THIS ELECTRIC STEAM CLEANER IS CLASSIFIED TO COMMODITY CODE 8424309000 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR)
GIR1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 8424
GIR6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL.
SECTION AND CHAPTER NOTES
SECTION XVI TO NOTE 3
UNLESS THE CONTEXT 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 PRINCIPLE FUNCTION.
HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTES
HSEN CHAPTER 84.24 NOTE (C) STEAM OR SAND BLASTING MACHINES AND SIMILAR JET PROJECTING MACHINES.
SAND BLASTING MACHINES AND THE LIKE ARE OFTEN OF HEAVY CONSTRUCTION AND SOMETIMES INCORPORATE COMPRESSORS. THEY ARE USED FOR DE-SCALING OR CLEANING METAL ARTICLE, FOR ETCHING OR PUTTING A MATT SURFACE ON GLASS, STONE ETC., BY SUBJECTING THE ARTICLE TO THE ACTION OF HIGH PRESSURE JETS OF SAND, METAL ABRASIVES, ETC. THEY ARE USUALLY FITTED WITH DUST EXTRACTORS TO REMOVE THE RESIDUAL SAND AND DUST. THE HEADING ALSO COVERS STEAM BLAST APPLIANCES USED, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR DE-GREASING MACHINED METALS ETC.,