PELLICLE. THIS PRODUCT IS USED IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY TO PROTECT THE SURFACE OF A PHOTOMASK FROM LOOSE PARTICULATE. IT CONSISTS OF AN ANODISED ALUMINIUM FRAME WITH A SUBMICRON CELLULOSE OR FLUROPOLYMER MEMBRANE. IT IS ATTACHED TO THE PHOTOMASK WITH PRE-ADDITIVE ADHESIVE USING A PRESSURISED PELLICLE MOUNTING TOOL. THEY ARE IMPORTED PACKAGED IN BESPOKE TWO PART MOULDED CASES MADE FROM SOFT OR HARD PLASTIC.

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 8486 MACHINES AND APPARATUS OF A KIND USED SOLELY OR PRINCIPALLY FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR BOULES OR WAFERS, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, ELECTRONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS OR FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS; MACHINES AND APPARATUS SPECIFIED IN NOTE 9(C) TO THIS CHAPTER; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 848690 PARTS AND ACCESSORIES ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH: GENERAL SECTION XVI NOTES 2(B) NOTE 9(C) AND (D) TO CHAPTER 84 HSENS TO 8486 NOTE (E)