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Information for ruling 600008382

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
15 Sep 2023
Expiry date
14 Sep 2026
Description
24 biodegradable plastic pet waste bags. They are made from PBAT (polybutylene adipate terephthalate), PLA (polylactic acid) and starch. Each bag measures 22cm x 33cm. There are 4 rolls in each packet, which 6 bags per roll. The packet is made from kraft paper & is put up for retail sale.
Keywords
  • BIODEGRADABLE
  • AS ROLLS
  • OF PLASTIC
  • BAGS
  • PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE
  • FOR DOGS
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 3923: Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics. GIR 5 (b) - Has been used to identify the type of packaging: Kraft paper. GIR 6 - Has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 392329: Sacks and bags (including cones); Of other plastics. 8 DIGIT CODE 39232990: Other than of poly(vinyl chloride). Also classified in accordance with: Chapter 39 note 1 Harmonised System Explanatory Notes (HSEN) to heading 3923