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Customs classification Retained CN code 8708 30 91 — Parts of brakes and servo-brakes, for disc brakes, for motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705. This is the correct EU CN/TARIC classification assuming “disk pads for motor vehicles” means disc brake pads already mounted on a metal back plate, which is the standard commercial meaning of automotive brake pads. eur-lex.europa.euhttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/regimpl/2020/1577/oj/eng/pdf?utmsource=openai Most likely alternative only if the goods are not mounted If the goods are only friction material / brake lining material, not mounted on a support or back plate, the fallback classification is 6813 81 00 — Brake linings and pads, not containing asbestos, not mounted. eur-lex.europa.euhttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX%3A02015A0630%2801%29-20231211&utmsource=openai --- Classification reasoning 1 Heading level Under GIR 1, classification starts with the wording of the headings and relevant section/chapter notes. For finished automotive disc brake pads, the decisive point is that they are: - identifiable as parts of the braking system of motor vehicles, - suitable solely or principally for motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705, - and, in the usual form traded, are mounted assemblies comprising friction material fixed to a steel back plate. eur-lex.europa.euhttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32003R1789&utmsource=openai That leads to heading 8708: - “Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705”, - specifically 8708 30 for “Brakes and servo-brakes; parts thereof”. eur-lex.europa.euhttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/regimpl/2020/1577/oj/eng/pdf?utmsource=openai 2 Why not heading 6813? Heading 6813 covers friction material and articles thereof, including pads and discs, only when they are not mounted. The CN wording expressly limits that heading to “not mounted” goods. eur-lex.europa.euhttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX%3A02015A0630%2801%29-20231211&utmsource=openai So: - unmounted brake pad friction elements → 6813 81 00 - mounted disc brake pads for vehicles → 8708 30 91 eur-lex.europa.euhttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX%3A02015A0630%2801%29-20231211&utmsource=openai 3 Subheading level Under GIR 6, once heading 8708 30 is selected, the relevant CN split is: - 8708 30 91 — for disc brakes - 8708 30 99 — other eur-lex.europa.euhttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/regimpl/2020/1577/oj/eng/pdf?utmsource=openai Because the product described is disc pads, the correct subheading is 8708 30 91. eur-lex.europa.euhttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/regimpl/2020/1577/oj/eng/pdf?utmsource=openai --- Legal basis > Heading 6813 covers friction material and articles thereof, including pads, “not mounted”. eur-lex.europa.euhttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX%3A02015A0630%2801%29-20231211&utmsource=openai > Heading 8708 30 covers “Brakes and servo-brakes; parts thereof” for motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705. eur-lex.europa.euhttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/regimpl/2020/1577/oj/eng/pdf?utmsource=openai > CN subheading 8708 30 91 covers “Other — For disc brakes”. eur-lex.europa.euhttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/regimpl/2020/1577/oj/eng/pdf?utmsource=openai Additional interpretative support: - Section XVII Note 3: a part suitable for use solely or principally with articles of Chapters 86 to 88 is classified according to that principal use. eur-lex.europa.euhttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32003R1789&utmsource=openai - EU tariff suspension texts repeatedly describe non-asbestos organic brake pads with friction material mounted to the steel back plate under ex 8708 30 10 / ex 8708 30 91, which confirms EU customs practice for mounted automotive brake pads. eur-lex.europa.euhttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX%3A02021R2278-20240701&utmsource=openai --- Operational conclusion Direct answer For disc brake pads for motor vehicles, the classification to retain is: 8708 30 91 Practical customs rule Use 8708 30 91 when the product is: - a finished brake pad assembly, - with friction material bonded/riveted to a metal backing plate, - intended for disc brake systems of motor vehicles. eur-lex.europa.euhttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX%3A02021R2278-20240701&utmsource=openai Use 6813 81 00 only when importing: - unmounted friction pads / linings, - not yet assembled onto the support plate or brake component. eur-lex.europa.euhttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX%3A02015A0630%2801%29-20231211&utmsource=openai --- Points of vigilance - Do not classify under 6813 merely because the product is made of friction material; the mounted / unmounted distinction is decisive. eur-lex.europa.euhttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX%3A02015A0630%2801%29-20231211&utmsource=openai - Do not use 8708 30 99 if the goods are specifically for disc brakes; that residual code is for other brake parts. eur-lex.europa.euhttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/regimpl/2020/1577/oj/eng/pdf?utmsource=openai - If the imported item is not the complete brake pad but only a raw friction insert, blank, strip, or pad material, 6813 81 00 becomes the correct code. eur-lex.europa.euhttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX%3A02015A0630%2801%29-20231211&utmsource=openai --- Final classification Most probable and standard customs classification: 8708 30 91 Description: Parts of brakes and servo-brakes, for disc brakes, for motor vehicles. Alternative only if unmounted friction material: 6813 81 00.

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