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Information for ruling 600006138

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
07 Apr 2023
Expiry date
06 Apr 2026
Description
Y shaped battery charger that is capable of charging two standard and compact rechargeable battery modules of the hearing aids. This Y shaped battery charger has a voltage between 3.00v and 3.8 v, and it uses a micro-USB connection and it contains a neuf socket with leaf spring, a viton seal and a charger pad retainer. This charger cannot be used on any other batteries. It has a black plastic casing and metal structural components and electrical components build in. The battery charger is packed into the box, with generic dimensions of 90 mm, 180 mm, and 19 mm. It is sold via online to patients, audiologists, hospitals and authorized distributors.
Keywords
  • ACCUMULATOR CHARGERS
  • POWER SUPPLY UNITS
  • STATIC CONVERTERS
  • BATTERIES
  • BATTERY CHARGERS
  • ELECTRIC
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) 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 8504: Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors GIR 5 (b) has been used to identify the type of packaging GIR 6 has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 850440: Static converters 8 Digit code 85044060: Accumulator chargers 10 Digit code 8504406090: Other than for use in civil aircraft Also classified in accordance with: Harmonised System Explanatory Notes (HSENs) to heading 8504 (II) refers