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Information for ruling 600005071

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
09 Dec 2022
Expiry date
08 Dec 2025
Description
Rice and almond drink. Dairy free alternative to milk. Ready to drink straight from the carton. Can be consumed as it is or added to hot drinks. Packaged in a 1l cardboard carton with plastic lid. To be stored at room temperature and refrigerated once opened. Ingredients: water, rice, almonds, gellan gum, sea salt.
Keywords
AS LIQUID NON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES RICE ALMONDS READY TO DRINK
Justification
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)). GIR 1 has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 2202 - Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading 2009 GIR 5b has been used to identify the type of packaging – carton GIR 6 has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 220299 – Other than Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured 8 Digit 22029915 – Other than Non-alcoholic beer; Not containing products of headings 0401 to 0404 or fat obtained from products of headings 0401 to 0404; Soya-based beverages with a protein content of less than 2,8 % by weight; beverages based on nuts of Chapter 8, cereals of Chapter 10 or seeds of Chapter 12 10 Digit Code 2202991519 - Containing sugar (sucrose or invert sugar); Other than Fruit juice or vegetable juice diluted with water or aerated Also classified in accordance with: Harmonized system explanatory notes (HSEN) to Chapter 22 Harmonized system explanatory notes (HSEN) to heading 2202