Division 4 For the purposes of subheadings 2712 90 31 to 2712 90 39, the term ‘crude’ is to be taken to apply to products:

United Kingdom

(a)

with an oil content of 3,5 or higher by the ISO 2908 method, if their viscosity at 100 °C is lower than 9 × 10^–6 m² s^–1 by the EN ISO 3104 method; or
(b)

of a natural colour higher than 3 by the ASTM D 1500 method, if their viscosity at 100 °C is 9 × 10^–6 m² s^–1 or higher by the EN ISO 3104 method.

Notes on Chapter 27

f1: Entry under this subheading is subject to the conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions (see Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1)).
f2: Autonomous rate of duty: Free.
f3: See additional note 6 (CN).
f4: Measured at a temperature of 15 °C.
f5: Duty rate suspended, on an autonomous basis, for an indefinite period for gas oil having a sulphur content not exceeding 0,2 % by weight.
f6: Customs duty autonomously suspended, for an indefinite period, on products destined for undergoing a specific process (TARIC code 2710 99 00 10). This suspension of customs duty is subject to the conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions being met (see Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1)).

f1: Unless otherwise stated, the term ‘method’ means the latest version of the determination methods laid down by the Comité européen de normalisation (CEN), the International Standardisation Organisation (ISO), or the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).