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Canada - Initial List of Environmental Goods - Draft
Paragraph 31(iii) of the Doha Ministerial Declaration

No. HS Code Product Description                           Tariff (MFN)      EX-OUT OR REMARKS
1 252100 Limestone flux; limestone & other calcareous stone, for lime or cement 0%  
2 252220 Slaked lime 0%  
3 280410 Hydrogen  3.5%  
4 281511 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) solid 0%  
5 281512 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) in aqueous solution 0%  
6 281610 Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium 0%  
7 281830 Aluminum hydroxide 0%  
8 282010 Manganese dioxide 0%  
9 282090 Manganese oxides not elsewhere specified (nes) 0%  
10 283210 Sodium sulphites 0%  
11 283220 Sulphites of metals nes 0%  
12 283510 Phosphinates (hypophosphites) & phosphonates (phosphites) of metals 3%  
13 283523 Trisodium phosphate 5.5%  
14 283524 Potassium phosphates 3%  
15 283525 Calcium hydrogenorthophosphate (dicalcium phosphate) 0%  
16 283526 Calcium phosphates nes 5.5%  
17 283529 Phosphates of metals nes 0-4%  
18 350790 Enzymes nes; prepared enzymes nes 0%  
19 380210 Activated carbon 0%  
20 381500 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified or included (3815) 0- 6.5%  
21 382200 Composite diagnostic or laboratory reagents, nes  0%  
22 382490 Products, preparations and residual products of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s . (excl. binders for foundry moulds and cores; naphthenic acids, their water-insoluble salts and their esters; non-agglomerated metal carbides mixed together or with metallic binders; prepared additives for cements, mortars and concretes; non-refractory mortars and concretes; sorbitol) 0-6.5% 3824909051-Fatty substances of animal or vegetable origin and mixtures (biodiesel)
23 391400 Ion-exchangers based on polymers of Nos. 39.01 to 39.13 in primary forms 0-3.5%  
24 391510 Polyethylene waste & scrap 0%  
25 391520 Polystyrene waste & scrap 0%  
26 391530 Polyvinyl chloride waste & scrap  0%  
27 391590 Other plastics waste & scrap 0%  
28 460120 Mats, matting, and screens of vegetable materials  0-3% 4601201000
4601209010 erosion control matting (biodegradable) 
29 470710 Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard  0%  
30 681099 Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone nes 5%  
31 690310 Other refractory ceramic goods ( e.g. retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs, supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods) - containing more than 50 % of graphite, other forms of carbon or a mixture of these products                                       0% 6903100010
6903100091
6903100099            
Laboratory refractory equipment 
32 690320 Other refractory ceramic goods (e.g. retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs, supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods) - containing by weight more than 50 % of alumina or of a mixture or compound of alumina and of silica   0% 6903.20.00.10
6903.20.00.90              
Laboratory refractory equipment 
33 690390 Other refractory ceramic goods (e.g. retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs, supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods) - other                    0% 6903900010 6903900090              Laboratory refractory equipment  
34 690919 Other ceramic wares for chemical or other technical uses 0-4.5% 6909199090 
Laboratory refractory equipment 
35 700800 Multiple-walled insulating units of glass 0%  
36 701710 Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated; of fused quartz or other fused silica  0%  
37 701720 Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated; of other glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 X 10 -6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0o C - 300o C 0%  
38 701790 Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated; other 0%  
39 720110 Pig iron, non-alloy, containg by wght </=0.5% phosphorous in primary form 0%  
40 720421 Stainless steel waste & scrap  0%  
41 720429 Waste and scrap, of alloy steel, other than stainless 0%  
42 720430 Waste and scrap, of tinned iron or steel 0%  
43 720441 Ferrous waste & scrap, i or s, from the mechanical working of metal, nes 0%  
44 720450 Remelting scrap ingots, of iron or steel 0%  
45 730900 Reservoirs, tanks, vats & sim ctnr, cap >300L, i o s (ex liq/compr gas type) 0-5%  
46 731010 Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, of iron or steel, for any material, of a capacity of >= 50 l but =< 300 l, n.e.s. (excl. containers for compressed or liquefied gas, or containers fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment, products) 3.5-6.5%  
47 731021 Cans of iron or steel, of a capacity of < 50 l, which are to be closed by soldering or crimping (excl. containers for compressed or liquefied gas) 6.5%  
48 731029 Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, of iron or steel, for any material, of a capacity of < 50 l, n.e.s. (excl. containers for compressed or liquefied gas, or containers fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment, and cans)  5%  
49 732510 Cast articles of non-malleable cast iron nes 6%  
50 740400 Copper waste & scrap 0%  
51 760200 Aluminium waste & scrap 0%  
52 840410 Auxiliary plant for use with boilers of heading 84.02 or 84.03 (e.g., economizers, super-heaters, soot removers, gas recoverers); condensers for steam or other vapour power units  0-6%  
53 840420 Condensers for steam or other vapour power units 0%  
54 841011 Hydraulic turbines and water wheels of a power not exceeding 1,000 kW 3.5-9.5%  
55 841012 Hydraulic turbines and water wheels of a power exceeding 1,000 kW but not exceeding 10,000 kW  3.5-9.5%  
56 841013 Hydraulic turbines and water wheels of a power exceeding 10,000 kW 3.5-9.5% 84101310-Hydraulic turbines-Francis type, 84101390-Other
57 841090 Hydraulic turbines and water wheels; parts, including regulators 0-9.5%  
58 841320 Hand pumps nes, o/t those of subheading No. 8413.11 or 8413.19 0%  
59 841350 Reciprocating positive displacement pumps nes 0-6%  
60 841360 Pumps for liquids, whether or not fitted with a measuring device; other rotary positive displacement pumps 0-6% 8413601011- Hydraulic fluid power pumps, vane type
8413609011 8413609019 Roller Pumps
61 841370 Pumps for liquids, whether or not fitted with a measuring device; other centrifugal pumps 0-6% 8413701012   8413701013    8413701014    8413701015 8413701016   8413709011 8413709012   8413709014 8413709020   8413709030              Centrifugal pumps lined to prevent corrosion; centrifugal sewage pumps
62 841381 Pumps for liquids, whether or not fitted with a measuring device; other pumps 0-6% 84138110 84138190 wind turbine pump
63 841410 Vacuum pumps 0-2.5%  
64 841459 Fans (and blowers) other than table, floor, window, ceiling or roof fans with a self contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125W 0%  
65 841480 Air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans; ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters; other 0%  
66 841490 Parts of vacuum pumps, compressors, fans, blowers, hoods 0%  
67 841780 Other industrial or laboratory furnaces and ovens, including incinerators, non-electric  0-6% 84178010- Waste incinerators
68 841790 Parts of industrial or laboratory furnaces and ovens, including incinerators, non-electric  0-3.5% 84179020                             84179010 Parts of waste incinerators 
69 841940 Distilling or rectifying plant 0-6%    
70 841950 Heat exchange units 0%  
71 841960 Machinery for liquefying air or other gases  0%  
72 841989 Machinery, plant and equipment whether or not electrically heated, for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as heating, vapourizing, condensing or cooling (excl. machinery or plant used for domestic purposes and machinery and appliances specified elsewhere) 0-6.5%  
73 841990 Parts of machinery, plant and equipment of heading No. 84.19 0% 8419.90.30 - medical, surgical or laboratory stabilizers
74 842119 Centrifuges, incl. centrifugal dryers other than cream separators and clothes-dryers 0%  
75 842121 Filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids: for filtering or purifying water 0-6%  
76 842129 Filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids; other 0-6% 8421299040- Hydraulic fluid power filters rated at 1,000 kPa or greater
77 842139 Filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for gases; other 0-6% 8421392000- catalytic converters           8421399092- gas separation equipment        
84213990923-Pneumatic fluid power filters rated at 550 kPa or greater             8421399091- Industrial gas cleaning equipment / 8421399030- Electrostatic filters (precipitators)  
78 842191 Parts of centrifuges, incl. centrifugal dryers 0% 8421919000- Solar water heaters
79 842199 Parts of filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids or gases 0%  
80 842220 Machinery for cleaning or drying bottles or other containers 0-6%  
81 842381 Other weighing machinery having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg  6.5%  
82 842382 Other weighing machinery having a maximum weighing capacity exceeding 30kg but not exceeding 5,000 kg 6.5%  
83 842389 Other weighing machinery nes 6.5%  
84 847989 Machines & mechanical appliances nes having individual functions 0-6% 8479891011- Ultrasonic cleaners           84798941Trash compactors      84798949 Other
85 848110 Valves, pressure reducing 0% 8481100031- Filter-regulators and filter regulator-lubricators  8481100033- Other, pneumatically controlled  8481100041- Hydraulically controlled
86 848130 Valves, check   0% 8481300011- Of iron                   8481300012-Of steel 
87 848140 Valves, safety or relief     0%  
88 848180 Other appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like 0% Hand operated or hand activated of iron 848100021 - Gate type   8481800023 - Globe type
89 848190 Parts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, n.e.s. 0%    
90 850231 Other electric generating sets 0% 85023100 00- Wind-powered
91 850680 Primary cells & batteries 0-7% 85068090-Fuel cells
92 851410 Industrial or laboratory furnaces and ovens; electric, resistance heated 0-7% 8514101100 8514101900 8514109000 Waste incinerators or other waste treatment apparatus
93 851420 Industrial or laboratory furnaces and ovens; electric, induction or dielectric 0-7% 8514201100 8514201900 8514209000 Waste incinerators or other waste treatment apparatus
94 851430 Industrial or laboratory furnaces and ovens, electric, other 0-7% 8514301100 8514301900 8514309000 Waste incinerators or other waste treatment apparatus
95 851490 Parts of industrial or laboratory electric furnaces and ovens or other laboratory induction or dielectric heating equipment 0% 8514900091                        8514900092 Parts of waste incinerators
96 853080 Other electrical signalling, safety or traffic control equipment 0-6.5%  
97 853931 Discharge lamps, fluorescent, hot cathode  7%  
98 854330 Machines & apparatus for electroplating, electrolysis or electrophoresis 0-4.5% 8543309100- Chloralkali electrolyser cells 
99 854140 Photovoltaic diodes 0% 8541400010- Photosensitive diodes  8541400022, 8541400023 - Solar cells 
100 901320 Lasers, other than laser diodes 6.5%  
101 901540 Photogrammeterical surveying instruments and appliances 0%  
102 901580 Other instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, hydrography, oceanography, hydrology, meteorology or geophysics (excl. compasses, rangefinders, theodolites, tacheometers) 0-6.5%  
103 901590 Parts and accessories for instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, photogrammetrical surveying, hydrography, oceanography, hydrology, meteorology or geophysics, and for rangefinders n.e.s.  0-6.5% 9015909010- Photogrammetric instruments; parts and accessories for articles of subheading 901540
104 902229 Apparatus based on the use of alpha, beta, or gamma radiations, for other uses 0%  
105 902511 Thermometers and pyrometers, not combined with other instruments: liquid-filled, for direct reading  0-3.5% 9025111000- Clinical thermometers 
106 902519 Thermometers and pyrometers, not combined with other instruments: other than liquid-filled, for direct reading 0% 9025190011-Clinical thermometers  9025190012 - Pyrometers  
107 902580 Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers, and psychrometers, recording or not, and any combination of these instruments 0-3.5% 9025801000-Barometers, not combined with other instruments 
108 902590 Parts and accessories for Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers, and psychrometers, recording or not, and any combination of these instruments 0-3.5% 90259010- Other thermometers and pyrometers, not combined with other instruments, excluding liquid filled for direct reading
109 902610 Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquid 0% 9026100010- Electrical flow meters 
110 902620 Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure 0% 9026200010- Electrical instruments and apparatus 
111 902680 Other instruments and apparatus 0% 9026800010- Electrical heat meters 
112 902690 Parts and accessories for articles of subheading 9026 0%  
113 902710 Gas or smoke analysis apparatus 0%  
114 902720 Chromatographs and electrophoresis instruments  0% 9027201010- Gas chromatographs   9027201020- Liquid chromatographs     9027201030- Electrophoresis instruments 
115 902730 Spectrometers,  spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (ultraviolet, visible, infrared) 0%  
116 902740 Exposure meters 0% 90274000 00 -Exposure meters
117 902750 Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR) 0% 9027500012- Thermal analysis instruments and apparatus  
9027500013- Other chemical analysis  9027500014- Photometers instruments and apparatus       
9027500092- Other chemical analysis instruments and apparatus
118 902780 Other instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis 0% 9027802000- Nuclear magnetic resonance instruments             
9027809011- Mass spectrometers  9027809012- Electrochemical analysis instruments and apparatus    
9027809091- Chemical analysis instruments and apparatus            
9027809092- Physical analysis instruments and apparatus
119 902790 Microtomes; parts and accessories 0% 90279010- Microtomes
120 902810 Gas meters  5%  
121 902820 Liquid meters  0-4%  
122 902830 Electricity meters 5%  
123 902890 Parts and accessories for articles of subheading 9028 0-4% 9028901020- Of gas meters                 9028.90.1030- Of liquid meters 
124 903010 Instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting ionising radiations 0-3.5%  
125 903020 Cathode-ray oscilloscopes and cathode-ray oscillographs 0%  
126 903031 Multimeters 0-5%  
127 903039 Other instruments and apparatus, for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power, without a recording device 0-5% 9030391010- For measuring or checking voltage, current or resistance
128 903083 Other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities, with a recording device  0-2%  
129 903089 Other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities  0-2%  
130 903090 Parts and accessories (for nominated articles of subheading 9030) 0% 9030901011/20/30/40/50/60 - Of the goods of tariff item Nos.  9030.10.10/20.00/31.90/39.10/39.90/40.90
131 903110 Machines for balancing mechanical parts  0%  
132 903120 Test benches  0-3.5%  
133 903130 Profile projectors 3.5%  
134 903149 Other optical instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking 0-3.5%  
135 903180 Other measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not elsewhere specified in this chapter 0-3.5% 9031801031- For testing electrical characteristics of internal combustion engines
136 903190 Parts and accessories (for nominated articles of subheading 9031) 0%  
137 903210 Thermostats 0-5%  
138 903220 Manostats 0%  
139 903281 Hydraulic and pneumatic instruments and apparatus 0% 9032810011- Industrial process control instruments and apparatus           9032810091- Industrial process control instruments and apparatus 
140 903289 Automatic regulating or controlling instruments, other 0-4.5% 9032891021- Temperature control instruments  
9032891022- Pressure and draft control instruments      
9032891023- Flow and liquid level control instruments     
9032891024- Humidity control instruments 9032891091- Automatic voltage and voltage-current regulators 
9032891092- Control instruments for air-conditioning, refrigeration or heating systems                            
141 903290 Parts and accessories - Automatic regulating or controlling instruments 0%  
142 903300 Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of ch. 90 0-4%  

Last Updated:
2006-05-10

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