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(Legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
REGULATION (EU) No 978/2012 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 25 October 2012
applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences and repealing Council Regulation (EC)
No 732/2008
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
(4) The
Union’s
common
commercial
policy
is
to
be
EUROPEAN UNION,
consistent with and to consolidate the objectives of the
Union policy in the field of development cooperation,
laid down in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Func
tioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular the
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
eradication of poverty and the promotion of sustainable
Union, and in particular Article 207 thereof,
development and good governance in the developing
countries. It is to comply with World Trade Organisation
(WTO) requirements, in particular with the Decision on
Differential and More Favourable Treatment, Reciprocity
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
and Fuller Participation of Developing Countries (the
‘Enabling Clause’), adopted under the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1979,
under which WTO Members may accord differential
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national
and more favourable treatment to developing countries.
parliaments,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure ( 1 ),
(5) The
Commission
Communication
of
7
July
2004
entitled
‘Developing countries, international trade and sustainable
development: the function of the Community’s gener
Whereas:
alised system of preferences (GSP) for the 10-year

period from 2006 to 2015’ sets out the guidelines for
the application of the scheme of generalised tariff pref
erences for the period 2006 to 2015.
(1) Since
1971,
the
Community
has
granted
trade
pref
erences to developing countries under its scheme of
generalised tariff preferences.
(6) Council
Regulation
(EC)
No
732/2008
of
22
July
2008
applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the
(2) The
Union’s
common
commercial
policy
shall
be
guided
period from 1 January 2009 ( 2 ), as extended by Regu
by the principles and pursue the objectives set out in the
lation (EU) No 512/2011 of the European Parliament and
general provisions on the Union’s external action, laid
of the Council of 11 May 2011 amending Council Regu
down in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union
lation (EC) No 732/2008 ( 3 ) provides for the application
(TEU).
of the scheme of generalised tariff preferences (‘the
scheme’) until 31 December 2013 or until the scheme
under this Regulation is applied, whichever is the earlier.
Thereafter, the scheme should continue to apply for a
(3) The
Union
aims
to
define
and
pursue
common
policies
period of 10 years from the date of application of the
and actions in order to foster the sustainable economic,
preferences provided for in this Regulation, except for the
social and environmental development of developing
special arrangement for the least-developed countries,
countries, with the primary aim of eradicating poverty.
which should continue to be applied without any
expiry date.
( 1 ) Position of the European Parliament of 13 June 2012 (not yet
published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of
( 2 ) OJ L 211, 6.8.2008, p. 1.
4 October 2012.
( 3 ) OJ L 145, 31.5.2011, p. 28.

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(7) By
providing
preferential
access
to
the
Union
market,
the
(EC) No 732/2008, Council Regulation (EC) No 55/2008
scheme should assist developing countries in their efforts
of 21 January 2008 introducing autonomous trade pref
to reduce poverty and promote good governance and
erences for the Republic of Moldova ( 1 ) and Council
sustainable development by helping them to generate
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 of 18 September 2000
additional revenue through international trade, which
introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and
can then be reinvested for the benefit of their own devel
territories participating in or linked to the European
opment and, in addition, to diversify their economies.
Union’s Stabilisation and Association process ( 2 ) should
The scheme’s tariff preferences should focus on helping
be considered eligible for the scheme. Overseas territories
developing countries having greater development, trade
associated with the Union and overseas countries and
and financial needs.
territories of countries that are not listed in Annex I to
Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 should not be considered
eligible for the scheme.
(8) The
scheme
consists
of
a
general
arrangement,
and
two
special arrangements.
(11) The
special
incentive
arrangement
for
sustainable
devel
opment and good governance is based on the integral
concept of sustainable development, as recognised by
(9) The
general
arrangement
should
be
granted
to
all
those
international conventions and instruments such as the
developing countries which share a common developing
1986 United Nations (UN) Declaration on the Right to
need and are in a similar stage of economic development.
Development, the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment
Countries which are classified by the World Bank as
and Development, the 1998 International Labour
high-income or upper-middle income countries have
Organisation (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Prin
per capita income levels allowing them to attain higher
ciples and Rights at Work, the 2000 UN Millennium
levels of diversification without the scheme’s tariff prefer
Declaration, and the 2002 Johannesburg Declaration on
ences. Those countries include economies which have
Sustainable Development. Consequently, the additional
successfully completed their transition from centralised
tariff preferences provided under the special incentive
to market economies. They do not share the same devel
arrangement for sustainable development and good
opment, trade and financial needs as the remaining
governance should be granted to those developing
developing countries; they are at a different stage of
countries which, due to a lack of diversification and
economic development, i.e. they are not similarly-
insufficient integration within the international trading
situated as the more vulnerable developing countries;
system, are vulnerable, in order to help them assume
and, in order to prevent unjustified discrimination, they
the special burdens and responsibilities resulting from
need to be treated differently. Furthermore, the use of
the ratification of core international conventions on
tariff preferences provided under the scheme by high-
human and labour rights, environmental protection and
income or upper-middle income countries increases the
good governance as well as from the effective implemen
competitive pressure on exports from poorer, more
tation thereof.
vulnerable countries and therefore could impose unjus
tifiable burdens on those more vulnerable developing
countries. The general arrangement takes account of
the fact that the development, trade and financial needs
are subject to change and ensures that the arrangement
(12) Preferences should be designed to promote further
remains open if the situation of a country changes.
economic growth and, thereby, to respond positively to
the need for sustainable development. Under the special
incentive arrangement, the ad valorem tariffs should
therefore be suspended for the beneficiary countries
concerned. The specific duties should also be suspended,
For the sake of consistency, the tariff preferences granted
unless combined with an ad valorem duty.
under the general arrangement should not be extended to

developing countries which are benefiting from a prefer
ential market access arrangement with the Union, which
provides at least the same level of tariff preferences as the
scheme for substantially all trade. To provide a bene
ficiary country and economic operators with time for
(13) Countries
that
fulfil
the
eligibility
criteria
for
the
special
an orderly adaptation, the general arrangement should
incentive arrangement for sustainable development and
continue to be granted for two years as from the date
good governance should be able to benefit from the
of application of a preferential market access
additional tariff preferences if, upon their application,
arrangement and this date should be specified in the
the Commission determines that the relevant conditions
list of beneficiary countries of the general arrangement.
are met. It should be possible to submit applications as
from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Countries which benefit from the tariff preferences of
the scheme under Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 should
also submit a new application.
(10) Countries listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC)
No 732/2008 and countries benefiting from autonomous
( 1 ) OJ L 20, 24.1.2008, p. 1.
preferential access to the Union market under Regulation
( 2 ) OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 1.

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(14) The
Commission
should
monitor
the
status
of
ratification
(20) Such
a
tariff
reduction
should
be
sufficiently
attractive,
in
of the international conventions on human and labour
order to motivate traders to make use of the oppor
rights, environmental protection and good governance
tunities offered by the scheme. Therefore, the ad
and their effective implementation, by examining the
valorem duties should generally be reduced by a flat
conclusions and recommendations of the relevant moni
rate of 3,5 percentage points from the ‘most favoured
toring bodies established under those conventions (the
nation’ duty rate, while such duties for textiles and textile
relevant monitoring bodies). Every two years, the
goods should be reduced by 20 %. Specific duties should
Commission should present to the European Parliament
be reduced by 30 %. Where a minimum duty is specified,
and the Council a report on the status of ratification of
that minimum duty should not apply.
the respective conventions, the compliance of the bene
ficiary countries with any reporting obligations under
those conventions, and the status of the implementation
of the conventions in practice.
(21) Duties
should
be
suspended
totally,
where
the
prefer
ential treatment for an individual import declaration
results in an ad valorem duty of 1 % or less or in a
specific duty of EUR 2 or less, since the cost of collecting
(15) For the purposes of the monitoring and the withdrawal
such duties might be higher than the revenue gained.
of preferences, reports from relevant monitoring bodies
are essential. However, such reports may be supple
mented by other sources of information, provided that
they are accurate and reliable. Without prejudice to other
sources, this could include information from civil society,
(22) Graduation
should
be
based
on
criteria
related
to
sections
social partners, the European Parliament and the Council.
and chapters of the Common Customs Tariff. Graduation
should apply in respect of a section or subsection in
order to reduce cases where heterogeneous products are
graduated. The graduation of a section or a subsection
(made up of chapters) for a beneficiary country should be
(16) The
special
arrangement
for
the
least-developed
countries
should continue to grant duty-free access to the Union
applied when the section meets the criteria for
market for products originating in the least-developed
graduation over three consecutive years, in order to
countries, as recognised and classified by the UN,
increase predictability and fairness of graduation by elim
except for trade in arms. For a country no longer clas
inating the effect of large and exceptional variations in
sified by the UN as a least-developed country, a transi
the import statistics. Graduation should not apply to the
tional period should be established, to alleviate any
beneficiary countries of the special incentive arrangement
adverse effects caused by the removal of the tariff pref
for sustainable development and good governance and
erences granted under this arrangement. Tariff pref
the beneficiary countries of the special arrangement for
erences provided under the special arrangement for the
the least-developed countries as they share a very similar
least-developed countries should continue to be granted
economic profile rendering them vulnerable because of a
for those least-developed countries, which benefit from
low, non-diversified export base.
another preferential market access arrangement with the
Union.
(23) In order to ensure that the scheme benefits only those
countries it is intended to benefit, the tariff preferences
(17) To
ensure
coherence
with
the
market
access
provisions
provided for by this Regulation should apply, as well as
for sugar in the Economic Partnership Agreements,
the rules of origin of products, laid down in Commission
imports of products under heading 1701 of the
Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying
Common Customs Tariff should require an import
down provisions for the implementation of Council
licence until 30 September 2015.
Regulation (EEC) No
2913/92 establishing the
Community Customs Code ( 1 ).
(18) As regards the general arrangement, the differentiation
between tariff preferences for non-sensitive products
(24) The reasons for temporary withdrawal of the
and tariff preferences for sensitive products should be
arrangements under the scheme should include serious
maintained, to take account of the situation of the
and systematic violations of the principles laid down in
sectors manufacturing the same products in the Union.
certain international conventions concerning core human
rights and labour rights, so as to promote the objectives
of those conventions. Tariff preferences under the special
incentive arrangement for sustainable development and
(19) Common Customs Tariff duties on non-sensitive
good governance should be temporarily withdrawn if the
products should continue to be suspended, while duties
beneficiary country does not respect its binding under
on sensitive products should enjoy a tariff reduction, in
taking to maintain the ratification and effective imple
order to ensure a satisfactory utilisation rate while at the
mentation of those conventions or to comply with the
same time taking account of the situation of the
corresponding Union industries.
( 1 ) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

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reporting requirements imposed by the respective
countries and on the initiation of a temporary with
conventions, or if the beneficiary country does not
drawal procedure, taking into account the nature and
cooperate with the Union’s monitoring procedures as
impact of those acts.
set out in this Regulation.
(30) The
examination procedure should be used for the
(25) Due to the political situation in Burma/Myanmar and in
adoption of implementing acts on safeguard investi
Belarus, the temporary withdrawal of all tariff preferences
gations and on suspension of the preferential
in respect of imports of products originating in Burma/
arrangements where imports may cause serious
Myanmar or Belarus should be maintained.
disturbance to Union markets.
(26) In
order
to
achieve
a
balance
between
the
need
for
better
targeting, greater coherence and transparency on the one
(31) In
order
to
ensure
the
integrity
and
orderly
functioning
hand, and better promoting sustainable development and
of the scheme, the Commission should adopt
good governance through a unilateral trade preference
immediately applicable implementing acts where, in
scheme on the other hand, the power to adopt acts in
duly justified cases relating to temporary withdrawals
accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to
due to non-compliance with customs-related procedures
the Commission in respect of amendments to the
and obligations, imperative grounds of urgency so
Annexes to this Regulation and temporary withdrawals
require.
of tariff preferences due to failure to adhere to the prin
ciples of sustainable development and good governance,
as well as procedural rules regarding the submission of
applications for the tariff preferences granted under the
(32) In
order
to
provide
a
stable
framework
for
economic
special incentive arrangement for sustainable devel
operators, upon conclusion of the maximum period of
opment and good governance, the conduct of a
six months, the Commission should adopt immediately
temporary withdrawal and safeguard investigations in
applicable implementing acts where, in duly justified
order to establish uniform and detailed technical arrange
cases relating to termination or extension of the
ments. It is of particular importance that the Commission
temporary withdrawals due to non-compliance with
carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory
customs-related procedures and obligations, imperative
work, including at expert level. The Commission, when
grounds of urgency so require.
preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a
simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of
relevant documents to the European Parliament and to
the Council.
(33) The Commission should also adopt immediately
applicable implementing acts where, in duly justified
cases relating to safeguard investigations, imperative
grounds of urgency relating to the deterioration of the
(27) In
order
to
provide
a
stable
framework
for
economic
economic and/or financial situation of Union producers
operators, the power to adopt an act in accordance
which would be difficult to repair so require.
with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the
Commission in respect of repealing a decision on
temporary withdrawal under the urgency procedure
before that decision to temporarily withdraw tariff pref
erences takes effect, where the reasons justifying
(34) The
Commission
should
report
regularly
to
the
European
temporary withdrawal no longer apply.
Parliament and to the Council on the effects of the

scheme under this Regulation. Five years after its entry
into force, the Commission should report to the
European Parliament and to the Council on the appli
(28) In
order
to
ensure
uniform
conditions
for
the
implemen
cation of this Regulation and assess the need to review
tation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be
the scheme, including the special incentive arrangement
conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be
for sustainable development and good governance and
exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU)
temporary withdrawal provisions of tariff preferences,
No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the
taking into consideration the fight against terrorism
Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules
and the field of international standards on transparency
and general principles concerning mechanisms for the
and exchange of information in tax matters. In reporting,
control by the Member States of the Commission’s
the Commission should take into account the impli
exercise of implementing powers ( 1 ).
cations for development, trade and financial needs of
beneficiaries. The report should also include a detailed
analysis of the impact of this Regulation on trade and
on the Union’s tariff income, with particular attention to
(29) The
advisory
procedure
should
be
used
for
the
adoption
the effects on beneficiary countries. Where applicable,
of implementing acts on suspension from the tariff pref
compliance with Union sanitary and phytosanitary legis
erences of certain GSP sections in respect of beneficiary
lation should also be assessed. The report should also
include an analysis of the effects of the scheme with
( 1 ) OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13.
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(35) Regulation (EC) No
732/2008 should therefore be
No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical
repealed,
nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff ( 1 ),
except those duties established as part of tariff quotas;
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(h) ‘section’ means any of the sections of the Common
Customs Tariff as laid down by Regulation (EEC)
CHAPTER I
No 2658/87;
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
(i) ‘chapter’ means any of the chapters of the Common
Customs Tariff as laid down by Regulation (EEC)
1. The
scheme
of
generalised
tariff
preferences
(the
‘scheme’)
No 2658/87;
shall apply in accordance with this Regulation.
2. This
Regulation
provides
for
the
following
tariff
pref
(j) ‘GSP section’ means a section listed in Annex V and estab
erences under the scheme:
lished on the basis of sections and chapters of the Common
Customs Tariff;
(a) a general arrangement;
(k) ‘preferential market access arrangement’ means preferential
access to the Union market through a trade agreement,
(b) a special incentive arrangement for sustainable development
either provisionally applied or in force, or through
and good governance (GSP+); and
autonomous preferences granted by the Union;
(c) a special arrangement for the least-developed countries
(l) ‘effective implementation’ means the integral implemen
(Everything But Arms (EBA)).
tation of all undertakings and obligations undertaken
under the international conventions listed in Annex VIII,
thus ensuring fulfilment of all the principles, objectives
Article 2
and rights guaranteed therein.
For the purposes of this Regulation:
Article 3
(a) ‘GSP’ means the Generalised Scheme of Preferences by
1. A
list
of
eligible
countries
is
established
in
Annex
I.
which the Union provides preferential access to its market
through any of the preferential arrangements referred to in
Article 1(2);
2. The
Commission
shall
be
empowered
to
adopt
delegated
acts in accordance with Article 36 to amend Annex I to take
account of changes in the international status or classification of
(b) ‘countries’ means countries and territories possessing a
countries.
customs administration;
3. The Commission shall notify an eligible country
(c) ‘eligible countries’ means all developing countries as listed in
concerned of any relevant changes in its status under the
Annex I;
scheme.
(d) ‘GSP beneficiary countries’ means beneficiary countries of
CHAPTER II
the general arrangement as listed in Annex II;
GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
Article 4
(e) ‘GSP+ beneficiary countries’ means beneficiary countries of
the special incentive arrangement for sustainable devel
1. An
eligible
country
shall
benefit
from
the
tariff
preferences
opment and good governance as listed in Annex III;
provided under the general arrangement referred to in point (a)
of Article 1(2) unless:
(f) ‘EBA beneficiary countries’ means beneficiary countries of
the special arrangement for least developed countries as
(a) it has been classified by the World Bank as a high-income
listed in Annex IV;
or an upper-middle income country during three
consecutive years immediately preceding the update of the
list of beneficiary countries; or
(g) ‘Common Customs Tariff duties’ means the duties specified
in Part Two of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC)
( 1 ) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

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(b) it benefits from a preferential market access arrangement
Article 7
which provides the same tariff preferences as the scheme,
or better, for substantially all trade.
1. Common
Customs
Tariff
duties
on
products
listed
in
Annex V as non-sensitive products shall be suspended
entirely, except for agricultural components.
2. Points
(a)
and
(b)
of
paragraph
1
shall
not
apply
to
least-
developed countries.
2. Common
Customs
Tariff ad valorem duties on products
listed in Annex V as sensitive products shall be reduced by
3. Without prejudice to point (b) of paragraph 1, point (a) of
3,5 percentage points. For products under GSP sections S-11a
paragraph 1 shall not apply until 21 November 2014, for
and S-11b of Annex V, this reduction shall be 20 %.
countries which by 20 November 2012 have initialled a
bilateral preferential market access agreement with the Union,
which provides the same tariff preferences as the scheme, or
better, for substantially all trade, but which is not yet applied.
3. Where
preferential
duty
rates
calculated,
in
accordance
with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 732/2008, on the
Article 5
Common Customs Tariff ad valorem duties applicable on the
date of entry into force of this Regulation provide for a tariff
1. A
list
of
GSP
beneficiary
countries
meeting
the
criteria
laid reduction of more than 3,5 percentage points for the products
down in Article 4 is established in Annex II.
referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, those preferential duty
rates shall apply.
2.
By 1 January of each year following the entry into force of
this Regulation the Commission shall review Annex II. To
provide a GSP beneficiary country and economic operators
4. Common
Customs
Tariff
specific
duties,
other
than
with time for orderly adaptation to the change in the
minimum or maximum duties, on products listed in Annex V
country’s status under the scheme:
as sensitive products shall be reduced by 30 %.
(a) the decision to remove a beneficiary country from the list of
GSP beneficiary countries, in accordance with paragraph 3
5. Where
Common
Customs
Tariff
duties
on
products
listed
of this Article and on the basis of point (a) of Article 4(1),
in Annex V as sensitive products include ad valorem duties and
shall apply as from one year after the date of entry into
specific duties, the specific duties shall not be reduced.
force of that decision;
(b) the decision to remove a beneficiary country from the list of
6. Where
duties
reduced
in
accordance
with
paragraphs
2
GSP beneficiary countries, in accordance with paragraph 3
and 4 specify a maximum duty, that maximum duty shall not
of this Article and on the basis of point (b) of Article 4(1),
be reduced. Where such duties specify a minimum duty, that
shall apply as from two years after the date of application of
minimum duty shall not apply.
a preferential market access arrangement.
3. For
the
purposes
of
paragraphs
1
and
2
of
this
Article
the
Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in
Article 8
accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex II on the basis
1. The
tariff
preferences
referred
to
in
Article
7
shall
be
of the criteria laid down in Article 4.
suspended, in respect of products of a GSP section originating
in a GSP beneficiary country, when the average value of Union
imports of such products over three consecutive years from that
4. The
Commission
shall
notify
the
GSP
beneficiary
country GSP beneficiary country exceeds the thresholds listed in Annex
concerned of any changes in its status under the scheme.
VI. The thresholds shall be calculated as a percentage of the
total value of Union imports of the same products from all GSP
beneficiary countries.
Article 6
1. The
products
included
in
the
general
arrangement
referred
to in point (a) of Article 1(2) are listed in Annex V.
2. Prior
to
the
application
of
the
tariff
preferences
provided
for in this Regulation, the Commission shall adopt an imple
menting act establishing, in accordance with the advisory
2. The
Commission
shall
be
empowered
to
adopt
delegated procedure referred to in Article 39(2), a list of GSP sections
acts in accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex V in order
for which the tariff preferences referred to in Article 7 are
to incorporate changes made necessary by amendments to the
suspended in respect of a GSP beneficiary country. That imple
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3. The
Commission
shall,
every
three
years,
review
the
list
those conventions or which is for the purposes of this
referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article and adopt an imple
Article considered to be incompatible with the object and
menting act, in accordance with the advisory procedure referred
purpose of that convention.
to in Article 39(2), in order to suspend or to re-establish the
tariff preferences referred to in Article 7. That implementing act
shall apply as of 1 January of the year following its entry in
For the purposes of this Article, reservations shall not be
force.
considered to be incompatible with the object and purpose
of a convention unless:
4. The list referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article
shall be established on the basis of the data available on 1
(i) a process explicitly set out for that purpose under the
September of the year in which the review is conducted and
convention has so determined; or
of the two years preceding the review year. It shall take into
account imports from GSP beneficiary countries listed in Annex
II as applicable at that time. However, the value of imports from
(ii) in the absence of such a process, the Union where a
GSP beneficiary countries, which upon the date of application
party to the convention, and/or a qualified majority of
of the suspension, no longer benefit from the tariff preferences
Member States party to the convention, in accordance
under point (b) of Article 4(1) shall not be taken into account.
with their respective competences as established in the
Treaties, objected to the reservation on the grounds that
it is incompatible with the object and purpose of the
convention and opposed the entry into force of the
5. The
Commission
shall
notify
the
country
concerned
of
the
convention as between them and the reserving state in
implementing act adopted in accordance with paragraphs 2
accordance with the provisions of the Vienna
and 3.
Convention on the Law of Treaties;
6. Where
Annex
II
is
amended
in
accordance
with
the (d) it gives a binding undertaking to maintain ratification of the
criteria laid down in Article 4, the Commission shall be
relevant conventions and to ensure the effective implemen
empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with
tation thereof;
Article 36 to amend Annex VI in order to adjust the modalities
listed in that Annex so as to maintain proportionally the same
weight of the graduated product sections as defined in
(e) it accepts without reservation the reporting requirements
paragraph 1 of this Article.
imposed by each convention and gives a binding under
taking to accept regular monitoring and review of its imple
mentation record in accordance with the provisions of the
relevant conventions; and
CHAPTER III
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DEVELOPMENT AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
(f) it gives a binding undertaking to participate in and
cooperate with the monitoring procedure referred to in
Article 9
Article 13.
1. A
GSP
beneficiary
country
may
benefit
from
the
tariff
preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement
for sustainable development and good governance referred to
2. Where Annex II is amended, the Commission shall be
in point (b) of Article 1(2) if:
empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with
Article 36 to amend Annex VII in order to review the vulner
ability threshold listed in point 1(b) of Annex VII so as to
maintain proportionally the same weight of the vulnerability
(a) it is considered to be vulnerable due to a lack of diversifi
threshold as calculated in accordance with Annex VII.
cation and insufficient integration within the international
trading system, as defined in Annex VII;
Article 10
1. The
special
incentive
arrangement
for
sustainable
devel
(b) it has ratified all the conventions listed in Annex VIII (the
opment and good governance shall be granted if the
‘relevant conventions’) and the most recent available
following conditions are met:
conclusions of the monitoring bodies under those
conventions (the ‘relevant monitoring bodies’) do not
identify a serious failure to effectively implement any of
those conventions;
(a) a GSP beneficiary country has made a request to that effect;
and
(c) in relation to any of the relevant conventions, it has not
(b) examination of the request shows that the requesting
formulated a reservation which is prohibited by any of
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2. The
requesting
country
shall
submit
its
request
to
the
2. Common
Customs
Tariff
specific
duties
on
products
Commission in writing. The request shall provide compre
referred to in paragraph 1 shall be suspended entirely, except
hensive information concerning the ratification of the relevant
for products for which the Common Customs Tariff duties
conventions and shall include the binding undertakings referred
include ad valorem duties. For products with Combined Nomen
to in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 9(1).
clature code 1704 10 90, the specific duty shall be limited to
16 % of the customs value.
3. After
receiving
a
request,
the
Commission
shall
notify
the
European Parliament and the Council thereof.
Article 13
1. As of the date of the granting of the tariff preferences
provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable
4. After examining the request, the Commission shall be
development and good governance, the Commission shall keep
empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with
under review the status of ratification of the relevant
Article 36, to establish or to amend Annex III in order to
conventions and shall monitor their effective implementation,
grant a requesting country the special incentive arrangement
as well as cooperation with the relevant monitoring bodies, by
for sustainable development and good governance by adding
examining the conclusions and recommendations of those
that country to the list of GSP+ beneficiary countries.
monitoring bodies.
5. Where
a
GSP+
beneficiary
country
no
longer
fulfils
the
conditions referred to in points (a) or (c) of Article 9(1), or
2. In
this
context,
a
GSP+
beneficiary
country
shall
cooperate
withdraws any of its binding undertakings referred to in
with the Commission and provide all information necessary to
points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 9(1), the Commission shall be
assess its respect of binding undertakings referred to in points
empowered to adopt a delegated act, in accordance with
(d), (e) and (f) of Article 9(1) and its situation as regards point
Article 36, to amend Annex III in order to remove that
(c) of Article 9(1).
country from the list of GSP+ beneficiary countries.
Article 14
6. The
Commission
shall
notify
the
requesting
country
of
a 1. By
1
January
2016,
and
every
two
years
thereafter,
the
decision taken in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 5 of this
Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to
Article after Annex III is amended and published in the Official
the Council a report on the status of ratification of the relevant
Journal of the European Union. Where the requesting country is
conventions, the compliance of the GSP+ beneficiary countries
granted the special incentive arrangement, it shall be informed
with any reporting obligations under those conventions and the
of the date on which the respective delegated act enters into
status of the effective implementation thereof.
force.
7. The
Commission
shall
be
empowered
to
adopt
delegated 2. That
report
shall
include:
acts, in accordance with Article 36, to establish rules related to
the procedure for granting the special incentive arrangement for
sustainable development and good governance in particular
(a) the conclusions or recommendations of relevant monitoring
with respect to deadlines and the submission and processing
bodies in respect of each GSP+ beneficiary country; and
of requests.
Article 11
(b) the Commission’s conclusions on whether each GSP+ bene
ficiary country respects its binding undertakings to comply
1. The products included in the special incentive
with reporting obligations, to cooperate with relevant moni
arrangement for sustainable development and good governance
toring bodies in accordance with the relevant conventions
are listed in Annex IX.
and to ensure the effective implementation thereof.
2. The
Commission
shall
be
empowered
to
adopt
delegated The report may include any information the Commission
acts, in accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex IX to take
considers appropriate.
into account amendments to the Combined Nomenclature
affecting the products listed in that Annex.
3. In
drawing
its
conclusions
concerning
effective
implemen
Article 12
tation of the relevant conventions, the Commission shall assess
the conclusions and recommendations of the relevant moni
1. The
Common
Customs
Tariff ad valorem duties on all
toring bodies, as well as, without prejudice to other sources,
products listed in Annex IX which originate in a GSP+ bene
information submitted by third parties, including civil society,
ficiary country shall be suspended.
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Article 15
6. The
Commission
shall
seek
all
information
it
considers
necessary including, inter alia, the conclusions and recommen
1. The
special
incentive
arrangement
for
sustainable
devel
dations of the relevant monitoring bodies. In drawing its
opment and good governance shall be withdrawn temporarily,
conclusions, the Commission shall assess all relevant
in respect of all or of certain products originating in a GSP+
information.
beneficiary country, where in practice that country does not
respect its binding undertakings as referred to in points (d),
(e) and (f) of Article 9(1), or the GSP+ beneficiary country
has formulated a reservation which is prohibited by any of
the relevant conventions or which is incompatible with the
7. Within
three
months
after
expiry
of
the
period
specified
in
object and purpose of that convention as established in point
the notice, the Commission shall decide:
(c) of Article 9(1).
2. The burden of proof for compliance with its obligations
(a) to terminate the temporary withdrawal procedure; or
resulting from binding undertakings as referred to in points (d),
(e) and (f) of Article 9(1), and its situation as referred to in point
(c) of Article 9(1), shall be on the GSP+ beneficiary country.
(b) to temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences provided
under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable
development and good governance.
3.
Where, either on the basis of the conclusions of the report
referred to in Article 14 or on the basis of the evidence
available, the Commission has a reasonable doubt that a
particular GSP+ beneficiary country does not respect its
binding undertakings as referred to in points (d), (e) and (f) of
8. Where the Commission considers that the findings do not
Article 9(1), or has formulated a reservation which is prohibited
justify temporary withdrawal, it shall adopt an implementing act
by any of the relevant conventions or which is incompatible
to terminate the temporary withdrawal procedure in accordance
with the object and purpose of that convention as established in
with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2). That
point (c) of Article 9(1), it shall, in accordance with the advisory
implementing act shall be based, inter alia, on evidence received.
procedure referred to in Article 39(2), adopt an implementing
act to initiate the procedure for the temporary withdrawal of
the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive
arrangement for sustainable development and good governance.
9. Where
the
Commission
considers
that
the
findings
justify
The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the
temporary withdrawal for the reasons referred to in paragraph 1
Council thereof.
of this Article, it shall be empowered, in accordance with
Article 36, to adopt delegated acts to amend Annex III in
order to temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences provided
4. The
Commission
shall
publish
a
notice
in
the Official
under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable devel
Journal of the European Union and notify the GSP+ beneficiary
opment and good governance referred to in point (b) of
country concerned thereof. The notice shall:
Article 1(2).
(a) state the grounds for the reasonable doubt as to the
10. Where
the
Commission
decides
on
temporary
with
fulfilment of the binding undertakings made by the GSP+
drawal, such delegated act shall take effect six months after
beneficiary country as referred to in points (d), (e) and (f) of
its adoption.
Article 9(1), or as to the existence of a reservation which is
prohibited by any of the relevant conventions or which is
incompatible with the object and purpose of that
convention as established in point (c) of Article 9(1),
which may call into question its right to continue to
11. Where
the
reasons
justifying
temporary
withdrawal
no
enjoy the tariff preferences provided under the special
longer apply before the delegated act referred to in paragraph 9
incentive arrangement for sustainable development and
of this Article takes effect, the Commission shall be empowered
good governance; and
to repeal the adopted act to temporarily withdraw tariff pref
erences in accordance with the urgency procedure referred to in
Article 37.
(b) specify the period, which may not exceed six months from
the date of publication of the notice, within which a GSP+
beneficiary country shall submit its observations.
12. The
Commission
shall
be
empowered
to
adopt
delegated
acts, in accordance with Article 36, to establish rules related to
the procedure for temporary withdrawal of the special incentive
5. The
Commission
shall
provide
the
beneficiary
country arrangement for sustainable development and good governance
concerned with every opportunity to cooperate during the
in particular with respect to deadlines, rights of parties,
period referred to in point (b) of paragraph 4.
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Article 16
2. From
1
January
2014
until
30
September
2015,
imports
of products under tariff heading 1701 of the Common Customs
Where the Commission finds that the reasons justifying a
Tariff shall require an import licence.
temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences, as referred to
in Article 15(1), no longer apply, it shall be empowered to
adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36, to amend
Annex III in order to reinstate the tariff preferences provided
under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable devel
3. The
Commission
shall,
in
accordance
with
the
exam
opment and good governance.
ination procedure referred to in Article 39(3), adopt detailed
rules for implementing the provisions referred to in paragraph
2 of this Article in accordance with the procedure referred to in
Article 195 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
CHAPTER IV
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT FOR THE LEAST-DEVELOPED
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ( 1 ).
COUNTRIES
Article 17
1. An
eligible
country
shall
benefit
from
the
tariff
preferences
CHAPTER V
provided under the special arrangement for the least-developed
countries referred to in point (c) of Article 1(2), if that country
TEMPORARY WITHDRAWAL PROVISIONS COMMON TO ALL
is identified by the UN as a least-developed country.
ARRANGEMENTS
Article 19
1. The
preferential
arrangements
referred
to
in
Article
1(2)
2. The
Commission
shall
continuously
review
the
list
of
EBA may be withdrawn temporarily, in respect of all or of certain
beneficiary countries on the basis of the most recent available
products originating in a beneficiary country, for any of the
data. Where an EBA beneficiary country no longer fulfils the
following reasons:
conditions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the
Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in
accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex IV in order to
remove the country from the list of EBA beneficiary countries
(a) serious and systematic violation of principles laid down in
following a transitional period of three years as from the date
the conventions listed in Part A of Annex VIII;
on which the delegated act entered into force.
(b) export of goods made by prison labour;
3. Pending
the
identification
by
the
UN
of
a
newly
inde
pendent country as a least-developed country, the Commission
shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with
Article 36, to amend Annex IV as an interim measure so as to
(c) serious shortcomings in customs controls on the export or
include such a country in the list of EBA beneficiary countries.
transit of drugs (illicit substances or precursors), or failure to
comply with international conventions on anti-terrorism
and money laundering;
If such a newly independent country is not identified by the UN
as a least-developed country during the first available review of
the category of least-developed countries, the Commission shall
be empowered to adopt delegated acts forthwith, in accordance
(d) serious and systematic unfair trading practices including
with Article 36, to amend Annex IV in order to remove such a
those affecting the supply of raw materials, which have an
country from that Annex, without granting the transitional
adverse effect on the Union industry and which have not
period referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.
been addressed by the beneficiary country. For those unfair
trading practices, which are prohibited or actionable under
the WTO Agreements, the application of this Article shall
be based on a previous determination to that effect by the
competent WTO body;
4. The
Commission
shall
notify
the
EBA
beneficiary
country
concerned of any changes in its status under the scheme.
(e) serious and systematic infringement of the objectives
adopted by Regional Fishery Organisations or any inter
Article 18
national arrangements to which the Union is a party
1. The Common Customs Tariff duties on all products that
concerning the conservation and management of fishery
are listed in Chapters 1 to 97 of the Combined Nomenclature,
resources.
except those in Chapter 93, originating in an EBA beneficiary
country, shall be suspended entirely.
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

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2. The
preferential
arrangements
provided
for
in
this
Regu
8. Within six months from the expiry of the period referred
lation shall not be withdrawn under point (d) of paragraph 1 in
to in point (b) of paragraph 4 the Commission shall decide:
respect of products that are subject to anti-dumping or counter
vailing measures under Council Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
of 11 June 2009 on protection against subsidised imports from
countries not members of the European Community (
(a) to terminate the temporary withdrawal procedure; or

1 ) or
Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November
2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries
not members of the European Community ( 2 ), for the reasons
(b) to temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences provided
justifying those measures.
under the preferential arrangements referred to in
Article 1(2).
3. Where
the
Commission
considers
that
there
are
sufficient
grounds justifying temporary withdrawal of the tariff pref
9. Where the Commission considers that the findings do not
erences provided under any preferential arrangement referred
justify temporary withdrawal, it shall adopt an implementing
to in Article 1(2) on the basis of the reasons referred to in
act, in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in
paragraph 1 of this Article it shall adopt an implementing act
Article 39(2), on the termination of the temporary withdrawal
to initiate the procedure for temporary withdrawal in
procedure.
accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in
Article 39(2). The Commission shall inform the European
Parliament and the Council of that implementing act.
10. Where the Commission considers that the findings
justify temporary withdrawal for the reasons referred to in
paragraph 1 of this Article, it shall be empowered, in
accordance with Article 36, to adopt delegated acts to amend
4. The
Commission
shall
publish
a
notice
in
the Official
Annexes II, III or IV, whichever is applicable, in order to
Journal of the European Union announcing the initiation of a
temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences provided under the
temporary withdrawal procedure, and shall notify the bene
preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2).
ficiary country concerned thereof. The notice shall:
11. For
either
of
the
cases
referred
to
in
paragraphs
9
and
(a) provide sufficient grounds for the implementing act to
10, the adopted act shall be based, inter alia, on evidence
initiate a temporary withdrawal procedure, referred to in
received.
paragraph 3; and
12. Where
the
Commission
decides
on
temporary
with
(b) state that the Commission will monitor and evaluate the
drawal, such delegated act shall take effect six months after
situation in the beneficiary country concerned for six
its adoption.
months from the date of publication of the notice.
13. Where
the
reasons
justifying
temporary
withdrawal
no
longer apply before the delegated act referred to in paragraph
5. The
Commission
shall
provide
the
beneficiary
country 10 of this Article takes effect, the Commission shall be
concerned with every opportunity to cooperate during the
empowered to repeal the adopted act to temporarily withdraw
monitoring and evaluation period.
the tariff preferences in accordance with the urgency procedure
referred to in Article 37.
6. The
Commission
shall
seek
all
information
it
considers
necessary, inter alia, the available assessments, comments, deci
14. The
Commission
shall
be
empowered
to
adopt
delegated
sions, recommendations and conclusions of the relevant moni
acts, in accordance with Article 36, to establish rules related to
toring bodies, as appropriate. In drawing its conclusions, the
the procedure for temporary withdrawal of all arrangements in
Commission shall assess all relevant information.
particular with respect to deadlines, rights of parties, confiden
tiality and review.
7. Within three months from the expiry of the period
Article 20
referred to in point (b) of paragraph 4, the Commission shall
submit a report on its findings and conclusions to the bene
Where the Commission finds that the reasons justifying a
ficiary country concerned. The beneficiary country has the right
temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences as referred to
to submit its comments on the report. The period for
in Article 19(1) no longer apply, it shall be empowered to
comments shall not exceed one month.
adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36 to amend
Annexes II, III or IV, whichever is applicable, in order to
( 1 ) OJ L 188, 18.7.2009, p. 93.
reinstate the tariff preferences provided under the preferential
( 2 ) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.
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Article 21
provided under the preferential arrangements referred to in
Article 1(2), in respect of all or certain products originating
1. The
preferential
arrangements
provided
for
in
this
Regu
in a beneficiary country.
lation may be withdrawn temporarily, in respect of all or of
certain products originating in a beneficiary country, in cases of
fraud, irregularities or systematic failure to comply with or to
ensure compliance with the rules concerning the origin of the
products and with the procedures related thereto, or failure to
4. Before
taking
such
decision,
the
Commission
shall
first
provide administrative cooperation as required for the imple
publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union,
mentation and policing of the preferential arrangements referred
stating that there are grounds for reasonable doubt about
to in Article 1(2).
compliance with paragraphs 1 and 2 which may call into
question the right of the beneficiary country to continue to
enjoy the benefits granted by this Regulation.
2. The
administrative
cooperation
referred
to
in
paragraph
1
requires, inter alia, that a beneficiary country:
5. The
Commission
shall
inform
the
beneficiary
country
concerned of any decision taken in accordance with
paragraph 3, before it becomes effective.
(a) communicate to the Commission and update the
information necessary for the implementation of the rules
of origin and the policing thereof;
6. The
period
of
temporary
withdrawal
shall
not
exceed
six
months. At the latest on the conclusion of that period, the
Commission shall decide in accordance with the urgency
(b) assist the Union by carrying out, at the request of the
procedure referred to in Article 39(4) either to terminate the
customs authorities of the Member States, subsequent verifi
temporary withdrawal or to extend the period of temporary
cation of the origin of the goods, and communicate its
withdrawal.
results in time to the Commission;
7. Member
States
shall
communicate
to
the
Commission
all
(c) assist the Union by allowing the Commission, in coor
relevant information that may justify temporary withdrawal of
dination and close cooperation with the competent auth
the tariff preferences or its extension.
orities of the Member States, to conduct the Union adminis
trative and investigative cooperation missions in that
country, in order to verify the authenticity of documents
or the accuracy of information relevant for granting the
CHAPTER VI
preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2);
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(d) carry out or arrange for appropriate inquiries to identify and
General Safeguards
prevent contravention of the rules of origin;
Article 22
1. Where
a
product
originating
in
a
beneficiary
country
of
(e) comply with or ensure compliance with the rules of origin
any of the preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2),
in respect of regional cumulation, within the meaning of
is imported in volumes and/or at prices which cause, or
Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, if the country benefits
threaten to cause, serious difficulties to Union producers of
therefrom; and
like or directly competing products, normal Common
Customs Tariff duties on that product may be reintroduced.
(f) assist the Union in the verification of conduct where there is
a presumption of origin-related fraud, whereby the existence
2. For
the
purpose
of
this
Chapter,
‘like
product’
means
a
of fraud may be presumed where imports of products under
product which is identical, i.e. alike in all respects, to the
the preferential arrangements provided for in this Regu
product under consideration, or, in the absence of such a
lation massively exceed the usual levels of the beneficiary
product, another product which, although not alike in all
country’s exports.
respects, has characteristics closely resembling those of the
product under consideration.
3. Where the Commission considers that there is sufficient
evidence to justify temporary withdrawal for the reasons set out
3. For
the
purpose
of
this
Chapter,
‘interested
parties’
means
in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, it shall decide in
those parties involved in the production, distribution and/or sale
accordance with the urgency procedure referred to in
of the imports mentioned in paragraph 1 and of like or directly
Article 39(4) to temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences
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4. The
Commission
shall
be
empowered
to
adopt
delegated the evidence provided in the request to determine whether there
acts, in accordance with Article 36, to establish rules related to
is sufficient prima facie evidence to justify the initiation of an
the procedure for adopting general safeguard measures in
investigation.
particular with respect to deadlines, rights of parties, confiden
tiality, disclosure, verification, visits and review.
3. Where
it
is
apparent
that
there
is
sufficient
prima
facie
evidence to justify the initiation of proceedings the Commission
Article 23
shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European
Serious difficulties shall be considered to exist where Union
Union. Initiation shall take place within one month of the
producers suffer deterioration in their economic and/or
request received pursuant to paragraph 2. Should an investi
financial situation. In examining whether such deterioration
gation be initiated, the notice shall provide all necessary
exists, the Commission shall take account, inter alia, of the
details about the procedure and deadlines, including recourse
following factors concerning Union producers, where such
to the Hearing Officer of the Directorate-General for Trade of
information is available:
the European Commission.
(a) market share;
4. An
investigation,
including
the
procedural
steps
referred
to in Articles 25, 26 and 27, shall be concluded within 12
months from its initiation.
(b) production;
Article 25
(c) stocks;
On duly justified grounds of urgency relating to deterioration of
the economic and/or financial situation of Union producers, and
where delay might cause damage which would be difficult to
(d) production capacity;
repair, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt
immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with
the urgency procedure referred to in Article 39(4) to
(e) bankruptcies;
reintroduce normal Common Customs Tariff duties for a
period of up to 12 months.
(f) profitability;
Article 26
(g) capacity utilisation;
Where the facts as finally established show that the conditions
set out in Article 22(1) are met, the Commission shall adopt an
implementing act to reintroduce the Common Customs Tariff
duties in accordance with the examination procedure referred to
(h) employment;
in Article 39(3). That implementing act shall enter into force
within one month from the date of its publication in the Official
Journal of the European Union.
(i) imports;
Article 27
(j) prices.
Where the facts as finally established show that the conditions
set out in Article 22(1) are not met, the Commission shall
Article 24
adopt an implementing act terminating the investigation and
proceedings in accordance with the examination procedure
1. The
Commission
shall
investigate
whether
the
normal referred to in Article 39(3). That implementing act shall be
Common Customs Tariff duties should be reintroduced if
published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The inves
there is sufficient prima facie evidence that the conditions of
tigation shall be deemed terminated, if no implementing act is
Article 22(1) are met.
published within the period referred to in Article 24(4) and any
urgent preventive measures shall automatically lapse. Any
Common Customs Tariff duties collected as a result of those
2. An
investigation
shall
be
initiated
upon
request
by
a provisional measures shall be refunded.
Member State, by any legal person or any association not
having legal personality, acting on behalf of Union producers,
or on the Commission’s own initiative if it is apparent to the
Article 28
Commission that there is sufficient prima facie evidence, as
determined on the basis of factors referred to in Article 23,
Common Customs Tariff duties shall be reintroduced as long as
to justify such initiation. The request to initiate an investigation
necessary to counteract the deterioration in the economic
shall contain evidence that the conditions for imposing the
and/or financial situation of Union producers, or as long as
safeguard measure set out in Article 22(1) are met. The
the threat of such deterioration persists. The period of reintro
request shall be submitted to the Commission. The Commission
duction shall not exceed three years, unless it is extended in
shall, as far as possible, examine the accuracy and adequacy of
duly justified circumstances.

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SECTION II
SECTION III
Safeguards in the Textile, Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors
Surveillance in the Agricultural and Fisheries Sectors
Article 29
Article 32
1. Without
prejudice
to
Section
I
of
this
Chapter,
on
1
1. Without
prejudice
to
Section
I
of
this
Chapter,
products
January of each year, the Commission, on its own initiative
from Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff as laid
and in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in
down by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, originating in bene
Article 39(2), shall adopt an implementing act in order to
ficiary countries, may be subject to a special surveillance mech
remove the tariff preferences referred to in Articles 7 and 12
anism, in order to avoid disturbances to Union markets. The
with respect to the products from GSP sections S-11a and
Commission, on its own initiative or at the request of a Member
S-11b of Annex V or to products falling under Combined
State, after consulting the committee for the relevant agriculture
Nomenclature codes 2207 10 00, 2207 20 00, 2909 19 10,
or fisheries common market organisation, shall adopt an imple
3814 00 90, 3820 00 00, and 3824 90 97 where imports of
menting act, in accordance with the examination procedure
such products, listed respectively in Annexes V or IX,
referred to in Article 39(3), on whether to apply this special
whichever is applicable, originate in a beneficiary country and
surveillance mechanism, and shall determine the products to
their total:
which this surveillance mechanism is to be applied.
(a) increases by at least 13,5 % in quantity (by volume), as
2. Where
Section
I
of
this
Chapter
is
applied
to
products
in
compared with the previous calendar year; or
Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff as laid down
by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, originating in beneficiary
countries, the period referred to in Article 24(4) of this Regu
lation shall be reduced to two months in the following cases:
(b) for products under GSP sections S-11a and S-11b of Annex
V, exceeds the share referred to in point 2 of Annex VI of
the value of Union imports of products in GSP sections
S-11a and S-11b of Annex V from all countries and terri
(a) when the beneficiary country concerned does not ensure
tories listed in Annex II during any period of 12 months.
compliance with the rules of origin or does not provide
the administrative cooperation referred to in Article 21; or
2. Paragraph
1
of
this
Article
shall
not
apply
to
EBA
bene
ficiary countries, nor shall it apply to countries with a share for
(b) when imports of products from Chapters 1 to 24 of the
the relevant products referred to in Article 29(1) not exceeding
Common Customs Tariff as laid down by Regulation (EEC)
6 % of total Union imports of the same products listed in
No 2658/87, under the preferential arrangements granted
Annexes V or IX, whichever is applicable.
under this Regulation massively exceed the usual levels of
exports from the beneficiary country concerned.
3. The
removal
of
the
tariff
preferences
shall
take
effect
two
months after the date of publication of the Commission’s act to
that effect in the Official Journal of the European Union.
CHAPTER VII
COMMON PROVISIONS
Article 33
Article 30
1. To
benefit
from
the
tariff
preferences,
the
products
for
Without prejudice to Section I of this Chapter, where imports of
which the tariff preferences are claimed shall originate in a
products included in Annex I to the TFEU cause, or threaten to
beneficiary country.
cause, serious disturbance to Union markets, in particular to
one or more of the outermost regions, or these markets’ regu
latory mechanisms, the Commission, on its own initiative or at
the request of a Member State, after consulting the committee
2. For
the
purposes
of
the
preferential
arrangements
referred
for the relevant agriculture or fisheries common market organ
to in Article 1(2) of this Regulation, the rules of origin
isation, shall adopt an implementing act in order to suspend the
concerning the definition of the concept of originating
preferential arrangements in respect of the products concerned
products, the procedures and the methods of administrative
in accordance with examination procedure referred to in
cooperation related thereto shall be those laid down in Regu
Article 39(3).
lation (EEC) No 2454/93.
Article 31
Article 34
The Commission shall inform the beneficiary country concerned
1. Where
the
rate
of
an ad valorem duty for an individual
as soon as possible of any decision taken in accordance with
import declaration is reduced in accordance with this Regu
Articles 29 or 30 before it becomes effective.
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2. Where
the
rate
of
a
specific
duty
for
an
individual
import
Article 36
declaration is reduced in accordance with this Regulation to
EUR 2 or less per individual euro amount, that duty shall be
1. The
power
to
adopt
delegated
acts
is
conferred
on
the
suspended entirely.
Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles
3. Subject
to
paragraphs
1
and
2,
the
final
rate
of
the
prefer
3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 and 22 shall be
ential duty calculated in accordance with this Regulation shall
conferred to the Commission for an indeterminate period of
be rounded down to the first decimal place.
time from 20 November 2012.
3. The delegation of powers referred to in Articles 3, 5, 6, 8,
Article 35
9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 or 22 may be revoked at any time
by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of
1. The
statistical
source
to
be
used
for
the
purpose
of
this revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power
Regulation shall be the external trade statistics of the
specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following
Commission (Eurostat).
the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the
European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not
affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
2. Member
States
shall
send
the
Commission
(Eurostat)
their
statistical data on products placed under the customs procedure
4. As
soon
as
it
adopts
a
delegated
act,
the
Commission
shall
for release for free circulation under the tariff preferences
notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the
according to Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European
Council.
Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on
Community statistics relating to external trade with non-
member countries ( 1 ). Those data, supplied by reference to the
Combined Nomenclature codes and, where applicable, the
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 3, 5, 6, 8, 9,
TARIC codes, shall show, by country of origin, the values,
10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 or 22 shall enter into force only if
quantities and any supplementary units required in accordance
no objection has been expressed by either the European
with the definitions in that Regulation. In accordance with
Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of
Article 8(1) of that Regulation, Member States shall transmit
notification of that act to the European Parliament and the
those statistical data no later than 40 days after the end of
Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European
each monthly reference period. In order to facilitate information
Parliament and the Council have both informed the
and increase transparency, the Commission shall also ensure
Commission that they will not object. That period shall be
that the relevant statistical data for the GSP sections are
extended by two months at the initiative of the European
regularly available in a public database.
Parliament or the Council.
Article 37
3. In
accordance
with
Article
308d
of
Regulation
(EEC)
No 2454/93, Member States shall forward to the Commission,
1. Delegated
acts
adopted
under
this
Article
shall
enter
into
at its request, details of the quantities and values of products
force without delay and shall apply as long as no objection is
released for free circulation under the tariff preferences, during
expressed in accordance with paragraph 2. The notification of a
the previous months. Those data shall include the products
delegated act adopted under this Article to the European
referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article.
Parliament and to the Council shall state the reasons for the
use of the urgency procedure.
4. The
Commission
shall,
in
close
cooperation
with
Member 2. Either the European Parliament or the Council may object
States, monitor the imports of products falling under Combined
to a delegated act in accordance with the procedure referred to
Nomenclature codes 0603, 0803
90
10, 1006, 1604
14,
in Article 36(5). In such a case, the Commission shall repeal the
1604 19 31, 1604 19 39,
1604 20 70, 1701,
1704,
act without delay following the notification of the decision to
1806 10 30, 1806 10 90, 2002 90, 2103 20, 2106 90 59,
object by the European Parliament or the Council.
2106 90 98, 6403, 2207 10 00, 2207 20 00, 2909 19 10,
3814 00 90, 3820 00 00 and 3824 90 97, in order to
determine whether the conditions referred to in Articles 22,
29 and 30 are fulfilled.
Article 38
1. Information
received
pursuant
to
this
Regulation
shall
be
( 1 ) OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 23.
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2. Neither
information
of
a
confidential
nature
nor
any the Council a report on the effects of the scheme covering the
information provided on a confidential basis received pursuant
most recent two-year period and all of the preferential
to this Regulation shall be disclosed without specific permission
arrangements referred to in Article 1(2).
from the supplier of such information.
By 21 November 2017, the Commission shall submit, to the
3. Each
request
for
confidentiality
shall
state
the
reasons
why European Parliament and to the Council, a report on the appli
the information is confidential. However, if the supplier of the
cation of this Regulation. Such a report may, where appropriate,
information wishes neither to make it public nor to authorise
be accompanied by a legislative proposal.
its disclosure in general terms or in the form of a summary and
if it appears that the request for confidentiality is unjustified, the
information concerned may be disregarded.
Article 41
Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 is repealed with effect from
1 January 2014.
4. Information
shall
in
any
case
be
considered
to
be
confidential if its disclosure is likely to have a significantly
adverse effect upon the supplier or the source of such
information.
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as
references to this Regulation in accordance with the correlation
table set out in Annex X.
5. Paragraphs
1
to
4
shall
not
preclude
reference
by
the
Union authorities to general information and in particular to
reasons on which decisions taken pursuant to this Regulation
CHAPTER VIII
are based. Those authorities shall, however, take into account
FINAL PROVISIONS
the legitimate interests of natural and legal persons concerned
so that their business secrets shall not be divulged.
Article 42
1. Any
investigation
or
temporary
withdrawal
procedure
initiated and not terminated under Regulation (EC)
No 732/2008 shall be reinitiated automatically under this Regu
Article 39
lation, except in respect of a beneficiary country of the special
incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good
1. The
Commission
shall
be
assisted
by
the
Generalised
Pref
governance under that Regulation if the investigation concerns
erences Committee established by Regulation (EC)
only the benefits granted under the special incentive
No 732/2008. That Committee shall be a committee within
arrangement for sustainable development and good governance.
the meaning of Regulation (EU) No
182/2011. The
However, such investigation shall be reinitiated automatically if
Committee may examine any matter relating to the application
the same beneficiary country applies for the special incentive
of this Regulation, raised by the Commission or at the request
arrangement under this Regulation before 1 January 2015.
of a Member State.
2. The
information
received
in
the
course
of
an
investigation
2. Where
reference
is
made
to
this
paragraph,
Article
4
of initiated and not terminated under Regulation (EC)
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
No 732/2008 shall be taken into account in any reinitiated
investigation.
3. Where
reference
is
made
to
this
paragraph,
Article
5
of
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Article 43
1. This
Regulation
shall
enter
into
force
on
the
twentieth
day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
4. Where
reference
is
made
to
this
paragraph,
Article
8
of
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply in conjunction with
Article 5 thereof.
2. It
shall
apply
from
20
November
2012.
Article 40
However, the tariff preferences provided under the preferential
By 1 January 2016 and every two years thereafter, the
arrangements referred to in Article 1(2) shall apply from
Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to
1 January 2014.

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3. The
scheme
shall
apply
until
31
December
2023.
However,
the
expiry
date
shall
neither
apply
to
the
special arrangement for the least-developed countries, nor, to the extent that they are applied in conjunction
with that arrangement, to any other provisions of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Strasbourg, 25 October 2012.
For the European Parliament
For the Council
The President
The President
Martin SCHULZ
A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

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LIST OF ANNEXES
Annex I
— Eligible countries of the scheme referred to in Article 3
Annex II — Beneficiary countries of the general arrangement referred to in point (a) of Article 1(2)
Annex III — Beneficiary countries of the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good
governance referred to in point (b) of Article 1(2)
Annex IV — Beneficiary countries of the special arrangement for the least-developed countries referred to in point (c)
of Article 1(2)
Annex V — List of products included in the general arrangement referred to in point (a) of Article 1(2)
Annex VI — Modalities for the application of Article 8
Annex VII — Modalities for the application of Chapter III of this Regulation
Annex VIII — Conventions referred to in Article 9
Annex IX — List of products included in the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good
governance referred to in point (b) of Article 1(2)
Annex X — Correlation table

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ANNEX I
Eligible countries ( 1 ) of the scheme referred to in Article 3
Column A: alphabetical code, in accordance with the nomenclature of countries and territories for the Union external
trade statistics
Column B: name
A
B
AE United
Arab
Emirates
AF Afghanistan
AG Antigua
and
Barbuda
AL Albania
AM Armenia
AO Angola
AR Argentina
AZ Azerbaijan
BA Bosnia
and
Herzegovina
BB Barbados
BD Bangladesh
BF Burkina
Faso
BH Bahrain
BI Burundi
BJ Benin
BN Brunei
BO Bolivia
BR Brazil
BS Bahamas
BT Bhutan
BW Botswana
BY Belarus
BZ Belize
CD Democratic
Republic
of
the
Congo
CF Central
African
Republic
CG Congo
CI Cte
d’Ivoire
( 1 ) This list includes countries for which preferences may have been temporarily withdrawn or suspended. The Commission or the
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A
B
CK Cook
Islands
CL Chile
CM Cameroon
CN China
CO Colombia
CR Costa
Rica
CU Cuba
CV Cape
Verde
DJ Djibouti
DM Dominica
DO Dominican
Republic
DZ Algeria
EC Ecuador
EG Egypt
ER Eritrea
ET Ethiopia
FJ Fiji
FM Micronesia
GA Gabon
GD Grenada
GE Georgia
GH Ghana
GM Gambia,
The
GN Guinea
GQ Equatorial
Guinea
GT Guatemala
GW Guinea-Bissau
GY Guyana
HK Hong
Kong
HN Honduras
HR Croatia
HT Haiti
ID Indonesia
IN India

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A
B
IQ Iraq
IR Iran
JM Jamaica
JO Jordan
KE Kenya
KG Kyrgyzstan
KH Cambodia
KI Kiribati
KM Comoros
KN Saint
Kitts
and
Nevis
KW Kuwait
KZ Kazakhstan
LA Laos
LB Lebanon
LC Saint
Lucia
LK Sri
Lanka
LR Liberia
LS Lesotho
LY Libya
MA Morocco
MD Moldova
ME Montenegro
MG Madagascar
MH Marshall
Islands
MK former
Yugoslav
Republic
of
Macedonia,
the
ML Mali
MM Burma/Myanmar
MN Mongolia
MO Macao
MR Mauritania
MU Mauritius
MV Maldives
MW Malawi
MX Mexico

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A
B
MY Malaysia
MZ Mozambique
NA Namibia
NE Niger
NG Nigeria
NI Nicaragua
NP Nepal
NR Nauru
NU Niue
OM Oman
PA Panama
PE Peru
PG Papua
New
Guinea
PH Philippines
PK Pakistan
PW Palau
PY Paraguay
QA Qatar
RS Serbia
RU Russia
RW Rwanda
SA Saudi
Arabia
SB Solomon
Islands
SC Seychelles
SD Sudan
SL Sierra
Leone
SN Senegal
SO Somalia
SR Suriname
ST So
Tomé
and
Príncipe
SV El
Salvador
SY Syria
SZ Swaziland
TD Chad
TG Togo

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A
B
TH Thailand
TJ Tajikistan
TL Timor-Leste
TM Turkmenistan
TN Tunisia
TO Tonga
TT Trinidad
and
Tobago
TV Tuvalu
TZ Tanzania
UA Ukraine
UG Uganda
UY Uruguay
UZ Uzbekistan
VC Saint
Vincent
and
the
Grenadines
VE Venezuela
VN Vietnam
VU Vanuatu
WS Samoa
XK Kosovo
(*)
YE Yemen
ZA South
Africa
ZM Zambia
ZW Zimbabwe
(*) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) and the
International Court of Justice Opinion on the Kosovo’s declaration of independence.
Eligible countries of the scheme referred to in Article 3 which have been temporarily withdrawn from the
scheme, in respect of all or of certain products originating in these countries
Column A: alphabetical code, in accordance with the nomenclature of countries and territories for the Union external
trade statistics
Column B: name
A
B
BY Belarus
MM Burma/Myanmar

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ANNEX II
Beneficiary countries ( 1 ) of the general arrangement referred to in point (a) of Article 1(2)
Column A: alphabetical code, in accordance with the nomenclature of countries and territories for the Union external
trade statistics
Column B: name
A
B
AF Afghanistan
AM Armenia
AO Angola
AZ Azerbaijan
BD Bangladesh
BF Burkina
Faso
BI Burundi
BJ Benin
BO Bolivia
BT Bhutan
CD Democratic
Republic
of
the
Congo
CF Central
African
Republic
CG Congo
CK Cook
Islands
CN China
CO Colombia
CR Costa
Rica
CV Cape
Verde
DJ Djibouti
EC Ecuador
ER Eritrea
ET Ethiopia
FM Micronesia
GE Georgia
GM Gambia,
The
GN Guinea
GQ Equatorial
Guinea
( 1 ) This list includes countries for which preferences may have been temporarily withdrawn or suspended. The Commission or the
competent authorities of the country concerned will be able to provide an updated list.

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A
B
GT Guatemala
GW Guinea-Bissau
HN Honduras
HT Haiti
ID Indonesia
IN India
IQ Iraq
IR Iran
KG Kyrgyzstan
KH Cambodia
KI Kiribati
KM Comoros
LA Laos
LK Sri
Lanka
LR Liberia
LS Lesotho
MG Madagascar
MH Marshall
Islands
ML Mali
MM Burma/Myanmar
MN Mongolia
MR Mauritania
MV Maldives
MW Malawi
MZ Mozambique
NE Niger
NG Nigeria
NI Nicaragua
NP Nepal
NR Nauru
NU Niue
PA Panama
PE Peru
PH Philippines

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A
B
PK Pakistan
PY Paraguay
RW Rwanda
SB Solomon
Islands
SD Sudan
SL Sierra
Leone
SN Senegal
SO Somalia
ST So
Tomé
and
Príncipe
SV El
Salvador
SY Syria
TD Chad
TG Togo
TH Thailand
TJ Tajikistan
TL Timor-Leste
TM Turkmenistan
TO Tonga
TV Tuvalu
TZ Tanzania
UA Ukraine
UG Uganda
UZ Uzbekistan
VN Vietnam
VU Vanuatu
WS Samoa
YE Yemen
ZM Zambia
Beneficiary countries of the general arrangement referred to in point (a) of Article 1(2) which have been
temporarily withdrawn from that arrangement, in respect of all or of certain products originating in these
countries
Column A: alphabetical code, in accordance with the nomenclature of countries and territories for the Union external
trade statistics
Column B: name
A
B
MM Burma/Myanmar

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ANNEX III
Beneficiary countries ( 1 ) of the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance
referred to in point (b) of Article 1(2)
Column A: alphabetical code, in accordance with the nomenclature of countries and territories for the Union external
trade statistics
Column B: name
A
B
Beneficiary countries of the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance
referred to in point (b) of Article 1(2) which have been temporarily withdrawn from that arrangement, in
respect of all or of certain products originating in these countries
Column A: alphabetical code, in accordance with the nomenclature of countries and territories for the Union external
trade statistics
Column B: name
A
B
( 1 ) This list includes countries for which preferences may have been temporarily withdrawn or suspended. The Commission or the
competent authorities of the country concerned will be able to provide an updated list.

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ANNEX IV
Beneficiary countries ( 1 ) of the special arrangement for the least-developed countries referred to in point (c) of
Article 1(2)
Column A: alphabetical code, in accordance with the nomenclature of countries and territories for the Union external
trade statistics
Column B: name
A
B
AF Afghanistan
AO Angola
BD Bangladesh
BF Burkina
Faso
BI Burundi
BJ Benin
BT Bhutan
CD Democratic
Republic
of
the
Congo
CF Central
African
Republic
DJ Djibouti
ER Eritrea
ET Ethiopia
GM Gambia,
The
GN Guinea
GQ Equatorial
Guinea
GW Guinea-Bissau
HT Haiti
KH Cambodia
KI Kiribati
KM Comoros
LA Laos
LR Liberia
LS Lesotho
MG Madagascar
ML Mali
MM Burma/Myanmar
( 1 ) This list includes countries for which preferences may have been temporarily withdrawn or suspended. The Commission or the
competent authorities of the country concerned will be able to provide an updated list.

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A
B
MR Mauritania
MV Maldives
MW Malawi
MZ Mozambique
NE Niger
NP Nepal
RW Rwanda
SB Solomon
Islands
SD Sudan
SL Sierra
Leone
SN Senegal
SO Somalia
ST So
Tomé
and
Príncipe
TD Chad
TG Togo
TL Timor-Leste
TV Tuvalu
TZ Tanzania
UG Uganda
VU Vanuatu
WS Samoa
YE Yemen
ZM Zambia
Beneficiary countries of the special arrangement for the least-developed countries referred to in point (c) of
Article 1(2) which have been temporarily withdrawn from that arrangement, in respect of all or of certain
products originating in these countries
Column A: alphabetical code, in accordance with the nomenclature of countries and territories for the Union external
trade statistics
Column B: name
A
B
MM Burma/Myanmar

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ANNEX V
List of products included in the general arrangement referred to in point (a) of Article 1(2)
Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature (‘CN’), the description of the products is
to be considered as indicative, the tariff preferences being determined by the CN codes. Where ‘ex’ CN codes are indicated,
the tariff preferences are to be determined by the CN code and the description, together.
Entry of products with a CN code marked with an asterisk (*) is subject to the conditions laid down in the relevant Union
law.
The column ‘Section’ lists GSP sections (Article 2(h))
The column ‘Chapter’ lists CN chapters covered by a GSP section (Article 2(i))
The column ‘Sensitive/non-sensitive’ refers to the products included in the general arrangement (Article 6). These products
are listed as being either NS (non-sensitive, for the purposes of Article 7(1)) or S (sensitive, for the purposes of
Article 7(2)).
For reasons of simplification, the products are listed in groups. These may include products for which Common Customs
Tariff duties were withdrawn or suspended.
Section Chapter CN
code Description
Sensitive/
non-sensitive
S-1a 01 0101
29
90 Live
horses,
other
than
pure-bred
breeding
animals,
other S
than for slaughter
0101 30 00 Live
asses
S
0101 90 00 Live
mules
and
hinnies
S
0104 20 10* Live,
pure-bred
breeding
goats
S
0106 14 10 Live
domestic
rabbits
S
0106 39 10 Live
pigeons
S
02 0205
00 Meat
of
horses,
asses,
mules
or
hinnies,
fresh,
chilled
or S
frozen
0206 80 91
Edible offal of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh or chilled,
S
other than for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products
0206 90 91 Edible
offal
of
horses,
asses,
mules
or
hinnies,
frozen,
other S
than for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products
0207 14 91 Livers,
frozen,
of
fowls
of
the
species Gallus domesticus
S
0207 27 91 Livers,
frozen,
of
turkeys
S
0207 45 95
Livers, frozen, of ducks, geese or guinea fowls, other than
S
0207 55 95
fatty livers of ducks or geese
0207 60 91
0208 90 70 Frogs’
legs NS
0210 99 10 Meat
of
horses,
salted,
in
brine
or
dried
S
0210 99 59 Offal
of
bovine
animals,
salted,
in
brine,
dried
or
smoked, S
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Sensitive/
Section Chapter CN
code Description
non-sensitive
ex 0210 99 85
Offal of sheep or goats, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
S
ex 0210 99 85 Offal,
salted,
in
brine,
dried
or
smoked,
other
than
poultry S
liver, other than of domestic swine, of bovine animals or of
sheep or goats
04 0403
10
51 Yogurt,
flavoured
or
containing
added
fruit,
nuts
or
cocoa
S
0403 10 53
0403 10 59
0403 10 91
0403 10 93
0403 10 99
0403 90 71 Buttermilk,
curdled
milk
and
cream,
kephir
and
other S
fermented or acidified milk and cream, flavoured or
containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa
0403 90 73
0403 90 79
0403 90 91
0403 90 93
0403 90 99
0405 20 10 Dairy
spreads,
of
a
fat
content,
by
weight,
of
39
%
or
more S
but not exceeding 75 %
0405 20 30
0407 19 90
Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked, other than of
S
0407 29 90
poultry
0407 90 90
0410 00 00 Edible
products
of
animal
origin,
not
elsewhere
specified
or S
included
05 0511
99
39 Natural
sponges
of
animal
origin,
other
than
raw
S
S-1b 03 ex
Chapter
3
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates,
S
except for products under subheading 0301 19 00
0301 19 00 Live,
ornamental
saltwater
fish NS
S-2a 06 ex
Chapter
6 Live
trees
and
other
plants;
bulbs,
roots
and
the
like;
cut S
flowers and ornamental foliage, except for products under
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0603 12 00 Fresh
cut
carnations
and
buds
of
a
kind
suitable
for
bouquets NS
or for ornamental purposes
0604 20 40 Conifer
branches,
fresh NS
S-2b 07 0701 Potatoes,
fresh
or
chilled
S
0703 10 Onions
and
shallots,
fresh
or
chilled
S
0703 90 00 Leeks
and
other
alliaceous
vegetables,
fresh
or
chilled
S
0704 Cabbages,
cauliflowers,
kohlrabi,
kale
and
similar
edible
S
brassicas, fresh or chilled
0705 Lettuce
(Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or
S
chilled
0706 Carrots,
turnips,
salad
beetroot,
salsify,
celeriac,
radishes
and
S
similar edible roots, fresh or chilled
ex 0707 00 05
Cucumbers, fresh or chilled, from 16 May to 31 October
S
0708 Leguminous
vegetables,
shelled
or
unshelled,
fresh
or
chilled
S
0709 20 00 Asparagus,
fresh
or
chilled
S
0709 30 00 Aubergines
(eggplants),
fresh
or
chilled
S
0709 40 00
Celery other than celeriac, fresh or chilled
S
0709 51 00
Mushrooms, fresh or chilled, excluding the products under
S
ex 0709 59
subheading 0709 59 50
0709 60 10 Sweet
peppers,
fresh
or
chilled
S
0709 60 99 Fruits
of
the
genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, fresh or
S
chilled, other than sweet peppers, other than for the manu
facture of capsaicin or capsicum oleoresin dyes and other
than for the industrial manufacture of essential oils or
resinoids
0709 70 00
Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden
S
spinach), fresh or chilled
ex 0709 91 00 Globe
artichokes,
fresh
or
chilled,
from
1
July
to
31
October
S
0709 92 10* Olives,
fresh
or
chilled,
for
uses
other
than
the
production
of
S
oil
0709 93 10 Courgettes,
fresh
or
chilled
S
0709 93 90
Other vegetables, fresh or chilled
S
0709 99 90

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0709 99 10 Salad
vegetables,
fresh
or
chilled,
other
than
lettuce
(Lactuca
S
sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.)
0709 99 20 Chard
(or
white
beet)
and
cardoons,
fresh
or
chilled
S
0709 99 40 Capers,
fresh
or
chilled
S
0709 99 50 Fennel,
fresh
or
chilled
S
ex 0710
Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in
S
water), frozen, except for the product of subheading
0710 80 85
ex 0711 Vegetables
provisionally
preserved
(for
example,
by
sulphur
S
dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative
solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate
consumption, excluding the products under subheading
0711 20 90
ex 0712 Dried
vegetables,
whole,
cut,
sliced,
broken
or
in
powder,
but
S
not further prepared, excluding olives and the products under
subheading 0712 90 19
0713 Dried
leguminous
vegetables,
shelled,
whether
or
not
skinned
S
or split
0714 20 10* Sweet
potatoes,
fresh,
whole,
and
intended
for
human
NS
consumption
0714 20 90 Sweet
potatoes,
fresh,
chilled,
frozen
or
dried,
whether
or
not S
sliced or in the form of pellets, other than fresh and whole
and intended for human consumption
0714 90 90
Jerusalem artichokes and similar roots and tubers with high
NS
inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not
sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith
08 0802
11
90
Almonds, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled, other than
S
bitter
0802 12 90
0802 21 00 Hazelnuts
or
filberts
(Corylus spp.), fresh or dried, whether or
S
not shelled
0802 22 00
0802 31 00
Walnuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled
S
0802 32 00
0802 41 00
Chestnuts (Castanea spp.), fresh or dried, whether or not
S
0802 42 00
shelled or peeled
0802 51 00
Pistachios, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled NS
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0802 61 00
Macadamia nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or
NS
0802 62 00
peeled
0802 90 50
Pine nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled NS
0802 90 85
Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled NS
0803 10 10 Plantains,
fresh
S
0803 10 90
Bananas, including plantains, dried
S
0803 90 90
0804 10 00 Dates,
fresh
or
dried
S
0804 20 10 Figs,
fresh
or
dried
S
0804 20 90
0804 30 00 Pineapples,
fresh
or
dried
S
0804 40 00 Avocados,
fresh
or
dried
S
ex 0805 20 Mandarins
(including
tangerines
and
satsumas),
and
clemen
S
tines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids, fresh or dried, from
1 March to 31 October
0805 40 00 Grapefruit,
including
pomelos,
fresh
or
dried NS
0805 50 90 Limes
(Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia), fresh or dried
S
0805 90 00 Other
citrus
fruit,
fresh
or
dried
S
ex 0806 10 10 Table
grapes,
fresh,
from
1
January
to
20
July
and
from S
21 November to 31 December, excluding grapes of the
variety Emperor (Vitis vinifera cv.) from 1 to 31 December
0806 10 90 Other
grapes,
fresh
S
ex 0806 20 Dried
grapes,
excluding
products
under
subheading S
ex 0806 20 30 in immediate containers of a net capacity
exceeding 2 kg
0807 11 00 Melons
(including
watermelons),
fresh
S
0807 19 00
0808 10 10 Cider
apples,
fresh,
in
bulk,
from
16
September
to S
15 December
0808 30 10 Perry
pears,
fresh,
in
bulk,
from
1
August
to
31
December
S
ex 0808 30 90 Other
pears,
fresh,
from
1
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to
30
June
S

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0808 40 00 Quinces,
fresh
S
ex 0809 10 00
Apricots, fresh, from 1 January to 31 May and from 1 August
S
to 31 December
0809 21 00 Sour
cherries
(Prunus cerasus), fresh
S
ex 0809 29 Cherries,
fresh,
from
1
January
to
20
May
and
from S
11 August to 31 December, other than sour cherries
(Prunus cerasus)
ex 0809 30 Peaches,
including
nectarines,
fresh,
from
1
January
to S
10 June and from 1 October to 31 December
ex 0809 40 05
Plums, fresh, from 1 January to 10 June and from 1 October
S
to 31 December
0809 40 90 Sloes,
fresh
S
ex 0810 10 00
Strawberries, fresh, from 1 January to 30 April and from
S
1 August to 31 December
0810 20 Raspberries,
blackberries,
mulberries
and
loganberries,
fresh
S
0810 30 00 Black-,
white-
or
redcurrants
and
gooseberries,
fresh
S
0810 40 30 Fruit
of
the
species Vaccinium myrtillus, fresh
S
0810 40 50 Fruit
of
the
species Vaccinium macrocarpon and Vaccinium
S
corymbosum, fresh
0810 40 90 Other
fruits
of
the
genus Vaccinium, fresh
S
0810 50 00 Kiwifruit,
fresh
S
0810 60 00 Durians,
fresh
S
0810 70 00 Persimmons
S
0810 90 75 Other
fruit,
fresh
ex 0811
Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in
S
water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other
sweetening matter, except for products under subheadings
0811 10 and 0811 20
ex 0812 Fruit
and
nuts,
provisionally
preserved
(for
example,
by
S
sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other
preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for
immediate consumption, except for products under
subheading 0812 90 30
0812 90 30 Papaws
(papayas) NS
0813 10 00 Apricots,
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0813 20 00 Prunes
S
0813 30 00 Apples,
dried
S
0813 40 10 Peaches,
including
nectarines,
dried
S
0813 40 30 Pears,
dried
S
0813 40 50 Papaws
(papayas),
dried NS
0813 40 95 Other
fruit,
dried,
other
than
that
of
headings
0801
to
0806 NS
0813 50 12
Mixtures of dried fruit (other than that of headings 0801 to
S
0806) of papaws (papayas), tamarinds, cashew apples, lychees,
jackfruit, sapodilla plums, passion fruit, carambola or
pitahaya, but not containing prunes
0813 50 15
Other mixtures of dried fruit (other than that of headings
S
0801 to 0806), not containing prunes
0813 50 19
Mixtures of dried fruit (other than that of headings 0801 to
S
0806), containing prunes
0813 50 31 Mixtures
exclusively
of
tropical
nuts
of
headings
0801
and S
0802
0813 50 39
Mixtures exclusively of nuts of headings 0801 and 0802,
S
other than of tropical nuts
0813 50 91
Other mixtures of nuts and dried fruits of Chapter 8, not
S
containing prunes or figs
0813 50 99 Other
mixtures
of
nuts
and
dried
fruits
of
Chapter
8
S
0814 00 00 Peel
of
citrus
fruit
or
melons
(including
watermelons),
fresh, NS
frozen, dried or provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur
water or in other preservative solutions
S-2c 09 ex
Chapter
9 Coffee,
tea,
maté
and
spices,
except
the
products
under NS
subheadings
0901 12 00,
0901 21 00,
0901 22 00,
0901 90 90 and 0904 21 10, headings 0905 00 00 and
0907 00 00, and subheadings 0910 91 90, 0910 99 33,
0910 99 39, 0910 99 50 and 0910 99 99
0901 12 00 Coffee,
not
roasted,
decaffeinated
S
0901 21 00 Coffee,
roasted,
not
decaffeinated
S
0901 22 00 Coffee,
roasted,
decaffeinated
S
0901 90 90 Coffee
substitutes
containing
coffee
in
any
proportion
S
0904 21 10 Sweet
peppers,
dried,
neither
crushed
nor
ground
S
0905 Vanilla
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0907 Cloves
(whole
fruit,
cloves
and
stems)
S
0910 91 90 Mixtures
of
two
or
more
products
under
different
headings
of S
headings 0904 to 0910, crushed or ground
0910 99 33 Thyme;
bay
leaves
S
0910 99 39
0910 99 50
0910 99 99 Other
spices,
crushed
or
ground,
other
than
mixtures
of
two S
or more products under different headings of headings 0904
to 0910
S-2d 10 1008
50
00 Quinoa
(Chenopodium quinoa)
S
11 1104
29
17
Hulled cereal grains excluding barley, oats, maize, rice and
S
wheat
1105 Flour,
meal,
powder,
flakes,
granules
and
pellets
of
potatoes
S
1106 10 00 Flour,
meal
and
powder
of
the
dried
leguminous
vegetables
of S
heading 0713
1106 30 Flour,
meal
and
powder
of
products
from
Chapter
8
S
1108 20 00 Inulin
S
12 ex
Chapter
12 Oil
seeds
and
oleaginous
fruits;
miscellaneous
grains,
seeds S
and fruit, except for products under subheadings
1209
21
00, 1209
23
80, 1209
29
50, 1209
29
80,
1209 30 00, 1209 91 80 and 1209 99 91; industrial or
medicinal plants, except for products under subheading
1211 90 30, and excluding products under heading 1210
and subheadings 1212 91 and 1212 93 00
1209 21 00 Lucerne
(alfalfa)
seed,
of
a
kind
used
for
sowing NS
1209 23 80 Other
fescue
seed,
of
a
kind
used
for
sowing NS
1209 29 50 Lupine
seed,
of
a
kind
used
for
sowing NS
1209 29 80
Seeds of other forage plants, of a kind used for sowing NS
1209 30 00
Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their
NS
flowers, of a kind used for sowing
1209 91 80 Other
vegetable
seeds,
of
a
kind
used
for
sowing NS
1209 99 91
Seeds of plants cultivated principally for their flowers, of a
NS
kind used for sowing, other than those of subheading
1209 30 00

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1211 90 30
Tonquin beans, fresh or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or
NS
powdered
13 ex
Chapter
13 Lac;
gums,
resins
and
other
vegetable
saps
and
extracts, S
except for products under subheading 1302 12 00
1302 12 00 Vegetable
saps
and
extracts,
of
liquorice NS
S-3 15 1501
90
00 Poultry
fat,
other
than
that
of
headings
0209
or
1503
S
1502 10 90
Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of
S
1502 90 90
heading 1503 and other than for industrial uses other than
the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption
1503 00 19 Lard
stearin
and
oleostearin,
other
than
for
industrial
uses
S
1503 00 90
Lard oil, oleo-oil and tallow oil, not emulsified or mixed or
S
otherwise prepared, other than tallow oil for industrial uses
other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human
consumption
1504
Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals,
S
whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
1505 00 10 Wool
grease,
crude
S
1507 Soya-bean
oil
and
its
fractions,
whether
or
not
refined,
but
S
not chemically modified
1508 Groundnut
oil
and
its
fractions,
whether
or
not
refined,
but
S
not chemically modified
1511 10 90 Palm
oil,
crude,
other
than
for
technical
or
industrial
uses S
other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human
consumption
1511 90 Palm
oil
and
its
fractions,
whether
or
not
refined
but
not S
chemically modified, other than crude oil
1512 Sunflower-seed,
safflower
or
cotton-seed
oil
and
fractions
S
thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
1513 Coconut
(copra),
palm-kernel
or
babassu
oil
and
fractions
S
thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
1514 Rape,
colza
or
mustard
oil
and
fractions
thereof,
whether
or
S
not refined, but not chemically modified
1515 Other
fixed
vegetable
fats
and
oils
(including
jojoba
oil)
and
S
their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically
modified
ex 1516
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or
S
wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidi
nised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared,
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1516 20 10 Hydrogenated
castor
oil,
so
called
‘opal-wax’ NS
1517 Margarine;
edible
mixtures
or
preparations
of
animal
or
S
vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils
of Chapter 15, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions
of heading 1516
1518 00
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, boiled,
S
oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat
in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified,
excluding those of heading 1516; inedible mixtures or prep
arations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of
different fats or oils of Chapter 15, not elsewhere specified or
included
1521 90 99 Beeswax
and
other
insect
waxes,
whether
or
not
refined
or S
coloured, other than raw
1522 00 10 Degras
S
1522 00 91 Oil
foots
and
dregs;
soapstocks,
other
than
containing
oil S
having the characteristics of olive oil
S-4a 16 1601
00
10 Sausages
and
similar
products,
of
liver,
and
food
preparations S
based on liver
1602 20 10
Goose or duck liver, prepared or preserved
S
1602 41 90 Ham
and
cuts
thereof,
prepared
or
preserved,
of
swine
other S
than of domestic swine
1602 42 90 Shoulders
and
cuts
thereof,
prepared
or
preserved,
of
swine S
other than of domestic swine
1602 49 90
Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, including
S
mixtures, of swine other than of domestic swine
1602 90 31
Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, of game or
S
rabbit
1602 90 69
Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, of sheep or
S
goats or other animals, not containing uncooked bovine meat
or offal and not containing meat or meat offal of domestic
1602 90 91
swine
1602 90 95
1602 90 99
1602 90 78
1603 00 10 Extracts
and
juices
of
meat,
fish
or
crustaceans,
molluscs
or S
other aquatic invertebrates, in immediate packings of a net
content not exceeding 1 kg
1604
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes
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1605 Crustaceans,
molluscs
and
other
aquatic
invertebrates,
S
prepared or preserved
S-4b 17 1702
50
00 Chemically
pure
fructose
S
1702 90 10 Chemically
pure
maltose
S
1704 Sugar
confectionery
(including
white
chocolate),
not
S
containing cocoa
18 Chapter
18 Cocoa
and
cocoa
preparations
S
19 ex
Chapter
19 Preparations
of
cereals,
flour,
starch
or
milk;
pastrycooks’ S
products, except for products under subheadings
1901 20 00 and 1901 90 91
1901 20 00 Mixes
and
doughs
for
the
preparation
of
bakers’
wares
of NS
heading 1905
1901 90 91 Other,
containing
no
milkfats,
sucrose,
isoglucose,
glucose
or NS
starch or containing less than 1,5 % milk fat, 5 % sucrose
(including invert sugar) or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch,
excluding food preparations in powder form of goods of
headings 0401 to 0404
20 ex
Chapter
20 Preparations
of
vegetables,
fruit,
nuts
or
other
parts
of
plants, S
except for products under subheadings 2008
20
19,
2008 20 39, and excluding products under heading 2002
and subheadings 2005 80
00, 2008 40 19, 2008 40
31,
2008 40 51 to 2008 40 90, 2008 70 19, 2008 70 51,
2008 70 61 to 2008 70 98
2008 20 19 Pineapples,
otherwise
prepared
or
preserved,
containing
added NS
spirit, not elsewhere specified or included
2008 20 39
21 ex
Chapter
21 Miscellaneous
edible
preparations,
except
for
products
under S
subheadings 2101 20 and 2102 20 19, and excluding
products under subheadings 2106
10, 2106
90
30,
2106 90 51, 2106 90 55 and 2106 90 59
2101 20
Extracts, essences and concentrates, of tea or maté, and prep
NS
arations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concen
trates, or with a basis of tea or maté
2102 20 19 Other
inactive
yeasts NS
22 ex
Chapter
22 Beverages,
spirits
and
vinegar,
excluding
products
under S
heading 2207, subheadings 2204 10 11 to 2204 30 10 and
subheading 2208 40
23 2302
50
00
Residues and wastes of a similar kind, whether or not in the
S
form of pellets, resulting from the grinding or other working
of leguminous plants
2307 00 19 Other
wine
lees
S
2308 00 19 Other
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2308 00 90
Other vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable
NS
residues and by-products, whether or not in the form of
pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere
specified or included
2309 10 90 Other
dog
or
cat
food
put
up
for
retail
sale,
other
than S
containing starch or glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine
or maltodextrine syrup of subheadings 1702 30 50 to
1702 30 90, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50 and 2106 90 55 or
milk products
2309 90 10 Fish
or
marine
mammal
solubles,
of
a
kind
used
in
animal NS
feeding
2309 90 91 Beetpulp
with
added
molasses,
of
a
kind
used
in
animal S
feeding
2309 90 96 Other
preparations
of
a
kind
used
in
animal
feeding,
whether S
or not containing by weight 49 % or more of choline chloride
on an organic or inorganic base
S-4c 24 ex
Chapter
24 Tobacco
and
manufactured
tobacco
substitutes,
except
for S
products under subheading 2401 10 60
2401 10 60 Sun-cured
Oriental
type
tobacco,
unstemmed
or
unstripped NS
S-5 25 2519
90
10
Magnesium oxide, other than calcined natural magnesium
NS
carbonate
2522 Quicklime,
slaked
lime
and
hydraulic
lime,
other
than
calcium
NS
oxide and hydroxide of heading 2825
2523
Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, super
NS
sulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or
not coloured or in the form of clinkers
27 Chapter
27 Mineral
fuels,
mineral
oils
and
products
of
their
distillation; NS
bituminous substances; mineral waxes
S-6a 28 2801 Fluorine,
chlorine,
bromine
and
iodine NS
2802 00 00 Sulphur,
sublimed
or
precipitated;
colloidal
sulphur NS
ex 2804 Hydrogen,
rare
gases
and
other
non-metals,
excluding
NS
products under subheading 2804 69 00
2805 19 Alkali
or
alkaline-earth
metals
other
than
sodium
and
calcium NS
2805 30 Rare-earth
metals,
scandium
and
yttrium,
whether
or
not NS
intermixed or interalloyed
2806 Hydrogen
chloride
(hydrochloric
acid);
chlorosulphuric
acid NS
2807 00 Sulphuric
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2808 00 00 Nitric
acid;
sulphonitric
acids NS
2809 Diphosphorus
pentaoxide;
phosphoric
acid;
polyphosphoric
NS
acids, whether or not chemically defined
2810 00 90 Oxides
of
boron,
other
than
diboron
trioxide;
boric
acids NS
2811
Other inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen compounds
NS
of non-metals
2812 Halides
and
halide
oxides
of
non-metals NS
2813 Sulphides
of
non-metals;
commercial
phosphorus
trisulphide NS
2814 Ammonia,
anhydrous
or
in
aqueous
solution
S
2815 Sodium
hydroxide
(caustic
soda);
potassium
hydroxide
S
(caustic potash); peroxide of sodium or potassium
2816 Hydroxide
and
peroxide
of
magnesium;
oxides,
hydroxides
NS
and peroxides, of strontium or barium
2817 00 00 Zinc
oxide;
zinc
peroxide
S
2818 10 Artificial
corundum,
whether
or
not
chemically
defined
S
2818 20 Aluminium
oxide,
other
than
artificial
corundum NS
2819 Chromium
oxides
and
hydroxides
S
2820 Manganese
oxides
S
2821 Iron
oxides
and
hydroxides;
earth
colours
containing
by
NS
weight 70 % or more of combined iron evaluated as Fe 2 O 3
2822 00 00 Cobalt
oxides
and
hydroxides;
commercial
cobalt
oxides NS
2823 00 00 Titanium
oxides
S
2824 Lead
oxides;
red
lead
and
orange
lead NS
ex 2825
Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; other
NS
inorganic bases; other metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides,
except for products under subheadings 2825 10 00 and
2825 80 00
2825 10 00
Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts
S
2825 80 00 Antimony
oxides
S
2826 Fluorides;
fluorosilicates,
fluoroaluminates
and
other
complex
NS
fluorine salts

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ex 2827
Chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides, except for
NS
products under subheadings 2827 10 00 and 2827 32 00;
bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides
2827 10 00 Ammonium
chloride
S
2827 32 00 Aluminium
chloride
S
2828 Hypochlorites;
commercial
calcium
hypochlorite;
chlorites;
NS
hypobromites
2829
Chlorates and perchlorates; bromates and perbromates;
NS
iodates and periodates
ex 2830 Sulphides,
except
for
products
under
subheading
2830
10
00;
NS
polysulphides, whether or not chemically defined
2830 10 00 Sodium
sulphides
S
2831 Dithionites
and
sulphoxylates NS
2832 Sulphites;
thiosulphates NS
2833 Sulphates;
alums;
peroxosulphates
(persulphates) NS
2834 10 00 Nitrites
S
2834 21 00 Nitrates NS
2834 29
2835 Phosphinates
(hypophosphites),
phosphonates
(phosphites)
S
and phosphates; polyphosphates, whether or not chemically
defined
ex 2836 Carbonates,
except
for
products
under
subheadings
NS
2836 20 00, 2836 40 00 and 2836 60 00; peroxocarbonates
(percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate containing
ammonium carbamate
2836 20 00 Disodium
carbonate
S
2836 40 00 Potassium
carbonates
S
2836 60 00 Barium
carbonate
S
2837 Cyanides,
cyanide
oxides
and
complex
cyanides NS
2839 Silicates;
commercial
alkali
metal
silicates NS
2840 Borates;
peroxoborates
(perborates) NS
ex 2841 Salts
of
oxometallic
or
peroxometallic
acids,
except
for
the
NS
product of subheading 2841 61 00
2841 61 00 Potassium
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2842 Other
salts
of
inorganic
acids
or
peroxoacids
(including
NS
aluminosilicates, whether or not chemically defined), other
than azides
2843 Colloidal
precious
metals;
inorganic
or
organic
compounds
of
NS
precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams
of precious metals
ex 2844 30 11 Cermets
containing
uranium
depleted
in
U-235
or NS
compounds of this product, other than unwrought
ex 2844 30 51 Cermets
containing
thorium
or
compounds
of
thorium,
other NS
than unwrought
2845 90 90 Isotopes
other
than
those
of
heading
2844,
and
compounds, NS
inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not
chemically defined, other than deuterium and compounds
thereof, hydrogen and compounds thereof enriched in
deuterium or mixtures and solutions containing these
products
2846 Compounds,
inorganic
or
organic,
of
rare-earth
metals,
of
NS
yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures of these metals
2847 00 00 Hydrogen
peroxide,
whether
or
not
solidified
with
urea NS
2848 00 00 Phosphides,
whether
or
not
chemically
defined,
excluding NS
ferrophosphorus
ex 2849 Carbides,
whether
or
not
chemically
defined,
except
for
NS
products under subheadings 2849 20 00 and 2849 90 30
2849 20 00 Silicon
carbide,
whether
or
not
chemically
defined
S
2849 90 30 Carbides
of
tungsten,
whether
or
not
chemically
defined
S
ex 2850 00 Hydrides,
nitrides,
azides
and
borides,
whether
or
not NS
chemically defined, other than compounds which are also
carbides of heading 2849
ex 2850 00 60 Silicides,
whether
or
not
chemically
defined
S
2852 00 00 Compounds,
inorganic
or
organic,
of
mercury,
excluding NS
amalgams
2853 00 Other
inorganic
compounds
(including
distilled
or
conduc
NS
tivity 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
29 2903 Halogenated
derivatives
of
hydrocarbons
S
ex 2904 Sulphonated,
nitrated
or
nitrosated
derivatives
of
hydro
NS
carbons, whether or not halogenated, except for products
under subheading 2904 20 00

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2904 20 00
Derivatives containing only nitro or only nitroso groups
S
ex 2905 Acyclic
alcohols
and
their
halogenated,
sulphonated,
nitrated
S
or nitrosated derivatives, except for the product of subheading
2905 45 00, and excluding products under subheadings
2905 43 00 and 2905 44
2905 45 00 Glycerol NS
2906 Cyclic
alcohols
and
their
halogenated,
sulphonated,
nitrated
NS
or nitrosated derivatives
ex 2907 Phenols,
except
for
products
under
subheadings
2907
15
90
NS
and ex 2907 22 00; phenol-alcohols
2907 15 90 Naphthols
and
their
salts,
other
than
1-naphthol
S
ex 2907 22 00 Hydroquinone
(quinol)
S
2908 Halogenated,
sulphonated,
nitrated
or
nitrosated
derivatives
of
NS
phenols or phenol-alcohols
2909 Ethers,
ether-alcohols,
ether-phenols,
ether-alcohol-phenols,
S
alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, ketone peroxides
(whether or not chemically defined), and their halogenated,
sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
2910 Epoxides,
epoxyalcohols,
epoxyphenols
and
epoxyethers,
with
NS
a three-membered ring, and their halogenated, sulphonated,
nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
2911 00 00 Acetals
and
hemiacetals,
whether
or
not
with
other
oxygen NS
function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or
nitrosated derivatives
ex 2912 Aldehydes,
whether
or
not
with
other
oxygen
function;
cyclic
NS
polymers of aldehydes; paraformaldehyde, except for the
product of subheading 2912 41 00
2912 41 00 Vanillin
(4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde)
S
2913 00 00 Halogenated,
sulphonated,
nitrated
or
nitrosated
derivatives
of NS
products under heading 2912
ex 2914 Ketones
and
quinones,
whether
or
not
with
other
oxygen
NS
function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or
nitrosated derivatives, except for products under subheadings
2914 11 00, ex 2914 29 and 2914 22 00
2914 11 00 Acetone
S
ex 2914 29 Camphor
S
2914 22 00 Cyclohexanone
and
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S

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2915 Saturated
acyclic
monocarboxylic
acids
and
their
anhydrides,
S
halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated,
sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
ex 2916 Unsaturated
acyclic
monocarboxylic
acids,
cyclic
monocar
NS
boxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxy
acids, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or
nitrosated derivatives, except for products under subheadings
ex 2916 11 00, 2916 12 and 2916 14
ex 2916 11 00 Acrylic
acid
S
2916 12 Esters
of
acrylic
acid
S
2916 14 Esters
of
methacrylic
acid
S
ex 2917 Polycarboxylic
acids,
their
anhydrides,
halides,
peroxides
and
NS
peroxyacids and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or
nitrosated derivatives, except for products under subheadings
2917 11 00, ex 2917 12 00, 2917 14 00, 2917 32 00,
2917 35 00 and 2917 36 00
2917 11 00 Oxalic
acid,
its
salts
and
esters
S
ex 2917 12 00 Adipic
acid
and
its
salts
S
2917 14 00 Maleic
anhydride
S
2917 32 00 Dioctyl
orthophthalates
S
2917 35 00 Phthalic
anhydride
S
2917 36 00 Terephthalic
acid
and
its
salts
S
ex 2918 Carboxylic
acids
with
additional
oxygen
function
and
their
NS
anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halo
genated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives,
except for products under subheadings 2918
14
00,
2918 15 00, 2918 21 00, 2918 22 00 and ex 2918 29 00
2918 14 00 Citric
acid
S
2918 15 00 Salts
and
esters
of
citric
acid
S
2918 21 00 Salicylic
acid
and
its
salts
S
2918 22 00
o-Acetylsalicylic acid, its salts and esters
S
ex 2918 29 00 Sulphosalicylic
acids,
hydroxynaphthoic
acids;
their
salts
and S
esters
2919 Phosphoric
esters
and
their
salts,
including
lactophosphates;
NS
their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated deriva
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2920 Esters
of
other
inorganic
acids
of
non-metals
(excluding
esters
NS
of hydrogen halides) and their salts; their halogenated,
sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
2921 Amine-function
compounds
S
2922 Oxygen-function
amino-compounds
S
2923 Quaternary
ammonium
salts
and
hydroxides;
lecithins
and
NS
other phosphoaminolipids, whether or not chemically defined
ex 2924 Carboxyamide-function
compounds
and
amide-function
S
compounds of carbonic acid, except for products under
subheading 2924 23 00
2924 23 00 2-Acetamidobenzoic
acid
(N-acetylanthranilic
acid)
and
its NS
salts
2925 Carboxyimide-function
compounds
(including
saccharin
and
NS
its salts) and imine-function compounds
ex 2926 Nitrile-function
compounds,
except
for
the
product
of
NS
subheading 2926 10 00
2926 10 00 Acrylonitrile
S
2927 00 00 Diazo-,
azo-
or
azoxy-compounds
S
2928 00 90 Other
organic
derivatives
of
hydrazine
or
of
hydroxylamine NS
2929 10 Isocyanates
S
2929 90 00 Other
compounds
with
other
nitrogen
function NS
2930 20 00
Thiocarbamates and dithiocarbamates, and thiuram mono-,
NS
di- or tetrasulphides; dithiocarbonates (xanthates)
2930 30 00
ex 2930 90 99
2930 40 90 Methionine,
captafol
(ISO),
methamidophos
(ISO),
and
other S
organo-sulphur compounds other than dithiocarbonates
(xanthates)
2930 50 00
2930 90 13
2930 90 16
2930 90 20
2930 90 60
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2931 00 Other
organo-inorganic
compounds NS
ex 2932 Heterocyclic
compounds
with
oxygen
hetero-atom(s)
only,
NS
except for products under subheadings 2932
12
00,
2932 13 00 and ex 2932 20 90
2932 12 00 2-Furaldehyde
(furfuraldehyde)
S
2932 13 00 Furfuryl
alcohol
and
tetrahydrofurfuryl
alcohol
S
ex 2932 20 90 Coumarin,
methylcoumarins
and
ethylcoumarins
S
ex 2933 Heterocylic
compounds
with
nitrogen
hetero-atom(s)
only,
NS
except for the product of subheading 2933 61 00
2933 61 00 Melamine
S
2934 Nucleic
acids
and
their
salts,
whether
or
not
chemically
NS
defined; other heterocyclic compounds
2935 00 90 Other
sulphonamides
S
2938 Glycosides,
natural
or
reproduced
by
synthesis,
and
their
salts,
NS
ethers, esters and other derivatives
ex 2940 00 00 Sugars,
chemically
pure,
other
than
sucrose,
lactose,
maltose, S
glucose and fructose, and except for rhamnose, raffinose and
mannose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and
their salts, other than products under headings 2937, 2938
or 2939
ex 2940 00 00 Rhamnose,
raffinose
and
mannose NS
2941 20 30 Dihydrostreptomycin,
its
salts,
esters
and
hydrates NS
2942 00 00 Other
organic
compounds NS
S-6b 31 3102
21 Ammonium
sulphate NS
3102 40 Mixtures
of
ammonium
nitrate
with
calcium
carbonate
or NS
other inorganic non-fertilising substances
3102 50 Sodium
nitrate NS
3102 60
Double salts and mixtures of calcium nitrate and ammonium
NS
nitrate
3103 10 Superphosphates
S
3105 Mineral
or
chemical
fertilisers
containing
two
or
three
of
the
S
fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium;
other fertilisers; goods of Chapter 31 in tablets or similar
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32 ex
Chapter
32 Tanning
or
dyeing
extracts;
tannins
and
their
derivatives;
dyes, NS
pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes;
putty and other mastics; inks; except for products under
headings 3204 and 3206, and excluding products under
subheadings 3201 90 20, ex 3201 90 90 (tanning extracts
of eucalyptus), ex
3201
90
90 (tanning extracts derived
from gambier and myrobalan fruits) and ex 3201 90 90
(other tanning extracts of vegetable origin)
3201 20 00 Wattle
extract NS
3204
Synthetic organic colouring matter, whether or not chemically
S
defined; preparations as specified in note 3 to Chapter 32
based on synthetic organic colouring matter; synthetic
organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening
agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined
3206 Other
colouring
matter;
preparations
as
specified
in
note
3
to
S
Chapter 32, other than those of headings 3203, 3204 or
3205; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores,
whether or not chemically defined
33 Chapter
33 Essential
oils
and
resinoids;
perfumery,
cosmetic
or
toilet NS
preparations
34 Chapter
34 Soap,
organic
surface-active
agents,
washing
preparations, NS
lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes,
polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar
articles, modelling pastes, ‘dental waxes’ and dental prep
arations with a basis of plaster
35 3501 Casein,
caseinates
and
other
casein
derivatives;
casein
glues
S
3502 90 90 Albuminates
and
other
albumin
derivatives NS
3503 00 Gelatin
(including
gelatin
in
rectangular
(including
square) NS
sheets, whether or not surface-worked or coloured) and
gelatin derivatives; isinglass; other glues of animal origin,
excluding casein glues of heading 3501
3504 00 00 Peptones
and
their
derivatives;
other
protein
substances
and NS
their derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included; hide
powder, whether or not chromed
3505 10 50 Starches,
esterified
or
etherified NS
3506 Prepared
glues
and
other
prepared
adhesives,
not
elsewhere
NS
specified or included; products suitable for use as glues or
adhesives, put up for retail sale as glues or adhesives, not
exceeding a net weight of 1 kg
3507 Enzymes;
prepared
enzymes
not
elsewhere
specified
or
S
included
36 Chapter
36 Explosives;
pyrotechnic
products;
matches;
pyrophoric
alloys; NS
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37 Chapter
37 Photographic
or
cinematographic
goods NS
38 ex
Chapter
38 Miscellaneous
chemical
products,
except
for
products
under NS
headings 3802 and 3817 00, subheadings 3823 12 00 and
3823 70 00, and heading 3825, and excluding the products
under subheadings 3809 10 and 3824 60
3802 Activated
carbon;
activated
natural
mineral
products;
animal
S
black, including spent animal black
3817 00 Mixed
alkylbenzenes
and
mixed
alkylnaphthalenes,
other
than S
those of headings 2707 or 2902
3823 12 00 Oleic
acid
S
3823 70 00 Industrial
fatty
alcohols
S
3825 Residual
products
of
the
chemical
or
allied
industries,
not
S
elsewhere specified or included; municipal waste; sewage
sludge; other wastes specified in note 6 to Chapter 38
S-7a 39 ex
Chapter
39 Plastics
and
articles
thereof,
except
for
products
under NS
headings 3901, 3902, 3903 and 3904, subheadings
3906 10 00, 3907 10 00, 3907 60 and 3907 99, headings
3908 and 3920, and subheadings ex
3921
90
10 and
3923 21 00
3901 Polymers
of
ethylene,
in
primary
forms
S
3902
Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms
S
3903 Polymers
of
styrene,
in
primary
forms
S
3904
Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in
S
primary forms
3906 10 00 Poly(methyl
methacrylate)
S
3907 10 00 Polyacetals
S
3907 60 Poly(ethylene
terephthalate),
except
for
products
of S
subheading 3907 60 20
3907 60 20 Poly(ethylene
terephthalate),
in
primary
forms,
having
a NS
viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higher
3907 99 Other
polyesters,
other
than
unsaturated
S
3908 Polyamides
in
primary
forms
S
3920 Other
plates,
sheets,
film,
foil
and
strip,
of
plastics,
non-
S
cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or
similarly combined with other materials
ex 3921 90 10
Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polyesters, other
S
than cellular products and other than corrugated sheets and
plates
3923 21 00
Sacks and bags (including cones), of polymers of ethylene
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Chapter
40 Rubber
and
articles
thereof,
except
for
products
under NS
heading 4010
4010
Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanised
S
rubber
S-8a 41 ex
4104 Tanned
or
crust
hides
and
skins
of
bovine
(including
buffalo)
S
or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, but
not further prepared, excluding the products under
subheadings 4104 41 19 and 4104 49 19
ex 4106 31 00 Tanned
or
crust
hides
and
skins
of
swine,
without
hair
on,
in NS
the wet state (including wet-blue), split but not further
prepared, or in the dry state (crust), whether or not split,
4106 32 00
but not further prepared
4107 Leather
further
prepared
after
tanning
or
crusting,
including
S
parchment-dressed leather, of bovine (including buffalo) or
equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, other
than leather of heading 4114
4112 00 00 Leather
further
prepared
after
tanning
or
crusting,
including S
parchment-dressed leather, of sheep or lamb, without wool
on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 4114
ex 4113 Leather
further
prepared
after
tanning
or
crusting,
including
NS
parchment-dressed leather, of other animals, without wool or
hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading
4114, except for products under subheading 4113 10 00
4113 10 00 Of
goats
or
kids
S
4114 Chamois
(including
combination
chamois)
leather;
patent
S
leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather
4115 10 00
Composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre, in
S
slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls
S-8b 42 ex
Chapter
42 Articles
of
leather;
saddlery
and
harness;
travel
goods, NS
handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut
(other than silkworm gut); except for products under
headings 4202 and 4203
4202 Trunks,
suitcases,
vanity
cases,
executive-cases,
briefcases,
S
school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera
cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and
similar containers; travelling-bags, insulated food or
beverages bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, 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 containers,
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
4203
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of
S
composition leather
43 Chapter
43 Furskins
and
artificial
fur;
manufactures
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S-9a 44 ex
Chapter
44 Wood
and
articles
of
wood,
except
for
products
under NS
headings 4410, 4411, 4412, subheadings 4418
10,
4418 20 10, 4418 71 00, 4420 10 11, 4420 90 10 and
4420 90 91; wood charcoal
4410
Particle board, oriented strand board (OSB) and similar board
S
(for example, waferboard) of wood or other ligneous
materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other
organic binding substances
4411 Fibreboard
of
wood
or
other
ligneous
materials,
whether
or
S
not bonded with resins or other organic substances
4412 Plywood,
veneered
panels
and
similar
laminated
wood
S
4418 10 Windows,
French
windows
and
their
frames,
of
wood
S
4418 20 10 Doors
and
their
frames
and
thresholds,
of
tropical
wood
as S
specified in additional note 2 to Chapter 44
4418 71 00 Assembled
flooring
panels
for
mosaic
floors,
of
wood
S
4420 10 11 Statuettes
and
other
ornaments,
of
tropical
wood
as
specified S
in additional note 2 to Chapter 44; wood marquetry and
inlaid wood; caskets and cases for jewellery or cutlery, and
4420 90 10
similar articles, and wooden articles of furniture not falling in
Chapter 94, of tropical wood as specified in additional note 2
to Chapter 44
4420 90 91
S-9b 45 ex
Chapter
45 Cork
and
articles
of
cork,
except
for
products
under
heading NS
4503
4503 Articles
of
natural
cork
S
46 Chapter
46
Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting
S
materials; basketware and wickerwork
S-11a 50 Chapter
50 Silk
S
51 ex
Chapter
51 Wool,
fine
or
coarse
animal
hair,
excluding
the
products S
under heading 5105; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
52 Chapter
52 Cotton
S
53 Chapter
53 Other
vegetable
textile
fibres;
paper
yarn
and
woven
fabrics
of S
paper yarn
54 Chapter
54 Man-made
filaments;
strip
and
the
like
of
man-made
textile S
materials
55 Chapter
55 Man-made
staple
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S

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56 Chapter
56 Wadding,
felt
and
non-wovens;
special
yarns;
twine,
cordage, S
ropes and cables and articles thereof
57 Chapter
57 Carpets
and
other
textile
floor
coverings
S
58 Chapter
58
Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries;
S
trimmings; embroidery
59 Chapter
59 Impregnated,
coated,
covered
or
laminated
textile
fabrics; S
textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
60 Chapter
60 Knitted
or
crocheted
fabrics
S
S-11b 61 Chapter
61 Articles
of
apparel
and
clothing
accessories,
knitted
or S
crocheted
62 Chapter
62 Articles
of
apparel
and
clothing
accessories,
not
knitted
or S
crocheted
63 Chapter
63 Other
made-up
textile
articles;
sets;
worn
clothing
and
worn S
textile articles; rags
S-12a 64 Chapter
64 Footwear,
gaiters
and
the
like;
parts
of
such
articles
S
S-12b 65 Chapter
65 Headgear
and
parts
thereof NS
66 Chapter
66 Umbrellas,
sun
umbrellas,
walking
sticks,
seat-sticks,
whips, S
riding-crops and parts thereof
67 Chapter
67
Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or
NS
of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair
S-13 68 Chapter
68 Articles
of
stone,
plaster,
cement,
asbestos,
mica
or
similar NS
materials
69 Chapter
69 Ceramic
products
S
70 Chapter
70 Glass
and
glassware
S
S-14 71 ex
Chapter
71 Natural
or
cultured
pearls,
precious
or
semi-precious
stones, NS
precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles
thereof; imitation jewellery; coin; except for products under
heading 7117
7117 Imitation
jewellery
S
S-15a 72 7202 Ferro-alloys
S
73 Chapter
73 Articles
of
iron
or
steel NS
S-15b 74 Chapter
74 Copper
and
articles
thereof
S
75 7505
12
00 Bars,
rods
and
profiles,
of
nickel
alloys NS

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code Description
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7505 22 00 Wire,
of
nickel
alloys NS
7506 20 00 Plates,
sheets,
strip
and
foil,
of
nickel
alloys NS
7507 20 00 Nickel
tube
or
pipe
fittings NS
76 ex
Chapter
76 Aluminium
and
articles
thereof,
excluding
the
products
under S
heading 7601
78 ex
Chapter
78 Lead
and
articles
thereof,
excluding
the
products
under S
heading 7801
7801 99
Unwrought lead other than refined and other than containing
NS
by weight antimony as the principal other element
79 ex
Chapter
79 Zinc
and
articles
thereof,
excluding
the
products
under S
headings 7901 and 7903
81 ex
Chapter
81 Other
base
metals;
cermets;
articles
thereof,
excluding
the S
products under subheadings 8101
10
00, 8102
10
00,
8102
94
00, 8109
20
00, 8110
10
00, 8112
21
90,
8112 51 00, 8112 59 00, 8112 92 and 8113 00 20, except
for products under subheadings 8101 94 00, 8104 11 00,
8104 19 00, 8107 20 00, 8108 20 00 and 8108 30 00
8101 94 00 Unwrought
tungsten
(wolfram),
including
bars
and
rods NS
obtained simply by sintering
8104 11 00 Unwrought
magnesium,
containing
at
least
99,8
%
by
weight NS
of magnesium
8104 19 00 Unwrought
magnesium
other
than
of
subheading NS
8104 11 00
8107 20 00 Unwrought
cadmium;
powders NS
8108 20 00 Unwrought
titanium;
powders NS
8108 30 00 Titanium
waste
and
scrap NS
82 Chapter
82
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal;
S
parts thereof, of base metal
83 Chapter
83 Miscellaneous
articles
of
base
metal
S
S-16 84 ex
Chapter
84 Nuclear
reactors,
boilers,
machinery
and
mechanical NS
appliances, and parts thereof, except for products under
subheadings 8401 10 00 and 8407 21 10
8401 10 00 Nuclear
reactors
S
8407 21 10 Outboard
motors,
of
a
cylinder
capacity
not
exceeding S
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non-sensitive
85 ex
Chapter
85 Electrical
machinery
and
equipment
and
parts
thereof;
sound NS
recorders and reproducers, television image and sound
recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of
such articles, except for products under subheadings
8516
50
00, 8517
69
39, 8517
70
15, 8517
70
19,
8519 20,
8519 30,
8519 81 11
to
8519 81 45,
8519 81 85, 8519 89 11 to 8519 89 19, headings 8521,
8525 and 8527, subheadings 8528
49, 8528
59 and
8528 69 to 8528 72, heading 8529 and subheadings
8540 11 and 8540 12
8516 50 00 Microwave
ovens
S
8517 69 39 Reception
apparatus
for
radio-telephony
or
radio
telegraphy, S
other than portable receivers for calling, alerting or paging
8517 70 15 Aerials
and
aerial
reflectors
of
all
kinds,
other
than
aerials
for S
radio-telegraphic or radio-telephonic apparatus; parts suitable
for use therewith
8517 70 19
8519 20 Apparatus
operated
by
coins,
banknotes,
bank
cards,
tokens S
or by other means of payment; turntables (record-decks)
8519 30
8519 81 11 to Sound-reproducing apparatus (including cassette-players), not
S
8519 81 45
incorporating a sound-recording device
8519 81 85 Other
magnetic
tape
recorders
incorporating
sound-repro
S
ducing apparatus, other than cassette-type
8519 89 11 to Other sound-reproducing apparatus, not incorporating a
S
8519 89 19
sound-recording device
ex 8521
Video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not
S
incorporating a video tuner, except products of subheading
8521 90 00
8521 90 00 Video
recording
or
reproducing
apparatus
(excluding NS
magnetic tape-type); video recording or reproducing
apparatus, whether or not incorporating a video tuner
(excluding magnetic tape-type and video camera recorders)
8525 Transmission
apparatus
for
radio-broadcasting
or
television,
S
whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound-
recording or -reproducing apparatus; television cameras;
digital cameras and video camera recorders
8527 Reception
apparatus
for
radio-broadcasting,
whether
or
not
S
combined, in the same housing, with sound-recording or
-reproducing apparatus or a clock
8528 49 Monitors
and
projectors,
not
incorporating
television- S
reception apparatus, other than of a kind used solely or prin
cipally in an automatic data-processing system of heading
8528 59
8471; reception apparatus for television, whether or not
incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound- or video-
recording or -reproducing apparatus
8528 69 to
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8529
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus
S
of headings 8525 to 8528
8540 11 Cathode
ray
television
picture
tubes,
including
video
monitor S
cathode ray tubes, colour, or black-and-white or other mono
chrome
8540 12 00
S-17a 86 Chapter
86 Railway
or
tramway
locomotives,
rolling
stock
and
parts NS
thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and
parts thereof; mechanical (including electromechanical)
traffic-signalling equipment of all kinds
S-17b 87 ex
Chapter
87 Vehicles
other
than
railway
or
tramway
rolling
stock,
and NS
parts and accessories thereof, except for products under
headings 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705, 8706 00, 8707, 8708,
8709, 8711, 8712 00 and 8714
8702 Motor
vehicles
for
the
transport
of
ten
or
more
persons,
S
including the driver
8703 Motor
cars
and
other
motor
vehicles
principally
designed
for
S
the transport of persons (other than those of heading 8702),
including station wagons and racing cars
8704 Motor
vehicles
for
the
transport
of
goods
S
8705 Special-purpose
motor
vehicles,
other
than
those
principally
S
designed for the transport of persons or goods (for example,
breakdown lorries, crane lorries, fire-fighting vehicles,
concrete-mixer lorries, road-sweeper lorries, spraying lorries,
mobile workshops, mobile radiological units)
8706 00 Chassis
fitted
with
engines,
for
the
motor
vehicles
of
headings S
8701 to 8705
8707 Bodies
(including
cabs),
for
the
motor
vehicles
of
headings
S
8701 to 8705
8708
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701
S
to 8705
8709 Works
trucks,
self-propelled,
not
fitted
with
lifting
or
S
handling equipment, of the type used in factories, warehouses,
dock areas or airports for short-distance transport of goods;
tractors of the type used on railway-station platforms; parts of
the foregoing vehicles
8711 Motorcycles
(including
mopeds)
and
cycles
fitted
with
an
S
auxiliary motor, with or without sidecars; sidecars
8712 00 Bicycles
and
other
cycles
(including
delivery
tricycles),
not S
motorised
8714
Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713
S
88 Chapter
88 Aircraft,
spacecraft,
and
parts
thereof NS
89 Chapter
89 Ships,
boats
and
floating
structures NS

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non-sensitive
S-18 90 Chapter
90 Optical,
photographic,
cinematographic,
measuring,
checking, S
precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus;
parts and accessories thereof
91 Chapter
91
Clocks and watches and parts thereof
S
92 Chapter
92 Musical
instruments;
parts
and
accessories
of
such
articles NS
S-20 94 ex
Chapter
94 Furniture;
bedding,
mattresses,
mattress
supports,
cushions NS
and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings,
not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs,
illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings,
except for products under heading 9405
9405
Lamps and lighting fittings including searchlights and spot
S
lights and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified or included;
illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like, having
a permanently fixed light source, and parts thereof not
elsewhere specified or included
95 ex
Chapter
95
Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories
NS
thereof; except for products under subheadings 9503 00 35
to 9503 00 99
9503 00 35 to Other toys; reduced-size (‘scale’) models and similar
S
9503 00 99
recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds
96 Chapter
96 Miscellaneous
manufactured
articles NS

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ANNEX VI
Modalities for the application of Article 8
1. Article 8 shall apply when the percentage share referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article exceeds 17,5 %.
2. Article 8 shall apply for each of the GSP sections S-11a and S-11b of Annex V, when the percentage share referred to
in paragraph 1 of that Article exceeds 14,5 %.

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ANNEX VII
Modalities for the application of Chapter III of this Regulation
1. For the purposes of Chapter III a vulnerable country means a country:
(a) of which, in terms of value, the seven largest GSP sections of its imports into the Union of products listed in
Annex IX represent more than the threshold of 75 % in value of its total imports of products listed in that Annex,
as an average during the last three consecutive years;
and
(b) of which the imports of products listed in Annex IX into the Union represent less than the threshold of 2 % in
value of the total imports into the Union of products listed in that Annex originating in countries listed in Annex
II, as an average during the last three consecutive years.
2. For the purposes of point (a) of Article 9(1), the data to be used in application of point 1 of this Annex are those
available on 1 September of the year preceding the year of the request referred to in Article 10(1).
3. For the purposes of Article 11, the data to be used in application of point 1 of this Annex are those available on
1 September of the year preceding the year when the delegated act referred to in Article 11(2) is adopted.

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ANNEX VIII
Conventions referred to in Article 9
PART A
Core human and labour rights UN/ILO Conventions
1. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)
2. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965)
3. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
4. International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (1966)
5. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1979)
6. Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984)
7. Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
8. Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour, No 29 (1930)
9. Convention concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise, No 87 (1948)
10. Convention concerning the Application of the Principles of the Right to Organise and to Bargain Collectively, No 98
(1949)
11. Convention concerning Equal Remuneration of Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value, No 100 (1951)
12. Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour, No 105 (1957)
13. Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation, No 111 (1958)
14. Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment, No 138 (1973)
15. Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child
Labour, No 182 (1999)
PART B
Conventions related to the environment and to governance principles
16. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (1973)
17. Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (1987)
18. Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (1989)
19. Convention on Biological Diversity (1992)
20. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992)
21. Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (2000)
22. Stockholm Convention on persistent Organic Pollutants (2001)

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23. Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1998)
24. United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961)
25. United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances (1971)
26. United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (1988)
27. United Nations Convention against Corruption (2004)

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ANNEX IX
List of products included in the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance
referred to in point (b) of Article 1(2)
Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the description of the products is to be
considered as indicative, the tariff preferences being determined by the CN codes. Where ‘ex’ CN codes are indicated, the
tariff preferences are to be determined by the CN code and the description, together.
Entry of products with a CN code marked with an asterisk (*) is subject to the conditions laid down in the relevant Union
law.
The column ‘Section’ lists GSP sections (Article 2(h))
The column ‘Chapter’ lists CN chapters covered by a GSP section (Article 2(i))
For reasons of simplification, the products are listed in groups. These may include products for which Common Customs
Tariff duties were withdrawn or suspended.
Section Chapter CN
code Description
S-1a 01 0101
29
90 Live
horses,
other
than
pure-bred
breeding
animals,
other
than for slaughter
0101 30 00 Live
asses
0101 90 00 Live
mules
and
hinnies
0104 20 10* Live,
pure-bred
breeding
goats
0106 14 10 Live
domestic
rabbits
0106 39 10 Live
pigeons
02 0205
00 Meat
of
horses,
asses,
mules
or
hinnies,
fresh,
chilled
or
frozen
0206 80 91
Edible offal of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh or chilled,
other than for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products
0206 90 91 Edible
offal
of
horses,
asses,
mules
or
hinnies,
frozen,
other
than for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products
0207 14 91 Livers,
frozen,
of
fowls
of
the
species Gallus domesticus
0207 27 91 Livers,
frozen,
of
turkeys
0207 45 95
Livers, frozen, of ducks, geese or guinea fowls, other than
0207 55 95
fatty livers of ducks or geese
0207 60 91
ex 0208
Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen,
excluding products under subheading 0208 40 20
0210 99 10 Meat
of
horses,
salted,
in
brine
or
dried
0210 99 59 Offal
of
bovine
animals,
salted,
in
brine,
dried
or
smoked,
other than thick skirt and thin skirt
ex 0210 99 85
Offal of sheep or goats, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
ex 0210 99 85 Offal,
salted,
in
brine,
dried
or
smoked,
other
than
poultry
liver, other than of domestic swine, of bovine animals or of
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Section Chapter CN
code Description
04 0403
10
51 Yogurt,
flavoured
or
containing
added
fruit,
nuts
or
cocoa
0403 10 53
0403 10 59
0403 10 91
0403 10 93
0403 10 99
0403 90 71 Buttermilk,
curdled
milk
and
cream,
kephir
and
other
fermented or acidified milk and cream, flavoured or
containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa
0403 90 73
0403 90 79
0403 90 91
0403 90 93
0403 90 99
0405 20 10 Dairy
spreads,
of
a
fat
content,
by
weight,
of
39
%
or
more
but not exceeding 75 %
0405 20 30
0407 19 90
Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked, other than of
0407 29 90
poultry
0407 90 90
0409 00 00 Natural
honey
0410 00 00 Edible
products
of
animal
origin,
not
elsewhere
specified
or
included
05 0511
99
39 Natural
sponges
of
animal
origin,
other
than
raw
S-1b 03 Chapter
3
( 1 )
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
S-2a 06 Chapter
6 Live
trees
and
other
plants;
bulbs,
roots
and
the
like;
cut
flowers and ornamental foliage
S-2b 07 0701 Potatoes,
fresh
or
chilled
0703 10 Onions
and
shallots,
fresh
or
chilled
0703 90 00 Leeks
and
other
alliaceous
vegetables,
fresh
or
chilled
0704 Cabbages,
cauliflowers,
kohlrabi,
kale
and
similar
edible
bras
sicas, fresh or chilled
0705 Lettuce
(Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or
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Section Chapter CN
code Description
0706 Carrots,
turnips,
salad
beetroot,
salsify,
celeriac,
radishes
and
similar edible roots, fresh or chilled
ex 0707 00 05
Cucumbers, fresh or chilled, from 16 May to 31 October
0708 Leguminous
vegetables,
shelled
or
unshelled,
fresh
or
chilled
0709 20 00 Asparagus,
fresh
or
chilled
0709 30 00 Aubergines
(eggplants),
fresh
or
chilled
0709 40 00
Celery other than celeriac, fresh or chilled
0709 51 00 Mushrooms,
fresh
or
chilled,
excluding
the
products
under
subheading 0709 59 50
ex 0709 59
0709 60 10 Sweet
peppers,
fresh
or
chilled
0709 60 99 Fruits
of
the
genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, fresh or
chilled, other than sweet peppers, other than for the manu
facture of capsaicin or capsicum oleoresin dyes and other
than for the industrial manufacture of essential oils or resi
noids
0709 70 00
Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden
spinach), fresh or chilled
0709 92 10* Olives,
fresh
or
chilled,
for
uses
other
than
the
production
of
oil
0709 99 10 Salad
vegetables,
fresh
or
chilled,
other
than
lettuce
(Lactuca
sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.)
0709 99 20 Chard
(or
white
beet)
and
cardoons,
fresh
or
chilled
0709 93 10 Courgettes,
fresh
or
chilled
0709 99 40 Capers,
fresh
or
chilled
0709 99 50 Fennel,
fresh
or
chilled
ex 0709 91 00 Globe
artichokes,
fresh
or
chilled,
from
1
July
to
31
October
0709 93 90
Other vegetables, fresh or chilled
0709 99 90
0710
Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in
water), frozen
ex 0711 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, excluding the products under subheading
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Section Chapter CN
code Description
ex 0712 Dried
vegetables,
whole,
cut,
sliced,
broken
or
in
powder,
but
not further prepared, excluding olives and the products under
subheading 0712 90 19
0713 Dried
leguminous
vegetables,
shelled,
whether
or
not
skinned
or split
0714 20 10* Sweet
potatoes,
fresh,
whole,
and
intended
for
human
consumption
0714 20 90 Sweet
potatoes,
fresh,
chilled,
frozen
or
dried,
whether
or
not
sliced or in the form of pellets, other than fresh and whole
and intended for human consumption
0714 90 90
Jerusalem artichokes and similar roots and tubers with high
inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not
sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith
08 0802
11
90
Almonds, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled, other than
bitter
0802 12 90
0802 21 00 Hazelnuts
or
filberts
(Corylus spp.), fresh or dried, whether or
not shelled
0802 22 00
0802 31 00
Walnuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled
0802 32 00
0802 41 00
Chestnuts (Castanea spp.), fresh or dried, whether or not
0802 42 00
shelled or peeled
0802 51 00
Pistachios, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
0802 52 00
0802 61 00
Macadamia nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or
0802 62 00
peeled
0802 90 50
Pine nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
0802 90 85
Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
0803 10 10 Plantains,
fresh
0803 10 90
Bananas, including plantains, dried
0803 90 90
0804 10 00 Dates,
fresh
or
dried
0804 20 10 Figs,
fresh
or
dried
0804 20 90
0804 30 00 Pineapples,
fresh
or
dried
0804 40 00 Avocados,
fresh
or
dried
ex 0805 20 Mandarins
(including
tangerines
and
satsumas),
and
clemen
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0805 40 00 Grapefruit,
including
pomelos,
fresh
or
dried
0805 50 90 Limes
(Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia), fresh or dried
0805 90 00 Other
citrus
fruit,
fresh
or
dried
ex 0806 10 10 Table
grapes,
fresh,
from
1
January
to
20
July
and
from
21 November to 31 December, excluding grapes of the
variety Emperor (Vitis vinifera cv.) from 1 to 31 December
0806 10 90 Other
grapes,
fresh
ex 0806 20 Dried
grapes,
excluding
products
under
subheading
ex 0806 20 30 in immediate containers of a net capacity
exceeding 2 kg
0807 11 00 Melons
(including
watermelons),
fresh
0807 19 00
0808 10 10 Cider
apples,
fresh,
in
bulk,
from
16
September
to
15 December
0808 30 10 Perry
pears,
fresh,
in
bulk,
from
1
August
to
31
December
ex 0808 30 90 Other
pears,
fresh,
from
1
May
to
30
June
0808 40 00 Quinces,
fresh
ex 0809 10 00
Apricots, fresh, from 1 January to 31 May and from 1 August
to 31 December
0809 21 00 Sour
cherries
(Prunus cerasus), fresh
ex 0809 29 Cherries,
fresh,
from
1
January
to
20
May
and
from
11 August to 31 December, other than sour cherries
(Prunus cerasus)
ex 0809 30 Peaches,
including
nectarines,
fresh,
from
1
January
to
10 June and from 1 October to 31 December
ex 0809 40 05
Plums, fresh, from 1 January to 10 June and from 1 October
to 31 December
0809 40 90 Sloes,
fresh
ex 0810 10 00
Strawberries, fresh, from 1 January to 30 April and from
1 August to 31 December
0810 20 Raspberries,
blackberries,
mulberries
and
loganberries,
fresh
0810 30 00 Black-,
white-
or
redcurrants
and
groseberries,
fresh
0810 40 30 Fruit
of
the
species Vaccinium myrtillus, fresh
0810 40 50 Fruit
of
the
species Vaccinium macrocarpon and Vaccinium
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0810 40 90 Other
fruits
of
the
genus Vaccinium, fresh
0810 50 00 Kiwifruit,
fresh
0810 60 00 Durians,
fresh
0810 70 00 Persimmons
0810 90 75 Other
fruit,
fresh
0811
Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in
water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other
sweetening matter,
0812 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
0813 10 00 Apricots,
dried
0813 20 00 Prunes
0813 30 00 Apples,
dried
0813 40 10 Peaches,
including
nectarines,
dried
0813 40 30 Pears,
dried
0813 40 50 Papaws
(papayas),
dried
0813 40 95 Other
fruit,
dried,
other
than
that
of
headings
0801
to
0806
0813 50 12
Mixtures of dried fruit (other than that of headings 0801 to
0806) of papaws (papayas), tamarinds, cashew apples, lychees,
jackfruit, sapodilla plums, passion fruit, carambola or
pitahaya, but not containing prunes
0813 50 15
Other mixtures of dried fruit (other than that of headings
0801 to 0806), not containing prunes
0813 50 19
Mixtures of dried fruit (other than that of headings 0801 to
0806), containing prunes
0813 50 31 Mixtures
exclusively
of
tropical
nuts
of
headings
0801
and
0802
0813 50 39
Mixtures exclusively of nuts of headings 0801 and 0802,
other than of tropical nuts
0813 50 91
Other mixtures of nuts and dried fruits of Chapter 8, not
containing prunes or figs
0813 50 99 Other
mixtures
of
nuts
and
dried
fruits
of
Chapter
8
0814 00 00 Peel
of
citrus
fruit
or
melons
(including
watermelons),
fresh,
frozen, dried or provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur
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S-2c 09 Chapter
9 Coffee,
tea,
maté
and
spices
S-2d 10 1008
50
00 Quinoa
(Chenopodium quinoa)
11 1104
29
17
Hulled cereal grains excluding barley, oats, maize, rice and
wheat.
1105 Flour,
meal,
powder,
flakes,
granules
and
pellets
of
potatoes
1106 10 00 Flour,
meal
and
powder
of
the
dried
leguminous
vegetables
of
heading 0713
1106 30 Flour,
meal
and
powder
of
products
from
Chapter
8
1108 20 00 Inulin
12 ex
Chapter
12 Oil
seeds
and
oleaginous
fruits;
miscellaneous
grains,
seeds
and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
excluding products under heading 1210 and subheadings
1212 91 and 1212 93 00
13 Chapter
13
Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
S-3 15 1501
90
00 Poultry
fat,
other
than
that
of
heading
0209
or
1503
1502 10 90
Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of
1502 90 90
heading 1503 and other than for industrial uses other than
the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption
1503 00 19 Lard
stearin
and
oleostearin,
other
than
for
industrial
uses
1503 00 90
Lard oil, oleo-oil and tallow oil, not emulsified or mixed or
otherwise prepared, other than tallow oil for industrial uses
other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human
consumption
1504
Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals,
whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
1505 00 10 Wool
grease,
crude
1507 Soya-bean
oil
and
its
fractions,
whether
or
not
refined,
but
not chemically modified
1508 Groundnut
oil
and
its
fractions,
whether
or
not
refined,
but
not chemically modified
1511 10 90 Palm
oil,
crude,
other
than
for
technical
or
industrial
uses
other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human
consumption
1511 90 Palm
oil
and
its
fractions,
whether
or
not
refined
but
not
chemically modified, other than crude oil
1512 Sunflower-seed,
safflower
or
cotton-seed
oil
and
fractions
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1513 Coconut
(copra),
palm-kernel
or
babassu
oil
and
fractions
thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
1514 Rape,
colza
or
mustard
oil
and
fractions
thereof,
whether
or
not refined, but not chemically modified
1515 Other
fixed
vegetable
fats
and
oils
(including
jojoba
oil)
and
their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically
modified
1516
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or
wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidi
nised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared
1517 Margarine;
edible
mixtures
or
preparations
of
animal
or
vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils
of Chapter 15, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions
of heading 1516
1518 00
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, boiled,
oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat
in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified,
excluding those of heading 1516; inedible mixtures or prep
arations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of
different fats or oils of Chapter 15, not elsewhere specified or
included
1521 90 99 Beeswax
and
other
insect
waxes,
whether
or
not
refined
or
coloured, other than raw
1522 00 10 Degras
1522 00 91 Oil
foots
and
dregs;
soapstocks,
other
than
containing
oil
having the characteristics of olive oil
S-4a 16 1601
00
10 Sausages
and
similar
products,
of
liver,
and
food
preparations
based on liver
1602 20 10
Goose or duck liver, prepared or preserved
1602 41 90 Ham
and
cuts
thereof,
prepared
or
preserved,
of
swine
other
than of domestic swine
1602 42 90 Shoulders
and
cuts
thereof,
prepared
or
preserved,
of
swine
other than of domestic swine
1602 49 90
Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, including
mixtures, of swine other than of domestic swine
1602 50 31
Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, cooked, of
1602 50 95
bovine animals, whether or not in airtight containers
1602 90 31
Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, of game or
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1602 90 69
Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, of sheep or
goats or other animals, not containing uncooked bovine meat
or offal and not containing meat or meat offal of domestic
1602 90 91
swine
1602 90 95
1602 90 99
1602 90 78
1603 00 10 Extracts
and
juices
of
meat,
fish
or
crustaceans,
molluscs
or
other aquatic invertebrates, in immediate packings of a net
content not exceeding 1 kg
1604
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes
prepared from fish eggs
1605 Crustaceans,
molluscs
and
other
aquatic
invertebrates,
prepared or preserved
S-4b 17 1702
50
00 Chemically
pure
fructose
1702 90 10 Chemically
pure
maltose
1704 ( 2 ) Sugar
confectionery
(including
white
chocolate),
not
containing cocoa
18 Chapter
18 Cocoa
and
cocoa
preparations
19 Chapter
19 Preparations
of
cereals,
flour,
starch
or
milk;
pastrycooks’
products
20 Chapter
20 Preparations
of
vegetables,
fruit,
nuts
or
other
parts
of
plants
21 ex
Chapter
21 Miscellaneous
edible
preparations
excluding
products
under
subheadings 2106 10, 2106 90 30, 2106 90 51, 2106 90 55
and 2106 90 59
22 ex
Chapter
22 Beverages,
spirits
and
vinegar
excluding
products
under
sub
headings 2204 10 11 to 2204 30 10 and subheading
2208 40
23 2302
50
00
Residues and wastes of a similar kind, whether or not in the
form of pellets, resulting from the grinding or other working
of leguminous plants
2307 00 19 Other
wine
lees
2308 00 19 Other
grape
marc
2308 00 90
Other vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable resi
dues and by-products, whether or not in the form of pellets,
of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or
included
2309 10 90
Other dog or cat food put up for retail sale, other than con
taining starch or glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine or
maltodextrine syrup of subheadings 1702
30
50 to
1702 30 90, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50 and 2106 90 55 or
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2309 90 10 Fish
or
marine
mammal
solubles,
of
a
kind
used
in
animal
feeding
2309 90 91 Beetpulp
with
added
molasses,
of
a
kind
used
in
animal
feed
ing
2309 90 96 Other
preparations
of
a
kind
used
in
animal
feeding,
whether
or not containing by weight 49 % or more of choline chloride
on an organic or inorganic base
S-4c 24 Chapter
24 Tobacco
and
manufactured
tobacco
substitutes
S-5 25 2519
90
10
Magnesium oxide, other than calcined natural magnesium
carbonate
2522 Quicklime,
slaked
lime
and
hydraulic
lime,
other
than
calcium
oxide and hydroxide of heading 2825
2523
Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersul
phate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or
not coloured or in the form of clinkers
27 Chapter
27 Mineral
fuels,
mineral
oils
and
products
of
their
distillation;
bituminous substances; mineral waxes
S-6a 28 2801 Fluorine,
chlorine,
bromine
and
iodine
2802 00 00 Sulphur,
sublimed
or
precipitated;
colloidal
sulphur
ex 2804 Hydrogen,
rare
gases
and
other
non-metals,
excluding
prod
ucts under subheading 2804 69 00
2805 19 Alkali
or
alkaline-earth
metals
other
than
sodium
and
calcium
2805 30 Rare-earth
metals,
scandium
and
yttrium,
whether
or
not
intermixed or interalloyed
2806 Hydrogen
chloride
(hydrochloric
acid);
chlorosulphuric
acid
2807 00 Sulphuric
acid;
oleum
2808 00 00 Nitric
acid;
sulphonitric
acids
2809 Diphosphorus
pentaoxide;
phosphoric
acid;
polyphosphoric
acids, whether or not chemically defined
2810 00 90 Oxides
of
boron,
other
than
diboron
trioxide;
boric
acids
2811
Other inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen compounds
of non-metals
2812 Halides
and
halide
oxides
of
non-metals
2813 Sulphides
of
non-metals;
commercial
phosphorus
trisulphide
2814 Ammonia,
anhydrous
or
in
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2815 Sodium
hydroxide
(caustic
soda);
potassium
hydroxide
(caustic potash); peroxide of sodium or potassium
2816 Hydroxide
and
peroxide
of
magnesium;
oxides,
hydroxides
and peroxides, of strontium or barium
2817 00 00 Zinc
oxide;
zinc
peroxide
2818 10 Artificial
corundum,
whether
or
not
chemically
defined
2818 20 Aluminium
oxide
other
than
artificial
corundum
2819 Chromium
oxides
and
hydroxides
2820 Manganese
oxides
2821 Iron
oxides
and
hydroxides;
earth
colours
containing
by
weight 70 % or more of combined iron evaluated as Fe 2 O 3
2822 00 00 Cobalt
oxides
and
hydroxides;
commercial
cobalt
oxides
2823 00 00 Titanium
oxides
2824 Lead
oxides;
red
lead
and
orange
lead
2825
Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; other
inorganic bases; other metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides
2826 Fluorides;
fluorosilicates,
fluoroaluminates
and
other
complex
fluorine salts
2827 Chlorides,
chloride
oxides
and
chloride
hydroxides
bromides
and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides
2828 Hypochlorites;
commercial
calcium
hypochlorite;
chlorites;
hypobromites
2829 Chlorates
and
perchlorates;
bromates
and
perbromates;
io
dates and periodates
2830 Sulphides;
polysulphides,
whether
or
not
chemically
defined
2831 Dithionites
and
sulphoxylates
2832 Sulphites;
thiosulphates
2833 Sulphates;
alums;
peroxosulphates
(persulphates)
2834 10 00 Nitrites
2834 21 00 Nitrates
2834 29
2835 Phosphinates
(hypophosphites),
phosphonates
(phosphites)
and phosphates; polyphosphates, whether or not chemically
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2836 Carbonates;
peroxocarbonates
(percarbonates);
commercial
ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate
2837 Cyanides,
cyanide
oxides
and
complex
cyanides
2839 Silicates;
commercial
alkali
metal
silicates
2840 Borates;
peroxoborates
(perborates)
2841 Salts
of
oxometallic
or
peroxometallic
acids,
2842 Other
salts
of
inorganic
acids
or
peroxoacids
(including
aluminosilicates, whether or not chemically defined), other
than azides
2843 Colloidal
precious
metals;
inorganic
or
organic
compounds
of
precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams
of precious metals
ex 2844 30 11 Cermets
containing
uranium
depleted
in
U-235
or
com
pounds of this product, other than unwrought
ex 2844 30 51 Cermets
containing
thorium
or
compounds
of
thorium,
other
than unwrought
2845 90 90 Isotopes
other
than
those
of
heading
2844,
and
compounds,
inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemi
cally defined, other than deuterium and compounds thereof,
hydrogen and compounds thereof enriched in deuterium or
mixtures and solutions containing these products
2846 Compounds,
inorganic
or
organic,
of
rare-earth
metals,
of
yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures of these metals
2847 00 00 Hydrogen
peroxide,
whether
or
not
solidified
with
urea
2848 00 00 Phosphides,
whether
or
not
chemically
defined,
excluding
fer
rophosphorus
2849 Carbides,
whether
or
not
chemically
defined
2850 00
Hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not
chemically defined, other than compounds which are also
carbides of heading 2849
2852 00 00 Compounds,
inorganic
or
organic,
of
mercury,
excluding
amalgams
2853 00 Other
inorganic
compounds
(including
distilled
or
conductiv
ity water and water of similar purity); liquid air (whether or
not rare gases have been removed); compressed air; amal
gams, other than amalgams of precious metals
29 2903 Halogenated
derivatives
of
hydrocarbons
2904 Sulphonated,
nitrated
or
nitrosated
derivatives
of
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ex 2905 Acyclic
alcohols
and
their
halogenated,
sulphonated,
nitrated
or nitrosated derivatives, excluding products under subhead
ings 2905 43 00 and 2905 44
2906 Cyclic
alcohols
and
their
halogenated,
sulphonated,
nitrated
or nitrosated derivatives
2907 Phenols;
phenol-alcohols
2908 Halogenated,
sulphonated,
nitrated
or
nitrosated
derivatives
of
phenols or phenol-alcohols
2909 Ethers,
ether-alcohols,
ether-phenols,
ether-alcohol-phenols,
alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, ketone peroxides (whether
or not chemically defined), and their halogenated, sulphon
ated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
2910 Epoxides,
epoxyalcohols,
epoxyphenols
and
epoxyethers,
with
a three-membered ring, and their halogenated, sulphonated,
nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
2911 00 00 Acetals
and
hemiacetals,
whether
or
not
with
other
oxygen
function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or ni
trosated derivatives
2912 Aldehydes,
whether
or
not
with
other
oxygen
function;
cyclic
polymers of aldehydes; paraformaldehyde
2913 00 00 Halogenated,
sulphonated,
nitrated
or
nitrosated
derivatives
of
products under heading 2912
2914 Ketones
and
quinones,
whether
or
not
with
other
oxygen
function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or ni
trosated derivatives
2915 Saturated
acyclic
monocarboxylic
acids
and
their
anhydrides,
halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sul
phonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
2916 Unsaturated
acyclic
monocarboxylic
acids,
cyclic
monocarbo
xylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxy
acids, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitro
sated derivatives
2917 Polycarboxylic
acids,
their
anhydrides,
halides,
peroxides
and
peroxyacids and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or
nitrosated derivatives
2918 Carboxylic
acids
with
additional
oxygen
function
and
their
anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogen
ated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
2919 Phosphoric
esters
and
their
salts,
including
lactophosphates;
their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated deriva
tives
2920 Esters
of
other
inorganic
acids
of
non-metals
(excluding
esters
of hydrogen halides) and their salts; their halogenated, sul
phonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
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2922 Oxygen-function
amino-compounds
2923 Quaternary
ammonium
salts
and
hydroxides;
lecithins
and
other phosphoaminolipids, whether or not chemically defined
2924
Carboxyamide-function compounds and amide-function com
pounds of carbonic acid
2925 Carboxyimide-function
compounds
(including
saccharin
and
its salts) and imine-function compounds
2926 Nitrile-function
compounds
2927 00 00 Diazo-,
azo-
or
azoxy-compounds
2928 00 90 Other
organic
derivatives
of
hydrazine
or
of
hydroxylamine
2929 10 Isocyanates
2929 90 00 Other
compounds
with
other
nitrogen
function
2930 20 00
Thiocarbamates and dithiocarbamates, and thiuram mono-,
di- or tetrasulphides; dithiocarbonates (xanthates)
2930 30 00
ex 2930 90 99
2930 40 90 Methionine,
captafol
(ISO),
methamidophos
(ISO),
and
other
organo-sulphur compounds other than dithiocarbonates (xan
thates)
2930 50 00
2930 90 13
2930 90 16
2930 90 20
2930 90 60
ex 2930 90 99
2931 00 Other
organo-inorganic
compounds
2932 Heterocyclic
compounds
with
oxygen
hetero-atom(s)
only
2933 Heterocylic
compounds
with
nitrogen
hetero-atom(s)
only
2934
Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically de
fined; other heterocyclic compounds
2935 00 90 Other
sulphonamides
2938 Glycosides,
natural
or
reproduced
by
synthesis,
and
their
salts,
ethers, esters and other derivatives
2940 00 00 Sugars,
chemically
pure,
other
than
sucrose,
lactose,
maltose,
Corrected ac
glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar cording to
esters, and their salts, other than products under heading CN descrip
2937, 2938 or 2939
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2941 20 30 Dihydrostreptomycin,
its
salts,
esters
and
hydrates
2942 00 00 Other
organic
compounds
S-6b 31 3102 Mineral
or
chemical
fertilisers,
nitrogenous
3103 10 Superphosphates
3105 Mineral
or
chemical
fertilisers
containing
two
or
three
of
the
fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium;
other fertilisers; goods of Chapter 31 in tablets or similar
forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg
32 ex
Chapter
32 Tanning
or
dyeing
extracts;
tannins
and
their
derivatives;
dyes,
pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes;
putty and other mastics; inks; excluding products under sub
headings 3201 20 00, 3201 90 20, ex 3201 90 90 (tanning
extracts of eucalyptus), ex 3201 90 90 (tanning extracts de
rived from gambier and myrobalan fruits) and ex 3201 90 90
(other tanning extracts of vegetable origin)
33 Chapter
33 Essential
oils
and
resinoids;
perfumery,
cosmetic
or
toilet
preparations
34 Chapter
34 Soap,
organic
surface-active
agents,
washing
preparations,
lu
bricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes,
polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar ar
ticles, modelling pastes, ‘dental waxes’ and dental preparations
with a basis of plaster
35 3501 Casein,
caseinates
and
other
casein
derivatives;
casein
glues
3502 90 90 Albuminates
and
other
albumin
derivatives
3503 00 Gelatin
(including
gelatin
in
rectangular
(including
square)
sheets, whether or not surface-worked or coloured) and gela
tin derivatives; isinglass; other glues of animal origin, exclud
ing casein glues of heading 3501
3504 00 00 Peptones
and
their
derivatives;
other
protein
substances
and
their derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included; hide
powder, whether or not chromed
3505 10 50 Starches,
esterified
or
etherified
3506 Prepared
glues
and
other
prepared
adhesives,
not
elsewhere
specified or included; products suitable for use as glues or
adhesives, put up for retail sale as glues or adhesives, not
exceeding a net weight of 1 kg
3507 Enzymes;
prepared
enzymes
not
elsewhere
specified
or
inclu
ded
36 Chapter
36 Explosives;
pyrotechnic
products;
matches;
pyrophoric
alloys;
certain combustible preparations
37 Chapter
37 Photographic
or
cinematographic
goods

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38 ex
Chapter
38 Miscellaneous
chemical
products
excluding
the
products
under subheadings 3809 10 and 3824 60
S-7a 39 Chapter
39 Plastics
and
articles
thereof
S-7b 40 Chapter
40 Rubber
and
articles
thereof
S-8a 41 ex
4104 Tanned
or
crust
hides
and
skins
of
bovine
(including
buffalo)
or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, but
not further prepared, excluding the products under subhead
ings 4104 41 19 and 4104 49 19
ex 4106 31 00 Tanned
or
crust
hides
and
skins
of
swine,
without
hair
on,
in
the wet state (including wet-blue), split but not further pre
pared, or in the dry state (crust), whether or not split, but not
4106 32 00
further prepared
4107 Leather
further
prepared
after
tanning
or
crusting,
including
parchment-dressed leather, of bovine (including buffalo) or
equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, other
than leather of heading 4114
4112 00 00 Leather
further
prepared
after
tanning
or
crusting,
including
parchment-dressed leather, of sheep or lamb, without wool
on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 4114
4113 Leather
further
prepared
after
tanning
or
crusting,
including
parchment-dressed leather, of other animals, without wool or
hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading
4114,
4114 Chamois
(including
combination
chamois)
leather;
patent
leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather
4115 10 00
Composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre, in
slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls
S-8b 42 Chapter
42 Articles
of
leather;
saddlery
and
harness;
travel
goods,
hand
bags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than
silkworm gut)
43 Chapter
43 Furskins
and
artificial
fur;
manufactures
thereof
S-9a 44 Chapter
44 Wood
and
articles
of
wood,
wood
charcoal
S-9b 45 Chapter
45 Cork
and
articles
of
cork
46 Chapter
46
Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting ma
terials; basketware and wickerwork
S-11a 50 Chapter
50 Silk
51 ex
Chapter
51 Wool,
fine
or
coarse
animal
hair,
excluding
the
products
under heading 5105; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
52 Chapter
52 Cotton
53 Chapter
53 Other
vegetable
textile
fibres;
paper
yarn
and
woven
fabrics
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paper yarn

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54 Chapter
54 Man-made
filaments;
strip
and
the
like
of
man-made
textile
materials
55 Chapter
55 Man-made
staple
fibres
56 Chapter
56 Wadding,
felt
and
non-wovens;
special
yarns;
twine,
cordage,
ropes and cables and articles thereof
57 Chapter
57 Carpets
and
other
textile
floor
coverings
58 Chapter
58
Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries;
trimmings; embroidery
59 Chapter
59 Impregnated,
coated,
covered
or
laminated
textile
fabrics;
tex
tile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
60 Chapter
60 Knitted
or
crocheted
fabrics
S-11b 61 Chapter
61 Articles
of
apparel
and
clothing
accessories,
knitted
or
croche
ted
62 Chapter
62 Articles
of
apparel
and
clothing
accessories,
not
knitted
or
crocheted
63 Chapter
63 Other
made-up
textile
articles;
sets;
worn
clothing
and
worn
textile articles; rags
S-12a 64 Chapter
64 Footwear,
gaiters
and
the
like;
parts
of
such
articles
S-12b 65 Chapter
65 Headgear
and
parts
thereof
66 Chapter
66 Umbrellas,
sun
umbrellas,
walking
sticks,
seat-sticks,
whips,
riding-crops and parts thereof
67 Chapter
67
Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or
of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair
S-13 68 Chapter
68 Articles
of
stone,
plaster,
cement,
asbestos,
mica
or
similar
materials
69 Chapter
69 Ceramic
products
70 Chapter
70 Glass
and
glassware
S-14 71 Chapter
71 Natural
or
cultured
pearls,
precious
or
semi-precious
stones,
precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles
thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
S-15a 72 7202 Ferro-alloys
73 Chapter
73 Articles
of
iron
or
steel
S-15b 74 Chapter
74 Copper
and
articles
thereof
75 7505
12
00 Bars,
rods
and
profiles,
of
nickel
alloys
7505 22 00 Wire,
of
nickel
alloys
7506 20 00 Plates,
sheets,
strip
and
foil,
of
nickel
alloys
7507 20 00 Nickel
tube
or
pipe
fittings
76 ex
Chapter
76 Aluminium
and
articles
thereof,
excluding
the
products
under
heading 7601

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78 ex
Chapter
78 Lead
and
articles
thereof,
except
for
products
of
subheading
7801 99
7801 99
Unwrought lead other than refined and other than containing
by weight antimony as the principal other element
79 ex
Chapter
79 Zinc
and
articles
thereof,
excluding
the
products
under
head
ings 7901 and 7903
81 ex
Chapter
81 Other
base
metals;
cermets;
articles
thereof,
excluding
the
products under subheadings 8101
10
00, 8101
94
00,
8102
10
00, 8102
94
00, 8104
11
00, 8104
19
00,
8107
20
00, 8108
20
00, 8108
30
00, 8109
20
00,
8110
10
00, 8112
21
90, 8112
51
00, 8112
59
00,
8112 92 and 8113 00 20
82 Chapter
82
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal;
parts thereof, of base metal
83 Chapter
83 Miscellaneous
articles
of
base
metal
S-16 84 Chapter
84 Nuclear
reactors,
boilers,
machinery
and
mechanical
ap
pliances, and parts thereof
85 Chapter
85 Electrical
machinery
and
equipment
and
parts
thereof;
sound
recorders and reproducers, television image and sound re
corders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such
articles
S-17a 86 Chapter
86 Railway
or
tramway
locomotives,
rolling
stock
and
parts
thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and
parts thereof; mechanical (including electromechanical) traf
fic-signalling equipment of all kinds
S-17b 87 Chapter
87 Vehicles
other
than
railway
or
tramway
rolling
stock,
and
parts and accessories thereof
88 Chapter
88 Aircraft,
spacecraft,
and
parts
thereof
89 Chapter
89 Ships,
boats
and
floating
structures
S-18 90 Chapter
90 Optical,
photographic,
cinematographic,
measuring,
checking,
precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus;
parts and accessories thereof
91 Chapter
91
Clocks and watches and parts thereof
92 Chapter
92 Musical
instruments;
parts
and
accessories
of
such
articles
S-20 94 Chapter
94 Furniture;
bedding,
mattresses,
mattress
supports,
cushions
and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings,
not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illumi
nated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings
95 Chapter
95
Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories there
of
96 Chapter
96 Miscellaneous
manufactured
articles
( 1 ) For the products under subheading 0306 13, the duty shall be 3,6 %.
( 2 ) For the products under subheading 1704 10 90, the specific duty shall be limited to 16 % of the customs value.

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ANNEX X
CORRELATION TABLE
Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 This
Regulation
Article 1 Article
1
— Article
2,
point
(a)
Article 2, point (a) Article
2,
point
(g)
Article 2, point (b) Article
2,
point
(h)
Article 2, point (c) Article
2,
points
(b)
to
(f)
— Article
2,
point
(i)
— Article
2,
point
(j)
— Article
2,
point
(k)
— Article
2,
point
(l)
Article 3(1) and Article 3(2), first subparagraph Article
4(1)
Article 3(2), second subparagraph
—
Article 3(3) Article
5(4)
— Article
4(2)
and
(3)
Article 4 Article
6(1)
and
Article
11(1)
Article 5(1) and (2) Article
33(1)
and
(2)
Article 5(3)
—
Article 6(1) to (6) Article
7(1)
to
(6)
Article 6(7)
—
Article 7(1) and (2) Article
12(1)
and
(2)
Article 7(3)
—
Article 8(1) Article
9(1)
— Article
9(2)
Article 8(2) Annex
VII
Article 8(3), first subparagraph Article
13(1)
— Article
13(2)
Article 8(3), second subparagraph Article
14(1)
— Article
14(2)
and
(3)
Article 9(1) and (2) Article
10(1)
and
(2)
Article 9(3)
—
— Article
10(3)

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Article 10(1)
—
Article 10(2) Article
10(4)
— Article
10(5)
Article 10(3) Article
10(6)
Article 10(4)
—
Article 10(5)
—
Article 10(6)
—
— Article
10(7)
— Article
16
Article 11(1) to (7) Article
18
Article 11(8) Article
17
Article 12
—
Article 13 Article
8
and
Annex
VI
Article 14 Article
34
Article 15(1) Article
19(1)
Article 15(2) Article
15(1)
— Article
15(2)
Article 15(3) Article
19(2)
— Article
20
Article 16 Article
21
Article 17 Article
15(3)
and
Article
19(3)
Article 18 Article
15(4)
to
(7)
and
Article
19(4)
to
(7)
Article 19
Article 15(8) to (12) and Article 19(8) to (14)
Article 20(1) Article
22
Article 20(2) and (3) Article
24(1)
to
(3)
Article 20(4) Article
23
Article 20(5) Article
10(4)
Article 20(6) Article
26
Article 20(7) Article
25
— Article
27
— Article
28
Article 20(8) Article
29
Article 21 Article
30
Article 22(1) Article
31

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Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 This
Regulation
Article 22(2)
—
Article 23 Article
32
Article 24
—
Article 25, point (a) Article
6(2)
and
Article
11(2)
Article 25, point (b)
Article 3(3) and Article 17(2) and (3)
Article 25, point (c) Article
5(2)
Article 25, point (d) Article
8(3)
Article 25, point (e) Article
10(4)
Article 26 Article
35
— Article
36
— Article
37
— Article
38
Article 27(1) and (2) Article
39(1)
Article 27(3)
—
Article 27(4) and (5) Article
39(2)
to
(4)
Article 28
—
Article 29
—
Article 30
—
Article 31
—
— Article
40
— Article
41
— Article
42
Article 32(1) Article
43(1)
Article 32(2) Article
43(2)
and
(3)
— Annex
I
Annex I Annexes
II,
III
and
IV
Annex II Annexes
V
and
IX
Annex III, Part A Annex
VIII,
Part
A
Annex III, Part B Annex
VIII,
Part
B
— Annex
X

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