Information for ruling 600008037
This section is Advance Tariff Ruling
- Start date
- 02 Aug 2023
- Expiry date
- 01 Aug 2026
- Commodity code
- 9021901000 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- A standard and compact rechargeable battery module. It is specifically designed and an essential component of the Implantable Hearing Device. Made of plastic that is bio compatible with skin and serves to provide weight and power via the rechargeable battery it houses, to the processor. This is linked to the implanted device to balance behind the ear. It is available in 5 colours: Carbon Smoke Maize Mocha White Module Dimensions: - Standard 30.5 X 19.6 X 9 mm Compact 21.4 X 19.6 X 9 mm Packed in Tamper Evident Cardboard Box 90 X 90 X 19 mm, with paper insert. The product is sold to Implant recipients via online store, authorised distributors and hospitals. Not sold in commercial retail outlets.
- Keywords
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- RECHARGEABLE, BATTERIES
- IN A HOUSING
- HEARING AIDS
- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
- HEARING AID 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 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 5 (b) Has been used to identify the type of packaging. GIR 6 has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 902190 - Other 10 Digit Code 90219010 - Parts and accessories of Hearing Aids Also classified in accordance with: Harmonised System Explanatory Notes (HSENs) to Chapter 90 note 2(b) Harmonised System Explanatory Notes (HSENs) to heading 9021 - Note (IV)