A YARD TRACTOR UNIT. TO BE USED IN FACTORIES, DOCKS & AIRPORTS, OR IN RAILWAY STATIONS; FOR THE SHORT TRANSPORTATION OR MOVEMENT OF GOODS. NOT AN ON-HIGHWAY UNIT AND CANNOT BE SPECIFICALLY USED ON PUBLIC ROADS IN THE SAME MANNER AS A ROAD TRACTOR, AS IT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REGULATIONS PERTINENT TO ON-HIGHWAY, ROAD VEHICLES. SELF-PROPELLED BY A DIESEL ENGINE. NOT FITTED WITH LIFTING OR HANDLING EQUIPMENT. CAN BE FITTED WITH OR WITHOUT WHAT IS KNOWN AS A 5TH WHEEL. (WITHOUT THE 5TH WHEEL THE TRUCK SIMPLY COUPLES UP TO THE TRAILER AND PULLS LOADS AROUND AS YOU WOULD EXPECT TO SEE AT AIRPORTS HAULING BAGGAGE ETC. WHEN FITTED WITH THE 5TH WHEEL, THE TRUCK COUPLES TO THE TRAILER AND THEN TILTS THE TRAILER FROM THE FRONT, ALL WHEELS ON THE TRAILER REMAIN ON THE GROUND, WITH THE FRONT STANDS BEING RAISED SLIGHTLY TO GIVE GROUND CLEARANCE TO ENABLE TOWING.) IN THE DESIGN OF THE TRUCK, SPEED IS RESTRICTED TO 30KPH OR LESS.

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 8709 WORKS TRUCKS, SELF-PROPELLED, NOT FITTED WITH LIFTING OR HANDLING EQUIPMENT, OF THE TYPE USED IN FACTORIES, WAREHOUSES, DOCK AREAS OR AIRPORTS FOR SHORT DISTANCE TRANSPORT OF GOODS; TRACTORS OF THE TYPE USED ON RAILWAY STATION PLATFORMS; PARTS OF THE FOREGOING VEHICLES. GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 870919 - VEHICLES, OTHER THAN ELECTRICAL CN CODE 87091990 - OTHER THAN SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE TRANSPORT OF HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH: HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTES (HSEN'S) TO HEADING 8709 REFERS. HSENS TO 8709 (1), (2) AND (3) REFERS.