Information for ruling 600005064
This section is Advance Tariff Ruling
- Start date
- 29 Jun 2023
- Expiry date
- 28 Jun 2026
- Commodity code
- 8531103000 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- The dual - alarm optical smoke detector which uses the light scatter sensing principle. It has an orange light emitting diode (led) and a photo diode as the sensing element. It works when smoke enters the chamber, the photo diode senses increased infra-red light scattered by the smoke particles & the detector then goes into alarm mode. It also goes into alarm mode to indicate when the sensing chamber needs cleaning.it is made from polycarbonate abs plastic casing and comes with metal fasteners, screws and connectors plus a populated printed circuit board with the sensing element plus an insect protection mesh attached. It is not designed for the purposes of physical or chemical analysis and does not have an integral sounder or recording device. This product cannot be used on a stand-alone basis: it can only be used as part of a conventional fire alarm control system. It can be sold singly in its own small cardboard box, but normally sold in larger cardboard boxes containing 10 or 100 units.
- Keywords
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- DETECTORS
- FOR BUILDINGS
- SAFETY EQUIPMENT
- SMOKE DETECTORS
- Justification
- Classification has been determined in accordance with the following: For the purposes of determining the commodity codes within which goods most appropriately fall, reg 3 (1) of The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 sets out that the rules of interpretation contained in the following have effect – a. Part Two (Goods Classification Table Rules of Interpretation) of the Tariff of the United Kingdom (Reg 3(1)(a)); and b. Notes to a section or chapter of the Goods Classification Table (Reg 3(1)(b)) General Interpretative Rules (GIRs) GIR 1 has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 8531 - electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (for example bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar, or fire alarms GIR 5(b) has been used to identify the type of packaging GIR 6 has been used to classify the goods to subheading level - 853110 - burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus 8 digit-code 85311030 - of a kind used for buildings Also classified in accordance with: Harmonised System Explanatory Notes (HSENs) 8531 Note(F) (4) Harmonised system explanatory (HSENs) Note (E) to 8531