MONITOR EARPHONE ADAPTOR (MEA) IS A MODULE WHICH IS CONNECTED BETWEEN THE PROCESSING UNIT OF A HEARING AID AND THE BATTERY MODULE. WITH THE MONITOR EARPHONES AND ADAPTOR, A CARER OR AUDIOLOGIST CAN USE EARPHONES TO CHECK THAT A HEARING AID IS RECEIVING SOUND, AND THAT FUNCTIONS ARE WORKING CORRECTLY. THE ADAPTER ITSELF IS ENABLING THE EARPHONES INCLUDED IN THE KIT TO BE CONNECTED TO HEARING AID PROCESSING UNIT. IT IS MADE UP OF TWO PLASTIC MOULDINGS, WHICH HOUSE A PCBA (PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY), A NEUF SOCKET AND NEUF PLUG AND 3.5MM AUDIO JACK. HARD PLASTIC BLACK COLOUR, PCBA AND 3 TYPES OF SOCKET/PLUGS PRODUCT IS SOLD ONLINE AND VIA OFFICIAL AUTHORISED DISTRIBUTORS AND HOSPITALS, NOT VIA COMMERCIAL RETAIL CHAIN.

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 8518 FOR MICROPHONES AND STANDS THEREFOR; LOUDSPEAKERS, WHETHER OR NOT MOUNTED IN THEIR ENCLOSURES; HEADPHONES AND EARPHONES, WHETHER OR NOT COMBINED WITH A MICROPHONE, AND SETS CONSISTING OF A MICROPHONE AND ONE OR MORE LOUDSPEAKERS; AUDIO-FREQUENCY ELECTRIC AMPLIFIERS; ELECTRIC SOUND AMPLIFIER SETS GIR 3B HAS BEEN USED AS THE HEADPHONES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER. GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 851830 - FOR HEADPHONES AND EARPHONES, WHETHER OR NOT COMBINED WITH A MICROPHONE, AND SETS CONSISTING OF A MICROPHONE AND ONE OR MORE LOUDSPEAKERS CN CODE 851830 95 - OTHER THAN LINE TELEPHONE HANDSETS: ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH:- HARMONIZED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTE (C) TO HEADING 85.18 SECTION NOTE 4 TO CHAPTER 85