Wine lees; argol

HS v2022 Code: 2307

About wine lees; argol

HS code 2307 covers wine lees and argol, which are byproducts of the wine production industry. These materials have various industrial applications and play an important role in the broader agricultural and food processing sectors. Wine lees, the sediment that settles at the bottom of wine vats, can be further processed and used as a source of tartaric acid, potassium bitartrate, and other valuable compounds. Argol, on the other hand, is a crude form of potassium bitartrate that precipitates during the wine fermentation process. Both of these products have significant economic value and contribute to the overall efficiency and sustainability of the wine industry.

Production process

The production of wine lees and argol involves the separation and processing of these byproducts during the various stages of wine production. After the fermentation of grape juice, the wine lees settle to the bottom of the vat or tank. These lees are then carefully collected and may undergo further processing, such as centrifugation or filtration, to extract the desired compounds. Argol, on the other hand, forms naturally as a precipitate during the wine fermentation process and is collected from the bottom of the vat or tank.

Production inputs

The primary inputs for the production of wine lees and argol are the grapes and the wine production process itself. Winemakers and producers require specialized equipment, such as fermentation tanks, centrifuges, and filtration systems, to efficiently extract and process these byproducts. Additionally, the availability of skilled labor and access to transportation infrastructure are important factors in the production and distribution of these materials.

Production outputs

The main outputs of HS code 2307 are wine lees and argol, which can be further processed and used in a variety of industries. Wine lees can be used as a source of tartaric acid, potassium bitartrate, and other valuable compounds, which are then used in the production of 2918 Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function, and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, 2915 Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, and 2922 Oxygen-function amino-compounds, among other products. Argol, on the other hand, is a source of potassium bitartrate, which can be used in the production of 2918 Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function, and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives and 2915 Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.

Family tree for wine lees; argol

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A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2307'>2307: Wine lees; argol</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2301'>2301: Flours, meal and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption; greaves</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2302'>2302: Bran, sharps and other residues; whether or not in the form of pellets derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2303'>2303: Residues of starch manufacture, similar residues; beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture, brewing or distilling dregs and waste, whether or not in the form of pellets</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2304'>2304: Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2305'>2305: Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of ground-nut oil</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2306'>2306: Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2308'>2308: Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and bi-products; whether or not in the form of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2309'>2309: Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding</a>"]

    B --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/230700'>230700: Wine lees; argol</a>"]


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