WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
4 July 2002
(02-3735)
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
MAURITIUS
The following notification, dated 24 May 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Mauritius.
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Outline of system
1. Import licensing system is regulated by the Supplies (Control of Imports) Regulations 1991
(Government Notice No.106 of 1991) establishing  a list of prohibited goods (Appendix II,
Schedule C) and a list of goods subject to import licensing (controlled goods) (Appendix II,
Schedules A and B).  The Licensing system is administered by the Import Section of the Ministry of
Industry and Commerce.
Purpose and coverage of licensing
2. The items appearing on the list of controlled goods are subject to non-automatic licensing.3. The system applies to controlled goods originating in and coming from all countries.
4. Non-automatic import licensing is for the purpose of administering restrictions maintained
pursuant to requests from different sectors such as Health, Agriculture and Environment.
5. The licensing system is a statutory requirement.
Procedures
6. For products under quota restriction (Appendix I):
I. Information relating to quotas and forma lities of filing applications for import permit is
communicated to importers by way of Press Comm unique and Notices posted at the Import Section of
the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
II. Quotas are determined on an annual basis.
                                                     
1 See G/LIC/3, Annex, for the Questionnaire.G/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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III. Licences are issued to importers regardless of whether they are producers of like products.
Licensees are not required to surrender unused amounts.  Unused allocations are not added to quotas
for the following year.
IV. There is a time limit of one month for the submission of applications.V. Applications for licences for items under quota are processed within 10 days.VI. Import licences are granted prior to importation of goods.VII. Licences are issued only to importers who have filed their applications within the period
specified in the Press Communique.
VIII. There are no bilateral quotas or export restraint arrangements.IX. Export permits from exporting countries are not required.
X. No licence is needed for the importation of goods under quota by a free-port operator.
7. Where there is no quantitative limit on the importation of a product or on imports from a
particular country:
(a) Application for a licence can be made at any time prior to importation of goods.  Licences can
be obtained within 48 hours.  The issue of an import licence with retrospective effect is
discretionary.
(b) Under certain circumstances, a licence can be granted immediately on request.(c) There are no limitations as to the period of the year during which application for licence
and/or importation may be made.
(d) An importer has to approach only one administrative organ in connection with an application.8. The reasons for any refusal are given to the applicant on the unapproved application.  The
importer has the right to enquire further on the rejection of his application.
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence
9. All persons, firms and institutions are eligible to apply for licences.Documentational and other requirements for applications of licence
10. A sample application form is available for reference at the Import Section of the Ministry of
Industry and Commerce.  An importer is require d to submit the following documents with the
application as the case may be:
- Certificate of authorization from other Controlling Agencies;
- Photocopies of identity card, Birth Certificate, Certificate of Incorporation and Trade Licence;
- Proforma invoice;- Documents pertaining to the goods, e.g. Registration Document of a second-hand vehicle.
11. Upon actual importation, an importer is required  to submit two copies of the invoice and a
copy of the related Bill of Lading/ Airway Bill.G/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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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. A licence is valid for a maximum period of one year from the date of issue.  The validity
cannot be extended if the applicant so requests.
15. There is no penalty for the non-utilisation of a licence or a portion of it.
16. Licences are not transferable between importers.
17. There are conditions attached to the issue of licences according to the product to be imported.Other procedural requirements
18. There are no other administrative procedures apart from import licensing required prior to
importation.  However, an import licence does not relieve the importer from complying with other
regulations such as health, pharmaceutical and phytosanitary.
19. Foreign exchange is automatically provided by the banking authorities for goods to be
imported.G/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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ANNEX I
Quantitative restrictions
Product Unit Customs duty % Type of restriction
HS 2501.0011 Refined common Kg. 40 Quota 500 metric
table salt tonsG/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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ANNEX II
Import control products
(a) Import control is exercised under an import licensing system on certain products for health,
security and environment purposes and national interest.
(b) A full description of the products, includin g their corresponding HS headings, is listed in
Schedules A and B (for goods subject to import licences) and C (for goods which are prohibited).
Conditions under which controlled goods can be imported are set out in the Schedule.
(c) In view of the above-mentioned purposes for which the import control measure is maintained,
there is no indication so far that it has a negative effect on trade.G/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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SCHEDULE A
FIRST SCHEDULE
(Regulation 2)
LIST OF CONTROLLED GOODS
PART I
General goods
HS Code Description of goods0302.1100-0302.6900
0303.1000-0303.7900
0304.1000-0304.9000Chilled or frozen fish Approval from the
Ministry of Fisheries
0305.3000
0305.5100-0305.6900Salted fish Approval from the
Agricultural  Marketing
Board
0401.1000-0401.3000 Milk (fresh/liquid) Approval from the
Agricultural Marketing
Board
0701.1000
0701.90002004.1000
2005.2000Potatoes (in all forms) including seed Approval from the
Agricultural MarketingBoard
0703.1000 Onions and shallots
0703.2000 Garlic0708.2000 Beans
0708.9000 Other broad beans
0805.1000 Oranges
0805.2000 Tangerines, mandarins
0805.3000 Lemons and limes
0805.4000 GrapefruitApproval from the
Agricultural MarketingBoardG/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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HS Code Description of goods
0904.1100, 0904.1200,
0904.2010, 0904.2090,
0905.0010, 0905.0090,0906.1000, 0906.2000,
0907.0010, 0907.0090,
0908.1010, 0908.1090,
0908.2010, 0908.2090,
0908.3010, 0908.3090,
0909.1010, 0909.1090,
0909.2010, 0909.2090,0909.3010, 0909.3090,
0909.4010, 0909.4090,
0909.5010, 0909.5090,
0910.1010, 0910.1090,
0910.2000, 0910.3010,0910.3090, 0910.4000,
0910.5000, 0910.9110,
0910.9190, 0910.9910,
0910.9990Spices Approval from the
Agricultural Marketing
Board
1006.1000-1006.4000 Rice
1101.0000 Wheat or meslin flour1202.1000, 1202.2000 Groundnut Approval from the
Agricultural Marketing
Board
1211.1000-1211.9000 Plants and parts of plants (including
seeds and fruits), of a kind used
primarily in pharmacy, fresh or dried,
whether or not cut, crushed or powdered
1507.1000-1507.9000 Soyabean oil and its fractions, whether
or not refined, but not chemically
modifiedPro-forma invoice
1511.1000-1511.9000 Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not
refined, but not chemically modified
1512.1100-1512.2900 Sunflower seed oil, safflower or
cottonseed oil and their fractions,whether or not refined, but not
chemically modifiedPro-forma invoice
1513.1100-1513.1900 Coconut oil (copra) and its fractions,
whether or not refined, but notchemically modified
1514.1000-1514.9000 Rape, colza or mustard oil and their
fractions, whether or not refined, but not
chemically modifiedPro-forma invoiceG/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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HS Code Description of goods
1515.2100
1515.2900Maize (corn) oil and its fractions (crude)
Maize (corn) oil and its fractions (other)Pro-forma invoice
1516.1000-1516.2000 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and
their fractions, partly or wholly
hydrogenated, inter-esterified,
re-esterified or elaidonised, whether or
not refined but not further preparedCertificate of analysis
1517.1000
1517.9000Margarine edible mixtures or
preparations of animal or vegetable fats
or of fractions of different fats or oils of
chapter 15, other than edible fats or oils
or their fractions of heading No. 15.16Certificate of analysis
1518.0000 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and
their fractions boiled, oxidised,
polymerised by heat in vacuum or in
inert gas or otherwise chemicallymodifiedCertificate of analysis
1702.0000 Artificial sweeteners Approval from the
Ministry of Health
1901.1010
1901.1090Infant formulas
2106.9010
2106.9030Nutrient supplements
Dietary foodApproval from the
Ministry of Health
2106.9020 Bakery additives2501.0011
2501.0019Salt
2523.1000-2523.9000 Portland cementG/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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HS Code Description of goods
2709.0000
2710.0011
2710.00192710.0020
2710.0031
2710.0039
2710.0041
2710.0049
2710.0051
2710.00522710.0060
2710.0070
2710.0081
2710.0082Petroleum oils and oils obtained from
bituminous minerals crude
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from
bituminous materials other than crude
Chapter 30
3822.0000Pharmaceutical products
Ayurvedic and other traditional
medicines
Diagnostic materials of biological originApproval from the
Ministry of Health
3604.1000 Fireworks (including fireworks
commonly known as "pétards")Pro-forma invoice +
samples
3808.1010
3808.10903808.2000
3808.3010
3808.4000
3808.9000Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides,
herbicides, anti-sprouting products andplant growth regulators, disinfectants
and similar products, put up in forms or
packings for retail sale or as
preparations or articles (for example,
sulphur treated bands, wicks and candles
and fly-paper)Approval from the
Pesticide Control Board
3917.2100
3917.2200
3917.2300PVC pipes Letter of contract – pipes
meant for irrigation
3926.9090
4014.9000Plastic feeding bottles
Teats and soothersCertificate of Nitrosamine
3926.201
4015.901
6307.2000Life jackets Certificate of safety
6506.1000 Motorcyclists' helmets (crash  helmets) Certificate of safety
7108.1100-7108.2000 Gold (including gold plated with
platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder formCertificate of finenessG/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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HS Code Description of goods
7112.1000 Waste and scrap of gold including metal
clad with gold but excluding sweepings
containing other precious metals
7210.4100 Corrugated iron sheets excluding of a
type commonly known as "Tole
Canadien"
8417.2000
8438.10008514.3000Bakery and pastry equipments
8423.1000-8423.8900 Weighing machinery Certificate of suitability if
scale is for "trade use"
8516.1000
8516.9000Electric water heaters and immersion
heaters and parts thereofCertificate of safety
8544.1100
8544.19008544.4100
8544.4900
8544.5900
8544.6000Electric cable insulated with plastic
materialsArmoured electric cablesApproval from the
Mauritius StandardsBureau
8702.1010
8702.9010
8706.0010Public transport type, passenger motor
vehicles, bus
Bus chassis fitted with enginesApproval from the
Ministry of Infrastructure
and Inland Transport if
imported for public
transport and for second-
hand ones
8901.1000-8901.9000
8902.0000
8904.0000Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-
boats, cargo ships, barges and similar
vessels for the transport of persons or
goods
Fishing vessels, factory ships and othervessels for processing or preserving
fishery products
Tugs and pusher craftCertificate of sea-
worthiness
9016.0000
9017.8000Balances
Instruments for measuring length, for
use in the hand (for example measuring
rods and tapes)Certificate of suitability if
scale is for "trade use"
9018.3100
9018.3900Syringes with or without needles
Sutures and ligaturesApproval from the
Ministry of Health
9603.1000 BroomsG/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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HS Code Description of goods
9613.1000 Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, non-
refillableCertificate of conformity
Falling under Chapters 13,
21, 28, 32, 33, 35 and 38Food additives (preservatives, colouring
substance, flavouring substance, flavour
enhancers)
8703.1000-8703.9000
8704.1000-8704.9000
8705.1000-8705.9090Second-hand (used/reconditioned) motor
vehiclesCopy of National Identity
Card
Certificate ofIncorporation
8708.1000-8708.9900 Second-hand motor vehicle parts and
accessories
Other used, scrapped and second-handgoodsG/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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SCHEDULE B
PART II
HS Code Description of dangerous chemicals (Approval from the Ministry of
Environment)
2912.1200 Acetaldehyde
2924.2900 Acetaminophen
2926.9000 Acetonitrile
2912.1900 Acrolein2915.2400 Acetin Anhydride2915.9000 Acetyl Chloride2916.1100 Acrylic Acid
2926.1000 Acerylonitrile
2814.1000 Ammonia2922.2900 4-Amino Diphenyl2921.4100 Aminobenzene2927.0000 Aminoazotoluene2921.4100 Aniline
2811.2900 Arsenic
2524.0000 Asbestos excluding crocidolite (Blue asbestos)2925.1900 Auramine2617.1000 Antimony
8110.0000
2902.2000 Benzene2902.9000 Benzo Anthracene2902.9000 Benzo Fluoranthene
2902.9000 Benzopyrene
2921.5900 BenzidineG/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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HS Code Description of dangerous chemicals (Approval from the Ministry of
Environment)
2916.3100 Benzoic Acid
2903.5900 Benzotrichloride
2617.9000
8112.1100 Beryllium
8112.1900
2932.2900 Beta-Propiolactone2903.5100 BHC-ALPHA, Gamma, Beta, Delta2909.1900 Bis (2- Chloromethyl) Ether
2909.1900 Bis (Chloromethyl) Ether
2917.3400 Bis (2 Ethylihexy) Phthalate2903.4900 Bromodichloromethane2903.4600 Bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon 1211)2903.300 Bromoform
2903.4600 Bromotrifluoromethane (Halon 1301)
2914.5000 2-Butanone8107.1000 Cadmium
8107.9000
2933.5900 Carbon Disulfide
2903.1400 Carbon Tetrachloride2903.6100 Chlorobenzene2903.6900 Chloroditromomethane2903.1300 Chloroform
2903.1100 Chloromethane
2904.9000 Chloropicrin2903.5900 Chlordane2903.4900 Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC 22)2903.4400 Chloropentafluoroethane/chlorodifluoromethane (R502)G/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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HS Code Description of dangerous chemicals (Approval from the Ministry of
Environment)
2903.4400 Chloropentafluoroethane (R115)
2903.4500 Chlorotrifluoromethane (R13)
2610.0000 } Chromium
8112.2000 }
2902.9000 Chrysene
2603.0000 } Copper
Chapter 74
2851.0000 Cyanamide
2927.0000 Diazomethane
2903.4900 1,2 – Dibromo-3-Chloropropane (DBCP)2903.4600 Dibromotetrafluoroethane (Halon 2402)2903.4200 Dichlorodifluoromethane (R12)2903.4032 Dichlorotetrafluoroethane (R114)
2903.4900 2,2 Dichloro-1,1,1-Trifluoroethane
2910.9000 1,2,3,4 – Diepoxy Butane2902.9000 Dibenyo (a) (h) Anthracene2903.6100 1,4 – Dichlorobenzene2910.9000 Dieldrinaldrin2903.1910 1,1 Dichloroethene
2903.1990
2903.1500 1,2 Dichloroethane2903.4045 2,2 – Dichloro – 1,1,1 – Trifluoroethane (HCFC 123)
2908.9000 2,4 Dintirophenol
} Diethyl Phthalate
2917.3400 } Diethyl Sulfate
} Dimethyl Sulfate
2903.6100 1,2,2 Dichlorobenzene2908.1000 2,4 DimethylphenolG/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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HS Code Description of dangerous chemicals (Approval from the Ministry of
Environment)
2932.9900 Dioxane
2917.3400 Dimethyl Phthalate
2922.1900 4-Dimethyylamino Benzene2929.9000 Dimethylnitrosamine2903.1990 4,6 Dinitro 2-Methylphenol2908.6900 1,3 Dichlorobenzene2921.5900 3,3 Dichlorobenzidine
2903.1500 1,2 Dichloroethane
2904.2000 2,4 Dinitortoluene -24-Diaminotoluene
2903.1500 1.1 Dichloroethane2917.3100 Di-N-Butyl Phthalate2928.0000 1-1, Dimethyl Hydrazine
2928.0000 122-Diphenylhydrazine
2904.2000 2,6 Dinitrotoluene2908.1000 2,4 Dichlorophenol2910.3000 Epchlorohydrin2902.6000 Ethylbenzene2904.1000 Ethylmethyl1 sulfonate
2903.3000 Ethylene Dibromide
2930.9000 Ethylene Thiourea2902.9000 Fluoranthene2912.1100 Formaldehyde2910.9000 Gudrin Aldehyde Endrin
2910.9000 Heptachlor Heptachlor Epoxide
2903.6200 HexachlorobenzeneG/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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HS Code Description of dangerous chemicals (Approval from the Ministry of
Environment)
2931.0000 Hexachlorobutadiene
2811.1900 Hydrogen Sulfide
2903.1910 Hexachloroethane
2903.1990
2806.1000 Hydrogen Chloride
2825.1000 Hydrazine
2902.9000 Undenol (1,2,3-cd) Pyrene2914.2900 Isophorone2607.0000 } Lead
7801.9900 }
7803.0000 }
3204.1200 Magenta
to
3204.1900
2805.4000 Mercury2916.1300 Methacrylic Acid
2916.1400
2916.2000
2909.6000 Methyl Ethyl Ketone
2903.3000 Methyl Bromide
2903.1200 Methylene Chloride2909.1900 Methyl Chloromethyl Ether2924.1000 Methyl Nitrosourea2921.5900 Methylene Bis-O-Chloraniline
2905.5000 Methyl Methane Sulphonate
2902.9000 Naphtalene2914.1900 Napthylamine (Alpha, Beta)2604.0000 } Nickel
Chap. 75 }G/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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HS Code Description of dangerous chemicals (Approval from the Ministry of
Environment)
2903.1910 N-Nutyl Chloride
2903.1990
2904.2000 Nitrobenzene2904.2000 4-Nitrodiphenyl2908.9000 2 Nitrophenol
2921.1900 N-Notrosodimethylamine
2921.1900 N-Nitrosodi-n-Propylamine2921.1900 N-Nitrosodiphenylamine2921.5900 N-N-Diacetylbenzidine2910.9000 Oxirane
2908.1000 P-Chloro-N-Cresol
2924.2900 P-Chloroanline2932.9900 P-Dioxin2921.5100 P-Phenylenediamine2908.1000 Pentachlorophenol2908.9000 2-Pentanone, 4-Methyl
2902.9000 Phenanthrene
2907.1100 Phenol2907.1900 Phenol, 2-Methyl2930.9000 1,3 Propane Sultone2904.2000 2-Nitropropane
2925.2000 Propylenimine
2505.1000 ) Quartz2804.9000 Selenium2616.9000 } Silver
7106.0000 }G/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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HS Code Description of dangerous chemicals (Approval from the Ministry of
Environment)
2902.5000 Styrene
2903.1910 1.1.2.2 Tetrachloroethane
2903.1990
2903.1910 Tetrachloroethen
2903.1990
2903.14.00 Tetrachloromethane (Carbon Tetrachloride)8112.9100 } Thallium
8112.9900
2930.9000 Thioacetamide2930.9000 Thiourea
Tremolite
2903.1500 122 – Trans Dichloroethane2933.3900 Trichloracetic Acid 2908.10
2,4,6 Trichlorophenol
2903.6900 1,2,4 Trichlorobenzene2903.1910 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (Methylchloroform)2903.1910 1,1,2 – Trichloroethene
2903.1990
2903.2200 Trichloroethene2903.4100 Trichlorofluoromethane (R11)2903.4300 Trichlorotrifluoromethane (R113)
2902.3000 Toluene
2921.4300 O – Toluidine2902.9000 Total Xylenes
Toxaphene
2924.1000 Urethane2903.6200 U,U – DDE, DDT, DDD2903.6200 Vinyl ChlorideG/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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HS Code Description of dangerous chemicals (Approval from the Ministry of
Environment)
3904.2200 Polyvinyl Chloride
3904.2100
2902.1900 4 – Vinyl CyclohexeneChap. 79 Zinc2710.0051 } Cutting oils – Cutting fluids
2710.0052 }3403.1910 }
3403.1920 }
2939.2900 HydroquinineG/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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SCHEDULE C
SECOND SCHEDULE
(regulation 2)
(List of prohibited goods)
H.S. Code Description
7010.9100, 9200, 9300, 9400 Ball valve bottles
3604.9090 } Explosive caps for toy pistols and guns containing a
} mixture of potassium chlorate and red phosphorus
} Fire crackers of a type commonly known as "pétards rapés"
3605.0000 White phosphorous matches4012.1000, 2000, 9000 Motor vehicle rubber tyres commonly known as
"lampes vertes" and parts thereof
8903.9900 Water scooters9601.1010, 1090, 9010, 9090 Ivory and Tortoise Shell
9304.000 Underwater fishing guns
1704.1000 Sugar and chocolate confectionery and bubble/chewing
1704.9000 gum in the form of cigarettes
Second-hand motor vehicle spare parts and accessories as follows:-
4004.0000 Tyres, tubes and wheels
4012.1000
4012.2000
4013.1000
8708.7000
8708.8000 Macpherson strut assembly
8409.9110 Injector nozzles
8409.9910
8706.0010 Chassis and parts thereof
8706.0090
8707.1000
8707.9000
8708.29008708.9900
8709.9000G/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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H.S. Code Description
8708.3100 Brake linings
8708.3900
8708.9300 Clutch nut and parts thereof
8708.9900
8421.2300 Filters
8421.3100
4009.1000 Hoses8407.3100 Engine mountings
8407.3200
8407.3300
8407.34008408.2000
4010.2100 Belts
4010.2900
4016.9300 Oil seals
8708.9900 Ball joints
Bearings
8708.8000 Shock absorbers
8708.9900 Coil spring, leaf spring and torsion bar8707.1000 Car bodies8425.4100 Jacks
8425.4200
8425.4900
9503.9000 Toy motor-cyclists' helmets
4813.9010 "Roll your own cigarettes" papers imported under H.S.
4813.9090 Code No. 48.13
4813.1000
4813.2000
8516.1000 Electric Water Heater with bare element and parts and
accessories thereof
9013.2000 Portable electric lamps commonly known as laser
penlights/torches
9503.9000 Toy pistols and guns with projectilesG/LIC/N/3/MUS/2
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H.S. Code Description
2933.3900 Containers performing the function of "Aerosols" using C.F.C's
(Chlorofluorocarbons) as propellant with contents other thanpharmaceutical products
8418.1000 to 8418.6900 The following items containing C.F.C's (Chlorofluorocarbons) as
refrigerant or blowing agent
8415.1000 to 8415.8300 Refrigerators, freezers, refrigerating cabinets, showcases, counters
and other refrigerating or freezing furnitures, chilling units, coolers,airconditioners (including motor vehicle airconditioners), automatic
beverage-vending machines, incorporating refrigerating devices
cold-room equipment, refrigerated transport vehicles, refrigerator
insulation, freezer insulation, foam packings, dehumidifiers, fishing
boat refrigeration equipment, and styrofoam
2524.000 Crocidolite (Blue Asbestos) and its products
& Chapter 68
Chapters 29, 32, Polybrominated Diphenyls (PBB) and its products
38 Polychlorinated Diphenyls (PCB) and its products
2902.9000 Polychlorinated Terphenyls (PCT) and its products
2904.2000
2919.0000 Tris (2,3 – Dibromopropyl) Phosphate and its products
3926.9090 PVC teethers and teething rings8478.1000 Rolling machines (other than rolling machines of industrial
Types) used to manufacture cigarettes
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