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Information for ruling 600007265

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
21 Jun 2023
Expiry date
20 Jun 2026
Description
The product is a tube designed specifically to fit into low volume micro centrifuges, used in research laboratories. The tube is precision moulded from research grade inert polypropylene. It comes in three capacities, 0.5ml, 1.5ml and 2.0ml. It's engineered to withstand forces up to 20,000 g. This is required to concentrate microgram biological samples, such as DNA. The tubes have a highly uniform wall thickness in order to distribute the centrifugal forces evenly. They withstand extremes in temperature down to -80°C in order to withstand storage long term samples. The tubes have either a flip cap or a screw cap lid. They are supplied in bulk packs of either 5,000pcs or 10,000pcs.
Keywords
  • LABORATORY TUBES
  • CENTRIFUGES
  • FOR LABORATORY USE
  • OF POLYPROPYLENE
  • CENTRIFUGES PARTS
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 8421 - centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, for liquids or gases GIR 6 has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 8421 91 - parts of of centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers Also classified in accordance with :- Note 2(B) To Section XVI Harmonised Standard Explanatory Notes (HSENs) (I) to heading 8421