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Information for ruling 600015549
This section is Advance Tariff Ruling
- Start date
- 04 Jun 2026
- Expiry date
- 03 Jun 2029
- Commodity code
- 7616999099 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- The product is a weather shield and a protective enclosure designed for use with a sensor system. It is manufactured primarily from powder-coated aluminium and is produced using standard metal fabrication processes such as cutting, forming and surface finishing. The weather shield is not handmade; the part is machine fabricated. It does not contain electronics or active components. The unit is intended to provide physical protection against environmental factors including rain, dust, debris and solar exposure. The product is supplied as a final assembly with mounting hardware and fittings, intended for installation over the sensor in outdoor or industrial environments. The final assembly is packaged in a cardboard box.
- Keywords
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- ALUMINIUM
- FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RAIN
- OF BASE METALS
- ACCESSORIES
- FOR PROTECTION
- 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 7616 - Other articles of aluminium. GIR 5 (b) - Has been used to identify the type of packaging as a cardboard box suitable for retail sale. GIR 6 - Has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 7616.99 – Other than; Cloth, grill, netting and fencing, of aluminium wire. 8 Digit Code 7616.99.90 – Other than; Cast. 10 Digit Code 7616.99.90.99 – Other than elsewhere specified in this heading. Also classified in accordance with: Section Note 3 to Section XV Harmonised System Explanatory Notes (HSEN) to heading 7616