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Section XVI

MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; PARTS THEREOF; SOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, TELEVISION IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF SUCH ARTICLES

Notes.

1.Ā Ā  This Section does not coverĀ :

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (a)Ā Ā  Transmission or conveyor belts or belting, of plastics of ChapterĀ 39, or of vulcanised rubber (headingĀ 40.10), or other articles of a kind used in machinery or mechanical or electrical appliances or for other technical uses, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber (headingĀ 40.16);

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (b)Ā Ā  Articles of leather or of composition leather (headingĀ 42.05) or of furskin (headingĀ 43.03), of a kind used in machinery or mechanical appliances or for other technical uses;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (c)Ā Ā  Bobbins, spools, cops, cones, cores, reels or similar supports, of any material (for example, ChapterĀ 39, 40, 44 or 48 or SectionĀ XV);

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (d)Ā Ā  Perforated cards for Jacquard or similar machines (for example, ChapterĀ 39 or 48 or SectionĀ XV);

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (e)Ā Ā  Transmission or conveyor belts or belting of textile material (headingĀ 59.10) or other articles of textile material for technical uses (headingĀ 59.11);

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (f)Ā Ā  Precious or semi‑precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) of headingsĀ 71.02 to 71.04, or articles wholly of such stones of headingĀ 71.16, except unmounted worked sapphires and diamonds for styli (headingĀ 85.22);

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (g)Ā Ā  Parts of general use, as defined in NoteĀ 2 to SectionĀ XV, of base metal (SectionĀ XV), or similar goods of plastics (ChapterĀ 39);

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (h)Ā Ā  Drill pipe (headingĀ 73.04);

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (ij)Ā Ā  Endless belts of metal wire or strip (SectionĀ XV);

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (k)Ā Ā  Articles of ChapterĀ 82 or 83;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (l)Ā Ā Ā  Articles of SectionĀ XVII;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (m) Articles of ChapterĀ 90;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (n)Ā Ā  Clocks, watches or other articles of ChapterĀ 91;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (o)Ā Ā  Interchangeable tools of headingĀ 82.07 or brushes of a kind used as parts of machines (headingĀ 96.03); similar interchangeable tools are to be classified according to the constituent material of their working part (for example, in ChapterĀ 40, 42, 43, 45 or 59 or headingĀ 68.04 or 69.09);

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (p)Ā Ā  Articles of ChapterĀ 95; or

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (q)Ā Ā  Typewriter or similar ribbons, whether or not on spools or in cartridges (classified according to their constituent material, or in headingĀ 96.12 if inked or otherwise prepared for giving impressions), or monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles, of headingĀ 96.20.

2.‑  Subject to NoteĀ 1 to this Section, NoteĀ 1 to ChapterĀ 84 and NoteĀ 1 to ChapterĀ 85, parts of machines (not being parts of the articles of headingĀ 84.84, 85.44, 85.45, 85.46 or 85.47) are to be classified according to the following rulesĀ :

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (a) Parts which are goods included in any of the headings of ChapterĀ 84 or 85 (other than headingsĀ 84.09, 84.31, 84.48, 84.66, 84.73, 84.87, 85.03, 85.22, 85.29, 85.38 and 85.48) are in all cases to be classified in their respective headings;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (b) Other parts, if suitable for use solely or principally with a particular kind of machine, or with a number of machines of the same heading (including a machine of headingĀ 84.79 or 85.43) are to be classified with the machines of that kind or in headingĀ 84.09, 84.31, 84.48, 84.66, 84.73, 85.03, 85.22, 85.29 or 85.38 as appropriate. However, parts which are equally suitable for use principally with the goods of headingsĀ 85.17 and 85.25 to 85.28 are to be classified in headingĀ 85.17.

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (c)Ā  All other parts are to be classified in headingĀ 84.09, 84.31, 84.48, 84.66, 84.73, 85.03, 85.22, 85.29 or 85.38 as appropriate or, failing that, in headingĀ 84.87 or 85.48.

3.‑  Unless the context otherwise requires, composite machines consisting of two or more machines fitted together to form a whole and other machines designed for the purpose of performing two or more complementary or alternative functions are to be classified as if consisting only of that component or as being that machine which performs the principal function.

4.‑  Where a machine (including a combination of machines) consists of individual components (whether separate or interconnected by piping, by transmission devices, by electric cables or by other devices) intended to contribute together to a clearly defined function covered by one of the headings in ChapterĀ 84 or ChapterĀ 85, then the whole falls to be classified in the heading appropriate to that function.

5.‑  For the purposes of these Notes, the expression ā€œmachineā€ means any machine, machinery, plant, equipment, apparatus or appliance cited in the headings of ChapterĀ 84 or 85.

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Chapter 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

Notes.

1.‑  This Chapter does not coverĀ :

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (a) Electrically warmed blankets, bed pads, foot‑muffs or the like; electrically warmed clothing, footwear or ear pads or other electrically warmed articles worn on or about the person;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (b) Articles of glass of headingĀ 70.11;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (c)Ā  Machines and apparatus of headingĀ 84.86;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (d) Vacuum apparatus of a kind used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences (headingĀ 90.18); or

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (e)Ā  Electrically heated furniture of ChapterĀ 94.

2.‑  HeadingsĀ 85.01 to 85.04 do not apply to goods described in headingĀ 85.11, 85.12, 85.40, 85.41 orĀ 85.42.

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  However, metal tank mercury arc rectifiers remain classified in headingĀ 85.04.

3.‑  For the purposes of headingĀ 85.07, the expression ā€œelectric accumulatorsā€ includes those presented with ancillary components which contribute to the accumulator’s function of storing and supplying energy or protect it from damage, such as electrical connectors, temperature control devices (for example, thermistors) and circuit protection devices. They may also include a portion of the protective housing of the goods in which they are to be used.

4.‑  HeadingĀ 85.09Ā covers only the following electro‑mechanical machines of the kind commonly used for domestic purposesĀ :

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (a) Floor polishers, food grinders and mixers, and fruit or vegetable juice extractors, of any weight;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (b) Other machines provided the weight of such machines does not exceed 20Ā kg.

The heading does not, however, apply to fans or ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters (headingĀ 84.14), centrifugal clothes‑dryers (headingĀ 84.21), dish washing machines (headingĀ 84.22), household washing machines (headingĀ 84.50), roller or other ironing machines (headingĀ 84.20 or 84.51), sewing machines (headingĀ 84.52), electric scissors (headingĀ 84.67) or to electrothermic appliances (headingĀ 85.16).

5.‑  For the purposes of headingĀ 85.23Ā :

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (a) ā€œSolid-state non-volatile storage devicesā€ (for example, ā€œflash memory cardsā€ or ā€œflash electronic storage cardsā€) are storage devices with a connecting socket, comprising in the same housing one or more flash memories (for example, ā€œFLASH E2PROMā€) in the form of integrated circuits mounted on a printed circuit board.Ā  They may include a controller in the form of an integrated circuit and discrete passive components, such as capacitors and resistors;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (b) The term ā€œsmart cardsā€ means cards which have embedded in them one or more electronic integrated circuits (a microprocessor, random access memory (RAM) or read-only memory (ROM)) in the form of chips.Ā  These cards may contain contacts, a magnetic stripe or an embedded antenna but do not contain any other active or passive circuit elements.

6.‑  For the purposes of headingĀ 85.34 ā€œprinted circuitsā€ are circuits obtained by forming on an insulating base, by any printing process (for example, embossing, plating‑up, etching) or by the ā€œfilm circuitā€ technique, conductor elements, contacts or other printed components (for example, inductances, resistors, capacitors) alone or interconnected according to a pre‑established pattern, other than elements which can produce, rectify, modulate or amplify an electrical signal (for example, semiconductor elements).

The expression ā€œprinted circuitsā€ does not cover circuits combined with elements other than those obtained during the printing process, nor does it cover individual, discrete resistors, capacitors or inductances. Printed circuits may, however, be fitted with non‑printed connecting elements.

Thin‑ or thick‑film circuits comprising passive and active elements obtained during the same technological process are to be classified in headingĀ 85.42.

7.‑  For the purpose of headingĀ 85.36, ā€œconnectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cablesā€ means connectors that simply mechanically align optical fibres end to end in a digital line system. They perform no other function, such as the amplification, regeneration or modification of a signal.

8.‑  HeadingĀ 85.37 does not include cordless infrared devices for the remote control of television receivers or other electrical equipment (headingĀ 85.43).

9.‑  For the purposes of headingsĀ 85.41 and 85.42Ā :

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (a) ā€œDiodes, transistors and similar semiconductor devicesā€ are semiconductor devices the operation of which depends on variations in resistivity on the application of an electric field;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (b) ā€œElectronic integrated circuitsā€ areĀ :

(i)Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Monolithic integrated circuits in which the circuit elements (diodes, transistors, resistors, capacitors, inductances, etc.) are created in the mass (essentially) and on the surface of a semiconductor or compound semiconductor material (for example, doped silicon, gallium arsenide, silicon germanium, indium phosphide) and are inseparably associated;

(ii)Ā Ā Ā Ā  Hybrid integrated circuits in which passive elements (resistors, capacitors, inductances, etc.), obtained by thin- or thick-film technology, and active elements (diodes, transistors, monolithic integrated circuits, etc.), obtained by semiconductor technology, are combined to all intents and purposes indivisibly, by interconnections or interconnecting cables, on a single insulating substrate (glass, ceramic, etc.). These circuits may also include discrete components;

(iii)Ā Ā Ā  Multichip integrated circuits consisting of two or more interconnected monolithic integrated circuits combined to all intents and purposes indivisibly, whether or not on one or more insulating substrates, with or without leadframes, but with no other active or passive circuit elements.

(iv)Ā Ā  Multi-component integrated circuits (MCOs)Ā : a combination of one or more monolithic, hybrid, or multi-chip integrated circuits with at least one of the following componentsĀ : silicon-based sensors, actuators, oscillators, resonators or combinations thereof, or components performing the functions of articles classifiable under headingĀ 85.32, 85.33, 85.41, or inductors classifiable under headingĀ 85.04, formed to all intents and purposes indivisibly into a single body like an integrated circuit, as a component of a kind used for assembly onto a printed circuit board (PCB) or other carrier, through the connecting of pins, leads, balls, lands, bumps, or pads.

For the purpose of this definitionĀ :

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  1.Ā Ā  ā€œComponentsā€ may be discrete, manufactured independently then assembled onto the rest of the MCO, or integrated into other components.

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  2.Ā Ā  ā€œSilicon basedā€ means built on a silicon substrate, or made of silicon materials, or manufactured onto integrated circuit die.

Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  3.Ā Ā  (a)Ā Ā Ā  ā€œSilicon based sensorsā€ consist of microelectronic or mechanical structures that are created in the mass or on the surface of aĀ semiconductor and that have the function of detecting physical or chemical quantities and transducing these into electric signals, caused by resulting variations in electric properties or displacement of a mechanical structure. ā€œPhysical or chemical quantitiesā€ relates to real world phenomena, such as pressure, acoustic waves, acceleration, vibration, movement, orientation, strain, magnetic field strength, electric field strength, light, radioactivity, humidity, flow, chemicals concentration, etc.

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (b)Ā Ā Ā  ā€œSilicon based actuatorsā€ consist of microelectronic and mechanical structures that are created in the mass or on the surface of a semiconductor and that have the function of converting electrical signals into physical movement.

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (c)Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€œSilicon based resonatorsā€ are components that consist of microelectronic or mechanical structures that are created in the mass or on the surface of a semiconductor and have the function of generating a mechanical or electrical oscillation of a predefined frequency that depends on the physical geometry of these structures in response to an external input.

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (d)Ā Ā Ā  ā€œSilicon based oscillatorsā€ are active components that consist of microelectronic or mechanical structures that are created in the mass or on the surface of a semiconductor and that have the function of generating a mechanical or electrical oscillation of a predefined frequency that depends on the physical geometry of these structures.

For the classification of the articles defined in this Note, headingsĀ 85.41 and 85.42 shall take precedenceover any other heading in the Nomenclature, except in the case of headingĀ 85.23, which might cover them by reference to, in particular, their function.

10.‑  For the purposes of headingĀ 85.48, ā€œspent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulatorsā€ are those which are neither usable as such because of breakage, cutting-up, wear or other reasons, nor capable of being recharged.

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Subheading Note.

1.‑   SubheadingĀ 8527.12Ā covers only cassette-players with built-in amplifier, without built-in loudspeaker, capable of operating without an external source of electric power and the dimensions of which do not exceed 170Ā mm x 100Ā mm x 45Ā mm.

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Heading 8516

Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus (for example, hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric smoothing irons; other electro-thermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of headingĀ 85.45.

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8516.10

- Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters

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8516.2

- Electric space heating apparatus and electric soil heating apparatusĀ  :

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8516.21

-- Storage heating radiators

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8516.29

-- Other

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8516.3

- Electro-thermic hair-dressing or hand-drying apparatusĀ  :

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8516.31

-- Hair dryers

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8516.32

-- Other hair-dressing apparatus

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8516.33

-- Hand-drying apparatus

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8516.40

- Electric smoothing irons

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8516.50

- Microwave ovens

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8516.60

- Other ovens; cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters

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8516.7

- Other electro-thermic appliancesĀ  :

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8516.71

-- Coffee or tea makers

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8516.72

-- Toasters

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-- Other

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8516.80

- Electric heating resistors

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- Parts

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Section XVI

MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; PARTS THEREOF; SOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, TELEVISION IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF SUCH ARTICLES

Notes.

1.Ā Ā  This Section does not coverĀ :

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (a)Ā Ā  Transmission or conveyor belts or belting, of plastics of ChapterĀ 39, or of vulcanised rubber (headingĀ 40.10), or other articles of a kind used in machinery or mechanical or electrical appliances or for other technical uses, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber (headingĀ 40.16);

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (b)Ā Ā  Articles of leather or of composition leather (headingĀ 42.05) or of furskin (headingĀ 43.03), of a kind used in machinery or mechanical appliances or for other technical uses;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (c)Ā Ā  Bobbins, spools, cops, cones, cores, reels or similar supports, of any material (for example, ChapterĀ 39, 40, 44 or 48 or SectionĀ XV);

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (d)Ā Ā  Perforated cards for Jacquard or similar machines (for example, ChapterĀ 39 or 48 or SectionĀ XV);

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (e)Ā Ā  Transmission or conveyor belts or belting of textile material (headingĀ 59.10) or other articles of textile material for technical uses (headingĀ 59.11);

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (f)Ā Ā  Precious or semi‑precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) of headingsĀ 71.02 to 71.04, or articles wholly of such stones of headingĀ 71.16, except unmounted worked sapphires and diamonds for styli (headingĀ 85.22);

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (g)Ā Ā  Parts of general use, as defined in NoteĀ 2 to SectionĀ XV, of base metal (SectionĀ XV), or similar goods of plastics (ChapterĀ 39);

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (h)Ā Ā  Drill pipe (headingĀ 73.04);

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (ij)Ā Ā  Endless belts of metal wire or strip (SectionĀ XV);

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (k)Ā Ā  Articles of ChapterĀ 82 or 83;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (l)Ā Ā Ā  Articles of SectionĀ XVII;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (m) Articles of ChapterĀ 90;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (n)Ā Ā  Clocks, watches or other articles of ChapterĀ 91;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (o)Ā Ā  Interchangeable tools of headingĀ 82.07 or brushes of a kind used as parts of machines (headingĀ 96.03); similar interchangeable tools are to be classified according to the constituent material of their working part (for example, in ChapterĀ 40, 42, 43, 45 or 59 or headingĀ 68.04 or 69.09);

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (p)Ā Ā  Articles of ChapterĀ 95; or

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (q)Ā Ā  Typewriter or similar ribbons, whether or not on spools or in cartridges (classified according to their constituent material, or in headingĀ 96.12 if inked or otherwise prepared for giving impressions), or monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles, of headingĀ 96.20.

2.‑  Subject to NoteĀ 1 to this Section, NoteĀ 1 to ChapterĀ 84 and NoteĀ 1 to ChapterĀ 85, parts of machines (not being parts of the articles of headingĀ 84.84, 85.44, 85.45, 85.46 or 85.47) are to be classified according to the following rulesĀ :

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (a) Parts which are goods included in any of the headings of ChapterĀ 84 or 85 (other than headingsĀ 84.09, 84.31, 84.48, 84.66, 84.73, 84.87, 85.03, 85.22, 85.29, 85.38 and 85.48) are in all cases to be classified in their respective headings;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (b) Other parts, if suitable for use solely or principally with a particular kind of machine, or with a number of machines of the same heading (including a machine of headingĀ 84.79 or 85.43) are to be classified with the machines of that kind or in headingĀ 84.09, 84.31, 84.48, 84.66, 84.73, 85.03, 85.22, 85.29 or 85.38 as appropriate. However, parts which are equally suitable for use principally with the goods of headingsĀ 85.17 and 85.25 to 85.28 are to be classified in headingĀ 85.17.

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (c)Ā  All other parts are to be classified in headingĀ 84.09, 84.31, 84.48, 84.66, 84.73, 85.03, 85.22, 85.29 or 85.38 as appropriate or, failing that, in headingĀ 84.87 or 85.48.

3.‑  Unless the context otherwise requires, composite machines consisting of two or more machines fitted together to form a whole and other machines designed for the purpose of performing two or more complementary or alternative functions are to be classified as if consisting only of that component or as being that machine which performs the principal function.

4.‑  Where a machine (including a combination of machines) consists of individual components (whether separate or interconnected by piping, by transmission devices, by electric cables or by other devices) intended to contribute together to a clearly defined function covered by one of the headings in ChapterĀ 84 or ChapterĀ 85, then the whole falls to be classified in the heading appropriate to that function.

5.‑  For the purposes of these Notes, the expression ā€œmachineā€ means any machine, machinery, plant, equipment, apparatus or appliance cited in the headings of ChapterĀ 84 or 85.

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Chapter 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

Notes.

1.‑  This Chapter does not coverĀ :

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (a) Electrically warmed blankets, bed pads, foot‑muffs or the like; electrically warmed clothing, footwear or ear pads or other electrically warmed articles worn on or about the person;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (b) Articles of glass of headingĀ 70.11;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (c)Ā  Machines and apparatus of headingĀ 84.86;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (d) Vacuum apparatus of a kind used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences (headingĀ 90.18); or

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (e)Ā  Electrically heated furniture of ChapterĀ 94.

2.‑  HeadingsĀ 85.01 to 85.04 do not apply to goods described in headingĀ 85.11, 85.12, 85.40, 85.41 orĀ 85.42.

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  However, metal tank mercury arc rectifiers remain classified in headingĀ 85.04.

3.‑  For the purposes of headingĀ 85.07, the expression ā€œelectric accumulatorsā€ includes those presented with ancillary components which contribute to the accumulator’s function of storing and supplying energy or protect it from damage, such as electrical connectors, temperature control devices (for example, thermistors) and circuit protection devices. They may also include a portion of the protective housing of the goods in which they are to be used.

4.‑  HeadingĀ 85.09Ā covers only the following electro‑mechanical machines of the kind commonly used for domestic purposesĀ :

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (a) Floor polishers, food grinders and mixers, and fruit or vegetable juice extractors, of any weight;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (b) Other machines provided the weight of such machines does not exceed 20Ā kg.

The heading does not, however, apply to fans or ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters (headingĀ 84.14), centrifugal clothes‑dryers (headingĀ 84.21), dish washing machines (headingĀ 84.22), household washing machines (headingĀ 84.50), roller or other ironing machines (headingĀ 84.20 or 84.51), sewing machines (headingĀ 84.52), electric scissors (headingĀ 84.67) or to electrothermic appliances (headingĀ 85.16).

5.‑  For the purposes of headingĀ 85.23Ā :

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (a) ā€œSolid-state non-volatile storage devicesā€ (for example, ā€œflash memory cardsā€ or ā€œflash electronic storage cardsā€) are storage devices with a connecting socket, comprising in the same housing one or more flash memories (for example, ā€œFLASH E2PROMā€) in the form of integrated circuits mounted on a printed circuit board.Ā  They may include a controller in the form of an integrated circuit and discrete passive components, such as capacitors and resistors;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (b) The term ā€œsmart cardsā€ means cards which have embedded in them one or more electronic integrated circuits (a microprocessor, random access memory (RAM) or read-only memory (ROM)) in the form of chips.Ā  These cards may contain contacts, a magnetic stripe or an embedded antenna but do not contain any other active or passive circuit elements.

6.‑  For the purposes of headingĀ 85.34 ā€œprinted circuitsā€ are circuits obtained by forming on an insulating base, by any printing process (for example, embossing, plating‑up, etching) or by the ā€œfilm circuitā€ technique, conductor elements, contacts or other printed components (for example, inductances, resistors, capacitors) alone or interconnected according to a pre‑established pattern, other than elements which can produce, rectify, modulate or amplify an electrical signal (for example, semiconductor elements).

The expression ā€œprinted circuitsā€ does not cover circuits combined with elements other than those obtained during the printing process, nor does it cover individual, discrete resistors, capacitors or inductances. Printed circuits may, however, be fitted with non‑printed connecting elements.

Thin‑ or thick‑film circuits comprising passive and active elements obtained during the same technological process are to be classified in headingĀ 85.42.

7.‑  For the purpose of headingĀ 85.36, ā€œconnectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cablesā€ means connectors that simply mechanically align optical fibres end to end in a digital line system. They perform no other function, such as the amplification, regeneration or modification of a signal.

8.‑  HeadingĀ 85.37 does not include cordless infrared devices for the remote control of television receivers or other electrical equipment (headingĀ 85.43).

9.‑  For the purposes of headingsĀ 85.41 and 85.42Ā :

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (a) ā€œDiodes, transistors and similar semiconductor devicesā€ are semiconductor devices the operation of which depends on variations in resistivity on the application of an electric field;

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (b) ā€œElectronic integrated circuitsā€ areĀ :

(i)Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Monolithic integrated circuits in which the circuit elements (diodes, transistors, resistors, capacitors, inductances, etc.) are created in the mass (essentially) and on the surface of a semiconductor or compound semiconductor material (for example, doped silicon, gallium arsenide, silicon germanium, indium phosphide) and are inseparably associated;

(ii)Ā Ā Ā Ā  Hybrid integrated circuits in which passive elements (resistors, capacitors, inductances, etc.), obtained by thin- or thick-film technology, and active elements (diodes, transistors, monolithic integrated circuits, etc.), obtained by semiconductor technology, are combined to all intents and purposes indivisibly, by interconnections or interconnecting cables, on a single insulating substrate (glass, ceramic, etc.). These circuits may also include discrete components;

(iii)Ā Ā Ā  Multichip integrated circuits consisting of two or more interconnected monolithic integrated circuits combined to all intents and purposes indivisibly, whether or not on one or more insulating substrates, with or without leadframes, but with no other active or passive circuit elements.

(iv)Ā Ā  Multi-component integrated circuits (MCOs)Ā : a combination of one or more monolithic, hybrid, or multi-chip integrated circuits with at least one of the following componentsĀ : silicon-based sensors, actuators, oscillators, resonators or combinations thereof, or components performing the functions of articles classifiable under headingĀ 85.32, 85.33, 85.41, or inductors classifiable under headingĀ 85.04, formed to all intents and purposes indivisibly into a single body like an integrated circuit, as a component of a kind used for assembly onto a printed circuit board (PCB) or other carrier, through the connecting of pins, leads, balls, lands, bumps, or pads.

For the purpose of this definitionĀ :

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  1.Ā Ā  ā€œComponentsā€ may be discrete, manufactured independently then assembled onto the rest of the MCO, or integrated into other components.

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  2.Ā Ā  ā€œSilicon basedā€ means built on a silicon substrate, or made of silicon materials, or manufactured onto integrated circuit die.

Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  3.Ā Ā  (a)Ā Ā Ā  ā€œSilicon based sensorsā€ consist of microelectronic or mechanical structures that are created in the mass or on the surface of aĀ semiconductor and that have the function of detecting physical or chemical quantities and transducing these into electric signals, caused by resulting variations in electric properties or displacement of a mechanical structure. ā€œPhysical or chemical quantitiesā€ relates to real world phenomena, such as pressure, acoustic waves, acceleration, vibration, movement, orientation, strain, magnetic field strength, electric field strength, light, radioactivity, humidity, flow, chemicals concentration, etc.

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (b)Ā Ā Ā  ā€œSilicon based actuatorsā€ consist of microelectronic and mechanical structures that are created in the mass or on the surface of a semiconductor and that have the function of converting electrical signals into physical movement.

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (c)Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€œSilicon based resonatorsā€ are components that consist of microelectronic or mechanical structures that are created in the mass or on the surface of a semiconductor and have the function of generating a mechanical or electrical oscillation of a predefined frequency that depends on the physical geometry of these structures in response to an external input.

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  (d)Ā Ā Ā  ā€œSilicon based oscillatorsā€ are active components that consist of microelectronic or mechanical structures that are created in the mass or on the surface of a semiconductor and that have the function of generating a mechanical or electrical oscillation of a predefined frequency that depends on the physical geometry of these structures.

For the classification of the articles defined in this Note, headingsĀ 85.41 and 85.42 shall take precedenceover any other heading in the Nomenclature, except in the case of headingĀ 85.23, which might cover them by reference to, in particular, their function.

10.‑  For the purposes of headingĀ 85.48, ā€œspent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulatorsā€ are those which are neither usable as such because of breakage, cutting-up, wear or other reasons, nor capable of being recharged.

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Subheading Note.

1.‑   SubheadingĀ 8527.12Ā covers only cassette-players with built-in amplifier, without built-in loudspeaker, capable of operating without an external source of electric power and the dimensions of which do not exceed 170Ā mm x 100Ā mm x 45Ā mm.

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Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus (for example, hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric smoothing irons; other electro-thermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of headingĀ 85.45.

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8516.10

- Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters

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8516.2

- Electric space heating apparatus and electric soil heating apparatusĀ  :

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8516.21

-- Storage heating radiators

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8516.29

-- Other

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8516.3

- Electro-thermic hair-dressing or hand-drying apparatusĀ  :

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8516.31

-- Hair dryers

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8516.32

-- Other hair-dressing apparatus

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8516.33

-- Hand-drying apparatus

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8516.40

- Electric smoothing irons

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8516.50

- Microwave ovens

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8516.60

- Other ovens; cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters

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8516.7

- Other electro-thermic appliancesĀ  :

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8516.71

-- Coffee or tea makers

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8516.72

-- Toasters

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8516.79

-- Other

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8516.80

- Electric heating resistors

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8516.90

- Parts

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