1. This Chapter does not cover:

(a) products falling thereunder (other than those of heading 2209) prepared for culinary purposes and thereby rendered unsuitable for consumption as beverages (generally heading 2103);

(b) sea water (heading 2501);

(c) distilled or conductivity water or water of similar purity (heading 2851);

(d) acetic acid of concentration exceeding 10 % by weight of acetic acid (heading 2915);

(e) medicaments of heading 3003 or 3004; or

(f) perfumery or toilet preparations (Chapter 33).

2. For the purposes of this Chapter and of Chapters 20 and 21, the “alcoholic strength by volume” shall be determined at a temperature of 20° C.

3. For the purposes of heading 2202, the term “non-alcoholic beverages” means beverages of an alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 0.5 % vol. Alcoholic beverages are classified in headings 2203 to 2206 or heading 2208 as appropriate.

4. This Chapter does not cover alcoholic liquors for human consumption.

5. In relation to waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters of heading 2201 and waters, including mineral waters of heading 2202 processes, such as filteration, purification of any other process or any one or more of these processes, labelling or relabelling of containers and repacking from bulk packs to retail packs or the adoption of any other treatment to render the product marketable to the consumer, shall amount to ‘manufacture’.

6. In this Chapter, "brand name" means a brand name, whether registered or not, that is to say, a name or a mark, such as a symbol, monogram, signature or invented words or any writing which is used in relation to a product, for the purpose of indicating, or so as to indicate, a connection in the course of trade between the product and some person using such name or mark with or without any indication of the identity of that person..

7. In relation to products of this Chapter, labeling or relabeling of containers or packaging or repackaging from bulk packs to retail packs or the adoption of any other treatment to render the product marketable to consumer, shall amount to "manufacture".