Information for ruling 600008004
This section is Advance Tariff Ruling
- Start date
- 24 Jul 2023
- Expiry date
- 23 Jul 2026
- Commodity code
- 8543709099 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- The product is a skin treatment device for cosmetic purposes It is made from a number of materials including metal and plastic Comprising a main unit which is a pedestal with touchscreen control panel and 4 hand held pieces, each handpiece has metal probes at the end of various shapes depending on what part of the body is to be treated. It functions by producing radio waves, the hand-pieces connect to the main unit via a cable, The operator then holds the hand-piece with the probes against the skin, the main unit then generates the RF waves of varying frequency which are sent to the handpieces. The user would typically move the hand piece over the chosen area of the body to produce the desired effect. There are no moving parts inside the machine
- Keywords
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- FOR SKIN TREATMENT
- ELECTRONICS
- MACHINERY
- FOR HUMAN USE
- FOR COSMETICS INDUSTRY
- 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 by the terms of heading 8543 - Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter GIR 3(b) has been used as the radio frequency generator is considered to be the essential character. GIR 6 has been used to classify the goods to sub-heading 8543 70 – Other machines and appliances Code to 8 digits - 8543 7090 – Other than elsewhere specified in this subheading Code to 10 digits - 8543 7090 99 – Other than elsewhere specified in this subheading Also classified in accordance with :- Harmonised Standard Explanatory Notes (HSENs) to heading – 8543 Harmonised Standard Explanatory Notes (HSENs) (exclusion) to heading – 9019