Information for ruling 600012588
This section is Advance Tariff Ruling
- Start date
- 25 Mar 2025
- Expiry date
- 24 Mar 2028
- Commodity code
- 8713900000 (opens in new tab)
- Description
- ‘Camel Lite’ is a powered mobility folding wheelchair that is extra light – it has brushless motor and an intelligent controller The camel lite has a shaped seat cushion, flip up armrest – the brushless controller sits at the end of one of the armrests- this features power switch, battery display, horn, speed display, accelerate, decelerate, charging and programming slots- there are 2 versions that have same controls but slightly different lay out The Lithium battery sits under the seat, the chair comes with aluminium forks with 7” front wheels and 8” back wheels with anti-tipper wheels that sit in between the 2 back wheels. Foldable footrest and a storage bag that is attached to the back of the seat The disability carriage is packaged and housed in an outer 3 ply cardboard carton, inside it is secured using specifically shaped dense foam to ensure there is zero to little movement inside of the overall packaging, The battery is disconnected from the scooter itself ensuring it is isolated during transit and storage
- Keywords
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- BATTERY-OPERATED
- AIDS FOR THE DISABLED
- WHEELCHAIRS
- WITH SINGLE SEAT
- WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR
- FOR DISABLED PERSONS
- 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 8713: Carriages for disabled persons, whether or not motorised or otherwise mechanically propelled GIR 5 (b) has been used to identify the type of packaging. GIR 6 has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 871390: Other than not mechanically propelled Also classified in accordance with: Harmonized System Explanatory Notes (HSEN's) to heading 87.13