Division 5 In heading 3404, subject to the exclusions provided below, the expression ‘artificial waxes and prepared waxes’ applies only to:

1. (a)

   chemically produced organic products of a waxy character, whether or not water-soluble;

2. (b)

   products obtained by mixing different waxes;

3. (c)

   products of a waxy character with a basis of one or more waxes and containing fats, resins, mineral substances or other materials.

The heading does not apply to:

1. (a)

   products of heading 1516, 3402 or 3823, even if having a waxy character;

2. (b)

   unmixed animal waxes or unmixed vegetable waxes, whether or not refined or coloured, of heading 1521;

3. (c)

   mineral waxes or similar products of heading 2712, whether or not intermixed or merely coloured; or

4. (d)

   waxes mixed with, dispersed in or dissolved in a liquid medium (headings 3405, 3809, etc.).