WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/LIC/N/2/POL/6
18 June 2002
(02-3392)
Committee on Import Licensing Original:  English
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
Notification under Article 5
POLAND
The following communication, dated 11 June 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Poland.
________________
Pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreement on Impor t Licensing Procedures, we submit herewith a
notification on a control system for the import of iron and steel products introduced by the Minister of
Economy with effect from 20 April 2002.
(a) List of products subject to licensing procedures:
Iron and steel products falling within PCN codes as per attached Appendix.
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility:
Ministry of Economy, Department of Admi nistration of Trade in Goods and Services,
Plac Trzech Krzyzy 3/5, 00-507 Warsaw, Poland.
(c) Administrative body for submission of applications:
See above.
(d) Date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published:
Decree of the Minister of Economy dated 26 March 2002, published in the Journal of Law of
the Republic of Poland No. 37 (Dziennik Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskej) on 12 April 2002, underposition No. 340.
(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is automatic or non-automatic according to
definitions contained in Articles 2 and 3:
The import permit procedure is automatic.
(f) In the case of automatic licensing procedures, its administrative purpose:
The main administrative purpose is monitoring of imports of iron and steel products from the
viewpoint of the situation in the Polish metallurgical sector resulted from the closure of the US marketG/LIC/N/2/POL/6
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implied by US safeguard measures adopted on 5 March 2002 and subsequent provisional safeguard
measures adopted against imports of certain steel products, imposed by the European Commission
(Commission Regulation (EC) No. 85, dated 28 March 2002.
(g) Duration of the licensing procedure:
Until 31 December 2002.G/LIC/N/2/POL/6
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APPENDIX
PCN Description
7208 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not
clad, plated or coated:
720810000 -In coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, with patterns in relief (ECSC)
-Other, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, pickled:
720825000 --Of a thickness of 4,75 mm or more (ECSC)
720826000 --Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75 mm (ECSC)
720827000 --Of a thickness of less than 3 mm (ECSC)
-Other, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled:
720836000 --Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm (ECSC)
720837 --Of a thickness of 4,75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm:
720837100 ---Intended for re-rolling (ECSC)
720837900 ---Other (ECSC)
720838 --Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75 mm:
720838100 ---Intended for re-rolling (ECSC)
720838900 ---Other (ECSC)
720839 --Of a thickness of less than 3 mm:
720839100 ---Intended for re-rolling (ECSC)
720839900 ---Other (ECSC)
720840 -Not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, with patterns in relief:
720840100 --Of a thickness of 2 mm or more (ECSC)
720840900 --Of a thickness of less than 2 mm (ECSC)
-Other, not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled:
720851 --Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm:
720851100 ---Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width not exceeding 1 250 mm (ECSC) 0,9
---Other, of a thickness:
720851300 ----Exceeding 20 mm (ECSC)
720851500 ----Exceeding 15 mm but not exceeding 20 mm (ECSC)
----Exceeding 10 mm but not exceeding 15 mm, of a width of:
720851910 -----2 050 mm or more (ECSC)
720851990 -----Less than 2 050 mm (ECSC)
720852 --Of a thickness of 4,75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm:
720852100 ---Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width not exceeding 1 250 mm (ECSC) 0,9
---Other, of a width of:
720852910 ----2 050 mm or more (ECSC)
720852990 ----Less than 2 050 mm (ECSC)
720853 --Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75 mm:
720853100 ---Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width not exceeding 1 250 mm and of athickness of 4 mm or more (ECSC)
720853900 ---Other (ECSC)
720854 --Of a thickness of less than 3 mm:
720854100 ---Of a thickness of 2 mm or more (ECSC)
720854900 ---Of a thickness of less than 2 mm (ECSC)
720890 -Other:
720890100 --Not further worked than surface-treated or si mply cut into shapes other than rectangular
(including square) (ECSC)
720890900 --Other
7209 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled
(cold-reduced), not clad , plated or coated:
-In coils, not further worked th an cold-rolled (cold-reduced):G/LIC/N/2/POL/6
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PCN Description
720915000 --Of a thickness of 3 mm or more (ECSC)
720916 --Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm:
720916100 ---'Electrical' (ECSC)
720916900 ---Other (ECSC)
720917 --Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm:
720917100 ---'Electrical' (ECSC)
720917900 ---Other (ECSC)
720918 --Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm:
720918100 ---'Electrical' (ECSC)
---Other:
720918910 ----Of a thickness of 0,35 mm or more but less than 0,5 mm (ECSC)
720918990 ----Of a thickness of less than 0,35 mm (ECSC)
-Not in coils, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced):
720925000 --Of a thickness of 3 mm or more (ECSC)
720926 --Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm:
720926100 ---'Electrical' (ECSC)
720926900 ---Other (ECSC)
720927 --Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm:
720927100 ---'Electrical' (ECSC)
720927900 ---Other (ECSC)
720928 --Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm:
720928100 ---'Electrical' (ECSC)
720928900 ---Other (ECSC)
720990 -Other:
720990100 --Not further worked than surface-treated or si mply cut into shapes other than rectangular
(including square) (ECSC)
720990900 --Other
7210 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, plated or
coated:
-Plated or coated with tin:
721011 --Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more:
721011100 ---Not further worked than surface-treated or simply cut into shapes other than rectangular(including square) (ECSC)
721011900 ---Other
721012 --Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm:
---Not further worked than surface-treated or simply cut into shapes other than rectangular(including square):
72101211 ----Tinplate (ECSC):
721012111 -----Of a thickness of less than 0,22 mm
721012119 -----Other
72101219 ----Other (ECSC):
721012191 -----Of a thickness of less than 0,22 mm
721012199 -----Other
72101290 ---Other:
721012901 ----Of a thickness of less than 0,22 mm
721012909 ----Other
721020 -Plated or coated with lead, including terne-plate:
721020100 --Not further worked than surface-treated or si mply cut into shapes other than rectangular
(including square) (ECSC)
721020900 --Other
721030 -Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc:
721030100 --Not further worked than surface-treated or si mply cut into shapes other than rectangular
(including square) (ECSC)G/LIC/N/2/POL/6
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PCN Description
721030900 --Other
-Otherwise plated or coated with zinc:
721041 --Corrugated:
721041100 ---Not further worked than surface-treated or simply cut into shapes other than rectangular
(including square) (ECSC)
721041900 ---Other
721049 --Other:
721049100 ---Not further worked than surface-treated or simply cut into shapes other than rectangular(including square) (ECSC)
721049900 ---Other
721050 -Plated or coated with chromium oxides or with chromium and chromium oxides:
721050100 --Not further worked than surface-treated or si mply cut into shapes other than rectangular
(including square) (ECSC)
721050900 --Other
-Plated or coated with aluminium:
721061 --Plated or coated with aluminium-zinc alloys:
721061100 ---Not further worked than surface-treated or simply cut into shapes other than rectangular
(including square) (ECSC)
721061900 ---Other
721069 --Other:
721069100 ---Not further worked than surface-treated or simply cut into shapes other than rectangular
(including square) (ECSC)
721069900 ---Other
721070 -Painted, varnished or coated with plastics:
--Not further worked than surface-treated or si mply cut into shapes other than rectangular
(including square):
721070310 ---Tinplate and products, plated or coated with chromium oxides or with chromium and chromiumoxides, varnished (ECSC)
721070390 ---Other (ECSC)
721070900 --Other
721090 -Other:
721090100 --Silvered, gilded, platinum-plated or enamelled
--Other:
---Not further worked than surface-treated, includi ng cladding, or simply cut into shapes other than
rectangular (including square):
721090310 ----Clad (ECSC)
721090330 ----Tinned and printed (ECSC)
721090380 ----Other (ECSC)
721090900 ---Other
7211 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not clad,
plated or coated:
-Not further worked than hot-rolled:
721113000 --Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm and a thickness of notless than 4 mm, not in coils and without patterns in relief (ECSC) 0,9
721114 --Other, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or more:
721114100 ---Of a width exceeding 500 mm (ECSC)
721114900 ---Of a width not exceeding 500 mm (ECSC)
721119 --Other:
721119200 ---Of a width exceeding 500 mm (ECSC)
721119900 ---Of a width not exceeding 500 mm (ECSC)
-Not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced):
721123 --Containing by weight less than 0,25% of carbon:
721123100 ---Of a width exceeding 500 mm (ECSC)G/LIC/N/2/POL/6
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PCN Description
---Of a width not exceeding 500 mm:
721123510 ----In coils intended for the manufacture of tinplate (ECSC)
----Other:
721123910 -----'Electrical'
721123990 -----Other
721129 --Other:
721129200 ---Of a width exceeding 500 mm (ECSC)
---Of a width not exceeding 500 mm:
721129500 ----Containing by weight 0,25% or more but less than 0,6% of carbon
721129900 ----Containing by weight 0,6% or more of carbon
721190 -Other:
--Of a width exceeding 500 mm:
721190110 ---Not further worked than surface-treated (ECSC)
721190190 ---Other
721190900 --Of a width not exceeding 500 mm
7212 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or
coated:
721210 -Plated or coated with tin:
721210100 --Tinplate, not further worked than surface-treated (ECSC)
--Other:
---Of a width exceeding 500 mm:
721210910 ----Not further worked than surface-treated (ECSC)
721210930 ----Other
721210990 ---Of a width not exceeding 500 mm
721220 -Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc:
--Of a width exceeding 500 mm:
721220110 ---Not further worked than surface-treated (ECSC)
721220190 ---Other
721220900 --Of a width not exceeding 500 mm
721230 -Otherwise plated or coated with zinc:
--Of a width exceeding 500 mm:
721230110 ---Not further worked than surface-treated (ECSC)
721230190 ---Other
721230900 --Of a width not exceeding 500 mm
721240 -Painted, varnished or coated with plastics:
721240100 --Tinplate, not further worked than varnished (ECSC)
--Other:
---Of a width exceeding 500 mm:
721240910 ----Not further worked than surface-treated (ECSC)
721240930 ----Other
---Of a width not exceeding 500 mm:
721240950 ----Plated or coated with chromium oxides or with chromium and chromium oxides, varnished
721240980 ----Other
721250 -Otherwise plated or coated:
--Of a width exceeding 500 mm:
721250100 ---Silvered, gilded, platinum-plated or enamelled
---Other:
----Not further worked than surface-treated:
721250310 -----Lead-coated (ECSC)
721250510 -----Other (ECSC)
721250580 ----Other
--Of a width not exceeding 500 mm:
721250750 ---Plated or coated with copperG/LIC/N/2/POL/6
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PCN Description
721250910 ---Plated or coated with chromium or nickel
---Plated or coated with aluminium:
721250930 ----Plated or coated with aluminium-zinc alloys
721250970 ----Other
721250990 ---Other
721260 -Clad:
--Of a width exceeding 500 mm:
721260110 ---Not further worked than surface-treated (ECSC)
721260190 ---Other
--Of a width not exceeding 500 mm:
---Not further worked than surface-treated:
721260910 ----Hot-rolled, not further worked than clad (ECSC)
721260930 ----Other
721260990 ---Other
7213 Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of  iron or non-alloy steel:
721310000 -Containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process
(ECSC)
721320000 -Other, of free-cutting steel (ECSC)
-Other:
721391 --Of circular cross-section measuring less than 14 mm in diameter:
721391100 ---Of a type used for concrete reinforcement (ECSC)
721391200 ---Of a type used for tyre cord (ECSC)
---Other:
721391410 ----Containing by weight 0,06% or less of carbon (ECSC)
721391490 ----Containing by weight more than 0,06% but less than 0,25% of carbon (ECSC)
721391700 ----Containing by weight 0,25% or more but not more than 0,75% of carbon (ECSC) 1
721391900 ----Containing by weight more than 0,75% of carbon (ECSC)
721399 --Other:
721399100 ---Containing by weight less than 0,25% of carbon (ECSC)
721399900 ---Containing by weight 0,25% or more of carbon (ECSC)
7214 Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled,
hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but in cluding those twisted after rolling:
721410000 -Forged
721420000 -Containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process
or twisted after rolling (ECSC)
721430000 -Other, of free-cutting steel (ECSC)
-Other:
721491 --Of rectangular (other than square) cross-section:
721491100 ---Containing by weight less than 0,25% of carbon (ECSC)
721491900 ---Containing by weight 0,25% or more of carbon (ECSC)
721499 --Other:
---Containing by weight less than 0,25% of carbon:
721499100 ----Of a type used for concrete reinforcement (ECSC)
----Other, of circular cross-section measuring in diameter:
721499310 -----80 mm or more (ECSC)
721499390 -----Less than 80 mm (ECSC)
721499500 ----Other (ECSC)
---Containing by weight 0,25% or more but less than 0,6% of carbon:
----Of a circular cross-section measuring in diameter:
721499610 -----80 mm or more (ECSC)
721499690 -----Less than 80 mm (ECSC)G/LIC/N/2/POL/6
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PCN Description
721499800 ----Other (ECSC)
721499900 ---Containing by weight 0,6% or more of carbon (ECSC)
7215 Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel:
721510000 -Of free-cutting steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished
721550 -Other, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished:
--Containing by weight less than 0,25% of carbon:
721550110 ---Of rectangular (other than square) cross-section
721550190 ---Other
721550300 --Containing by weight 0,25% or more but less than 0,6% of carbon
721550900 --Containing by weight 0,6% or more of carbon
721590 -Other:
721590100 --Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, not further worked than clad (ECSC)
721590900 --Other
7216 Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel:
721610000 -U, I or H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less
than 80 mm (ECSC)
-L or T sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than80 mm:
721621000 --L sections (ECSC)
721622000 --T sections (ECSC)
-U, I or H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more:
721631 --U sections:
---Of a height of 80 mm or more but not exceeding 220 mm:
721631110 ----With parallel flange faces (ECSC)
721631190 ----Other (ECSC)
---Of a height exceeding 220 mm:
721631910 ----With parallel flange faces (ECSC)
721631990 ----Other (ECSC)
721632 --I sections:
---Of a height of 80 mm or more but not exceeding 220 mm:
721632110 ----With parallel flange faces (ECSC)
721632190 ----Other (ECSC)
---Of a height exceeding 220 mm:
721632910 ----With parallel flange faces (ECSC)
721632990 ----Other (ECSC)
721633 --H sections:
721633100 ---Of a height of 80 mm or more but not exceeding 180 mm (ECSC)
721633900 ---Of a height exceeding 180 mm (ECSC)
721640 -L or T sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80 mm
or more:
721640100 --L sections (ECSC)
721640900 --T sections (ECSC)
721650 -Other angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded:
721650100 --With a cross-section which is capable of being enclosed in a square the side of which is 80 mm
(ECSC)
--Other:
721650910 ---Bulb flats (ECSC)
721650990 ---Other (ECSC)
-Angles, shapes and sections, not further wo rked than cold-formed or cold-finished:
721661 --Obtained from flat-rolled products:G/LIC/N/2/POL/6
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PCN Description
721661100 ---C, L, U, Z, omega or open-ended sections
721661900 ---Other
721669000 --Other
-Other:
721691 --Cold-formed or cold-finished from flat-rolled products:
721691100 ---Profiled (ribbed) sheets
---Other:
----Plated or coated with zinc, of a thickness of:
721691300 -----Less than 2,5 mm
721691500 -----2,5 mm or more
721691900 ----Other
721699 --Other:
721699100 ---Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, not further worked than clad (ECSC)
721699900 ---Other
7304 Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel:
730410 -Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines:
730410100 --Of an external diameter not exceeding 168,3 mm
730410300 --Of an external diameter exceeding 168,3 mm, but not exceeding 406,4 mm
730410900 --Of an external diameter exceeding 406,4 mm
-Casing, tubing and drill pipe, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas:
730421000 --Drill pipe
730429 --Other:
730429110 ---Of an external diameter not exceeding 406,4 mm
730429190 ---Of an external diameter exceeding 406,4 mm
-Other, of circular cross-section, of iron or non-alloy steel:
730431 --Cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced):
730431100 ---With attached fittings, suitable for conducting gases or liquids, for use in civil aircraft
---Other:
730431910 ----Precision tubes
730431990 ----Other
730439 --Other:
730439100 ---Unworked, straight and of uniform wall-thickness, for use solely in the manufacture of tubes
and pipes with other cross-sections and wall-thicknesses
---Other:
730439200 ----With attached fittings, suitable for conducting gases or liquids, for use in civil aircraft
----Other:
730439300 -----Of an external diameter exceeding 421 mm and of a wall-thickness exceeding 10,5 mm
-----Other:
------Threaded or threadable tubes (gas pipe):
730439510 -------Plated or coated with zinc
730439590 -------Other
------Other, of an external diameter:
730439910 -------Not exceeding 168,3 mm
730439930 -------Exceeding 168,3 mm, but not exceeding 406,4 mm
730439990 -------Exceeding 406,4 mm
-Other, of circular cross-section, of stainless steel:
730441 --Cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced):
730441100 ---With attached fittings, suitable for conducting gases or liquids, for use in civil aircraft
730441900 ---Other
730449 --Other:
730449100 ---Unworked, straight and of uniform wall-thickness, for use solely in the manufacture of tubesand pipes with other cross-sections and wall-thicknesses
---Other:G/LIC/N/2/POL/6
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PCN Description
730449300 ----With attached fittings, suitable for conducting gases or liquids, for use in civil aircraft
----Other:
730449910 -----Of an external diameter not exceeding 406,4 mm
730449990 -----Of an external diameter exceeding 406,4 mm
-Other, of circular cross-section, of other alloy steel:
730451 --Cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced):
---Straight and of uniform wall-thickness, of alloy steel containing by weight not less than 0,9%
but not more than 1,15% of carbon, not less than 0,5% but not more than 2% of chromium and, i f
present, not more than 0,5% of molybdenum, of a length:
730451110 ----Not exceeding 4,5 m
730451190 ----Exceeding 4,5 m
---Other:
730451300 ----With attached fittings, suitable for conducting gases or liquids, for use in civil aircraft
----Other:
730451910 -----Precision tubes
730451990 -----Other
730459 --Other:
730459100 ---Unworked, straight and of uniform wall-thickness, for use solely in the manufacture of tubes
and pipes with other cross-sections and wall-thicknesses
---Other, straight and of uniform wall-thickness, of alloy steel containing by weight not less than
0,9% but not more than 1,15% of carbon, not less than 0,5% but not more than 2% of chromium
and, if present, not more than 0,5% of molybdenum, of a length:
730459310 ----Not exceeding 4,5 m
730459390 ----Exceeding 4,5 m
---Other:
730459500 ----With attached fittings, suitable for conducting gases or liquids, for use in civil aircraft
----Other:
730459910 -----Of an external diameter not exceeding 168,3 mm
730459930 -----Of an external diameter exceeding 168,3 mm, but not exceeding 406,4 mm
730459990 -----Of an external diameter exceeding 406,4 mm
730490 -Other:
730490100 --With attached fittings, suitable for conducting gases or liquids, for use in civil aircraft Free
730490900 --Other
7305 Other tubes and pipes (for example, welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular
cross-sections, the external diameter of which exceeds 406,4 mm, of iron or steel:
-Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines:
730511000 --Longitudinally submerged arc welded
730512000 --Other, longitudinally welded
730519000 --Other
730520 -Casing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas:
730520100 --Longitudinally welded
730520900 --Other
-Other, welded:
730531000 --Longitudinally welded
730539000 --Other
730590000 -Other
7306 Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seam or welded, riveted or
similarly closed), of iron or steel:
730610 -Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines:
--Longitudinally welded, of an external diameter of:
730610110 ---Not more than 168,3 mmG/LIC/N/2/POL/6
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PCN Description
730610190 ---More than 168,3 mm, but not more than 406,4 mm
730610900 --Spirally welded
730620000 -Casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas
730630 -Other, welded, of circular cross-section, of iron or non-alloy steel:
730630100 --With attached fittings, suitable for conducting gases or liquids, for use in civil aircraft Free
--Other:
---Precision tubes, with a wall thickness:
730630210 ----Not exceeding 2 mm
730630290 ----Exceeding 2 mm
---Other:
----Threaded or threadable tubes (gas pipe):
730630510 -----Plated or coated with zinc
730630590 -----Other
----Other, of an external diameter:
-----Not exceeding 168,3 mm:
730630710 ------Plated or coated with zinc
730630780 ------Other
730630900 -----Exceeding 168,3 mm, but not exceeding 406,4 mm
730640 -Other, welded, of circular cross-section, of stainless steel:
730640100 --With attached fittings, suitable for conducting gases or liquids, for use in civil aircraft Free
--Other:
730640910 ---Cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced)
730640990 ---Other
730650 -Other, welded, of circular cross-section, of other alloy steel:
730650100 --With attached fittings, suitable for conducting gases or liquids, for use in civil aircraft Free
--Other:
730650910 ---Precision tubes
730650990 ---Other
730660 -Other, welded, of non-circular cross-section:
730660100 --With attached fittings, suitable for conducting gases or liquids, for use in civil aircraft Free
--Other:
---Of rectangular (including square) cross-section, with a wall thickness:
730660310 ----Not exceeding 2 mm
730660390 ----Exceeding 2 mm
730660900 ---Of other sections
730690000 -Other
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