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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; (f) perfumery or toilet preparations (Chapter 33). 2. For the purposes of this chapter and of Chapters 20 and 21, the 'alcoholic strength by volume' shall be determined at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius. 3. For the purposes of heading 2202, the term 'non-alcoholic beverages' means beverages of an alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 0.5% vol. Alcoholic beverages are classified in headings 2203 to 2206 or heading 2208 as appropriate. 4. For the purposes of heading 2207, 'undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol or higher' means alcohol that has not had any denaturing agent added. Heading 2208 covers, inter alia, undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol and spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages.

1. In this Section the term 'pellets' means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 % by weight. 2. The expression 'food preparations' in this Section, unless the context otherwise requires, means preparations classified in headings 1601 to 2106.