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Information for ruling 600008706

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
28 Sep 2023
Expiry date
27 Sep 2026
Description
Novelty padded indoor light-up children’s slippers for ages 2 plus, representing an aquatic animal, each slipper has two eyes that light up when the child walks. The slipper has a soft plush textile upper, a foam sole with outer made of textile material, with multiple non-slip plastic dots of Thermoplastic Rubber (TPR) to prevent slipping. The slippers are presented on a cardboard hook hanger.
Keywords
  • OUTER SOLES
  • THERMOPLASTIC RUBBER
  • REPRESENTING ANIMALS
  • SLIPPERS
  • FOR INDOOR USE
  • OF TEXTILE MATERIAL
  • NOVELTY
  • UPPERS, FOOTWEAR
  • FOR CHILDREN
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)). Classification has been determined in accordance with the following: General Interpretative Rules (GIR)s: GIR 1 has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 6405 - other footwear. GIR 5b has been used to identify the type of packaging GIR 6 has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 640520 - with uppers of textile materials. 8 digit code 64052091 - with outer soles of other materials: slippers and other indoor footwear. Also classified in accordance with: Chapter 64 note 4 (a) & (b), Additional note 2 to Chapter 64 Harmonised System Explanatory Notes (HSEN)s to heading 6405 General chapter note 4 (b) to Chapter 64