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Information for ruling 600014817

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
27 Jan 2026
Expiry date
26 Jan 2029
Description
An Inkjet printhead for use in high capacity printing applications such as label printing using an ultra violet ink. the 4 inch wide printhead can contain more than 2,500 individual jetting elements to provide a resolution of between 150dpi and 1,200dpi. The printhead works by piezo electronic vibration of the relevant nozzles which causes a drop of ink to be released. The printhead is mechanically aligned with the printer and screwed into position. The printing face is made from stainless steel, with a metal frame housing a number of circuit boards required for operation of the printhead. Two plastic tubes are attached; one is to supply the ink, the other is for cleaning purposes.
Keywords
  • PRINTERS
  • SECTIONS
  • PART OF
  • PRINTING EQUIPMENT PARTS
  • OF STAINLESS STEEL
  • INKJET PRINTHEADS
  • PRINTHEADS
  • INKJET PRINTERS
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 8443 - Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof. GIR 6 - Has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 8443 99 – Parts and Accessories. Digit Code: 844399 90 – Other than elsewhere specified in this subheading. Also Classified in Accordance with: Section Note 2 (B) to Section XVI Harmonized System Explanatory Notes (HSEN's) to Heading 8443