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Information for ruling 600007026

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
05 Jun 2023
Expiry date
04 Jun 2026
Description
Glycine, an amino acid in the form of a crystalline white powder. It is used as a supplement in the food and feed industries. It is transported and stored in 25kg bags. The product's CAS-RN is 56-40-6.
Keywords
  • AMINO-ACIDS, ESTERS, SALTS
  • ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
  • IN BULK
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 to heading 2922 - Oxygen-function amino-compounds GIR 5B has been used to determine the packaging - 25kg bags for transport and storage. GIR 6 has been used to classify this product to sub-heading level 292249 - Amino acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters; salts thereof; Other than elsewhere specified in this heading. Eight Digit Code 29224985 - Other than ß-Alanine Ten Digit Code 2922498517 - Glycine (CAS RN 56-40-6) with a purity by weight of 95% or more, whether or not with not more than 5% addition of anti-caking agent silicon dioxide (CAS RN 112926-00-8) Also classified in accordance with: Chapter Note 1 (a) to Chapter 29 Harmonised System Explanatory Note (HSEN) (D)(3) To Heading 2922