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Information for ruling 600015072

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
22 Apr 2026
Expiry date
21 Apr 2029
Description
Black powder coated rack rails, typically manufactured from carbon steel, with standardised rack unit (U) hole spacing in accordance with the 19 inch rack format. Holes may be square for cage nuts or pre tapped threaded holes for screw fixing. They are mounting racking components, designed for permanent installation in standard 19 inch server and equipment racks. They provide vertical and horizontal fixing points to support and position rack mounted equipment. Used to secure rack mountable equipment such as servers, network switches, patch panels, and shelves within a rack cabinet. Non electrical, non mechanical components that do not perform an independent mechanical or electrical function. Supplied in pairs of two, they do not make complete racks or cabinets in their own right and are designed to be installed post-delivery.
Keywords
  • FOR FIXING
  • OF METAL
  • FOR FURNITURE
  • COMPUTER CABINETS
  • NETWORK SERVERS
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 8302 - Base-metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, chests, caskets or the like; base-metal hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar fixtures; castors with mountings of base metal; automatic door closers of base metal GIR 6 - Has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 8302 42 – Other mountings, fittings and similar articles; other, suitable for furniture 10 Digit Code 8302420090 – other than for use in civil aircraft Also classified in accordance with: Note 3 to Section XV Harmonized System Explanatory Notes (HSENs) to heading 8302