Information for ruling 600011376
This section is Advance Tariff Ruling
- Start date
- 27 Sep 2024
- Expiry date
- 26 Sep 2027
- Commodity code
- 9021310000 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- The Osteotec Silicone Finger Implant is a one-piece, flexible silicone elastomer implant which is placed in the proximal and distal intramedullary canals of either metacarpophalangeal (MCP) or proximal interphalangeal (PIP) finger joints during resection arthroplasty. The two intramedullary stems of the implant are joined by an integral flexible hinge which allows load distribution and acts as a joint spacer. It has been designed to give good lateral stability and minimal flexion-extension restriction. The implant is not fixed to bone and becomes stabilised by the encapsulation process. The Osteotec Silicone Finger Implant is available sterile in 11 evenly scaled sizes to meet various operative requirements. Each Implant is packed in an inner and outer moulded PETG blister , each with a Tyvek high‐density polyethylene backing heat sealed onto blisters , inside a shrink wrapped Osteotec cardboard outer box. A shelf life of 5 years from the date of packaging is applied to the product.
- Keywords
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- FOR PATIENTS
- FOR THE FINGERS
- OF SILICONE
- IMPLANTS
- FOR MEDICAL USE
- 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 9021 - Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability GIR 5 (b) - has been used to identify the type of packaging. Each Implant is packed in an inner and outer moulded PETG blister , each with a Tyvek high‐density polyethylene backing heat sealed onto blisters , inside a shrink wrapped cardboard outer box GIR 6 has been used to classify this product to subheading level 902131 - Other artificial parts of the body; Artificial joints Also classified in accordance with: Harmonized System Explanatory Notes (HSENs) to heading 9021 Chapter 90 Note 6