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This section is Advance Tariff Ruling Information for ruling 600016365

Start date
13 Oct 2026
Expiry date
12 Oct 2029
Description
A cylindrical stainless steel shaft measuring approximately 18 inches in length and ½ inch in diameter, incorporating a central threaded section of approximately 3½ inches. The product is specifically designed for use in the chin-rest assembly of ophthalmic optical testing equipment.
Keywords
  • OPHTHALMIC EQUIPMENT
  • FOR TESTING
  • PART OF
  • FOR MEDICAL USE
  • OF STAINLESS STEEL
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 9018 - Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electromedical apparatus and sight-testing instruments. GIR 6 - Has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 901850 - Other ophthalmic instruments and appliances. 8-digit code 90185090 – Optical. Also classified in accordance with: Chapter 90 Note 2 (b). Harmonized System Explanatory Notes (HSENs) Note (I) (C) to heading 9018.