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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
C0MC83) 603 final 
Brussels, 17 October 1983
Draft for a
COUNCIL REGULATION_(EEC)
temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff  
duties on certain products intended for use in the  
construction, maintenance and repair of aircraft
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
COM(83) 603 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. By its regulation N° 1177/83 of 16 May 1983 (1) the Council has sus­
pended, on an autonomous basis, Common Customs Tariff duties for cer­
tain products. These duty suspensions will expire on 31 December 1983.
2. The Commission proposes a prolongation of the current duty suspension  
for these products (see annex of attached regulation). In taking this  
action, the Commission has taken into consideration the interests of  
the aircraft companies and Community industries.
3. With a view to the current GATT négociations, concerning the possible  
extension of the list of aeronautic products which benefit from a  
contractual and permanent exemption from customs duties, the validity  
of the proposed regulation must be limited to 6 months.
4. Attention is drawn to the fact that the Council Resolution of 27.6.1974  
simplyfying the task of the customs administrations (OJ C 79/74) requires  
the publication of the attached Regulation at least six weeks before its  
entry into force.
(1) OJ N. L 130 of 16.5.1983, p. 1.

Draft for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for certain  
products intended for use in the construction, maintenance and repair of aircraft
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European  
Economic Community, and in particular Article 28  
thereof,
Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the  
Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3041/82 (*) provided for  
the suspension of the duties laid down in the Common  
Customs Tariff for a certain number of products which  
are intended to be either incorporated in the  
construction of aeroplanes of an unladen weight  
exceeding 15 000 kilograms or used for the  
maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of an unladen  
weight exceeding 15 000 kilograms or for aeroplanes or  
helicopters of an unladen weight exceeding 2 000  
kilograms but not exceeding 15 000 kilograms;
Whereas all these suspension measures will expire on
31 December 1983;
Whereas, having regard to the technical requirements  
associated with the design of aeroplanes currently  
constructed in the Community, suspension measures  
differentiated according to the type to which the
_ aeroplanes under consideration belong should be
/1
984, maintained from 1 January/In respect of products  
intended for the construction of aeroplanes of an  
unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kilograms in order to  
take account, in each case, of the capabilities of the  
Community industry;
Whereas, in view of the principles laid down for  
suspension of Common Customs Tariff duties in respect  
of certain products intended for the construction of
(’)  o j N o L  1 3 0 of 16.5.1983, p. 1.aeroplanes of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000  
kilograms, it is necessary to establish a list of products  
admissible to suspension of customs duties for the  
maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of that kind  
constructed in the Community; whereas, provided that  
account is taken of the current capacity of the  
Community industry, the arrangements should also be  
continued whereby users of aircraft of an unladen  
weight exceeding 15 000 kilograms constructed in third  
countries or the previous construction of which in the  
Community has required a considerable quantity of  
products imported from third countries, may obtain  
supplies of products necessary for the maintenance or  
repair of such aircraft under suspension of Common  
Customs Tariff duties;
Whereas a limited number of products which are not  
available in the Community are also essential for the  
maintenance or repair of certain types of aeroplanes and  
helicopters of an unladen weight exceeding 2 000  
kilograms, but not exceeding 15 000 kilograms;  
whereas Common Customs Tariff duties in respect of  
these products should accordingly be suspended;
Whereas provision shc.dd be made for the adaptation,  
in the light of advances in the technical capabilities of  
the Community aircraft industry and of Community  
aircraft equipment industries, of the arrangements to  
be made concerning the application of the Common  
Customs Tariff to products imported from third  
countries for use in the construction, maintenance or  
repair of aircraft; whereas such adaptation could  
involve a review of arrangements in force at relatively  
short intervals; whereas it is therefore necessary to limit  
the period of application of this Regulation to six  
months,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The Common Customs Tariff duties on the  
products listed in Annex I shall be suspended to the  
levels indicated in column 3 thereof provided that the  
said products are intended to be incorporated, on the  
conditions to be determined by the competent  
authorities, in the construction of aeroplanes of an  
unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kilograms, as  
individually listed in column 4 of the said Annex.
2. This Article shall also apply to the same products  
intended for the manufacture, on the conditions to be  
determined by the competent authorities, of parts  
necessary for the construction of the aircraft concerned.
Article 2
1. The Common Customs Tariff duties on the  
products listed in Annex II shall be suspended to the  
level indicated in column 3 or 4 thereof, as the case may  
be, provided that such products are intended to be  
incorporated, on the conditions to be determined by the 
competent authorities, in the maintenance or repair of  
aeroplanes of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000  
kilograms comprised in one or other of the categories  
specified in that Annex and, in respect of those in  
category B, in so far as the maintenance or repair relates  
to aeroplanes listed in column 5 of that Annex.
2. However, in the case of products falling within  
heading Nos 85.15, 85.22, 90.14 and 90.29 of the  
Common Customs Tariff and indicated by a ‘f1 )’,  
paragraph 1  shall apply only where such products are  
intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of  
a type certificated for the first time in a Member State  
of the Community before 7 May 1973 and either  
constructed in the Community or imported and used atthat date on regular routes by airline companies of the  
Community.
Article 3
1. The Common Customs Tariff duties on the  
products listed in Annex III shall, provided that such  
products are intended to be incorporated, on the  
conditions to be determined by the competent  
authorities, in the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes  
and helicopters of an unladen weight exceeding 2 000  
kilograms but not exceeding 15 000 kilograms, which  
are listed in column 4 or 5 of that Annex, as the  
case may be, be suspended to the levels indicated in  
column 3.
2. However, in the case of products falling within  
heading Nos 85.15 and 90.29 of the Common  
Customs Tariff and indicated by a ‘l1 )’, paragraph 1  
shall apply only where such products are intended for  
the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes and helicopters  
of a type certificated for the first time in a Member  
State of the Community before 1 January 1973 and  
either constructed in the Community or imported and  
used at that date on regular routes by airline companies  
of the Community.
Article 4
For the purposes of Articles 2 (2) and 3 (2), type of  
aeroplane or helicopter shall be taken to mean the  
prototype of that aeroplane or helicopter and versions  
derived directly from that prototype, except versions  
which differ fundamentally from the prototype.
Article S
This Regulation shall enter into force on
1 January 1984.
It shall apply until 3 0  June 1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  
Done at Brussels, 16 May 1983.
For the Council  
The President

ANNEX I
List of products in respect of which Common Customs Tariff duties are totally suspended where such 
products are intended to be incorporated in the construction of aircraft of an unladen weight exceeding
IS 000 kilograms
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4
38.19 Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied 
industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural 
products), not elsewhere specified or included; residual 
products of the chemical or allied industries, not else­
where specified or included:
ex P. Preparations, known as ‘liquids for hydraulic transmis­
sion’ (for example, hydraulic brake fluids) not contain­
ing or containing less than 70 % by weight of petroleum 
oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals:
—  Based on silicate or phosphoric esters .................... 0 
% All aeroplanes
39.02 Polymerization and copolymerization products (for example, 
polyethylene, polytetrahaloethylenes, polyisobutylene, poly­
styrene, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl 
chloroacetate and other polyvinyl derivatives, polyacrylic and 
polymethacrylic derivatives, coumaroneindene resins):
C. Other:
VI. Polystyrene and copolymers of styrene: 
ex b) In other forms:
—  Acrylonitrilebutadiene styrene, in 
sheets specially designed for lining the 
internal walls of aeroplanes ................ 0 
% Airbus, F 28
VII. Polyvinyl chloride:
ex a) In one of the forms mentioned in Note 3(a) 
and (b) to this Chapter:
—  Approved for aircraft construction, 
and in the form of granules ................ 0 
% Airbus
ex b) In other forms:
— In sheets specially designed for lining 
the internal walls of aeroplanes .......... 0 % A
irbus
ex VIII. Polyvinylidene chloride; copolymers of vinylidene 
chloride with vinyl chloride:
—  In sheets specially designed for lining the 
internal walls of aeroplanes .......................... 0 % A
irbus
XIV. Other polymerization or copolymerization 
products:
ex a) In one of the forms mentioned in 
Note 3 (a) and (b) to this Chapter:
— For cavity filling ............................ .. 0 % A
irbus

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c c r
heading
NoDescriptionRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4
39.07 Articles of materials of the kinds described in heading 
Nos 39.01 to 39.06:
B. Other:
V. Of other materials: 
ex d) Other:
—  Flexible pipes of polytetrafluoroethylene for 
hydraulic or fuel circuits, without fittings 
attached ......................................................... 0 
% Airbus
70.20 Glass fibre (including wool), yarns, fabrics, and articles made 
therefrom:
ex A. Non-textile fibre and articles made therefrom:
—  Superfine glass fibre of low moisture absorption 
capacity ....................................................................... 0 % A
irbus, F 28
73.18 Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of iron (other than of 
cast iron) or steel, excluding high-pressure hydro-electric 
conduits:
ex C. Other:
—  Tubes for the hydraulic system of steel 21.6.9 made 
to Deutsche Airbus standard DAN 41/BMS 7185 0 % Airbus
73.20 Tube and pipe fittings (for example, joints, elbows, unions 
and flanges), of iron or steel ........................................................ 0 % All aeroplanes
73.40 Other articles of iron or steel: 
ex B. Other:
—  Devices for stowing and clamping freight .............. 0 % A
irbus
—  Ball bearings used in freight loading system s .......... 0 % Airb
us
ex 76.02 Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of aluminium; 
aluminium wire:
—  Conical shapes for reinforcing lateral rudders .................... 0 % Airb
us
ex 76.03Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium, of a thickness 
exceeding 0,20 mm:
—  Plates and sheets of variable thickness obtained by lami- 
nation for widths of 1  200 mm or more .............................. 0 % F 28

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4
76.16 Other articles of aluminium: 
ex D. Other:
— ‘Quick change' apparatus for transforming pas­
senger transport aeroplanes into goods transport 
aeroplanes and vice versa .......................................... 0 % F 28
81.04 Other base metals, unwrought and articles thereof; cermets, 
unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof:
K. Titanium:
ex II. Wrought:
—  Thin-walled tubes ready for use in ventilation 
and air-conditioning systems .............................. 0 % Airbus
84.07 Hydraulic engines and motors (including water wheels and 
water turbines):
ex C. Parts:
—  Of clamp jacks ............................................................ 0 % Airbus
—  Of hydraulic positioning and locking actuators and 
associated controls (Hydroloks) .............................. 0 % All aeroplanes
84.08 Other engines and motors: 
D. Parts:
II. Other:
ex b) Other:
—  Of clamp jacks .............................................. 0 % Airbus
84.10 Pumps (including motor pumps and turbo pumps) for liquids, 
whether or not fitted with measuring devices; liquid elevators 
of bucket, chain, screw, band and similar kinds:
B. Other pumps:
ex III. Parts:
—  Of pumps having a pressure capacity of 
200 bar or more .................................................. 0 % Airbus, F 28, BAC 1-11
84.17 Machinery, plant and similar laboratory equipment, whether 
or not electrically heated, for the treatment of materials by a 
process involving a change of temperature such as heating, 
cooking, roasting, distilling, rectifying, sterilizing, pasteurizing, 
steaming, drying, evaporating, vaporizing, condensing or 
cooling, not being machinery or plant of a kind used for 
domestic purposes; instantaneous or storage water heaters, 
non-electrical:
ex C. Heat-exchange units:
—  Of the constant speed drive (CSD) system .............. 0 % A
irbus
—  Of the air-conditioning system ................................ 0 % Airbus

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ccr
heading
NoDescription
2 ______________ _
84
.59 Machines and mechanical appliances, having individual 
functions, not falling within any other heading of this Chapter:
E. Other:
ex 1 1 . Other machines and mechanical appliances:
—  Air humidifiers and dehumidifiers ....................
ex 
1 1 1 . Parts:
—  Of air humidifiers and dehumidifiers ................
84
.61 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances, for pipes, boiler 
shells, tanks, vats and the like, including pressure reducing 
valves and thermostatically controlled valves:
A. Pressure reducing valves ..................................................
ex B. Other:
—  Valves used in air-conditioning and cabin
pressurization systems ..............................................
—  Valves used in the fire-control system ....................
—  
Valves used in the water-circulation system ..........
ex 
84.62 Ball, roller or needle roller bearings:
—  Bearings used in freight loading systems ..............................
85.0
1 Electrical goods of the following descriptions: generators, 
motors, converters (rotary or static), transformers, rectifiers 
and rectifying apparatus, inductors:
B. Other machines and apparatus:
I. Generators, motors (whether or not equipped with 
speed reducing, changing or step-up gear) and rotary 
converters:
ex b) Other:
—  Electrical actuators used in the air-
conditioning system of less than 
0,75 k W ....................................................
—  Electric motors with speed reducer
for freight loading systems of less than 
0,75 kW ..................................................
__ 0,5 kW, 28 volt d.c. motors used in
fr
eight-door opening systems ................Ra
te 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
0 %
0 %
0 %
0 % 
0 % 
0 %
0 %
0 %
0 % 
0 %Airbus, F 28
Airbus, F 28
F 28
Airbus, F 28 
Airbus, F 28 
Airbus, F 28
Airbus
Airbus
Airbus 
F 28

CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4
85.01
(cont’d)ex C. Parts:
—  Of high speed alternators (exceeding 3 600 r/min) 0 % Airbus, F 28
—  Of electric motors, with speed reducer for freight 
loading systems .......................................................... 0 % Airbus
—  Of generators in the anti-skid control system 
incorporated in the landing gear .............................. 0 % A
irbus, F 28, BAC 1-11
—  Of electrical actuators used in the air-conditioning 
system of less than 0,75 kW ............................ .. 0 
% F 28
— Of 0,5 kW, 28 volt d.c. motors used in freight 
loading systems ......................................................... 0 
% F 28
—  Of static converters of a power of 250 VA 
converting a direct current of 28 volts into an 
alternating current of 115 volts ................................ 0 % F 28
—  Of rectifying transformers with a direct current 
output of 100 amps at 28 volts ................................ 0 % F 28
85.15 Radiotélégraphie and radiotéléphonie transmission and recep­
tion apparatus; radio-broadcasting and television transmission 
and reception apparatus (including receivers incorporating 
sound recorders or reproducers) and television carperas; radio 
navigational aid apparatus, radar apparatus and radio remote 
control apparatus:
C. Parts:
1 1 . Other:
ex c) Other:
—  VOR LOK aerials for VOR apparatus 
complying with standard AR1NC 547 or
579 ................................................................. 0 
% Airbus, F 28, BAC 1-11
—  Aerial couplers HF transmitter-receivers 0 % Airbus, F 28, BAC 1-11
—  Aerials for meteorological radar complying 
with standard ARINC 564 .......................... 0 % Airbus, F 28, BAC 1-11
85.19 Electrical apparatus for making and breaking electrical circuits, 
for the protection of electrical circuits, or for making connec­
tions to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, 
fuses, lightning arresters, surge suppressors, plugs, lampholders 
and junction boxes); resistors, fixed or variable (including 
potentiometers), other than heating resistors; printed circuits; 
switchboards (other than telephone switchboards) and control 
panels:
ex A. Electrical apparatus for making and breaking electrical 
circuits, for the protection of electrical circuits or for 
making connections to or in electrical circuits:
—  Switches used in the freight loading, in auxiliary 
power unit and in emergency lighting systems .... 0 % .  Airbus, F 28

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4
90.29 Parts or accessories suitable for use solely or principally with 
one or more of the articles falling within heading No 90.23, 
90.24, 90.26, 90.27 or 90.28:
A. Parts or accessories suitable for use solely or principally 
with the electronic instruments falling within subheading 
90.28 A:
ex 1 1 . Other:
—  Of inertial navigation equipment ...................... 0 % Airbus
—  Of terrestrial magnetic field detector apparatus 
by saturation of magnetic circuits (flux valve) . 0 % Airbus, F 28
-—  Of air-speed indicators and associated 
instruments ......................................................... 0 
% Airbus, F 28
—  Of stall warning calculators ................................ 0 % Airbus, F 28
—  Of apparatus for fuel consumption flow control 0 % Airbus, F 28
— Of electronic regulation for air-conditioning 0 % Airbus, F 28
B. Other:
II. Other:
ex b) Other parts:
—  Of pneumatic regulators used in air- 
conditioning and cabin pressurization 
systems ......................................................... 0 
% Airbus.
—  Of indicator apparatus for pressure of fuel 
and jet-engine oil .......................................... 0 % Airbus, F 28
—  Of oil contents gauge for jet-engine control 0 % Airbus, F 28
—  Of speed indicator apparatus for air-speed 
indicators and jet-engine control ................ 0 
% Airbus, F 28
—  Of temperature indicator apparatus for 
air-speed indicators and jet-engine control 0 % Airbus, F 28
92.11 Gramophones, dictating machines and other sound recorders 
and reproducers, including record-players and tape decks, 
with or without sound-heads; television image and sound 
recorders or reproducers:
A. Sound recorders or reproducers: 
ex II. Sound reproducers:
—  Music reproducers and automatic announcers 0 % Airbus, F 28

ANN EX II
List of products in respect of which Common Customs Tariff duties are totally suspended where such 
products are intended for use in the maintenance and repair of aircraft of an unladen weight exceeding
IS 000 kilograms
Note for the purpose o f the following table:
(a) category A comprises aeroplanes of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kilograms other than those 
specified under (b) below;
(b) category B comprises aeroplanes of the following types: BAC 1-11, Siddelcy Trident, Airbus, Con­
corde, Mercure and F 28.
CCT
heading
NoAeroplanes Aeroplanes category B
Descriptioncategory A
Rate of 
dutyRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
ex 38.17 Preparations and charges for fire extinguishers; 
charged fire-extinguishing grenades:
—  Preparations and charges for fire extinguishers 
mentioned in heading No 84.21 of this list .... o % o % All aeroplanes
38.19 Chemical products and preparations of the chemi­
cal or allied industries (including those consisting of 
mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere 
specified or included; residual products of the chemi­
cal or allied industries, nor elsewhere specified or 
included:
ex P. Preparations known as ‘liquids for hydraulic 
transmission’ (for example, hydraulic brake 
fluids) not containing or containing less than 
70 % by weight of petroleum oils or oils 
obtained from bituminous minerals:
— Based on silicate or phosphoric esters o % o % All aeroplanes
39.02 Polymerization and copolymerization products (for 
example, polyethylene, polytetrahaloethylenes, 
polyisobutylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, 
polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl chloroacetare and other 
polyvinyl derivatives, polyacrylic and poly- 
methacrylic derivatives, coumarone-indene resins):
C. Other:
I. Polyethylene:
b) In other forms ................................ 0 % — —
ex IV. Polypropylene, in one of the forms 
mentioned in Note 3 (c) and (d) to this 
Chapter .......... ....................................... 0 %
VI. Polystyrene and copolymers of styrene:
ex b) In other forms:
—  Acrylonitrile butadiene 
styrene, in sheets specially 
designed for lining the in­
ternal walls of aeroplanes — 0 % Airbus, F 28

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CCT
heading
NoAeroplanes Aeroplanes category B
Descriptioncategory A
Rate of 
dutyRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
39.02
(cont'd)C. VII. Polyvinyl chloride:
ex a) In one of the forms mentioned 
in Note 3 (a) and (b) to this 
Chapter:
—  Approved for aircraft con­
struction, and in the form 
of granules ........................ — 0 
% Airbus
ex b) In other forms:
V—  In sheets specially designed 
for lining the internal walls 
of aeroplanes .................... 0 
% 0 % Airbus
—  Other .................................. 0 % — —
ex VIII. Polyvinylidene chloride, copolymers of 
vinylidene chloride with vinyl chloride:
—  In sheets specially designed for 
lining the internal walls of aero­
planes .............................................. — 0 % Airbus
XIV. Other polymerization or copoly­
merization products:
ex a) In one of the forms mentioned 
in Note 3 (a) and (b) to this 
Chapter:
—  For cavity filling ............ — 0 
% Airbus
b) In other forms ........................ 0 %— —
3
9.07 Articles of materials of the kinds described in head­
ing Nos 39.01 to 39.06:
B. Other:
V. Of other materials: 
ex d) Other:
—  Articles for technical use and 
structural components:
—  Intended for the power plant 0 % 0 % Airbus, Mercure
—  Other .................................... 0 % — —
—  Flexible pipes, of polytetra- 
fluoroethylene for hydraulic or 
fuel circuits, without fittings 
attached ...................................... — 0 % Airbus, Concorde, Mercure

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CCT
heading
NoAeroplanes Aeroplanes category B
Descriptioncategory A
Rate of 
dutyRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
40.14 Other articles of unhardened vulcanized rubber: 
ex B. Other:
—  Articles for technical use:
—  Intended for the power plant .......... 0 
% 0 % Airbus, Mercure
—  O th e r.................................................. 0 % — —
62.05 Other made up textile articles (including dress 
patterns):
E. Other:
ex II. Other:
—  Life-jackets .................. ............... . .. 0 % — —
6
8.14 Friction material (segments, discs, washers, strips, 
sheets, plates, rolls and the like) of a kind suitable 
for brakes, for clutches or the like, With a basis of 
asbestos, other mineral substances or of cellulose, 
whether or not combined with textile or other 
materials:
B. Other ................................................................... 0 % — —
6
8.16 Articles of stone or of other mineral substances 
(including articles of peat), not elsewhere specified 
or included:
ex B. Other:
—  Filters, washers and other articles of 
agglomerated carbon or of graphite:
—  Intended for the power plant ........ 0 
% 0 % Airbus, Mercure
—  O th e r.................................................. 0 % — —
70.20 Glass fibre (including wool), yams, fabrics, and 
articles made therefrom:
ex A. Non-textile fibre and articles made there­
from:
—  Superfine glass fibre of low moisture 
absorption capacity ................................ — 0 % Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
73.18 Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of iron (other 
than of cast iron) or steel, excluding high-pressure 
hydro-electric conduits of steel, whether or not re­
inforced:
ex C. Orher:
—  Tubes and pipes, ready for fitting, 
usable as hydraulic conduits for fuel-oil 
or lubricants:
—  Intended for the power plant .......... 0 
% 0 % Airbus, Mercure
—  O th e r.................................................. 0 % —
—  Tubes for the hydraulic system of steel 
21.6.9 made to Deutsche Airbus stan­
dard DAN 41/BMS 7185 ...................... — 0 % A
irbus

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CCT
heading
NoAeroplanes Aeroplanes category B
Descriptioncategory A
Rate of 
dutyRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
73.20 Tube and pipe fittings (for example, joints, elbows, 
unions and flanges), of iron or steel ........................ 0 % 0
 % All aeroplanes
ex 73.24 Containers of iron or steel, for compressed or 
liquefied gas:
—  Containers intended for pressurization ............ 0 % — —
7
3.32 Bolts and nuts (including bolt ends and screw 
studs), whether or not threaded or tapped, and 
screws (including screw hooks and screw rings), 
rivets, cotters, cotter-pins and similar articles of 
iron or steel; washers (including spring washers) of 
iron or steel:
A. Not threaded or tapped:
—  Intended for the power p la n t .................. 0 
% 0 % Airbus, Mercure
• — Other ............................................................. 0 % — —
B. Threaded or tapped:
ex II. Other:
—  Other than self-locking bolts and 
nuts (of the type ‘Hi-lok’):
—  Intended for the power plant .. 0 % 0 % Airbus, Mercure
—  Other .......................................... 0 % — —
73.35 Springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel:
Intended for the power plant .............................. 0 % 0 % Airbus, Mercure
—  O th e r ..................................................................... 0 
% ——
73.40 Other articles of iron or steel: 
ex B. Other:
—  Collars, flanges and other devices for 
fixing, jointing, clamping or spacing:
—  Intended for the power plant .......... 0 
% 0 % Airbus, Mercure
—  O th e r.................................................. 0 % — —
—  Devices for cargo stowage and clamping 0 % 0 % Airbus
—  Ball bearings used in freight loading 
systems ................................................... — 0 % A
irbus

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NoAeroplanes Aeroplanes category B
Descriptioncategory A
Rate of 
dutyRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
ex 76.02 Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of 
aluminium; aluminium wire:
—  Shapes bearing a specific manufacture number 0 % — —
—  Conical shapes for reinforcing lateral rudders— 0 % Airbus
ex 76.03 Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium, of a 
thickness exceeding 0,20 mm:
—  Plates bearing a specific manufacture number 0 % — —
—  Plates and sheets of variable thickness obtained 
by lamination for widths of 1  200 mm or more — 0 % F 28
ex 76.06 Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of aluminium; 
hollow bars of aluminium:
—  Tubes and pipes, ready for fitting, usable as 
hydraulic conduits or as conduits for fuel-oil or 
lubricants .............................................................. 0 % — —
76.07 Tube and pipe fittings (for example, joints, 
elbows, sockets and flanges) of aluminium ............ 0 % — —
7
6.16 Other articles of aluminium:
C. Nails, tacks, staples, hook-nails, spiked 
cramps, spikes, and the like; bolts, nuts, 
screws and similar articles; washers and 
spring washers:
ex II. Other:
—  Other than self-locking bolts 
and nuts (of the type ‘Hi-lok’) 0 % — —
ex D. Other:
—  Collars, flanges and other devices for 
fixing, jointing, clamping or spacing . . . 0 %_ _
—  ‘Quick change’  apparatus for transform­
ing passenger transport aeroplanes into 
goods transport aeroplanes and vice 
v e rsa .......................................................... — 0 % F 28
81.04 Other base metals, unwrought, and articles there­
of; cermets, unwrought or wrought, and articles 
thereof:
K. Titanium:
ex II. Wrought:
— Thin-walled tubes ready for use in 
ventilation and air-conditioning 
systems .............................................. — 0 % Airbus, Mercure

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category A
Rate of 
dutyAeroplanes category B
heading
NoDescriptionRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
81.04 
(coni'd)K. ex 1 1 . — Bolts, nuts, screws, rivets and 
similar articles complying with US 
standards, other than self-locking 
bolts and nuts (of the type ‘Hi-lok’) 0 %_ _
83
.02 Base metal fittings and mountings of a kind suitable 
for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, blinds, 
coachwork, saddlery, trunks, caskets and the like 
(including automatic door closers); base metal 
hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets and the like:
ex B. Other:
—  Automatic door-closing devices:
—  Intended for the power plant .......... 0 
% 0 % Airbus, Mercure
—  O th e r ................................................. 0 
%— —
ex 83.09 Clasps, frames with clasps for handbags and the 
like, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets and 
the like, of base metal, of a kind commonly used for 
clothing, travel goods, handbags, or other textile or 
leather goods; tubular rivets and bifurcated rivets, 
of base metal; beads and spangles, of base metal:
—  Tubular rivets and bifurcated rivets .................. 0 
% — —
84.07 Hydraulic engines and motors (including water 
wheels and water turbines):
ex C. Parts:
—  Of clamp jacks ........................................ 0 % 0 % Airbus, Mercure
—  Of hydraulic positioning and locking 
activators and associated controls 
(Hydroloks) ............................................ 0 % 0 % All aeroplanes'
—  Of hydraulic engines other than water 
wheels and water turbines .................... 0 
% — —
84.08 Other engines and motors: 
D. Parts:
II. Other:
ex b) Other:,
—  Of other engines and motors 
falling within subheading 
84.08 C ...................................... 0 %
—  Of clamp jacks .......................... 0 
% 0 % Airbus, Mercure

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NoAeroplanes 
category A
Rate of 
dutyAeroplanes category B
DescriptionRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
84.10 Pumps (including motor pumps and turbo pumps) 
for liquids, whether or not fitted with measuring 
devices; liquid elevators of bucket, chain, screw, 
band and similar kinds:
B. Other pumps:
III. Parts:
—  Of pumps having a pressure capacity of 
less than 20 bar .................................... 0 %— —
—  Of pumps having a pressure capacity of 
20 bar or more, but less than 200 bar: .
—  Intended for the power plant .......... 0 % 0
 % Airbus, Mercure
—  O th e r.................................................. 0 % — —
—  Of pumps having a pressure capacity of 
200 bar or more ...................................... 0 
% 0 % Airbus, Mercure, F 28, 
BAC 1-11
84.11 Air pumps, vacuum pumps and air or gas com­
pressors (including motor and turbo pumps and 
compressors, and free-piston generators for gas 
turbines); fans, blowers and the like:
A. Pumps and compressors: 
ex III. Parts:
—  Of pumps and compressors falling 
within subheading 84.11 A ............ 0 
% — —
C. Fans, blowers and the like:
.  III. Parts:
—  Of fan and motor unit in housing for 
cabin temperature probes ...................... 0 % 0
 % Airbus, F 28
—  Of o th e r.................................................... 0 % 0 % F 28
84.12 Air-conditioning machines, self-contained, com­
prising a motor-driven fan and elements for chang­
ing the temperature and humidity of air:
ex C. Parts:
—  Of air-conditioning machines, with or 
without refrigeration elements, of a 
capacity exceeding 5 000 kcal/h .......... — 0 
% Airbus, Mercure
84.15 Refrigerators and refrigerating equipment (electrical 
and other):
B. Evaporators and condensers, excluding those 
for domestic refrigerators.................................... 0 % — —

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heading
NoAeroplanes 
category A
Rate of 
dutyAeroplanes category B
DescriptionRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
84.10 Pumps (including motor pumps and turbo pumps) 
for liquids, whether or not fitted with measuring 
devices; liquid elevators of bucket, chain, screw, 
band and similar kinds:
B. Other pumps:
III. Parts:
—  Of pumps having a pressure capacity of 
less than 20 bar ...................................... 0 %— —
—  Of pumps having a pressure capacity of 
20 bar or more, but less than 200 bar: .
—  Intended for the power plant .......... 0 % 0
 % Airbus, Mercure
—  O th e r.................................................. 0 % — —
—  Of pumps having a pressure capacity of 
200 bar or more ...................................... 0 % 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28, 
BAC 1-11
84.11 Air pumps, vacuum pumps and air or gas com­
pressors (including motor and turbo pumps and 
compressors, and free-pisron generators for gas 
turbines); fans, blowers and the like:
A. Pumps and compressors: 
ex III. Parts:
—  Of pumps and compressors falling 
within subheading 84.11 A ............ 0 
% — —
C. Fans, blowers and the like:
. III. Parts:
—  Of fan and motor unit in housing for 
cabin temperature probes ...................... 0 
% 0 % Airbus, F 28
—  Of o th e r.................................................... 0 % 0 % F 28
84.12 Air-conditioning machines, self-contained, com­
prising a motor-driven fan and elements for chang­
ing the temperature and humidity of air:
ex C. Parts:
—  Of air-conditioning machines, with or 
without refrigeration elements, of a 
capacity exceeding 5 000 keal/h .......... — 0 % A
irbus, Mercure
84.15 Refrigerators and refrigerating equipment (electrical 
and other):
B. Evaporators and condensers, excluding those 
for domestic refrigerators.................................... 0 % — —

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NoAeroplanes Aeroplanes category B
Descriptioncategory A
Rate of 
dutyRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
84.22 Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery, 
telphers and conveyors (for example, lifts, hoists, 
winches, cranes, transporter cranes, jacks, pulley 
tackle, belt conveyors and teleferics), not being 
machinery falling within heading No 84.23:
B. Other:
ex IV. Other:
—  Parts of jacks .................................... 0 % — —
—  Parts of apparatus for fixing perma­
nently in aeroplanes and used for 
loading, unloading and stowing 
freight ...................................... . 0 
% 0 % Airbus, Mercure
84.55 Parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying 
cases and the like) suitable for use solely or princi­
pally with machines of a kind falling within heading 
No 84.51, 84.52, 84.53 or 84.54:
ex C. Other:
—  Parts and accessories for computers fall­
ing within heading No 84.53 forming 
part of the navigation instruments or 
apparatus falling within heading 
No 90.28, used exclusively to carry out 
the calculations appropriate to such 
instruments or apparatus ...................... 0 
%— —
84.59 Machines and mechanical appliances, having 
individual functions, not falling within any other 
heading of this Chapter:
E. Other:
ex II. Other machines and mechanical ap­
pliances:
—  Air humidifiers and dehumidifiers 0 % 0 % Airbus, Mercure, F 28
ex III. Parts:
—  Of starter motors, propeller regu­
lators (valves) and servo­
mechanisms ...................................... 0 %__
—  Of windscreen wipers ...................... 0 % 0
 % F 28
Of hydraulic servo-motors .............. 0 % 0 
% F 28

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heading
NoAeroplanes Aeroplanes category B
Descriptioncategory A
Rate of 
dutyRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
84.59
(cont’d)E. ex 1 1 1 . —  Of hydropneumatic spherical 
batteries ........................................... 0 
% 0 % Airbus, Mercure, F 28
—  Of pneumatic starters for jet engines — 0 % Airbus
—  Of toilet units specially designed for 
aeroplanes ....................................... — 0 
% Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, 
F 28
—  Of mechanical actuators for thrust 
reversers ............................................ - 0 % Concorde
—  Of air humidifiers and dehumidifiers 0 % 0 % Airbus, Mercure, F 28
84.61 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances, for 
pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats and the like, includ­
ing pressure reducing valves and thermostatically 
controlled valves:
A. Pressure reducing valves ...................................... 0 % 0 % F 28
B. Other:
—  Isolating valves for thrust reversers ............ 0 
% 0 % Concorde
—  Valves used in air-conditioning and cabin 
pressurization systems .................................. 0 % 0 % Airbus, Mercure, F 28
Valves used in the fire-control system ........ 0 
% 0 % Airbus, Mercure, F 28
—  Valves used in the water-circulation system 0 % 0 % Airbus, Mercure, F 28
—  Other ............................................................. 0 % — —
8
4.62 Ball, roller or needle roller bearings:
—  Bearings used in freight loading systems .......... 0 
% 0 % Airbus
—  Other:
—  Intended for the power plant ...................... 0 
% 0 % Airbus, Mercure
—  Other ............................................................. 0 
% — —
84.63 Transmission shafts, cranks, bearing housings, plain 
shaft bearings, gears and gearing (including friction 
gears and gear-boxes and other variable speed 
gears), flywheels, pulleys and pulley blocks, 
clutches and shaft couplings :

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heading
NoAeroplanes Aeroplanes category B
Descriptioncategory A
Rate of 
dutyRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
84.63
(cont’d)C. Bearing housings whether or not incorporating 
ball, roller or needle roller bearings .................. 0 
% — —
D. Other:
—  Flexible drive shafts rnade of a double mesh 
of steel wire, connecting the pneumatic 
drive unit with the thrust reverser actuator 0 % 0 % Concorde
—  Other:
—  Intended for the power plant ................ 0 
% 0 % Airbus, Mercure
—  Other ........................................................ 0 % — —
84.64 Gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting com­
bined with other material (for example, asbestos, 
felt and paperboard) or of laminated metal foil; sets 
or assortments of gaskets and similar joints, dis­
similar in composition, for engines, pipes, tubes and 
the like, put up in pouches, envelopes or similar 
packings:
—  Intended for the power plant .............................. 0 % 0 
% Airbus, Mercure
—  O th e r ..................................................................... 0 % — —
8
4.65 Machinery parts, not containing electrical 
connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other elec­
trical features and not falling within any other 
heading of this Chapter:
—  Intended for the power plant .............................. 0 % 0 % Airbus, Mercure
—  O th e r ..................................................................... 0 
% — —
85.01 Electrical goods of the following descriptions: 
generators, motors, converters (rotary or static), 
transformers, rectifiers and rectifying apparatus, 
inductors:
B. Other machines and apparatus:
I. Generators, motors (whether or not 
equipped with speed reducing, changing 
or step-up gear) and rotary converters:
a) Synchronous motors of an 
,  output of not more than 
18 warts ...................................... 0 
%
ex b) Other:
—  Electrical actuators used in 
the air-conditioning system 
of less than 0,75 kW .......... 0 
% 0 % Airbus

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heading
NoAeroplanes Aeroplanes category B
Descriptioncategory A
Rate of 
dutyRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
85.01
(cont’d)B. I. ex b) —  Electric motors with speed 
reducers for the freight 
loading system of less than 
0,75 k W ............................... 0 % o
 % Airbus
—  28 volt d.c. electric motors 
of a power of 0,5 kW for 
controlling freight doors . . . 0 % 0 % F 28
-— Other motors of less than 
0,75 kW or of 150 kW or 
m o re ...................................... 0 % —
ex 1 1 . Transformers, static converters, recti­
fiers and rectifying apparatus, induc­
tors:•
—  Transformers rated at less than 
1  kVA ................................................ 0 % — -
C. Parts:
—  High speed alternators (exceeding 3 600 
r/min) .............................................................. 0 % 0 % Airbus, Mercure, F 28
—  Speed-reducing motors for the freight load- 
ing system ...................................................... 0 % 0 % Airbus
—  Generators for the anti-skid system incor- 
porated in the landing gear .......................... 0 % 0 % Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, 
F 28, BAC 1-11
—  Other apparatus falling within subheadings 
85.01 A and 85.01 B .................................... 0 % 0 % F 28
85.02 Electro-magnets; permanent magnets and articles of 
special materials for permanent magnets, being 
blanks of such magnets; electro-magnetic and 
permanent magnet chucks, clamps, vices and simi­
lar work holders; electro-magnetic clutches and 
couplings; electro-magnetic brakes; electro-magnetic 
lifting heads ............................................................... 0 %
85.08 Electrical starting and ignition equipment for inter­
nal combustion engines (including ignition 
magnetos, magneto-dynamos, ignition coils, starter 
motors, sparking plugs and glow plugs); generators 
(dynamos and alternators) and cut-outs for use in 
conjunction with such engines:
ex B. Other:
—  Parts ......................................................... 0 % 0
% Airbus, Mercure

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heading
NoAeroplanes Aeroplanes category B
Descriptioncategory A
Rate of 
dutyRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
85.12 Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and 
immersion heaters; electric soil heating apparatus 
and electric space heating apparatus; electric hair 
dressing appliances (for example, hair dryers, hair 
curlers, curling tong heaters) and electric smoothing 
irons; electro-thermic domestic appliances; electric 
heating resistors, other than those of carbon:
B. Electric soil heating apparatus and electric
space heating apparatus:
ex II. Other:
—  Parts for heating aircraft and wing 
surfaces, mounted on propeller 
aeroplanes ........................................ 0 % — —
85.14 Microphones and stands therefor, loudspeakers; 
audio-frequency electric amplifiers:
ex B. Other:
—  Parts .......................................................... 0 % — —
85.15 Radiotélégraphie and radiotéléphonie transmission 
and reception apparatus; radio-broadcasting and 
television transmission and reception apparatus 
(including receivers incorporating sound recorders 
or reproducers) and television cameras; radio navi­
gational aid apparatus, radar apparatus and radio 
remote control apparatus:
C. Parts:
1 1 . Other:
ex b) Parts of base metal, turned from 
bars, rods, angles, shapes, sections 
or wire, of solid section, the greatest 
diameter of which does not exceed 
25 mm:
—  Of transmitters .......................... 0 % 
(’) — —
—  Of transmitter-receivers:
—  Of HF transmitter-receivers 0 % 0 % Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, 
F 28, BAC 1-11
(*) To be'eligible for suspension, the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of types 
certificated for the first time in a Member State of the Community before 7 May 1973 and which have either been constructed 
in the Community or imported and used at that date on regular routes by airline companies of the Community.

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category A
Rate of 
dutyAeroplanes category B
heading
NoDescriptionRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
85.15
(cont’ d)C. II. ex b) —  Of other transmitter-receiv­
ers excluding VHF 
radio communication trans­
mitter-receivers complying 
with standard ARINC 566 
A, and on-board intercom­
munication systems comply­
ing with standard ARINC 
306 or 412 .......................... 0 %
 (> )
—  Of receivers whether or not 
combined with a sound recorder 
or reproducer, excluding 
radio-broadcasting or television 
apparatus and receivers for 
selective calling equipment 
(SELCAL) complying with 
standard ARINC 531 or 596 .. 0 % (> )
—  Of other apparatus:
—  Of meteorological all- 
weather radar complying 
with standard ARINC 564 0% 0 % Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, 
F 28, BAC 1-11
—  Of VOR navigational re­
ceivers complying with stan­
dard ARINC 547 or 579 . .. 0 % (!) 0 % Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, 
F 28, BAC 1-11
—  Of ILS navigational receivers 
complying with standard 
ARINC 547 or 578 .... 0 % ( > ) 0 % Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, 
F 28, BAC 1-11
—  Of RD-DRMI combined 
indicators for VOR and ,  
DME ..............................  · 0 % 
(») 0 % Airbus
—  Other, excluding receivers 
for OMEGA radio navi­
gation systems complying 
with standard ARINC 580 
or 599 ............ 0 
% (!) — —
>  be eligible for suspension, the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of types 
rtificated for the first time in a Member State of the Community before 7 May 1973 and which have either been constructed 
the Community or imported and used at that date on regular routes by airline companies of the Community.

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heading
NoAeroplanes Aeroplanes category B
Descriptioncategory A
Rate of 
dutyRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
85.15 
(coni' d)C. II. ex c) Other:
—  VOR LOK aerials for VOR 
apparatus complying with 
standard AR1NC 547 or 579 0 % 0 % Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, 
F 28, BAC 1-11
—  Aerial couplers for HF transmit­
ter-receivers ................................ 0 % 0
 % Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, 
F 28, BAC 1-11
—  Aerials for meteorological radar 
complying with standard 
ARINC 564 ................................ 0 % 0
 % Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, 
F 28, BAC 1-11
—  Other:
Of transmitters .................... 0 
% (‘)
—  Of transmitter-receivers:
—  Of HF transmitter- 
receivers ........................ 0 
% 0 % Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, 
F 28, BAC 1-11
—  Of other transmitter- 
receivers excluding VHF 
radio communication 
transmitter-receivers 
complying with standard 
ARINC 566 A, and 
on-board intercommuni­
cation systems com­
plying with standard 
ARINC 306 or 412 .... 0 % (')
—  Of receivers whether or not 
combined with a sound 
recorder or reproducer, 
excluding radio-broadcasting 
or television apparatus and 
receivers for selective calling 
equipment (SELCAL) 
complying with standard 
ARINC 531 or 596 ............ 0 
% (* ) — —
(J)  To be eligible for suspension, the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of types 
certificated for the first time in a Member State of the Community before 7 May 1973 and which have either been constructed 
in the Community or imported and used at that date on regular routes by airline companies of the Community.

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heading
NoAeroplanes Aeroplanes category B
Descriptioncategory A
Rate of 
dutyRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
85.15
(cont’d)C. II. ex c) —  Of other apparatus:
—  Of meteorological all- 
weather radar complying 
with standard ARINC 
564 ................................ 0% 0
 % Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, 
F 28, BAC 1-11
—  Of VOR navigational 
receivers complying with 
standard ARINC 547 or 
579 ................................ 0 
% t1 ) 0 % Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, 
F 28, BAC 1-11
—  Of ILS navigational re­
ceivers complying with 
standard ARINC 547 or 
578 ...................... 0 
% (') 0 % Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, 
F 28, BAC 1-11
■ — Of RD-DRMI combined 
indicators for VOR and 
DME .............................. 0 
% (!) 0 % Airbus
—  Other, excluding receiv­
ers for OMEGA radio 
navigation systems 
complying with standard 
ARINC 580 or 599 .... 0 % ( * ) — —
85.17 Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (such 
as bells, sirens indicator panels, burgular and fire 
alarms), other than those of heading No 85.09 or 
85.16:
ex B. Other:
—  Parts of warning apparatus for protec­
tion against fire ...................................... 0 % 0
 % Airbus, F 28
—  Parts of smoke detectors ........................ 0 
% 0 % Concorde, Mercure, F 28
—  Parts of anti-collision flash lights .......... 0 
% 0 % All aeroplanes
—  Parts of other sound or visual electrical 
indicators ................................................ 0 % 0 % F 28
85.18 Electrical capacitors, fixed or variable .................... 0 
% — —
(') To be eligible for suspension, the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of types 
certificated for the first time in a Member State of the Community before 7 May 1973 and which have either been constructed 
in the Community or imported and used at that date on regular routes by airline companies of the Community.

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heading
NoAeroplanes Aeroplanes category B
Descriptioncategory A
Rate of 
dutyRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
85.19 Electrical apparatus for making and breaking elec­
trical circuits, for the protection of electrical cir­
cuits, or for making connections to or in electrical 
circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, light­
ning arresters, surge suppressors, plugs, lamp­
holders and junction boxes); resistors, fixed or 
variable (including potentiometers), other than 
heating resistors; printed circuits; switchboards 
(other than telephone switchboards) and control 
panels:
A. Electrical apparatus for making and breaking 
electrical circuits, for the protection of electrical 
circuits or for making connections to or in elec­
trical circuits:
—  Switches used in freight loading, in auxiliary 
power units and in emergency lighting sys­
tems .................................................................. 0 % 0 % Airbus, Mercure, F 28
—  Other:
—  Intended for the power plant ................ 0 
% 0 % Airbus, Mercure
—  Other ........................................................ 0 % — —
B. Resistors, fixed or variable (including poten­
tiometers), other than heating resistors ............ 0 % — —
C. Printed circuits ...................................................... 0 % — —
D. Switchboards and control p an els ........................ 0 
% — —
85.20 Electric filament lamps and electric discharge lamps 
(including infra-red and ultra-violet lamps); arc- 
lamps:
A. Filament lamps for lighting:
II. Other ........................................................ 0 %
ex B. Other lamps:
—  Discharge lamps and tubes for lighting, 
including combined filament and dis­
charge lamps and tubes ........................ 0 
% — —
85.21 Thermionic, cold cathode and photo-cathode valves 
and tubes (including vapour or gas-filled valves and 
tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes 
and mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes); 
photocells; mounted piezo-electric crystals; diodes, 
transistors and similar semi-conductor devices; light- 
emitting diodes; electronic micro-circuits:
A. Valves and tubes .................................................. 0 %

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category A
Rate of 
dutyAeroplanes category B
heading
NoDescriptionRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
85.21
(cont’ d)B. Photocells, including photo-transistors ............
C. 
Mounted piezo-electric crystals ..........................0 
% 
0 %—
_
85
.22 Electrical appliances and apparatus, having indi­
vidual functions, not falling within any other head­
ing of this Chapter:
■  C. Other:
ex II. Other appliances and apparatus:
—  Engine pressure indicators .............. 0 % 
(') — —
85.28 Electrical parts of machinery and apparatus, not 
being goods falling within any of the preceding 
headings of this Chapter ............................................ 0 % — —
90.08 Cinematographic cameras, projectors, sound 
recorders and sound reproducers but not including 
re-recorders or film editing apparatus; any combi­
nation of these articles:
B. Projectors and sound reproducers, combined or 
n o t ......................................................................... 0 
% — —
90.14 Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), 
hydrographic, navigational, meteorological, 
hydrological and geophysical instruments; compas­
ses; rangefinders:
A. Compasses:
III. Parts:
b) Other ........................................................ 0 % (!) — —
B. Other:
I. Optical air navigational instruments:
ex b) Other:
—  Parts ...................................... 0 % (') — —
ex III. Other:
—  Meteorological instruments and 
rangefinders and parts th e reo f ........ 0 % 
i1 ) — —
(*) To be eligible for suspension, the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of types 
certificated for the first time in a Member State of the Community before 7 May 1973 and which have either been constructed 
in the Community or imported and used at that date on regular routes by airline companies of the Community.

CCT
heading
NoAeroplanes Aeroplanes category B
Descriptioncategory A
Rate of 
dutyRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
90.18 Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; 
psychological aptitude-testing apparatus; artificial 
respiration, ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol 
therapy or similar apparatus; breathing appliances 
(including gas masks and similar respirators):
ex B. Other:
—  Parts of oxygen masks; respiratory 
apparatus for the crew and passengers 
of aeroplanes .................................... .... 0 
% 0 % Airbus
90.29 Parts or accessories suitable for use solely or princi­
pally with one or more of the articles falling within 
heading No 90.23, 90.24, 90.26, 90.27 or 90.28:
A. Parts or accessories suitable for use solely or 
principally with the electronic instruments or 
apparatus falling within subheading 90.28 A:
ex II. Other:
—  For:
—  Terrestrial magnetic field detec­
tor apparatus, by saturation of 
magnetic circuits (flux valve) .. 0 % (> ) 0 % Airbus, Mercure, F 28
—  Air-speed indicators and 
associated instruments .............. 0 % 
(’) 0 % Airbus, Mercure, F 28
—  Stall warning calculators .......... 0 % 
(> ) 0 % Airbus, Mercure, F 28
—  Apparatus for fuel consumption 
flow control ................................ 0 
% (') 0 % Airbus, Mercure, F 28
—  Electronic regulators for air- 
conditioning .............................. 0 %
 f1 ) 0 % Airbus, Mercure, F 28
—  Inertial navigation equipment .. 0 % (') 0 % Airbus, Concorde
—  Electronic controllers for thrust 
reversers ...................................... o % 
n 0 % Concorde
—  Servo air-speed indicators with 
built-in maximum speed warn­
ing system .................................. 0 % (') 0 % Concorde
—  Other instruments or apparatus 
except ground proximity warn­
ing system .................................. 0 % 
(') — —
(’) To be eligible for suspension, the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of types 
certificated for the first time in a Member State of the Community before 7 May 1973 and which have either been constructed 
in the Community or imported and used at that date on regular foutes by airline companies of the Community.

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CCTAeroplanes 
category A
Rate of 
dutyAeroplanes category B
heading
NoDescriptionRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
90.29
(cant’d)B. Other:
ex 1 1 . Other:
—  For pneumatic regulators used in 
air-conditioning and cabin pressuriz­
ation systems falling within sub­
heading 90.24 A ................................ 0 % (> ) 0 % Airbus, Mercure, F 28
—  Other apparatus and instruments 
falling within subheading 90.24 A 0 % H— —
—  For:
—  Indicator apparatus for pressure 
of fuel and jet-engine oil .......... 0 
% (» ) 0 % Airbus, Mercure, F 28
—  Oil contents gauge for jet-engine 
control ........................................ 0 % H 0 % Airbus, Mercure, F 28
—  Speed indicator apparatus for 
air-speed indicators and jet- 
engine control ............................ 0 
% (') 0 % Airbus, Mercure, F 28
—  Temperature indicator ap­
paratus for air-speed indicators 
and jet-engine control .............. 0 
% (> ) 0 % Airbus, Mercure, F 28
—  Electro-magnetic pressure indi­
cators and associated modules, 
intended for control of the jet- 
engine air intake system ............ 0 
% (!) 0 % Concorde
—  Thrust reverser position indi- 
*  cators .......................................... 0 % n 0 % Concorde
—  Other apparatus falling within 
subheading 90.28 B .................. 0 
% (*) — —
ex 91.06 Time switches with clock or watch movement (in­
cluding secondary movement) or with synchronous 
motor:
—  Clock movements used in automatic systems 0 % — —
91.11 Other clock and watch parts: 
ex F. Other:
• — Of apparatus included in heading 
No 91.06 of this li s t................................ o.% — —
(') To be eligible for suspension, the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of types 
certificated for the first time in a Member State of the Community before 7 May 1973 and which have either been constructed 
in the Community or imported and used at that date on regular routes by airline companies of the Community.

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CCT
heading
NoAeroplanes Aeroplanes category B
Descriptioncategory A
Rate of 
dutyRate 
of dutyAeroplanes concerned
1 2 3 4 5
92.11 Gramophones, dictating machines and other sound 
recorders or reproducers, including record-players 
and tape decks, with or without sound-heads; tele­
vision image and sound recorders or reproducers:
A. Sound recorders or reproducers: 
ex II. Sound reproducers:
—  Music reproducers and automatic 
announcers ........................................ 0 % 0 
% Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
ex 92.13 Other parts and accessories of apparatus falling 
within heading No 92.11:
—  Cockpit voice-recorders of subheading 
92.11 A I .............................................................. 0 % 0 % Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
—  Music reproducers and automatic announcers 
referred to in subheading 92.11 A II of this list 0 % 0 % Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
94.01 Chairs and other seats (other than those falling 
within heading No 94.02), whether or not convert­
ible into beds and parts thereof:
B. Other:
ex I. Specially designed for aircraft:
—  Specially designed leather covered 
seats for the c re w .............................. 0 
%
—  Parts of seats specially designed for 
the crew ............................................ 0 % — —

ANNEX III
List of products in respect of which Common Customs Tariff duties are totally or partially suspended 
where such products are intended to be incorporated in the maintenance and repair of aeroplanes and 
helicopters of an unladen weight exceeding 2 000 kilograms but not exceeding 15 000 kilograms
CCT Rate
of
dutyAircraft concerned
heading
NoDescription
Aeroplanes Helicopters
1 2 3 4 5
38.19 Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied 
industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), 
not elsewhere specified or included; residual products of the chemical 
or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included:
ex P. Preparations known as ‘liquids for hydraulic transmission’  (for 
example, hydraulic brake fluids) not containing or containing 
less than 70 % by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained 
from bituminous minerals:j
—  Based on silicate and phosphoric esters ................................ 0 % All
aeroplanesAll
helicopters
73.20 Tube and pipe fittings (for example, joints, elbows, unions and 
flanges) of iron or steel .......................................... 0 % All
aeroplanesAll
helicopters
84.07 Hydraulic engines and motors (including water wheels and water 
turbines):
ex C. Parts:■
—  Of hydraulic positioning and locking actuators and 
associated controls (Hydroloks) ............................................ 0 % All
aeroplanes—
84.10 Pumps (including motor pumps and turbo pumps) for liquids, whether 
or not fitted with measuring devices; liquid elevators of bucket, chain, 
screw, band and similar kinds:
B. Other pumps:
ex 111. Parts:
—  Of pumps having a pressure capacity of less than 
20 bar ...............................................................................' 0 % F 27 —
84.61 Taps, cocks, valves, and similar appliances, for pipes, boiler shells, 
ranks, vats and the like, including pressure reducing valves and 
thermostatically controlled valves:
A. Pressure reducing v alv es ............ ...................................................
ex B
. Other:0 % All
aeroplanesAll
helicopters
—  Valves used in air-conditioning and cabin pressurization 
systems ............ ......................................................................... 0 
% F 27 —
85.01 Electrical goods of the following descriptions: generators, motors, 
converters (rotary or statii), transformers, rectifiers and rectifying 
apparatus, inductors:
ex C. Parts:
—  Of d.c. generators of a power of 10,5 kW .......................... 0 % F
 27 —

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c c r Rate
of
dutyAircraft concerned
heading
NoDescription
Aeroplanes Helicopters
1 2 3 4 5
85.01
(coin'd)ex C. —  Of rotary converters of a.c. 115 V, 400 Hz, of a power of 
250 VA or 1  800 VA .................................................... 0 % F 27
—  Of a.c. generators 120/208 V, of a power of 15 kVA ........ 0 % F
 27—
—  Of electric actuators for control of auxiliary flaps and 
ailerons ........................................................................... 0 % F
 27
—  Of static converters of a.c. 115 V, 400 Hz, of a power of 
250 VA or 700 VA .......................... .............................. 0 % F
 27 —
85.15 Radiotélégraphie and radiotéléphonie transmission and reception 
apparatus; radio-broadcasting and television transmission and recep­
tion apparatus (including receivers incorporating sound recorders or 
reproducers) and television cameras; radio navigational aid apparatus, 
radar apparatus and radio remote control apparatus:
C. Parts:
II. Other:
ex c) Other, excluding parts for receivers for OMEGA radio 
navigation systems complying with standard ARINC 
580 or 599 ............................................................... 8 
% (> ) All
aeroplanesAll
helicopters
90.29 Parts or accessories suitable for use solely or principally with one or 
more of the articles falling within heading No 90.23, 90.24, 90.26, 
90.27 or 90.28:
A. Parts or accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the 
electronic instruments or apparatus falling within subheading 
90.28 A:
ex II. Other:
—  Of fuel gauges ...................................... 0 % F 27 —
—  Of electronic timers used in de-icing systems ................ 0 
% F 27 —
—  Of other transistorized voltage regulators .............. 0 
% F 27 —
—  Terrestrial magnetic-field detector apparatus, by 
saturation of magnetic circuits (flux valve) ..................
—  
Electronic regulators for air-conditioning ....................
B.
 Other:0 % (■) 
0 % (')All
aeroplanes
All
eroplanesAll
helicopters
All
helicopters
ex II. Other:
—  Of transducers used in the stall warning system .......... 0 
% F 27 —
—  Of pressure transmitters used in air-conditioning and 
cabin pressurization systems .......................................... 0 % F 27
—  Of double pressure indicators used in air-conditioning 
and cabin pressurization systems .................................... 0 % F
 27 —
(’)  To be eligible for suspension, the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes or helicopters 
of types certificated for the first time in a Member State of the Community before 1  January 197* and which have either been 
constructed in the Community or imported and used at that date on regular routes by airline companies of the ( ommunity.