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1 UNITED NATIONS EP United Nations Environment Programme Distr. GENERAL UNEP/CHW/TWG/18/11 22 May 2001 ENGLISH ONLY TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP OF THE CONVENTION Eighteenth session Geneva, June 2001 Item 9 of the provisional agenda COOPERATION WITH THE WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION (WCO) Note by the secretariat I. BACKGROUND 1. In March 2000, the secretariat of the Basel Convention has been informed by the director of tariff and trade affairs of the World Customs Organization (WCO) about the Third Harmonized System Review Cycle. 2. Discussion on this review cycle started at the session of the WCO Harmonized System (HS) Review Sub-Committee in September At previous sessions, the HS Review Sub-Committee discussed the scope of the Third Harmonized System Review Cycle and agreed that the next set of amendments should be effective from 1 January Such agreement needs to be approved by the WCO Harmonized System Committee. II. IMPLEMENTATION 3. Reference is made to decision V/10 of the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties concerning cooperation with the WCO, in particular regarding the separate identification of hazardous wastes in the Harmonized System. In this regard, the secretariat of the Basel Convention has been invited by WCO to submit proposals with respect to the amendment of the Harmonized System, as part of the third review cycle, as soon as possible. UNEP/CHW/TWG/18/1 For reasons of economy, this document is printed in a limited number. Delegates are kindly requested to bring their copies to meetings and not to request additional copies.

2 UNEP/CHW/TWG/18/11 4. At the sixteenth session of the Technical Working Group in April 2000 Parties were invited to submit preliminary proposals to the secretariat on the separate identification of hazardous wastes and other wastes in the Harmonized System in addition to those already submitted for the next revision of the Harmonized System in 2002 (ref. document UNEP/CHW/C.1/3/Inf.3/Corr.1). The secretariat of the Basel Convention was requested to collect the proposals submitted by Parties and present to the Technical Working Group at its next meeting a consolidated set of proposals that could be submitted to the WCO once finalized by the secretariat. It was further decided that Parties who would submit proposals relating to hazardous wastes and other wastes to the WCO directly to provide the secretariat with copy of such proposals in order to enable the secretariat to keep an up-dated list of proposals submitted to the WCO as part of its Third Harmonized System Review Cycle; although the WCO would prefer that all proposals be channeled through the secretariat. 5. At the seventeenth session in October 2000, the Technical Working Group agreed that the secretariat should appoint a consultant experienced in the BC and the WCO procedure to prepare the background work to assist Parties in presenting submission to the WCO for the separate identification of hazardous waste and other wastes in the Harmonized System for consideration during the next revision of the Harmonized System in Parties and Signatories were also encouraged to provide the secretariat, by the end of February 2001, with proposals on the types of hazardous wastes and other wastes that they would like to be submitted to the WCO. To date no Parties have submitted proposals relating to hazardous wastes and other wastes to the secretariat. The secretariat was also requested to translate the brochure published on this issue in September 2000 into French and other United Nations languages, subject to availability of funds. 6. The appointed consultant began work for the secretariat in February 2001 and completed his task in March The report of the consultant is attached as Annex 1 to this note. Canada s comments on the consultant s report is also attached to this note as Annex The brochure being translated into French and Spanish would be circulated to all interested Parties soon. 8. The secretariat participated in November 2000 and May 2001 in the relevant session of the 26 th and 27 th Sessions of the Harmonized System Committee in order to follow the work of the Committee on the review and addition to the classification of wastes in the Harmonized System. 9. A joint initiative, coordinated by UNEP in Nairobi, is underway between the secretariats of the Basel Convention, the Rotterdam Convention and the Montreal Protocol in order to work together on submission of list of controlled materials and substances to the WCO. A workshop to discuss and exchange experiences in the WCO procedure is being planned in June 2001 for the convention secretariats concerned. 10. The Technical Working Group may wish to: 2 III. PROPOSED ACTION (a) Take note of the progress of the work on the separate identification of hazardous and other wastes in the Harmonized System under the Basel Convention; (b) Welcome the cooperation with other UNEP administered convention secretariats on submission to the WCO for separate identification of wastes and chemicals under the Harmonized System;

3 UNEP/CHW/TWG/18/11 (c) (d) Consider the report prepared by the consultant; Provide further guidance to the secretariat on this issue; (e) Reiterate its invitation to Parties and Signatories to submit proposals to the secretariat on the separate identification of hazardous and other wastes in the Harmonized System by 31 August 2001; (f) Request the secretariat of the Basel Convention to collect proposals submitted by Parties and Signatories and present to the WCO a preliminary set of proposals that could be submitted to the WCO as part of its Third Harmonized System Review Cycle; (g) Also request the secretariat to report to the next meeting of the Technical Working Group on progress. 3

4 Annex 1 CONVENTION WASTES IN RELATION TO THE HARMONISED SYSTEM CODING OF THE WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANISATION This report and tables have been prepared to provide information which takes into account the changes to be introduced in the Third Edition of the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System of the World Customs Organisation. The changes which will come into force on 1 January 2002 provide a number of new Harmonised System Codes for certain categories of wastes together with additions made to existing Harmonised System Codes for wastes. Introduction The Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention held in Geneva in 1994 at DECISION II/23 requested the Secretariat to co-operate specifically with the Customs Co-operation Council and other relevant organisations in order to examine the possibility and practicability of including separate headings or sub-headings for hazardous waste in the Harmonised System of the Customs Co-operation Council in order to enhance border control of these wastes In 1994/95 the Secretariat of the Basel Convention, following joint consultation with the World Customs Organisation (WCO), the Environment Directorate of OECD and with the European Commission (EC), submitted a number of proposals to the Nomenclature and Classification Directorate of the World Customs Organisation seeking the separate identification 1

5 of certain categories of Basel Convention listed wastes in the Harmonised System. In parallel, the Environment Directorate of OECD submitted proposals for the separate identification of certain wastes in the OECD List of Wastes. At the same time the EEC had submitted proposals for the specific listing of waste and scrap of certain metals which were already included in the Harmonised System. Negotiations with the WCO Harmonised System Committee and Sub-committee were completed in Recommendations for the inclusion of certain wastes in the Harmonised System nomenclature were approved by the Council of the WCO. Consequently, a number of changes and additional categories of waste will now be included in the next (third) edition of the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System which comes into operation with effect from 1 January These changes and additions will make it possible for Parties to the Basel Convention to have regard to and be able to use the new classifications and codes for those wastes which have been given a precise listing in the Harmonised System. At the same time it is recognised that there are differences in the approach between the Harmonised System and the lists in the Basel Convention Annexes. Whereas the Harmonised System seeks to classify individual materials or products this is not always the case in the Basel Convention Lists where wastes are identified principally in relation to them being hazardous to human health and the environment. Nevertheless there are many similarities between the two systems of classification. Indeed, the Annexes VIII and IX in the Basel Convention have their origin in the Harmonised System nomenclature. To assist the Parties to the Convention a series of tables have been constructed. These list all Basel Wastes given in Annexes I, II, VIII and IX of the Convention and where possible ascribes the 2002 Harmonised System Code. In addition, information contained in the Explanatory Notes of the Harmonised System, where relevant, has been included together with the OECD Waste Code. Also included (designated by using italics) are recommendations for new entries in Annex IX which, it is understood, are to be submitted to the next Conference of the Parties by the Technical Working Group. 2

6 It can be seen that it is now possible to ascribe Harmonised System Codes to a significant number of Basel wastes, many of which are now specific entries. However, there remain some wastes for which it is not possible to do so. Two of possibly many reasons for this can be suggested: (1) Waste of a product has not merited entry in the Harmonised System due to a lack of a sufficient volume of trade. (In certain circumstances environmental considerations make it possible to over-ride the volume of trade criterion). (2) The descriptor of a waste listed in the annexes to the Basel Convention are insufficiently precise to allow them to be recognised by the Harmonised System. For example, Y14. Waste chemical substances...; Y15. Wastes of an explosive nature not subject to other legislation; Y34 Acidic solutions; Y35. Basic solutions. Similar examples such as A2030 Waste catalysts also can be found in Annexes VIII and IX. The Future The Fifth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention in 1999 at Decision V/10 requested the Secretariat under the guidance of the Technical Working Group, to pursue its cooperation with the World Customs Organisation on matters pertaining to the separate identification of hazardous wastes and other wastes in the Harmonised System and on correlation between the Harmonised System and the Basel Convention. In March 2000 the Basel Convention Secretariat was advised by the World Customs Organisation that the Third Harmonised System Review Cycle would commence in September 2000 with a view to the next set of amendments to the Harmonised System becoming effective from 1 January At the May 2001 meeting of the Harmonised System Committee the Secretariat of the Basel Convention was urged to make submissions for additions or alterations to 3

7 the Harmonised System to be made as soon as possible. The Committee expects the review cycle for the 2007 edition of the Harmonised System to be completed by Spring At the sixteenth session of the Technical Working Group in April 2000, Parties were invited to submit preliminary proposals to the secretariat of the Basel Convention on the separate identification of hazardous wastes and other wastes in the Harmonised System. The Secretariat of the Basel Convention would then assemble the suggestions from Parties into a consolidated set of proposals for consideration by the Technical Working Group before submitting them to the World Customs Organisation. This will further increase the number of Basel wastes provided with separate identification in the Harmonised System and thus satisfy Decision V/26 Work Programme Task III. 1. At the seventeenth session of the Technical Working Group in October 2000, Parties and Signatories to the Basel Convention were encouraged to provide the Secretariat with proposals on hazardous wastes and other wastes they would like to be included in the Harmonised System as soon as possible. At the time of writing this report (May 2001) no suggestions had been forthcoming. Having regard to identification of Basel wastes in the Harmonised System the author of this report makes the following suggestions for consideration by the Technical Working Group: (1) The Harmonised System does not cater for separate identification of the many types of both new and waste batteries and accumulators now being traded on the global market. (2) As discussed at the seventeenth session of the Technical Working Group, waste of animal or vegetable fats and oils, except degras, currently do not appear in the Harmonised System. (3) Currently, B3140 -Waste pneumatic tyres, excluding those destined for Annex IVA operations appears in the Harmonised System as H.S.Code Used pneumatic 4

8 tyres. Under this heading they are considered to be still usable or suitable for retreading. If they are unsuitable for reuse or retreading they are included under Heading No as Waste, parings and scrap of rubber (other than hard rubber) and powders and granules obtained therefrom. Such tyres can be processed to recover their steel bands and the residual tread and wall stripped off and processed to provide powders and granules or crumb of rubber which can be incorporated in road making materials in addition to other uses. Does volume of trade justify proposing the separate identification of tyres which are no longer suitable for reuse or retreading? (4) When preparing a submission for including candidate wastes in the Harmonised System it is always helpful if the phraseology used to describe the wastes where possible reflects that used in the legal text of the Harmonised System. Conclusion While it is now possible to identify individual wastes in the Harmonised System there are still many which can be coded ex only, that is, falling within a particular group or type of products. There are also a number of Basel wastes which defy classification because their description is not sufficiently specific. Proposals for additions or alterations to the Harmonised System can now be made for their inclusion in the 2007 Edition. Candidate wastes for making a submission to the World Customs Organisation are awaited by the Secretariat. 5

9 ANNEX I CATEGORIES OF WASTES TO BE CONTROLLED CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM Y1 Clinical wastes from medical care in hospitals, medical centres and clinics Clinical waste For the purposes of heading No "clinical waste" is contaminated waste arising from medical research, diagnosis, treatment or other medical, surgical, dental or veterinary procedures, which often contain pathogens and pharmaceutical substances and require special disposal procedures (for example, soiled dressings, used gloves and used syringes) Y2 Wastes from the production and preparation of pharmaceutical products Other wastes from chemical or allied industries mainly containing organic constituents For the purposes of heading No , "other wastes" applies to: Other wastes from chemical or allied industries. AD010 Y3 Waste pharmaceuticals, drugs and medicines Waste pharmaceuticals Heading applies to "waste pharmaceuticals" as being pharmaceutical products which are unfit for their original intended purpose due to, for example, expiry of shelf life Y4 Wastes from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals Other wastes from chemical or allied industries mainly containing organic constituents For the purposes of heading No , "other wastes" applies generally to: Other wastes from chemical or allied industries. AD020 Y5 Wastes from the manufacture, formulation and use of wood preserving chemicals Other wastes from chemical or allied industries mainly containing organic constituents For the purposes of heading No , "other wastes" applies generally to: Other wastes from chemical or allied industries. AD030 Y6 Wastes from the production, formulation and use of organic solvents Waste organic solvents - halogenated Other waste organic solvents For the purposes of heading No , subheading applies to "waste organic solvents" as being: Other wastes from chemical or allied industries. AC210 Y7 Wastes from heat treatment and tempering operations containing cyanides Other wastes from chemical or allied industries For the purposes of heading No , "other wastes" applies generally to: Other wastes from chemical or allied industries. AD040 Page 1

10 CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM Y8 Waste mineral oils unfit for their original intended use Other waste oils For the purpose of heading No "waste oils" means waste containing mainly petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, such oils being no longer fit for use as primary products AC030 Y9 Waste oils/water, hydrocarbons/water mixtures, emulsions Other waste oils For the purpose of heading No "waste oils" means waste containing mainly petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, whether or not mixed with water, such oils being in the form of emulsions in water or mixtures with water AD060 Y10 Waste substances and articles containing or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) and/or polychlorinated terphenyl (PCTs) and/or polybrominated biphenyl (PBBs) Waste oils containing polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs), polychlorinated terphenyl (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyl (PBBs) Waste oils include those containing polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs), polychlorinated terphenyl (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyl (PBBs) mainly from drained out electrical equipment such as heat exchangers, transformers or switchgear RA010 Y11 Waste tarry residues arising from refining, distillation and any pyrolytic treatment Other waste oils Waste oils include sludge oils from the storage tanks of petroleum oils, mainly containing such oils and a high concentration of additives (for example chemicals) used in the manufacture of the primary products RA020 Y12 Wastes from production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, varnishes Other wastes from chemical or allied industries mainly containing organic constituents "Other wastes" does not include wastes which contain mainly petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous materials AD070 Y!3 Wastes from production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticisers, glues/adhesives Other wastes from chemical or allied industries mainly containing organic constituents AC090 Y14 Waste chemical substances arising from research and development or teaching activities which are not identified and/or are new and whose effects on man and/or the environment are not known XXXX Insufficient information to allow Harmonised System codes to be ascribed Page 2

11 CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM Y15 Wastes of an explosive nature not subject to other legislation XXXX Insufficient information to allow Harmonised System codes to be ascribed AD080 Y16 Wastes from production, formulation and use of photographic chemicals and processing materials Other waste and scrap of precious metal. Recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard including unsorted waste and scrap The heading No excludes waste and scrap of paper and paperboard containing precious metals for recovery (Heading No ) AD090 Y17 Wastes resulting from surface treatment of metals and plastics Wastes of metal pickling liquors The heading excludes ash and residues from waste of metal pickling liquors of a kind used for the recovery of metals or metal compounds (Heading No ) AA130 AB130 Y18 Residues arising from industrial waste disposal operations Ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste H.S. Code does not apply to ash and residues of a kind used by industry either for the extraction of metals or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals AB020 Wastes having as constituents: Y19 Metal carbonyls ex29.31 Other organo-inorganic compounds Y20 Beryllium; beryllium compounds Y21 Hexavalent chromium compounds Y22 Copper compounds Y23 Zinc compounds Ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing beryllium Ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing chromium Ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly copper Ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly zinc The Heading No applies only to ash and residues of a kind used in industry either for the extraction of metals or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals The Heading No applies only to ash and residues of a kind used in industry either for the extraction of metals or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals The Heading No applies only to ash and residues of a kind used in industry either for the extraction of metals or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals The Heading No applies only to ash and residues of a kind used in industry either for the extraction of metals or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals AA070 AA070 AA040 AA020 Page 3

12 CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM Y24 Arsenic; arsenic compounds Y25 Selenium; selenium compounds Y26 Cadmium ; cadmium compounds Y27 Antimony; antimony compounds Ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing arsenic Other ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel) Ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing cadmium Ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing antimony This Heading covers ash and residues other than Headings 26.18, 26,19 or which contain arsenic The Heading No applies only to ash and residues of a kind used in industry either for the extraction of metals or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals The Heading No applies only to ash and residues of a kind used in industry either for the extraction of metals or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals Y28 Tellurium; tellurium compounds ex Non-metal AA070 Y29 Mercury; mercury compounds Ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mercury The Heading No applies only to ash and residues of a kind used in industry either for the extraction of metals or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals AA090 AA070 AA070 AA070 AA100 Y30 Thallium; thallium compounds Y31 Lead; lead compounds Y32 Inorganic fluorine compounds excluding calcium fluoride ex28.26 Y33 Inorganic cyanides ex28.37 Y34 Acidic solutions or acids in solid form XXXX Y35 Basic solutions or bases in solid form XXXX Y36 Asbestos (dust and fibres) Ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing thallium Ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly lead The heading covers fluorides as the metal salts of hydrofluoric acid including calcium fluoride The heading covers cyanides cyanide oxides and complex cyanides Insufficient information to allow Harmonised System codes to be ascribed Insufficient information to allow Harmonised System codes to be ascribed The heading applies to most forms of asbestos arising as waste The Heading No applies only to ash and residues of a kind used in industry either for the extraction of metals or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals The Heading No applies only to ash and residues of a kind used in industry either for the extraction of metals or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals The heading excludes non-metal fluorides The heading excludes cyanides of non-metals The heading does not apply to fibre which has been further processed or to finished articles of asbestos AA080 AA030 AB060 AD040 AD110 RB010 Y37 Organic phosphorus compounds ex Other organo-inorganic compounds AC020 Page 4

13 CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM Y38 Organic cyanides ex29.29 Other nitrogen function compounds Y39 Phenols; phenol compounds including chlorophenol ex27.07 Heading applies to phenols and other coal tar distillation products The heading includes isocyanates and isocyanides (carbylamines) The heading includes the oils and distillation products whether crude or refined Y40 Ethers ex29.09 Heading applies to both acyclic and aromatic ethers AC030 Y41 Halogenated organic solvents Y42 Y43 Y44 Y45 Organic solvents excluding halogenated solvents Any cogenor of polychlorinated dibenzofuran Any cogenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin Organohalogen compounds other than substances referred to in this Annex (e.g. Y39, Y41, Y42, Y43, Y44) ex29.42 ex29.42 ex29.42 Waste halogenated organic solvents as residual products of the chemical or allied industries Waste organic solvents as residual products of the chemical or allied industries Other organic compounds Other organic compounds Other organic compounds For the purposes of the sub-heading, waste halogenated organic solvents are wastes containing mainly organic solvents, not fit for further use as presented as primary products, whether or not intended for recovery of the solvents For the purposes of the sub-heading, waste organic solvents are wastes containing mainly organic solvents, not fit for further use as presented as primary products, whether or not intended for recovery of the solvents Decision IV/9 adopted by the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties amended Annex I by adding the following paragraphs (a, b, c and d) to it: (a) To faciltate the application of this Convention and subject to paragraphs (b, (c) and (d), wastes listed in Annex VIII are characterised as hazardous pursuant to Article I, paragraph I(a), of this Convention. Wastes listed in Annex IX are not covered by Annex I, paragraph I(a), of this Convention (b) Designation of a waste on Annex VIII does not preclude, in a particular case, the use of Annex III to demonstrate that a waste is not hazardous pursuant to Article I, paragraph I(a) of this Convention. (c) Designation of waste on Annex IX does not preclude, in a particular case, characterisation of such a waste as hazardous pursuant to Article I, paragraph I(a) of this Convention if Annex I materials cause it to exhibit an Annex III characteristic. (d) Annexes VIII and IX do not affect the application of Article I, paragraph I(a) of this Convention for the purpose of characterisation of wastes. AD050 AC110 AC220 AC210 RC010 RC020 Page 5

14 CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM ANNEX II CODE CATEGORIES OF WASTES REQUIRING SPECIAL CONSIDERATION LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM Y46 Waste collected from households Municipal waste The heading covers municipal waste of a kind collected from households, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, shops, offices, etc., and road and pavement sweepings, as well as construction and demolition waste. Segregated wastes are excluded. AD160 Y47 Residues arising from the incineration of household wastes Ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste The heading does not cover ash and residues which are subsequently processed for the extraction of metals or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals (Heading No ) AB020 Page 6

15 ANNEX VIII Subject to scrutiny by WCO Wastes contained in this Annex are characterised as hazardous under Article I, paragraph I(a), of this Convention and their designation on this Annex does not preclude the use of Annex III to demonstrate that a waste is not hazardous. LIST A CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM A1010 Metal waste and wastes consisting of alloys of the following --- A1 Metals and metal bearing wastes Metal waste and scrap from the manufacture or mechanical working of metals, and metal goods definitely not usable as such because of breakage, cutting-up, wear or other reasons Antimony Antimony - waste and scrap GA270 Arsenic ex Arsenic is a non-metal in the Harmonised System AA090 Beryllium Beryllium - waste and scrap GA290 Cadmium Cadmium - waste and scrap GA240 Lead Lead waste and scrap GA150 Mercury ex Mercury AA100 Selenium Tellurium ex Selenium ex Tellurium Selenium is a non-metal in the Harmonised System Tellurium is a non-metal in the Harmonised System Thallium Thallium - waste and scrap AA080 GA400 GA410 Page 1

16 ANNEX VIII Subject to scrutiny by WCO CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM A1020 Waste having as constituents or contaminants, excluding metal waste in massive form, any of the following: 26,20 Ash and residue (other than from the manufacture of iron and steel) containing arsenic, metals or their compounds Antimony, antimony compounds Containing antimony, antimony compounds Beryllium, beryllium compounds Containing beryllium, beryllium compounds Cadmium, cadmium compounds Containing cadmium, cadmium compounds Lead, lead compounds Containing lead, lead compounds AA030 Selenium, selenium compounds Containing selenium, selenium compounds Selenium is a non-metal in the Harmonised System Tellurium, tellurium compounds Containing tellurium, tellurium compounds Tellurium is a non-metal in the Harmonised System A1030 Wastes having as constituents or contaminants any of the following: Arsenic, arsenic compounds Mercury, mercury compounds Heading applies only to : Containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds (a) ash and residues of a kind used in industry either for the extraction of metals or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals, excluding ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste (b)ash and residues containing arsenic, whether or not containing metals, of a kind used either for the extraction of arsenic or metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds AA090 AA100 AA080 Page 2

17 ANNEX VIII Subject to scrutiny by WCO CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM Thallium, thallium compounds A1040 Wastes having as constituents any of the following Metal carbonyls ex29.31 Organo-inorganic compounds Includes metal carbonyls Chromates include dichromates, tri-, Hexavalent chromium compounds ex Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids tetra-, and perchromates derived from the various chromic acids A1050 Galvanic sludges ex Other ashes and residues of zinc Includes sludge from electrolytic baths after the preparation or refining of metal, and of electrogalvanising sludge AA120 A1060 Waste liquors from the pickling of metals Wastes of metal pickling liquors Excludes ash and residues from waste of metal pickling liquors of a kind used for the recovery of metals or metal compounds (heading 26.20) AA130 A1070 Leaching residues from zinc processing, dust and sludges such as jarosite, haematite, etc. ex Other ashes and residues of zinc Covers ash and residues which contain metal or metal compounds, and which are of a kind used in industry either for the extraction of metal or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals AA140 Page 3

18 ANNEX VIII Subject to scrutiny by WCO CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM A1080 Waste zinc residues not included on list B, containing lead and cadmium in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Annex III characteristics ex Other ashes and residues of zinc Includes mattes and slag or dross GB020 A1090 Ashes from the incineration of insulated copper wire Ashes and residues containing mainly copper The heading does not cover ingots, or similar unwrought forms cast from remelted copper waste and scrap AA040 A1100 Dusts and residues from gas cleaning systems of copper smelters ex Ashes and residues containing mainly copper Covers ash and residues which contain metal or metal compounds, and which are of a kind used in industry either for the extraction of metal or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals AA040 A1110 Spent electrolytic solutions from copper electrorefining and electrowinning operations ex Ashes and residues containing mainly copper Covers ash and residues which contain metal or metal compounds, and which are of a kind used in industry either for the extraction of metal or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals including residues from electrolytic refining AA040 Page 4

19 ANNEX VIII Subject to scrutiny by WCO CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM A1120 Waste sludges, excluding anode slimes, from electrolyte purification systems in copper electrorefining and electrowinning operations ex Ashes and residues containing mainly copper Covers ash and residues which contain metal or metal compounds, and which are of a kind used in industry either for the extraction of metal or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals including residues from electrolytic refining AA040 A1130 Spent etching solutions containing dissolved copper ex Ashes and residues containing mainly copper AA040 A1140 Waste cupric chloride and copper cyanide catalysts ex Ashes and residues containing mainly copper AA040 A1150 Precious metal ash from incineration of printed circuit boards not included on listb 1/ Ash containing precious metal or precious metal compounds AA161 A1160 Waste lead-acid batteries, whole or crushed Waste and scrap of waste electric accumulators Sludge derived from accumulators is included under heading at AA170 A1170 Unsorted waste batteries excluding mixtures of only list B batteries. Waste batteries not specified on list B containing Annex I constituents to an extent to render them hazardous Waste and scrap of waste electric accumulators The heading covers waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and of electric accumulators as well as spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators AA180 Page 5

20 ANNEX VIII Subject to scrutiny by WCO CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM A1180 Waste electrical and electronic assemblies or scrap 2/ containing components such as accumulators and other batteries included on lista, mercury switches, glass from cathode ray tubes and other activated glass and PCB capacitors, or contaminated with Annex I constituents (e.g., cadmium, lead, polychlorinated biphenyl) to an extent that they possess any of the characteristics contained in Annex III (note the related entry on list B at B1110) 3/ Waste and scrap of electrical parts of machinery or apparatus not specified elsewhere Heading includes electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not specified or included elsewhere. Page 6

21 ANNEX VIII Subject to scrutiny by WCO CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM A2 Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and organic materials A2010 Glass waste from cathode ray tubes and other activated glasses ex Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass The heading covers cullet and waste and scrap of glass of all kinds arising from the manufacture of glass AB040 A2020 Waste inorganic fluorine compounds in the form of liquids or sludges but excluding such wastes specified on list B Residual products of the chemical or allied industries - other wastes Under heading No the expression "other wastes" applies to other wastes from the chemical or allied industries AB060 A2030 Waste catalysts but excluding such wastes specified on list B xxxx Need to specify material of concern AB080 A2040 Waste gypsum arising from chemical industry processes, when containing Annex I constituentsto the extent that it exhibits an Annex III hazardous characteristic (note the related entry on list B at B2080) Residual products of the chemical or allied industries - other wastes Under heading No the expression "other wastes" applies to other wastes from the chemical or allied industries AB040 A2050 Waste asbestos (dusts and fibres) ex The heading applies to most forms of asbestos arising as waste The heading does not apply to fibre which has been further processed or to finished aticles of asbestos RB010 Page 7

22 ANNEX VIII Subject to scrutiny by WCO CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM A2060 Coal-fired power plant fly-ash containing Annex I substances in concentrations sufficient to exhibit AnnexIII characteristics (note the related entry on list B at B Other slag and ash A3 Wastes containing principally organic constituents, which may contain metals and inorganic materials A3010 Waste from the production or processing of petroleum coke and bitumen Waste from chemical or allied industries mainly containing organic constituents AC010 A3020 Waste mineral oils unfit for their originally intended use Other waste oils Under heading "waste oils" means waste containing mainlypetroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous materials whether or not mixed with water AC030 A3030 Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with leaded anti-knock compound sludges Leaded gasoline sludges and leaded antiknock compounds Under H.S. Code "leaded gasoline sludges and leaded antiknock compound sludges" mean sludges obtained from storage tanks of leaded gasoline and leaded anti-knock compounds (for example tetraethyl lead) and consisting essentially of lead, lead compounds and iron oxide AC040 RC030 A3040 Waste thermal (heat transfer) fluids xxxx Need to specify material AC050 Page 8

23 ANNEX VIII Subject to scrutiny by WCO CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM A3050 Wastes from production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticisers, glues/adhesives excluding such wastes specified on list B (note the related entry on list B at B4020) Other waste from chemical or allied industries mainly containing organic constituents The expression "other wastes" does not include wastes which contain mainly petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous materials (heading No ) AC090 A3060 Waste nitrocellulose Waste from chemical or allied industries mainly containing organic constituents The expression "other wastes" does not include wastes which contain mainly petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous materials (heading No ) AC100 A3070 Waste phenols, phenol compounds including chlorophenol in the form of liquids or sludges Waste from chemical or allied industries mainly containing organic constituents The expression "other wastes" does not include wastes which contain mainly petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous materials (heading No ) AC110 A3080 Waste ethers not including those specified on list B Waste from chemical or allied industries mainly containing organic constituents The expression "other wastes" does not include wastes which contain mainly petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous materials (heading No ) AC130 A3090 Waste leather dust, ash, sludges and flours when containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides (note the related entry on list B at B3100) Leather dust, powder and flour AC180 Page 9

24 ANNEX VIII Subject to scrutiny by WCO CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM A3100 Waste parings and other waste of leather or of composition leather not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides (note the related entry on list B at B3090) Parings and other waste of leather or of composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles Does not cover parings or similar waste of raw hides or skins (heading No ) GN040 A3110 Fellmongery waste containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides or infectious substances (note related entry on list B at B3110) ex05.11 Animal products not elsewhere specified or included Covers parings and similar waste of raw hides or skins A3120 Fluff - light fraction from shredding xxxx Need to specify materials AC190 A3130 Waste organic phosphorus compounds Other waste from chemical or allied industry mainly containing organic constituents Under heading No the expression "other wastes" does not include wastes which contain mainly petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous materials (heading No ) AC200 Page 10

25 ANNEX VIII Subject to scrutiny by WCO CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM A3140 Waste non-halogenated organic solvents but excluding such wastes specified on list B Other waste organic solvents Under heading No the expression "other wastes" applies to waste organic solvents but does not include wastes which contain mainly petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous materials (heading No ) AC210 A3150 Waste halogenated organic solvents Halogenated waste organic solvents Under heading No the expression "other wastes" applies to waste organic solvents but does not include wastes which contain mainly petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous materials (heading No ) AC220 A3160 Waste halogenated or unhalogenated non-aqueous distillation residues arising from organic solvent recovery operations Other waste from chemical or allied industries mainly containing organic constituents Under heading No the expression "other wastes" does not include wastes which contain mainly petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous materials (heading No ) AC230 A3170 Wastes arising from the production of aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbons (such as chloromethane, dichloroethane, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, allyl chloride and epichlorhydrin) Halogenated waste organic solvents Under heading No the expression "other wastes" applies to waste organic solvents but does not include wastes which contain mainly petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous materials (heading No ) AC240 Page 11

26 ANNEX VIII Subject to scrutiny by WCO CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM A3180 Wastes, substances and articles containing, consisting of or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), polychlorinated terphenyl (PCT), polychlorinated naphthalene (PCN) or polybrominated Waste oils containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) Waste oils include waste petroleum and similar waste oils no longer fit for use as primary products (e.g. used lubricating, hydraulic and transformer oils) drained from electrical equipment such as heat exchangers, transformers or switchgear RA010 biphenyl (PBB), or any other polybrominates analogues of these compounds, at a concentration level of 50 mg/kg or more 4/ A3190 Waste tarry residues (excluding asphalt cements) arising from refining, distillation and any pyrolitic treatment of organic materials Other wastes from chemical or allied industries mainly containing organic constituents "Other wastes" does not include wastes which contain mainly petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (heading No RA020 Page 12

27 ANNEX VIII Subject to scrutiny by WCO CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM A4 Wastes which may contain either inorganic or organic constituents A4 A4010 Wastes from the production, preparation and use of pharmaceutical products but excluding such wastes specified on list B Waste pharmaceuticals Heading No includes waste pharmaceuticals, i.e. pharmaceutical products which are unfit for their original intended purpose due to, for example, expiry of shelf life AD010 A4020 Clinical and related wastes; that is wastes arising from medical, nursing, dental, veterinary or similar practices and wastes generated in hospitals or other facilities during the investigation or treatment of patients or research products Clinical waste Under heading No "clinical waste" is contaminated waste arising from medical research, diagnosis, treatment or other medical, surgical, dental or veterinary procedures, which often contain pathogens and pharmaceutical substances and require special disposal procedures (for example, soiled dressings, used gloves and used syringes) A4030 Wastes from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals, including waste pesticides and herbicides which are offspecification, outdated,5/ or are unfit for their original intended use Waste pharmaceuticals Heading No applies to "waste pharmaceuticals" as being pharmaceutical products which are unfit for their original intended purpose due to, for example expiry of shelf life AD020 Page 13

28 ANNEX VIII Subject to scrutiny by WCO CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM A4040 Wastes from the manufacture, formulation and use of wood-preserving chemicals6/ Other wastes from chemical or allied industries mainly containing organic constituents For the purposes of heading No "other wastes" applies generally to wastes from chemical or allied industries AD030 A4050 Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with any of the following: Inorganic cyanides excepting precious metalbearing residues in solid form containing traces of inorganic cyanides. Organic cyanides Other wastes from chemical or allied industries For the purposes of heading No "other wastes" applies generally to wastes from chemical or allied industries AD040 A4060 Waste oils/water, hydrocarbons/water mixtures, emulsions Other waste oils For the purposes of heading No , "waste oils" means waste containing mainly petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous materials, whether or not mixed with water, such oils being in the form of emulsions with water or mixtures with water AD060 A4070 Wastes from the production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, varnishes, excluding any such waste specified on list B (note the related entry on list B at B4010) Other wastes from chemical or allied industries mainly containing organic constituents For the purposes of heading No "other wastes" applies generally to: other wastes from chemical or allied industries but excludes wastes which contain mainly petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous materials AD070 Page 14

29 ANNEX VIII Subject to scrutiny by WCO CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM A4080 Wastes of an explosive nature (but excluding such wastes specified on list B) xxxx Insufficient information to allow Harmonised System codes to be ascribed AD080 A4090 Waste acidic or basic solutions, other than those specified in the corresponding entry on list B (note related entry on list B at B2120) Other wastes from chemical or allied industries For the purposes of heading No "other wastes" applies generally to wastes from chemical or allied industries AD110 AB110 A4100 Wastes from industrial pollution control devices for cleaning of industrial offgases but excluding such wastes specified on list B Other wastes from chemical or allied industries (.61=organic.69= inorganic) For the purposes of heading No "other wastes" applies generally to wastes from chemical or allied industries AD140 A4110 Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with any of the following: Any cogenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-furan. Any cogenor of polychlorinated dibenzodioxin xxxx Insufficient information to allow Harmonised System codes to be ascribed RC010 A4120 Wastes that consist of, contain or are contaminated with peroxides Other wastes from chemical or allied industries (.61=organic.69= inorganic) For the purposes of heading No "other wastes" applies generally to wastes from chemical or allied industries RC040 Page 15

30 ANNEX VIII Subject to scrutiny by WCO CODE LIST WASTE H.S.CODE HARMONISED SYSTEM A4130 Waste packages and containers containing Annex I substances in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Annex III hazard characteristics Recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard including unsorted waste and scrap Such waste and scrap is normally used for pulping GI014 A4140 Waste consisting of or containing off specification or outdated 5/ chemicals corresponding to Annex I categories and exhibiting Annex III hazard characteristics Waste pharmaceuticals Heading No applies to "waste pharmaceuticals" as being pharmaceutical products which are unfit for their original intended purpose due to, for example expiry of shelf life A4150 Waste chemical substances arising from research and development or teaching activities which are not identified and/or are new and whose effects on human health and/or the environment are unknown xxxx Insufficient information to allow Harmonised System codes to be ascribed A4160 Spent activated carbon not included on list B (note the related entry on list B at B2060) Other wastes from chemical or allied industries The heading No excludes activated carbon used as a support for a catalyst (e.g. a metallic oxide) AD170 Page 16