APPENDIX I Introductory Notes to the List in Appendixes II and II (a)

HS Heading
No.
Description of product
Working or processing carried out on non-originating
materials that confers originating status
(1) (2) (3) or (4)
ex 2520 Plasters specially prepared for
dentistry
Manufacture in which the
value of all the materials used
does not exceed 50% of the
ex-works price of the product
ex 2524 Natural asbestos fibres Manufacture from asbestos
concentrate
ex 2525 Mica powder Grinding of mica or mica
waste
ex 2530
Earth colours, calcined or
powdered
Calcination or grinding of
earth colours
Chapter 26 Ores, slag and ash Manufacture in which all the
material used are classified
within a heading other than
that of the product
ex Chapter 27
ex 2707
ex 2709
Mineral fuels, mineral oils
and products of their
distillation; bituminous
substances; mineral waxes;
except for:
Oils in which the weight of
the aromatic constituents
exceeds that of the nonaromatic
constituents, being
oils similar to mineral oils
obtained by distillation of
high temperature coal tar, of
which more than 65% by
volume distils at a
temperature of up to 250°C
(including mixtures of
petroleum spirit and benzole),
for use as power or heating
fuels
Crude oils obtained from
bituminous minerals
Manufacture in which all the
materials used are classified
within a heading other than
that of the product
Operations of refining and/or
one or more specific
process(es) 1
or
Other operations in which all
the materials used are
classified within a heading
other than that of the product.
However, materials classified
within the same heading may
be used provided their value
does not exceed 50% of the
ex-works price of the product
Destructive distillation of
bituminous materials
1
For the special conditions relating to "specific processes" see Introductory Notes 7.1 and 7.3.