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Information for ruling 600006973

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
24 Aug 2023
Expiry date
23 Aug 2026
Description
Pack of 3 rolls of PTFE thread sealing tape. The tape is made from polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film tape. The tape has no coatings or adhesives. It is used in plumbing for sealing pipe threads. Approximate size: 12mm width x 0.075mm thickness x 12m length. Packaged in a blister card.
Keywords
  • FOR SEALING
  • IN ROLLS
  • NOT SELF-ADHESIVE
  • TAPE
  • OF PLASTIC
  • POLYTETRAFLUORETHYLENE
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)). GIR 1 has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 3920 - Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials GIR 5b has been used to identify the type of packaging – blister card GIR 6 has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 392099 – Of other plastics; of other plastics 8 Digit Code 39209959 - Of addition polymerisation products; other than elsewhere specified 10 Digit Code 3920995999 – Other than For use in certain types of aircraft; other than elsewhere specified. Also classified in accordance with: Notes 1 & 10 to Chapter 39 Harmonized System Explanatory Notes (HSENS) to heading 3920