12 HYDROXY STEARIC ACID, MANUFACTURED BY HYDROLYSIS OF HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL. MAIN USES IN SURFACE COATING AND HIGH TEMPERATURE GREASE MANUFACTURE. THE 12 HYDROXY STEARIC ACID IS 86% - 83% PURE WITH THE REMAINDER BEING MADE UP OF A MIXTURE OF OTHER FATTY ACIDS.

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 3823 - INDUSTRIAL MONOCARBOXYLIC FATTY ACIDS; ACID OILS FROM REFINING; INDUSTRIAL FATTY ALCOHOLS GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 382319 - OTHER THAN INDUSTRIAL MONOCARBOXYLIC FATTY ACIDS; ACID OILS FROM REFINING - OTHER. CN CODE 38231990 - OTHER THAN ELSWHERE SPECIFIED WITHIN THIS HEADING. TARIC CODE 3823199089 - OTHER THAN PALM ACID OILS FROM REFINING FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF INDUSTRIAL MONOCARBOXYLIC FATTY ACIDS OF SUBHEADING 3823 - OTHER THAN OF A KIND USED FOR ANIMAL FEED - OTHER. ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH: CNENS TO CHAPTER 29 HSENS TO 3823