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    Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials

    OJ L 57, 29.2.2012, p. 53–77 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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    29.2.2012   

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    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 57/53


    AGREEMENT

    in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials

    1.   Letter from the Russian Federation

    Geneva, 16 December 2011

    Dear Sirs,

    Following negotiations between the Russian Federation and the European Union (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Parties’) with regard to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials, the Parties have reached the following understanding:

    The Government of the Russian Federation shall make its best efforts not to introduce or increase export duties for the raw materials listed in the Annex to this letter. This list was established based on the following criteria:

     

    Raw materials, which are not listed in Part V of the Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods of the Russian Federation in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and for which the Russian Federation has more than 10 percent of global production or exports, or where the European Union has major import interest, either existing or potential, or where there is a risk of tension in global supplies.

     

    Should the Government of the Russian Federation consider the introduction or increase of export duties on those raw materials, it shall hold consultations with the European Commission at least two months prior to the implementation of such measures, with a view to arriving at a solution taking into account the interests of both Parties.

     

    With regard to products listed in the Annex to this letter which are also included in Part V of the Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods of the Russian Federation in the WTO concerning export duties, provisions of this letter do not apply.

     

    In case the European Union confirms its agreement with the terms set forth in this letter, I propose that this letter and the reply letter of the European Union shall constitute the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the European Union relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date on which the Parties exchange written notifications certifying that they have completed their respective internal procedures. This Agreement shall be applied provisionally from the date of the Russian Federation’s accession to the WTO.

    Please accept, Sirs, the assurance of my highest consideration.

    For the Russian Federation

    ANNEX

    List of raw materials

    HS code (1)

    Description (*1)

    0902 10

    Green tea in immediate packings of ≤ 3 kg

    0902 30

    Black fermented tea and partly fermented tea, whether or not flavoured, in immediate packings of ≤ 3 kg

    0909 20

    Coriander seeds

    1001 10

    Durum wheat

    1001 90

    Wheat and meslin (excl. durum wheat)

    1002 00

    Rye

    1003 00

    Barley

    1008 10

    Buckwheat

    1008 20

    Millet (excl. grain sorghum)

    1101 00

    Wheat or meslin flour

    1102 10

    Rye flour

    1103 19

    Groats and meal of cereals (excl. wheat and maize)

    1104 12

    Rolled or flaked grains of oats

    1104 29

    Grains of cereals, hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked (excl. oats and maize, grain flour and husked and semi- or wholly milled rice and broken rice)

    1107 10

    Malt (excl. roasted)

    1107 20

    Roasted malt

    1204 00

    Linseed, whether or not broken

    1205 10

    Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds ‘yielding a fixed oil which has an erucic acid content of < 2 % and yielding a solid component of glucosinolates of < 30 micromoles/g’

    1205 90

    High erucic acid rape or colza seeds ‘yielding a fixed oil which has an erucic acid content of ≥ 2 % and yielding a solid component of glucosinolates of ≥ 30 micromoles/g’, whether or not broken

    1206 00

    Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken

    1207 50

    Mustard seeds, whether or not broken

    1512 11

    Crude sunflower-seed or safflower oil

    1512 19

    Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (excl. crude)

    1514 11

    Low erucic acid rape or colza oil ‘yielding a fixed oil which has an erucic acid content of < 2 %’, crude

    1514 19

    Low erucic acid rape or colza oil ‘yielding a fixed oil which has an erucic acid content of < 2 %’ and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (excl. crude)

    1517 10

    Margarine (excl. liquid)

    1517 90

    Edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils and edible fractions of different fats or oils (excl. fats, oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared, mixtures of olive oils and their fractions, and solid margarine)

    1701 99

    Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form (excl. cane and beet sugar containing added flavouring or colouring and raw sugar)

    1703 90

    Beet molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar

    2401 10

    Tobacco, unstemmed or unstripped

    2403 10

    Smoking tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion

    2403 91

    Tobacco, ‘homogenised’ or ‘reconstituted’ from finely-chopped tobacco leaves, tobacco refuse or tobacco dust

    2502 00

    Unroasted iron pyrites

    2503 00

    Sulphur of all kinds (excl. sublimed sulphur, precipitated sulphur and colloidal sulphur)

    2504 10

    Natural graphite in powder or in flakes

    2504 90

    Natural graphite (excl. in powder or in flakes)

    2505 10

    Silica sands and quartz sands, whether or not coloured

    2506 10

    Quartz (excl. quartz sands)

    2506 20

    Quartzite, merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, in blocks or slabs of a square or rectangular shape

    2507 00

    Kaolin and other kaolinic clays, whether or not calcined

    2508 10

    Bentonite

    2508 30

    Fireclay (excl. kaolin and other kaolinic clays and expanded clay)

    2508 70

    Chamotte or dinas earths

    2509 00

    Chalk

    2510 10

    Natural calcium phosphates and natural aluminium calcium phosphates, natural and phosphatic chalk, unground

    2510 20

    Natural calcium phosphates and natural aluminium calcium phosphates, natural and phosphatic chalk, ground

    2511 10

    Natural barium sulphate ‘barytes’

    2511 20

    Natural barium carbonate ‘witherite’, whether or not calcined (excl. barium oxide)

    2518 30

    Dolomite ramming mix

    2519 10

    Natural magnesium carbonate ‘magnesite’

    2519 90

    Fused magnesia; dead-burned ‘sintered’ magnesia, whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering; other magnesium oxide (excl. natural magnesium carbonate ‘magnesite’)

    2520 10

    Gypsum; anhydrite

    2522 10

    Quicklime

    2522 20

    Slaked lime

    2523 29

    Portland cement (excl. white, whether or not artificially coloured)

    2524 10

    Crocidolite asbestos (excl. products made from crocidolite)

    2524 90

    Asbestos (excl. crocidolite and products made from asbestos)

    2525 10

    Crude mica and mica rifted into sheets or splittings

    2525 20

    Mica powder

    2525 30

    Mica waste

    2526 10

    Natural steatite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a square or rectangular shape, and talc, uncrushed or unpowdered

    2526 20

    Natural steatite and talc, crushed or powdered

    2528 10

    Sodium borates, natural, and concentrates thereof, whether or not calcined (excl. sodium borates separated from natural brine)

    2528 90

    Borates, natural, and concentrates thereof, whether or not calcined, and natural boric acids containing ≤ 85 % of H3BO3 calculated on the dry weight (excl. sodium borates and concentrates thereof and borates separated from natural brine)

    2529 10

    Feldspar

    2529 21

    Fluorspar containing by weight ≤ 97 % calcium fluoride

    2529 22

    Fluorspar containing by weight > 97 % calcium fluoride

    2529 30

    Leucite, nepheline and nepheline syenite

    2530 10

    Vermiculite, perlite and chlorites, unexpanded

    2530 20

    Kieserite and epsomite ‘natural magnesium sulphates’

    2530 90

    Arsenic sulfides, alunite, pozzuolana, earth colours and other mineral substances, n.e.s.

    2601 11

    Non-agglomerated iron ores and concentrates (excl. roasted iron pyrites)

    2601 12

    Agglomerated iron ores and concentrates (excl. roasted iron pyrites)

    2601 20

    Roasted iron pyrites

    2602 00

    Manganese ores and concentrates, incl. ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates, with a manganese content of ≥ 20 %, calculated on the dry weight

    2603 00

    Copper ores and concentrates

    2604 00

    Nickel ores and concentrates

    2605 00

    Cobalt ores and concentrates

    2606 00

    Aluminium ores and concentrates

    2607 00

    Lead ores and concentrates

    2608 00

    Zinc ores and concentrates

    2609 00

    Tin ores and concentrates

    2610 00

    Chromium ores and concentrates

    2611 00

    Tungsten ores and concentrates

    2612 10

    Uranium ores and concentrates

    2612 20

    Thorium ores and concentrates

    2613 10

    Roasted molybdenum ores and concentrates

    2613 90

    Molybdenum ores and concentrates (excl. roasted)

    2614 00

    Titanium ores and concentrates

    2615 10

    Zirconium ores and concentrates

    2615 90

    Niobium, tantalum or vanadium ores and concentrates

    2616 10

    Silver ores and concentrates

    2616 90

    Precious metal ores and concentrates (excl. silver ores and concentrates)

    2617 10

    Antimony ores and concentrates

    2617 90

    Ores and concentrates (excl. iron, manganese, copper, nickel, cobalt, aluminium, lead, zinc, tin, chromium, tungsten, uranium, thorium, molybdenum, titanium, niobium, tantalum, vanadium, zirconium, precious metal or antimony ores and concentrates)

    2618 00

    Granulated slag ‘slag sand’ from the manufacture of iron or steel

    2619 00

    Slag, dross, scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel (excl. granulated slag)

    2620 11

    Hard zinc spelter

    2620 19

    Ash and residues containing mainly zinc (excl. hard zinc spelter)

    2620 21

    Leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges, obtained from storage tanks of leaded gasoline and leaded anti-knock compounds and containing mainly lead, lead compounds and iron oxide

    2620 29

    Ash and residues containing mainly lead (excl. leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges)

    2620 30

    Ash and residues containing mainly copper

    2620 40

    Ash and residues containing mainly aluminium

    2620 60

    Ash and residues, containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds (excl. those from the manufacture of iron or steel)

    2620 91

    Ash and residues, containing antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium or their mixtures (excl. those from the manufacture of iron or steel)

    2620 99

    Ash and residues, containing metals or metal compounds (excl. those from the manufacture of iron or steel, those containing primarily zinc, lead, copper or aluminium, those containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds and those containing antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium or their mixtures)

    2621 10

    Ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste

    2621 90

    Slag and ash, incl. seaweed ash ‘kelp’ (excl. slag, incl. granulated, from the manufacture of iron or steel, ashes and residues containing metals, arsenic or their compounds and those from the incineration of municipal waste)

    2701 11

    Anthracite, whether or not pulverised, non-agglomerated

    2701 12

    Bituminous coal, whether or not pulverised, non-agglomerated

    2701 19

    Coal, whether or not pulverised, non-agglomerated (excl. anthracite and bituminous coal)

    2701 20

    Briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal

    2702 10

    Lignite, whether or not pulverised, non-agglomerated (excl. jet)

    2702 20

    Agglomerated lignite (excl. jet)

    2703 00

    Peat, incl. peat litter, whether or not agglomerated

    2704 00

    Coke and semi-coke of coal, of lignite or of peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon

    2705 00

    Coal gas, water gas, producer gas, lean gas and similar gases (excl. petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons)

    2706 00

    Tar distilled from coal, from lignite or from peat, and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled, incl. reconstituted tars

    2707 10

    Benzol ‘benzene’ containing > 50 % of benzene (excl. chemically defined)

    2707 20

    Toluol ‘toluene’ containing > 50 % of toluene (excl. chemically defined)

    2707 30

    Xylol ‘xylenes’ containing > 50 % of xylenes (excl. chemically defined)

    2707 40

    Naphthalene containing > 50 % of naphtalene (excl. chemically defined)

    2707 50

    Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures of which ≥ 65 % by volume, incl. losses, distils at 250 °C by the ASTM D 86 method (excl. chemically defined compounds)

    2707 91

    Creosote oils (excl. chemically defined)

    2707 99

    Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tars; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents (excl. chemically-defined compounds, benzol ‘benzene’, toluol ‘toluene’ xylol ‘xylenes’, naphthalene, aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures of subheading 2707 50 , phenols and creosote oils)

    2708 10

    Pitch obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars

    2708 20

    Pitch coke obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars

    2709 00

    Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude

    2710 11

    Light oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals which ≥ 90 % by volume ‘incl. losses’ distil at 210 °C ‘ASTM D 86 method’

    2710 19

    Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, n.e.s.

    2710 91

    Waste oils containing polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs], polychlorinated terphenyls [PCTs] or polybrominated biphenyls [PBBs]

    2710 99

    Waste oils containing mainly petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excl. those containing polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs], polychlorinated terphenyls [PCTs] or polybrominated biphenyls [PBBs])

    2711 11

    Natural gas, liquefied

    2711 12

    Propane, liquefied

    2711 13

    Butanes, liquefied (excl. of a purity of ≥ 95 % of n-butane or isobutane)

    2711 14

    Ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene, liquefied (excl. ethylene of a purity of ≥ 95 % and propylene, butylene and butadiene of a purity of ≥ 90 %)

    2711 19

    Gaseous hydrocarbons, liquefied, n.e.s. (excl. natural gas, propane, butane, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene)

    2711 21

    Natural gas in gaseous state

    2711 29

    Hydrocarbons in gaseous state, n.e.s. (excl. natural gas)

    2712 10

    Petroleum jelly

    2712 20

    Paraffin wax containing < 0,75 % by weight of oil

    2712 90

    Paraffin wax, microcrystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, and similar products obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured (excl. petroleum jelly and paraffin wax containing < 0,75 % by weight of oil)

    2713 11

    Petroleum coke, non-calcined

    2713 12

    Petroleum coke, calcined

    2713 20

    Petroleum bitumen

    2713 90

    Residues of petroleum oil or of oil obtained from bituminous minerals (excl. petroleum coke and petroleum bitumen)

    2714 10

    Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands

    2714 90

    Bitumen and asphalt, natural; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks

    2715 00

    Bituminous mastics, cut-backs and other bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch

    2801 10

    Chlorine

    2801 20

    Iodine

    2801 30

    Fluorine; bromine

    2802 00

    Sulphur, sublimed or precipitated; colloidal sulphur

    2803 00

    Carbon ‘carbon blacks and other forms of carbon’, n.e.s.

    2804 10

    Hydrogen

    2804 21

    Argon

    2804 29

    Rare gases (excl. argon)

    2804 30

    Nitrogen

    2804 40

    Oxygen

    2804 50

    Boron; tellurium

    2804 61

    Silicon containing ≥ 99,99 % by weight of silicon

    2804 69

    Silicon containing < 99,99 % by weight of silicon

    2804 70

    Phosphorus

    2804 80

    Arsenic

    2804 90

    Selenium

    2805 11

    Sodium

    2805 12

    Calcium

    2805 19

    Alkali or alkaline-earth metals (excl. sodium and calcium)

    2805 30

    Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed

    2805 40

    Mercury

    2806 10

    Hydrogen chloride ‘hydrochloric acid’

    2806 20

    Chlorosulphuric acid

    2807 00

    Sulphuric acid; oleum

    2808 00

    Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids

    2809 10

    Diphosphorus pentaoxide

    2809 20

    Phosphoric acid; polyphosphoric acids, whether or not chemically defined

    2810 00

    Oxides of boron; boric acids

    2811 11

    Hydrogen fluoride ‘hydrofluoric acid’

    2811 19

    Inorganic acids (excl. hydrogen chloride ‘hydrochloric acid’, chlorosulphuric acid, sulphuric acid, oleum, nitric acid, sulphonitric acids, phosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acids, boric acids and hydrogen fluoride ‘hydrofluoric acid’)

    2811 21

    Carbon dioxide

    2811 22

    Silicon dioxide

    2811 29

    Inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals (excl. diphosphorus pentaoxide, oxides of boron, carbon dioxide, silicon dioxide and sulphur dioxide)

    2812 10

    Chlorides and chloride oxides

    2812 90

    Halides and halide oxides of non-metals (excl. chlorides and chloride oxides)

    2813 10

    Carbon disulphide

    2813 90

    Sulphides of non-metals (excl. carbon disulphide); commercial phosphorus trisulphide

    2814 10

    Anhydrous ammonia

    2814 20

    Ammonia in aqueous solution

    2815 11

    Sodium hydroxide ‘caustic soda’ solid

    2815 12

    Sodium hydroxide ‘caustic soda’ in aqueous solution ‘soda lye or liquid soda’

    2815 20

    Potassium hydroxide ‘caustic potash’

    2815 30

    Peroxides of sodium or potassium

    2816 10

    Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium

    2816 40

    Oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, of strontium or barium

    2817 00

    Zinc oxide; zinc peroxide

    2818 10

    Corundum, artificial, whether or not chemically defined

    2818 20

    Aluminium oxide (excl. artificial corundum)

    2818 30

    Aluminium hydroxide

    2819 10

    Chromium trioxide

    2819 90

    Chromium oxides and hydroxides (excl. chromium trioxide)

    2820 10

    Manganese dioxide

    2820 90

    Manganese oxides (excl. manganese dioxide)

    2821 10

    Iron oxides and hydroxides

    2821 20

    Earth colours containing ≥ 70 % by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2O3

    2822 00

    Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides

    2823 00

    Titanium oxides

    2824 10

    Lead monoxide ‘litharge, massicot’

    2824 90

    Lead oxides (excl. monoxide ‘litharge, massicot’)

    2825 10

    Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts

    2825 20

    Lithium oxide and hydroxide

    2825 30

    Vanadium oxides and hydroxides

    2825 40

    Nickel oxides and hydroxides

    2825 50

    Copper oxides and hydroxides

    2825 60

    Germanium oxides and zirconium dioxide

    2825 70

    Molybdenum oxides and hydroxides

    2825 80

    Antimony oxides

    2825 90

    Bases, inorganic, and metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, n.e.s.

    2826 12

    Fluoride of aluminium

    2826 19

    Fluorides (excl. of aluminium)

    2826 30

    Sodium hexafluoroaluminate ‘synthetic cryolite’

    2826 90

    Fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts (excl. fluorosilicates of sodium or of potassium and sodium hexafluoroaluminate ‘synthetic cryolite’)

    2827 10

    Ammonium chloride

    2827 20

    Calcium chloride

    2827 31

    Magnesium chloride

    2827 32

    Aluminium chloride

    2827 35

    Nickel chloride

    2827 39

    Chlorides (excl. ammonium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium, iron, cobalt, nickel and zinc chloride)

    2827 41

    Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides of copper

    2827 49

    Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides (excl. copper)

    2827 51

    Bromides of sodium or of potassium

    2827 59

    Bromides and bromide oxides (excl. of sodium and potassium)

    2827 60

    Iodides and iodide oxides

    2828 10

    Calcium hypochlorites, incl. commercial calcium hypochlorite

    2828 90

    Hypochlorites, chlorites and hypobromites (excl. calcium hypochlorites)

    2829 11

    Chlorate of sodium

    2829 19

    Chlorates (excl. sodium)

    2829 90

    Perchlorates; bromates and perbromates; iodates and periodates

    2830 10

    Sodium sulphides

    2830 90

    Sulphides (excl. sodium, zinc and cadmium); polysulphides, whether or not chemically defined

    2831 10

    Dithionite and sulfoxylate of sodium

    2831 90

    Dithionites and sulfoxylates (excl. sodium)

    2832 10

    Sodium sulphites

    2832 20

    Sulphites (excl. sodium)

    2832 30

    Thiosulphates

    2833 11

    Disodium sulphate

    2833 19

    Sodium sulphates (excl. disodium)

    2833 21

    Sulphate of magnesium

    2833 22

    Sulphate of aluminium

    2833 24

    Sulphates of nickel

    2833 25

    Sulphates of copper

    2833 27

    Sulphate of barium

    2833 29

    Sulphates (excl. of sodium, magnesium, aluminium, chromium, nickel, copper, zinc and barium)

    2833 30

    Alums

    2833 40

    Peroxosulphates ‘persulphates’

    2834 10

    Nitrites

    2834 21

    Nitrate of potassium

    2834 29

    Nitrates (excl. of potassium)

    2835 10

    Phosphinates ‘hypophosphites’ and phosphonates ‘phosphites’

    2835 22

    Mono- or disodium phosphate

    2835 24

    Phosphates of potassium

    2835 25

    Calcium hydrogenorthophosphate ‘dicalcium phosphate’

    2835 26

    Phosphates of calcium (excl. calcium hydrogenorthophosphate ‘dicalcium phosphate’)

    2835 29

    Phosphates (excl. phosphates of monosodium, disodium, trisodium, of potassium and of calcium)

    2835 31

    Sodium triphosphate ‘sodium tripolyphosphate’, whether or not chemically defined

    2835 39

    Polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined (excl. sodium triphosphate ‘sodium tripolyphosphate’)

    2836 20

    Disodium carbonate

    2836 30

    Sodium hydrogencarbonate ‘sodium bicarbonate’

    2836 40

    Potassium carbonates

    2836 50

    Calcium carbonate

    2836 60

    Barium carbonate

    2836 91

    Lithium carbonates

    2836 92

    Strontium carbonate

    2836 99

    Carbonates and peroxocarbonates ‘percarbonates’ (excl. commercial ammonium carbonate and other ammonium carbonates, disodium carbonate, sodium hydrogencarbonate ‘sodium bicarbonate’, potassium carbonates, calcium carbonate, barium carbonate, lead carbonate, lithium carbonates and strontium carbonate)

    2837 11

    Sodium cyanide

    2837 19

    Cyanides and oxycyanides (excl. sodium)

    2837 20

    Complex cyanides

    2839 11

    Metasilicates of sodium, incl. commercial metasilicates

    2839 19

    Silicates of sodium, incl. commercial silicates (excl. sodium metasilicates)

    2839 90

    Silicates, incl. commercial alkali metal silicates (excl. sodium and potassium silicates)

    2840 11

    Anhydrous disodium tetraborate ‘refined borax’

    2840 19

    Disodium tetraborate ‘refined borax’ (excl. anhydrous)

    2840 20

    Borates (excl. disodium tetraborate ‘refined borax’)

    2840 30

    Peroxoborates ‘perborates’

    2841 30

    Sodium dichromate

    2841 50

    Chromates and dichromates; peroxochromates (excl. chromates of zinc or of lead and sodium dichromate)

    2841 61

    Potassium permanganate

    2841 69

    Manganites, manganates and permanganates (excl. potassium permanganate)

    2841 70

    Molybdates

    2841 80

    Tungstates ‘wolframates’

    2841 90

    Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids (excl. aluminates, chromates, dichromates, peroxochromates, manganites, manganates, permanganates, molybdates and tungstates ‘wolframates’)

    2842 10

    Double or complex silicates of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, incl. aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined

    2842 90

    Salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids (excl. of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids, double or complex silicates [incl. aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined] and azides)

    2843 10

    Colloidal precious metals

    2843 21

    Silver nitrate

    2843 29

    Silver compounds, inorganic or organic, whether or not chemically defined (excl. silver nitrate)

    2843 30

    Gold compounds, inorganic or organic, whether or not chemically defined

    2843 90

    Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined (excl. silver and gold); amalgams of precious metals

    2844 10

    Natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions, incl. cermets, ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compound [euratom]

    2844 20

    Uranium enriched in U 235 and its compounds: plutonium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions, incl. cermets, ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U 235, plutonium or compounds of these products [euratom]

    2844 30

    Uranium depleted in U 235 and its compounds; thorium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions, incl. cermets, ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium depleted in U 235, thorium or compounds of these products

    2844 40

    Radioactive elements, isotopes and compounds, and alloys and dispersions, incl. cermets, ceramic products and mixtures, containing these elements, isotopes and compounds; radioactive residues (excl. natural uranium, uranium enriched and depleted in U 235; plutonium, thorium and compounds of these products)

    2845 10

    Heavy water ‘deuterium oxide’ [euratom]

    2845 90

    Non-radioactive isotopes; inorganic or organic compounds of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined (excl. heavy water ‘deuterium oxide’)

    2846 10

    Cerium compounds

    2846 90

    Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals, of yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures of these metals (excl. cerium)

    2847 00

    Hydrogen peroxide, whether or not solidified with urea

    2848 00

    Phosphides, whether or not chemically defined (excl. ferrophosphorus)

    2849 10

    Carbides of calcium, whether or not chemically defined

    2849 20

    Carbides of silicon, whether or not chemically defined

    2849 90

    Carbides, whether or not chemically defined (excl. of calcium or silicon)

    2850 00

    Hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not chemically defined (excl. compounds which are also carbides of heading 2849 )

    2853 00

    Inorganic compounds, incl. distilled or conductivity water and water of similar purity, n.e.s.; liquid air, whether or not rare gases have been removed; compressed air; amalgams (other than amalgams of precious metals)

    2901 10

    Saturated acyclic hydrocarbons

    2901 22

    Propene ‘propylene’

    2901 23

    Butene ‘butylene’ and isomers thereof

    2901 24

    Buta-1,3-diene and isoprene

    2901 29

    Hyrocarbons, acyclic, unsaturated (excl. ethylene, propene ‘propylene’, butene ‘butylene’ and isomers thereof and buta-1,3-diene and isoprene)

    2902 20

    Benzene

    2902 30

    Toluene

    2902 41

    O-xylene

    2902 43

    P-xylene

    2902 50

    Styrene

    2903 11

    Chloromethane ‘methyl chloride’ and chloroethane ‘ethyl chloride’

    2903 12

    Dichloromethane ‘methylene chloride’

    2903 14

    Carbon tetrachloride

    2903 22

    Trichloroethylene

    2903 23

    Tetrachloroethylene ‘perchloroethylene’

    2903 46

    Bromochlorodifluoromethane, bromotrifluoromethane and dibromotetrafluoroethanes

    2903 59

    Halogenated derivatives of cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic hydrocarbons (excl. 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane)

    2905 11

    Methanol ‘methyl alcohol’

    2905 12

    Propan-1-ol ‘propyl alcohol’ and propan-2-ol ‘isopropyl alcohol’

    2905 13

    Butan-1-ol ‘n-butyl alcohol’

    2905 14

    Butanols (excl. butan-1-ol ‘n-butyl alcohol’)

    2905 16

    Octanol ‘octyl alcohol’ and isomers thereof

    2905 31

    Ethylene glycol ‘ethanediol’

    2905 42

    Pentaerythritol

    2905 59

    Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives or acyclic alcohols (excl. ethchlorvynol ‘inn’)

    2906 12

    Cyclohexanol, methylcyclohexanols and dimethylcyclohexanols

    2906 21

    Benzyl alcohol

    2907 11

    Phenol ‘hydroxybenzene’ and its salts

    2907 12

    Cresols and their salts

    2907 13

    Octylphenol, nonylphenol and their isomers; salts thereof

    2907 19

    Monophenols (excl. phenol ‘hydroxybenzene’ and its salts, cresols and their salts, octylphenol, nonylphenol and their isomers and salts thereof, xylenols and their salts and naphthols and their salts)

    2907 23

    4,4′-isopropylidenediphenol ‘bisphenol a, diphenylolpropane’ and its salts

    2909 19

    Acyclic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives (excl. diethyl ether)

    2909 41

    2,2′-oxydiethanol ‘diethylene glycol, digol’

    2909 44

    Monoalkylethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol (excl. monomethyl ethers and monobutyl ethers)

    2910 10

    Oxirane ‘ethylene oxide’

    2910 30

    1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane ‘epichlorohydrin’

    2912 11

    Methanal ‘formaldehyde’

    2912 12

    Ethanal ‘acetaldehyde’

    2914 11

    Acetone

    2915 21

    Acetic acid

    2915 31

    Ethyl acetate

    2915 32

    Vinyl acetate

    2915 33

    N-butyl acetate

    2916 13

    Methacrylic acid and its salts

    2916 14

    Esters of methacrylic acid

    2917 35

    Phthalic anhydride

    2919 90

    Phosphoric esters and their salts, incl. lactophosphates; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives (excl. tris ‘2,3-dibromopropyl’ phosphate)

    2921 42

    Aniline derivatives and their salts

    2922 11

    Monoethanolamine and its salts

    2922 12

    Diethanolamine and its salts

    2922 13

    Triethanolamine and its salts

    2926 10

    Acrylonitrile

    2929 90

    Compounds with nitrogen function (excl. amine-function compounds; oxygen-function amino-compounds; quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides; lecithin and other phosphoaminolipids; carboxyamide-function compounds; amide-function compounds of carbonic acid; carboxyimide-function, imine-function or nitrile-function compounds; diazo-, azo- or azoxy-compounds; organic derivatives of hydrazine or of hydroxylamine and isocyanates)

    2930 40

    Methionine

    2933 69

    Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom[s] only, containing an unfused triazine ring, whether or not hydrogenated, in the structure (excl. melamine)

    2933 71

    6-hexanelactam ‘epsilon-caprolactam’

    3102 10

    Urea, whether or not in aqueous solution (excl. that in pellet or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of ≤ 10 kg)

    3102 21

    Ammonium sulphate (excl. that in pellet or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of ≤ 10 kg)

    3102 29

    Double salts and mixtures of ammonium sulphate and ammonium nitrate (excl. goods of this Chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight of ≤ 10 kg)

    3102 30

    Ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution (excl. that in pellet or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of ≤ 10 kg)

    4101 20

    Whole raw hides and skins of bovine ‘incl. buffalo’ or equine animals, whether or not dehaired or split, of a weight per skin ≤ 8 kg when simply dried, ≤ 10 kg when dry-salted, or ≤ 16 kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved (excl. tanned and parchment-dressed)

    4101 50

    Whole raw hides and skins of bovine ‘incl. buffalo’ or equine animals, whether or not dehaired or split, of a weight per skin > 16 kg, fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved (excl. tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared)

    4101 90

    Butts, bends, bellies and split raw hides and skins of bovine ‘incl. buffalo’ or equine animals, whether or not dehaired, fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, and whole raw hides and skins of a weight per skin > 8 kg but < 16 kg when simply dried and > 10 kg but < 16 kg when dry-salted (excl. tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared)

    4102 10

    Raw skins of sheep or lambs, with wool on, fresh or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved (excl. those of astrakhan, caracul, persian, broadtail or similar lambs, or of indian, chinese, mongolian or tibetan lambs)

    4102 21

    Raw skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, pickled, whether or not split

    4102 29

    Raw skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, fresh or salted, dried, limed or otherwise preserved, whether or not split (excl. pickled or parchment-dressed)

    4103 20

    Raw hides and skins of reptiles, fresh or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved (excl. parchment-dressed)

    4103 30

    Raw hides and skins of swine, fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, whether or not dehaired or split (excl. parchment-dressed)

    4103 90

    Raw hides and skins, fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, whether or not dehaired, incl. birdskins without feathers or down (excl. parchment-dressed, hides and skins of bovine ‘incl. buffalo’ animals, equine animals, sheep, lambs, goats, kids, reptiles and swine)

    4104 11

    Full grains, unsplit and grain splits, in the wet state ‘incl. wet-blue’, of hides and skins of bovine ‘incl. buffalo’ or equine animals, tanned, without hair on (excl. further prepared)

    4104 19

    Hides and skins of bovine ‘incl. buffalo’ or equine animals, in the wet state ‘incl. wet-blue’, tanned, without hair on, whether or not split (excl. further prepared and full grains, unsplit and grain splits)

    4104 41

    Full grains leather, unsplit and grain splits leather, in the dry state ‘crust’, of hides and skins of bovine ‘incl. buffalo’ or equine animals, without hair on (excl. further prepared)

    4104 49

    Hides and skins of bovine ‘incl. buffalo’ or equine animals, in the dry state ‘crust’, without hair on, whether or not split (excl. further prepared and full grains, unsplit and grain splits)

    4105 10

    Skins of sheep or lambs, in the wet state ‘incl. wet-blue’, tanned, without wool on, whether or not split (excl. further prepared and pre-tanned only)

    4105 30

    Skins of sheep or lambs, in the dry state ‘crust’, without wool on, whether or not split (excl. further prepared and pre-tanned only)

    4106 21

    Hides and skins of goats or kids, in the wet state ‘incl. wet-blue’, tanned, without wool on, whether or not split (excl. further prepared and pre-tanned only)

    4106 22

    Hides and skins of goats or kids, in the dry state ‘crust’, without wool on, whether or not split (excl. further prepared and pre-tanned only)

    4106 31

    Hides and skins of swine, in the wet state ‘incl. wet-blue’, tanned, without wool or hair on, whether or not split (excl. further prepared and pre-tanned only)

    4106 32

    Hides and skins of swine, in the dry state ‘crust’, without wool or hair on, whether or not split (excl. further prepared and pre-tanned only)

    4106 40

    Tanned or crust hides and skins of reptiles, whether or not split (excl. further prepared)

    4106 91

    Hides and skins of antelopes, deers, elks, elephants and other animals, incl. sea animals, without wool or hair on, and leather of hairless animals, in the wet state ‘incl. wet-blue’, tanned, whether or not split (excl. further prepared and of bovine and equine animals, sheep and lambs, goats and kids, swine and reptiles, and pre-tanned only)

    4106 92

    Hides and skins of antelopes, deers, elks, elephants and other animals, incl. sea animals, without wool or hair on, and leather of hairless animals, in the dry state ‘crust’, whether or not split (excl. further prepared and of bovine and equine animals, sheep and lambs, goats and kids, swine and reptiles, and pre-tanned only)

    4107 11

    Full grains leather ‘incl. parchment-dressed leather’, unsplit, of the whole hides and skins of bovine ‘incl. buffalo’ or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excl. chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather)

    4107 12

    Grain splits leather ‘incl. parchment-dressed leather’, of the whole hides and skins of bovine ‘incl. buffalo’ or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excl. chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather)

    4107 19

    Leather ‘incl. parchment-dressed leather’ of the whole hides and skins of bovine ‘incl. buffalo’ or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excl. unsplit full grains leather, grain splits leather, chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather)

    4107 91

    Full grains leather ‘incl. parchment-dressed leather’, unsplit, of the portions, strips or sheets of hides and skins of bovine ‘incl. buffalo’ or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excl. chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather)

    4107 92

    Grain splits leather ‘incl. parchment-dressed leather’, of the portions, strips or sheets of hides and skins of bovine ‘incl. buffalo’ or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excl. chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather)

    4107 99

    Leather ‘incl. parchment-dressed leather’ of the portions, strips or sheets of hides and skins of bovine ‘incl. buffalo’ or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excl. unsplit full grains leather, grain splits leather, chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather)

    4112 00

    Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting ‘incl. parchment-dressed leather’, of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split (excl. chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather)

    4113 10

    Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting ‘incl. parchment-dressed leather’, of goats or kids, without wool or hair on, whether or not split (excl. chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather)

    4113 20

    Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting ‘incl. parchment-dressed leather’, of pigs, without hair on, whether or not split (excl. chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather)

    4113 30

    Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting ‘incl. parchment-dressed leather’, of reptiles, whether or not split (excl. chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather)

    4113 90

    Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting ‘incl. parchment-dressed leather’, of antelopes, deer, elks, elephants and other animals, incl. sea animals, without wool or hair on, and leather of hairless animals, whether or not split (excl. leather of bovine and equine animals, sheep and lambs, goats or kids, swine and reptiles, and chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallised leather)

    4114 10

    Chamois leather, incl. combination chamois leather (excl. glacé-tanned leather subsequently treated with formaldehyde and leather stuffed with oil only after tanning)

    4114 20

    Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather (excl. lacquered or metallised reconstituted leather)

    4115 10

    Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls

    4115 20

    Parings and other waste of leather or of composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour

    4401 10

    Fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms

    4401 21

    Coniferous wood in chips or particles (excl. those of a kind used principally for dying or tanning purposes)

    4401 22

    Wood in chips or particles (excl. those of a kind used principally for dying or tanning purposes, and coniferous wood)

    4401 30

    Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms

    4402 10

    Bamboo charcoal, incl. shell or nut charcoal, whether or not agglomerated (excl. used as a medicament, mixed with incense, activated bamboo charcoal and in the form of crayons)

    4402 90

    Wood charcoal, incl. shell or nut charcoal, whether or not agglomerated (excl. bamboo charcoal, wood charcoal used as a medicament, charcoal mixed with incense, activated charcoal and charcoal in the form of crayons)

    4403 10

    Wood in the rough, treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.)

    4403 20

    Coniferous wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

    4403 41

    Dark red meranti, light red meranti and meranti bakau wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

    4403 49

    Tropical wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. dark red meranti, light red meranti, meranti bakau; rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

    4403 91

    Oak ‘quercus spp.’ in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

    4403 92

    Beech ‘fagus spp.’ in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

    4403 99

    Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, coniferous wood in general, oak ‘quercus spp.’, beech ‘fagus spp.’ and tropical wood specified in subheading note 1 to this Chapter)

    4404 10

    Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking-sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chipwood and the like, of coniferous wood (excl. hoopwood sawn lengthwise and carved or notched at the ends; brushmounts, lasts)

    4404 20

    Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking-sticks, umbrellas, tool handles and the like; chipwood and the like (excl. hoopwood sawn lengthwise and carved or notched at the ends; brushmounts, lasts; coniferous wood in general)

    4405 00

    Wood wool; wood flour, i.e. wood powder able to pass through a fine, 0,63 mm mesh, sieve with a residue of ≤ 8 % by weight

    4501 10

    Natural cork, raw or simply prepared ‘merely surface-worked or otherwise cleaned’

    4501 90

    Cork waste; crushed, powdered or ground cork

    4502 00

    Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in square or rectangular blocks, plates, sheets or strip, incl. sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers

    4701 00

    Mechanical wood pulp, not chemically treated

    4702 00

    Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades

    4703 11

    Unbleached coniferous chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate (excl. dissolving grades)

    4703 19

    Unbleached non-coniferous chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate (excl. dissolving grades)

    4703 21

    Semi-bleached or bleached coniferous chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate (excl. dissolving grades)

    4703 29

    Semi-bleached or bleached non-coniferous chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate (excl. dissolving grades)

    4704 11

    Unbleached coniferous chemical wood pulp, sulphite (excl. dissolving grades)

    4704 19

    Unbleached non-coniferous chemical wood pulp, sulphite (excl. dissolving grades)

    4704 21

    Semi-bleached or bleached coniferous chemical wood pulp, sulphite (excl. dissolving grades)

    4704 29

    Semi-bleached or bleached non-coniferous chemical wood pulp, sulphite (excl. dissolving grades)

    4705 00

    Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes

    4706 10

    Pulp of cotton linters

    4706 20

    Pulps of fibres derived from recovered ‘waste and scrap’ paper or paperboard

    4706 30

    Pulps of fibrous cellulosic bamboo material

    4706 91

    Mechanical pulp of fibrous cellulosic material (excl. that of wood, cotton linters and fibres derived from recovered [waste and scrap] paper or paperboard)

    4706 92

    Chemical pulp of fibrous cellulosic material (excl. that of wood, cotton linters and fibres derived from recovered [waste and scrap] paper or paperboard)

    4706 93

    Semi-chemical pulp of fibrous cellulosic material (excl. that of wood, cotton linters and fibres derived from recovered [waste and scrap] paper or paperboard)

    4707 10

    Recovered ‘waste and scrap’ paper or paperboard of unbleached kraft paper, corrugated paper or corrugated paperboard

    4707 20

    Recovered ‘waste and scrap’ paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass

    4707 30

    Recovered ‘waste and scrap’ paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp, e.g. newspapers, journals and similar printed matter

    4707 90

    Recovered ‘waste and scrap’ paper or paperboard, incl. unsorted waste and scrap (excl. waste and scrap of unbleached kraft paper or kraft paperboard, or of corrugated paper or corrugated paperboard, that of paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp not coloured in the mass, that of paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp, and paper wool)

    5101 11

    Greasy shorn wool, incl. fleece-washed wool, neither carded nor combed

    5101 19

    Greasy wool, incl. fleece-washed wool, neither carded nor combed (excl. shorn wool)

    5101 21

    Shorn wool, degreased, non-carbonised, neither carded nor combed

    5101 29

    Degreased wool, non-carbonised, neither carded nor combed (excl. shorn wool)

    5101 30

    Carbonised wool, neither carded nor combed

    5102 11

    Hair of kashmir ‘cashmere’ goats, neither carded nor combed

    5102 19

    Fine animal hair, neither carded nor combed (excl. wool and hair of kashmir ‘cashmere’ goats)

    5102 20

    Coarse animal hair, neither carded nor combed (excl. wool, hair and bristles used in the manufacture of brooms and brushes, and horsehair from the mane or tail)

    5103 10

    Noils of wool or of fine animal hair (excl. garnetted stock)

    5103 20

    Waste of wool or of fine animal hair, incl. yarn waste (excl. noils and garneted stock)

    5103 30

    Waste of coarse animal hair, incl. yarn waste (excl. garneted stock, waste of hair or bristles used in the manufacture of brooms and brushes, and of horsehair from the mane or tail)

    5104 00

    Garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, neither carded nor combed

    5105 29

    Wool, combed (excl. that in fragments ‘open tops’)

    5105 31

    Hair of kashmir ‘cashmere’ goats, carded or combed

    5107 10

    Yarn of combed wool containing ≥ 85 % wool by weight (excl. that put up for retail sale)

    5201 00

    Cotton, neither carded nor combed

    5202 10

    Cotton yarn waste, incl. thread waste

    5202 91

    Garnetted stock of cotton

    5202 99

    Cotton waste (excl. yarn waste, thread waste and garneted stock)

    5203 00

    Cotton, carded or combed

    5205 12

    Single cotton yarn, of uncombed fibres, containing ≥ 85 % cotton by weight and with a linear density of 232,56 decitex to < 714,29 decitex ‘> mc 14 to mc 43’ (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)

    5205 13

    Single cotton yarn, of uncombed fibres, containing ≥ 85 % cotton by weight and with a linear density of 192,31 decitex to < 232,56 decitex ‘> mc 43 to mc 52’ (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)

    5205 22

    Single cotton yarn, of combed fibres, containing ≥ 85 % cotton by weight and with a linear density of 232,56 decitex to < 714,29 decitex ‘> mc 14 to mc 43’ (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)

    5205 23

    Single cotton yarn, of combed fibres, containing ≥ 85 % cotton by weight and with a linear density of 192,31 decitex to < 232,56 decitex ‘> mc 43 to mc 52’ (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)

    5205 24

    Single cotton yarn, of combed fibres, containing ≥ 85 % cotton by weight and with a linear density of 125 decitex to < 192,31 decitex ‘> mc 52 to mc 80’ (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)

    5205 33

    Multiple ‘folded’ or cabled cotton yarn, of uncombed fibres, containing ≥ 85 % cotton by weight and with a linear density of 192,31 decitex to < 232,56 decitex ‘> mc 43 to mc 52’ per single yarn (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)

    5205 34

    Multiple ‘folded’ or cabled cotton yarn, of uncombed fibres, containing 85 % cotton by weight and with a linear density of 125 decitex to < 192,31 decitex ‘> mc 52 to mc 80’ per single yarn (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)

    5206 15

    Single cotton yarn containing predominantly, but < 85 % cotton by weight, of uncombed fibres and with a linear density of < 125 decitex ‘> mc 80’ (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)

    5301 30

    Flax tow and waste, incl. yarn waste and garneted stock

    7101 10

    Pearls, natural, whether or not worked or graded, but not strung, mounted or set, natural pearls, temporarily strung for convenience of transport (excl. mother-of-pearl)

    7101 21

    Cultured pearls, unworked, whether or not graded

    7101 22

    Cultured pearls, worked, whether or not graded, but not strung, mounted or set, worked cultured pearls, temporarily strung for convenience of transport

    7102 10

    Diamonds, unsorted

    7102 21

    Industrial diamonds unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted

    7102 29

    Industrial diamonds, worked, but not mounted or set (excl. unmounted stones for pick-up styluses, stones suitable for use as parts of meters, measuring instruments or other articles of Chapter 90)

    7102 31

    Non-industrial diamonds unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted (excl. industrial diamonds)

    7102 39

    Diamonds, worked, but not mounted or set (excl. industrial diamonds)

    7103 10

    Precious stones and semi-precious stones, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped, whether or not graded (excl. diamonds and imitation precious stones and semi-precious stones)

    7103 91

    Rubies, sapphires and emeralds, worked, whether or not graded, but not strung, mounted or set, rubies, sapphires and emeralds, worked, ungraded, temporarily strung for convenience of transport (excl. rubies, sapphires and emeralds, simply sawn or roughly shaped, imitation precious stones and semi-precious stones)

    7103 99

    Precious and semi-precious stones, worked, whether or not graded, but not strung, mounted or set, precious and semi-precious stones, worked, ungraded, temporarily strung for convenience of transport (excl. precious and semi-precious stones, simply sawn or roughly shaped, diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds, imitation precious stones and semi-precious stones)

    7104 10

    Quartz, piezo-electric, of synthetic or reconstructed stone whether or not worked or graded, but not strung mounted or set

    7104 20

    Precious and semi-precious stones, synthetic or reconstructed, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped, whether or not graded (excl. piezo-electric quartz)

    7104 90

    Precious and semi-precious stones, synthetic or reconstructed, worked, whether or not graded but not strung, mounted or set, ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport (excl. stones simply sawn or roughly shaped, piezo-electric quartz)

    7105 10

    Dust and powder of diamonds, incl. synthetic diamonds

    7105 90

    Dust and powder of natural or synthetic precious or semi-precious stones (excl. dust and powder of diamonds)

    7106 10

    Powder of silver, incl. silver plated with gold or platinum

    7106 91

    Silver, incl. silver plated with gold or platinum, unwrought (excl. silver in powder form)

    7106 92

    Silver, incl. silver plated with gold or platinum, semi-manufactured

    7107 00

    Base metals clad with silver, not further worked than semi-manufactured

    7108 11

    Powder of gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, for non-monetary purposes

    7108 12

    Gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, unwrought, for non-monetary purposes (excl. gold in powder form)

    7108 13

    Gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, in semi-manufactured forms, for non-monetary purposes

    7108 20

    Monetary gold

    7109 00

    Base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured

    7110 11

    Platinum, unwrought or in powder form

    7110 19

    Platinum, in semi-manufactured forms

    7110 21

    Palladium, unwrought or in powder form

    7110 29

    Palladium in semi-manufactured forms

    7110 31

    Rhodium, unwrought or in powder form

    7110 39

    Rhodium in semi-manufactured forms

    7110 41

    Iridium, osmium and ruthenium, unwrought or in powder form

    7110 49

    Iridium, osmium and ruthenium, in semi-manufactured forms

    7111 00

    Base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum, not further worked than semi-manufactured

    7112 30

    Ash containing precious metal or precious metal compounds

    7112 91

    Waste and scrap of gold, incl. metal clad with gold, and other waste and scrap containing gold or gold compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (excl. ash containing gold or gold compounds, waste and scrap of gold melted down into unworked blocks, ingots, or similar forms, and sweepings containing other precious metals)

    7112 92

    Waste and scrap of platinum, incl. metal clad with platinum, and other waste and scrap containing platinum or platinum compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (excl. ash containing platinum or platinum compounds, waste and scrap of platinum melted down into unworked blocks, ingots, or similar forms, and sweepings and ash containing precious metals)

    7112 99

    Waste and scrap of silver, incl. metal clad with silver, and other waste and scrap containing silver or silver compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (excl. ash, and waste and scrap of precious metals melted down into unworked blocks, ingots or similar forms)

    7201 10

    Non-alloy pig iron in pigs, blocks or other primary forms, containing by weight ≤ 0,5 % of phosphorous

    7201 20

    Non-alloy pig iron in pigs, blocks or other primary forms, containing by weight > 0,5 % phosphorus

    7201 50

    Alloy pig iron and spiegeleisen, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms

    7202 11

    Ferro-manganese, containing by weight > 2 % of carbon

    7202 19

    Ferro-manganese, containing by weight ≤ 2 % carbon

    7202 21

    Ferro-silicon, containing by weight > 55 % of silicon

    7202 29

    Ferro-silicon, containing by weight ≤ 55 % silicon

    7202 30

    Ferro-silico-manganese

    7202 41

    Ferro-chromium, containing by weight > 4 % of carbon

    7202 49

    Ferro-chromium, containing by weight ≤ 4 % of carbon

    7202 50

    Ferro-silico-chromium

    7202 60

    Ferro-nickel

    7202 70

    Ferro-molybdenum

    7202 80

    Ferro-tungsten and ferro-silico-tungsten

    7202 91

    Ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium

    7202 92

    Ferro-vanadium

    7202 93

    Ferro-niobium

    7202 99

    Ferro-alloys (excl. ferro-manganese, ferro-silicon, ferro-silico-manganese, ferro-chromium, ferro-silico-chromium, ferro-nickel, ferro-molybdenum, ferro-tungsten, ferro-silico-tungsten, ferro-titanium, ferro-silico-titanium, ferro-vanadium and ferro-niobium)

    7203 10

    Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms

    7203 90

    Spongy ferrous products, obtained from molten pig iron by atomization, iron of a purity of ≥ 99,94 %, in lumps, pellets or similar forms

    7205 10

    Granules, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel (excl. granules of ferro-alloys, turnings and filings of iron or steel, certain small calibre items, defective balls for ball-bearings)

    7205 21

    Powders, of alloy steel (excl. powders of ferro-alloys and radioactive iron powders ‘isotopes’)

    7205 29

    Powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or non-alloy steel (excl. powders of ferro-alloys and radioactive iron powders ‘isotopes’)

    7206 10

    Ingots, of iron and non-alloy steel, (excl. remelted scrap ingots, continuous cast products, iron of heading 7203 )

    7206 90

    Iron and non-alloy steel, in puddled bars or other primary forms (excl. ingots, remelted scrap ingots, continuous cast products, iron of heading 7203 )

    7207 11

    Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel containing, by weight, < 0,25 % of carbon, of square or rectangular cross-section, the width measuring < twice the thickness

    7207 12

    Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel containing, by weight, < 0,25 % of carbon, of rectangular ‘other than square’ cross-section, the width measuring ≥ twice the thickness

    7207 19

    Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel containing, by weight, < 0,25 % of carbon, of circular cross-section, or of a cross-section other than square or rectangular

    7207 20

    Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel containing, by weight, ≥ 0,25 % of carbon

    7218 10

    Steel, stainless, in ingots and other primary forms (excl. waste and scrap in ingot form, and products obtained by continuous casting)

    7218 91

    Semi-finished products of stainless steel, of rectangular ‘other than square’ cross-section

    7218 99

    Semi-finished products of stainless steel (excl. of rectangular [other than square] cross-section)

    7224 10

    Steel, alloy, other than stainless, in ingots or other primary forms (excl. waste and scrap in ingot form, and products obtained by continuous casting)

    7224 90

    Semi-finished products of alloy steel other than stainless

    7401 00

    Copper mattes; cement copper ‘precipitated copper’

    7402 00

    Copper, unrefined; copper anodes for electrolytic refining

    7403 11

    Copper, refined, in the form of cathodes and sections of cathodes

    7403 12

    Copper, refined, in the form of wire-bars

    7403 13

    Copper, refined, in the form of billets

    7403 19

    Copper, refined, unwrought (excl. copper in the form of billets, wire-bars, cathodes and sections of cathodes)

    7403 21

    Copper-zinc base alloys ‘brass’ unwrought

    7403 22

    Copper-tin base alloys ‘bronze’ unwrought

    7403 29

    Copper alloys unwrought (excl. copper-zinc base alloys ‘brass’, copper-zinc base alloys ‘bronze’, copper-nickel base alloys ‘cupro-nickel’, copper-nickel-zinc base alloys ‘nickel silver’, and copper alloys of heading 7405 )

    7404 00

    Waste and scrap, of copper (excl. ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted copper waste and scrap, ashes and residues containing copper, and waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators)

    7405 00

    Master alloys of copper (excl. phosphorus-copper compounds ‘copper phosphide’ containing by weight > 15 % phosphorus)

    7406 10

    Copper powders, of non-lamellar structure (excl. grains of copper)

    7406 20

    Copper powders, of lamellar structure, and flakes of copper (excl. grains of copper and spangles of heading 8308 )

    7504 00

    Powders and flakes, of nickel (excl. nickel oxide sinters)

    7601 10

    Aluminium, not alloyed, unwrought

    7601 20

    Unwrought aluminium alloys

    7602 00

    Waste and scrap, of aluminium (excl. slags, scale and the like from iron and steel production, containing recoverable aluminium in the form of silicates, ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted waste and scrap, of aluminium, ashes and residues from aluminium production)

    7603 10

    Powders of aluminium, of non-lamellar structure (excl. pellets of aluminium)

    7603 20

    Powders of aluminium, of lamellar structure, and flakes of aluminium (excl. pellets of aluminium, and spangles)

    7801 10

    Unwrought lead, refined

    7801 91

    Unwrought lead, containing by weight antimony as the principal other element

    7801 99

    Unwrought lead (excl. refined lead and lead containing by weight antimony as the principal other element)

    7802 00

    Lead waste and scrap (excl. ashes and residues from lead production of ‘heading 2620 ’, and ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted waste and scrap, of lead of ‘heading 7801 ’ and waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators)

    7804 20

    Lead powders and flakes (excl. grains of lead, and spangles of heading 8308 )

    7901 11

    Unwrought zinc, not alloyed, containing by weight ≥ 99,99 % of zinc

    7901 12

    Unwrought zinc, not alloyed, containing by weight < 99,99 % of zinc

    7901 20

    Unwrought zinc alloys

    7902 00

    Zinc waste and scrap (excl. ash and residues from zinc production of ‘heading 2620 ’, ingots and other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted waste and scrap, of zinc of ‘heading 7901 ’ and waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators

    7903 10

    Zinc dust

    7903 90

    Zinc powders and flakes (excl. grains of zinc, and spangles of heading 8308 , and zinc dust)

    8001 10

    Unwrought tin, not alloyed

    8001 20

    Unwrought tin alloys

    8002 00

    Tin waste and scrap (excl. ash and residues from the manufacture of tin of heading 2620 , and ingots and similar unwrought tin produced from melted tin waste and scrap of heading 8001 )

    8101 10

    Tungsten powders

    8101 94

    Unwrought tungsten, incl. bars and rods of tungsten obtained simply by sintering

    8101 97

    Tungsten waste and scrap (excl. ash and residues containing tungsten)

    8102 10

    Molybdenum powders

    8102 94

    Unwrought molybdenum, incl. bars and rods obtained simply by sintering

    8102 97

    Molybdenum waste and scrap (excl. ash and residues containing molybdenum)

    8103 20

    Unwrought tantalium, incl. bars and rods of tantalium obtained simply by sintering; tantalium powders

    8103 30

    Tantalium waste and scrap (excl. ash and residues containing tantalium)

    8104 11

    Unwrought magnesium, containing ≥ 99,8 % by weight of magnesium

    8104 19

    Unwrought magnesium, containing < 99,8 % by weight of magnesium

    8104 20

    Magnesium waste and scrap (excl. ash and residues containing magnesium, and raspings, turnings and granules graded according to size)

    8104 30

    Magnesium raspings, turnings and granules, graded according to size; magnesium powders

    8105 20

    Cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; unwrought cobalt; cobalt powders

    8105 30

    Cobalt waste and scrap (excl. ash and residues containing cobalt)

    8106 00

    Bismuth and articles thereof, n.e.s.; bismuth waste and scrap (excl. ash and residues containing bismuth)

    8107 20

    Unwrought cadmium; cadmium powders

    8107 30

    Cadmium waste and scrap (excl. ashes and residues containing cadmium)

    8108 20

    Unwrought titanium; titanium powders

    8108 30

    Titanium waste and scrap (excl. ash and residues containing titanium)

    8109 20

    Unwrought zirconium; zirconium powders

    8109 30

    Zirconium waste and scrap (excl. ash and residues containing zirconium)

    8110 10

    Unwrought antimony; antimony powders

    8110 20

    Antimony waste and scrap (excl. ash and residues containing antimony)

    8111 00

    Manganese and articles thereof, n.e.s.; manganese waste and scrap (excl. ash and residues containing manganese)

    8112 12

    Unwrought beryllium; beryllium powders

    8112 13

    Beryllium waste and scrap (excl. ashes and residues containing beryllium)

    8112 21

    Unwrought chromium; chromium powders

    8112 22

    Chromium waste and scrap (excl. ash and residues containing chromium and chromium alloys containing > 10 % by weight of nickel)

    8112 51

    Unwrought thallium; thallium powders

    8112 52

    Thallium waste and scrap (excl. ashes and residues containing thallium)

    8112 92

    Unwrought hafnium ‘celtium’, niobium ‘columbium’, rhenium, gallium and indium; powders and waste and scrap of these metals (excl. ash and residues containing these metals)

    2.   Letter from the European Union

    Geneva, 16 December 2011

    Dear Minister,

    We have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today’s date, which reads as follows:

    ‘Following negotiations between the Russian Federation and the European Union (hereinafter referred to as the “Parties”) with regard to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials, the Parties have reached the following understanding:

    The Government of the Russian Federation shall make its best efforts not to introduce or increase export duties for the raw materials listed in the Annex to this letter. This list was established based on the following criteria:

     

    Raw materials, which are not listed in Part V of the Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods of the Russian Federation in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and for which the Russian Federation has more than 10 percent of global production or exports, or where the European Union has major import interest, either existing or potential, or where there is a risk of tension in global supplies.

     

    Should the Government of the Russian Federation consider the introduction or increase of export duties on those raw materials, it shall hold consultations with the European Commission at least two months prior to the implementation of such measures, with a view to arriving at a solution taking into account the interests of both Parties.

     

    With regard to products listed in the Annex to this letter which are also included in Part V of the Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods of the Russian Federation in the WTO concerning export duties, provisions of this letter do not apply.

     

    In case the European Union confirms its agreement with the terms set forth in this letter, I propose that this letter and the reply letter of the European Union shall constitute the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the European Union relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date on which the Parties exchange written notifications certifying that they have completed their respective internal procedures. This Agreement shall be applied provisionally from the date of the Russian Federation’s accession to the WTO.’.

    The European Union has the honour to confirm its agreement with the contents of this letter.

    Please accept, Madame, the assurance of our highest consideration.

    For the European Union

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    Waldemar PAWLAK

    Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Economy of the Republic of Poland

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    Karel DE GUCHT

    Commissioner for Trade of the European Commission


    (1)  Customs Union Common External Tariff as of 1 December 2010.

    (*1)  For the purposes of application of this list goods are defined only by HS codes. Goods descriptions are provided for convenience.


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