This heading covers matches producing a flame on being rubbed on a rough surface (sometimes specially prepared for that purpose). They generally consist of a stem of wood, cardboard, textile yarn impregnated with stearin wax, paraffin wax, etc. (wax matches or vestas), and of a head made of various inflammable chemical products.
The heading excludes Bengal matches and other pyrotechnic products, though ignited by friction and having the shape of matches (heading 36.04).
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