THE PRODUCT IS A GAUGE HATCH MADE OF CAST IRON. IT IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW EASY ACCESS TO ATMOSPHERIC LIQUID STORAGE TANKS TO ALLOW MANUAL LEVELMEASUREMENT AND SAMPLING WHEN REQUIRED. HAS A SAFETY PEDAL THAT ALLOWS THE OPERATOR TO OPEN THE HATCH WHILST LEAVING THEM WITH BOTH HANDS FREE. AN INSERT OF PTFE OR NITRILE RUBBER PROVIDES A NON-SPARKING FEATURE.

THE GAUGE HATCH IS CLASSIFIED TO COMMODITY CODE 7325109990 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING : GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIRs) GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 7325. GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL. SECTION AND CHAPTER NOTES THE GENERAL NOTES TO SECTION XVI (I) (A) (b) STATES "PARTS OF GENERAL USE AS DEFINED IN NOTE 2 TO SECTION XV,SUCH AS WIRE, CHAINS, BOLTS, SCREWS AND SPRINGS, OF IRON OR STEEL,(HEADING 73.12, 73.15, 73.18 OR 73.20) AND SIMILAR ARTICLES OF OTHER BASE METALS, ( CHAPTERS 75 TO 76 AND 78 TO 81 )..." HSENs TO HEADING 73.25 "OTHER CAST ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL." STATES " THIS HEADING COVERS ALL CAST ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED. THE HEADING INCLUDES , INSPECTION TRAPS, GRATINGS, DRAIN COVERS.....ETC.;...." THIS RULING RELATES TO PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED OF CAST IRON. ARTICLES THAT ARE MADE OF OTHER MATERIALS WILL BE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THEIR CONSTITUENT MATERIAL.