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Information for ruling 600008501

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
05 Sep 2023
Expiry date
04 Sep 2026
Description
An adhesive made of a mixture of acrylic monomers, polymers, other additions, and fillers. The product is in the form of a liquid which can be cured by exposure to ultraviolet light to become elastic. It is used as a cushioning compound between electrical components in electric vehicle battery assemblies. Stored in 200L Drums with a net weight of 80kg.
Keywords
  • POLYMERS
  • FOR ELECTRICS
  • ELASTIC
  • ADHESIVES
  • OF ACRYLIC
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 to heading 3506 - Prepared glues and other prepared adhesives, not elsewhere specified or included; products suitable for use as glues or adhesives, put up for retail sale as glues or adhesives, not exceeding a net weight of 1 kg GIR 5B has been used to determine the packaging - 200L Drums with 80kg net weight for transport and storage. GIR 6 has been used to classify this product to sub-heading level 350691 - Other than products suitable for use as glues or adhesives, put up for retail as glues or adhesives, not exceeding a net weight of 1kg; Adhesives based on polymers of headings 3901 to 3913 or on rubber Eight Digit Code 35069190 - Other than optically clear free-film adhesives and optically clear curable liquid adhesives of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of flat panel displays or touch-sensitive screen panels Ten Digit Code 3506919099 - Other than elsewhere specified Also classified in accordance with: Harmonised System Explanatory Note (HSEN) (B)(4) to Heading 3506 Harmonised System Explanatory Note (HSEN) General Exclusion (B) to Chapter 39