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ORGANIZATIONG/SECRET/HS96/4/Add.2
27 April 1999
(99-1689)
Committee on Market Access
1996 CHANGES IN THE HARMONIZED SYSTEM
Submission of Documentation
Schedule LX - Republic of Korea
Addendum
The following communication, dated 9 March 1999, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Korea.
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The following changes have been made according to the requests by one Member regarding
the agricultural part of the Korean Loose-Leaf Schedule including modifications from theHarmonized System 1996 changes. The changes are related to minor technical errors such as
inappropriate descriptions, omissions, etc. which do not cause any change in Korea's tariff concession
schedule.
1. SSG item 1002.00.0000: Changed 1002.00.0000 to ex1002.00.0000 in the list of SSG items
(115 items, 10-digit HS) of the documen t G/SECRET/HS96/4/Corr.2/Rev.1, dated on
3 March 1997.
2. HS96 1106.30.0000: Changed the description "Of th e products of heading No.08" to "Of the
products of Chapter 08".
3. HS96 1212: Inserted the description in the last part, "kind used primarily for human
consumption, not elsewhere specified or included".
4. HS96 1510.00.0000: Changed the description of the h eading to "Other oils and their fractions,
obtained solely from olives, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, including
blends of these oils or fractions with oils or fractions of heading No. 1509".
5. Pre-HS96 heading 1520.90: Reclassified HS96 2905.45, which was located in SECTION II –
Other Products, as part of SECTION I – Agri cultural products of our HS96 schedule.
6. HS96 heading 1901: Added "cocoa or containing less than 5% by weight…" after "food
preparations of goods of heading Nos. 0401 to 0404, not containing….".
7. After HS96 heading 2008.80.0000:  Added "2008.9 Other, including mixtures other than
those of subheading No. 2008.19" after HS96 heading 2008.80.0000.
8. HS96 heading 2101: Added "thereof" at the end of the description ("… essences and
concentrates thereof").G/SECRET/HS96/4/Add.2
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9. HS96 heading 2101.20.0000: Inserted the description of HS 2102.20 as "Extracts, essences
and concentrates, of tea or mate, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or
concentrates or with a basis of tea or maté" between 2101.12.9090 and 2101.20.0000.  And
also divided 2101.20.0000 into 2101.20.100 0" ("Containing sugar, lemon or substitutes") and
2101.20.9000 ("Other").
10. HS96 heading 3302.10: Reclassified HS96 3302.10.201, 3302.10.2011, 3302.10.2019, which
were located in SECTION II – Other Products, as part of SECTION I – Agricultural products
of our HS96 schedule.
11. HS96 heading 2205: Inserted 2205.10.0000 before the tariff line "In containers holding 2
litres or less".
12. HS96 heading 2309.90.2090: Divided it into 2309.90.209 ("Other"), 2309.90.2091
("Automatic approval import items as of December 31, 1994: 1. Peckmor, sessalom,
calfnectar, and pignectar of FCA Feed flavor starter 2. FCA Feed nectar 3. FCA Feed
protanox 4. FCA Encila 5. FCA Sugar mate 6. Poultry, fish, mineral, calf, by-sugar andcheese of FFI Ade 7. Pig, hog, cattle, dairy, be ef and kanine of FFI Krave 8. Pig and fresh of
FFI Arome 9. Pecuaroma-poultry") and 2309.90.2099 ("Other").
13. HS96 heading 3301: Corrected the description as "Essential oils (terpeneless or not),
including concretes and absolutes; resinoids; extracted oleoresins; concentrates of essentialoils in fats, in fixed oils, in waxes or the like, obtained by enfleurage or maceration; terpenic
by-products of the deterpenation of essential oils; aqueous distillates and aqueous solutions of
essential oils".G/SECRET/HS96/4/Add.2
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PART I – MOST-FAVOURED NATION TARIFF
SECTION I – Agricultural Products
SSG items (115 items, 10-digit HS) are as follows:
0102.10.1000, 0102.10.2000, 0102.10.9000, 0103.10.0000, 0105.11.1000, 0105.92.1000, 0105.93.1000, ex0407.00.1000, 0506.90.2000,  0511.10.0000,
ex0511.99.2000, ex0511.99.3000, 0511.99.9010, 0602.20.1000, 0602.20.2000, 0602.20.3000, 0602.20.6000, 0602.90.9030, 0701.10.000 0,
0701.90.0000, 0712.90.2091, 0712.90.2092, 0713.31.1000, 0713.31.9000, 0713.32.1000, 0713.32.9000, 0714.10.2090, 0714.20.1000, 0 714.20.2000,
0714.20.3000, 0714.20.9000, 0714.90.9090, ex1002.00.0000, 1003.00.1000, 1003.00.9010, 1003.00.9020, 1003.00.9090, ex1004.00.000 0,
1005.10.0000, 1005.90.1000, 1005.90.2000, 1005.90.9000, ex1007.00.0000, 1008.10.0000, ex1008.20.1000, 1008.90.0000, 1102.90.100 0,
1102.90.9000, 1103.11.0000, 1103.12.0000, 1103.13.0000, 1103.19.1000, 1103.19.9000, 1103.21.0000, 1103.29.2000, 1103.29.9000, 1 104.11.0000,
1104.12.0000, 1104.19.9000, 1104.21.0000, 1104.22.0000, 1104.23.0000, 1104.29.1000, 1104.29.9000, 1105.10.0000, 1105.20.0000, 1 108.11.0000,
1108.12.0000, 1108.13.0000, 1108.14.0000, 1108.19.1000, 1108.19.9000, 1108.20.0000, 1201.00.0000, 1202.10.0000, 1202.20.0000, 1 209.91.0000,
1209.99.3000, 1209.99.9000, 1211.20.1100, 1211.20.1210, 1211.20.1220, 1211.20.1240, 1211.20.1310, 1211.20.1320, 1211.20.1330, 1 211.20.2210,
1211.20.2220, 1211.20.2290, 1211.20.9100, 1211.20.9200, 1211.20.9900, 1214.90.1000, ex1214.90.9000, 3301.90.4520, 1302.19.1210,  1302.19.1220,
1302.19.1290, 2106.90.3021, 2106.90.3029, 2301.10.1000, 2306.90.1000, ex2308.90.0000, ex2309.90.1090, 2309.90.2010, 2309.90.202 0,
ex2309.90.2090, 2309.90.9000, 3505.10.3000, 3505.10.4000, 3505.10.5000, 3505.10.9000, 3505.20.1000, 3505.20.2000, 3505.20.9000.
Ex: X-out item.G/SECRET/HS96/4/Add.2
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SCHEDULE LX – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
This schedule is authentic only in the English language.
Tariff item
numberDescription of Products Rate of Duty Present
Concession
established
inINRs on
present
concessionConcession
first
incorporated
inINRs on
earlier
concessionOther
duties &
chargesImplementat.
period
from/to
Base
rate of
DutyBound
rate of
duty
1106.30.0000 Of the products of Chapter 08 30.0 19.7
1212  Locust beans, seaweeds and other
algae, sugar beet and sugar cane,fresh, chilled, frozen or dried,whether or not ground;  fruit stonesand kernels and other vegetableproducts (including unroasted chicory
roots of the variety Cichorium
intybus sativum ) of a kind used
primarily for human consumption,not elsewhere specified or included.
1510.00.0000 Other oils and their fractions,
obtained solely from olives, whetheror not refined, but not chemicallymodified, including blends of theseoils or fractions with oils or fractionsof heading No. 15.0930.0 27.0G/SECRET/HS96/4/Add.2
Page 5Tariff item
numberDescription of Products Rate of Duty Present
Concession
established
inINRs on
present
concessionConcession
first
incorporated
inINRs on
earlier
concessionOther
duties &
chargesImplementat.
period
from/to
Base
rate of
DutyBound
rate of
duty
1901 Malt extract; food preparations of
flour, meal, starch or malt extract, notcontaining cocoa or containing less
than 40% by weight of cocoa
calculated on a totally defatted basis,not elsewhere specified or included;food preparations of goods ofheadings Nos. 04.01, to 04.04, notcontaining cocoa or containing less
than 5% by weight of cocoa
calculated on a totally defatted basisnot elsewhere specified or included.
2008.9 Other, including mixtures other than
those of subheading No. 2008.19.
2101 Extracts, essences and concentrates,
of coffee, tea or maté andpreparations with a basis of theseproducts or with a basis of coffee, teaor maté; roasted chicory and other
roasted coffee substitutes, and
extracts, essences and concentratesthereof.
2101.2 Extracts, essences and concentrates,
of tea or maté, and preparations with
a basis of these extracts, essences or
concentrates or with a basis of tea ormaté.G/SECRET/HS96/4/Add.2
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Tariff item
numberDescription of Products Rate of Duty Present
Concession
established
inINRs on
present
concessionConcession
first
incorporated
inINRs on
earlier
concessionOther
duties &
chargesImplementat.
period
from/to
Base
rate of
DutyBound
rate of
duty
2101.20.1000 Containing sugar, lemon or
substitutes60.0 54.0
2101.20.9000 Other 45.0 40.0
2205.10.0000 In containers holding 2l or less 100.0 30.0
2309.90.209 Other2309.90.2091 Automatic approval import items as
of 31 December 1994:
1. P
eckmor, sessalom, calfnectar,
and pignectar of FCA Feed flavor
starter (conc.)
2. FCA Feed nectars (conc.)3. FCA Feed protanox
4. FCA Encila (conc.)
5. FCA Sugar mate
6. Poultry, fish, mineral, calf, by-
sugar and cheese of FFI Ade(conc.)
7. Pig, hog, cattle, dairy, beef and
kanine of FFI Krave (conc.)
8. Pig and fresh of FFI Arome
(conc., 2x)9. Pecuaroma-poultry20.0 18.0
2309.90.2099 Other 56.2 50.6G/SECRET/HS96/4/Add.2
Page 7Tariff item
numberDescription of Products Rate of Duty Present
Concession
established
inINRs on
present
concessionConcession
first
incorporated
inINRs on
earlier
concessionOther
duties &
chargesImplementat.
period
from/to
Base
rate of
DutyBound
rate of
duty
2905.45.0000 Glycerol 20.0 13.1
3301 Essential oils (terpeneless or not),
including concretes and absolutes;
resinoids; extracted oleoresins;
concentrates of essential oils in
fats, in fixed oils, in waxes or thelike, obtained by enfleurage or
maceration; terpenic by-products
of the deterpenation of essential
oils; aqueous distillates and
aqueous solutions of essential oils
3302.10.201 Preparations of a kind used for the
manufacture of beverages
3302.10.2011 Compound alcoholic preparations 118.4 30.03302.10.2019 Other 60.0 54.0
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