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Paraffin
Paraffin is a hydrocarbon wax obtained from certain distillates of petroleum refining or petrochemical products derived from shale or other bituminous rocks. This wax is translucent, white, or yellowish and has a relatively distinct crystalline structure.
Source: "Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized System of the Customs Tariff of the Russian Federation (HS Russia)" (prepared by the Russian Federal Customs Service) (Volume 1, Sections I - VI, Groups 1 - 29)