Information for ruling 600013413
This section is Advance Tariff Ruling
- Start date
- 05 Aug 2025
- Expiry date
- 04 Aug 2028
- Commodity code
- 9031808000 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- A DME Indicator is a cockpit instrument used in aviation to display information from a Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) system. Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) is a radio navigation technology that measures the slant range distance between an aircraft and a ground-based DME station. It operates in the UHF frequency band and is often paired with VOR (VHF Omnidirectional Range) systems. A typical DME indicator displays: Distance: In nautical miles (NM), showing how far the aircraft is from the DME station. Ground Speed: Calculated based on the rate of change of distance. Time to Station: Estimated time (in minutes) to reach the station at current speed.
- Keywords
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- FOR AIRCRAFT
- RADAR AND NAVIGATIONAL APPARATUS
- CHECKING INSTRUMENTS
- RADIO NAVIGATIONAL AID APPARATUS
- 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 9031 - Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; profile projectors. 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 subheading level 9031 80 – Other instruments, appliances and machines. Eight Digit Code: 903180 80 – Other than; For measuring or checking geometrical quantities Also Classified in Accordance with: Harmonised System Explanatory Notes (HSENs) to Note 1 (A) to Heading 9031