Information for ruling 600012835
This section is Advance Tariff Ruling
- Start date
- 23 Apr 2025
- Expiry date
- 22 Apr 2028
- Commodity code
- 8518300090 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- The product is wireless earphones with adjustable ear hooks to give a secure fit and are lightweight. These are designed to work with mobile phones or any other device with a phone functionality. The earphones have a feature integrated on ear control, to manage and accept or end phone calls. You can also redial or dial by using voice control through Bluetooth. The power button is on the left earbud, on the right is volume, track, and call controls. Single charge lasts up to 6 hours and the weight is 30g. Packaged in a black cardboard box.
- Keywords
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- WIRELESS
- FOR SMARTPHONE
- EARPHONES
- COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
- WITH MICROPHONE
- WITH BLUETOOTH
- 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 8518 – Microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio-frequency electric amplifiers; electric sound amplifier sets. GIR 3(b) has been used as the headphones is considered to be the essential character. GIR 5 (b) has been used to identify the packaging: black cardboard box. GIR 6 has been used to classify the goods to sub-heading 851830 – Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers. 10 digit code - 8518300090 - other than for use use in civil aircraft. Also classified in accordance with: Harmonised Standard Explanatory Notes (HSENs) to Heading 8518 Note C WCO Opinion to heading 851830 Item 1.