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Overview TARIC Nomenclature Classification Guide BTI EU Classification Rulings CJEU Case Law - Tariff Classification Market Intelligence Origin of Goods Export Control CBAM Calculator EUDR Checker ClassifyAI SH Customs Value Incoterms® 2020

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Digital microscope

This item is a cylindrical digital microscope (approximately 10 × 3 cm), equipped with four light-emitting diodes, a CMOS image sensor, and a USB cable for connection to an automatic information processing machine. Lacking an onboard recording function, it allows observation of samples with magnifications from 10× to 200× and transmits still images or videos to a computer where they are stored via software. It is classified under optical instruments and microphotography devices (generally heading 9011 or 9012 depending on interpretation), subject to electrical safety standards, CE marking, and REACH regulations for electronic components.

Dec 5, 2016

Portable battery-powered video inspection instrument with LCD screen, controller, recording device, memory card slot, flexible cable with camera and LEDs, for technical inspection of hard-to-access cavities.

This article describes a portable battery-powered video inspection instrument comprising a control unit with a 9 cm LCD screen, a joystick, a recording device, a memory card slot, a 3-meter flexible cable with a camera and lighting LEDs. Designed for technical inspection of difficult-to-access cavities, it enables real-time capture, recording, and visualization of video images. Typically classified as an endoscopic or industrial video inspection device (Chapter 90), it is subject to REACH regulation, electrical safety requirements, CE marking, and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).

Oct 4, 2016

Camcorder

Portable battery-operated device designed exclusively for capturing and recording videos (without still photography), equipped with a lens, a 5 cm LCD screen, a microphone, a speaker, a processor, a Lithium-ion battery, internal memory (up to 8 GB), an integrated USB connector, an HDMI output, and a CMOS sensor. Featuring digital zoom and HD video recording (1280 × 720 px, 30 fps, up to 2 hours), it also offers removable storage via USB. Classified under portable video recording devices, it complies with CE standards (safety, electromagnetic compatibility, RoHS, WEEE) and, depending on composition, with REACH regulations.

Apr 26, 2016

Digital camcorder camera

This is a portable digital device of the camcorder type designed for capturing and recording still images (up to 1.92 megapixels) and videos (up to 720×576 pixels/50 fps), equipped with a 0.8-megapixel CCD sensor, a foldable 7 cm LCD screen, and optical zoom functions. Storage is via internal memory or memory card; the device features composite video, audio outputs, and a USB port (not accepting file import from a computer during presentation). The device is primarily intended for autonomous capture of images and videos, without external device or mass storage functions. No specific CE/REACH requirements other than those applicable to standard audiovisual equipment.

Apr 29, 2014

TV stand foot

Support foot for a television set, rectangular shape (approximately 55 × 31 × 0.8 cm), made of fused silica glass, equipped with a glass cylinder (5 cm high, 5.5 cm diameter) and a specific fixing support. It includes a rectangular plastic console (17 × 10 × 2.5 cm) to be attached to the support, designed to ensure the stability of the television placed on a flat surface. Main use: fixing and holding accessory for television. Regulatory particularities: REACH compliance for materials, absence of electrical or electronic functions, specifically intended for use in furniture/consumer electronics.

Apr 2, 2012

Handheld camcorder

Portable battery-powered device, of the type 'handheld camcorder' (approx. 10 × 5.5 × 2 cm), designed for capturing and recording video sequences in digital MPEG4-AVI format (640 × 480 px, 30 frames per second, maximum duration 2 hours). Equipped with a zoom lens, microphone, speaker, 2-inch LCD screen, internal memory of 2 GB, and USB/AV interfaces, it allows recording, viewing, and transmitting video files to compatible devices (computers, monitors, televisions) without format conversion. Main use: mobile recording of personal or professional videos. Regulatory specifics: subject to RED/CEM directive, REACH/RoHS regulations, safety, labeling requirements, and, where applicable, CE marking.

Nov 29, 2011

Underwater vision system

This system is an underwater remote surveillance set comprising a high-resolution television camera mounted on a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV), a remote control device with a display screen and control levers, and an electrical cable for signal transmission. Designed for exploration and image capture up to 90 meters deep, it is used for inspection or monitoring in underwater environments. The entire assembly is classified as a specialized television system (camera and control for submersible vehicles), subject to regulations concerning electronic equipment, electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), and, where applicable, maritime or exploration equipment legislation.

Jun 5, 2009

Infrared domestic sauna

The product is a domestic infrared sauna designed to accommodate up to two persons and intended for installation within a building. It consists of prefabricated wooden panels, a bench, a ventilation system, an air ionizer, and ceramic heating devices emitting long-wave infrared radiation (5.6 to 15 μm). The set also includes a door with a window, digital controls, and speakers; it provides both traditional sauna functions and those of an infrared heating device with relaxing or therapeutic purposes. Based on its main characteristics, classification can be in the category of body care equipment or sanitary appliances, considering the presence of electrical components and multiple functions, which requires particular attention to the General Rules of Interpretation (GRI) 1 and 3, as well as electrical safety regulations and CE marking.

Oct 19, 2007

Infrared domestic sauna

The product is a domestic infrared sauna designed to accommodate up to two persons and intended for installation within a building. It consists of prefabricated wooden panels, a bench, a ventilation system, an air ionizer, and ceramic heating devices emitting long-wave infrared radiation (5.6 to 15 μm). The set also includes a door with a window, digital controls, and speakers; it provides both traditional sauna functions and those of an infrared heating device with relaxing or therapeutic purposes. Based on its main characteristics, classification can be in the category of body care equipment or sanitary appliances, considering the presence of electrical components and multiple functions, which requires particular attention to the General Rules of Interpretation (GRI) 1 and 3, as well as electrical safety regulations and CE marking.

Oct 19, 2007

Infrared domestic sauna

The product is a domestic infrared sauna designed to accommodate up to two persons and intended for installation within a building. It consists of prefabricated wooden panels, a bench, a ventilation system, an air ionizer, and ceramic heating devices emitting long-wave infrared radiation (5.6 to 15 μm). The set also includes a door with a window, digital controls, and speakers; it provides both traditional sauna functions and those of an infrared heating device with relaxing or therapeutic purposes. Based on its main characteristics, classification can be in the category of body care equipment or sanitary appliances, considering the presence of electrical components and multiple functions, which requires particular attention to the General Rules of Interpretation (GRI) 1 and 3, as well as electrical safety regulations and CE marking.

Oct 19, 2007

Item 3: Set put up for retail sale comprising: — a television camera in a casing in the form of a plastic brick; — a kit made up of bricks and assembling components of plastic, and — a CD-ROM The camera cannot store images but transmits them to an automatic data- processing machine via a USB cable. The kit of bricks and the assembling components are used for constructing a tripod. The CD-ROM contains recorded programmes, data, video and sound files.

Classification is determined by General Rules 1, 3(b) and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, and by the wording of CN codes 8525, 8525 80 and 8525 80 19. Although the set is designed for children, it cannot be classified as a toy under heading 9503 00 because the essential character of the set is given by the camera of heading 8525. Documented CN 2026 code: 85258900, 8525. Commission 2026 transposition note: 8525 89 00 Modification of structure of heading 8525

Oct 10, 2005

Item 1: Modular linear camera, with a single- channel video-output. The circuitry within the camera is comprised of differential line-drivers, timing-control logic, CCD linear-imaging sensor, DC- restoration, video-combining and output- gain and -buffering. The camera is designed for incorporation into electro- optical measurement and control systems. See photograph.

Classification is determined by the provisions of General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, Note 2(a) to Chapter 90 and the wording of the CN codes 8525, 8525 80 and 8525 80 19. The camera is excluded from Chapter 90, as it is a product classifiable in its respective heading of Chapter 85 Documented CN 2026 code: 85258900, 8525. Commission 2026 transposition note: 8525 89 00 Modificatin of structure of heading 8525

May 22, 2001