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Information for ruling 600015608

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
22 Jun 2026
Expiry date
21 Jun 2029
Description
An aqueous ionomer dispersion, consisting of a perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) polymer dispersed in water Used in membranes and catalyst layers for fuel cells to conduct ions Packaged in drums
Keywords
  • ION EXCHANGERS
  • POLYMERS
  • ACIDS
  • AS LIQUID
  • IN AQUEOUS DISPERSION
  • CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS
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 3914 - Ion-exchangers based on polymers of headings 3901 to 3913, in primary forms GIR 5b has been used to identify the type of packaging – drums 10 digit code 3914000090 – Other than aqueous suspension, containing by weight -20% or more but not more than 30% of beaded agarose, modified with nitrilotriacetic acid and loaded with divalent nickel ions (cas rn 1615227-97-8), and -20% or more but not more than 30% of ethanol (cas rn 64-17-5) Also classified in accordance with: HSEN to 3914