Distilling or rectifying plant
Machinery, plant or laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated (excluding furnaces, ovens and other equipment of heading 85.14), for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as heating, cooking, roasting, distilling, rectifying, sterilizing, pasteurizing, steaming, drying, evaporating, vaporizing, condensing or cooling, other than machinery or plant of a kind used for domestic purposes; instantaneous or storage water heaters, non-electric. > Distilling or rectifying plant > Distilling or rectifying plant
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Products classified under Tariff item 8419.40
Asphalt Distillation Plant for Roofing Materials
A vacuum distillation unit designed to fractionate heavy oil residues into asphalt fluxes and roofing-grade bitumen. It operates by heating and rectifying petroleum derivatives under reduced pressure, a process that falls squarely within the scope of distilling or rectifying plant.
8419.40.00Batch Rectifier Still for Whiskey Production
A copper pot still with a rectifier arm and condensers, used for the double distillation of whiskey wash to higher proofs. This equipment performs a rectifying function in the production of alcoholic beverages, making it a distilling or rectifying plant.
8419.40.00Beer Wort Rectification Evaporator
A falling film evaporator used to concentrate beer wort and rectify aroma compounds during brewing. It operates through temperature-based evaporation and rectification, which places it under tariff item 8419.40.00 for distilling or rectifying plant.
8419.40.00Beverage Multiple Effect Distiller
A multi-effect distillation system for purifying water used in beverage production, featuring vapor compression for energy efficiency. It performs distillation through temperature change, qualifying under tariff item 8419.40.00 as distilling plant.
8419.40.00Biodiesel Glycerin Distillation Unit
A continuous distillation system for recovering high-purity glycerin byproduct from biodiesel transesterification. It operates through temperature-based distillation, placing it under tariff item 8419.40.00 for distilling plant.
8419.40.00Biodiesel Glycerol Rectification Column
A packed distillation column used to purify crude glycerol, a byproduct of biodiesel transesterification, to USP grade. The rectification process involves temperature-controlled separation, qualifying it as a distilling or rectifying plant for industrial use.
8419.40.00Brandy Armagnac Double Pot Still
A traditional double distillation pot still system for Armagnac production, using direct fire heating. It performs distillation through temperature change, placing it under tariff item 8419.40.00 for distilling plant.
8419.40.00Cannabinoid Molecular Distillation Wiped Film System
A wiped film short path distiller for winterizing crude CBD/THC extracts to over 95% purity, used in cannabis processing. It performs molecular distillation under high vacuum, qualifying under tariff item 8419.40.00.
8419.40.00Continuous Rum Rectification Still
A continuous flow rectification still for rum production, featuring reflux condensers to achieve high-proof spirits. It performs rectification through temperature control, qualifying under tariff item 8419.40.00.
8419.40.00Dehydration Alcohol Rectification Plant
A multi-column system producing anhydrous ethanol over 99.5% for chemical or feedstock use, with molecular sieve integration for final dehydration. It performs rectification through temperature change, qualifying under tariff item 8419.40.00.
8419.40.00Deodorizing Distillation Tower for Edible Oils
A vacuum steam stripping tower used to remove odors and free fatty acids from soybean oil through molecular distillation. This rectifying plant operates at elevated temperatures under vacuum, making it a distilling or rectifying plant for edible oil refining.
8419.40.00Essential Oil Rectification Column for Liqueurs
A fractional distillation column for separating and rectifying botanical essential oils used in liqueur production. It operates through temperature-based rectification, placing it under tariff item 8419.40.00.
8419.40.00Fractional Distillation Tower for Petrochemicals
A tall cylindrical tower with multiple trays, used in refineries to separate crude oil into fractions like gasoline and diesel via rectification. This is a classic example of a distilling or rectifying plant for petrochemical processing.
8419.40.00Grape Spirit Alambic Distiller
A Charentais-style alambic pot still for producing grape-based spirits like cognac and armagnac through double distillation. It performs distillation via temperature change, qualifying under tariff item 8419.40.00.
8419.40.00Herbal Extract Steam Distillery
An industrial steam distillation plant for herbal extracts, featuring a condenser and rectifier for essential oil separation. The temperature-based extraction process qualifies it as a distilling or rectifying plant for nutraceutical production.
8419.40.00High-Purity Silicon Tetrachloride Distiller
A rectifying column producing semiconductor-grade silicon tetrachloride through fractional distillation of metallurgical silicon. This high-purity distillation plant is used in polysilicon deposition, making it a distilling or rectifying plant for the electronics industry.
8419.40.00Industrial Alcohol Distillation Column for Beverage Production
A tall, multi-stage distillation column for separating and purifying ethanol in the production of spirits like whiskey and vodka from fermented mash. It falls under tariff item 8419.40.00 as distilling plant.
8419.40.00Industrial Ethanol Distillation Column
A large-scale vertical column used in ethanol production plants to separate ethanol from fermentation broth through fractional distillation. This industrial rectifying plant is essential for producing fuel or beverage-grade ethanol.
8419.40.00Industrial Rum Still Rectification Section
A rectification section of a multi-column rum distillation system for continuous spirit production, with copper pot-analog design for flavor preservation. It performs rectification through temperature control, qualifying under tariff item 8419.40.00.
8419.40.00Industrial Solvent Recovery Distillation System
A closed-loop distillation plant that recovers solvents like toluene from paint manufacturing waste streams via fractional rectification. This industrial system purifies materials through temperature-based separation, making it a distilling or rectifying plant.
8419.40.00Industrial Tequila Rectification Tower
A packed column rectification tower for agave spirit production, separating heads, hearts, and tails during tequila distillation. It performs rectification through temperature control, qualifying under tariff item 8419.40.00.
8419.40.00Multi-Effect Evaporator Distillery Plant
An integrated system of evaporator bodies and condensers for concentrating sugar cane juice into syrup in rum distilleries. The sequential distillation effects qualify it as a distilling or rectifying plant for beverage production.
8419.40.00Perfume Alcohol Rectification Tower
A high-purity ethanol rectifier for perfumery-grade alcohol, removing fusel oils through multi-plate rectification. This industrial plant is designed for fine fragrance production, making it a distilling or rectifying plant.
8419.40.00Perfume Essential Oil Rectification Tower
A packed column for purifying essential oils through rectification, removing unwanted fractions from steam-distilled rose or lavender oils. It operates through temperature-based rectification, placing it under tariff item 8419.40.00.
8419.40.00Pharmaceutical Solvent Recovery Still
A vacuum distillation unit engineered to reclaim solvents such as acetone and methanol from pharmaceutical manufacturing waste streams. It operates as a distilling or rectifying plant by vaporizing and condensing solvents to separate them from impurities, falling under tariff item 8419.40.00.
8419.40.00Pharmaceutical Water Distillation Plant
A multi-stage distillation system producing pyrogen-free water for injection (WFI) through vaporization and rectification. This sterile processing plant operates under precise temperature control, qualifying it as a distilling or rectifying plant for pharmaceuticals.
8419.40.00Rum Continuous Distillation Column
A multi-column continuous rectifier system for light rum production from molasses wash at high throughput. This specialized distilling plant is designed for commercial spirits production, making it a distilling or rectifying plant.
8419.40.00Spirits Rectification Column
An industrial column used to raise alcohol proof in distilled spirits through rectification, typically constructed of copper for traditional beverage production. It functions as rectifying plant by repeatedly vaporizing and condensing alcohol to increase concentration, aligning with tariff item 8419.40.00.
8419.40.00Terpene Fractionation Distillation Column
A precision column designed to separate terpene isomers for the flavor and fragrance industry, processing pine resin distillates. Its valveless design prevents cross-contamination, and it operates as a rectifying plant by fractionating components based on boiling points, fitting tariff item 8419.40.00.
8419.40.00Toluene Recovery Rectification Column
An azeotropic distillation column that recovers toluene solvent from polymer coating operations with high rectification efficiency. This industrial plant purifies aromatic hydrocarbons through temperature-based separation, making it a distilling or rectifying plant.
8419.40.00Vacuum Distillation Unit for Essential Oils
A short-path vacuum distiller for extracting high-value essential oils from plant materials at low temperatures to preserve volatiles. This specialized rectifying equipment operates under controlled distillation conditions, making it a distilling or rectifying plant.
8419.40.00Vacuum Short Path Molecular Distiller
High-vacuum distillation equipment for thermally sensitive compounds such as vitamins and cannabinoids, using a thin film evaporator to minimize degradation. It operates as a molecular distillation or rectifying plant under reduced pressure, classifying under tariff item 8419.40.00.
8419.40.00Vodka Column Still for Grain Mash
A multi-column fractional distillation system for producing neutral grain spirit used in vodka, with precise temperature zoning for rectification. It falls under tariff item 8419.40.00 as distilling plant.
8419.40.00Whiskey Pot Still with Condenser
A traditional copper pot still for single malt whiskey production, complete with lyne arm and shell-and-tube condenser for vapor condensation. It performs distillation through temperature change, qualifying under tariff item 8419.40.00.