THE ITEM IS A POWERED RESPIRATOR SYSTEM CONSISTING OF A BLOWER UNIT, BATTERY, FILTER, WAIST BELT, HOSE, HOSE COVER AND A BATTERY CHARGER. IT IS COMPOSED OF STAINLESS STEEL AND SYNTHETIC MATERIALS. IT FEEDS AIR INTO A SEPARATE HELMET THROUGH THE HOSE.

THIS RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IS CLASSIFIED TO COMMODITY CODE 9020000080 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING: GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR): GIR1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 9020 OTHER BREATHING APPLIANCES AND GAS MASKS, EXCLUDING PROTECTIVE MASKS HAVING NEITHER MECHANICAL PARTS NOR REPLACEABLE FILTERS. GIR6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL. HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTES: HSEN (1) TO HEADING 9020; OTHER BREATHING APPLIANCES AND GAS MASKS, EXCLUDING PROTECTIVE MASKS HAVING NEITHER MECHANICAL PARTS NOR REPLACEABLE FILTERS. THIS HEADING INCLUDES BREATHING APPLIANCES OF A KIND USED BY, FOR EXAMPLE, AIRMEN, DIVERS, MOUNTAINEERS OR FIREMEN. THESE MAY BE SELF-CONTAINED (WHERE THE BREATHING CIRCUIT IS FED FROM A CYLINDER OF OXYGEN OR COMPRESSED AIR) OR MAY BE CONNECTED BY A HOSE TO COMPRESSORS, COMPRESSED AIR SUPPLY PIPES, STORAGE CYLINDERS OR (IN THE CASE OF CERTAIN SHORT DISTANCE APPARATUS) THE OUTSIDE ATMOSPHERE.