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This section is Advance Tariff Ruling Information for ruling 600016367
- Start date
- 16 Oct 2026
- Expiry date
- 15 Oct 2029
- Commodity code
- 9031499000 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- A machine vision inspection systems for contact lens manufacturing. It uses cameras, optical systems to capture images of the dry lenses in the process of soft contact manufacturing, and use machine vision algorithm to process the image to produce the results of pass or fail. This is an intelligent quality control system. The system is packaged with boxes and crates and will shipped to a machine builder to integrate into the whole production line or machine.
- Keywords
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- MACHINERY
- INSPECTION SYSTEM
- WITH OPTICAL SYSTEMS
- CONTACT LENSES
- CAMERAS
- COMPONENTS AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT
- CONVEYOR BELTS
- COMPUTERIZED
- 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 3 C – Has been used as it is considered there is no essential character, and therefore has been classified to last in numerical order within the Tariff. GIR 5 B - Has been used to identify the type of packaging - Packaged with boxes and crates. GIR 6 - Has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 9031 49 - For Other optical instruments and appliances; For Other 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: 903149 90- Other than; Profile projectors. Also classified in accordance with: Note 3 to Section XVI Note 3 to Chapter 90 Harmonized System Explanatory Notes (HSEN’s) (I) to 9031 - Paragraph (I) (A) (14) - Checking Standards -Measuring or checking instruments, appliances, and machines.