Information for ruling 600014967
This section is Advance Tariff Ruling
- Start date
- 05 Mar 2026
- Expiry date
- 04 Mar 2029
- Commodity code
- 8207309000 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- Die Blank. Alloy steel is sawn and cold-formed into basic die shapes, each with a central wired hole. These blanks are used in the UK to produce precision dies for compressing powder into tablets in pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and confectionery industries. Each cardboard box contains approximately 50–90 pieces.
- Keywords
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- FOR PHARMACEUTICALS
- OF BASE METALS
- FOR CONFECTIONERY MANUFACTURE
- MACHINE TOOLS
- FOR PUNCHING
- DIES
- ALLOY STEELS
- 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 (GIRs): GIR 1 has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 8207 - Interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning or screw driving), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock-drilling or earth-boring tools GIR 5b has been used to identify the of packaging - cardboard box GIR 6 has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 8207 30 - Tools for pressing, stamping or punching 8 digit code 82073090 - Other than for working metal Also classified in accordance with: Harmonised System Explanatory Note (3) to heading 8207