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Information for ruling 600010441

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
22 May 2024
Expiry date
21 May 2027
Description
Monofilament of polypropylene It is a monofilament of flexible thread Non-absorbable polypropylene surgical suture of a size of 67 decitex and over and of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm The finish is uncoated The yarn is not textured, twisted or cabled It is non-sterile It is supplied on reels which require further processing and re-packaging by customers before being used in surgery It comes in both blue and clear (natural). the blue dyestuff is phthalocyaninato (2-1) copper
Keywords
  • YARNS
  • EXTRUDED
  • NOT TEXTURED
  • OF SYNTHETIC MONOFILAMENT
  • OF POLYPROPYLENE
  • REELS
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 5404 GIR 6 has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 540412 - monofilament; Other, of polypropylene Also classified in accordance with: Section 54 note 3 (B) Harmonised System Explanatory Notes (HSENs) to 5404 refers Harmonised System Explanatory Notes (HSENs) to 3006 note 1 refers