THE RADIATOR COMPONENT IS A FOLDED STRIP MADE FROM ALUMINIUM 3103 WHICH IS FORMED BY A ROLLING OPERATION. THIS FOLDED STRIP IS ASSEMBLED INTO A RADIATOR CORE AND THIS ASSEMBLY IS THEN BRAZED TO SEAL ALL THE JOINTS. THEN THE RADIATOR CORE HAS ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS ASSEMBLED TO IT TO COMPLETE THE RADIATOR.

THIS FOLDED STRIP OF ALUMINIUM IS CLASSIFIED TO COMMODITY CODE 7616999090 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING: GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR) GIR1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 7616 AND ANY RELEVANT SECTION OR CHAPTER NOTES. GIR6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL. SECTION AND CHAPTER NOTES SECTION NOTE 3 TO SECTION XVII EXCLUDES THE STRIP FROM CLASSIFICATION TO HEADING 8708. 3. REFERENCES IN CHAPTERS 86 TO 88 TO 'PARTS' OR 'ACCESSORIES' DO NOT APPLY TO PARTS OR ACCESSORIES WHICH ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR USE SOLELY OR PRINCIPALLY WITH THE ARTICLES OF THOSE CHAPTERS. A PART OR ACCESSORY WHICH ANSWERS TO A DESCRIPTION IN TWO OR MORE OF THE HEADINGS OF THOSE CHAPTERS IS TO BE CLASSIFIED UNDER THAT HEADING WHICH CORRESPONDS TO THE PRINCIPAL USE OF THAT PART OR ACCESSORY. HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTES NOTE (5) TO HEADING 7616 ALUMINIUM ARTICLES COREESPONGING TO THE IRON AND STEEL ARTICLES REFERRED TO IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO HEADINGS 73.25 AND 73.26. HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTE TO HEADING 73.26 THIS HEDING COVERS ALL IRON OR STEEL ARTICLES OBTAINED BY FORGING OR PUNCHING, BY CUTTING OR STAMPING OR BY OTHER PROCESSES SUCH AS FOLDING, ASSEMBLING, WELDING, TURNING, MILLING OR PERFORATING OTHER THAN ARTICLES INCLUDED IN THE PRECEDING HEADINGS OF THIS CHAPTER OR COVERED BY NOTE 1 TO SECTION XV OR INCLUDED IN CHAPTER 82 OR 83 OR MORE SPECIFICALLY COVERED ELSEWHERE IN THE NOMENCLATURE. EXCLUSIONS/INCLUSIONS THE FOLDED STRIP OF ALUMINIUM IS EXCLUDED FROM COMMODITY CODE 8708919900 BECAUSE IT IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A RECOGNISABLE PART OF A RADIATOR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE.