THIS NATURAL BLEND OF VINEGAR AND LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE FOOD INGREDIENT IS CLASSIFIED TO COMMODITY CODE 2209009900 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR):
GIR1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 2209
GIR5A HAS BEEN USED AS THE GOODS ARE PACKED IN PACKAGING WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY MADE FOR THE PRODUCT (I.E. 5 GALLON BUCKETS)
GIR6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL.
CHAPTER 22 NOTES:
1. THIS CHAPTER DOES NOT COVER:
(A) PRODUCTS OF THIS CHAPTER (OTHER THAN THOSE OF HEADING 2209) PREPARED FOR CULINARY PURPOSES AND THEREBY RENDERED UNSUITABLE FOR CONSUMPTION AS BEVERAGES (GENERALLY, HEADING 2103);
(B) SEA WATER (HEADING 2501);
(C) DISTILLED OR CONDUCTIVITY WATER OR WATER OF SIMILAR PURITY (HEADING 2853);
(D) ACETIC ACID OF A CONCENTRATION EXCEEDING 10 % BY WEIGHT OF ACETIC ACID (HEADING 2915);
(E) MEDICAMENTS OF HEADING 3003 OR 3004; OR
(F) PERFUMERY OR TOILET PREPARATIONS (CHAPTER 33).
HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTES:
HSEN (1),(3) TO HEADING 2209; VINEGAR AND SUBSTITUTES FOR VINEGAR OBTAINED FROM ACETIC ACID.
COMBINED NOMENCLATURE EXPLANATORY NOTES:
CNEN TO CODES 22090091 TO 22090099; OTHER, IN CONTAINERS HOLDING MORE THAN 2 LITRES.
EXCLUSIONS/INCLUSIONS:
EXCLUDED FROM HEADING 3302 AS THIS HEADING INCLUDES PREPARATIONS BASED ON ODORIFEROUS SUBSTANCES, OF A KIND USED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF BEVERAGES. THEY MUST HAVE A BASIS OF ONE OR MORE ODIFEROUS SUBSTANCES WHICH ARE PRIMARILY TO IMPART A FRAGRANCE AND SECDONDARILY TO GIVE A FLAVOUR TO THE BEVERAGE. THE PRODUCT DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA OF HEADING 3302. IT IS A NATURAL BLEND OF VINEGAR AND LEMON JUICE AND MEETS THE TERMS OF GIR1 TO HEADING 2209.