WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
5 August 1998
(98-3086)
Committee on Import Licensing Original:  English
REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES1
Notification under Article 7.3 of the
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures
MALTA
The following notification, dated 17 July 1998, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Malta.
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Outline of system
1. Import licensing is maintained under the Importation (Control) Regulations, 1969, published
by Legal Notice in terms of the Supplies and Services Act (Cap. 117) which provides that the Ministerresponsible for trade may make regulations to control imports.  Licensing, therefore, is required bystatute.  Designation of products to be subjected to licensing requires ministerial authority.  When anew item is inserted in the list or an existing one taken out, a copy of the relevant amendingregulations has to be laid on the table of the House of Representatives.  The list of controlled goodscan be changed as necessary.  The system can be abolished with legislative approval.
Purposes and coverage of licensing
2. An open general licence is granted for the importation of all goods into Malta other than those
listed in the Schedule to the above-mentioned regulations.  A copy of the current unofficial unrevisedversion of the Schedule, published as Legal Notice No. 213 of 1990 (incorporating all amendmentsthereto as a result of the publication of Legal Notices 52/1992, 27/1994, 35/1996, 19/1997 and6/1998) is reproduced in the Annex.
3. The Maltese licensing system does not apply any discriminatory measures as regards countries
from which imports are made.  Importers are free to import from any source except from countries
against which the U.N. Security Council trade sanctions are in force.
4. Whereas in past years licensing was generally intended to restrict the quantity or value of
imports in the interests of developing local industry and agriculture, the system is now being regardedmainly as a means of monitoring health, veterinary, security and other similar considerations.Following measures undertaken during recent years, it was found possible to liberalize the importationof all manufactured products, with the exception of handmade lace and jewellery made of silver or
                                                     
1 See document G/LIC/3, Annex, for the Questionnaire.G/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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gold filigree, whic h are considered as very se nsitive items.  With regard to agricultural products, only
fresh and frozen whole fish is s till kept under qualitative control as a safeguard measure afforded to
the local fishing industry.  Imports of wheat, barley, maize and certain petroleum products areexclusively state-traded.
5. See reply 1.Procedures
6. Malta no longer administers a quota system in respect of any imported goods.7. Where no complications exist, licences may be issued on the same day of presentation of
application.  However, applica tions for licences should be subm itted before the placing of orders
abroad.
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence
8.  Except in cases where the importation of certain goods is prohibited, licences are not
normally refused.  Reasons for refusal are generally given and applicants may, if they wish, appeal tothe Minister responsible for trade.
9.  Maltese nationals and eligible local companies may apply for licences for the importation of
goods for trading purposes.
Documentational and other requirements for application for licence
10. When applying for a licence prospective importers are required to give the following
information:
(a) Full name and address of applicant;
(b) importer's custom and excise tax registration number;(c) country of origin of goods;(d) country from which goods are being consigned;(e) approximate total c.i.f. value of orders;  and(f) particulars of goods to be imported.
11. Upon actual importation, an importer is required to submit the approved import licence.12. There is no licensing fee or administrative charge.13. There is no deposit or advance payment requirement associated with the issue of licences.Conditions of licensing
14. Normally the goods to which a licence relates have to be shipped within eight months from
the date of issue of licence.  In some special cases, licences are issued with a more limited validityperiod which, however, is always of a reasonable duration and does not preclude imports from anysource.  The normal period of validity of a licence of eight months may be extended on application to
and at the discretion of the Director of Trade.G/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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15. There is no penalty for the non-utili zation of a licence or a portion of it.
16. Licences are not transferable between importers.17. Conditions aimed mainly to safeguard health, security, environmental and other such interests
may be imposed on licences in relation to the goods being imported.
Other procedural requirements
18. There are no other administrative procedures apart from import licensing, other than in
connection with compliance on conditions thereon, required prior to importation.
19. Foreign exchange is automatically provi ded by the banking aut horities for goods to be
imported against supporting documentary evidence.G/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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ANNEX
SCHEDULE OF GOODS UNDER IMPORT LICENSING CONTROL
The following is a revised unofficial version of the Schedule to the Importation (Control)
Regulations, 1969 incorporating all amendments made thereto up to June 1998.
SUPPLIES AND SERVICES ACT (CAP. 117)
Importation (Control) Regulations, 1969
(Legal Notice No. 213 of 1990, as amended)
SCHEDULE
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01.01 Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies
01.02 Live bovine animals01.03 Live swine01.04 Live sheep and goats01.05 Live poultry (fowls of the species Gallus Domesticus,
ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls)
01.06 Other live animals02.01 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled02.02 Meat of bovine animals, frozen02.03 Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen02.04 Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen02.05 Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or
frozen
02.06 Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats,
horses, asses, mules or hinn ies, fresh, chilled or frozen
02.07 Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading No.
01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen
02.08 Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen02.09 Pig fat free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or
otherwise extracted, fresh, chille d, frozen, salted, in brine,
dried or smokedLN 35/96
02.10 Meat, edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked;
edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal
03.01 Live fishG/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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03.02 Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish
meat of heading No. 03.04
03.03 Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of
heading No. 03.04
03.04 Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced)
fresh, chilled or frozen
03.05 Fish, dried, salted or in brine;  smoked fish;  fish meal fit
for human consumption
03.06 Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled,
frozen, dried, salted or in brine;  crustaceans in shell,cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or notchilled, frozen, dried,  salted or in brine
03.07 Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled,
frozen, dried, salted or in brine;  aquatic invertebratesother than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled,frozen, dried, salted or in brine
04.01 Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added
sugar or other sweetening matter
04.02 Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar
or other sweetening matter
04.03 Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yoghurt, kephir and
other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether ornot concentrated or containing added sugar or othersweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit,
nuts or cocoa
04.04 Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added
sugar or other sweetening matter;  products consisting ofnatural milk constituents, whether or not containing addedsugar or other sweetening ma tter, not elsewhere specified
or included
04.05 Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk;  dairy
spreadsLN 35/96
04.06 Cheese and curd
04.07 Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked04.08 Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried,
cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozenor otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added
sugar or other sweetening matter
04.09 Natural honey04.10 Edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified
or includedG/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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05.04 Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish),
whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, inbrine, dried or smokedLN 35/96
05.05 Birds' skins
07.01 Potatoes, fresh or chilled07.02 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled07.03 Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous
vegetables, fresh or chilled
07.04 Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible
brassicas, fresh or chilled
07.05 Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Chicorium spp.)
fresh or chilled
07.06 Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes
and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled
07.07 Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled07.08 Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or
chilled
07.09 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled07.10 Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in
water), frozen
07.11 Vegetables provisionally preserved (for example, by
sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in otherpreservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for
immediate consumption
07.13 Dried split peas;  dried split beans07.14 Jerusalem artichokes and sweet potatoes08.03 Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried08.04 Figs, fresh08.05 Citrus fruits, fresh or dried08.06 Grapes, fresh or dried08.07 Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas),
fresh
08.08 Apples, pears and quinces, fresh08.09 Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums
and sloes, fresh
08.10 Other fruit, fresh08.11 Fruit, frozenG/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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08.12 Peaches, pears, pineapples and fruit cocktail preserved in
preservative solution
09.01 Coffee09.02 Tea09.03 Maté09.09 Seeds of anise and fennel09.10 Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves,
curry and other spices
10.01 Wheat and meslin10.02 Rye10.03 Barley10.04 Oats10.05 Maize (corn)10.06 Rice10.07 Grain sorghum10.08 Buckwheat, millet and canary seed;  other cereals11.01 Wheat or meslin flour11.02 Cereal flours, other than of wheat or meslin11.03 Cereal groats, meal and pellets11.04 Cereal grains otherwise worked (for example, hulled,
rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled), except rice of
heading No. 10.06;  germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked
or ground
11.08 Starches;  inulin11.09 Wheat gluten;  whether or not dried12.08 Flours and meals or oilseeds or oleaginous fruits, other
than those of mustard
12.13 Cereal straw and husks12.14 Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerns (alfalfa),
clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines, vetches and similar
forage products, whether or not in the form of pellets
15.01 Lard and fat15.02 Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats15.07 Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but
not chemically modified
15.08 Ground-nut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined,
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15.09 Olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not
chemically modified
15.10 Other oils and their fractions, obtained solely from olives,
whether or not refined, but not chemically modified,including blends of these oils or fractions of headingNo. 15.09
15.11 Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not
chemically modified
15.12 Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions
thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemicallymodified
15.13 Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions
thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemicallymodified
15.14 Rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions thereof, whether
or not refined, but not chemically modified
15.15 Other fixed vegetable fats and oils (including jojoba oil)
and their fractions, whether or not refined, but notchemically modified
15.16 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly
or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or
elidinized, whether or not refined, but not further prepared
15.17 Margarine, imitation lard and other prepared edible fats15.18 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions,
boiled, oxidized, dehydrated, sulphurized, blown,polymerized by heat in vacuum or inert gas or otherwisechemically modified, excluding those of the headingNo. 15.16;  inedible mixtures of preparations of animal orvegetable fats or oils or fractions of different fats or oils of
this Chapter, not elsewhere specified or included
16.01 Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or
blood;  food preparations based on these products
16.02 Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood16.04 Tuna fish, prepared or preserved16.05 Crustaceans, molluscs, and other aquatic invertebrates
prepared or preserved
17.01 Sugar17.02 Syrups, artificial honey and caramel19.01 Mixtures and bases for ice-cream makingG/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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19.02 Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or
other substances) or otherwis e prepared, such as spaghetti,
macaroni, noodles, lasagna, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni,couscous, whether or not prepared
19.05 Bread, cakes and pastries;  pastry products whether filled
or not
20.01 Vegetables, fruit, nuts, and other edible parts of plants,
prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid
20.02 Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar
or acetic acid
20.03 Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise
than by vinegar or acetic acid
20.04 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by
vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products ofheading No. 20.06LN 35/96
20.05 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by
vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products ofheading No. 20.06LN 35/96
20.06 Vegetables preserved by sugar (drained, glacé or
crystallized)LN 35/96
20.08 Fruit preserved, including canned fruit cocktail, fruit
salad, peaches, pears and pineapples
20.09 Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices,
unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or
not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
21.01 Coffee substitutes, roasted.  Coffee/tea preparations based
on coffee/tea extracts including instant coffee
21.03 Sauces, mixed condiments and mixed seasonings21.04 Beef and chicken cubes21.05 Ice-cream21.06 Ice-cream mixtures, ice-cream powders, cream topping22.02 Grape juice, grape nectar;  non-alcoholic beverages
containing any milk or milk products; soft drinks not
contained in glass bottlesLN 52/92
22.04 Wine, grape must
22.05 Vermouths and other wines of fresh grapes22.07 Ethyl alcohol or neutral spirits (including methylated
spirits)
22.09 Vinegar and substitutes of vinegarG/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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23.01 Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or
of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates,unfit for human consumption;  greaves
23.02 Bran, pollard and other milling residues23.03 Dregs and waste from brewing and distilling23.04 Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground
or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction ofsoya-bean oil
23.05 Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground
or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction ofground-nut oil
23.06 Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground
or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction ofvegetable fats or oils, other than those of heading No.23.04 or 23.05
23.07 Wine lees;  argol23.08 Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable
residues and by-products, whether or not in the form ofpellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewherespecified or included
23.09 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding24.02 Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of
tobacco substitutes
24.03 Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco
substitutes "homogenized" or "reconstituted" tobacco;
tobacco extracts and essences
25.01 Salt25.22 Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime25.23 Cement25.24 Asbestos25.29 Felspar;  leucite;  nepheline and nepheline syenite;
flourspar
25.30 Natural arsenic sulphides, strontianite and other mineral
substances;  broken pottery
27.01 Coal27.10 Petroleum products including petrol diesel, kerosene,
aviation fuels, white spirit and fuel oils;  lubricating oils
27.11 Liquid petroleum gases28.01 Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine28.02 Sulphur, sublimed or precipitated;  colloidal sulphurG/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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28.03 Carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not
elsewhere specified or included)
28.04 Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals28.05 Alkali or alkaline-earth metals;  rare earth metals,
scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed orinteralloyed;  mercury
28.06 Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid);  chlorosulphuric
acid
28.07 Sulphuric acid;  oleum28.08 Nitric acid, sulphonitric acids28.09 Disphosphorus pentoxide, phosphoric acid and
plyphosphoric acids
28.10 Oxides of boron;  boric acids28.11 Other inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen
compounds of non-metals
28.12 Halides and halide oxides of non-metals28.13 Sulphides of non-metals;  commercial phosphorus
trisulphide
28.14 Ammonia, anhydrous or in aqueous solution28.15 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda);  potassium hydroxide
(caustic potash), peroxides of sodium or potassium
28.16 Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium;  oxides,
hydroxides and peroxides, of strontium or barium
28.17 Zinc oxide;  zinc peroxide28.18 Aluminium oxide (including corundum);  aluminium
hydroxide
28.19 Chromium oxides and hydroxides28.20 Manganese oxides28.21 Iron oxides and hydroxides;  earth colours containing 70%
or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe
2O3
28.22 Cobalt oxides and hydroxides;  commercial cobalt oxides
28.23 Titanium oxides28.24 Lead oxides;  red lead and orange lead28.25 Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts;
other inorganic basis;  other metal oxides, hydroxides andperoxides
28.26 Fluorides;  fluorosillicates, fluoraluminates and other
complex fluorine saltsG/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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28.27 Chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides;
bromides and bromide oxides;  iodides and iodide oxides
28.28 Hypoclorites;  commercial calcium hypochlorite;
chlorites;  hypobromites
28.29 Chlorates and perchlorates;  bromates and perbromates,
codates and periodates
28.30 Sulphides;  polysulphides28.31 Ditholonites and sulphoxylates28.32 Sulphites; thiosulphates28.33 Sulphate, alums;  peroxosulphates (persulphates)28.34 Nitrites;  nitrates28.35 Phosphinates (hypophosphites), phosphonates (phosphites),
phosphates and polyphosphates
28.36 Carbonates;  peroxocarbonates (percarbonates);
commercial ammonium containing ammonium carbonate
28.37 Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides28.38 Fulminates, cyanates and thiocyanates28.39 Silicates;  commercial alkali metal silicates28.40 Borates, peroxoborates (perborates)28.41 Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids28.42 Other salts of inorganic acids or peroxacids, excluding
azides
28.43 Colloidal precious metals;  inorganic or organic
compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically
defined;  amalgams of precious metals
28.44 Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes
(including the fissile or fertile chemical elements andisotopes) and their compounds;  mixtures and residues
containing these products
28.45 Isotopes other than those of heading No. 28.44;
compounds inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether
or not chemically defined
28.46 Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare earth metals, of
yttrium or of scandium or of these metals
28.47 Hydrogen peroxide, whether or not solidified with urea28.48 Phosphides, whether or not chemically defined, excluding
ferrophosphorus
28.49 Carbides, whether or not chemically definedG/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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28.50 Hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether
or not chemically defined
28.51 Other inorganic compounds (including distilled or
conductivity water and water of similar purity);  liquid air(whether or not rare gases have been removed);compressed air, amalgams, other than amalgams ofprecious metals
29.01 Acyclic hydrocarbons29.02 Cyclic hydrocarbons29.03 Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons29.04 Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivates of
hydrocarbons, whether or not halogenated
29.05 Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated,
nitrated or nitrosated derivates
29.06 Cyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated,
nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
29.07 Phenols;  phenol-alcohols29.08 Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated
derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols
29.09 Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-
phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, ketoneperoxides (whether or not chemically defined), and their
halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
29.10 Expoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers,
with a three-membered ring, and their halogenated,
sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
29.11 Acetals and hemiacetals, whethe r or not with other oxygen
function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or
nitrosated derivatives
29.12 Aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function,
cyclic polymers of aldehydes;  paraformaldehyde
29.13 Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated
derivatives of products of heading No. 29.12
29.14 Ketones and quinones, whether or not with other oxygen
function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or
nitrosated derivatives
29.15 Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their
anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids;  their
halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivates
29.16 Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their
anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids;  their
halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivativesG/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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29.17 Polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides
and peroxyacids;  their halogenated, sulphonated, nitratedor nitrosated derivatives
29.18 Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function and their
anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids;  theirhalogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
29.19 Phosphoric esters and their salts, including
lactophosphates;  their halogenated, sulphonated, nitratedor nitrosated derivatives
29.20 Esters of other inorganic acids (excluding esters of
hydrogen halides) and their salts;  their halogenated,sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
29.21 Amine-function compounds29.22 Oxygen-function amino-compounds29.23 Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides;  lecithins and
other phosphoaminolipids
29.24 Carboxyamide-function compounds;  amide-function
compounds of carbonic acid
29.25 Carboxyimide-function compounds (including saccharin
and its salts) and imine-function compounds
29.26 Nitrile-function compounds29.27 Diazo-, azo- or azoxy-compounds29.28 Organic derivatives of hydrazine and hydroxylamine29.29 Compounds with other nitrogen function29.30 Organo-sulphur compounds29.31 Other organo-inorganic compounds29.32 Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only29.33 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only LN 35/9629.34 Nucleic acids and their salts;  other heterocyclic
compoundsLN 35/96
29.35 Sulphonamides
29.36 Provitamins and vitamins, natural or reproduced by
synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivativesthereof used primarily as v itamins, and intermixtures of
the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent
29.37 Hormones, natural or reproduced by synthesis, derivatives
thereof, used primarily as hormones;  other steroids used
primarily as hormones
29.38 Glycosides, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their
salts, ethers, esters and other derivativesG/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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29.39 Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis,
and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives
29.40 Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose,
maltose, glucose and fructose;  sugar ethers and sugaresters, and their salts, other than products of heading No.29.37, 29.38 or 29.39
29.41 Antibiotics29.42 Other organic compounds30.01 Glands and other organs for organo-therapeutic uses,
whether or not powdered; extracts of glands or otherorgans or of their secretions for organo-therapeutic uses;heparin and its salts;  other animal substances prepared fortherapeutic or prophylactic uses, not elsewhere specifiedor included
30.02 Human blood;  animal blood prepared for therapeutic,
prophylactic or diagnostic uses;  antisera and other bloodfractions and modified immu nological products, whether
or not obtained by means of biotechnical processes;vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excludingyeasts) and similar productsLN 35/96
30.03 Medicaments (excluding goods of heading No. 30.02,
30.05 or 30.06) consisting of two or more constituentswhich have been mixed together for therapeutic orprophylactic uses, not put up in measured doses or in
forms or packings for retail sale, for veterinary purposes
30.04 Medicaments (excluding goods of heading No. 30.02,
30.05 or  30.06) consisting of mixed or unmixed productsfor therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measureddoses or in forms or packings for retail sale, for veterinary
purposes
30.05 Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles (for
example dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices),impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances orput up in forms or packings for retail sale, for veterinary
purposes
30.06 Other pharmaceutical goods31.01 Animal or vegetable fertilizers, whether or not mixed
together or chemically treated;  fertilizers produced by themixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable
products
31.02 Mineral or chemical fertilizers, nitrogenous31.04 Mineral or chemical fertilizers, potassic32.01 Tanning extracts of vegetable origin;  tannins and their
salts, ethers, esters and other derivativesG/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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32.02 Synthetic organic tanning substances, and inorganic
tanning substances;  tanning preparations, whether or notcontaining natural tanning materials;  enzymaticpreparations for pre-tanning
32.03 Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including
dyeing extracts but excluding animal black), whether ornot chemically defined;  preparations based on colouringmatter of vegetable or animal origin
32.04 Synthetic organic colouring matter, whether or not
chemically defined;  preparations based on syntheticorganic colouring matter;  synthetic organic products of akind used as fluorescent brightening agents asluminophores, whether or not chemically defined
32.05 Colour lakes;  preparations based on colour lakes32.06 Other colouring matter;  preparations other than those of
heading No.  32.03, 32.04 or 32.05;  inorganic productsof a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemicallydefined
32.07 Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers and prepared
colours, vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes (slips),
liquid lustres and similar preparations, of a kind used inthe ceramic, enamelling or glass industry;  glass frit and
other glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes
32.08 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers)
based on synthetic polymers or chemically modifiednatural polymers dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous
medium;  other solutions
32.09 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers)
based on synthetic polymers or chemically definedmodified natural polymers dispersed or dissolved in an
aqueous medium
32.10 Other paints and varnishes (including enamels, lacquers
and distempers);  prepared water pigments of a kind used
for finishing leather
32.11 Prepared driers32.12 Pigments (including metallic powders and flakes) dispersed
in non-aqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kindused in the manufacture of paints (including enamels);stamping foils;  dyes and other colouring matter put up in
forms or packings for retail sale
32.13 Artists', students' or signboard painters' colours,
modifying tints, amusement colours and the like, intablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or
packingsG/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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32.14 Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking
compounds and other mastics;  painters' fillings;  non-refractory surfacing preparations for facades, indoor-walls,floors, ceilings or the like
32.15 Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks,
whether or not concentrated or solid
33.01 Essential oils (terpeneless or not), including concretes and
absolutes;  resinoids;  concentr ates of essential oils in fats,
in fixed oils, in waxes or the like, obtained by enfleurageor maceration;  terpenic by-products of the deterpenationof essential oils;  aqueous distillates and aqueous solutionsof essential oils not in forms or packing for retail sale
33.02 Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures
(including alcoholic solutions) with a basis of one or moreof these substances, of a kind used as raw materials inindustry
33.03 Perfumes and toilet waters33.04 Beauty or make-up preparations for the care of the skin
(other than medicaments), including sunscreen or sun tanpreparations;  manicure or pedicure preparations
33.05 Preparations for use on the hair33.06 Preparations for oral or dental hygiene, including denture
fixative pastes and powders
33.07 Pre-shave, shaving or after-shave preparations, personal
deodorants, bath preparations, depilatories and otherperfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations, not elsewherespecified or included;  prepared room deodorizers,
whether or not perfumed or having disinfectant properties
34.01 Shaving soap;  laundry soap;  organic surface-active
products and preparations for use as shaving soap or aslaundry soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces
or shapes, whether or not containing soap
34.02 Organic surface-active agents (other than soap);  surface-
active preparations and washing preparations (includingauxiliary washing preparations),  and cleaning preparations,
whether or not containing soap, other than those of
heading No. 34.01
34.03 Lubricating preparations, and preparations of a kind used
for oil and grease treatment for textiles, leather or other
materials
34.04 Artificial waxes and prepared waxes34.05 Polishes and creams for footwear, furniture or floors,
metal polishes, scouring powders and similar preparationsG/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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35.01 Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives;  casein
glues
35.02 Albumins, albuminates and other albumin derivatives35.03 Gelatin (including gelatin in rectangular (including square)
sheets, whether or not surface-worked or coloured) andgelatin derivatives;  isinglass;  other glues of animalorigin, excluding casein glues of heading No. 35.01
35.04 Peptones and their derivatives;  other protein substances
and their derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included,hide powder, whether or not chromed
35.05 Dextrins and other modified starches (for example, pre-
gelatinized or esterified starches);  glues based on starches,or on dextrins or other modified starches
35.06 Other prepared glues35.07 Enzymes;  prepared enzymes not elsewhere specified or
included
36.01 Propellent powder36.02 Prepared explosives, other than propellent powders36.03 Safety fuses;  detonating fuses;  percussion or detonating
caps;  igniters;  electric detonators
36.04 Fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and
other pyrotechnic articles
36.05 Matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of heading No.
36.04
36.06 Ferro-cerium and other pyrophoric alloys in all forms;
articles of combustible materials
38.01 Artificial graphite;  colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite;
preparations based on graphite or other carbon in the form
of pastes, blocks, plates or other semi-manufactures
38.02 Activated carbon;  activated natural mineral products;
animal-black, including spent animal black
38.03 Tall oil, whether or not refined38.04 Residual lyes from the manufacture of wood pulp, whether
or not concentrated, desugared or chemically treated,including lignin sulphonates, but excluding tall oil of
heading No. 38.03
38.05 Gum, wood or sulphate turpentine and other terpenic oils
produced by the distillation or other treatment ofconiferous woods;  crude dipentene;  sulphite turpentineand other crude paracymene;  pine oil containing
alphaterpineol as the main constituentG/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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38.06 Rosin and resin acid, and derivatives thereof;  rosin spirit
and rosin oils;  run gums
38.07 Wood tar;  wood tar oils;  wood creosote;  wood naphtha;
vegetable pitch;  brewers' pitch and similar preparations
based on rosin, resin acids or on vegetable pitch
38.08 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-
sprouting products and plant-growth regulators,disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms orpackings for retail sale or as  preparations or articles (for
example, sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, andfly-papers)
38.09 Finishing agents, dye carri ers to accelerate the dyeing or
fixing of dyestuffs and other products and preparations (forexample, dressings and mordants) of a kind used in thetextile, paper, leather or like industries, not elsewherespecified or included
38.10 Pickling preparation for metal surfaces;  fluxes and other
auxiliary preparations for so ldering, brazing or welding;
soldering, brazing or welding powders and pastes
consisting of metal and other materials;  preparations of a
kind used as cores or coatings for welding electrodes or
rods
38.11 Anti-knock preparations, oxidation inhibitors, gum
inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparationsand other prepared additives, for mineral oils (includinggasoline) or for other liquids used for the same purposes as
mineral oils
38.12 Prepared rubber accelerators;  compound plasticizers for
rubber or plastics, not elsewhere specified or included;anti-oxidizing preparations and other compound stabilizers
for rubber or plastics
38.13 Preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers, charged
fire-extinguishing grenades
38.14 Organic composite solvents and thinners, not elsewhere
specified or included;  prepared paint or varnish removers
38.15 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic
preparations, not elsewhere specified or included
38.16 Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar
compositions, other than products of heading No. 38.01
38.17 Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes38.18 Chemical elements doped for use in electronics, in the
form of discs, wafers or similar forms;  chemical
compounds doped for use in electronicsG/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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38.19 Hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared liquids for
hydraulic transmission, not containing or containing lessthan 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtainedfrom bituminous minerals
38.20 Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids38.21 Prepared culture media for development of micro-
organisms
38.22 Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, and
prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or noton a backing, other than those of heading No. 30.02 or30.06LN 35/96
38.23 Industrial monocarbonxylic fatty acids;  acid oils from
refining;  industrial fatty alcoholsLN 35/96
38.24 Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores;  chemical
products and preparations of the chemical or alliedindustries (including those consisting of mixtures of naturalproducts) not elsewhere specified or included;  residualproducts of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewherespecified or includedLN 35/96
39.01 Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms
39.02 Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary
forms
39.03 Polymers of styrene, in primary forms39.04 Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins,
in primary forms
39.05 Polymers of vinyl acetate or of other vinyl esters, in
primary forms, other vinyl polymers in primary forms
39.06 Acrylic polymers in primary forms39.07 Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in
primary forms;  polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl
esters and other polyesters, in primary forms
39.08 Polyamides in primary forms39.09 Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in
primary forms
39.10 Silicons in primary forms39.11 Petroleum resins, coumarone-indene resins, polyterpenes,
polysulphides, polysulphones and other products not
elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms
39.12 Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere
specified or included, in primary formsG/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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39.13 Natural polymers (for example, alginic acid) and modified
natural polymers (for example, hardened proteins,chemical derivatives of natural rubber), not elsewherespecified or included, in primary forms
39.14 Ion-exchangers based on polymers of headings No. 39.01
to 39.13, in primary forms
39.15 Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics39.26 Shields40.14 Teats of unhardened vulcanized rubber40.16 Shields of unhardened rubber40.17 Shields of hardened rubber53.02 True hemp (Cannabis Sativa L.), raw or processed but not
spun;  tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn wasteand garnetted stock)
53.05 Manila hemp (abaca) ("musa textilis"), raw or processed
but not spun;  tow and waste of manilla hemp (includingpulled or garnetted rags or ropes)
58.04 Lace, hand-made67.01 Birds' skins68.10 Articles of cement, of concre te or of artificial stone,
whether or not reinforced
68.11 Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or
the like
68.12 Fabricated asbestos fibres;  mixtures with a basis of
asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesiumcarbonate;  (for example, thread, woven fabric, clothing,headgear, footwear, gaskets), whether or not reinforced,
other than goods of heading No. 68.11 or 68.13
68.13 Friction material and articles thereof (for example, sheets,
rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads, not mounted,for brakes, for clutches or the like) with a basis ofasbestos, of other mineral substances or cellulose, whether
or not combined with textile or other materials
71.13 Jewellery made of filigree, silver or gold LN 19/9771.14 Other articles made of filigree, silver or gold LN 19/9773.11 Containers for compressed or liquified gas, of iron or
steel, of a capacity exceeding 5 kgs.LN 19/97
78.01 Unwrought lead
78.02 Lead waste and scrap78.03 Lead bars and rods, profiles and wireG/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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78.04 Lead plates and sheets, strip and foil;  lead powder and
flakes
78.05 Lead tubes, pipes and tube and pipe fittings (for example
couplings, elbows, sleeves)
78.06 Other articles of lead79.03 Zinc dust, powders and flakes82.11 Carving butchers' and fishmongers' knives84.05 Producer gas or water gas generators, with or without
their purifiers, acetylene gas generators and similar waterprocess gas generators, with or without their purifiers
84.13 Water pumps of a pressure of two bars and over LN 19/9784.24 Fire-extinguishers85.01 Electrical generators85.02 Electrical generating sets85.13 Laser pointers LN 6/9885.17 Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy,
including line telephony sets with cordless handsets andtelecommunication apparatus for carrier-current linesystems or for digital line systems;  videophonesLN 35/96
85.20 Telephone answering machines
85.25 Transmission apparatus for radio-telephony, radio-
telegraphy, radio-broadcasting or television, whether ornot incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording
or reproducing apparatus
85.26 Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and
radio remote control apparatus
85.27 Reception apparatus for radio-telephony, radio-telegraphy
or radio-broadcasting, whether or not combined, in thesame housing, with sound recording or reproducing
apparatus or a clock
85.28 Television receivers combined with radio receivers85.29 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the
apparatus of headings 85.25 to 85.27;  satellite equipment
and parts thereofLN 19/97
85.31 Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (for example,
bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms)
85.35 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical
circuits, or for making connections to or in electricalcircuits (for example, switches, fuses, lightning arrestors,voltage limiters, surge supressors, plugs, junction boxes),
for a voltage exceeding 1,000 voltsG/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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85.36 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical
circuits, or for making connections to or in electricalcircuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surgesuppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders, junction boxes),for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts
85.43 Detonators (electrical);  television boosters85.44 Extensions consisting of insulated wire fitted with
connectors at either or both ends and cables fitted withconnectors at either one or both ends, whose lengthexceeds three metres
87.02 Public-transport type passenger motor vehicle87.03 New motor cars and other motor vehicles principally
designed for the transport of persons (other than those ofheading No. 87.02) including station wagons and racingcars and vehicles of all these types that are less than threemonths oldLN 27/94
87.04 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods
87.05 Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those
principally designed for the transport of persons or goods
(for example, breakdown lorries, crane lorries, fire
fighting vehicles, concrete-mixer lorries, road sweeperlorries, spraying lorries, mobile work shops, mobile
radiological units)
87.06 Other used chassis fitted with engines for buses and vans LN 19/9787.10 Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles motorized,
whether or not fitted with weapons and parts of such
vehicles
87.11 Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an
auxiliary motor, with or w ithout side cars;  side cars
87.16 Trailers and semi-trailers LN 19/9789.02 Fishing vessels;  factory ships and other vessels for
processing or preserving fishery products
90.20 Gas masks90.26 Instruments and apparatus for automatically controlling the
pressure of gas, and parts thereof
93.01 Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and arms
of heading No. 93.07
93.02 Revolvers and pistols, other than those of heading No.
93.03 or 93.04G/LIC/N/3/MLT/2
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93.03 Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the
firing of an explosive charge (for example, sportingshotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistolsand other devices designed to project only signal flares,pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunitions,captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns)
93.04 Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and
pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading No. 93.07
93.05 Parts and accessories of articles of heading Nos. 93.01 to
93.04
93.06 Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar
munitions of war and parts thereof;  cartridges and otherammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, includingshot and cartridge wads
93.07 Swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances and similar arms and
parts thereof and scabbards and sheaths therefor
95.03 Toy guns, pistols and weapons95.04 Coin or disc-operated gambling machines and parts thereof LN 19/9795.05 Carnival articles;  swords, pistols and weapons95.07 Fishing sinkers made of lead LN 19/9795.08 Roundabouts, swings, shooting galleries and other
fairground amusements;  travelling circuses, travellingmenageries and travelling theatres.
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