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09.02 - Tea, whether or not flavoured. 0902.10 - Green tea (not fermented) in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kg 0902.30 - Other green tea (not fermented) - Black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a 0902.40 - Other black tea (fermented) and other partly fermented tea 0902.20 content not exceeding 3 kg The heading covers the different varieties of tea derived from the plants of the botanical genus Thea (CameMia). The pre aration of green tea consists essentially of heating the fresh leaves, rolling them and %I% tgem. In the case of black tea, the leaves are rolled and fermented before being fired or bed. The heading also includes partly fermented tea (e.g., Oolong tea). The heading includes tea flowers, buds and residues, as well as powdered tea (leaves, flowers or buds) agglomerated in balls or tablets, as well as tea presented compressed into various shapes and sizes. Tea which has been flavoured by a steamin process (during fermentation, for exqple) or by the addition of essential oils (e.g., lemon or ergamot oil), artificial flavourings (which may be in crystalline or powder form) or parts of various,otheraromatic lants or fruits (such as jasmine flowers, dried orange peel or cloves) is also classified in this hea&ng. f The heading also includes decaffeinated tea, but it excludes caffeine as such (heading 29.39). The heading further excludes products not derived fiam the plants of the botanical genus Xhea but sometimes called " teas ",e.g. : (a) Mat&(Paraguay tea) (heading 09.03). @) Products for &ng herbal infusions or herbal " teas ". These are classified, for example, in heading 08.13,09.09,12.11 or 21.06. (c) Ginseng " tea " (a mixture of ginseng extract with lactose or glucose) (heading 21.06). Mat6 consists of the dried leaves of certain shrubs of the holly family which grow in South America. It is sometimes known as " Paraguay tea " or " Jesuits' tea ". Mat6 1s used for the preparation by infusion of a drink containing only a little caffeine.
1.- Mixtures of the products of headings 09.04 to 09.10 are to be classified as follows : (a) Mixtures of two or more of the products of the same heading are to be classified in that heading; (b) Mixtures of two or more of the products of different headings are to be classified in heading 09.10. The addition of other substances to the products of headings 09.04 to 09.10 (or to the mixtures referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) above) shall not affect their classification provided the resulting mixtures retain the essential character of the goods of those headings. Otherwise such mixtures are not classified in this Chapter; those constituting mixed condiments or mixed seasonings are classified in heading 21.03. 2.- This Chapter does not cover Cubeb pepper (Piper cubeba) or other products of heading 12.11.