Heading 3403 · Chapter 34

Prepared lubricants and material-treatment preparations, excluding products with at least 70% petroleum-derived oils by weight as the characteristic component

This heading covers prepared lubricants such as cutting oils, thread-loosening products, rust and corrosion preventives, and mould-release preparations, as well as preparations for oil or grease treatment of textiles, leather, fur skins or other materials. It excludes products whose characteristic component contains at least 70% by weight of oils derived from petroleum or crude oils from bituminous minerals.

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Lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations based on lubricants; textile lubricant preparations and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials (excl. preparations containing, as basic constituents, >= 70% petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil by weight)

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Step 1 · Section VI Products of the chemical or allied industries
Is it an inorganic or organic chemical; a pharmaceutical product; a fertilizer; a tanning or dye extract, pigment, paint, varnish, filler or printing ink; an essential oil, perfume, cosmetic or toilet product; soap, a surface-active, washing, cleaning, polishing or wax product; a protein, modified starch, glue or enzyme; an explosive, pyrotechnic article, match or other specified combustible material; a photographic or cinematographic product; or another chemical product?
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Step 2 · Chapter 34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing prepar… 7 of 11 chapters in section VI
Is it soap or a skin-washing product in liquid or cream form for retail sale; another organic surfactant, washing or cleaning product; a prepared lubricant; synthetic or prepared wax; a polishing or scouring product; a stearin, paraffin or wax candle or similar product; or modelling paste, dental wax, dental impression material or another dental preparation based on gypsum, burnt gypsum or calcium sulphate?
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Step 3 · Heading 3403 Lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparati… 3 of 7 headings under chapter 34
Is it a preparation for treating textiles, leather, fur skins or other materials, or is it a prepared lubricant such as a cutting oil, thread-loosening product, rust or corrosion preventive, or mould-release preparation—and does it contain petroleum-derived oils?

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3401 Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent 0.0–4.0%
3402 Organic surface-active agents (excl. soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations, and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap (excl. those of heading 3401) 0.0–4.0%
3403 Lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations based on lubricants; textile lubricant preparations and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials (excl. preparations containing, as basic constituents, >= 70% petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil by weight) you are here 4.6–6.5%
3404 Artificial waxes and prepared waxes 0.0%
3405 Shoe polish, furniture wax and floor waxes, polishes and creams for coachwork, glass or metal, scouring pastes and powders and similar preparations, whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, sponge plastics, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations (excl. artificial and prepared waxes of heading 3404) 0.0%
3406 Stearin-, paraffin- og vokslys samt lignende varer 0.0%
3407 Modellermasse, også som legetøj; såkaldt dentalvoks samt aftryksmasse til dentalbrug, i assortimenter, i pakninger til detailsalg, i plader, i hesteskoform, som stænger eller i lignende former; andre præparater til dentalbrug, på basis af gips, af brændt gips eller calciumsulfat 0.0%

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