RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
27October 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3300)
Original: English Committee onImport Licensing
REPLIES TOQUESTIONNAIRE ONIMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 7.3OFTHE
AGREEMENT ONIMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
MALTA
Thefollowing notification hasbeenreceived from thePermanent Mission ofMalta.
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Outline ofsystem
1. Import licensing ismaintained under theImportation (Control) Regulations, 1969, published
byLegal Notice interms oftheSupplies andServices Act,1947 which provides thattheMinister
responsible fortrade maymake regulations tocontrol imports. Licensing, therefore, isrequired by
statute. Designation ofproducts tobesubjected tolicensing isalegislative matter. When anewitem
isinserted inthelistoranexisting onetaken out,acopy oftherelevant amending regulations has
tobelaidonthetableoftheHouse ofRepresentatives. Thelistofcontrolled goods canbechanged
asnecessary. Thesystem canbeabolished onlywithlegislative approval.
Purposes andcoverage oflicensing
2. Anopengeneral licence isgranted fortheimportation ofallgoods intoMalta other thanthose
listed intheSchedule totheabove-mentioned regulation. Acopyofthecurrent Schedules, published
asLegal Notice No.213of1990, isinAnnex A1.
3. TheMaltese licensing system doesnotapply anydiscriminatory measures asregards countries
from which imports aremade. Importers arefreetoimport from anysource except from countries
against which theU.N. Security Council trade sanctions areinforce.
4. Whereasinpastyearslicensingwasgenerallyintendedtorestrictthequantityorvalueofimports
intheinterests ofdeveloping localindustry andagriculture, thesystem isnowbeing regarded mainly
asameans ofmonitoring health, veterinary, security andother similar considerations. Following
measures undertaken during recent years, itwasfound possible toliberalize theimportation ofall
manufacturedproducts,withtheexceptionofhandmadelaceandjewellerymadeofsilverorgoldfiligree,
which areconsidered asverysensitive items. Some restrictions which were stillapplied inrespect
ofvarious agricultural products havebeenremoved asfrom1January 1995 upon theintroduction of
import levies onsuchproducts, withtheexception offreshandfrozen whole fishwhich waskeptunder
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qualitative restraint asasafeguard measure afforded tothelocalindustry. Afewproducts, viz.wheat,
barley, maize andpetroleum products remain exclusively subject toState-trading.
5. Seereply 1.
Procedures
6. Malta nolonger administers aquota system inrespect ofanyimported goods. Suchasystem
hasbeendismantled inthecourse ofthepastseven years.
7. Where nocomplications exist, licences maybeissued onthesame dayofpresentation of
application. However, applications forlicences should besubmitted before theplacing oforders abroad.
Eligibility ofimporters toapply forlicence
8. Except incases where theimportation ofcertain goods isprohibited, licences arenotnormally
refused. Certain conditions, ofcourse, havetobemet,e.g.retail priceundertaking incertain instances
oragrading ortyperequirement asinthecaseoffresh fruitandseedpotatoes. Reasons forrefusal
aregenerally given andapplicants may, iftheywish, appeal totheMinister responsible fortheTrade
Department.
9. AllMaltese nationals andeligible localcompanies mayapply forimport licences.
Documentational andother requirements forapplication forlicence
10. Whenapplyingforalicenceprospectiveimportersarerequiredtogivethefollowinginformation:
(a) Fullname andaddress ofapplicant;
(b) importer 'sregistration number;
(c) country oforigin ofgoods;
(d) country from which goods arebeing consigned;
(e) approximate totalc.i.f. value oforders; and
(f) particulars ofgoods tobeimported.
11. Asetofimport licence application forms DT127(inquadruplicate) isinAnnex B.2No
documents areusually required tobesubmitted withtheapplications except suchinformation asis
necessary toascertain thenature ofthegoods indoubtful cases.
12. Alicensing feeofLm1ischarged intheform ofapostage stamp which istobeaffixed on
theCustoms copyoflicence atthetimeofpresentation ofthelicence totheCustoms authorities prior
torelease oftheimported goods.
13. Nodeposits oradvance payments arerequired fortheissue oflicences.
Conditions oflicensing
14. Normally thegoods towhich alicence relates havetobeshipped within eight months from
thedateofissue oflicence. Insome special cases, licences areissued withamore limited validity
period which, however, isalways ofareasonable duration anddoesnotpreclude imports from any
2Available forconsultation intheSecretariat (Market Access Division).G/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
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source. Thenormal period ofvalidity ofalicence ofeight months maybeextended atthediscretion
ofandonapplications totheDirector ofTrade.
15. Apenalty isimposed forthenon-utilization ofalicence onlyinexceptional circumstances as
inthecaseofessential supplies inrespect ofwhich acontract hadbeenentered intowiththeGovernment
bytheimporter.
16. Licences arenottransferable between importers.
17. Conditions aimed mainly tosafeguard health, security, environmental andother suchinterests
maybeimposed onlicences inrelation tothegoods being imported.
Other procedural requirements
18. Noother administrative procedures arerequired.
19. Foreign exchange isautomatically provided bythebanking authorities forgoods which have
beenimported, onpresentation ofdocumentary proof ofimportation. Since foreign exchange ismade
available afterandnotbefore importation, thefacility isextended alsotogoods which arenotsubject
tolicensing control.G/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
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ANNEX A
L.N. 213of1990
SUPPLIES AND SERVICES ACT (CAP. 117)
Importation (Control) Amendment) Regulations, 1990
Inexercise ofthepowers conferred bysection 3oftheSupplies andServices Act,theMinister
forDevelopment ofTertiary Sector hasmade thefollowing regulations.
1.(1)These regulations maybecitedastheImportation
(Control)(Amendment)Regulations,1990andshallberead
andconstrued asonewith theImportation (Control)
Regulations, 1969, hereinafter referred toas"theprincipal
regulations".
(2)These regulations shall come into force on
1January 1991.
2. FortheSchedule totheprincipal regulations there
shallbesubstituted thefollowing newSchedule:Citation andcommencement.
LN48of1969.
Substitutes theSchedule totheprincipal
regulations.G/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
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SCHEDULE
(Regulation 5)
(Tobereadinconjunction withtheCustoms Tariff Section, Chapter Heading andNotes, and
withtheClassification Tariff Headings andRemarks therein assetoutintheImport Duties Act,1989).
Harmonized System
Code No.Goods
01.01 Live horses, asses, mules andhinnies
01.02 Live bovine animals
01.03 Live swine
01.04 Live sheep andgoats
01.05 Live poultry (fowls ofthespecies Gallus Domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys
andguinea fowls)
01.06 Other liveanimals
02.01 Meat ofbovine animals, fresh orchilled
02.02 Meat ofbovine animals, frozen
02.03 Meat ofswine, fresh, chilled orfrozen
02.04 Meat ofsheep orgoats, fresh, chilled orfrozen
02.05 Meat ofhorses, asses, mules orhinnies, fresh, chilled orfrozen
02.06 Edible offal ofbovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or
hinnies, fresh, chilled orfrozen
02.07 Meat andedible offal, ofthepoultry ofheading No.01.05, fresh, chilled or
frozen
02.08 Other meat andedible meat offal, fresh, chilled orfrozen
02.09 Pigfatfreeofleanmeat andpoultry fat(notrendered) fresh, chilled, frozen,
salted, inbrine, dried orsmoked
02.10 Meat, edible meat offal, salted, inbrine, dried orsmoked; edible flours and
meals ofmeat ormeat offal
03.01 Live fish
03.02 Fish, fresh orchilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of
heading No.03.04
03.03 Fish, frozen, excluding fishfillets andother fishmeat ofheading No.03.04
03.04 Fishfillets andother fishmeat (whether ornotminced) fresh, chilled orfrozen
03.05 Fish, dried, salted orinbrine; smoked fish; fishmeat fitforhuman
consumption
03.06 Crustaceans, whether inshell ornot,live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted
orinbrine; crustaceans inshell, cooked bysteaming orbyboiling inwater,
whether ornotchilled, frozen, dried, salted orinbrineG/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
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Code No.Goods
03.07 Molluscs, whether inshell ornot,live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or
inbrine; aquatic invertebrates other thancrustaceans andmolluscs, live,fresh,
chilled, frozen, dried, salted orinbrine
04.01 Milk andcream, notconcentrated norcontaining added sugar orother
sweetening matter
04.02 Milk andcream, concentrated orcontaining added sugar orother sweetening
matter
04.03 Buttermilk, curdled milk andcream, yoghurt, kephir andother fermented or
acidified milk andcream, whether ornotconcentrated orcontaining added
sugar orother sweetening matter orflavoured orcontaining added fruit, nutsor
cocoa
04.04 Whey, whether ornotconcentrated orcontaining added sugar orother
sweetening matter; products consisting ofnatural milkconstituents, whether or
notcontaining added sugar orother sweetening matter, notelsewhere specified
orincluded
04.05 Butter andother fatsandoilsderived from milk
04.06 Cheese andcurd
04.07 Birds'eggs, inshell, fresh, preserved orcooked
04.08 Birds'eggs, notinshell, andeggyolks, fresh, dried, cooked bysteaming or
boiling inwater, moulded, frozen orotherwise preserved,whether ornot
containing added sugar orother sweetening matter
04.09 Natural honey
04.10 Edible products ofanimal origin, notelsewhere specified orincluded
05.04 Guts, bladders andstomachs ofanimals (other than fish), whole andpieces
thereof
05.05 Birds'skins
06.02 Strawberry plants andchrysanthemum cuttings
06.03 Cutflowers andflour buds
07.01 Potatoes, fresh orchilled
07.02 Tomatoes, fresh orchilled
07.03 Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks andother alliaceous vegetables, fresh orchilled
07.04 Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kaleandsimilar edible brassicas, fresh or
chilled
07.05 Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) andchicory (Chicorium spp.) fresh orchilled
07.06 Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes andsimilar edible
roots, fresh orchilled
07.07 Cucumbers andgherkins, fresh orchilled
07.08 Leguminous vegetables, shelled orunshelled, fresh orchilled
07.09 Other vegetables, fresh orchilledG/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
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Code No.Goods
07.10 Vegetables (uncooked orcooked bysteaming orboiling inwater), frozen
07.11 Vegetables provisionally preserved (forexample, bysulphur dioxide gas,in
brine, insulphur water orinother preservative solutions), butunsuitable inthat
state forimmediate consumption
07.13 Dried splitpeas; dried splitbeans
07.14 Jerusalem artichokes andsweet potatoes
08.03 Bananas, including plantains, fresh ordried
08.04 Figs, fresh
08.05 Citrus fruits, fresh ordried
08.06 Grapes, fresh ordried
08.07 Melons (including watermelons) andpapaws (papayas), fresh
08.08 Apples, pears andquinces, fresh
08.09 Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums andsloes, fresh
08.10 Other fruit, fresh
08.11 Fruit, frozen
08.12 Peaches, pears, pineapples andfruitcocktail preserved inpreservative solution
09.01 Coffee
09.02 Tea
09.03 Maté
09.09 Seeds ofanise andfennel
09.10 Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bayleaves, curry andother spices
10.01 Wheat andmeslin
10.02 Rye
10.03 Barley
10.04 Oats
10.05 Maize (corn)
10.06 Rice
10.07 Grain sorghum
10.08 Buckwheat, millet andcanary seed; other cereals
11.01 Wheat ormeslin flour
11.02 Cereal flours, other thanofwheat ormeslin
11.03 Cereal groats, meal andpellets
11.04 Cereal grains otherwise worked (forexample, hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled,
sliced orkibbled), except riceofheading No.10.06; germ ofcereals, whole,
rolled, flaked orgroundG/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
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Code No.Goods
11.08 Starches; inulin
11.09 Wheat gluten; whether ornotdried
12.08 Flours andmeals oroilseeds oroleaginous fruits, other thanthose ofmustard
12.13 Cereal straw andhusks
12.14 Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay,lucerns (alfalfa), clover, sainfoin, forage
kale, lupines, vetches andsimilar forage products, whether ornotintheform
ofpellets
15.01 Lard andfat
15.02 Fatsofbovine animals, sheep orgoats
15.07 Soya-bean oilanditsfractions, whether ornotrefined, butnotchemically
modified
15.08 Ground-nut oilanditsfractions, whether ornotrefined, butnotchemically
modified
15.09 Olive oilanditsfractions, whether ornotrefined, butnotchemically modified
15.10 Other oilsandtheir fractions, obtained solely from olives, whether ornot
refined, butnotchemically modified, including blends ofthese oilsorfractions
ofheading No.15.09
15.11 Palm oilanditsfractions, whether ornotrefined, butnotchemically modified
15.12 Sunflower-seed, safflower orcotton-seed oilandfractions thereof, whether or
notrefined, butnotchemically modified
15.13 Coconut (copra), palm kernel orbabassu oilandfractions thereof, whether or
notrefined, butnotchemically modified
15.14 Rape, colza ormustard oilandfractions thereof, whether ornotrefined, but
notchemically modified
15.15 Other fixed vegetable fatsandoils(including jojoba oil)andtheir fractions,
whether ornotrefined, butnotchemically modified
15.16 Animal orvegetable fatsandoilsandtheir fractions, partly orwholly
hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified orelidinized, whether ornot
refined, butnotfurther prepared
15.17 Margarine, imitation lardandother prepared edible fats
15.18 Animal orvegetable fatsandoilsandtheir fractions boiled, oxidized,
dehydrated, sulphurized, blown, polymerized byheatinvacuum orinert gasor
otherwise chemically modified, excluding those oftheheading No.15.16;
inedible mixtures ofpreparations ofanimal orvegetable fatsoroilsorfractions
ofdifferent fatsoroilsofthisChapter, notelsewhere specified orincluded
16.01 Sausages andsimilar products, ofmeat, meat offal orblood; foodpreparations
based onthese products
16.02 Other prepared orpreserved meat, meat offal orblood
16.04 Tuna fish, prepared orpreserved
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Code No.Goods
17.01 Sugar
17.02 Syrups, artificial honey andcaramel
19.01 Mixtures andbases forice-cream making
19.02 Pasta, whether ornotcooked orstuffed (with meat orother substances) or
otherwise prepared, such asspaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagna, gnocchi,
ravioli, cannelloni, couscous, whether ornotprepared
19.05 Bread, cakes andpastries; pastry products whether filled ornot
20.01 Vegetables, fruit, nuts, andother edible parts ofplants, prepared orpreserved
byvinegar oracetic acid
20.02 Tomatoes prepared orpreserved otherwise thanbyvinegar oracetic acid
20.03 Mushrooms andtruffles, prepared orpreserved otherwise thanbyvinegar or
acetic acid
20.04 Other vegetables prepared orpreserved otherwise than byvinegar oracetic
acid, frozen
20.05 Other vegetables prepared orpreserved otherwise than byvinegar oracetic
acid, notfrozen
20.08 Fruit preserved, including canned fruitcocktail, fruitsalad, peaches, pears and
pineapples
20.09 Fruit juices (including grape must) andvegetable juices, unfermented andnot
containing added spirit, whether ornotcontaining added sugar orother
sweetening matter
21.01 Coffee substitutes, roasted. Coffee/tea preparations based oncoffee/tea
extracts including instant coffee
21.03 Sauces, mixed condiments andmixed seasonings
21.04 Beef andchicken cubes
21.05 Ice-cream
21.06 Ice-cream mixtures, ice-cream powders, cream topping
22.02 Grape juice, grape nectar andother non-alcoholic beverages containing any
milk ormilk products; (LN40of1992) softdrinks notcontained inglass
bottles (LN52of1992)
22.04 Wine, grape must
22.05 Vermouths andother wines offresh grapes
22.07 Ethyl alcohol orneutral spirits (including methylated spirits)
22.09 Vinegar andsubstitutes ofvinegar
23.01 Flours, meals andpellets, ofmeat ormeat offal, offishorofcrustaceans,
molluscs orother aquatic invertebrates, unfit forhuman consumption; greaves
23.02 Bran, pollard andother milling residues
23.03 Dregs andwaste from brewing anddistillingG/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
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Harmonized System
Code No.Goods
23.04 Oil-cake andother solid residues, whether ornotground orintheform of
pellets, resulting from theextraction ofsoya-bean oil
23.05 Oil-cake andother solid residues, whether ornotground orintheform of
pellets, resulting from theextraction ofground-nut oil
23.06 Oil-cake andother solid residues, whether ornotground orintheform of
pellets, resulting from theextraction ofvegetable fatsoroils,other thanthose
ofheading No.23.04 or23.05
23.07 Wine lees; argol
23.08 Vegetable materials andvegetable waste, vegetable residues andby-products,
whether ornotintheform ofpellets, ofakind used inanimal feeding, not
elsewhere specified orincluded
23.09 Preparations ofakindused inanimal feeding
24.02 Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos andcigarettes, oftobacco oroftobacco substitutes
24.03 Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
"homogenized" or"reconstituted" tobacco; tobacco extracts andessences
25.01 Salt
25.22 Quicklime, slaked limeandhydraulic lime
25.23 Cement
25.24 Asbestos
25.29 Felspar; leucite; nepheline andnepheline syenite; flourspar
25.30 Natural arsenic sulphides, strontianite andother mineral substances; broken
pottery
27.01 Coal
27.10 Petroleum products including petrol diesel, kerosene, aviation fuels, white spirit
andfueloils; lubricating oils
27.11 Liquid petroleum gases
28.01 Fluorine, chlorine, bromine andiodine
28.02 Sulphur, sublimed orprecipitated; colloidal sulphur
28.03 Carbon (carbon blacks andother forms ofcarbon notelsewhere specified or
included)
28.04 Hydrogen, raregases andother non-metals
28.05 Alkali oralkaline-earth metals; rareearth metals, scandium andyttrium,
whether ornotintermixed orinteralloyed; mercury
28.06 Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid); chlorosulphuric acid
28.07 Sulphuric acid; oleum
28.08 Nitric acid, sulphonitric acids
28.09 Disphosphorus pentoxide, phosphoric acidandplyphosphoric acidsG/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
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Code No.Goods
28.10 Oxides ofboron; boric acids
28.11 Other inorganic acids andother inorganic oxygen compounds ofnon-metals
28.12 Halides andhalide oxides ofnon-metals
28.13 Sulphides ofnon-metals; commercial phosphorus trisulphide
28.14 Ammonia, anhydrous orinaqueous solution
28.15 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash),
peroxides ofsodium orpotassium
28.16 Hydroxide andperoxide ofmagnesium; oxides hydroxides andperoxides, of
strontium orbarium
28.17 Zinc oxide; zincperoxide
28.18 Aluminium oxide (including corundum); aluminium hydroxide
28.19 Chromium oxides andhydroxides
28.20 Manganese oxides
28.21 Ironoxides andhydroxides; earth colours containing 70% ormore byweight
ofcombined ironevaluated asFe2O3
28.22 Cobalt oxides andhydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides
28.23 Titanium oxides
28.24 Lead oxides; redleadandorange lead
28.25 Hydrazine andhydroxylamine andtheir inorganic salts; other inorganic basis;
other metal oxides, hydroxides andperoxides
28.26 Fluorides; fluorosillicates, fluoraluminates andother complex fluorine salts
28.27 Chlorides, chloride oxides andchloride hydroxides; bromides andbromide
oxides; iodides andiodide oxides
28.28 Hypoclorites; commercial calcium hypochlorite; chlorites; hypobromites
28.29 Chlorates andperchlorates; bromates andperbromates, codates andperiodates
28.30 Sulphides; polysulphides
28.31 Ditholonites andsulphoxylates
28.32 Sulphites; thiosulphates
28.33 Sulphate, alums; peroxosulphates (persulphates)
28.34 Nitrites; nitrates
28.35 Phosphinates (hypophosphites), phosphonates (phosphites), phosphates and
polyphosphates
28.36 Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium
containing ammonium carbonate
28.37 Cyanides, cyanide oxides andcomplex cyanides
28.38 Fulminates, cyanates andthiocyanatesG/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
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Code No.Goods
28.39 Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates
28.40 Borates, peroxoborates (perborates)
28.41 Salts ofoxometallic orperoxometallic acids
28.42 Other saltsofinorganic acids orperoxacids, excluding azides
28.43 Colloidal precious metals; inorganic ororganic compounds ofprecious metals,
whether ornotchemically defined; amalgams ofprecious metals
28.44 Radioactive chemical elements andradioactive isotopes (including thefissile or
fertile chemical elements andisotopes) andtheir compounds; mixtures and
residues containing these products
28.45 Isotopes other than those ofheading No.28.44; compounds inorganic or
organic, ofsuch isotopes, whether ornotchemically defined
28.46 Compounds, inorganic ororganic, ofrare earth metals, ofyttrium orof
scandium orofthese metals
28.47 Hydrogen peroxide, whether ornotsolidified withurea
28.48 Phosphides, whether ornotchemically defined, excluding ferrophosphorus
28.49 Carbides, whether ornotchemically defined
28.50 Hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides andborides, whether ornotchemically
defined
28.51 Other inorganic compounds (including distilled orconductivity water andwater
ofsimilar purity); liquid air(whether ornotraregases have been removed);
compressed air,amalgams, other thanamalgams ofprecious metals
29.01 Acyclic hydrocarbons
29.02 Cyclic hydrocarbons
29.03 Halogenated derivatives ofhydrocarbons
29.04 Sulphonated, nitrated ornitrosated derivates ofhydrocarbons, whether ornot
halogenated
29.05 Acyclic alcohols andtheir halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated ornitrosated
derivates
29.06 Cyclic alcohols andtheir halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated ornitrosated
derivatives
29.07 Phenols; phenol-alcohols
29.08 Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated ornitrosated derivatives ofphenols or
phenol-alcohols
29.09 Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides,
ether peroxides, ketone peroxides (whether ornotchemically defined), and
their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated ornitrosated derivatives
29.10 Expoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers, with a
three-membered ring, andtheir halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated ornitrosated
derivativesG/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
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Code No.Goods
29.11 Acetals andhemiacetals, whether ornotwithother oxygen function, andtheir
halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated ornitrosated derivatives
29.12 Aldehydes, whether ornotwith other oxygen function, cyclic polyers of
aldehydes; paraformaldehyde
29.13 Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated ornitrosated derivatives ofproducts of
heading No.29.12
29.14 Ketones andquinones, whether ornotwith other oxygen function, andtheir
halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated ornitrosated derivatives
29.15 Saturated acylic monocarboxylic acids andtheir anhydrides, halides, peroxides
andperoxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated ornitrosated
derivates
29.16 Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids andtheir anhydrides, halides,
peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or
nitrosated derivatives
29.17 Polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides andperoxtacids;
their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated ornitrosated derivatives
29.18 Carboxylic acids withadditional oxygen function andtheir anhydrides, halides,
peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or
nitrosated derivatives
29.19 Phosphoric esters andtheir salts, including lactophosphates; their halogenated,
sulphonated, nitrated ornitrosated derivatives
29.20 Esters ofother inorganic acids (excluding esters ofhydrogen halides) andtheir
salts; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated ornitrosated derivatives
29.21 Amine-function compounds
29.22 Oxygen-function amino-compounds
29.23 Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides; lecithins and other
phosphoaminolipids
29.24 Carboxyamide-function compounds; amide-function compounds ofcarbonic
acid
29.25 Carboxyimide-function compounds (including saccharin anditssalts) and
imine-function compounds
29.26 Nitrile-function compounds
29.27 Diazo-, azo-orazoxy-compounds
29.28 Organic derivatives ofhydrazine andhydroxylamine
29.29 Compounds withother nitrogen function
29.30 Organo-sulphur compounds
29.31 Other organo-inorganic compounds
29.32 Heterocyclic compounds withoxygen hetero-atom(s) only
29.33 Heterocyclic compound with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only; nucleic acids and
their saltsG/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
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29.34 Other heterocyclic compounds
29.35 Sulphonamides
29.36 Provitamins andvitamins, natural orreproduced bysynthesis (including natural
concentrates), derivatives thereof usedprimarily asvitamins, andintermixtures
oftheforegoing, whether ornotinanysolvent
29.37 Hormones, natural orreproduced bysynthesis, derivatives thereof, used
primarily ashormones; other steroids used primarily ashormones
29.38 Glycosides, natural orreproduced bysynthesis, andtheir salts, ethers, esters
andother derivatives
29.39 Vegetable alkaloids, natural orreproduced bysynthesis, andtheir salts, ethers,
esters andother derivatives
29.40 Sugar, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and
fructose; sugar ethers andsugar esters, andtheir salts, other thanproducts of
heading No.29.37, 29.38 or29.39
29.41 Antibiotics
29.42 Other organic compounds
30.01 Glands andother organs fororgano-therapeutic uses, whether ornotpowdered;
extracts ofglands orother organs oroftheir secretions fororgano-therapeutic
uses; heparin anditssalts; other animal substances prepared fortherapeutic or
prophylactic uses, notelsewhere specified orincluded
30.02 Human blood; animal blood prepared fortherapeutic, prophylactic or
diagnostic uses; antisera andother blood fractions; vaccines, toxins, cultures
ofmicro-organisms (excluding yeasts) andsimilar products
30.03 Medicaments (excluding goods ofheading No. 30.02, 30.05 or30.06)
consisting oftwoormore constituents which have been mixed together for
therapeutic orprophylactic uses, notputupinmeasured doses orinforms or
packings forretail sale, forveterinary purposes
30.04 Medicaments (excluding goods ofheading No. 30.02, 30.05 or30.06)
consisting ofmixed orunmixed products fortherapeutic orprophylactic uses,
putupinmeasured doses orinforms orpackings forretail sale, forveterinary
purposes
30.05 Wadding, gauze, bandages andsimilar articles (forexample dressings, adhesive
plasters, poultices), impregnated orcoated withpharmaceutical substances or
putupinforms orpackings forretail sale, forveterinary purposes
30.06 Other pharmaceutical goods
31.01 Animal orvegetable fertilizers, whether ornotmixed together orchemically
treated; fertilizers produced bythemixing orchemical treatment ofanimal or
vegetable products
31.02 Mineral orchemical fertilizers, nitrogenous
31.04 Mineral orchemical fertilizers, potassic
32.01 Tanning extracts ofvegetable origin; tannins andtheir salts'ethers, esters and
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32.02 Synthetic organic tanning substances, and inorganic tanning substances;
tanning preparations, whether ornotcontaining natural tanning materials;
enzymatic preparations forpre-tanning
32.03 Colouring matter ofvegetable oranimal origin (including dyeing extracts but
excluding animal black), whether ornotchemically defined; preparations
based oncolouring matter ofvegetable oranimal origin
32.04 Synthetic organic colouring matter, whether ornotchemically defined;
preparations based onsynthetic organic colouring matter; synthetic organic
products ofakind used asfluorescent brightening agents asluminophores,
whether ornotchemically defined
32.05 Colour lakes; preparations based oncolour lakes
32.06 Other colouring matter; preparations other thanthose ofheading No. 32.03,
32.04 or32.05; inorganic products ofakindusedasluminophores, whether or
notchemically defined
32.07 Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers andprepared colours, vitrifiable
enamels andglazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres andsimilar preparations, of
akindused intheceramic, enamelling orglass industry; glass fritandother
glass, intheform ofpowder, granules orflakes
32.08 Paints andvarnishes (including enamels andlacquers) based onsynthetic
polymers orchemically modified natural polymers dispersed ordissolved ina
non-aqueous medium; other solutions
32.09 Paints andvarnishes (including enamels andlacquers) based onsynthetic
polymers orchemically defined modified natural polymers dispersed or
dissolved inanaqueous medium
32.10 Other paints andvarnishes (including enamels, lacquers anddistempers);
prepared water pigments ofakindused forfinishing leather
32.11 Prepared driers
32.12 Pigments (including metallic powders andflakes) dispersed innon-aqueous
media, inliquid orpaste form, ofakind used inthemanufacture ofpaints
(including enamels); stamping foils; dyesandother colouring matter putupin
forms ofpackings forretail sale
32.13 Artists ',students 'orsignboard painters 'colours, modifying tints, amusement
colours andthelike, intablets, tubes, jars,bottles, pans orinsimilar forms or
packings
32.14 Glaziers 'putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds andother
mastics; painters 'fillings; non-refractory surfacing preparations forfacades,
indoor-walls, floors, ceilings orthelike
32.15 Printing ink, writing ordrawing inkand other inks, whether ornot
concentrated orsolid
33.01 Essential oils(terpeneless ornot), including concretes andabsolutes; resinoids;
concentrates ofessential oilsinfats, infixed oils, inwaxes orthelike,
obtained byenfleurage ormaceration; terpenic by-products ofthe
deterpenation ofessential oils; aqueous distillates andaqueous solutions of
essential oilsnotinforms orpacking forretail saleG/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
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33.02 Mixtures ofodoriferous substances andmixtures (including alcoholic solutions)
with abasis ofoneormore ofthese substances, ofakind used asraw
materials inindustry
33.03 Perfumes andtoilet waters
33.04 Beauty ormake-up preparations forthecare oftheskin (other than
medicaments), including sunscreen orsuntanpreparations; manicure or
pedicure preparations
33.05 Preparations foruseonthehair
33.06 Preparations fororalordental hygiene, including denture fixative pastes and
powders
33.07 Pre-shave, shaving orafter-shave preparations, personal deodorants, bath
preparations, depilatories andother perfumery, cosmetic ortoilet preparations,
notelsewhere specified orincluded; prepared room deodorizers, whether or
notperfumed orhaving disinfectant properties
34.01 Shaving soap; laundry soap; organic surface-active products andpreparations
foruseasshaving soaporaslaundry soap, intheform ofbars, cakes, moulded
pieces orshapes, whether ornotcontaining soap
34.02 Organic surface-active agents (other thansoap); surface-active preparations and
washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations), andcleaning
preparations, whether ornot containing soap, other than those of
heading No.34.01
34.03 Lubricating preparations, andpreparations ofakind used foroilandgrease
treatment fortextiles, leather orother materials
34.04 Artificial waxes andprepared waxes
34.05 Polishes andcreams forfootwear, furniture orfloors, metal polishes, scouring
powders andsimilar preparations
35.01 Casein, caseinates andother casein derivatives; casein glues
35.02 Albumins, albuminates andother albumin derivatives
35.03 Gelatin (including gelatin inrectangular (including square) sheets, whether or
notsurface-worked orcoloured) andgelatin derivatives; isinglass; other glues
ofanimal origin, excluding casein glues ofheading No.35.01
35.04 Peptones andtheir derivatives; other protein substances andtheir derivatives,
notelsewhere specified orincluded, hidepowder, whether ornotchromed
35.05 Dextrins andother modified starches (forexample, pre-gelatinized oresterified
starches); glues based onstarches, orondextrins orother modified starches
35.06 Other prepared glues
35.07 Enzymes; prepared enzymes notelsewhere specified orincluded
36.01 Propellent powder
36.02 Prepared explosives, other thanpropellent powders
36.03 Safety fuses; detonating fuses; percussion ordetonating caps; igniters;
electric detonatorsG/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
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36.04 Fireworks, signalling flares, rainrockets, fogsignals andother pyrotechnic
articles
36.05 Matches, other thanpyrotechnic articles ofheading No.36.04
36.06 Ferro-cerium andother pyrophoric alloys inallforms; articles ofcombustible
materials
38.01 Artificial graphite; colloidal orsemi-colloidal graphite; preparations based on
graphite orother carbon intheform ofpastes, blocks, plates orother semi-
manufactures
38.02 Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal-black, including
spent animal black
38.03 Talloil,whether ornotrefined
38.04 Residual lyesfrom themanufacture ofwood pulp, whether ornotconcentrated,
desugared orchemically treated, including lignin sulphonates, butexcluding tall
oilofheading No.38.03
38.05 Gum, wood orsulphate turpentine andother terpenic oilsproduced bythe
distillation orother treatment ofconiferous woods; crude dipentene; sulphite
turpentine andother crude paracymene; pineoilcontaining alphaterpineol as
themain constituent
38.06 Rosin andresin acid, andderivatives thereof; rosin spirit androsin oils; run
gums
38.07 Wood tar; wood taroils; wood creosote; wood naphtha; vegetable pitch;
brewers 'pitch andsimilar preparations based onrosin, resin acids oron
vegetable pitch
38.08 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and
plant-growth regulators, disinfectants andsimilar products, putupinforms or
packings forretail saleoraspreparations orarticles (forexample, sulphur-
treated bands, wicks andcandles, andfly-papers)
38.09 Finishing agents, dyecarriers toaccelerate thedyeing orfixing ofdyestuffs and
other products andpreparations (forexample, dressings andmordants) ofa
kind used inthetextile, paper, leather orlikeindustries, notelsewhere
specified orincluded
38.10 Pickling preparation formetal surfaces; fluxes andother auxiliary preparations
forsoldering, brazing orwelding powders andpastes consisting ofmetal and
other materials; preparations ofakind used ascores orcoatings forwelding
electrodes orrods
38.11 Anti-knock preparations, oxidation inhibitors, gum inhibitors, viscosity
improvers, anti-corrosive preparations andother prepared additives, formineral
oils(including gasoline) orforother liquids used forthesame purposes as
mineral oils
38.12 Prepared rubber accelerators; compound plasticizers forrubber orplastics, not
elsewhere specified orincluded; anti-oxidizing preparations and other
compound stabilizers forrubber orplastics
38.13 Preparations andcharges forfire-extinguishers, charged fire-extinguishing
grenadesG/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
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38.14 Organic composite solvents andthinners, notelsewhere specified orincluded;
prepared paint orvarnish removers
38.15 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not
elsewhere specified orincluded
38.16 Refractory cements, mortars, concretes andsimilar compositions, other than
products ofheading No.38.01
38.17 Mixed alkylbenzenes andmixed alkylnaphthalenes
38.18 Chemical elements doped foruseinelectronics, intheform ofdiscs, wafers or
similar forms; chemical compounds doped foruseinelectronics
38.19 Hydraulic brake fluids andother prepared liquids forhydraulic transmission,
notcontaining orcontaining lessthan70% byweight ofpetroleum oilsoroils
obtained from bituminous minerals
38.20 Anti-freezing preparations andprepared de-icing fluids
38.21 Prepared culture media fordevelopment ofmicro-organisms
38.22 Composite diagnostic orlaboratory reagents, other than those ofheading
No.30.02 or30.06
38.23 Prepared binders forfoundry moulds orcores; chemical products and
preparations ofthechemical orallied industries (including those consisting of
mixtures ofnatural products) notelsewhere specified orincluded; residual
products ofthechemical orallied industries, notelsewhere specified or
included
39.01 Polymers ofethylene, inprimary forms
39.02 Polymers ofpropylene orofother olefins, inprimary forms
39.03 Polymers ofstyrene, inprimary forms
39.04 Polymers ofvinyl chloride orofother halogenated olefins, inprimary forms
39.05 Polymers ofvinyl acetate orofother vinyl esters, inprimary forms, other vinyl
polymers inprimary forms
39.06 Acrylic polymers inprimary forms
39.07 Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, inprimary forms;
polycarbonates alkyd resins, polyallyl esters andother polyesters, inprimary
forms
39.08 Polyamides inprimary forms
39.09 Amino-resins, phenolic resins andpolyurethanes, inprimary forms
39.10 Silicons inprimary forms
39.11 Petroleum resins, coumarone-indene resins, polyterpenes, polysulphides,
polysulphones andother products notelsewhere specified orincluded, in
primary forms
39.12 Cellulose anditschemical derivatives, notelsewhere specified orincluded, in
primary formsG/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
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39.13 Natural polymers (forexample, alginic acid) andmodified natural polymers
(forexample, hardened proteins, chemical derivatives ofnatural rubber), not
elsewhere specified orincluded, inprimary forms
39.14 Ion-exchangers based onpolymers ofheadings No.39.01 to39.13, inprimary
forms
39.15 Waste, parings andscrap, ofplastics
39.26 Shields
40.14 Teats ofunhardened vulcanized rubber
40.16 Shields ofunhardened rubber
40.17 Shields ofhardened rubber
44.18 Builders 'joinery andcarpentry ofwood, including cellular wood panels,
assembled parquet panels, shingles andshakes
44.21 Coffins andparts thereof, stepladders -wood
53.02 True hemp (Cannabis Sativa L.),raworprocessed butnotspun; towand
waste oftruehemp (including yarnwaste andgarnetted stock)
53.05 Manila hemp (abaca) ("musa textilis"), raworprocessed butnotspun; tow
andwaste ofmanilla hemp (including pulled orgarnetted ragsorropes)
58.04 Lace, hand-made
63.05 Flour bags
65.06 Helmets
67.01 Birds'skins
68.10 Articles ofcement, ofconcrete orofartificial stone, whether ornotreinforced
68.11 Articles ofasbestos-cement, ofcellulose fibre-cement orthelike
68.12 Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures withabasis ofasbestos orwithabasis of
asbestos andmagnesium carbonate; (forexample, thread, woven fabric,
clothing, headgear, footwear, gaskets), whether ornotreinforced, other than
goods ofheading No.68.11 or68.13
68.13 Friction material andarticles thereof (for example, sheets, rolls, strips,
segments, discs, washers, pads, notmounted, forbrakes, forclutches orthe
like)withabasis ofasbestos, ofother mineral substances orcellulose, whether
ornotcombined withtextile orother materials
69.07 Unglazed mosaic tiles
71.06 Silver (including silver plated with gold orplatinum), unwrought orin
semi-manufactured forms, orinpowder form
71.07 Base metals cladwithsilver, notfurther worked thansemi-manufactured
71.08 Gold (including goldplated withplatinum) unwrought orinsemi-manufactured
forms, orinpowder form
71.09 Base metals orsilver, clad with gold, not further worked than
semi-manufacturedG/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
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71.13 Articles ofjewellery andparts thereof, ofprecious metal orofmetal cladwith
precious metal
71.14 Articles ofgoldsmiths 'orsilversmiths 'wares andparts thereof, ofprecious
metal orofmetal cladwithprecious metal
71.16 Articles ofnatural orcultured pearls, precious orsemi-precious stones (natural,
synthetic orreconstructed)
71.18 Coin
73.11 Containers forcompressed orliquified gas,ofironorsteel
76.01 Aluminium billets
76.03 Aluminium powders andflakes
76.04 Aluminium bars, rodsandprofiles
76.10 Aluminium structures andparts ofstructures (forexample, bridges, and
bridge-sections, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and
windows andtheir frames andthresholds fordoors, balustrades, pillars and
columns); aluminium plates, rods, profiles, tubes andthelike, prepared for
useinstructures
78.01 Unwrought lead
78.02 Lead waste andscrap
78.03 Lead barsandrods, profiles andwire
78.04 Lead plates andsheets, strip andfoil; leadpowder andflakes
78.05 Lead tubes, pipes andtubeandpipefittings (forexample couplings, elbows,
sleeves)
78.06 Other articles oflead
79.03 Zinc dust, powders andflakes
82.11 Carving butchers 'andfishmongers 'knives
83.01 Key(coin) mechanism forslotmachines, mechanical, electrical
84.05 Producer gasorwater gasgenerators, withorwithout their purifiers, acetylene
gasgenerators andsimilar water process gasgenerators, withorwithout their
purifiers
84.07 Spark-ignition reciprocating orrotary piston engines forthepropulsion of
vehicles
84.08 Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel orsemi-diesel)
forthepropulsion ofvehicles
84.13 Pumps forliquids excluding pumps formotor vehicles
84.24 Fire-extinguishers
84.26 Derricks; cranes, including cable cranes; mobile lifting frames, straddle
carriers andworks trucks fitted withacrane
84.27 Fork-lift trucks; other works trucks fitted withlifting orhandling equipmentG/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
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84.29 Self-propelled bulldozers, angledozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, mechanical
shovels excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines androad rollers
84.30 Other moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting,
extracting orboring machinery, forearth, minerals orores; pile-drivers and
pile-extractors, snow-ploughs andsnow-blowers
84.76 Automatic goods-vending machines (forexample, postage stamp, cigarette,
food orbeverage machines), including money-changing machines
85.01 Electrical generators
85.02 Electrical generating sets
85.17 Electrical apparatus forlinetelephony orlinetelegraphy, including such
apparatus forcarrier-current linesystems
85.19 Coin ordisc-operated record players
85.20 Telephone answering machines
85.25 Transmissionapparatusforradio-telephony,radio-telegraphy,
radio-broadcasting ortelevision, whether ornotincorporating reception
apparatus orsound recording orreproducing apparatus
85.26 Radar apparatus, radio navigational aidapparatus andradio remote control
apparatus
85.27 Receptionapparatusforradio-telephony,radio-telegraphyor
radio-broadcasting, whether ornotcombined, inthesame housing, withsound
recording orreproducing apparatus oraclock
85.28 Television receivers combined withradio receivers
85.29 Parts suitable forusesolely orprincipally withtheapparatus ofheadings 85.25
to85.27; television aerials andaerial reflectors ofallkinds, andparts thereof
85.31 Electric sound orvisual signalling apparatus (forexample, bells, sirens,
indicator panels, burglar orfirealarms)
85.35 Electrical apparatus forswitching orprotecting electrical circuits, orfor
making connections toorinelectrical circuits (forexample, switches, fuses,
lightning arrestors, voltage limiters, surge supressors, plugs, junction boxes),
foravoltage exceeding 1,000 volts
85.36 Electrical apparatus forswitching orprotecting electrical circuits, orfor
making connections toorinelectrical circuits (forexample, switches, relays,
fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders, junction boxes), fora
voltage notexceeding 1,000 volts
85.43 Detonators (electrical); television boosters
85.44 Extensions consisting ofinsulated wirefitted withconnectors ateither orboth
endsandcables fitted withconnectors ateither oneorbothends, whose length
exceeds three metres
87.01 Used tractors forroad haulage
87.02 Public-transport typepassenger motor vehicleG/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
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87.03 New motor carsandother motor vehicles principally designed forthetransport
ofpersons (other thanthose ofheading No.87.02) including station wagons
andracing carsandvehicles ofallthese types thatarelessthanthree months
old. (L.N. 27k.m.)
87.04 Motor vehicles forthetransport ofgoods
87.05 Special purpose motor vehicles, other thanthose principally designed forthe
transport ofpersons orgoods (forexample, breakdown lorries, crane lorries,
firefighting vehicles, concrete-mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying
lorries, mobile work shops, mobile radiological units)
87.06 Other used chassis fitted withengines forbuses, trucks, andvans
87.07 Motor vehicle bodies (including cabs)
87.09 Used works trucks, mechanically propelled, ofthetypes used infactories,
warehouses, dock areas orairports forshort distance transport orhandling of
goods
87.10 Tanks andother armoured fighting vehicles motorized, whether ornotfitted
withweapons andparts ofsuch vehicles
87.11 Motorcycles (including mopeds) andcycles fitted withanauxiliary motor, with
orwithout sidecars; sidecars
87.16 Trailers andsemi-trailers; other vehicles, notmechanically propelled
89.02 Fishing vessels; factory ships andother vessels forprocessing orpreserving
fishery products
90.20 Gasmasks
90.26 Instruments andapparatus forautomatically controlling thepressure ofgas,and
parts thereof
93.01 Military weapons, other thanrevolvers, pistols andarms ofheading No.93.07
93.02 Revolvers andpistols, other thanthose ofheading No.93.03 or93.04
93.03 Other firearms andsimilar devices which operate bythefiring ofanexplosive
charge (forexample, sporting shotguns andrifles, muzzle-loading firearms,
Very pistols andother devices designed toproject onlysignal flares, pistols and
revolvers for firing blank ammunitions captive-bolt humane killers,
line-throwing guns)
93.04 Other arms (forexample, spring, airorgasguns andpistols, truncheons),
excluding those ofheading No.93.07
93.05 Parts andaccessories ofarticles ofheading Nos. 93.01 to93.04
93.06 Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles andsimilar munitions ofwarand
parts thereof; cartridges andother ammunition andprojectiles andparts
thereof, including shotandcartridge wads
93.07 Swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances andsimilar arms andparts thereof and
scabbards andsheaths therefor
94.01 Seats whether ornotconvertible intobeds, andparts thereof
94.03 Other furniture andparts thereofG/LIC/N/3/MLT/1
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94.06 Aluminium structures
95.03 Toyguns, pistols andweapons
95.04 Coin ordisc-operated machines
95.05 Carnival articles; swords, pistols andweapons
95.07 Fishing sinkers
95.08 Roundabouts, swings, shooting galleries andother fairground amusements;
travelling circuses, travelling menageries andtravelling theatres.