NUCLEAR REACTORS BOILERS MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; PARTS THEREOF

Chapter Notes.

1.-This Chapter does not cover :

(a) Millstones grindstones or other articles of CHAPTER68;

(b) Machinery or appliances (for example pumps) of ceramic material and ceramic parts of machinery or appliances of any material (CHAPTER69);

(c) Laboratory glassware (heading No. 70.17); machinery appliances or other articles for technical uses or parts thereof of glass (heading No. 70.19 or 70.20);

(d) Articles of heading No. 73.21 or 73.22 or similar articles of other base metals (Chapters 74 to 76 or 78 to 81);

(e) Electro-mechanical tools for working in the hand of heading No. 85.08 or electro-mechanical domestic appliances of heading No. 85.09; or

(f) Hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers not motorised (heading No. 96.03).

2.-Subject to the operation of Note 3 to Section XVI a machine or appliance which answers to a description in one or more of the headings Nos. 84.01 to 84.24 and at the same time to a description in one or other of the headings Nos. 84.25 to 84.80 is to be classified under the appropriate heading of the former group and not the latter.

Heading No. 84.19 does not however cover :

(a) Germination plant incubators or brooders (heading No. 84.36);

(b) Grain dampening machines (heading No. 84.37);

(c) Diffusing apparatus for sugar juice extraction (heading No. 84.38);

(d) Machinery for the heat-treatment of textile yarns fabrics or made up textile articles (heading No. 84.51); or (e) Machinery or plant designed for a mechanical operation in which a change of temperature even if necessary is subsidiary.

Heading No. 84.22 does not cover :

(a) Sewing machines for closing bags or similar containers (heading No. 84.52); or

(b) Office machinery of heading No. 84.72.

Heading No. 84.24 does not cover :

Ink-jet printing machines (heading No. 84.43 or 84.71).

3.-A machine-tool for working any material which answers to a description in heading No. 84.56 and at the same time to a description in heading No. 84.57 84.58 84.59 84.6 84.61 84.64 or 84.65 is to be classified in heading No. 84.56.

4.-Heading No. 84.57 applies only to machine-tools for working metal other than lathes (including turning centres) which can carry out different types of machining operations either :

(a) by automatic tool change from a magazine or the like in conformity with a machining programme (machining centres)

(b) by the automatic use simultaneously or sequentially of different unit heads working on a fixed position workpiece (unit construction machines single station) or (c) by the automatic transfer of the workpiece to different unit heads (multi-station transfer machines).

84.01 - NUCLEAR REACTORS; FUEL ELEMENTS (CARTRIDGES) NON-IRRADIATED FOR NUCLEAR REACTORS; MACHINERY AND APPARATUS FOR ISOTOPIC SEPARATION.

84.02 - STEAM OR OTHER VAPOUR GENERATING BOILERS (OTHER THAN CENTRAL HEATING HOT WATER BOILERS CAPABLE ALSO OF PRODUCING LOW PRESSURE STEAM); SUPER-HEATED WATER BOILERS.

84.03 - CENTRAL HEATING BOILERS OTHER THAN THOSE OF HEADING No. 84.02.

84.04 - AUXILIARY PLANT FOR USE WITH BOILERS OF HEADING No. 84.02 or 84.03 (FOR EXAMPLE ECONOMISERS SUPER-HEATERS SOOT REMOVERS GAS RECOVERERS); CONDENSERS FOR STEAM OR OTHER VAPOUR POWER UNITS.

84.05 - PRODUCER GAS OR WATER GAS GENERATORS WITH OR WITHOUT THEIR PURIFIERS; ACETYLENE GAS GENERATORS AND SIMILAR WATER PROCESS GAS GENERATORS WITH OR WITHOUT THEIR PURIFIERS.

84.06 - STEAM TURBINES AND OTHER VAPOUR TURBINES.

84.07 - SPARK-IGNITION RECIPROCATING OR ROTARY INTERNAL COMBUS TION PISTON ENGINES (+) .

84.08 - COMPRESSION-IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES (DIESEL OR SEMI- DIESEL ENGINES).

84.09 - PARTS SUITABLE FOR USE SOLELY OR PRINCIPALLY WITH THE ENGINES OF HEADING No. 84.07 OR 84.08.

84.10 - HYDRAULIC TURBINES WATER WHEELS AND REGULATORS THEREFOR.

84.11 - TURBO-JETS TURBO-PROPELLERS AND OTHER GAS TURBINES (+) .

84.12 - OTHER ENGINES AND MOTORS.

84.13 - PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS WHETHER OR NOT FITTED WITH A MEASURING DEVICE; LIQUID ELEVATORS (+) .

84.14 - AIR OR VACUUM PUMPS AIR OR OTHER GAS COMPRESSORS AND FANS; VENTILATING OR RECYCLING HOODS INCORPORATING A FAN WHETHER OR NOT FITTED WITH FILTERS.

84.15 - AIR CONDITIONING MACHINES COMPRISING A MOTOR-DRIVEN FAN AND ELEMENTS FOR CHANGING THE TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY INCLUDING THOSE MACHINES IN WHICH THE HUMIDITY CANNOT BE SEPARATELY REGULATED (+) .

84.16 - FURNACE BURNERS FOR LIQUID FUEL FOR PULVERISED SOLID FUEL OR FOR GAS; MECHANICAL STOKERS INCLUDING THEIR MECHA NICAL GRATES MECHANICAL ASH DISCHARGERS AND SIMILAR APPLIANCES.

84.17 - INDUSTRIAL OR LABORATORY FURNACES AND OVENS INCLUDING INCINERATORS NON-ELECTRIC.

84.18 - REFRIGERATORS FREEZERS AND OTHER REFRIGERATING OR FREEZING EQUIPMENT ELECTRIC OR OTHER; HEAT PUMPS OTHER THAN AIR CONDITIONING MACHINES OF HEADING No. 84.15.

84.19 - MACHINERY PLANT OR LABORATORY EQUIPMENT WHETHER OR NOT ELECTRICALLY HEATED FOR THE TREATMENT OF MATERIALS BY A PROCESS INVOLVING A CHANGE OF TEMPERATURE SUCH AS HEATING COOKING ROASTING DISTILLING RECTIFYING STERILISING PASTEURISING STEAMING DRYING EVAPORATING VAPORISING CONDENSING OR COOLING OTHER THAN MACHINERY OR PLANT OF A KIND USED FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES; INSTANTANEOUS OR STORAGE WATER HEATERS NON- ELECTRIC.

84.20 - CALENDERING OR OTHER ROLLING MACHINES OTHER THAN FOR METALS OR GLASS AND CYLINDERS THEREFOR.

84.21 - CENTRIFUGES INCLUDING CENTRIFUGAL DRYERS; FILTERING OR PURIFYING MACHINERY AND APPARATUS FOR LIQUIDS OR GASES.

84.22 - DISH WASHING MACHINES; MACHINERY FOR CLEANING OR DRYING BOTTLES OR OTHER CONTAINERS; MACHINERY FOR FILLING CLOSING SEALING OR LABELLING BOTTLES CANS BOXES BAGS OR OTHER CONTAINERS; MACHINERY FOR CAPSULING BOTTLES JARS TUBES AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OTHER PACKING OR WRAPPING MACHINERY (INCLUDING HEAT-SHRINK WRAPPING MACHINERY); MACHINERY FOR AERATING BEVERAGES (+) .

84.23 - WEIGHING MACHINERY (EXCLUDING BALANCES OF A SENSITIVITY OF 5 cg OR BETTER) INCLUDING WEIGHT OPERATED COUNTING OR CHECKING MACHINES; WEIGHING MACHINE WEIGHTS OF ALL KINDS (+) .

84.24 - MECHANICAL APPLIANCES (WHETHER OR NOT HAND-OPERATED) FOR PROJECTING DISPERSING OR SPRAYING LIQUIDS OR POWDERS; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WHETHER OR NOT CHARGED; SPRAY GUNS AND SIMILAR APPLIANCES; STEAM OR SAND BLASTING MACHINES AND SIMILAR JET PROJECTING MACHINES (+) .

84.25 - PULLEY TACKLE AND HOISTS OTHER THAN SKIP HOISTS; WINCHES AND CAPSTANS;

JACKS.

84.26 - SHIPS' DERRICKS; CRANES INCLUDING CABLE CRANES; MOBILE LIFTING FRAMES STRADDLE CARRIERS AND WORKS TRUCKS FITTED WITH A CRANE.

84.27 - FORK-LIFT TRUCKS; OTHER WORKS TRUCKS FITTED WITH LIFTING OR HANDLING

EQUIPMENT.

84.28 - OTHER LIFTING HANDLING LOADING OR UNLOADING MACHINERY (FOR EXAMPLE LIFTS ESCALATORS CONVEYORS TELEFERICS).

84.29 - SELF-PROPELLED BULLDOZERS ANGLEDOZERS GRADERS LEVELLERS SCRAPERS  ECHANICAL SHOVELS EXCAVATORS SHOVEL LOADERS TAMPING MACHINES AND ROAD ROLLERS.

84.30 - OTHER MOVING GRADING LEVELLING SCRAPING EXCAVATING TAMPING COMPACTING EXTRACTING OR BORING MACHINERY FOR EARTH MINERALS OR ORES; PILE-DRIVERS AND PILE-EXTRACTORS; SNOW-PLOUGHS AND SNOW-BLOWERS (+) .

84.31 - PARTS SUITABLE FOR USE SOLELY OR PRINCIPALLY WITH THE  MACHINERY OF HEADINGS Nos. 84.25 TO 84.30.

84.32 - AGRICULTURAL HORTICULTURAL OR FORESTRY MACHINERY FOR SOIL PREPARATION OR CULTIVATION; LAWN OR SPORTS-GROUND ROLLERS.

84.33 - HARVESTING OR THRESHING MACHINERY INCLUDING STRAW OR FODDER BALERS; GRASS OR HAY MOWERS; MACHINES FOR CLEANING SORTING OR GRADING EGGS FRUIT OR OTHER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE OTHER THAN MACHINERY OF HEADING No. 84.37.

84.34 - MILKING MACHINES AND DAIRY MACHINERY.

84.35 - PRESSES CRUSHERS AND SIMILAR MACHINERY USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WINE CIDER FRUIT JUICES OR SIMILAR BEVERAGES.

84.36 - OTHER AGRICULTURAL HORTICULTURAL FORESTRY POULTRY-KEEPING OR BEE- KEEPING MACHINERY INCLUDING GERMINATION PLANT FITTED WITH MECHANICAL OR

THERMAL EQUIPMENT; POULTRY INCUBATORS AND BROODERS.

84.37 - MACHINES FOR CLEANING SORTING OR GRADING SEED GRAIN OR DRIED

LEGUMINOUS VEGETABLES; MACHINERY USED IN THE MILLING INDUSTRY OR FOR THE WORKING OF CEREALS OR DRIED LEGUMINOUS VEGETABLES OTHER THAN FARM- TYPE MACHINERY.

84.38 - MACHINERY NOT SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN THIS CHAPTER FOR THE INDUSTRIAL PREPARATION OR MANUFACTURE OF FOOD OR DRINK OTHER THAN MACHINERY FOR THE EXTRACTION OR PREPARATION OF ANIMAL OR FIXED VEGETABLE FATS OR OILS.

84.39 - MACHINERY FOR MAKING PULP OF FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL OR FOR MAKING OR FINISHING PAPER OR PAPERBOARD.

84.40 - BOOK-BINDING MACHINERY INCLUDING BOOK-SEWING MACHINES.

84.41 - OTHER MACHINERY FOR MAKING UP PAPER PULP PAPER OR PAPERBOARD INCLUDING CUTTING MACHINES OF ALL KINDS.

84.42 - MACHINERY APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (OTHER THAN THE MACHINE-TOOLS OF HEADINGS Nos. 84.56 TO 84.65) FOR TYPE-FOUNDING OR TYPE-SETTING FOR PREPARING OR MAKING PRINTING BLOCKS PLATES CYLINDERS OR OTHER PRINTING COMPONENTS; PRINTING TYPE BLOCKS PLATES CYLINDERS AND OTHER PRINTING COMPONENTS; BLOCKS PLATES CYLINDERS AND LITHOGRAPHIC STONES PREPARED FOR PRINTING PURPOSES (FOR EXAMPLE PLANED GRAINED OR POLISHED).

84.43 - PRINTING MACHINERY INCLUDING INK-JET PRINTING MACHINES OTHER THAN THOSE OF HEADING No. 84.71; MACHINES FOR USES ANCILLARY TO PRINTING (+) .

84.44 - MACHINES FOR EXTRUDING DRAWING TEXTURING OR CUTTING MAN-MADE TEXTILE MATERIALS.

84.45 - MACHINES FOR PREPARING TEXTILE FIBRES; SPINNING DOUBLING OR TWISTING MACHINES AND OTHER MACHINERY FOR PRODUCING TEXTILE YARNS; TEXTILE REELING OR WINDING (INCLUDING WEFT-WINDING) MACHINES AND MACHINES FOR PREPARING TEXTILE YARNS FOR USE ON THE MACHINES OF HEADING No. 84.46 OR 84.47.

84.46 - WEAVING MACHINES (LOOMS).

84.47 - KNITTING MACHINES STITCH-BONDING MACHINES AND MACHINES FOR MAKING GIMPED YARN TULLE LACE EMBROIDERY TRIMMINGS BRAID OR NET AND MACHINES FOR TUFTING.

84.48 - AUXILIARY MACHINERY FOR USE WITH MACHINES OF HEADING No. 84.44 84.45 84.46  OR 84.47 (FOR EXAMPLE DOBBIES JACQUARDS AUTOMATIC STOP MOTIONS SHUTTLE CHANGING MECHANISMS); PARTS AND ACCESSORIES SUITABLE FOR USE SOLELY OR PRINCIPALLY WITH THE MACHINES OF THIS HEADING OR OF HEADING No.

84.44 84.45 84.46 OR 84.47 (FOR EXAMPLE SPINDLES AND SPINDLE FLYERS CARD CLOTHING COMBS EXTRUDING NIPPLES SHUTTLES HEALDS AND HEALD-FRAMES HOSIERY NEEDLES).

84.49 - MACHINERY FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR FINISHING OF FELT OR NONWOVENS IN THE PIECE OR IN SHAPES INCLUDING MACHINERY FOR MAKING FELT HATS; BLOCKS FOR MAKING HATS.

84.50 - HOUSEHOLD OR LAUNDRY-TYPE WASHING MACHINES INCLUDING MACHINES WHICH BOTH WASH AND DRY (+) .

84.51 - MACHINERY (OTHER THAN MACHINES OF HEADING No. 84.50) FOR WASHING CLEANING WRINGING DRYING IRONING PRESSING (INCLUDING FUSING PRESSES) BLEACHING DYEING DRESSING FINISHING COATING OR IMPREGNATING TEXTILE YARNS FABRICS OR MADE UP TEXTILE ARTICLES AND MACHINES FOR APPLYING THE PASTE TO THE BASE FABRIC OR OTHER SUPPORT USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FLOOR COVERINGS SUCH AS LINOLEUM; MACHINES FOR REELING UNREELING FOLDING CUTTING OR PINKING TEXTILE FABRICS.

84.52 - SEWING MACHINES OTHER THAN BOOK-SEWING MACHINES OF HEADING No. 84.40; FURNITURE BASES AND COVERS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR SEWING MACHINES; SEWING MACHINE NEEDLES (+) .

84.53 - MACHINERY FOR PREPARING TANNING OR WORKING HIDES SKINS OR LEATHER OR FOR MAKING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR OR OTHER ARTICLES OF HIDES SKINS OR LEATHER OTHER THAN SEWING MACHINES.

84.54 - CONVERTERS LADLES INGOT MOULDS AND CASTING MACHINES OF A KIND USED IN METALLURGY OR IN METAL FOUNDRIES.

84.55 - METAL-ROLLING MILLS AND ROLLS THEREFOR. 84.56 - MACHINE-TOOLS FOR WORKING ANY MATERIAL BY REMOVAL OF MATERIAL BY LASER OR OTHER LIGHT OR PHOTON BEAM ULTRA SONIC ELECTRO-DISCHARGE ELECTRO- CHEMICAL ELECTRON BEAM IONIC-BEAM OR PLASMA ARC PROCESSES (+) .

84.57 - MACHINING CENTRES UNIT CONSTRUCTION MACHINES (SINGLE STATION) AND MULTI- STATION TRANSFER MACHINES FOR WORKING METAL.

84.58 - LATHES (INCLUDING TURNING CENTRES) FOR REMOVING METAL (+) . 84.59 - MACHINE-TOOLS (INCLUDING WAY-TYPE UNIT HEAD MACHINES) FOR DRILLING BORING MILLING THREADING OR TAPPING BY REMOVING METAL OTHER THAN LATHES (INCLUDING TURNING CENTRES) OF HEADING No. 84.58 (+)

84.60 - MACHINE-TOOLS FOR DEBURRING SHARPENING GRINDING HONING LAPPING POLISHING OR OTHERWISE FINISHING METAL OR CERMETS BY MEANS OF GRINDING STONES ABRASIVES OR POLISHING PRODUCTS OTHER THAN GEAR CUTTING GEAR GRINDING OR GEAR FINISHING MACHINES OF HEADING No. 84.61 (+) .

84.61 - MACHINE-TOOLS FOR PLANING SHAPING SLOTTING BROACHING GEAR CUTTING GEAR GRINDING OR GEAR FINISHING SAWING CUTTING-OFF AND OTHER MACHINE- TOOLS WORKING BY REMOVING METAL OR CERMETS NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED.

84.62 - MACHINE-TOOLS (INCLUDING PRESSES) FOR WORKING METAL BY FORGING HAMMERING OR DIE-STAMPING; MACHINE-TOOLS (INCLUDING PRESSES) FOR WORKING METAL BY BENDING FOLDING STRAIGHTENING FLATTENING SHEARING PUNCHING OR NOTCHING; PRESSES FOR WORKING METAL OR METAL CARBIDES NOT SPECIFIED ABOVE (+) .

84.63 - OTHER MACHINE-TOOLS FOR WORKING METAL OR CERMETS WITHOUT REMOVING MATERIAL.

84.64 - MACHINE-TOOLS FOR WORKING STONE CERAMICS CONCRETE ASBESTOS-CEMENT OR LIKE MINERAL MATERIALS OR FOR COLD-WORKING GLASS (+) .

84.65 - MACHINE-TOOLS (INCLUDING MACHINES FOR NAILING STAPLING GLUEING OR OTHERWISE ASSEMBLING) FOR WORKING WOOD CORK BONE HARD RUBBER HARD PLASTICS OR SIMILAR HARD MATERIALS.

84.66 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES SUITABLE FOR USE SOLELY OR PRINCIPALLY WITH THE MACHINES OF HEADINGS Nos. 84.56 TO 84.65 INCLUDING WORK OR TOOL HOLDERS SELF-OPENING DIEHEADS DIVIDING HEADS AND OTHER SPECIAL ATTACHMENTS FOR MACHINE-TOOLS; TOOL HOLDERS FOR ANY TYPE OF TOOL FOR WORKING IN THE HAND.

84.67 - TOOLS FOR WORKING IN THE HAND PNEUMATIC HYDRAULIC OR WITH SELF- CONTAINED NON-ELECTRIC MOTOR.

84.68 - MACHINERY AND APPARATUS FOR SOLDERING BRAZING OR WELDING WHETHER OR NOT CAPABLE OF CUTTING OTHER THAN THOSE OF HEADING No. 85.15; GAS- OPERATED SURFACE TEMPERING MACHINES AND APPLIANCES.

84.69 - TYPEWRITERS OTHER THAN PRINTERS OF HEADING No. 84.71; WORD-PROCESSING MACHINES.

84.70 - CALCULATING MACHINES AND POCKET-SIZE DATA RECORDING  REPRODUCING AND DISPLAYING MACHINES WITH CALCULATING FUNCTIONS; ACCOUNTING MACHINES POSTAGE-FRANKING MACHI NES TICKET-ISSUING MACHINES AND SIMILAR ACHINES INCORPO RATING A CALCULATING DEVICE; CASH REGISTERS.

84.71 - AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS THEREOF; MAGNETIC OR OPTICAL READERS MACHINES FOR TRANSCRIBING DATA ONTO DATA MEDIA IN CODED FORM AND MACHINES FOR PROCESSING SUCH DATA NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED (+) .

84.72 - OTHER OFFICE MACHINES (FOR EXAMPLE HECTOGRAPH OR STENCIL DUPLICATING MACHINES ADDRESSING MACHINES AUTOMATIC BANKNOTE DISPENSERS COIN- SORTING MACHINES COIN-COUNTING OR WRAPPING MACHINES PENCIL-SHARPENING MACHINES PERFORATING OR STAPLING MACHINES).

84.73 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES (OTHER THAN COVERS CARRYING CASES AND THE LIKE) SUITABLE FOR USE SOLELY OR PRINCIPALLY WITH THE MACHINES OF HEADINGS Nos. 84.69 TO 84.72.

84.74 - MACHINERY FOR SORTING SCREENING SEPARATING WASHING CRUSHING GRINDING MIXING OR KNEADING EARTH STONE ORES OR OTHER MINERAL UBSTANCES IN SOLID (INCLUDING POWDER OR PASTE) FORM; MACHINERY FOR AGGLOMERATING SHAPING OR MOULDING SOLID MINERAL FUELS CERAMIC PASTE UNHARDENED CEMENTS PLASTERING MATERIALS OR OTHER MINERAL PRODUCTS IN POWDER OR PASTE FORM; MACHINES FOR FORMING FOUNDRY MOULDS OF SAND.

84.75 - MACHINES FOR ASSEMBLING ELECTRIC OR ELECTRONIC LAMPS TUBES OR VALVES OR FLASH-BULBS IN GLASS ENVELOPES; MACHINES FOR MANUFACTURING OR HOT WORKING GLASS OR GLASSWARE.

84.76 - AUTOMATIC GOODS-VENDING MACHINES (FOR EXAMPLE POSTAGE STAMP CIGARETTE FOOD OR BEVERAGE MACHINES) INCLUDING MONEY-CHANGING MACHINES (+) .

84.77 - MACHINERY FOR WORKING RUBBER OR PLASTICS OR FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PRODUCTS FROM THESE MATERIALS NOT SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN THIS CHAPTER.

84.78 - MACHINERY FOR PREPARING OR MAKING UP TOBACCO NOT SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN THIS CHAPTER.

84.79 - MACHINES AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES HAVING INDIVIDUAL FUNCTIONS NOT SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN THIS CHAPTER.

84.80 - MOULDING BOXES FOR METAL FOUNDRY; MOULD BASES; MOULDING PATTERNS; MOULDS FOR METAL (OTHER THAN INGOT MOULDS) METAL CARBIDES GLASS MINERAL MATERIALS RUBBER OR PLASTICS.

84.81 - TAPS COCKS VALVES AND SIMILAR APPLIANCES FOR PIPES BOILER SHELLS TANKS VATS OR THE LIKE INCLUDING PRESSURE-REDUCING VALVES AND THERMOSTATICALLY CONTROLLED VALVES.

84.82 - BALL OR ROLLER BEARINGS.

84.83 - TRANSMISSION SHAFTS (INCLUDING CAM SHAFTS AND CRANK SHAFTS) AND CRANKS; BEARING HOUSINGS AND PLAIN SHAFT BEARINGS; GEARS AND GEARING; BALL OR ROLLER SCREWS; GEAR BOXES AND OTHER SPEED CHANGERS INCLUDING TORQUE CONVERTERS; FLYWHEELS AND PULLEYS INCLUDING PULLEY BLOCKS; CLUTCHES AND SHAFT COUPLINGS (INCLUDING UNIVERSAL JOINTS).

84.84 - GASKETS AND SIMILAR JOINTS OF METAL SHEETING COMBINED WITH OTHER  MATERIAL OR OF TWO OR MORE LAYERS OF METAL; SETS OR ASSORTMENTS OF GASKETS AND SIMILAR JOINTS DISSIMILAR IN COMPOSITION PUT UP IN POUCHES ENVELOPES OR SIMILAR PACKINGS; MECHANICAL SEALS.

84.85 - MACHINERY PARTS NOT CONTAINING ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS INSULATORS COILS CONTACTS OR OTHER ELECTRICAL FEATURES NOT SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN THIS CHAPTER.

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5.-(A) For the purposes of heading No. 84.71 the expression " automatic data processing machines" means :

(a) Digital machines capable of (1) storing the processing program or programs and at least the data immediately necessary for the execution of the program; (2) being freely programmed in accordance with the requirements of the user; (3) performing arithmetical computations specified by the user; and (4) executing without human intervention a processing program which requires them to modify their execution by logical decision during the processing run;

(b) Analogue machines capable of simulating mathematical models and comprising at least : analogue elements control elements and programming elements;

(c) Hybrid machines consisting of either a digital machie with analogue elements or an analogue machine with digital elements.

(B) Automatic data processing machines may be in the form of systems consisting of a variable number of separate units. Subject to paragraph (E) below a unit is to be regarded as being a part of a complete system if it meets all of the following conditions :

(a) It is of a kind solely or principally used in an automatic data processing system;

(b) It is connectable to the central processing unit either directly or through one or more other units; and

(c) It is able to accept or deliver data in a form (codes or signals) which can be used by the system.

(C) Separately presented units of an automatic data processing machine are to be classified in heading No. 84.71.

(D) Printers keyboards X-Y co-ordinate input devices and disk storage units which satisfy the conditions of paragraphs (B) (b) and (B) (c) above are in all cases to be classified as units of heading No. 84.71.

(E) Machines performing a specific function other than data processing and incorporating or working in conjunction with an automatic data processing machine are to be classified in the headings appropriate to their respective functions or failing that in residual headings.

6.-Heading No. 84.82 applies inter alia to polished steel balls the maximum and minimum diameters of which do not differ from the nominal diameter by more than 1 % or by more than 0.05 mm whichever is less. Other steel balls are to be classified in heading No. 73.26.

7.-A machine which is used for more than one purpose is for the purposes of classification to be treated as if its principal purpose were its sole purpose.Subject to Note 2 to this Chapter and Note 3 to Section XVI a machine the principal purpose of which is not described in any heading or for which no one purpose is the principal purpose is unless the context otherwise requires to be classified in heading No. 84.79. Heading No. 84.79 also covers machines for making rope or cable (for example stranding twisting or cabling machines) from metal wire textile yarn or any other material or from a combination of such materials.

8.-For the purposes of heading No. 84.70 the term " pocket-size " applies only to machines the dimensions of which do not exceed 170 mm x 100 mm x 45 mm.

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Subheading Notes.

1.-For the purposes of subheading No. 8471.49 the term " systems " means automatic data processing machines whose units satisfy the conditions laid down in Note 5 (B) to CHAPTER84 and which comprise at least a central processing unit one input unit (for example a keyboard or a

scanner) and one output unit (for example a visual display unit or a printer). 2.-Subheading No. 8482.40 applies only to bearings with cylindrical rollers of a uniform diameter not exceeding 5 mm and having a length which is at least three times the diameter. The ends of the rollers may be rounded.

GENERAL

(A) GENERAL CONTENT OF THE CHAPTER

Subject to the provisions of the General Explanatory Note to Section XVI this Chapter covers all machinery and mechanical appliances and parts thereof not more specifically covered by CHAPTER85 and not being :

(a)Articles of textile material for technical uses (heading 59.11).

(b)Articles of stone etc. of CHAPTER68.

(c)Ceramic articles of CHAPTER69.

(d)Laboratory glassware of heading 70.17; machinery and appliances and parts thereof of glass (heading 70.19 or 70.20).

(e)Stoves central heating radiators and other goods of heading 73.21 or 73.22 and similar articles of other base metals.

(f)Electro-mechanical tools for working in the hand of heading 85.08 or electro-mechanical domestic appliances of heading 85.09.

(g)Hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers not motorised (heading 96.03).

In general CHAPTER84 covers machinery and mechanical apparatus and CHAPTER85

electrical goods. However certain machines are specified in headings of CHAPTER85 (e.g. electro-mechanical hand tools and electro-mechanical domestic appliances) while Chapter 84 on the other hand covers certain non-mechanical apparatus (e.g. steam generating boilers and their auxiliary apparatus and filtering apparatus).

It should also be noted that machinery and apparatus of a kind covered by CHAPTER84 remain in this Chapter even if electric for example :

(1) Machinery powered by electric motor.

(2) Electrically heated machinery for example electric central heating boilers of heading 84.03 machinery of heading 84.19 and other machinery (e.g. calenders textile washing or bleaching machines or presses) incorporating electrical heating elements.

(3) Machines operated electro-magnetically (e.g. electro-magnetic relay operated typewriters) or incorporating electro-magnetic devices (e.g. textile looms with electrical automatic stop motions cranes with electro-magnetic lifting heads and lathes with electro-magnetic chucks).

(4) Machines operated electronically (e.g. electronic calculating or automatic data processing machines) or incorporating photoelectric or electronic devices (e.g. rolling mills with photo-electric apparatus and machine-tools incorporating a variety of electronic control devices).

Since machinery or appliances (for example pumps) of ceramic material and ceramic parts of machinery or appliances of any material (CHAPTER69) laboratory glassware (heading 70.17) and machinery and appliances and parts thereof of glass (heading 70.19 or 70.20) are excluded from this Chapter it follows that even if a machine or mechanical appliance is covered because of its description or nature by a heading of this Chapter it is not to be classified therein if it  has the character of an article of ceramic materials or of glass. This applies for example to articles of ceramic material or of glass incorporating components of minor importance of other materials such as stoppers joints taps etc. clamping or tightening bands or collars or other fixing or supporting devices (stands tripods etc.). On the other hand the following are as a rule to be taken to have lost the character of ceramic articles laboratory glassware or machinery or appliances and parts thereof of ceramic material or of glass :

(i) Combinations of ceramic or glass components with a high proportion of components of other materials (e.g. of metal); also articles consisting of a high proportion of ceramic or glass components incorporated or permanently mounted in frames cases or the like of other materials.

(ii) Combinations of static components of ceramic material or glass with mechanical components such as motors pumps etc. of other materials (e.g. of metal).

(B) GENERAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE CHAPTER

(1) Heading 84.01 covers nuclear reactors fuel elements (cartridges) non-irradiated for nuclear reactors and machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation.

(2) Headings 84.02 to 84.24 cover the other machines and apparatus which are classified mainly by reference to their function and regardless of the field of industry in which they are used.

(3) Headings 84.25 to 84.78 cover machines and apparatus which with certain exceptions are classified there by reference to the field of industry in which they are used regardless of their particular function in that field.

(4) Heading 84.79 covers machines and mechanical appliances not covered by any preceding heading of the Chapter.

(5) Heading 84.80 covers in addition to moulding boxes for metal foundry and moulding patterns moulds (other than ingot moulds) used by hand or in machines for moulding certain materials.

(6) Headings 84.81 to 84.84 cover certain general-purpose goods suitable for use as machinery parts or as parts of goods of other Chapters.

(7) Heading 84.85 covers non-electrical parts not classified elsewhere.

(C) PARTS

As regards parts in general see the General Explanatory Note to Section XVI. Separately presented electrical parts generally fall in one or other of the headings of CHAPTER85 for example : electric motors (heading 85.01); electrical transformers (heading 85.04); electro-magnets permanent magnets electro-magnetic lifting heads for cranes and electro-magnetic chucks (heading 85.05); electrical starting equipment for internal combustion piston engines (heading 85.11); electrical switches control panels plugs junction boxes etc. (headings 85.35 to 85.37); electronic valves (heading 85.40); diodes transistors and similar semiconductor devices (heading 85.41); electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies (heading 85.42); electrical carbons (heading 85.45); insulators (heading 85.46); and certain fittings of insulating material (heading 85.47). Unless incorporated with other parts of the machine such goods are classified in those headings even if designed for use solely or principally with a particular machine of this Chapter.

Other electrical parts are classified :

(1) In heading 84.09 84.31 84.48 84.66 or 84.73 if they comply with the description in those headings.

(2) If not in this Chapter in the same heading as the machine for which they are intended provided they are designed for use solely or principally with that machine; when not so designed they fall in heading 85.48.

(D) GOODS COVERED BY TWO OR MORE HEADINGS  OF THE CHAPTER

(Chapter Notes 2 and 7)

Headings 84.01 to 84.24 cover machinery and apparatus (described generally by reference to their function) which can be used in various branches of industry. In the other headings the machinery or apparatus is described in most cases by reference to the industry or other field of activity in which they are used. Under Chapter Note 2 machinery or apparatus falling in two or more headings one of which is within the first group (i.e. headings 84.01 to 84.24) is classified in that heading of the first group. Thus motors are always classified in headings 84.06 to 84.08 and 84.10 to 84.12 without regard to their use. The same principle of classification applies for pumps even if specialised for a particular purpose (e.g. textile spinning pumps or agricultural pumps) centrifuges calenders filter presses furnaces steam generators etc. Certain exceptions (specified in Chapter Note 2) have been made to this general principle as regards headings 84.19 84.22 and 84.24. Thus the following although potentially covered by heading 84.19 are in fact classified in later headings of the Chapter :

(1) Agricultural germination plant and poultry incubators and brooders (heading 84.36).

(2) Grain dampening machines (heading 84.37).

(3) Diffusing apparatus for sugar juice extraction (heading 84.38).

(4) Machinery for the heat-treatment of textile yarns fabrics or made up textile articles (heading 84.51).

(5) Machinery or plant in which the change of temperature although necessary is subsidiary to the main mechanical function.

Similarly the following although potentially covered by heading 84.22 are in fact classified in later headings of the Chapter :

(1) Sewing machines (e.g. for the closing of sacks) (heading 84.52).

(2) Machines designed to insert documents or correspondence in wrappers or in invelopes and to seal them and coin-counting or wrapping machines (heading 84.72).

Also ink-jet printing machines although potentially covered by heading 84.24 are in fact classified in heading 84.43 or 84.71.

The rule of precedence for headings 84.01 to 84.24 applies only to machines considered as a whole. Composite machines or multi-function machines are classified in accordance with Note 3 to Section XVI and functional units in accordance with Note 4 to that Section (see Parts (VI) and (VII) of the General Explanatory Note to Section XVI). Machines which fall in two or more headings none of which is within headings 84.01 to 84.24 are classified in that heading which provides the most specific description of the goods or according to the principal use of the machine. Multi-purpose machines which are used equally for a number of different purposes or industries (e.g. eyeletting machines used equally well in the paper textile leather plastics etc. industries) are classified in heading 84.79.

(E) MACHINES INCORPORATING OR WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITHAN AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHIN AND PERFORMING A SPECIFIC FUNCTION

(Chapter Note 5 (E))

In accordance with the provisions of Note 5 (E) to CHAPTER84 the following classificationprinciples should be applied in the case of a machine incorporating or working in conjunction with an automatic data processing machine and performing a specific function :

(1) A machine incorporating an automatic data processing machine and performing a specific function other than data processing is classifiable in the heading corresponding to the function of that machine or in the absence of a specific heading in a residual heading and not in heading 84.71.

(2) Machines presented with an automatic data processing machine and intended to work in conjunction therewith to perform a specific function other than data processing are to be classified as follows :

the automatic data processing machine must be classified separately in heading 84.71 and the other machines in the heading corresponding to the function which they perform unless by application of Note 4 to Section XVI or Note 3 to CHAPTER90 the whole is classified in another heading of CHAPTER84 CHAPTER85 or of CHAPTER90.

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