The Explanatory Note relating to heading 73.12 applies, mutatis mutandis, to this heading.
Since they are light and good conductors of electricity, aluminium and the aluminium-magnesium-silicon alloys such as "almelec" and "aldrey" are often used in place of copper in the construction of electric wires and cables. Aluminium cables may have a core of steel or other metal provided the aluminium predominates by weight (see Note 7 to Section XV). However, the heading excludes insulated electric wire and cable (heading 85.44).
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