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Information for ruling 600012972

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
27 Aug 2025
Expiry date
26 Aug 2028
Description
A heavy-duty stand for commercial display of trees of up to 15’ (4.57m) in height with a tree trunk size, up to 8’’ (20cm). The stand comprises 3 main components, 4 metal legs made from box section steel with dimensions of 50mm x 50mm cross section and 91 cm in length, a galvanised steel water vessel with a spike in the bottom into which the tree is placed and 4 bolts to screw into the tree trunk securing it in place. Other components include 3 wooden wedges that are placed between the tree trunk and the water vessel to help keep it upright
Keywords
  • FOR SECURING
  • BOLTS
  • OF STEEL
  • CHRISTMAS TREE STANDS
  • WATER VESSELS
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 7326 - Other articles of iron or steel GIR 3(c) has been used as it is considered there is no essential character and therefore has been classified to last in numerical order within the tariff. GIR 6 has been used to classify the goods to sub-heading 7326.90 – Other than forged, stamped but not further worked; other than articles of steel wire. Code to 8 digits - 7326.9098 Other than open die forged; other than closed die forged; other than sintered Code to 10 digits - 7326.9098.90 Other than elsewhere specified in this heading Also classified in accordance with :- Note 3 to section XV Harmonised Standard Explanatory Notes (HSENs) to heading – 7326 Harmonised Standard Explanatory Notes (HSENs) (exclusion note (d)) to 9505