HIGH-DENSITY OXIDIZED POLYETHYLENE HOMOPOLYMER. A WHITE TO OFF WHITE GRANULE OR POWDER CHEMICALLY PRODUCED ORGANIC PRODUCT OF A WAXY CHARACTER THAT HAS A DROP POINT ABOVE 40°C AND A VISCOSITY NOT EXCEEDING 10,000 CP AT A TEMPERATURE OF 10°C ABOVE ITS DROPPING POINT OF 140°C.THE MOLECULAR WEIGHT IS FAR TOO LOW TO ALLOW THE PRODUCTION OF MOULDED PARTS, CASTINGS, AND FIBRES OF ANY KIND OR PROTECTIVE FILMS. AS A WAX, THE PRODUCT IS BRITTLE, LOW MELTING AND IN A MOLTEN STATE IT HAS A LOW VISCOSITY. ABOVE ITS MELTING POINT, IT CANNOT BE DRAWN INTO FIBRES OR THREADS, AND IT IS ALSO A POOR CONDUCTOR OF ELECTRICITY AND HEAT. FOR USE IN WATER BORNE COATINGS AND INKS, OVERPRINT VARNISHES, POLISHES AND TEXTILES. PACKAGED IN 25KG BAGS.

CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:- GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR)S: GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 3404 ARTIFICIAL WAXES AND PREPARED WAXES. GIR 5B HAS BEEN USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF PACKAGING. GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 340490 OTHER THAN OF POLY(OXYETHYLENE) (POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL). ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH: GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTE TO CHAPTER 34. CHAPTER 34 NOTE 5. HSEN TO HEADING 3404.