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Information for ruling 600011100

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
22 Aug 2024
Expiry date
21 Aug 2027
Description
An operating table which can be configured according to surgical procedure and includes a smart remote control with intuitive functions for steering, configuring, and viewing the selected movement and the position of the table on screen. The operating table has a 360° rotation of the base from a central motorised wheel and the table top can be articulated into various positions for a range of procedures. The operating table can be raised from an extra-low intervention positioning of 58cm to a maximum height of 110cm. The table top is 52cm wide and has a maximum weight capacity up to 500kg. The operating table is manufactured from stainless steel and aluminium with memory foam cushioning. The table is specifically designed for surgical procedures within a medical environment.
Keywords
  • NEW
  • OPERATING TABLES
  • FOR MEDICAL USE
  • REMOTE CONTROL
  • ADJUSTABLE
  • FOR SURGICAL USE
Justification
Classification has been determined in accordance with the following: - General Interpretative Rules (GIR)s: 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)). GIR 1 - has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 9402 - Medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture (for example, operating tables, examination tables, hospital beds with mechanical fittings, dentists' chairs); barbers' chairs and similar chairs, having rotating as well as both reclining and elevating movements; parts of the foregoing articles. GIR 6 - has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 940290 - Other than dentists', barbers' or similar chairs and parts thereof. Also classified in accordance with: Harmonized System Explanatory Notes (HSEN) to heading 9402 - Note (A) (1).