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   (B) A change to tariff item 2202.90.37 from any other subheading within chapter 22, heading 2009, or tariff item 2106.90.54, whether or not there is also a change from any other chapter, provided that a single juice ingredient, or juice ingredients from a single non-USMCA country, constitute in single strength form no more than 60 percent by volume of the good.

 5.  A change to tariff items 2202.90.10, 2202.90.22, 2202.90.24 or 2202.90.28 from any other chapter, except from chapter 4 or tariff items 1901.90.32, 1901.90.33, 1901.90.34, 1901.90.36, 1901.90.38, 1901.90.42 or 1901.90.43.

 6.  A change to subheading 2202.90 from any other chapter.

 7.  A change to headings 2203 through 2207 from any heading outside that group, except from tariff items 2106.90.12, 2106.90.15 or    2106.90.18 or headings 2208 through 2209.

 8.  A change to subheading 2208.20 from any other heading, except from tariff items 2106.90.12, 2106.90.15 or 2106.90.18 or headings    2203 through 2207 or 2209.

 9.  No required change in tariff classification to a good of subheadings 2208.30 through 2208.70, provided that the nonoriginating alcoholic ingredients constitute no more than 10 percent of the alcoholic content of the good by volume.

 10. A change to subheading 2208.90 from any other heading, except from tariff items 2106.90.12, 2106.90.15 or 2106.90.18 or headings   2203 through 2207 or 2209.

 11. A change to heading 2209 from any other heading, except from tariff items 2106.90.12, 2106.90.15 or 2106.90.18 or headings 2203 through 2208.

 Chapter 23

 1.  A change to headings 2301 through 2308 from any other chapter.

 2.  A change to subheading 2309.10 from any other heading.

 3.  A change to tariff items 2309.90.22, 2309.90.24 or 2309.90.28 from any other heading, except from chapter 4 or tariff items    1901.90.32, 1901.90.33, 1901.90.34, 1901.90.36, 1901.90.38, 1901.90.42 or 1901.90.43.

 4.  A change to subheading 2309.90 from any other heading.

 Chapter 24

 1.  A change to headings 2401 through 2403 from tariff items 2401.10.21, 2401.20.14 or 2403.91.20 or any other chapter.

 Chapter 25

 1.  A change to headings 2501 through 2530 from any other chapter.

 Chapter 26

 1.  A change to headings 2601 through 2621 from any other heading, including another heading within that group.

 Chapter 27

 Chapter rule 1: Notwithstanding the applicable product-specific rules of origin, a good of chapter 27 that is the product of a chemical reaction is an originating good if the chemical reaction occurred in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.

 For the purposes of this rule, a “chemical reaction” is a process (including a biochemical process) that results in a molecule with a new structure by breaking intramolecular bonds and by forming new intramolecular bonds, or by altering the spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule. The following are not considered to be chemical reactions for the purposes of this definition:

   (a) dissolving in water or other solvents;

   (b) the elimination of solvents, including solvent water; or 

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  (c) the addition or elimination of water of crystallisation.

Heading rule: For the purposes of heading 2710, the following processes confer origin:

  (a) Atmospheric distillation—a separation process in which petroleum oils are converted, in a distillation tower, into fractions according to boiling point and the vapor then condensed into different liquefied fractions. Liquefied petroleum gas, naphtha, gasoline, kerosene, diesel/heating oil, light gas oils, and lubricating oil are produced from petroleum distillation;

  (b) Vacuum distillation—distillation at a pressure below atmospheric but not so low that it would be classed as molecular distillation.    Vacuum distillation is useful for distilling high-boiling and heat-sensitive materials such as heavy distillates in petroleum oils to produce light to heavy vacuum gas oils and residuum. In some refineries gas oils may be further processed into lubricating oils;

  (c) Catalytic hydroprocessing—the cracking or treating of petroleum oils with hydrogen at high temperature and under pressure, in the presence of special catalysts. Catalytic hydroprocessing includes hydrocracking and hydrotreating;

  (d) Reforming (catalytic reforming)—the rearrangement of molecules in a naphtha boiling range material to form higher octane aromatics (i.e., improved antiknock quality at the expense of gasoline yield). A main product is catalytic reformate, a blend component for gasoline. Hydrogen is another by-product;

  (e) Alkylation—a process whereby a high-octane blending component for gasolines is derived from catalytic combination of an isoparaffin and an olefin;

  (f) Cracking—a refining process involving decomposition and molecular recombination of organic compounds, especially hydrocarbons obtained by means of heat, to form molecules suitable for motor fuels, monomers, petrochemicals, etc.;

   (i) Thermal cracking—exposes the distillate to temperatures of approximately 540-650 degrees C (1000-1200 degrees F) for varying periods of time. Process produces modest yields of gasoline and higher yields of residual products for fuel oil blending, or

   (ii) Catalytic cracking—hydrocarbon vapors are passed at approximately 400 degrees C (750 degrees F) over a metallic catalyst (e.g., silica-alumina or platinum); the complex recombinations (alkylation, polymerization, isomerization, etc.) occur within seconds to yield high-octane gasoline. Process yields less residual oils and lightgases than thermal cracking;

  (g) Coking—a thermal cracking process for the conversion of heavy low grade products, such as reduced crude, straight run pitch, cracked tars, and shale oil into solid coke (carbon) and lower boiling hydrocarbon products which are suitable as feed for other refinery units for conversion into lighter products; and

  (h) Isomerization—the refinery process of converting petroleum compounds into their isomers.

Heading rule: For the purposes of heading 2710, “direct blending” is a refinery process whereby various petroleum streams from processing units and petroleum components from holding/storage tanks combine to create a finished product, with pre-determined parameters, classified under heading 2710, provided that the nonoriginating material constitutes no more than 25 percent by volume of the good.

Heading rule: For the purposes of determining whether or not a good of heading 2709 is an originating good, the origin of diluent of headings 2709 or 2710 that is used to facilitate the transportation between USMCA countries of crude petroleum oils and crude oils obtained from bituminous minerals of heading 2709 is disregarded, provided that the diluent constitutes no more than 40 percent by volume of the good.

1. A change to headings 2701 through 2703 from any other chapter.

2. A change to heading 2704 from any other heading.

3. A change to headings 2705 through 2706 from any other heading, including another heading within that group.

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   (B) A change to subheadings 2707.10 through 2707.91 from any other subheading within heading 2707, whether or not there is also a change from any other heading, provided that the good resulting from such change is the product of a chemical reaction.

 5.  (A) A change to subheading 2707.99 from any other heading;

   (B) A change to phenols of subheading 2707.99 from within that subheading or any other subheading within heading 2707, whether or not there is also a change from any other heading, provided that the good resulting from such change is the product of a chemical reaction; or

   (C) A change to any other good of subheading 2707.99 from phenols of that subheading or any other subheading within heading    2707, whether or not there is also a change from any other heading,provided that the good resulting from such change is the product of a chemical reaction.

 6.  A change to headings 2708 through 2709 from any other heading, including another heading within that group.

 Subheading rule: Notwithstanding subdivision (e)(ii), subdivision (e)(i) applies to:

   (a) nonoriginating light oils and preparations of subheading 2710.20 when used in the production of other goods of subheading     2710.20; and

   (b) nonoriginating other oils of subheading 2710.20 when used in the production of light oils or preparations of subheading 2710.20.

 7.  (A) A change to heading 2710 from any other heading, except from headings 2711 through 2715;

   (B) Production of any good of heading 2710 as the result of atmospheric distillation, vacuum distillation, catalytic hydroprocessing, catalytic reforming, alkylation, catalytic cracking, thermal cracking, coking or isomerization; or

   (C) Production of any good of heading 2710 as the result of direct blending, provided that:

    (1) The nonoriginating material is classified in chapter 27,

    (2) No component of that nonoriginating material is classified under heading 2207, and

    (3) The nonoriginating material constitutes no more than 25 percent by volume of the good.

 8.  A change to a good of subheading 2711.11 from within that subheading or any other subheading, provided that the nonoriginating feedstock of subheading 2711.11 constitutes no more than 49 percent by volume of the good.

 9.  A change to a good of subheadings 2711.12 through 2711.14 from within those subheadings or any other subheading, including another subheading within that group, provided that the nonoriginating feedstock of subheadings 2711.12 through 2711.14 constitutes no more than 49 percent by volume of the good.

 10. A change to subheading 2711.19 from any other subheading, except from subheading 2711.29.

 11. A change to subheading 2711.21 from any other subheading.

 12. A change to subheading 2711.29 from any other subheading, except from subheading 2711.12 through 2711.21.

 13. A change to heading 2712 from any other heading.

 14. A change to subheadings 2713.11 through 2713.12 from any other heading.

 15. A change to a good of subheading 2713.20 from any other good within that subheading or any other subheading, provided that the nonoriginating feedstock of subheading 2713.20 constitutes no more than 49 percent by volume of the good.

 16. A change to subheading 2713.90 from any other heading, except from headings 2710 through 2712, subheadings 2713.11 through   2713.20 or headings 2714 through 2715.

 17. A change to heading 2714 from any other heading. 

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18. A change to heading 2715 from any other heading, except from subheading 2713.20 or heading 2714.

19. A change to heading 2716 from any other heading.

Chapter 28

1. (A) A change to subheadings 2801.10 through 2853.00 from any other subheading, including another heading within that group; or

  (B) No change in tariff classification to a good of subheadings 2801.10 through 2853.00, provided there is a regional value content of not less than:

   (1) 40 percent where the transaction value method is used; or

   (2) 30 percent where the net cost method is used.

Chapter 29

1. (A) A change to subheadings 2901.10 through 2942.00 from any other subheading, including another subheading within that group; or

  (B) No change in tariff classification to a good of subheadings 2901.10 through 2942.00, except for a good of subheading 2916.32 whether or not there is also a change from any other subheading, provided there is a regional value content of not less than:

   (1) 40 percent where the transaction value method is used; or

   (2) 30 percent where the net cost method is used.

Chapter 30

1. A change to subheadings 3001.20 through 3003.90 from any other subheading, including another subheading within that group.

2. (A) A change to heading 3004 from any other heading, except from heading 3003; or

  (B) No change in tariff classification to a good of heading 3004, provided there is a regional value content of not less than:

   (1) 60 percent where the transaction value method is used; or

   (2) 50 percent where the net cost method is used.

3. (A) A change to subheadings 3005.10 through 3005.90 from any other heading; or

  (B) No change in tariff classification to a good of subheadings 3005.10 through 3005.90, provided there is a regional value content of not less than:

   (1) 60 percent where the transaction value method is used; or

   (2) 50 percent where the net cost method is used.

4. A change to subheadings 3006.10 through 3006.50 from any other subheading, including another subheading within that group.

5. (A) A change to subheading 3006.60 from any other heading; or

  (B) No change in tariff classification to a good of subheading 3006.60, provided there is a regional value content of not less than:

   (1) 60 percent where the transaction value is used; or

   (2) 50 percent where the net cost method is used.

6. (A) A change to subheading 3006.70 from any other chapter, except from chapters 28 through 38; or

  (B) No change in tariff classification to a good of subheading 3006.70, provided there is a regional value content of not less than: 

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    (1) 60 percent where the transaction value method is used; or

    (2) 50 percent where the net cost method is used.

 7.  A change to subheadings 3006.91 through 3006.92 from any other subheading, including another subheading within that group.

 Chapter 31

 1.  A change to subheadings 3101.00 through 3105.90 from any other good within these subheadings or any other subheading, including another subheading within that group.

 Chapter 32

 Chapter rule 1: Pigments or colouring materials classified under headings 3206 or 3212 shall be disregarded in determining the origin of the goods classified under headings 3207 through 3215, except for any such pigments or materials based on titanium dioxide.

 1.  A change to subheadings 3201.10 through 3202.90 from any other subheading, including another subheading within that group.

 2.  A change to heading 3203 from any other heading.

 3.  A change to subheadings 3204.11 through 3204.90 from any other subheading, including another subheading within that group.

 4.  (A) A change to subheading 3205.00 from any other subheading; or

   (B) No change in tariff classification to a good of subheading 3205.00, provided there is a regional value content of not less than:

    (1) 40 percent where the transaction value method is used; or

    (2) 30 percent where the net cost method is used.

 5.  A change to subheadings 3206.11 through 3206.42 from any other subheading, including another subheading within that group.

 6.  (A) A change to pigments or preparations based on cadmium compounds of subheading 3206.49 from any other good of subheading    3206.49 or any other subheading;

   (B) A change to pigments and preparations based on hexacyanoferrates (ferrocyanides and ferricyanides) of subheading 3206.49 from any other good of subheading 3206.49 or any other subheading; or

   (C) A change to any other good of subheading 3206.49 from any other subheading.

 7.  A change to subheading 3206.50 from any other subheading.

 8.  A change to headings 3207 through 3215 from any other chapter.

 Chapter 33

 1.  (A) A change to subheadings 3301.12 through 3301.13 from any other chapter; or

   (B) No change in tariff classification to a good of subheadings 3301.12 through 3301.13 provided there is a regional value content of not less than:

    (1) 60 percent where the transaction value method is used; or

    (2) 50 percent where the net cost method is used.

 2.  (A) A change to essential oils of bergamot or lime of subheading 3301.19 from any other good of subheading 3301.19 or any other subheading;