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This section is Advance Tariff Ruling Information for ruling 600016102
- Start date
- 09 Oct 2026
- Expiry date
- 08 Oct 2029
- Commodity code
- 9031499000 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- A portable, handheld optical measuring device designed to measure and check railway wheelsets. The device uses non-contact laser light-section technology to capture wheel profile, diameter, back-to-back distance and other wheelset geometrical measurements. The handheld sensor transmits the measurement data to a tablet running dedicated software for processing, evaluation and display.
- Keywords
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- LASERS
- FOR TESTING
- LOCOMOTIVES
- CHECKING INSTRUMENTS
- OPTICAL TYPE MEASURING EQUIPMENT
- 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 9031 - Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; profile projectors. GIR 6 - Has been used to classify the goods to subheading 903149 - Other optical instruments and appliances: Other than for inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits) or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices (including integrated circuits). 8-digit code 90314990 - Other than profile projectors. Also classified in accordance with: Chapter 90 Note 5. Harmonized System Explanatory Notes (HSEN) Note (I) (A) (14) to heading 9031.