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Information for ruling 600014663

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
12 Dec 2025
Expiry date
11 Dec 2028
Description
A 13 AMP – 250V AC travel adaptor. Allows a standard 13 amp UK plug to be connected to electrical outlets in Europe and Mediterranean countries. Intended for use with one appliance or UK plug at a time. Conforms to BS8546. Packaged ready for retail sale in a blister pack
Keywords
  • PLUGS
  • FOR TRAVEL
  • ELECTRICAL PLUGS
  • ADAPTERS
  • FOR ELECTRICAL USE
Justification
Legal 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 8536 - Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 v; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables GIR 5 (b) - Has been used to identify the type of packaging. Blister packaging ready for retail sale GIR 6 - Has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 853669 Lamp holders, plugs and sockets; other than elsewhere specified 8 Digit Code 85366990 – other than elsewhere specified in this heading 10 Digit Code 8536699099 – other than elsewhere specified in this heading Also classified in accordance with: Harmonized System Explanatory Notes (HSENs) Note (III)(A)(1) to Heading 8536