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Information for ruling 600010443

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
24 Jun 2024
Expiry date
23 Jun 2027
Description
The product is coconut milk used in the preparation of various food and drinks. The product is made from coconut flesh extract and water, it has added ingredients to stabilise and preserve the product such as, guar gum (E412), emulsifier, Polysorbate 60 (E435). The final product is pasteurised and packaged in 400ml sterilised tin can.
Keywords
  • STABILISERS
  • PASTEURIZED
  • FOOD PREPARATION
  • OF COCONUT
  • PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE
  • WATER
  • COCONUT MILK
  • PRESERVATIVES
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 GIR1 - has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 2106 - food preparations not elsewhere specified or included. GIR 5(b) - has been used to identify the type of packaging - packaged in a 400ml tin can. GIR 6 - has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 210690 - other than protein concentrates and textured protein substances. 8 digit code - 21069092 - Other than elsewhere specified, containing no milkfats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing by weight less than 1.5% milkfat, 5% sucrose or isoglucose, 5% glucose or starch. 10 digit code - 2106909285 - other than elsewhere specified; other than, Erythritol in blends with less than 10% of other products. Classified in accordance with: Harmonised System Explanatory notes to chapter 21 heading 2103 Note (A) WCO Opinion ref. 210690/24.