THE PAIR OF WALKIE TALKIES ARE CLASSIFIED TO COMMODITY CODE 9503009500 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR)
GIR1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 9503
GIR5B HAS BEEN USED AS THE GOODS ARE PACKAGED IN NORMAL PACKING FOR TRANSPORT (BLISTER PACK WITH PRINTED INSERT CARD).
GIR6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL.
COMMISSION REGULATIONS
COMMISSION REGULTION (EEC) No. 442/91, ITEM 4. PORTABLE RADIO TRANSMITTERS-RECEIVERS, OF THE WALKIE-TALKIE TYPE, OF PLASTICS, WHETHER OR NOT INCORPORATING A MORSE CODE SYSTEM, OF A MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT NOT EXCEEDING 5 MILLIWATTS ERP (EFFECTIVE RADIATED POWER), BATTERY-OPERATED, AND CONTAINING NEITHER NOISE SUPRESSORS, CHANNEL SELECTORS OR VOLTMETERS.
EXCLUSIONS/INCLUSIONS
SECTION NOTE 1(p) TO SECTION XVI (CHAPTERS 84 AND 85) STATES THIS SECTION DOES NOT COVER ARTICLES OF CHAPTER 95 TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTS REQUISITES; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF.
AS THE WALKIE TALKIES FULFILLS THE CRITERIA SET OUT IN THE EU COMMISSION REGULATION IT FALLS TO BE CLASSIFED AS A TOY OF CHAPTER 95 RATHER THAN TRANSMISSION APPARATUS INCORPORATING RECEPTION APPARATUS OF HEADING 8525.