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Information for ruling 600012993

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
12 Aug 2025
Expiry date
11 Aug 2028
Description
The product is a tractor mounted machine for use when harvesting Christmas trees. The base of the tree is fed into the machinery where it is then milled and/or dowelled to enable it to be fitted into a stand or clamp. The machinery itself utilises hydraulics and is powered via the power take-off facility of the tractor. It is supplied with a 50mm cutting head. Weight is 65KG
Keywords
  • CHRISTMAS TREES
  • FOR CUTTING
  • AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT
  • FOR TRACTORS
  • FORESTRY MACHINERY
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 8436 - Other agricultural, horticultural, forestry, poultry-keeping or bee-keeping machinery, including germination plant fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment; poultry incubators and brooders GIR 6 has been used to classify the goods to sub-heading 8436 80 – Other machinery Code to 8 digits - 8436 8010 – Forestry machinery Also classified in accordance with :- Harmonised Standard Explanatory Notes (HSENs) to heading – 8436 Part (I) note (H)