Chapter Notes.

1.-This Chapter does not cover :

(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;

(b) Articles of glass of heading No. 70.11; or

(c) Electrically heated furniture of CHAPTER94.

2.-Headings Nos. 85.01 to 85.04 do not apply to goods described in heading No. 85.11 85.12 85.4 85.41 or 85.42.

However metal tank mercury arc rectifiers remain classified in heading No. 85.04.

3.-Heading No. 85.09 covers only the following electro-mechanical machines of the kind commonly used for domestic purposes :

(a) Vacuum cleaners floor polishers food grinders and mixers and fruit or vegetable juice extractors of any weight;

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

The heading does not however apply to fans or ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan whether or not fitted with filters (heading No. 84.14) centrifugal clothes-dryers (heading No. 84.21) dish washing machines (heading No. 84.22) household washing machines (heading No. 84.50) roller or other ironing machines (heading No. 84.20 or 84.51) sewing machines (heading No. 84.52) electric scissors (heading No. 85.08) or to electrothermic appliances (heading No. 85.16).

4.-For the purposes of heading No. 85.34 " printed circuits " are circuits obtained by forming on an insulating base by any printing process (for example embossing plating-up etching) or by the " film circuit " 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 " printed circuits " 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 heading No. 85.42.

5.-For the purposes of headings Nos. 85.41 and 85.42 :

(A) " Diodes transistors and similar semiconductor devices " are semiconductor devices the operation of which depends on variations in resistivity on the application of an electric field;

(B) " Electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies " are :

(a) Monolithic integrated circuits in which the circuit elements (diodes transistors resistors capacitors interconnections etc.) are created in the mass (essentially) and on the surface of a semiconductor material (doped silicon for example) and are inseparably associated;

(b) Hybrid integrated circuits in which passive elements (resistors capacitors interconnections 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 on a single insulating substrate (glass ceramic etc.). These circuits may also include discrete components;

(c) Microassemblies of the moulded module micromodule or similar types consisting of discrete active or both active and passive components which are combined an dinterconnected.For the classification of the articles defined in this Note headings Nos. 85.41 and 85.42 shall take precedence over any other heading in the Nomenclature which might cover them by reference to in particular their function.

85.01 - ELECTRIC MOTORS AND GENERATORS (EXCLUDING GENERATING SETS). 85.02 - ELECTRIC GENERATING SETS AND ROTARY CONVERTERS.

85.03 - PARTS SUITABLE FOR USE SOLELY OR PRINCIPALLY WITH THE MACHINES OF HEADING No. 85.01 OR 85.02.

85.04 - ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS STATIC CONVERTERS (FOR EXAMPLE RECTIFIERS) AND INDUCTORS.

85.05 - ELECTRO-MAGNETS; PERMANENT MAGNETS AND ARTICLES INTENDED TO BECOME PERMANENT MAGNETS AFTER MAGNETIS ATION; ELECTRO-MAGNETIC OR PERMANENT MAGNET CHUCKS CLAMPS AND SIMILAR HOLDING DEVICES; ELECTRO-MAGNETIC COUPLINGS CLUTCHES AND BRAKES; ELECTRO-MAGNETIC LIFTING HEADS.

85.06 - PRIMARY CELLS AND PRIMARY BATTERIES (+) .

85.07 - ELECTRIC ACCUMULATORS INCLUDING SEPARATORS THEREFOR WHETHER OR NOT RECTANGULAR (INCLUDING SQUARE).

85.08 - ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TOOLS FOR WORKING IN THE HAND WITH SELF-CONTAINED ELECTRIC MOTOR.

85.09 - ELECTRO-MECHANICAL DOMESTIC APPLIANCES WITH SELF-CONTAINED ELECTRIC MOTOR.

85.10 - SHAVERS HAIR CLIPPERS AND HAIR-REMOVING APPLIANCES WITH SELF-CONTAINED ELECTRIC MOTOR.

85.11 - ELECTRICAL IGNITION OR STARTING EQUIPMENT OF A KIND USED FOR SPARK- IGNITION OR COMPRESSION-IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES (FOR EXAMPLE IGNITION MAGNETOS MAGNETO-DYNAMOS IGNITION COILS SPARKING PLUGS AND GLOW PLUGS STARTER MOTORS); GENERATORS (FOR EXAMPLE DYNAMOS ALTERNATORS) AND CUT-OUTS OF A KIND USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH SUCH ENGINES.

85.12 - ELECTRICAL LIGHTING OR SIGNALLING EQUIPMENT (EXCLUDING ARTICLES OF HEADING No. 85.39) WINDSCREEN WIPERS DEFROSTERS AND DEMISTERS OF A KIND USED FOR CYCLES OR MOTOR VEHICLES.

85.13 - PORTABLE ELECTRIC LAMPS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION BY THEIR OWN SOURCE OF ENERGY (FOR EXAMPLE DRY BATTERIES ACCUMULA TORS MAGNETOS) OTHER THAN LIGHTING EQUIPMENT OF HEADING No. 85.12.

85.14 - INDUSTRIAL OR LABORATORY ELECTRIC (INCLUDING INDUCTION OR DIELECTRIC) FURNACES AND OVENS; OTHER INDUSTRIAL OR LABORATORY INDUCTION OR DIELECTRIC HEATING EQUIPMENT.

85.15 - ELECTRIC (INCLUDING ELECTRICALLY HEATED GAS) LASER OR OTHER LIGHT OR PHOTON BEAM ULTRASONIC ELECTRON BEAM MAGNETIC PULSE OR PLASMA ARC SOLDERING BRAZING OR WELDING MACHINES AND APPARATUS WHETHER OR NOT CAPABLE OF CUTTING; ELECTRIC MACHINES AND APPARATUS FOR HOT SPRAYING OF METALS OR CERMETS.

85.16 - 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 HEADING No. 85.45.

85.17 - ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR LINE TELEPHONY OR LINE TELEGRAPHY INCLUDING LINE TELEPHONE SETS WITH CORDLESS HANDSETS AND TELECOMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-CURRENT LINE SYSTEMS OR FOR DIGITAL LINE SYSTEMS; VIDEOPHONES.

85.18 - MICROPHONES AND STANDS THEREFOR; LOUDSPEAKERS WHETHER OR NOT MOUNTED IN THEIR ENCLOSURES; HEADPHONES EARPHONES AND COMBINED MICROPHONE/SPEAKER SETS; AUDIO-FREQUENCY ELECTRIC AMPLIFIERS; ELECTRIC SOUND AMPLIFIER SETS.

85.19 - TURNTABLES (RECORD-DECKS) RECORD-PLAYERS CASSETTE PLAYERS AND OTHER SOUND REPRODUCING APPARATUS NOT INCORPORATING A SOUND RECORDING DEVICE (+) .

85.20 - MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDERS AND OTHER SOUND RECORDING APPARATUS WHETHER OR NOT INCORPORATING A SOUND REPRODUCING DEVICE (+) .

85.21 - VIDEO RECORDING OR REPRODUCING APPARATUS WHETHER OR NOT INCORPORATING A VIDEO TUNER.

85.22 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES SUITABLE FOR USE SOLELY OR PRINCIPALLY WITH THE APPARATUS OF HEADINGS Nos. 85.19 TO 85.21.

85.23 - PREPARED UNRECORDED MEDIA FOR SOUND RECORDING OR SIMILAR RECORDING OF OTHER PHENOMENA OTHER THAN PRODUCTS OF CHAPTER37.

85.24 - RECORDS TAPES AND OTHER RECORDED MEDIA FOR SOUND OR OTHER SIMILARLY RECORDED PHENOMENA INCLUDING MATRICES AND MASTERS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RECORDS BUT EXCLUDING PRODUCTS OF CHAPTER37.

85.25 - TRANSMISSION APPARATUS FOR RADIO-TELEPHONY RADIO-TELEGRAPHY RADIO- BROADCASTING OR TELEVISION WHETHER OR NOT INCORPORATING RECEPTION APPARATUS OR SOUND RECORDING OR REPRODUCING APPARATUS; TELEVISION CAMERAS; STILL IMAGE VIDEO CAMERAS AND OTHER VIDEO CAMERA RECORDERS.

85.26 - RADAR APPARATUS RADIO NAVIGATIONAL AID APPARATUS AND RADIO REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS.

85.27 - RECEPTION APPARATUS FOR RADIO-TELEPHONY RADIO TELEGRAPHY OR RADIO- BROADCASTING WHETHER OR NOT COMBINED IN THE SAME HOUSING WITH SOUND RECORDING OR REPRODUCING APPARATUS OR A CLOCK.

85.28 - RECEPTION APPARATUS FOR TELEVISION WHETHER OR NOT INCORPORATING RADIO- BROADCAST RECEIVERS OR SOUND OR VIDEO RECORDING OR REPRODUCING APPARATUS; VIDEO MONITORS AND VIDEO PROJECTORS.

85.29 - PARTS SUITABLE FOR USE SOLELY OR PRINCIPALLY WITH THE APPARATUS OF HEADINGS Nos. 85.25 TO 85.28.

85.30 - ELECTRICAL SIGNALLING SAFETY OR TRAFFIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT FOR RAILWAYS TRAMWAYS ROADS INLAND WATERWAYS PARKING FACILITIES PORT INSTALLATIONS OR AIRFIELDS (OTHER THAN THOSE OF HEADING No. 86.08).

85.31 - ELECTRIC SOUND OR VISUAL SIGNALLING APPARATUS (FOR EXAMPLE BELLS SIRENS INDICATOR PANELS BURGLAR OR FIRE ALARMS) OTHER THAN THOSE OF HEADING No. 85.12 OR 85.30.

85.32 - ELECTRICAL CAPACITORS FIXED VARIABLE OR ADJUSTABLE (PRE-SET) (+)

85.33 - ELECTRICAL RESISTORS (INCLUDING RHEOSTATS AND POTENTIO METERS) OTHER THAN HEATING RESISTORS.

85.34 - PRINTED CIRCUITS.

85.35 - ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING OR PROTECTING ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS OR FOR MAKING CONNECTIONS TO OR IN ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS (FOR EXAMPLE SWITCHES FUSES LIGHTNING ARRESTERS VOLTAGE LIMITERS SURGE SUPPRESSORS PLUGS JUNCTION BOXES) FOR A VOLTAGE EXCEEDING 1 0 VOLTS.

85.36 - ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING OR PROTECTING ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS OR FOR MAKING CONNECTIONS TO OR IN ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS (FOR EXAMPLE SWITCHES RELAYS FUSES SURGE SUPPRESSORS PLUGS SOCKETS LAMP- HOLDERS JUNCTION BOXES) FOR A VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 1 0 VOLTS.

85.37 - BOARDS PANELS CONSOLES DESKS CABINETS AND OTHER BASES EQUIPPED WITH TWO OR MORE APPARATUS OF HEADING No. 85.35 OR 85.36 FOR ELECTRIC CONTROL OR THE DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY INCLUDING THOSE INCORPORATING INSTRUMENTS OR APPARATUS OF CHAPTER90 AND NUMERICAL CONTROL APPARATUS OTHER THAN SWITCHING APPARATUS OF HEADING No. 85.17.

85.38 - PARTS SUITABLE FOR USE SOLELY OR PRINCIPALLY WITH THE APPARATUS OF HEADING No. 85.35 85.36 OR 85.37.

85.39 - ELECTRIC FILAMENT OR DISCHARGE LAMPS INCLUDING SEALED BEAM LAMP UNITS AND ULTRA-VIOLET OR INFRA-RED LAMPS; ARC-LAMPS.

85.40 - THERMIONIC COLD CATHODE OR PHOTO-CATHODE VALVES AND TUBES (FOR EXAMPLE VACUUM OR VAPOUR OR GAS-FILLED VALVES AND TUBES MERCURY ARC RECTIFYING VALVES AND TUBES CATHODE-RAY TUBES TELEVISION CAMERA TUBES).

85.41 - DIODES TRANSISTORS AND SIMILAR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; PHOTOSENSITIVE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING PHOTO-VOLTAIC CELLS WHETHER OR NOT ASSEMBLED IN MODULES OR MADE UP INTO PANELS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MOUNTED PIEZO-ELECTRIC CRYSTALS (+) .

85.42 - ELECTRONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND MICROASSEMBLIES.

85.43 - ELECTRICAL MACHINES AND APPARATUS HAVING INDIVIDUAL FUNCTIONS NOT SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN THIS CHAPTER.

85.44 - INSULATED (INCLUDING ENAMELLED OR ANODISED) WIRE CABLE (INCLUDING CO- AXIAL CABLE) AND OTHER INSULATED ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS WHETHER OR NOT FITTED WITH CONNECTORS; OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES MADE UP OF INDIVIDUALLY SHEATHED FIBRES WHETHER OR NOT ASSEMBLED WITH ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS OR FITTED WITH CONNECTORS.

5.45 - CARBON ELECTRODES CARBON BRUSHES LAMP CARBONS BATTERY CARBONS AND OTHER ARTICLES OF GRAPHITE OR OTHER CARBON WITH OR WITHOUT METAL OF A KIND USED FOR ELECTRICAL PURPOSES.

85.46 - ELECTRICAL INSULATORS OF ANY MATERIAL.

85.47 - INSULATING FITTINGS FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINES APPLIANCES OR EQUIPMENT BEING FITTINGS WHOLLY OF INSULATING MATERIAL APART FROM ANY MINOR COMPONENTS OF METAL (FOR EXAMPLE THREADED SOCKETS) INCORPORATED DURING MOULDING SOLELY FOR PURPOSES OF ASSEMBLY OTHER THAN INSULATORS OF HEADING No. 85.46; ELECTRICAL CONDUIT TUBING AND JOINTS THEREFOR OF BASE METAL LINED WITH INSULATING MATERIAL.

85.48 - WASTE AND SCRAP OF PRIMARY CELLS PRIMARY BATTERIES AND ELECTRIC ACCUMULATORS; SPENT PRIMARY CELLS SPENT PRIMARY BATTERIES AND SPENT ELECTRIC ACCUMULATORS; ELECTRICAL PARTS OF MACHINERY OR APPARATUS NOT SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN THIS CHAPTER.

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6.-Records tapes and other media of heading No. 85.23 or 85.24 remain classified in those headings whether or not they are presented with the apparatus for which they are intended.

7.-For the purposes of heading No. 85.48 spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators 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.-Subheadings Nos. 8519.92 and 8527.12 cover 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 170 mm x 100 mm x 45 mm.

GENERAL

(A) SCOPE AND STRUCTURE OF THE CHAPTER

This Chapter covers all electrical machinery and equipment other than :

(a) Machinery and apparatus of a kind covered by CHAPTER84 which remains classified there even if electric (see the General Explanatory Note to that Chapter). and(b) Certain goods excluded from the Section as a whole (see the General Explanatory Note to Section XVI).

Contrary to the rules in CHAPTER84 the goods of this Chapter remain classified here even if they are of ceramic materials or glass with the exception of glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes) of heading 70.11.

This Chapter covers :

(1) Machines and apparatus for the production transformation or storage of electricity e.g. generators transformers etc. (headings 85.01 to 85.04) and primary cells (heading 85.06) and accumulators (heading 85.07).

(2) Certain electro-mechanical apparatus e.g. electro-mechanical tools for working in the hand (heading 85.08) certain domestic appliances (heading 85.09) and shavers hair clippers and hair-removing appliances (heading 85.10).

(3) Certain machines and appliances which depend for their operation on the properties or effects of electricity such as its electro-magnetic effects heating properties etc. (headings 85.05 85.11 to 85.18 85.25 to 85.31 and 85.43).

(4) Instruments and appliances for recording or reproducing sound; video recorders or reproducers; parts and accessories for such instruments and appliances (headings 85.19 to 85.22).

(5) Recording media for sound or similar recording of other phenomena (including video recording media but excluding photographic or cinematographic films of CHAPTER37) (headings 85.23 and 85.24).

(6) Certain electrical goods not generally used independently but designed to play a

particular role as components in electrical equipment e.g. capacitors (heading 85.32) switches fuses junction boxes etc. (heading 85.35 or 85.36) lamps (heading 85.39) thermionic etc. valves and tubes (heading 85.40) diodes transistors and similar semiconductor devices (heading 85.41) electrical carbons (heading 85.45).

(7) Certain articles and materials which are used in electrical apparatus and equipment because of their conducting or insulating properties such as insulated electric wire and assemblies thereof (heading 85.44) insulators (heading 85.46) insulating fittings and metal conduit tubing with an interior insulating lining (heading 85.47).In addition to the electrical goods indicated above the Chapter also covers permanent magnets including those not yet magnetised and permanent magnet work holders (heading 85.05). It should however be noted that this Chapter covers only certain types of electro-thermicapparatus e.g. furnaces etc. (heading 85.14) and space heating equipment domestic appliances etc. (heading 85.16). In general however electrically heated apparatus falls in other Chapters (mainly in CHAPTER84) for example : steam generating boilers and super-heated water boilers (heading 84.02) air conditioning machines (heading 84.15) roasting distilling or other apparatus of heading 84.19 calendering or other rolling machines and cylinders therefor (heading 84.20) poultry incubators and brooders (heading 84.36) general purpose branding machines for wood cork leather etc. (heading 84.79) medical apparatus (heading 90.18).

(B) PARTS

As regards parts in general see the General Explanatory Note to Section XVI. Non-electrical parts of the machines or apparatus of this Chapter are classified as follows :

(i) Many are in fact articles falling in other Chapters (especially CHAPTER84) for example pumps and fans (heading 84.13 or 84.14) taps cocks etc. (heading 84.81) ball bearings (heading 84.82) transmission shafts gearing etc. (heading 84.83).

(ii) Other non-electrical parts suitable for use solely or principally with a particular kind of electrical machine of this Chapter (or with a number of machines falling in the same heading) are to be classified with that machine (or those machines) or if appropriate in heading 85.03 85.22 85.29 or 85.38.

(iii)Other non-electrical parts fall in heading 84.85.

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