THE PRODUCT IS A GELLED HYDROCARBON BEING A THIXOTROPIC CABLE FILLING THAT IS USED FOR WATER BLOCKING AND BUFFERING OF OPTICAL FIBERS IN FIBER OPTIC CABLES. IT IS COMPOSED OF A MIXTURE OF SEVERELY HYDROTREATED AND HYDROCRACKED BASE OIL (85-95%), AND THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER.

CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING :- GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIRs) GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 2710 - PETROLEUM OILS AND OILS OBTAINED FROM BITUMINOUS MINERALS. GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 271019 OTHER THAN LIGHT OILS AND PREPARATIONS THEREOF. CN CODE 27101999 HEAVY OILS OTHER THAN GAS OILS, FUEL OILS ETC. ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH : CHAPTER 27 ADDITIONAL NOTE 2