THIS BATTERY PACK IS CLASSIFIED TO COMMODITY CODE 85078020 - OTHER ACCUMULATORS: NICKEL-HYDRIDE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES
GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE BATTERY PACK BY THE TERMS OF THE HEADING
GIR 5(B) HAS BEEN USED TO INCLUDE THE PACKING
GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY TO SUBHEADING LEVEL
GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTE 1 TO CHAPTER 85
THIS CHAPTER COVERS:
MACHINES AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION, TRANSFORMATION OR STORAGE OF ELECTRICITY, E.G., GENERATORS, TRANSFORMERS, ETC. (HEADINGS 85.01 TO 85.04) AND PRIMARY CELLS (HEADING 85.06) AND ACCUMULATORS (HEADING 85.07).
HS EXPLANATORY NOTES TO 85.07 INCLUDE:
ELECTRIC ACCUMULATORS (STORAGE BATTERIES OR SECONDARY BATTERIES) ARE CHARACTERISED BY THE FACT THAT THE ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTION IS REVERSIBLE SO THAT THE ACCUMULATOR MAY BE RECHARGED. THEY ARE USED TO STORE ELECTRICITY AND SUPPLY IT WHEN REQUIRED. A DIRECT CURRENT IS PASSED THROUGH THE ACCUMULATOR PRODUCING CERTAIN CHEMICAL CHANGES (CHARGING); WHEN THE TERMINALS OF THE ACCUMULATOR ARE SUBSEQUENTLY CONNECTED TO AN EXTERNAL CIRCUIT THESE CHEMICAL CHANGES REVERSE AND PRODUCE A DIRECT CURRENT IN THE EXTERNAL CIRCUIT (DISCHARGING). THIS CYCLE OF OPERATIONS, CHARGING AND DISCHARGING, CAN BE REPEATED FOR THE LIFE OF THE ACCUMULATOR.