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Information for ruling 600007442

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
06 Jul 2023
Expiry date
05 Jul 2026
Description
Hearing Aid Microphone Protector Replacement Kit It protects the microphone part of the hearing aid from dirt and moisture. The kit allows the user to replace the microphone protector. The kit consists of a removal tool and microphone protectors.
Keywords
  • HEARING AID PARTS
  • MICROPHONE AND LOUDSPEAKER PARTS
  • HEARING AIDS
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 9021: Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability GIR 6 has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 902190: Other than elsewhere specified within this subheading 8 Digit code 90219010: Parts and accessories of hearing aids Also classified in accordance with: Chapter Note 2(b) to Chapter 90 Harmonized System Explanatory Note (HSEN's) to heading 90.21 (IV) HEARING AIDS & PARTS AND ACCESSORIES