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Information for ruling 600011407

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
19 Sep 2024
Expiry date
18 Sep 2027
Description
Lotus Elise 340R motor car which was one of 340 vehicles manufactured in the year 2000 by the British manufacturer Lotus Cars . It is a road legal 'track' car designed for driving on a race track and has no doors and does not have a roof. It is a silver left hand drive vehicle. Although road legal, these cars were designed for use on a race track for racing or as 'track day' cars. They are taken to displays and shows such as Goodwood.
Keywords
  • FOR ROADS
  • RACING CAR
  • USED
  • MOTOR CARS
  • ROAD VEHICLES
  • LEFT HAND DRIVE
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 8703 - Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 8702), including station wagons and racing cars GIR 6 has been used to classify this product to subheading level 870324 - Other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine; Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 3 000 cm3 8 Digit Code 87032490 - Used Also classified in accordance with: Harmonized System Explanatory Notes (HSENs) to heading 8703