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. > Dryers: > Other, for wood, paper pulp, paper or paperboard > Distilling or rectifying plant > Distilling or rectifying plant
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Products classified under Tariff item 8419.40.00
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 at high temperatures to separate petroleum derivatives through rectification, making it a distilling plant for industrial material treatment.
Batch Rectifier Still for Whiskey Production
A copper pot still with a rectifier arm and condensers used for double distillation of whiskey wash to higher proofs. It functions as a rectifying plant specifically for alcoholic beverage production, falling under this tariff item.
Biodiesel Glycerol Rectification Column
A packed distillation column that purifies crude glycerol byproduct from biodiesel transesterification to USP grade. It operates as a rectifying plant in biofuel processing, using temperature-based separation to achieve high purity.
Deodorizing Distillation Tower for Edible Oils
A vacuum steam stripping tower that removes odors and free fatty acids from soybean oil via molecular distillation. It serves as a rectifying plant in edible oil refining, using temperature and vacuum to purify the oil.
Fractional 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. It is a core distilling plant for petrochemical processing, operating through vapor condensation and separation.
Herbal Extract Steam Distillery
An industrial steam distillation plant for herbal extracts used in nutraceuticals, with a condenser and rectifier for essential oil separation. It operates as a distilling plant for temperature-based extraction processes.
High-Purity Silicon Tetrachloride Distiller
A rectifying column producing semiconductor-grade SiCl4 for polysilicon deposition via fractional distillation of metallurgical silicon. It qualifies as a general distillation plant for industrial chemical purification.
Industrial Ethanol Distillation Column
A large-scale vertical column used in ethanol production plants to separate ethanol from fermentation broth through fractional distillation. It is specialized machinery for industrial rectification in alcohol processing.
Industrial Solvent Recovery Distillation System
A closed-loop distillation plant recovering solvents like toluene from paint manufacturing waste streams via fractional rectification. It is a temperature-process machinery for material purification in industrial waste treatment.
Multi-Effect Evaporator Distillery Plant
An integrated system of evaporator bodies and condensers for concentrating sugar cane juice into syrup in rum distilleries, involving sequential distillation effects. It operates as a rectifying plant for temperature-based concentration.
Perfume Alcohol Rectification Tower
A high-purity ethanol rectifier for perfumery-grade alcohol, removing fusel oils through multi-plate rectification. It is a distilling plant for fine fragrance production, using temperature-controlled separation.
Pharmaceutical Water Distillation Plant
A multi-stage distillation system producing pyrogen-free water for injection (WFI) through vaporization and rectification. It is a sterile processing plant involving precise temperature-controlled distillation for pharmaceutical use.
Rum Continuous Distillation Column
A multi-column continuous rectifier system for light rum production from molasses wash at high throughput. It is a specialized distilling plant for spirits, using rectification to achieve desired alcohol content.
Toluene Recovery Rectification Column
An azeotropic distillation column recovering toluene solvent from polymer coating operations with high rectification efficiency. It is an industrial distillation plant for aromatic hydrocarbon purification.
Vacuum 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. It is specialized rectifying equipment involving controlled distillation for fragrance and flavor industries.