Information for ruling 600005122
This section is Advance Tariff Ruling
- Start date
- 25 Jun 2023
- Expiry date
- 24 Jun 2026
- Commodity code
- 8531103000 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- A combined analogue-addressable optical smoke detector and heat sensor, intended as a replacement for this company's earlier EV-PH product. This product cannot be used on a stand-alone basis, it must only be used as part of an analogue-addressable fire alarm control system using this company's Evolution communication protocol and must only be connected to such a system via a suitable detector base. The address of this product on its fire alarm system network is set using this company's EV-AD2-EXT hand-held address programmer. For smoke detection this product utilises the light scatter sensing principle: using a light emitting diode (LED) and a photo-diode within its sensing chamber (now of the same optical sensing element design as for this company's EV-PYS product), and for sensing of heat it uses a thermistor of low thermal mass. This product comprises a polycarbonate (ABS) plastic casing containing metal fasteners, screws and connecting terminals plus a populated printed circuit board (PCB) with the sensing elements above attached, plus an additional externally visible LED (also connected to the PCB). The primary function of this product is the detection of smoke. The versions listed in the confidential information section differ only in their identification labelling, which varies according to customer requirement, they are otherwise identical in design, appearance and functionality, all of which are similar to the EV-PH product of this company. The externally visible 360-degree Omniview LED serves only to indicate when the detector is being polled by its control panel or to show that the detector is in alarm mode. It forms no part of the sensing function of this product and is not intended to act as a visual warning of fire to any persons in its vicinity. This product is not designed for the purposes of physical or chemical analysis, it is intended only to report an alarm condition upon the detection of smoke and or heat. This product is imported specifically for this company and cannot be resold as an "off the shelf" product in general stores nor by any non-specialist outlet. The product does not have an integral sounder or recording device. While it can be sold singly in its own small cardboard box, it will more commonly be despatched in larger cardboard boxes containing 10 or 100 units.
- Keywords
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- SMOKE DETECTORS
- SAFETY EQUIPMENT
- ALARMS
- SENSORS
- OF PLASTIC
- OF METAL
- SIGNALS, CONTROLS, ALARMS
- LED
- 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 (GIR)s: 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), other than those of heading 8512 or 8530 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) 85.31 Note(F) (4)