Chapter 3602 — Customs Tariff Headings
Products classified under Tariff item 36.02
Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil Blasting Cartridge
Pre-packaged ANFO (Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil) explosive cartridges designed for rock blasting in mining operations. These high explosives are mixed and formed into sticks or cartridges specifically for detonation in blast holes. Classified under tariff item 3602.00.00 as prepared explosives other than propellent powders.
3602.00.00Ammonium Permanganate Explosive
Ammonium permanganate is an unstable oxidizing explosive used in specialty pyrotechnics and initiators. Its rapid decomposition and detonative properties place it under tariff item 3602.00.00 as a prepared explosive, other than propellent powders.
3602.00.00Ammonium Picrate Yellow Powder
Ammonium picrate yellow powder serves as a bursting charge in shells and dyes. Its prepared explosive status places it under tariff item 3602.00.00 as an explosive other than propellent powders. This compound is highly sensitive and requires careful handling.
3602.00.00Bulk Emulsion Explosive in Sausage Form
Large sausage-shaped emulsion explosives (500g each) linked for rapid loading into blast holes in open-pit mining. These high-energy explosives provide excellent water resistance for surface blasting operations. Classified under 3602.00.00 as prepared explosives other than propellent powders.
3602.00.00Cast Booster Blasting Charges
High-density PETN/RDX cast boosters in cylindrical plastic cases used to amplify main explosive detonation in tunnel blasting. These secondary high explosives are pre-formed for insertion into blast patterns. Classified under 3602.00.00 as prepared explosives other than propellent powders.
3602.00.00Composition C-4 Plastic Explosive
Composition C-4 is an RDX-based plastic explosive molded for breaching and demolition, stable yet highly powerful. Its military-grade formulation and prepared nature classify it under tariff item 3602.00.00 as a prepared explosive, excluding propellent powders.
3602.00.00Decked Charge Blasting Units
Pre-assembled decked explosive charges with air gaps between emulsion segments for controlled blasting in urban demolition. These specialized forms optimize fragmentation patterns. Classified under 3602.00.00 as prepared explosives other than propellent powders.
3602.00.00Detasheet Flexible Explosive Sheet
Detasheet is a PETN-impregnated sheet explosive used for cutting metal in demolition. Its prepared flexible form, distinct from rigid propellants, classifies it under tariff item 3602.00.00 as a prepared explosive.
3602.00.00Diazodinitrophenol (DDNP) Initiator
Diazodinitrophenol (DDNP) functions as a non-metal primary explosive in detonators. It is classified under tariff item 3602.00.00 as a prepared explosive other than propellent powders. DDNP is highly sensitive to friction and impact.
3602.00.00Dynamite Gelatin Dynamite Sticks
Dynamite gelatin sticks contain nitroglycerin absorbed in nitrocellulose, used for tunneling and quarrying. Although assembled, they are classified under tariff item 3602.00.00 as prepared nitroglycerin-based explosives, other than propellent powders.
3602.00.00EDDN (Ethylene Diamine Dinitrate) Flakes
EDDN (Ethylene Diamine Dinitrate) flakes provide oxygen balance in mixed explosive formulations for mining. It falls under tariff item 3602.00.00 as a prepared explosive other than propellent powders. This compound is used in commercial blasting agents.
3602.00.00EDNA Epsilon-Dinitroanisole
EDNA (Epsilon-Dinitroanisole) is a melt-cast explosive insensitive to shock, used in artillery applications. Its prepared nitro compound nature places it under tariff item 3602.00.00 as a prepared explosive, other than propellent powders.
3602.00.00Emulsion Explosive Blasting Sticks
Water-in-oil emulsion high explosives packaged in plastic tubes or sticks for underground mining blasts. These are cap-sensitive explosives formulated for reliable detonation in wet conditions common in tunneling. Classified under 3602.00.00 as prepared explosives other than propellent powders.
3602.00.00Gelignite Dynamite Sticks
Traditional gelignite dynamite composed of nitroglycerin gelatinized with nitrocellulose, extruded into 8-inch sticks for coal mining. These are the archetypal 'dynamite' explosives specifically prepared for underground blasting. Classified under 3602.00.00 as prepared explosives other than propellent powders.
3602.00.00HMX Cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine
HMX (Cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine) is a powerful nitramine explosive used in high-performance military explosives and rocket warheads. Its detonative nature and prepared explosive form classify it under tariff item 3602.00.00, separate from slower-burning propellants.
3602.00.00HMX (Cyclotetramethylene Tetranitramine) Crystals
HMX (Cyclotetramethylene Tetranitramine) crystals are a powerful nitroamine high explosive used in military applications and commercial blasting. Classified under tariff item 3602.00.00 as a prepared explosive other than propellent powders due to its high detonation velocity. HMX is one of the most energetic chemical explosives known.
3602.00.00Lead Azide Initiating Explosive
Lead azide is a primary high explosive used in detonators and primers for initiating secondary explosives. Its extreme sensitivity and prepared explosive form place it under tariff item 3602.00.00 as a prepared explosive, other than propellants.
3602.00.00Nonel-Compatible Booster Cartridges
Emulsion boosters with integrated Nonel shock tube receptacles for electronic detonator systems in surface mining. Pre-formed for precise timing in large blast patterns. Classified under 3602.00.00 as prepared explosives other than propellent powders.
3602.00.00Pentolite Cast Explosive
Pentolite is a cast explosive mixture of PETN and TNT used in shells and boosters. Its prepared explosive composition classifies it under tariff item 3602.00.00 as a prepared explosive, other than propellent powders.
3602.00.00PETN Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate
PETN (Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate) is a sensitive high explosive used in detonating cords, blasting caps, and demolition charges. Its brisance and shock sensitivity classify it under tariff item 3602.00.00 as a prepared explosive, excluding propellant powders.
3602.00.00PETN (Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate) Crystals
PETN (Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate) crystals are a sensitive nitrate ester explosive used in detonating cords and booster charges. It falls under tariff item 3602.00.00 for prepared explosives other than propellent powders, noted for its high detonation velocity. PETN is one of the most powerful secondary explosives.
3602.00.00Picrate Lead Picrate Crystals
Lead picrate is a primary explosive used in detonators and primers. Its highly sensitive nature and prepared explosive form place it under tariff item 3602.00.00 as a prepared explosive, other than propellent powders.
3602.00.00Picrate Salts Explosive
Lead picrate and similar picrate salts are highly sensitive primary explosives used in primers and detonators. They are prepared explosives, not propellent powders, and are classified under tariff item 3602.00.00. Their instability requires careful handling and specialized import procedures.
3602.00.00Powdered Dynamite Sticks
Guar-gum sensitized ammonium nitrate prills in paper cartridges known as 'powdered dynamite' for construction blasting. Lower velocity than gelatin dynamite but cost-effective for general rock breaking. Classified under 3602.00.00 as prepared explosives other than propellent powders.
3602.00.00RDX (Cyclonite) Explosive Powder
RDX (cyclonite) is a nitramine explosive powder used in plastic explosives and military ordnance. It is a prepared explosive other than propellent powders, falling under tariff item 3602.00.00. Its stability and high performance make it a controlled substance under Canadian regulations.
3602.00.00RDX Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine
RDX (Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine) is a powerful nitramine explosive used in military applications like plastic explosives (e.g., C-4) and shaped charges. Its high-velocity detonation classifies it under tariff item 3602.00.00 as a prepared explosive, other than propellants.
3602.00.00Semtex Plastic Explosive
Semtex is a general-purpose plastic explosive similar to C-4, used in mining and EOD operations. Its prepared RDX/PETN formulation classifies it under tariff item 3602.00.00 as a prepared explosive, other than propellent powders.
3602.00.00Silver Fulminate Detonator Crystals
Silver fulminate consists of sensitive crystals used historically in blasting caps and modern micro-detonators. Its instantaneous detonation and prepared primary explosive form place it under tariff item 3602.00.00, distinct from propellants.
3602.00.00TATP (Triacetone Triperoxide) Explosive
TATP (triacetone triperoxide) is a high explosive organic peroxide synthesized from household chemicals. It is classified under tariff item 3602.00.00 as a prepared explosive other than propellent powders. Due to its extreme sensitivity, it is strictly regulated in Canada.
3602.00.00Tetryl (2,4,6-Trinitrophenyl-Methylnitramine)
Tetryl (2,4,6-trinitrophenyl-methylnitramine) is a primary high explosive and booster used in detonators. It is a prepared explosive other than propellent powders, classified under tariff item 3602.00.00. Its nitroaromatic composition and sensitivity require special handling.
3602.00.00Tetryl Tetranitromethylaniline
Tetryl (Tetranitromethylaniline) is a booster explosive used in shells and detonators. Its nitroaromatic composition and prepared explosive form classify it under tariff item 3602.00.00 as a prepared explosive, other than propellent powders.
3602.00.00TNT Blasting Cartridges
Trinitrotoluene (TNT) high explosives cast into cylindrical cartridges wrapped in fiber tubes for quarry blasting. These military-grade explosives are repurposed for civilian rock breaking due to high brisance. Classified under 3602.00.00 as prepared explosives other than propellent powders.
3602.00.00TNT Trinitrotoluene Explosive
TNT (Trinitrotoluene) is a high explosive prepared from toluene nitrated with nitric and sulfuric acids, used primarily in military shells and industrial blasting. Its prepared explosive nature classifies it under tariff item 3602.00.00 as a prepared explosive, other than propellent powders.
3602.00.00Water Gel Explosive Cartridges
Slurry water gel explosives packaged in tubular polyethylene film for seismic exploration blasting. These crosslinked gels maintain integrity in groundwater-filled boreholes. Classified under 3602.00.00 as prepared explosives other than propellent powders.