HEADING 87.04 - MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE TRANSPORT OF GOODS (+) .

110 COMMODITIES

8704.10 - Dumpers designed for off-highway use

- Other with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)

8704.21 - - g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes

8704.22 - - g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes

8704.23 - - g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes

- Other with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine :

8704.31 - - g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes

8704.32 - - g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes

8704.90 - Other

This heading covers in particular :

Ordinary lorries and vans (flat tarpaulin-covered closed etc.); delivery trucks and vans of all kinds removal vans; lorries with automatic discharging devices (tipping lorries etc.); tankers (whether or not fitted with pumps); refrigerated or insulated lorries; multi-floored lorries for the transport of acid in carboys cylinders of butane etc.; dropframe heavy-duty lorries with loading ramps for the transport of tanks lifting or excavating machinery electrical transformers etc.; lorries specially constructed for the transport of fresh concrete other than concrete- mixer lorries of heading 87.05; refuse collectors whether or not fitted with loading compressing damping etc. devices. This heading also covers :

(1) Dumpers sturdily built vehicles with a tipping or bottom opening body designed for the transport of excavated or other materials. These vehicles which may have a rigid or articulated chassis are generally fitted with off-the-road wheels and can work over soft ground. Both heavy and light dumpers are included in this group; the latter are sometimes characterised by a two-way seat two seats facing in opposite directions or by two steering wheels to enable the vehicles to be steered with the driver facing the body for unloading.

(2) Shuttle cars. These vehicles are used in mines to transport coal or ore from the hewing machinery to the conveyor belts. They are heavy underslung vehicles equipped with tyres and fitted with internal combustion piston engines or electric motors; they unload automatically by means of a conveyor belt which forms the floor of the vehicle.

(3) Self-loading vehicles equipped with winches elevating devices etc. but designed essentially for transport purposes.

(4) Road-rail lorries specially equipped to travel both by road and rail. These vehicles the road-wheels of which rest on the railway track are fitted at the front and rear with a bogie-type device which can be raised by means of a jack to allow the vehicle to travel by road. Motor vehicle chassis fitted with an engine and cab are also classified here.

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The heading also excludes :

(a)Straddle carriers used in factories warehouses dock areas or airports etc. for the handling of long loads or containers (heading 84.26).

(b)Loader-transporters used in mines (heading 84.29).

(c)Motorcycles motor-scooters or motorised cycles constructed for the transport of goods (heading 87.11).

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Subheading Explanatory Notes.

Subheading 8704.10

These dumpers can generally be distinguished from other vehicles for the transport of goods (in particular tipping lorries) by the following characteristics :

- the dumper body is made of very strong steel sheets; its front part is extended over the driver's cab to protect the cab; the whole or part of the floor slopes upwards towards the rear; - in some cases the driver's cab is half-width only;

- lack of axle suspension;

- high braking capacity;

- limited speed and area of operation;

- special earth-moving tyres;

- because of their sturdy construction the tare weight/payload ratio does not exceed 1 : 1.6;

- the body may be heated by exhaust gases to prevent materials from sticking or freezing. It should be noted however that certain dumpers are specially designed for working in mines or tunnels for example those with a bottom-opening body. These have some of the characteristics mentioned above but do not have a cab or an extended protective front part of the body.

Subheadings 8704.21 8704.22 8704.23 8704.31 and 8704.32

The g.v.w. (gross vehicle weight) is the road weight specified by the manufacturer as being the maximum design weight capacity of the vehicle. This weight is the combined weight of the vehicle the maximum specified load the driver and a tank full of fuel.

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