

goods under the Rules of Origin.

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VEHICLES OTHER THAN RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY

ROLLING-STOCK, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES

THEREOF

In accordance with the Protocol Implementing the Agreement

Establishing the Free Trade Area between the Caribbean

Community and the Dominican Republic, the Joint Council is

charged with developing criteria which would be applied to these

goods under the Rules of Origin.

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CHAPTER 88

AIRCRAFT, SPACECRAFT, AND PARTS THEREOF

In accordance with the Protocol Implementing the Agreement

Establishing the Free Trade Area between the Caribbean

Community and the Dominican Republic, the Joint Council is

charged with developing criteria which would be applied to these

goods under the Rules of Origin.

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CHAPTER 89

SHIPS, BOATS AND FLOATING STRUCTURES

In accordance with the Protocol Implementing the Agreement

Establishing the Free Trade Area between the Caribbean

Community and the Dominican Republic, the Joint Council is

charged with developing criteria which would be applied to these

goods under the Rules of Origin.

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CHAPTER 90

OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC,

MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL

OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS;

PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF

In accordance with the Protocol Implementing the Agreement

Establishing the Free Trade Area between the Caribbean

Community and the Dominican Republic, the Joint Council is

charged with developing criteria which would be applied to these

goods under the Rules of Origin.

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CHAPTER 91

CLOCKS AND WATCHES AND PARTS THEREOF

In accordance with the Protocol Implementing the Agreement

Establishing the Free Trade Area between the Caribbean

Community and the Dominican Republic, the Joint Council is

charged with developing criteria which would be applied to these

goods under the Rules of Origin.

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CHAPTER 92

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; PARTS AND

ACCESSORIES OF SUCH ARTICLES

In accordance with the Protocol Implementing the Agreement

Establishing the Free Trade Area between the Caribbean

Community and the Dominican Republic, the Joint Council is

charged with developing criteria which would be applied to these

goods under the Rules of Origin.

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CHAPTER 93

ARMS AND AMMUNITION; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES

THEREOF

In accordance with the Protocol Implementing the Agreement

Establishing the Free Trade Area between the Caribbean

Community and the Dominican Republic, the Joint Council is

charged with developing criteria which would be applied to these

goods under the Rules of Origin.

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CHAPTER 94

FURNITURE; BEDDING, MATRESSES, MATTRESS

SUPPORTS, CUSHIONS AND SIMILAR STUFFED

FURNISHINGS; LAMPS AND LIGHTING FITTINGS,

NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED;

ILLUMINATED SIGNS, ILLUMINATED NAME-PLATES

AND THE LIKE; PREFABRICATED BUILDINGS

In accordance with the Protocol Implementing the Agreement

Establishing the Free Trade Area between the Caribbean

Community and the Dominican Republic, the Joint Council is

charged with developing criteria which would be applied to these

goods under the Rules of Origin.

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TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTS REQUISITES; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

95.01 Wheeled toys designed to be ridden by children

(for example, tricycles, scooters, pedal cars);

dolls’ carriages

95.02 Dolls representing only human beings

95.03 Other toys; reduced-size (“scale”) models and

similar recreational models, working or not;

puzzles of all kinds

95.04 Articles for funfair, table or parlour games, includ-

ing pintables, billiards, special tables for casino

games and automatic bowling alley equipments

95.05 Festive, carnival or other entertainment articles,

including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes

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Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

95.06 Articles and equipment for general physical

exercise, gymnastics, athletics, other sports

(including table-tennis) or outdoor games, not

specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter;

swimming pools and paddling pools

95.07 Fishing rods, fish-hooks and other line fishing

tackle; fish landing nets, butterfly nets, similar

nets; decoy “birds” (other than those of heading

No. 92.08 or 97.05) and similar hunting or

shooting requisites

95.08 Roundabouts, swings, shooting galleries and other

fairground amusements; travelling circuses,

travelling menageries and travelling theatres

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MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

96.01 Worked ivory, bone, tortoise-shell, horn, antlers,

coral, mother-of-pearl and other animal carving

material, and articles of these materials

(including articles obtained by moulding)

96.02 Worked vegetables or mineral carving materials

and articles of these materials; moulded or

carved articles of wax, of stearin, of natural

gums or natural resins or of modelling pastes,

and other moulded or carved articles not else-

where specified or included; worked, unhard-

ened gelatin (except gelatin of heading No.

35.03) and articles of unhardened gelatin

96.03 Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting

parts of machines, appliances or vehicles),

hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not

motorised, mops and feather dusters; prepared

knots and tufts for broom or brush making;

paint pads and rollers; squeegees (other than

roller squeegees) excluding brooms and brushes

for household use

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Heading No.

Description Criteria

96.04 Hand sieves and hand riddles

96.05 Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or

clothes cleaning

96.06 Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and

press-studs, button moulds and other parts of

these articles; button blanks

96.07 Slide fasteners and parts thereof

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

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Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

9608.10 Ball point pens

9608.20 Felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and

markers

9608.31 Indian ink drawing pens

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

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Heading No.

Description Criteria

9608.39 Other

9608.40 Propelling or sliding pens

9608.50 Sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing

subheadings

9608.60 Refills for ball point pens, comprising the ball

point and ink-reservoir

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

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Heading No.

Description Criteria

9608.90 Other

96.09 Pencils (other than pencils of heading No. 96.08),

crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing char-

coals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors’

chalks

96.10 States and boards, with writing or drawing

surfaces, whether or not framed

96.11 Date, sealing or numbering, stamps, and the like

(including devices for printing or embossing

labels), designed for operating in the hand;

hand-operated composing sticks and hand

printing sets incorporating such composing

sticks

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in six-digit sub-

headings of the Harmonised Commodity

Description and Coding System different from

that of the product

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

96.12 Typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise

prepared for giving impressions, whether or

not on spools or in cartridges; ink-pads,

whether or not inked, with or without boxes

96.13 Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or

not mechanical or electrical, and parts thereof

other than flints and wicks

96.14 Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar

or cigarette holders, and parts thereof

96.15 Combs, hair-slides and the like; hair-pins, curling

pins, curling grips, hair-curlers and the like,

other than those of Heading No. 85.16, and

parts thereof

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES—CONTINUED

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

96.16 Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and

mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and

pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet

preparations

96.17 Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels,

complete with cases; parts thereof other than

glass inners

96.18 Tailors’ dummies and other lay figures;

automata and other animated displays used for

shop window dressing

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

Production in which all the non-originating

materials used are classified in Headings of the

Harmonised Commodity Description and

Coding System different from this Heading

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CHAPTER 97

WORKS OF ART, COLLECTORS’ PIECES AND ANTIQUES

Tariff

Heading No.

Description Criteria

97.01 Paintings, drawings and pastels, executed

entirely by hand, other than drawings of head-

ings No. 49.06 and other than hand-painted or

hand-decorated manufactured articles; collages

and similar decorative plaques

97.02 Original engravings, prints and lithographs

97.03 Original sculptures and statuary, in any material

97.04 Postage or revenue stamps, stamp-postmarks,

first day covers, postal stationery (stamped

paper), and the like, used, or if unused not of

current or new issue in the country to which

they are destined

97.05 Collections and collectors’ pieces of zoological,

botanical, mineralogical, anatomical, historical,

archaeological, palaeontological, ethnographic

or numismatic interest

97.06 Antiques of an age exceeding one hundred years

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

Production in which all the materials used are

wholly produced

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ATTACHMENT IV

CERTIFICATE

ORIGIN

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CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN

FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE

CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND THE

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

1. Exporter’s

Name:

Address:

4. Consignee’s

Name:

Address:

5. Mode of Transport and Route

7. Port of Discharge

8. Number and Date of

Invoice

6. Port of Shipment

9. Tariff

Classification

10. Description of Goods

11. Quantity 12. FOB

Value (US$)

13. Observations

Note: This form will not be considered valid if it has erasures, corrections or amendments.

Persons who furnish or cause to be furnished untrue declarations render themselves liable to penalties.

14. Declaration

I/We declare that the goods covered by this

declaration corresponding to the above-

mentioned commercial invoice comply with

the Rules of Origin under the Free Trade

Agreement between the Caribbean

Community (CARICOM) and the

Dominican Republic

Name and Signature of the

Exporter/Producer:

————————————————————

Place and Date:

————————————

15. Certification of Authorised Body

I certify the accuracy of the current declara-

tion. I now sign and affix the stamp of the

Authorised Body in

————————————————————

(Country)

Certificate No.

————————————

Authorised Signature:

—————————

Place and Date of Issue:

—————————

Registration Number

Facsimile Number Facsimile Number

Facsimile Number

E-mail address E-mail address E-mail address

E-mail address

Registration Number Registration Number

2. Producer’s

Name:

Address:

3. Importer’s

Name:

Address:

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FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY

(CARICOM) AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THE CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN

In order to receive preferential tariff treatment, this Certificate must be

completely filled out in a legible manner by the exporter of the goods. This Certificate

must be tendered by the importer at the time of importation. Please print or type.

Box No. 1: Fill in the full Corporate Name, Address, Registration, Facsimile

Number and E-Mail Address of the Exporter

Box No. 2: Fill in the full Corporate Name, Address, Registration, Facsimile

Number and E-Mail Address of the Company producing the goods

Where the exporter and the producer are the same, the word “SAME”

may be printed in Box No. 2

Box No. 3: Fill in the full Corporate Name, Address, Registration, Facsimile

Number and E-Mail Address of the Importer

Box No. 4: Enter Consignee’s Name, Address, Registration Number, Facsimile

Number and E-Mail Address

Where the importer and the consignee are the same, the word “SAME”

may be printed in Box No. 4

Box No. 5: Enter Mode of Transportation and Route

Box No. 6: Indicate Port of Shipment

Box No. 7: Indicate Port of Discharge

Box No. 8: Enter the Number and Date of the Commercial Invoice

Box No. 9: Declare the Customs Tariff Classification of the Harmonised System

(HS) at the six Digit Level of each good described

Box No. 10: Give full description of goods

Box No. 11: Indicate the Total quantity of the Goods to be Exported in Commercial

Units, indicating the type of Commercial Unit in metric measurement

Box No. 12: Register the FOB Value in US$, of the goods to be Exported

Box No. 13: This space can be used by the Authorised Body of the Exporting

Country as well as by the Exporter, when clarifying or adding infor-

mation that is considered necessary

Box No. 14: This Box must be filled out and signed by the Export/Producer or

his/her Legal Representative or Agent

Box No. 15: This Box must be filled out by the Authorised Body which issues this

document

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ATTACHMENT V

LIST AND SCHEDULES OF

SELECTED AGRICULTURAL

PRODUCTS WHICH SHALL BE

SUBJECT TO SPECIAL TRADE

ARRANGEMENTS

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LIST OF SELECTED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS WHICH

SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SPECIAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS

Tariff

Heading

Number

Description

Cet

Rate

0701.90 Potatoes, fresh or chilled 40%

07.02 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled do.

0703.10 Onions and shallots, fresh or chilled do.

0704.10 Cauliflower and headed broccoli, fresh or do.

chilled

0704.90 Cabbages, fresh or chilled do.

0705.11 Cabbage lettuce (head lettuce), fresh or do.

chilled

0705.19 Other lettuce, fresh or chilled do.

0706.10 Carrots and turnips, fresh or chilled do.

Ex 0706.90 Radishes, fresh or chilled do.

07.07 Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled do.

07.08 Leguminous vegetables, shelled or do.

unshelled, fresh or chilled

0709.60 Fruits of the genus capsicum or of the do.

genus pimenta

0709.70 Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache do.

spinach (garden spinach)

Ex 0709.90 Ochro, pumpkin and sweet corn do.

07.13 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, do.

whether or not skinned or split

0714.10 Manioc (cassava) do.

0714.20 Sweet potatoes do.

Ex 0714.90 Dasheen and yams do.

08.03 Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried do.

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0804.30 Pineapples, fresh or dried 40%

0804.40 Avacados, fresh or dried do.

Ex 0804.50 Guavas and mangoes, fresh or dried do.

08.05 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried do.

08.07 Melons (including watermelons) and papaws do.

(papayas), fresh

Ex 0810.90 Sapodillas, golden apples and carambolas

fresh

Tariff

Heading

Number

Description

Cet

Rate

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SCHEDULE FOR LIST OF SELECTED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS TO BE SUBJECT TO SPECIAL

TRADING ARRANGEMENTS WHEN IMPORTED INTO CARICOM MDC’S FROM THE DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE III OF THE PROTOCOL

TARIFF

COMMODITY HEADING

POTATO 0701.90

TOMATO 0702.00

ONION 0703.10

CABBAGE 07.04

CAULIFLOWER 07.04

LETTUCE 07.05

CARROT 07.06

CUCUMBER 07.07

PEPPER-HOT 0709.60

-SWEET 0709.60

OCHROES 0709.902

PUMPKIN 0709.903

RED KIDNEY BEANS 07.13

RED PEAS 07.13

PIGEON PEAS 07.13

SWEET POTATOES 07.14

MONTHS

JAN FEB MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPT OCT NOV DEC

2, 3

222

3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 2 2 2

1, 2, 3

1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 1, 2,

1, 2, 3

1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3

1, 3,

1, 2, 3

1, 2, 1, 2,

1, 2,

1, 3, 3 3 3 1, 3

1, 3 1, 3

111

1, 3, 1, 3,

1, 2,

3 2, 3

2, 3

1, 3

1, 2, 1, 2,

1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2,

1, 2,

2222

222 2

1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2,

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SCHEDULE FOR LIST OF SELECTED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS TO BE SUBJECT TO SPECIAL

TRADING ARRANGEMENTS WHEN IMPORTED INTO CARICOM MDC’S FROM THE DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE III OF THE PROTOCOL—CONTINUED

TARIFF

COMMODITY HEADING

CASSAVA 07.14

DASHEEN 07.14

YAM-NEGROE 07.14

-YELLOW 07.14

-SWEET 07.14

PLANTAIN 08.03

BANANA 08.03

PINEAPPLE 08.04

AVOCADO 08.04

GUAVA 08.04

MANGO 08.04

CITRUS 08.05

MELON 08.07

PAPAYA 08.07

MONTHS

222

1, 2,

2222

Note: The shaded area represents months of highest production and during which the country concerned may seek

to apply the MFN rate of duty

Key:

1 Barbados \\\3-represents first half of the month

2 Jamaica 3\\\-represents second half of the month

3 Trinidad and Tobago

1, 2,

22 2

1, 2, 1, 2,

2222

1, 2,

JAN FEB MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPT OCT NOV DEC

1, 2, 1, 2,

1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2,

1, 2,

1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2,

1, 2,

22222

1, 2,

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SCHEDULE FOR LIST OF SELECTED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS TO BE SUBJECT TO SPECIAL

TRADING ARRANGEMENTS WHEN IMPORTED INTO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM THE

CARICOM MDCS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE III OF THE PROTOCOL

Commodity

Tariff

Heading

Potatoes, fresh or chilled

January

0701.90

07.04

0702.00

07.05

07.06

07.07

07.06

07.09.60

Ex 0709.90

07.13

07.14

February March April May June July August

Months

Sept Oct Nov Dec

Potatoes, fresh or chilled

Lettuce, fresh or chilled

Leguminous Vegetables, Shelled

Fruits, genus pimienta (S. Pepper)

Fruits of the genus Capsicum

Ochro

Pigeon Peas

Manioc

Sweet Potatoes

Dasheen

Yams

Cucumbers, fresh or chilled

Carrots, Turnips, radishes, fresh

Cabbages, Cauliflower and other

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Commodity

Tariff

Heading

Plantains, fresh or dried

January

08.13

Ex 08.04

08.03

Ex 08.04

08.05

Ex 08.07

08.07

Ex 0709.90

Ex 08.10

February March April May June July August

Months

Sept Oct Nov Dec

Bananas

Mangoes

Citrus Fruit, fresh or dried

Lemons and Grape fruits

Melons (including watermelons)

Papaya, fresh

Sappodillas and golden apples

Pumpkin

Sweet Corn

Avocadoes

Guavas, fresh or chilled

Pineapples

Note: This Schedule will be reviewed annually by the agricultural experts group to take account of the introduction of new varieties and technological changes that affect seasonal

production.

SCHEDULE FOR LIST OF SELECTED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS TO BE SUBJECT TO SPECIAL

TRADING ARRANGEMENTS WHEN IMPORTED INTO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM THE

CARICOM MDCS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE III OF THE PROTOCOL—CONTINUED

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ATTACHMENT VI

ANNEX ON

TEMPORARY ENTRY

OF BUSINESS PERSONS

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ANNEX ON TEMPORARY ENTRY OF BUSINESS PERSONS

ARTICLE I

Definitions

For the purposes of this Annex, the following terms shall

mean:

Labour Certification: The procedure effected by the relevant

administrative authority to determine whether a foreigner, coming

from one Party who wishes to temporarily enter the territory of

another Party will provide a service in the same area without

displacing the local workforce in the same labour field or seriously

threaten the working conditions in the host Party.

Temporary Entry: The entry of a business person from one

Party to a territory of another Party, without the intention of

residing permanently in that territory. The period granted for

temporary entry will be in accordance with the legislation and

relevant regulations of the Parties.

Immigration Policy: Any policy on immigration.

Business person: The national of one Party who trades in

goods or offers his services, or invests.

Recurrent Practice: A practice repeatedly carried on by the

immigration authorities of a Party during a specific representative

period prior to and during the performance of the same.

Business Activity: Legitimate commercial activities created

and operated with the aim of making a profit on the market. It

excludes the possibility of obtaining employment, or salary or

remuneration sourced from the Parties.

Validity: The nature of any obligations under the laws of the

Parties at the time when the Agreement comes into force.

Work Permit: For the purposes of paragraph 1 of section A,

the written permission granted by the relevant administrative

authorities of one Party to a national of another Party in which

authorization is granted to obtain paid employment in the

territory of the authorizing Party.

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Specialised Knowledge Essential for Business: For the

purposes of paragraph 1 of section C, if an individual has

specialised knowledge regarding the goods or services offered by

the company, or if he has advanced knowledge regarding the

processes and functioning of the company.

To be in the Process of Committing a Significant Amount of

Capital: For the purposes of paragraph 1 of section B, when the

funds are irreversibly committed for investment in the territory of

another Party.

Supervisory Functions: For the purposes of paragraph 1 of

section B those functions in which the individual has supervisory

responsibilities over an important part of the operations of a

company and does not relate to supervision of low level employees.

Executive Functions: For the purposes of paragraph 1 of

section B and paragraph 1 of Section C, those functions assigned

within an organisation, for which the individual has basically the

following responsibilities:

(i) managing the administration of the organisation or a

part or relevant function of that administration;

(ii) establishing the policies and objectives of the

organisation, part or function of the same; and

(iii) receiving supervision or general guidance only from

highest level executives, the Board, or the

Administrative Council of the organisation or

shareholders of the organisation.

Management Functions: For the purposes of paragraph 1 of

section C, those functions assigned within an organisation, for

which the individual has the following responsibilities:

(i) execute administrative duties within the organisation

or one essential function within the organisation;

(ii) supervise and control the work of other professional

employees, supervisors or administrators;

(iii) have the authority to employ and discharge workers,

or recommend these actions, as well as make

recommendations affecting the management of

personnel which he supervises, and perform senior

level duties within the hierarchy of the organisation

or with respect to the responsibilities of his post;

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(iv) fulfill responsibilities regarding the daily operation of

the task in which the individual has authority.

Functions which require Special Skills: For the purposes of

paragraph 1 of section B, when an individual with specialised

knowledge or skills which are essential for the effective operations

of a company. The individual should be employed in a very

responsible position, which requires independent judgement,

creativity, training or supervision of other employees and should

not be employed to carry out routine work which could be

performed by qualified labour. He should have a high level of

training and experience in the operation of the company.

ARTICLE II

General Principles

For the purpose of this Annex, the Parties are:

(i) CARICOM Members States of Antigua and Barbuda,

Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana,

Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia,

St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and

Trinidad and Tobago;

(ii) Dominican Republic.

2. Any State not listed in paragraph 1(i) of this Article, upon

becoming a CARICOM Member, shall not be subject to the

provisions of this Annex. The Parties shall negotiate the terms of

this Annex with the said State.

3. The provisions of this Annex reflect the preferential trade

relationship between the Parties, the desirability of facilitating

temporary entry of business persons and the need to establish

transparent criteria and procedures for this effect. Similarly, they

reflect the need to guarantee border security, protect domestic

labour force and permanent employment in their respective

territories.

ARTICLE III

General Obligations

Each Party shall apply the relevant measures of this Annex in

accordance with Article II. In particular, they shall apply

expeditiously those measures so as to avoid unduly impairing or

delaying trade in goods or services, or conduct of investment

activities covered in the Agreement.

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2. The Parties shall endeavour to develop and adopt common

criteria, definitions and interpretations for the implementation of

this Annex.

3. Each Party may modify its immigration policy, providing

that these modifications are compatible with the commitments

contracted in this Annex.

ARTICLE IV

Permit for Temporary Entry

In accordance with the provisions of this Annex, including

those contained in the Appendix to this Annex, each Party shall

grant temporary entry to business persons who are otherwise

qualified for entry under applicable measures relating to public

health and safety, and national security.

2. Each Party may refuse to issue an immigration document

which authorises a business person to work, when his temporary

entry is deemed to adversely affect:

(i) the settlement of any existing labour unrest that is in

progress at the place or intended place of

employment;

(ii) the employment of anyone who becomes involved in

this conflict;

(iii) other matters of national interest.

3. When a Party refuses to deliver an immigration document

which authorises employment, in accordance with paragraph 2,

that Party:

(i) shall normally inform the business person involved,

in writing, of the reasons for the refusal; and

(ii) shall do its best efforts to notify in writing the

reasons for the refusal at the request of the Party

whose national was refused entry, provided that this

last Party considers that the refusal is a recurrent

practice or an explanation in writing was not

provided to the person involved.

4. Each Party shall, to the extent possible limit the amount of

fees payable concerning the request for temporary entry to the

approximate cost of the processing services required.

5. The temporary entry of business persons does not authorise

the conduct of professional activities.

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ARTICLE V

Availability of Information

Each Party:

(i) shall provide the other Party with the information

that will allow familiarity with measures relating to

this Annex; and

(ii) within twelve (12) months of the date on which the

Agreement enters into force, shall prepare, publish

and make available to the parties involved, both in its

territory and that of the other Party, a comprehensive

document which explains the requirements for

temporary entry in accordance with this Annex, in

order to make them known to the other Party’s

business community;

(iii) each Party shall compile, maintain and make

available to the other Party, in accordance with its

legislation, information relative to the granting of

temporary entry, in accordance with this Annex to

persons of the other Party to whom the immigration

documents had been issued.

ARTICLE VI

Committee on the temporary Entry of Business Persons

The Committee on Trade in Services shall be responsible for

the administration of this Annex provided for in Article XIV of the

Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

Dispute Settlement

The Parties may not initiate the proceedings set out in Article

XV of the Free Trade Agreement on Settlement of Disputes,

regarding a refusal to issue temporary entry permits, in

accordance with this Annex, nor in any particular case included in

the Article III unless—

(i) the matter refers to a recurrent practice;

(ii) the affected person has exhausted the available

administrative remedies existing in the national

legislation of the Party refusing entry to the national

of the other Party with respect to that particular

matter.

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The remedies referred to in paragraph 1(b) shall be deemed

exhausted if the relevant authority fails to achieve a definitive

settlement up to twelve (12) months after the beginning of the

administrative proceeding and the resolution has not been delayed

by fault of the business man concerned.

ARTICLE VIII

Relationship with other Provisions

No provision of this Annex shall impose any obligation on the

Parties in respect of their immigration policies.

TEMPORARY ENTRY OF BUSINESS PERSONS

Section A: Business Visitors:

Each Party shall grant temporary entry to business persons

(who, subsequent to the request of a company or business

association) seeking to engage in a business activity set out in the

Appendix to this Section, without requiring that person to obtain

an employment authorization provided that, the business person

otherwise complies with existing immigration requirements

applicable to temporary entry, on presentation of:

(i) proof of citizenship of a Party;

(ii) documentation supporting the prior request of the

company established in the territory of a Party;

(iii) documentation demonstrating that the business

person will be so engaged and describing the purpose

of entry; and

(iv) evidence demonstrating that the proposed business

activity is international in scope and that the

business person is not seeking to enter the labour

market.

2. Each Party shall provide that a businessman may satisfy

the requirements set out in paragraph 1(iv), when he proves:

(i) that the primary source of remuneration for the

proposed business activity is located outside of the

territory of the Party granting the temporary entry;

and

(ii) that the business person’s principal place of business

and the actual place of accrual of profits,

predominantly remains outside such territory.

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3. For the purposes of paragraph 2, each Party may accept an

oral declaration as to principal place of business and actual place

of accrual of profits. When a Party requires additional proof, a

letter from the employer who is registered in the Bilateral Listing

or a national equivalent should suffice.

4. Each Party shall grant temporary entry to a business

person seeking to engage in any business activity other than those

indicated in the Appendix to this Annex, on a basis no less

favourable than those provided under the existing provisions of

the measures relating to immigration, foreign affairs and related

matters, provided that that business person complies with existing

immigration requirements applicable to temporary entry.

5. No Party may:

(i) as a condition to granting an entry permit in

accordance with paragraph 1, require prior approval

procedures, requests, labour certification tests for

work certificates or other like procedures; and

(ii) impose nor maintain any restrictions on the number

of persons relating to temporary entry in accordance

with paragraph 1 or 4.

6. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 5, a Party

may require a business person seeking temporary entry in

accordance with this section, to obtain prior to entry, a visa or its

equivalent. The Parties shall consult among themselves in order to

avoid and/or eliminate the requirements of a visa or its equivalent.

Section B: Investors:

(i) Each Party shall grant a temporary entry permit and

issue the corresponding documentation to the

business person seeking to establish, develop,

administer or provide key advisory or technical

services in a capacity that is supervisory or executive

or providing skills essential to the administration of

investments to which the business person or the

business person’s company have committed, or are in

the process of committing a significant amount of

capital provided that the business person otherwise

complies with existing immigration requirements

applicable to temporary entry.

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(ii) No Party may require labour certification tests or

other like procedures, as a condition for temporary

entry as set out in paragraph 1; nor impose or

maintain any restrictions on the number of persons

relating to temporary entry in accordance with

paragraph 1.

(iii) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, a

Party may examine expeditiously, the investment

proposal of a business person to verify whether the

business person complies with the legal provisions

which are applicable.

(iv) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, a

Party may require that a business person who is

seeking temporary entry in accordance with this

Section, to obtain a visa or its equivalent prior to

entry.

Section C: Intra-Company Transferees:

Each Party shall grant a temporary entry permit and shall

expedite the necessary documents confirming that a business

person is employed by a company established in its territory, who

seeks to perform managerial or executive functions or functions

which involve specialised knowledge, in that company or in one of

its subsidiaries or affiliates, provided that that business person

and company otherwise comply with existing immigration

measures applicable to temporary entry. A Party may require that

the business person has been continuously employed by the

company for at least one year, within the three-year period

immediately preceding the date of application for admission.

2. No Party may:

(i) require labour certification tests or other like

procedures, as a condition for temporary entry as set

out in paragraph 1;

(ii) impose or maintain restrictions on the number of

persons relating to temporary entry in accordance

with paragraph 1.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, a Party

may require that a business person who applies for a work permit

in accordance with this Section, obtain a visa or its equivalent

prior to entry. The Parties shall confer with each other in order to

avoid and/or remove the requirements of a visa or its equivalent.

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APPENDIX

Activities of visitors on Business

Research and Design: Technical, scientific and statistical

researchers whether independent or on behalf of a company

located in the territory of the other Party.

Agriculture, Manufacturing and Production: Personnel

involved in purchasing and production, at the managerial level

who is conducting commercial operations for a company located in

the territory of the other Party.

Marketing: Personnel conducting research or analysis,

including market research, whether independently or on behalf of

a company established in the territory of the other Party.

Trade fair and promotional personnel attending a trade

convention.

Sales: Sales representatives and agents taking orders or

negotiating contracts for goods or services for a company located in

the territory of another Party, but not delivering goods nor

providing services.

Buyers purchasing for a company located in the territory of

the other Party.

Distribution: Custom brokers providing consulting services

regarding the facilitation of the import or export of goods.

After Sales Service: Personnel who install, repair, maintain,

supervise and have specialised technical knowledge necessary to

complete the contractual obligations of the seller and who offers

services or trains workers to provide these services, in conformity

with a warranty or other service contract connected to the sale of

equipment or commercial or industrial machinery, including

computer programmes purchased from a company located outside

of the territory of the Party in which a temporary entry permit is

sought, during the life of the warranty or service contract.

General Services: Management and supervisory personnel

engaging in a commercial transaction for a company located in the

territory of the other Party.

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Public Relations and Advertising personnel consulting with

business associates or attending or participating in conventions.

Tourism personnel (tour and travel agents, tour guides or tour

operators) attending or participating in conventions.

Translators or interpreters who provide services as employees

of a firm located in the territory of the other Party.

Passed in the House of Representatives this 7th

day of September, 2001.

Clerk of the House

Passed in the Senate this 11th day of September, 2001.

Clerk of the Senate

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REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO—2001