Information for ruling 600013803
This section is Advance Tariff Ruling
- Start date
- 23 Oct 2025
- Expiry date
- 22 Oct 2028
- Commodity code
- 8517620000 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- A networking device that allows external USB drives to be shared over a network. It has 2 USB C ports and one 10 Gb/s ethernet connector. Up to 2 USB drives can be connected and an ethernet cable is connected between the device and another networking device such as a router or network switch. Users can then log on remotely and access the drive(s) and contents over the network. The device itself does not contain any storage and does not need to be connected directly to a computer but it can be connected to a monitor via its HDMI connector to display diagnostic information such as storage capacity, user activity, hardware status, storage map and network data rate graphs. The unit is powered by a supplied external power supply rated at 12V 60 watts. Approximate dimensions: 126.5mm (W), 26mm(H) and 161.2mm (L). Weight is 480 grams.
- Keywords
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- FOR NETWORKS
- FILE SERVERS
- ELECTRONIC
- WITH HDMI OUTPUT
- WITH ETHERNET INTERFACE
- WITH USB INTERFACE
- 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)). GIR 1- Has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 8517 - Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 8443 , 8525 , 8527 or 8528. GIR 6 - Has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 8517 62 - Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus. Also Classified in Accordance with: Harmonized System Explanatory Note (HSEN's) (II) (G) to Heading 8517