THE FIBRE OPTIC CONNECTORS ARE USED FOR CONNECTING TO BARE END FIBRE AS TO MAKE THE CIRCUIT CONNECTION TO DATA TRANSMISSION AND RECEIVING EQUIPMENT. THE FIBRE OPTIC CONNECTORS COMPRISE OF A CERAMIC FERRULE, A PLASTIC OR METAL HOUSING, A SMALL METAL CRIMP AND A STRAIN RELIEF BOOT FOR ATTACHING TO FIBRE CABLE.

CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING: GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR)S GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 8536, 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 AND OTHER CONNECTORS, JUNCTION BOXES), FOR A VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 1 000 V; CONNECTORS FOR OPTICAL FIBRES, OPTICAL FIBRE BUNDLES OR CABLES. GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 853670, CONNECTORS FOR OPTICAL FIBRES, OPTICAL FIBRE BUNDLES OR CABLES CN CODE: 8536700090, OTHER THAN ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED WITHIN THIS HEADING. ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH: HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTES: GENERAL NOTES TO HEADING 8536