Information for ruling 600005737
This section is Advance Tariff Ruling
- Start date
- 10 Feb 2023
- Expiry date
- 09 Feb 2026
- Commodity code
- 3808942090 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- An additive which is an antimicrobial agent (microbicide), developed to combat the problems of microbial contamination and spoilage in hydrocarbon fuels. It kills bacterial and fungal contamination and assists the breakdown of slimes and coagulated biological sludges. This helps to prevent filters from blinding, and allow clean fuel to flow normally.
- Keywords
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- CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
- WATER
- DISINFECTANTS
- MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE
- ADDITIVES
- 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)) Classification has been determined in accordance with the following: General Interpretative Rules (GIR)s: GIR 1 has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 3808: Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) GIR 5b Has been used to identify the packaging. GIR 6 has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 380894: Disinfectants 8 Digit code 38089420: Based on halogenated compounds 10 Digit code 3803942090:Other than elsewhere specfied Also classified in accordance with: Harmonised System Explanatory Notes to heading 3808