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This section is Advance Tariff Ruling Information for ruling 600016969
- Start date
- 13 Oct 2026
- Expiry date
- 12 Oct 2029
- Commodity code
- 3402509000 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- A pack of 180 wipes that are pre-saturated with Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK). Each wipe is approximately 15 cm x 14 cm and weigh 50 gr/m2. They are white in colour and are made from nonwoven 100% viscose material. The wipes are used in aerospace, automotive industries for surface preparation and cleaning, also for industrial maintenance. There is approximately 0.6 L of MEK per pack. The wipes are packages within a heat-sealed plastic bag for retail sale.
- Keywords
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- PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE
- IMPREGNATED TOWELETTES
- NONWOVENS
- VISCOSE
- WIPES
- FOR DEGREASING
- MEK
- METHYL ETHYL KETONE
- IMPREGNATED WIPES
- FOR CLEANING
- 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 3402: Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading 3401. GIR 5B - Has been used to identify the type of packaging: Plastic bag. GIR 6 - Has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 340250: Preparations put up for retail sale. 8 Digit Code 34025090: Washing preparations and cleaning preparations. Also classified in accordance with: Harmonized System Explanatory Notes (HSEN’s) to heading 3402 (C)