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G/IT/W/40/Add.20  
 
15 March 2018  
(18-1579) Page: 1/2 
Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in 
Information Technology Products  Original: English  
 
DIVERGENCES OF CLASS IFICATION: POSSIBLE HS2007 CLASSIFICATIO N 
FOR THE REMAINING 37 "ATTACHMENT  B" ITEMS  
SUBMISSION BY SEYCHELLES  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 10 October  2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of  Seychelles .1 
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No. ITA 
Item 
No. Comments from Seychelles  
1 122 Seychelles has reservations on this classification on the basis that Heading  84.86 
does not cover stripping or cleaning apparatus.  
2 137 Seychelles  has no objections to classify this product under 848640ex.  
3 142 Seychelles  has reservations on this classification on the basis that heading 84.86 
does not cover apparatus for wet etching, developing, stripping or cleaning of 
semiconductor wafers and flat panel.  
4 146 Seychelles suggest s classification under 846229ex as it makes provision for 
machine -tool for working metal by bending, folding , straightening.  
5 166 Seychelles prefers  to classify the product under 903082ex given that this heading 
provides for apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities . 
6 168 Seychelles has reservations on this classification on the basis that heading  84.86 
does not cover apparatus for wet etching, developing, stripping or cleaning of 
semiconductor wafers and flat panel displays.  
7 175 Seychelles has no objections to classify under 848640ex.  
8 176 Seychelles has no objections to classify under 848640ex.  
9 177 Seychelles has no objections to classify under 848690ex . 
10 178 Seychelles has no objections to classify under 848690ex.  
11 179 Seychelles has no objections to classify under 848640ex.  
12 180 Seychelles has no objections to classify under 848690ex.  
13 192 Seychelles classif ies the product under 851840ex. However, if the parts are 
presented separately then the product is classif ied under 851890ex.  
14 193 Seychelles has no objections to classify the product under 847149ex, 877160, 
847330, 851770, 852851ex, 852859, 852872, 852990, 853120, 853190, 854370, 
854390, 901380ex, 901390ex . 
15 194 Seychelles has no objections to classify under 851762ex.  
                                                
1 In view of the Decision for the HS  2007 classification of 15  additional "Attachment  B" product s, 
circulated as document  G/IT/29 of 17  May 2016, the submission  from Seychelles concern s possible HS  2007 
classification for the remaining 22  "Attachment  B" items as described in document  G/IT/W/40 /Suppl.2 . G/IT/W/40/Add.20  
 
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  No. ITA 
Item 
No. Comments from Seychelles  
16 197 Seychelles has no objections to classify under 851762ex. and 851770ex fo r 
classification of parts only.  
Has reservation s as to 851769ex.  
852910 not relevant.  
17 198 Seychelles has no objections to classify under 847160ex and 901710ex.  
18 199 Seychelles has no objections to classify under 841990ex, 843139ex, 844399ex, 
846693ex, 846694ex, 847150ex, 847180ex, 847310ex, 847321ex, 847329ex, 
847330ex, 847340ex, 847350ex, 847790ex, 847990ex, , 848690ex, 850490ex, 
850870ex, 851490ex, 851590ex, 851770ex, 851890ex , 852290ex,  852990ex, 
853190ex, 853400,  853890ex, 854231ex, 854390ex, 854890ex, 901090ex,  
902690ex, 902790ex, 903090ex and 903190ex.  
19 200 Seychelles has no objections to classify under 852861.  
Has reservation s as to 852869ex.  
20 201 Seychelles agree s to classify under 847170ex.  
21 202 Seychelles would classify this product based on the article which gives the product 
its essential character, which is heading  8518.  
22 203 Seychelles has no objections to classify under 852871ex.  
 
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