Information for ruling 600013758
This section is Advance Tariff Ruling
- Start date
- 09 Sep 2025
- Expiry date
- 08 Sep 2028
- Commodity code
- 9021901000 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- The product is ear moulds for hearing aids. The main purpose is to conduct sound from a behind the ear hearing aid into the ear. It also helps to ensure that the hearing aid rests securely on the ear. Each ear mould is predominantly made of silicone and is custom made to the shape of a patient’s ear. The ear moulds are packaged either in a jiffy bag or cardboard.
- Keywords
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- OF PLASTICS
- HEARING AID PARTS
- FOR THE EARS
- MOULDS
- FOR HUMAN USE
- VOLUME CONTROLS
- PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE
- AMPLIFIERS
- 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 9021 - Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability. GIR 5b - Has been used to identify the type of packaging - in a jiffy bag or cardboard box. GIR 6 - Has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 9021 90 - Other than elsewhere specified in this heading. 8 digit - 90219010- Parts and accessories of hearing aids. Also Classified in Accordance with: Chapter Note 2(a) to Chapter 90 Harmonized System Explanatory Note (HSENs) (IV) and Parts and Accessories to Heading 9021