A carbonated flavoured drink with 5% alcohol and sweetners. Ingredients include carbonated water, neutral spirits, flavours and sweetners. Packaged in 500ml cans for human consumption.
This ruling only covers The Beast unleashed White Mist.
Keywords
SWEETENERS
FLAVOUR
IN CANS
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
ACIDS
CARBONATED
FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
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 2208: Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 % vol; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages
GIR 5b has been used to identify the type of packaging – 500ml cans
GIR 6 has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 220890: Other than elsewhere specified
8 digit code 22089069: Other than elsewhere specified; Other spirituous beverages of 2 litres or less
Also classified in accordance with:
Harmonised System Explanatory Notes (HSEN)s to 2208 note (C)