A MEDICAL OSTOMY FILTER WHICH CONSISTS OF A POLYEURETHANE FOAM IMPREGNATED WITH A CARBON MIX WHICH IS THEN LAMINATED BETWEEN TWO POLYAMIDE NONWOVENS WITH A SPUNLAID POLYAMIDE ADHESIVE WEB. A POWDER GLUE IS ALSO USED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PRODUCT TO ENABLE THE FILTER TO STICK TO THE CUSTOMER'S OSTOMY BAG WHEN HEAT IS APPLIED. THE ROLL OF LAMINATED MATERIAL IS THEN CUT INTO 24.4MM DISCS AND PACKED INTO A BOX OF 20,000. THE FILTERS ARE TESTED FOR WEIGHT, THICKNESS, DIAMETER, AIR PERMEABILITY AND H2S (HYDROGEN SULPHIDE) - THE LAST TO ENSURE THAT ALL H2S HAS BEEN ABSORBED BY THE FILTER. THE DISCS WEIGH 0.3G EACH AND THE MATERIAL THEY ARE CUT FROM WEIGH 512/GM2. THE PRODUCT IS USED TO ABSORB H2S IN AN OSTOMY BAG.

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 5603, FOR NON-WOVENS, WHETHER OR NOTIMPREGNATED, COATED, COVERED OR LAMINATED GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 560314, OF MAN-MADE FILAMENTS: WEIGHING MORE THAN 150G/M2: CN CODE 56031410, COATED OR COVERED. TARIC CODE 5603141090, OTHER THAN A SPECIFIC ELECTRICALLY NONCONDUCTIVE NON-WOVEN TO BE USED AS ELECTRICAL INSULATION MATERIAL HSEN TO CHAPTER 5603, III FINISHING, 'HEADING COVERS NONWOVENS IN THE PIECE.....SHEETS FOR FILTERING LIQUIDS OR AIR.....ETC', REFERS