Information for ruling 600015408
This section is Advance Tariff Ruling
- Start date
- 15 May 2026
- Expiry date
- 14 May 2029
- Commodity code
- 9018906000 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- Anaesthetic equipment accessory capture device for veterinary surgical use The Vet‑Dock is an anaesthetic gas capture accessory designed for use in veterinary surgical environments. The device is typically wall‑mounted, although alternative mounting options are available through separately purchased accessories. It operates on low‑voltage electricity (5V) and is supplied with an external power supply. The Vet‑Dock is used to capture waste anaesthetic gases produced during veterinary surgical procedures. It operates in conjunction with bespoke SID‑Cans (blue), which absorb waste anaesthetic gas from connected anaesthetic equipment. The approximate dimensions of the device are 500 mm × 267 mm × 250 mm. The product is supplied packaged in a disposable and recyclable cardboard box.
- Keywords
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- ANAESTHETIC EQUIPMENT
- FOR VETERINARY USE
- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
- ACCESSORIES
- 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 9018 - Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electromedical apparatus and sight-testing instruments GIR 5b has been used to identify the type of packaging - disposable and recyclable cardboard box GIR 6 has been used to classify the goods to sub-heading 901890 - Other instruments and appliances, other than elsewhere specified within this heading 8 Digit Code 90189060 - Anaesthetic apparatus and instruments Also classified in accordance with: Harmonised System Explanatory Notes (HSENs) Note (E) to heading 9018