Chapter notes
1. In this Chapter the following expressions have the
meanings hereby assigned to them:
(a) Bars and rods
Rolled, extruded, drawn or forged products, not in
coils, which have a uniform solid cross section
along their whole length in the shape of circles,
ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral
triangles or regular convex polygons (including
"flattened circles" and "modified rectangles", of
which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other
two sides being straight, of equal length and
parallel). Products with a rectangular (including
square), triangular or polygonal cross section may
have corners rounded along their whole length. The
thickness of such products which have a rectangular
(including "modified rectangular") cross section
exceeds one tenth of the width. The expression also
covers cast or sintered products, of the same forms
and dimensions, which have been subsequently worked
after production (otherwise than by simple trimming
or de-scaling), provided that they have not thereby
assumed the character of articles or products of
other headings.
(b) Profiles
Rolled, extruded, drawn, forged or formed products,
coiled or not, of a uniform cross section along
their whole length, which do not conform to any of
the definitions of bars, rods, wire, plates, sheets,
strip, foil, tubes or pipes. The expression also
covers cast or sintered products, of the same
forms, which have been subsequently worked after pro-
duction (otherwise than by simple trimming or de-
scaling), provided that they have not thereby
assumed the character of articles or products of
other headings.
(c) Wire
Rolled, extruded or drawn products, in coils, which
have a uniform solid cross section along their whole
length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles
(including squares), equilateral triangles or
regular convex polygons (including "flattened
circles" and "modified rectangles", of which two
opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides
being straight, of equal length and parallel). Pro-
ducts with a rectangular (including square), tri-
angular or polygonal cross section may have corners
rounded along their whole length. The thickness of
such products which have a rectangular (including
"modified rectangular") cross section exceeds one
tenth of the width.
(d) Plates, sheets, strip and foil
Flat surfaced products (other than the unwrought
products of heading 79.01), coiled or not, of solid
rectangular (other than square) cross section with
or without rounded corners (including "modified rec-
tangles" of which two opposite sides are convex
arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal
length and parallel) of a uniform thickness, which
are:
- of rectangular (including square) shape with a
thickness not exceeding one tenth of the width,
- of a shape other than rectangular or square, of
any size, provided that they do not assume the
character of articles or products of other
headings.
Heading 7905.00.00 applies, inter alia, to plates,
sheets, strip and foil with patterns (for example,
grooves, ribs, chequers, tears, buttons, lozenges) and to
such products which have been perforated, corrugated,
polished or coated, provided that they do not thereby
assume the character of articles or products of other
headings.
(e) Tubes and pipes
Hollow products, coiled or not, which have a uniform
cross section with only one enclosed void along
their