Phenols

Phenols See additional note 1 to this chapter. This subheading covers: 1. phenols obtained by the distillation of high-temperature coal tar, and also similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents. However, phenol salts are excluded from this subheading (generally, heading 2907 or subheading 3824 99 93 ); 2. cresols (single or mixed isomers) containing by weight less than 95 % of cresol, all cresol isomers being taken together (as ascertained by gas chromatography). If the content by weight is 95 % or more, these products fall in subheading 2907 12 00 ; 3. xylenols (single or mixed isomers) containing by weight less than 95 % of xylenol, all xylenol isomers being taken together (as ascertained by gas chromatography). If the content by weight is 95 % or more, these products fall in subheading 2907 19 10 ; 4. other phenols having one or more benzene rings with one or more hydroxyl radicals, provided they are not chemically defined phenols of heading 2907 . One notable product is phenol (C6H5OH) of a purity by weight of less than 90 %. Other These subheadings cover principally products consisting of mixtures of hydrocarbons. These products include: 1. heavy oils (other than crude) obtained from the distillation of high-temperature coal tar or products similar to those oils, provided that: (a) less than 65 % by volume distils at up to 250 °C by the EN ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method); and (b) they have a needle penetration index of 400 or higher at 25 °C by the EN 1426 method; and (c) they have characteristics other than those of the products of heading 2715 00 00 . These products generally have a density exceeding 1,000 g/cm3 at 15 °C by the EN ISO 12185 method. Products not fulfilling the conditions set out at (a) to (c) above are to be classified according to their characteristics in, for example, subheadings 2707 10 00 to 2707 30 00 , 2707 50 00 , heading 2708 , subheading 2713 20 00 or heading 2715 00 00 ; 2. aromatic extracts not conforming to the requirements prescribed for those products in the explanatory note to subheading 2713 90 10 and 2713 90 90 ; 3. certain naphthalene and anthracene homologues such as ethylnaphthalenes and methylanthracenes, provided that they do not fall in heading 2902 ; 4. residues from distillation (both atmospheric and vacuum) of crude petroleum and marine fuel oils, in which the aromatic constituents predominate by weight over the non-aromatic constituents, (determined by the method described in Annex A to this Chapter) which comply with the following physico-chemical properties: (a) by the EN ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method), less than 65 % by volume (including losses) distils at 250 °C; (b) the end point of distillation is above 315 °C. The density of these residues may be generally below 1 g/cm3 at 15 °C by the EN ISO 12185 method. These residues may be destined for undergoing a specific process. 2709 00 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude This heading covers only products which possess properties characteristic of crude oils from the various sources (for example, specific gravity, distillation curve, sulphur content, pour point, viscosity).