VERTEX FASTENING CLIPS. THE ITEMS ARE MADE FROM BOTH MILD STEEL AND STAINLESS STEEL. THE MOST COMMON APPLICATION IN THE UK IS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF MATTRESSES WITH TRADITIONAL OPEN SPRINGS. THE FUNCTION OF THESE CLIPS IN THE MATTRESS IS TO SECURELY FASTEN ALL THE SPRINGS AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE MATTRESS TO A THICK BORDER WIRE. IF THIS WAS NOT DONE THE WHOLE SPRING SYSTEM IN THE MATTRESS FRAME WOULD BE UNSTABLE AND RESULT IN THE SPRINGS NOT PROVIDING ADEQUATE SUPPORT TO THE USERS WEIGHT WHEN LYING ON THE UNIT

CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:- GENERAL INTERPRETIVE RULES (GIR)S: GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 8302 BASE METAL MOUNTINGS, FITTINGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES SUITABLE FOR FURNITURE, DOORS, STAIRCASES, WINDOWS, BLINDS, COACHWORK SADDLERY, TRUNKS, CHESTS, CASKETS OR THE LIKE ; BASE METAL HAT RACKS, HAT-PEGS, BRACKETS AND SIMILAR FIXTURES; CASTORS WITH MOUNTINGS OF BASE METAL; AUTOMATIC CLOSERS OF BASE METAL GIR 3B HAS BEEN USED AS THE ITEM IS DESIGNED AS 'OTHER BASE METAL FITTINGS, FOR FURNITURE' WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER. GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 830242 OTHER MOUNTINGS, FITTINGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES SUITABLE FOR FURNITURE. TARIC CODE 8302420090 OTHER THAN FOR USE IN CIVIL AIRCRAFT ALSO CLASSIFIED BY NOTE 3 TO SECTION XV OF THE HSEN'S HSEN'S NOTE (E) TO HEADING 8302 REFERS TO MOUNTINGS, FITTINGS, AND SIMILAR ARTICLES SUITABLE FOR FURNITURE