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Information for ruling 600010091

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
10 Apr 2024
Expiry date
09 Apr 2027
Description
A 100g bag of moss (Thuidium assimile). The moss has been dried, once water is added it will expand to up to 4.5 litres. The moss is used to increase and maintain the humidity in terrariums, it is also suitable as a nutritious base for plants. It is packaged within a plastic bag for retail sale.
Keywords
  • FOR PLANTS
  • SUBSTRATE FOR TERRARIUMS
  • PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE
  • DRIED
  • MOSSES
  • FOR ANIMALS
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 1404: Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included. GIR 5 (b) - Has been used to identify the type of packaging, plastic bag. GIR 6 - Has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 140490: Other than cotton linters. 10 DIGIT CODE 1404900090: Other than Betel leaves (piper betle I.) Also classified in accordance with: Harmonised System Explanatory Notes (HSEN) to Chapter 14 general note (3) Harmonised System Explanatory Notes (HSEN) to heading 1404.