Information for ruling 600015667
This section is Advance Tariff Ruling
- Start date
- 29 Apr 2026
- Expiry date
- 28 Apr 2029
- Commodity code
- 8516108090 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- A self contained hand washing unit intended for use in vehicles and mobile work environments where there is no permanent water supply. It incorporates an integrated water reservoir, a 12 volt electrically driven pump and hot and cold taps to deliver water on demand. The unit is designed to operate from a vehicle electrical system and is typically installed in commercial vehicles, workshops, or service vans. It provides a means of basic hand hygiene where mains water is not available and is supplied as a complete assembly for permanent or semi permanent installation. Water is dispensed into a removable plastic basin. Dimensions: 520×300×230 mm (folded), depth 405 mm open; weight 6.5 kg
- Keywords
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- FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
- DISPENSER
- WATER HEATERS
- TAPS, COCKS AND VALVES
- CONTAINERS
- 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 8516 - Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space-heating apparatus and soil-heating apparatus; electrothermic hairdressing apparatus (for example, hairdryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric smoothing irons; other electrothermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of heading 8545 GIR 6 has been used to classify the goods to sub-heading 8516.10 - Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters Code to 8 digits - 8516.1080 Code to 10 digits - 8516 1080 90 – other than Tubular heating element with mounting flange for washing machines, with: -a nominal output power of 1 700 w at 230 v ac supply voltage, -a weight of 230 g or more but not more than 250 g, -a thickness of the external flange of 2 mm or more, -isolation bushes of steatite or ceramic, and -no flat zones in the design, for use in the manufacture of home appliance products and their components Also classified in accordance with :- Group A of Harmonised Standard Explanatory Notes (HSENs) to heading – 8516