Lubricants - grease & grease oil|HS Code

Lubricants - grease & grease oil harmonized system code

Product Overview Lubricants - Grease & Grease Oil under the HS Code 3403 are a category of substances purposefully engineered to decrease friction and heat generation between mechanical components in motion. These products come in different forms, including but not limited to liquid, semi-solid, and solid, with varying degrees of viscosity and thermal stability. Under HS Code 3403, Lubricants - Grease & Grease Oil are further classified into subcategories based on their composition, with options ranging from mineral oil-based, synthetic, or bio-based. These products find significant usage across a wide spectrum of industries, including food service (as food-grade lubricants), retail (for maintenance of machinery), and processing industries (for the smooth operation of large-scale equipment). Their market positioning is based on their ability to prolong the lifespan of machinery, reduce maintenance costs, and improve overall operational efficiency. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications HS Code 3403 is a product classification under Chapter 34 (Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster). Specifically, Heading 03 within this chapter corresponds to Lubricants - Grease & Grease Oil. The classification rationale for these products under this specific code stems from their primary function as lubricating preparations, which helps in the smooth operation of machinery and equipment. In terms of trade considerations, these lubricants are typically packaged in drums, pails, or cartridges to ensure their quality and longevity during transportation. They are also often shipped under controlled temperature conditions to maintain their viscosity and effectiveness. The quality of these lubricants is regulated by international standards, such as the American Petroleum Institute (API) and International Standards Organization (ISO) specifications, ensuring their applicability and performance across various industries and machinery.

Lubricants - grease & grease oil Chapter Note

1.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) Edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils of a kind used as mould release preparations (heading 15.17); (b) Separate chemically defined compounds; or (c) Shampoos, dentifrices, shaving creams and foams, or bath preparations, containing soap or other organic surface-active agents (heading 33.05, 33.06 or 33.07). 2.- For the purposes of heading 34.01, the expression “soap” applies only to soap soluble in water. Soap and the other products of heading 34.01 may contain added substances (for example, disinfectants, abrasive powders, fillers or medicaments). Products containing abrasive powders remain classified in heading 34.01 only if in the form of bars, cakes or moulded pieces or shapes. In other forms they are to be classified in heading 34.05 as “scouring powders and similar preparations”. 3.- For the purposes of heading 34.02, “organic surface-active agents” are products which when mixed with water at a concentration of 0.5 % at 20 C and left to stand for one hour at the same temperature : (a) give a transparent or translucent liquid or stable emulsion without separation of insoluble matter; and (b) reduce the surface tension of water to 4.5 x 10-2 N/m (45 dyne/cm) or less. 4.- In heading 34.03 the expression “petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals” applies to the products defined in Note 2 to Chapter 27. 5.- In heading 34.04, subject to the exclusions provided below, the expression “artificial waxes and prepared waxes” applies only to : (a) Chemically produced organic products of a waxy character, whether or not water-soluble; (b) Products obtained by mixing different waxes; (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 : (a) Products of heading 15.16, 34.02 or 38.23, even if having a waxy character; (b) Unmixed animal waxes or unmixed vegetable waxes, whether or not refined or coloured, of heading 15.21; (c) Mineral waxes or similar products of heading 27.12, whether or not intermixed or merely coloured; or (d) Waxes mixed with, dispersed in or dissolved in a liquid medium (headings 34.05, 38.09, etc.).