2712 90 110 0 — Crude ozokerite, lignite wax or peat wax "natural products"

2712 Vaseline nave; paraffin, petroleum microcrystalline wax, paraffin wax, ozokerite, brown coal wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes and similar products obtained as a result of synthesis or other processes, colored or unpainted: 2712 10 - petroleum vaseline 2712 20 - paraffin with oil content less than 0.75 wt.% 2712 90 - other

(A) Petroleum jelly. Petroleum jelly is a substance unctuous to the touch. It is white, yellowish or dark brown in colour. It is obtained from the residues of the distillation of certain crude petroleum oils, or by blending fairly viscous petroleum oils with such residues, or by blending paraffin wax or ceresin with sufficiently refined mineral oil. The heading covers crude petroleum jelly (sometimes called petrolatum), whether decolourised or refined. It also covers petroleum jelly obtained by synthesis. To fall in this heading, petroleum jelly must have a congealing point, determined by the rotating thermometer method (the ISO 2207 method is equivalent to the ASTM D 938 method), of not less than 30 °C, a density at 70 °C of less than 0.942 g/cm 3, a worked cone penetration at 25 °C, determined by the ISO 2137 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 217 method), of less than 350, and a cone penetration at 25 °C, determined by the ISO 2137 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 937 method), of not less than 80. The heading does not, however, cover petroleum jelly suitable for use for the care of the skin, put up in packings for retail sale in the manner usual for such use (heading 3304).

(B) Paraffin, petroleum microcrystalline wax, paraffin gatch, ozokerite, brown coal wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes and similar products resulting from synthesis or other processes, whether dyed or unpainted. Paraffin is a hydrocarbon wax extracted from certain distillation products of oil or petroleum products derived from shale or other bituminous rocks. This wax is translucent, white or yellowish and has a relatively pronounced crystalline structure. Petroleum microcrystalline wax is also a hydrocarbon wax. It is extracted from oil residues or from lubricating oil fractions obtained by vacuum distillation. It is less transparent than paraffin and has a more subtle and less pronounced crystalline structure. Usually its melting point is higher than that of paraffin. Its condition can vary from soft and plastic to hard and brittle, and its color from dark brown to white. Ozokerite is a natural mineral wax. In its pure form, it is known as ceresin. Coal wax (or montan wax) and a product known as "montane peck" are esters-containing waxes extracted from lignite sludge and brown coal. They are solid products, raw dark color, but in purified form can be white. Peat wax in physical and chemical properties is similar to brown coal wax, but slightly softer. Other mineral waxes of this heading (paraffin gach and scaly paraffin) are obtained as a result of the dewaxing of lubricating oils. They are less refined and have a higher oil content than paraffin. Their color ranges from white to light brown. This heading also includes products similar to those listed above and obtained by synthesis or any other method (e.g. synthetic paraffin and synthetic microcrystalline wax). However, this heading does not cover highly polymerized waxes such as polyethylene wax. They fall in heading 3404. All these waxes fall in this heading, raw or purified, mixed together or painted. They are used for the manufacture of candles (especially paraffin), in polishes, for insulation, appretting textiles, impregnation of matches, protection from rust, etc. However, the following products are classified in heading 3404: (a) artificial waxes obtained by chemical modification of brown wax or rustic mineral waxes; (b) mixtures, unemulsified or containing solvents, consisting of: (i) waxes of this heading mixed with waxes of animal origin (including spermacet), waxes of vegetable origin or artificial waxes; (ii) waxes of this heading mixed with fats, resins, mineral substances or other materials, provided that they are waxy.

Notes

Machine translation. The original is the Russian text of the EAEU tariff, and customs goes by it; this translation is for understanding only and has no legal force.

1. This group does not include:

(a) organic compounds of a chemical composition other than pure methane and propane of heading 2711;

(b) medicinal products of heading 3003 or 3004; or

(c) mixed unsaturated hydrocarbons of heading 3301, 3302 or 3805.

2. For the purposes of heading 2710, the term “oil and petroleum products derived from bituminous rocks” means not only oil and petroleum products obtained from bituminous rocks but also similar petroleum products obtained by any means, including those consisting mainly of mixed unsaturated hydrocarbons, provided that the mass of the non-aromatic components exceeds the mass of the aromatic ones.

However, it does not include liquid synthetic polyolefins, less than 60 vol.% of which is distilled to a temperature of 300 ° C by distillation at low pressure, reduced to a pressure of 1013 mbar (group 39).

3. For the purposes of heading 2710, the term spent petroleum products means wastes containing mainly petroleum or petroleum products derived from bituminous rocks (described in note 2 to this chapter), whether or not mixed with water. This includes:

(a) petroleum products unsuitable for further use as primary products (e.g. used lubricating oils, used hydraulic and transformer oils);

(b) petroleum products in the form of sludge from storage tanks of petroleum products containing mainly these petroleum products and high concentration additives (for example, chemicals) used in the production of primary products; and

(c) petroleum products in the form of aqueous emulsions or mixtures with water, formed, for example, as a result of leakage of petroleum products, during the washing of a storage tank of petroleum products, or used lubricating and cooling liquids used in machining.

Subheading notes

English text as published in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/1832 (Combined Nomenclature). The EAEU tariff and the EU nomenclature copy these notes from the same convention. For a Russian declaration the binding version is the Russian one: Annex to Decision No 80 of the EEC Council of 14 September 2021.

1. For the purposes of subheading 2701 11, ‘anthracite’ means coal having a volatile matter limit (on a dry, mineral-matter-free basis) not exceeding 14 %.

2. For the purposes of subheading 2701 12, ‘bituminous coal’ means coal having a volatile matter limit (on a dry, mineral-matter-free basis) exceeding 14 % and a calorific value limit (on a moist, mineral-matter-free basis) equal to or greater than 5 833 kcal/kg.

3. For the purposes of subheadings 2707 10, 2707 20, 2707 30 and 2707 40, the terms ‘benzol (benzene)’, ‘toluol (toluene)’, ‘xylol (xylenes)’ and ‘naphthalene’ apply to products which contain more than 50 % by weight of benzene, toluene, xylenes or naphthalene, respectively.

4. For the purposes of subheading 2710 12, ‘light oils and preparations’ are those of which 90 % or more by volume (including losses) distil at 210 °C according to the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method).

5. For the purposes of the subheadings of heading 2710, the term ‘biodiesel’ means mono-alkyl esters of fatty acids of a kind used as a fuel, derived from animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils whether or not used. Additional notes (3)

Additional notes

Machine translation. The original is the Russian text of the EAEU tariff, and customs goes by it; this translation is for understanding only and has no legal force.

1. В подсубпозиции 2707 99 800 0 термин «фенолы» означает продукты, которые содержат более 50 мас.% фенолов.

2. In heading 2710:

(a) the term “special gasolines” (subheadings 2710 12 210 0 and 2710 12 250) means light distillates and products defined above in note to subheading 4, without any anti-knock additives and with a temperature difference at which 5 vol.% and 90 vol.% (including losses) are distilled not exceeding 60 °C;

(b) the term “white spirit” (subheading 2710 12 210 0) means special gasolines defined in (a) above with a flash point greater than 21 °C according to the EN ISO 13736 method;

(c) the term “medium distillates” (subheadings 2710 19 110 0 to 2710 19 290 0) means petroleum fractions and other petroleum products in which less than 90 vol.% (including losses) is distilled at 210 °C and 65 vol.% or more (including losses) is distilled at 250 °C by ISO 3405 (equivalent to ASTM D 86);

(d) the term “heavy distillates” (subheadings 2710 19 310 0 to 2710 19 980 0 and 2710 20 110 0 to 2710 20 900 0) means petroleum fractions and other petroleum products less than 65 vol.% of which (including losses) is distilled at 250 °C according to the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to ASTM D 86), or fractions whose percentage of distillation at 250 °C cannot be determined by this method;

(e) the term “gasoil” (subheadings 2710 19 310 0 to 2710 19 480 0 and 2710 20 110 0 to 2710 20 190 0) means heavy distillates as defined in point (d) above, 85 vol.% of which (including losses) or more is distilled at 350 °C by ISO 3405 (equivalent to ASTM D 86);

(f) the term “liquid fuels” (subheadings 2710 19 510 to 2710 19 680 and 2710 20 310 to 2710 20 390) means heavy distillates as defined in point (d) above, other than gas oils defined in point (e) above, which, with the appropriate colorimetric characteristics in solution K, have a viscosity B:

- no more than shown in line I of the following table, with a sulfate ash content of less than 1% according to the ISO 3987 method and a saponification index of less than 4 according to the ISO 6293-1 or 6293-2 method;

- more than shown in line II, at a fluid loss temperature of at least 10 °C according to the ISO 3016 method;

- more than shown in line I, but not more than shown in line II, if 25 vol.% or more is distilled at 300 °C according to the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to ASTM D 86) or if less than 25 vol.% is distilled at 300 °C and the fluidity loss temperature exceeds minus 10 °C according to the ISO 3016 method. These parameters apply to fractions and products with colorimetric characteristics in a solution of less than 2.

Table of conformity of colorimetric characteristics in solution K and viscosity B

Colorimetric characteristics

0

0.5

1st

1.5

2.

2.5

3

3.5

4.

4.5

5

5.5

6

6.5

7

7.5 or more

Viscosity B

I am.

4.

4.

4.

5.4

9.

15.1

25.3

42.4

71.1

119

200.

335

562.

943.

1580

2650

II

7

7

7

7

9.

15.1

25.3

42.4

71.1

119

200.

335

562.

943.

1580

2650

The term "viscosity B" means kinematic viscosity at 50 °C, measured in 0.000001 m/s according to the EN ISO 3104 method.

The term "colorimetric characteristic in solution K" means the color of the product determined by the ISO 2049 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 1500 method) after one part (by volume) of the product is mixed with 100 parts (by volume) of xylene, toluene or other suitable solvent. The color should be determined immediately after the solution is formed.

Subheadings 2710 19 510 to 2710 19 680 and 2710 20 310 to 2710 20 390 include only liquid fuels of natural color.

These subheadings do not include heavy distillates as defined in (d) above for which it is not possible to define:

the percentage (zero yield should be considered as zero percent) of the quantity of distilled product at 250 °C according to the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method);

kinematic viscosity at 50 °C according to the EN ISO 3104 method; or

- colorimetric characteristic K according to the ISO 2049 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 1500 method).

Such products are classified in subheadings 2710 19 710 0 to 2710 19 980 0 or 2710 20 900 0.

3. В товарной позиции 2712 термин «сырой нефтяной вазелин» (подсубпозиция 2712 10 100 0) означает нефтяной вазелин с колориметрическими характеристиками для естественной окраски более 4,5 по методу ISO 2049 (эквивалентному методу ASTM D 1500).

4. В подсубпозициях 2712 90 310 0 – 2712 90 390 0 термин «сырой» применяется к продуктам:

(a) with a petroleum fraction content of 3.5 wt.% or more if their viscosity at 100 °C is less than 0.000009 m/s according to the EN ISO 3104 method; or

(b) with colorimetric characteristics for natural coloring greater than 3 according to the ISO 2049 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 1500 method), if their viscosity at 100 °C is 0.000009 m/s or more according to the EN ISO 3104 method.

5. For the purposes of headings 2710, 2711 and 2712, the term “specific process” applies to the following processes:

(a) vacuum distillation;

(b) a process of secondary distillation with careful fractionation;

(c) cracking;

(d) reforming;

(e) extraction with selective solvents;

(f) a process involving all of the following: treatment with concentrated sulfuric acid, oleum or sulfur anhydride; neutralization with alkaline agents; discoloration (bleaching) and cleaning with natural active earths, activated carbon or bauxite;

(g) polymerization;

(h) alkylation;

(ij) isomerization;

(k) hydrogen desulphurization resulting in the reduction of at least 85% of the sulfur contained in the products being processed (methods EN ISO 20846, EN ISO 20884 or EN ISO 14596, or EN ISO 24260, EN ISO 20847 and EN ISO 8754) (only for products of subheadings 2710 19 310 0 – 2710 19 980 0);

(l) dewaxing by any process other than filtration (for products of heading 2710 only);

(m) treatment with hydrogen at a pressure greater than 20 bar and a temperature greater than 250 °C using a catalyst (other than desulphurization catalysts) (only in the case of products of subheadings 2710 19 310 0 to 2710 19 980 0), where hydrogen acts as an active participant in chemical reactions. Further treatment with hydrogen of lubricating oils of subheadings 2710 19 710 0 to 2710 19 980 0 (e.g. hydrotreating or discoloration), in particular for the purpose of improving colour or stability, is not specific to processes;

(н) перегонка при атмосферном давлении при условии, что менее 30 об.% этих продуктов (включая потери) перегоняется при температуре 300 °C по методу ISO 3405 (эквивалентному методу ASTM D 86) (только для продуктов подсубпозиций 2710 19 510 – 2710 19 680);

(o) treatment by high-frequency electrical discharge (for products of subheadings 2710 19 710 0 to 2710 19 980 0 only);

(p) exclusively for products of subheading 2712 90 310 0: degreasing by fractional crystallization.

Additional notes of the Eurasian Economic Union

Machine translation. The original is the Russian text of the EAEU tariff, and customs goes by it; this translation is for understanding only and has no legal force.

1. В подсубпозициях 2710 19 510 1, 2710 19 550 1, 2710 19 620 1, 2710 19 640 1, 2710 19 660 1, 2710 19 680 1, 2710 20 310 1, 2710 20 350 1, 2710 20 370 1, 2710 20 390 1 термин «мазуты» означает тяжелые дистилляты, температура начала кипения которых 200 °С или более по методу ASTM D 86, количество керосино-газойлевых фракций, перегоняющихся до 350 °С по методу ASTM D 1160, составляет не более 17 об.%, кроме флотского мазута марки Ф5, произведенного по ГОСТ 10585, для которого содержание таких фракций составляет не более 22 об.%, температура вспышки флотского мазута в закрытом тигле не ниже 80 °С по методу ASTM D 93, температура вспышки прочих мазутов в открытом тигле не ниже 90 °С по методу ASTM D 92.

2. For products of subheading 2710 12 250 1, the content of n-hexane shall be determined by the ASTM D 5134 method, the boiling point and the boiling point shall be determined by the EN ISO 3405 method.