A HOLLOW POLYURETHANE TUBE WELDED TO FORM A CONTINUOUS LOOP SO THAT IT FLOATS ON WATER. THE TUBE IS HYDROPHOBIC AND OLIOSCOPIC AND FORMS AN INTEGRAL AND ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF THE FLOATING TUBE OIL SKIMMER. THE TUBE IS SOLD SIZED TO A SPECIFIC LENGTH AND FORMS PART OF THE CONTENT OF EVERY NEW OIL SKIMMER SOLD. THE PURPPOSE OF THE TUBE IS TO SKIM OIL FROM THE SURFACE OF THE WATER USING SURFACE TENSION TO CAUSE THE OIL TO STICK TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE TUBE. AS THE TUBE MOVES THROUGH THE OIL SKIMMER MECHANISM IT IS CLEANED AND RETURNED BACK TO THE WATER TO SKIM MORE OIL THUS PURIFYING THE WATER. THE TUBE DOES NOT CARRY ANY LIQUID INTERNALLY AS IT IS SEALED IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT IT FLOATS.

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 8421 CENTRIFUGES, INCLUDING CENTRIFUGAL DRYERS; FILTERING OR PURIFYING MACHINERY AND APPARATUS, FOR LIQUIDS OR GASES. GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 842199 PARTS, OTHER THAN FOR USE IN AIRCRAFT. TARIC CODE 8421990099 OTHER. ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH HSENS