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Information for ruling 600014495

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
05 Jan 2026
Expiry date
04 Jan 2029
Description
A Halloween article. This is a plastic doll with moving head which is operated by batteries. The head turns around to reveal a skull. The eyes light up. The item makes sounds associated with horror and Halloween. The product is for entertainment. It is packaged in an orange box with a Halloween design on the front.
Keywords
  • HALLOWEEN DECORATION
  • OF PLASTIC
  • PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE
  • BATTERY-OPERATED
  • HALLOWEEN
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)) Classification has been determined in accordance with the following: General Interpretative Rules (GIR)s: GIR 1 has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 9505: Festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes GIR 5b has been used to identify the packaging: Packaged in orange cardboard box with Hal-loween design. GIR 6 has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 950590: Other than articles for christmas festivities Harmonised System Explanatory Notes to heading 9505