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Information for ruling 600015671

This section is Advance Tariff Ruling

Start date
02 Jun 2026
Expiry date
01 Jun 2029
Description
230 gr Mop Head. The mophead is made from a bundle of twisted yarn loops of cotton and polyester. It is mounted on a plastic (Polypropylene) socket adapter for attaching to a handle. It is to be used for cleaning floors for both for retail and janitorial markets. Available colours: Red, blue, white, green and yellow. 20 mops packed in a carton box. Box dimensions:l420mmx W320mmx H290mm.
Keywords
  • POLYPROPYLENE
  • PARTS
  • OF COTTON
  • MOPHEAD
  • FOR CLEANING
  • OF POLYESTER
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 9603 - Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles), hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorised, mops and feather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees (other than roller squeegees) GIR 2 (a) - has been used as the goods are incomplete but still hold the essential character of a mop GIR 5b - has been used to identify the type of packaging – 20 mops packed in a carton box. GIR 6 - has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 960390 – Other than elsewhere specified Eight Digit Code – 96039099 – Other than Road-sweeping brushes; household type brooms and brushes, including shoe brushes and clothes brushes; brushes for grooming animals Also classified in accordance with: Harmonised System Explanatory Notes (HSEN’s) to 9603 refers