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Information for ruling 600015748
This section is Advance Tariff Ruling
- Start date
- 19 Jun 2026
- Expiry date
- 18 Jun 2029
- Commodity code
- 8526100010 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- Model: RTA‑4B Manufacturer/OEM: Honeywell Type: Airborne radar receiver–transmitter (transceiver) System: Part of the RDR‑4B weather radar system used on aircraft Functional description The unit is a single integrated radar transceiver that: - Generates electromagnetic (RF/microwave) energy for transmission - Receives reflected signals from targets (weather, terrain, windshear) - Processes and demodulates the returned signals for display to the cockpit The RTA‑4B is an airborne radar receiver‑transmitter unit designed for installation in civil aircraft as part of a weather radar system. It is a solid-state radar transceiver that transmits microwave pulses and receives reflected signals from atmospheric targets. The unit processes these signals to enable detection of weather phenomena such as precipitation, turbulence, and windshear, providing situational awareness to the flight crew.
- Keywords
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- RECEIVERS
- FOR CIVIL AIRCRAFT
- TRANSMITTERS
- FOR TRANSMISSION OF SIGNALS
- RADAR APPARATUS
- 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)). GIR 1- Has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 8526 - Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus GIR 6 - has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 852610 - Radar apparatus 10 Digit Code 8526100010 - For use in civil aircraft Also classified in accordance with: NOTE 4 to Section XVI Harmonised system explanatory notes (HSENs) Note (2) to Heading 8526