Information for ruling 600014971
This section is Advance Tariff Ruling
- Start date
- 25 Feb 2026
- Expiry date
- 24 Feb 2029
- Commodity code
- 8443321000 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- Thermal Transfer Printers are typically used to print date codes, batch codes, barcodes and other information (example ingredients, logos, marketing material) onto typically flexible packaging and labels. Typical industries include industrial food and beverage manufacturers. The printer is made from aluminium and stainless-steel enclosure and contains electronics including a microprocessor and a thermal print -head. Power is provided by mains passing through an external power supply before connection to the printer. An optional user interface contains a plastic bezel with a LCD screen, connected via a USB cable. Additionally, ethernet port/s are present for communications and daisy chaining. A substrate is typically indexed under the printer (maybe stationary or moving during the printing function), with an inked ribbon directly above it. A thermal printhead is used to apply both pressure and heat at a pixel level to enable to ink to be transferred to the substrate, the action of switching the pixels on and off results in the readable message. The printer is packed in a hand carriable cardboard box weighing up to 14kg depending on model and option.
- Keywords
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- ETHERNET DEVICES
- FOR PRINTING
- THERMAL PRINTER HEADS
- THERMAL PRINTERS
- ELECTROMECHANICAL
- OF BASE METALS
- ELECTRONICS
- 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) 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 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 5 (b) has been used to identify the type of packaging - Packed in a hand carriable cardboard box. GIR 6 - Has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 8443 32 - other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined Digit Code: 844332 10 - Other, capable of connecting to an automatic data-processing machine or to a network; printers. Also Classified in Accordance with: Harmonized System Explanatory Notes (HSENs) (II) & (A) to Heading 8443