UK Harmonised System · Section XV — Base metals and articles of base metal

Chapter 78 — Lead and articles thereof

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Official chapter notes

Verbatim text published by HMRC. These are the legal basis for classification decisions in this chapter; the "General Rules of Interpretation" point at them directly.

### Subheading note 1. In this chapter, the expression `refined lead' means: Metal containing by weight at least 99.9% of lead, provided that the content by weight of any other element does not exceed the limit specified in the following table: **Other elements** | Element | Element name | Limiting content % by weight | |-------------------------------|--------------|------------------------------| | Ag | Silver | 0.02 | | As | Arsenic | 0.005 | | Bi | Bismuth | 0.05 | | Ca | Calcium | 0.002 | | Cd | Cadmium | 0.002 | | Cu | Copper | 0,08 | | Fe | Iron | 0.002 | | S | Sulphur | 0.002 | | Sb | Antimony | 0.005 | | Sn | Tin | 0.005 | | Zn | Zinc | 0.002 | | Other (for example, Te), each | | 0.001 |

Headings in Chapter 78

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