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This section is Advance Tariff Ruling Information for ruling 600016127
- Start date
- 04 Aug 2026
- Expiry date
- 03 Aug 2029
- Commodity code
- 3205000090 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- Pigment mixture preparation based on aluminium lake with other diluents such as secondary colourants, a polymer and a plasticiser. It is used for the colour coating of pharmaceutical and dietary supplement oral dose tablets. The product's primary colourant is an aluminium lake. The polymer is used to act as a glue and allow the colour to stick to the tablet. The plasticiser is used to minimise friability, reducing the risk of the coating crumbling. It is packed in 20-25kg polyethylene bags sealed with a zip tie and packed in a cardboard box.
- Keywords
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- QUINOLINE COMPOUNDS
- FOR COLOURING
- TITANIUM DIOXIDE DYES
- COLOUR LAKES
- AS POWDER
- CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS
- ALUMINIUM
- 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 to heading 3205 - Colour lakes; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on colour lakes. GIR 5B Has been used to determine the packaging - 20-25kg Polyethylene bags sealed with a zip tie and packed in a cardboard box. 10 Digit Code 3205000090 - Other than elsewhere specified in this heading. Also classified in accordance with: Chapter Note 3 to Chapter 32 Harmonised System Explanatory Note to Heading 3205