Insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured

1. Scope and Applicability

This source-qualified method covers beeswax, other insect wax and spermaceti sold as wax, raw, refined or coloured. The source routes are mutually exclusive for a concrete lot; a species-free average or synthetic mixture is not representative. A spermaceti route is instantiated only for demonstrably lawful, traceable, pre-existing source material and its actual upstream burden. No contemporary whale capture or legal entitlement is assumed. Vegetable, mineral and synthetic wax, degras, candles, creams, wax foundations and other manufactured articles are excluded.

The insect route collects actual comb/cappings or another documented insect secretion independently from source production. Honey is a co-product only for a real bee source with actual honey output, never for other insects or spermaceti. The lawful-source spermaceti route starts from documented existing material and actual recovery; it does not reuse hive processes. First melting/separation and cleaning precede optional further refining or colouring. Grade and protect wax to actual production or first-refining handover; downstream formulations and distribution are excluded.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.agriculture-forestry-and-fishery-products.live-animals-and-animal-products-excluding-meat.insect-waxes-and-spermaceti-whether-or-not-refined-or-coloured
classification_refs	CPC 3.0 02960, animal-wax component of HS 1521.90
covered_products	Source-qualified insect wax and lawful-source spermaceti as wax, raw, refined or coloured.
excluded_products	Vegetable/mineral/synthetic wax, degras, formulations and manufactured articles.
representative_product	One identified source and declared sold wax state at its actual handover.
production_route	Insect collection or lawful existing spermaceti-material recovery; first conditioning, optional treatment, grading, presentation.
market_state	Net wax with source, raw/refined/coloured state, purity/grade, colourant, moisture/impurities and gate.

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Identified insect wax or lawful-source spermaceti in its declared sold state, not an aggregate of sources.
How much	1 kg net sold wax excluding package and separately removable foreign material.
How well	Declare species/source, lawful provenance where relevant, treatment, colour, purity/grade, moisture/impurities and gate.
How long or cycle	Attribute source, collection, conditioning, treatment and shared service to actual lots and periods once.
reference_flow_link	sold_wax

Field	Value
Reference amount	1
Reference product flow	Source-, state- and gate-qualified insect wax or spermaceti
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Mass units 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	insect species or lawful spermaceti source; route; raw/refined/coloured state; colourant; purity/grade; moisture/impurities; net/tare; gate; period

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
m_net	sale lot	Mass	kg	Determine net wax from calibrated gross and package tare; exclude separable foreign matter and disclose retained impurities.
m_state	each process state	Mass	kg	Measure before/after separation and optional treatment; account for added colourant and removed material without generic yield.
m_balance	each source-qualified lot	Mass	kg	Reconcile source material, additions, wax grades, residues and stock change.
m_period	source and shared services	Time	period	Assign source, collection and shared asset events to actual periods without duplicate annualization.
inventory_reference_normalization	all inventory rows	Actual flow property	exchange unit per reference flow	The inventory and collection aggregation fields below express final amounts per declared reference flow. Keep all raw collection records, original denominator qualifiers, route/period strata, unit conversions and allocation requirements. For each flow, first obtain its attributable amount in its own numerator unit using the existing rules; then divide by the measured accepted reference-output quantity of the same scope and multiply by the declared reference quantity. Do not mix species, states, gates or incompatible routes; count transfers and shared burdens once. A missing, zero or untraceable accepted-output denominator is a blocking data-quality issue. Keep provisional QA ranges on their explicitly stated bases; they are not conversion factors or production defaults. These are final foreground-package contributions, not replacements for stage quantitative references or stage-native unit-process datasets. Retain stage records separately. Compute normalized amount = attributable raw amount * declared reference quantity / measured accepted final reference-output quantity. Apply normalization exactly once.
stage_throughput_linkage	stage records and final package contributions	Actual flow property and its stated raw basis	retain native numerator and stage denominator units	Keep the original lot, event, cohort, period and stage denominators with their units. Reconstruct the attributable numerator A with measured stage quantity Q_stage and documented attribution before final normalization. If a quoted amount a_B corresponds to an explicit stage basis B_stage (for example, 1000 kg), use A = a_B * Q_stage / B_stage. If r_stage is already an intensity in exchange-unit per stage-unit, instead use A = r_stage * Q_stage, with no second division by B_stage. A raw attributable total is used directly. Final contribution = A * declared reference quantity / measured accepted final output. Convert compatible units explicitly and apply each attribution/allocation share exactly once; never treat a quoted amount or intensity as a raw total. Link stage transfers, losses, rejects, stocks, shared services and allocation to the same actual route, period and final-output stratum. For a 1000 kg basis retain 1000 kg explicitly. Do not assume unit yield, equal fresh/dried mass, equal head mass, equal dose quality or interchangeable gates. Missing links, unsupported unit conversion, zero denominators and untraceable allocation block dataset production. Stage-native datasets retain their own stage reference; package contributions are a separate projection.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Identified insect production source or lawful pre-existing spermaceti-bearing material at actual collection/recovery interface.
starting_condition_role	Compatible upstream dataset carries colony/insect production or legal spermaceti-source burden to this interface; foreground collection does not recount upstream production.
product_classification_scope	Animal wax of CPC 02960, not vegetable wax or a manufactured wax article.
recursive_input_rule	Purchased same-category wax keeps its upstream burden and enters only the applicable later node, never a fictitious new harvest.
upstream_dataset_requirement	Route-, source-, real-output- and period-qualified burden; legal chain for spermaceti; actual honey output only for bee operations.
disclosure	Wax source, lawful acquisition, source handoff, real co-products, collection and processing route, state, quality, gate, periods and shared assets.

Boundary Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
b_source	source route	Instantiate one route per lot. Spermaceti requires lawful traceable existing input and compatible burden, never hypothetical new capture. Honey applies only to actual bee production.	un-cpc-3-notes;fao-beeswax
b_collect	collection	Record comb/cappings/other insect secretion collection or lawful spermaceti-material recovery distinctly from source production and later melting.	fao-beeswax;fao-beekeeping
b_condition	first separation	Include actual melting, separation and cleaning to first prepared wax with measured service and residues; no default recipe.	fao-beeswax;fao-beekeeping
b_treat	optional treatment	Include performed refining or colouring with before/after mass, input and residual; raw lots bypass.	un-cpc-3-notes;fao-beeswax
b_gate	grade and handover	Sort accepted, saleable downgrade and rejects; protect wax to actual production or first-refining handover; exclude formulation and freight.	un-cpc-3-notes

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
collect	Source-qualified wax-material collection	required	newly sourced wax-bearing material	Independent collection/recovery and first handoff.	kg collected material
condition	First wax separation and conditioning	required	collected raw material	First melting, separation and cleaning to prepared wax.	kg first-prepared wax
treat	Optional refining or colouring	conditional	refined or coloured sold state	Actual material treatment with distinct before/after state.	kg treated wax
grade	Wax grade and destination sorting	required	prepared or treated wax	Separate accepted, saleable downgrade and waste reject.	kg saleable graded wax
handover	Protective presentation and handover	required	saleable wax	Pack once and hand off at declared gate.	kg net sold wax

The source ledger records only real independent outputs: honey only when bee honey is harvested; other insects and spermaceti have no presumed honey or capture co-products. The upstream source stops at wax-bearing-material handoff; foreground collection begins there. Melting tanks, filters, energy, storage and packages are allocated by actual consuming node and period once. A raw lot bypasses optional treatment. Each saleable grade has one destination; waste is not a product.

Process: Source-qualified wax-material collection (collect)

Inputs

Product flows

Insect-origin wax-bearing material (insect_source)

Actual comb, cappings or other documented insect secretion; never spermaceti.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg collected material

Raw quantity and calculation requirements: Measure actual insect-origin wax-bearing material and link lot, source, state and period. Original collection denominator kind: process_output.

• Selected flow: Insect-source wax-bearing material (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using the matched raw records.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_collect
• Range: Provisional nonnegative ledger QA, not a yield or recipe
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg
  • Basis: per kg collected material
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Lawfully acquired, traceable existing spermaceti-bearing material (sperm_source)

Use only lawful traceable pre-existing material with a marketable Product role and upstream burden, never a hypothetical new capture. Legally Waste material uses the separate card, not both.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg collected material

Raw quantity and calculation requirements: Measure actual lawfully acquired spermaceti-bearing material and link lot, source, state and period. Original collection denominator kind: process_output.

• Selected flow: Lawful-source spermaceti-bearing material (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using the matched raw records.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_collect
• Range: Provisional nonnegative ledger QA, not a yield or recipe
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg
  • Basis: per kg collected material
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Lawfully recoverable spermaceti-bearing Waste (sperm_waste)

Use only when documented existing material is legally Waste and recovery is permitted; no Product input is also booked for the same material.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg collected material

Raw quantity and calculation requirements: Weigh lawful Waste input; retain legal status, upstream burden and terminal alternative. Original collection denominator kind: process_output.

• Selected flow: Lawful-source recoverable spermaceti-bearing Waste (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using the matched raw records.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_collect
• Range: Conditional Waste-input ledger QA, not a recovery yield
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg
  • Basis: per kg collected material
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Collected wax-bearing material (collected)

Hand off source-qualified collected material to first separation once.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg collected material

Raw quantity and calculation requirements: Measure actual collected wax-bearing material and link lot, source, state and period. Original collection denominator kind: process_output.

• Selected flow: Source-qualified collected wax-bearing material (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using the matched raw records.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_collect
• Range: Measured normalization identity
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1
  • Upper: 1
  • Unit: kg/kg
  • Basis: per kg collected material
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

Waste flows

Collection rejects (collect_reject)

Non-saleable incidental debris follows an actual waste destination; no invented honey or whale output.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg collected material

Raw quantity and calculation requirements: Measure actual collection rejects and link lot, source, state and period. Original collection denominator kind: process_output.

• Selected flow: Non-saleable source-specific collection residue (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using the matched raw records.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_residue
• Range: Provisional nonnegative ledger QA, not a yield or recipe
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg
  • Basis: per kg collected material
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Process: First wax separation and conditioning (condition)

Inputs

Product flows

Collected material for first separation (condition_in)

Link to source collection; no repeat colony or stock burden.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg first-prepared wax

Raw quantity and calculation requirements: Measure actual collected material for first separation and link lot, source, state and period. Original collection denominator kind: process_output.

• Selected flow: Source-qualified collected wax-bearing material (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using the matched raw records.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_condition
• Range: Provisional nonnegative ledger QA, not a yield or recipe
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg
  • Basis: per kg first-prepared wax
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Electricity at the equipment supply point (energy_electricity)

Collection scope and applicability for energy. The following concrete identities have separate cards and apply only when use or generation is evidenced inside the original process scope. They are not mandatory inputs or a default recipe. Document non-use; missing records are not zero. Add a separate concrete card for any other actual material instead of substituting one of these names or UUIDs. Preserve attribution and boundaries and avoid double counting components included in outsourced services.

Meter actual carrier used in melting or separation; no default heat recipe. Denominator and scope requirements：per kg first-prepared wax Raw quantity and calculation requirements: Measure actual conditioning energy and link lot, source, state and period. Original collection denominator kind: process_output.

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the product UUID does not establish actual use or upstream-provider compatibility. Retain the electricity supply point, fuel grade, density and heating-value basis. Distinguish purchased heat from on-site fuel conversion without counting its input fuel again.

• Selected flow: Alternating current 455f0ef5-6118-4f2b-a3f5-1f75e0afe3ca
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_condition and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_condition
• Sources: fao-agricultural-energy

This binding is alternating current at the use point with supply technology, voltage and provider unspecified. Confirm actual AC supply; DC requires a different identity. The database reference is 1 MJ: preserve meter kWh and convert once using 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ when linking reference quantities. Internal generation links to its foreground generator, without an additional purchased-electricity burden.

Purchased heat at the process inlet (energy_heat)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Retain the electricity supply point, fuel grade, density and heating-value basis. Distinguish purchased heat from on-site fuel conversion without counting its input fuel again.

• Selected flow: Purchased heat at the process inlet
• Flow property / unit: Energy / MJ
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_condition and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_condition
• Sources: fao-agricultural-energy

Conditional wash or cleaning water (wash_water)

Record water supplied as a Product input when actual on-site washing or aqueous cleaning occurs; dry separation has no water input. Identify the source and account for wastewater or evaporation by its actual destination and receiving medium.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg first-prepared wax

Raw quantity and calculation requirements: Meter water crossing the conditioning boundary by source and batch; do not infer a default washing rate. Original collection denominator kind: process_output.

• Selected flow: Actual water supplied for first wax cleaning (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using the matched raw records.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_condition
• Range: Conditional water-input ledger QA, not a wash recipe
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg
  • Basis: per kg first-prepared wax
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

First-prepared wax (prepared)

Weigh wax after first separation and cleaning, before optional refining or colouring.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg first-prepared wax

Raw quantity and calculation requirements: Measure actual first-prepared wax and link lot, source, state and period. Original collection denominator kind: process_output.

• Selected flow: Source-qualified first-prepared wax (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using the matched raw records.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_condition
• Range: Measured normalization identity
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1
  • Upper: 1
  • Unit: kg/kg
  • Basis: per kg first-prepared wax
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

Waste flows

Separation residue (separation_reject)

Record filter solids and other non-saleable residue by treatment destination.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg first-prepared wax

Raw quantity and calculation requirements: Measure actual separation residue and link lot, source, state and period. Original collection denominator kind: process_output.

• Selected flow: Non-saleable first-separation residue (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using the matched raw records.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_residue
• Range: Provisional nonnegative ledger QA, not a yield or recipe
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg
  • Basis: per kg first-prepared wax
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Process: Optional refining or colouring (treat)

Inputs

Product flows

Wax entering optional treatment (treat_in)

Only refined or coloured lots enter; raw lots bypass this node.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg treated wax

Raw quantity and calculation requirements: Measure actual wax entering optional treatment and link lot, source, state and period. Original collection denominator kind: process_output.

• Selected flow: Source-qualified first-prepared wax (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using the matched raw records.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_treat
• Range: Provisional nonnegative ledger QA, not a yield or recipe
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg
  • Basis: per kg treated wax
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Activated carbon (additive_carbon)

Only when activated-carbon adsorption is actually used in beeswax refining. Record feedstock, grade and supplier suitability; do not use this identity for spent carbon.

• Selected flow: Activated carbon 5cad53b5-252a-4e2f-8197-8be465707405
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Record actual material mass consumed at this node, excluding returns and upstream-service inclusions; apply documented period/output attribution once and divide by the matched final accepted reference-output mass. Preserve raw quantities and do not normalize an already normalized amount again.
• Value mode: calculated_value
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: calculated_from_collection
• Collection protocol: cp_treat
• Sources: wax-adsorbents

No numerical range is inherited from the former group. Collect actual quantity and uncertainty; lack of applicable range evidence does not justify a default or zero.

Fuller’s earth bleaching clay (additive_clay)

Only for actual clay adsorption in beeswax refining; record clay composition, activation and supplier grade separately from activated carbon.

• Selected flow: Fuller’s earth bleaching clay
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Record actual material mass consumed at this node, excluding returns and upstream-service inclusions; apply documented period/output attribution once and divide by the matched final accepted reference-output mass. Preserve raw quantities and do not normalize an already normalized amount again.
• Value mode: calculated_value
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: calculated_from_collection
• Collection protocol: cp_treat
• Sources: wax-adsorbents

No numerical range is inherited from the former group. Collect actual quantity and uncertainty; lack of applicable range evidence does not justify a default or zero.

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Refined or coloured wax (treated)

Hand off measured treated wax with purity and colour state.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg treated wax

Raw quantity and calculation requirements: Measure actual refined or coloured wax and link lot, source, state and period. Original collection denominator kind: process_output.

• Selected flow: Source-qualified refined or coloured wax (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using the matched raw records.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_treat
• Range: Measured normalization identity
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1
  • Upper: 1
  • Unit: kg/kg
  • Basis: per kg treated wax
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

Waste flows

Treatment residue (treat_reject)

Spent aid and nonmarketable residue follow actual waste destination.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg treated wax

Raw quantity and calculation requirements: Measure actual treatment residue and link lot, source, state and period. Original collection denominator kind: process_output.

• Selected flow: Non-saleable refining or colouring residue (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using the matched raw records.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_residue
• Range: Provisional nonnegative ledger QA, not a yield or recipe
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg
  • Basis: per kg treated wax
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Process: Wax grade and destination sorting (grade)

Inputs

Product flows

Wax entering grade (grade_in)

Receive one physical lot from raw prepared or treated wax, never both.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg saleable graded wax

Raw quantity and calculation requirements: Measure actual wax entering grade and link lot, source, state and period. Original collection denominator kind: process_output.

• Selected flow: Source- and state-qualified wax before grade (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using the matched raw records.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_grade
• Range: Provisional nonnegative ledger QA, not a yield or recipe
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg
  • Basis: per kg saleable graded wax
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Saleable accepted or downgraded grade (saleable)

Record each accepted and independently marketed downgraded grade at one destination.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg saleable graded wax

Raw quantity and calculation requirements: Measure actual saleable accepted or downgraded grade and link lot, source, state and period. Original collection denominator kind: process_output.

• Selected flow: Source-, state- and grade-qualified saleable wax (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using the matched raw records.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_grade
• Range: Measured normalization identity
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1
  • Upper: 1
  • Unit: kg/kg
  • Basis: per kg saleable graded wax
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

Waste flows

Rejected wax (grade_reject)

Non-saleable rejected wax follows actual waste handling, not a second product.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg saleable graded wax

Raw quantity and calculation requirements: Measure actual rejected wax and link lot, source, state and period. Original collection denominator kind: process_output.

• Selected flow: Non-saleable rejected wax (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using the matched raw records.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_residue
• Range: Provisional nonnegative ledger QA, not a yield or recipe
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg
  • Basis: per kg saleable graded wax
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Process: Protective presentation and handover (handover)

Inputs

Product flows

Saleable wax before packing (handover_in)

Receive one source-, state- and grade-qualified lot from sorting.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg net sold wax

Raw quantity and calculation requirements: Measure actual saleable wax before packing and link lot, source, state and period. Original collection denominator kind: process_output.

• Selected flow: Source-, state- and grade-qualified saleable wax (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using the matched raw records.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_handover
• Range: Provisional nonnegative ledger QA, not a yield or recipe
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg
  • Basis: per kg net sold wax
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Net wax at actual gate (sold_wax)

One reference role instantiated by real source, sold state and gate; no broad fixed UUID is assumed.

Raw reference-output records: Measure actual net wax at actual gate and link lot, source, state and period. Preserve the measured accepted lot quantity and every required qualifier. The amount below is the normalized reference exchange, not an assertion that a physical lot contains only one unit.

Denominator and scope requirements：per reference flow

• Selected flow: Source-, state- and gate-qualified insect wax or spermaceti
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: 1 kg
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_handover
• Range: Measured normalization identity
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1
  • Upper: 1
  • Unit: kg/kg
  • Basis: per 1 kg net reference wax
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
a_source	actual source output set	Enumerate wax and each real independently marketed output at its own handoff. Honey is a co-product only for actual bee honey. Prefer supported causal physical attribution; if unavailable, disclose period-specific economic allocation and sensitivity. Never assign wax automatic zero or whole-source burden.	fao-beeswax;fao-beekeeping
a_sperm	lawful spermaceti source	Require legal chain, compatible upstream burden, real other outputs and justified treatment of pre-existing material and terminal alternative. No new capture or fictional co-product.	un-cpc-3-notes
a_state	process and grades	Attribute actual wax states and disjoint saleable grades once. Colourant addition or purification does not make another original-wax output; waste is not marketed wax.	fao-beeswax
a_period	source phases and shared services	Index colony/source, collection, melting, filtration, storage and packaging periods; allocate shared tanks/filters/energy and package services by observed throughput/time across actual consumers once. Record replacement/termination.	fao-beeswax

Concrete cards do not inherit numerical ranges from the former aggregate card. Determine quantities from original records, stock/meter reconciliation and the declared reference flow; no default quantity or numeric screen is supplied without evidence matching the identity, unit, period and boundary. Missing range evidence is a quality disclosure, not zero use or proof of completeness.

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Specific input identification before dataset completion

Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default.

requirement_id	collection_protocol_id	Preserved collection scope
package_specific_input	cp_handover	Operation handover: Count actual consumed material or measured reusable package service, not later freight. Denominator and scope requirements：per kg net sold wax Raw quantity and calculation requirements: Measure actual protective packaging and link lot, source, state and period. Original collection denominator kind: process_output. Original quantity method: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using the matched raw records.

Material and service identification requirements

Identify each actual material or independently supplied service from supplier and activity records; record composition/specification, quantity, unit, node and period separately. Add one concrete exchange per identity before dataset completion; these requirements are not a single exchange. Reconcile with existing cards and inclusive services to avoid duplication. Allocate reusable assets over evidenced use and preserve physical quantities; normalize once to the matched final reference output. Missing identity or use evidence is a completeness gap, not zero use. Conditional examples below are not an exhaustive bill of materials and do not prescribe use or amounts.

requirement_id	collection_protocol_id	Required scope
additive_identification	cp_treat	actual wax refining aids and colourants

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_collect	collect	source and collected material	source ledger	source/species, legal chain, route, material mass, real outputs, event, period	source ticket and calibrated scale; Raw aggregation requirements: exclusive route; once per lot. Apply the existing route, period, conversion and allocation rules; retain raw totals and the measured accepted reference-output denominator for the same scope. Perform final normalization exactly once; do not divide an already normalized amount again.	kg;period	each lot	source and collection periods	supplier and collection site	per reference flow	tickets, calibration, legal chain; traceable numerator, accepted reference-output denominator and normalization worksheet
cp_condition	condition	material, energy, conditional wash water and prepared wax	separation ledger	lot, mass in/out, method, carrier, energy, water source/input, wastewater or evaporation destination, purity, moisture	scale, meter and assay; Raw aggregation requirements: before/after and water balance by source. Apply the existing route, period, conversion and allocation rules; retain raw totals and the measured accepted reference-output denominator for the same scope. Perform final normalization exactly once; do not divide an already normalized amount again.	kg;MJ	each lot	conditioning period	facility	per reference flow	scale, meter, assay; traceable numerator, accepted reference-output denominator and normalization worksheet
cp_treat	treat	optional refining or colouring	treatment ledger	lot, input/output mass, added material, colour, purity, rejects	batch sheet, scale and assay; Raw aggregation requirements: once; raw bypass. Apply the existing route, period, conversion and allocation rules; retain raw totals and the measured accepted reference-output denominator for the same scope. Perform final normalization exactly once; do not divide an already normalized amount again.	kg	each treated lot	treatment period	facility	per reference flow	sheet and assay; traceable numerator, accepted reference-output denominator and normalization worksheet
cp_grade	grade	accepted, downgrade and reject	grade ledger	source, state, grade, mass, destination	grade ticket and scale; Raw aggregation requirements: disjoint grades. Apply the existing route, period, conversion and allocation rules; retain raw totals and the measured accepted reference-output denominator for the same scope. Perform final normalization exactly once; do not divide an already normalized amount again.	kg	each lot	grade period	facility	per reference flow	grade and reject tickets; traceable numerator, accepted reference-output denominator and normalization worksheet
cp_handover	handover	wax, package and gate	dispatch ledger	source, state, colourant, purity, moisture, gross, tare, net, package reuse, gate	dispatch ticket and scale; Raw aggregation requirements: one net sale per lot. Apply the existing route, period, conversion and allocation rules; retain raw totals and the measured accepted reference-output denominator for the same scope. Perform final normalization exactly once; do not divide an already normalized amount again. package_specific_input: Operation handover: Count actual consumed material or measured reusable package service, not later freight. Denominator and scope requirements：per kg net sold wax Raw quantity and calculation requirements: Measure actual protective packaging and link lot, source, state and period. Original collection denominator kind: process_output. Original quantity method: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using the matched raw records. Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default.	kg	each sale lot	handover period	facility	per reference flow	ticket and calibration; traceable numerator, accepted reference-output denominator and normalization worksheet
cp_residue	collect;condition;treat;grade	waste	treatment ledger	lot, type, mass, destination, period	scale and transfer record; Raw aggregation requirements: once per material/destination. Apply the existing route, period, conversion and allocation rules; retain raw totals and the measured accepted reference-output denominator for the same scope. Perform final normalization exactly once; do not divide an already normalized amount again.	kg	each event	relevant period	origin site	per reference flow	transfer record; traceable numerator, accepted reference-output denominator and normalization worksheet

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
c_net	sold lot	Net sold wax = gross mass - package tare - separately removable foreign matter; disclose retained moisture and impurity.	cp_handover	kg net sold wax
c_balance	source to handover	Source material plus actual additions = saleable wax, residues, measured removals and stock change within observed uncertainty. No universal wax yield.	cp_collect;cp_condition;cp_treat;cp_grade;cp_handover;cp_residue	kg balance residual	fao-beeswax
c_period	source and shared service	Attribute source phase and each shared tank, filter, energy, storage or package use once to consuming lots/periods.	cp_collect;cp_condition;cp_treat;cp_handover	burden/kg wax	fao-beeswax
c_norm	final exchange	Divide attributable exchange by positive net mass of the same source/state/gate lot.	cp_handover	unit/kg wax

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
q_identity	each lot	Prove source/species, legal status of spermaceti, state, grade, colourant, purity and gate.	source/legal, batch, dispatch records
q_mass	each lot	Calibrate net/tare and before/after mass; assay impurity/moisture.	scale, assay, balance
q_allocation	source and shared service	Record real output set, periods, driver and nonduplicated asset service.	source-output and service-period ledgers
q_uuid	final exchange	Confirm exact source/state/role/gate and property/unit support before concrete exchange.	verified identity evidence

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
v_scope	reference lot	Reject vegetable/mineral/synthetic wax, degras, articles and source-free averages; require source and sold raw/refined/coloured state.	un-cpc-3-notes
v_route	source	Require mutually exclusive insect or lawful existing spermaceti source and upstream burden; no fictitious whale capture or non-bee honey.	fao-beeswax;fao-beekeeping
v_balance	lot	Reconcile collected material, additions, prepared/treated wax, grades, rejects and net mass; investigate residual.	fao-beeswax
v_allocation	source and shared services	Reject automatic zero/full wax burden, duplicate honey/wax or shared-asset period.	fao-beeswax
v_identity	concrete exchange	Verify flow type, direction, source, state, gate, Mass property and unit group; beeswax-only flow cannot identify the broad reference.
v_foreground_emission_responsibility	Actual operated nodes and linked services	Record responsibility for on-site fuel combustion and refrigerant leakage when applicable: either quantified foreground emissions or a named linked process explicitly covering them, never merely a fuel-supply or electricity-production input. Assess special-taxon biological and residue emissions using species/route evidence, without a generic livestock factor. Identify any unresolved pathway and withhold a completeness claim; document supported absence and prevent duplicate upstream/downstream accounting.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Source-, route-, grade-, state- and gate-qualified animal-wax foreground dataset.
downstream_use	Candidate secondary_dataset or background_dataset only after concrete identities, review and publication.
allowed_use	Same-source/state wax comparison or measured state conversion.
excluded_use	Cross-source proxy, fictitious capture, unsupported honey, downstream articles or universal yield.
required_metadata	Source/species, legal chain, route, state, colourant, purity, moisture, net mass, gate, periods and real outputs.
required_quality_disclosure	Co-product/period attribution, balance, rejects, shared-service driver and unresolved UUIDs.
update_trigger	Exact platform flow verification, changed legal/source route, measured method evidence or classification.

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
un-cpc-3-notes	official_guidance	UN CPC 3.0 explanatory notes	wax scope and sold states
fao-beeswax	official_guidance	FAO beeswax production/refining	bee route and separation
fao-beekeeping	official_guidance	FAO beekeeping wax products	comb/cappings and honey context
fao-agricultural-energy	official_guidance	FAO Energy demand and consumption in African agriculture, Annex C case-study results, https://www.fao.org/4/v9766e/v9766e08.htm	conditional concrete identities and method context; does not establish site use or quantities
wax-adsorbents	official_guidance	FAO, Bees and their role in forest livelihoods, 2009, p. 120, industrial wax refining. https://www.fao.org/docrep/pdf/012/i0842e/i0842e00.pdf	Adsorbent identities for an actually used beeswax refining route only; no dose, colourant recipe or universal treatment requirement.