CELEX: 31990R3400
Language: en
Date: 1990-11-08 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3400/90 of 8 November 1990, temporarly suspending the autonomous common customs tariff duties for certain products intended for the construction, maintenance and repair transport of aircraft

30 . 11 . 90                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 332 / 1
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                                            (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3400/ 90
                                                     of 8 November 1990
                 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for certain
                          products intended for the construction, maintenance and repair of aircraft
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                          suspension measures should be taken only temporarily, by
                                                                   fixing their period of validity by reference to the interests of
                                                                   Community production,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 28
thereof,
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                                              Article 1
Whereas production of the products referred to in this
Regulation is at present inadequate or non-existent within
the Community and producers are thus unable to meet the            From 1 January to 31 December 1991 , the autonomous
needs of user industries in the Community;                         Common Customs Tariff duties for the products listed in
                                                                   the Annex shall be totally suspended, provided that the said
                                                                   products are intended, on conditions to be determined by
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to suspend the           the competent authorities , for the construction,
autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for these                  maintenance and repair of aircraft.
products completely;
Whereas, taking account of the difficulties involved in                                       Article 2
accurately assessing the development of the economic
situation in the sectors concerned in the near future, these       This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 8 November 1990.
                                                                                        For the Council
                                                                                          The President
                                                                                           P. ROMITA
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                                                                   ANNEX
             List of products in respect of which Common Customs Tariff duties are totally suspended where such products
             are intended for the construction, maintenance and repair of aircraft of an unladen weight exceeding 2 000
                                                                  kilograms
             Notes for the purpose of the following table:
             (a) Category A comprises aeroplanes of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kilograms other than those
                 specified under (b);
             (b) Categdry B comprises aeroplanes of the following types: BAC 1-11 , Airbus , Concorde, Mercure and F
                 28 ;
             (c) Category C comprises aeroplanes and helicopters of an unladen weight exceeding 2 000 kilograms but not
                 exceeding 15 000 kilograms.
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                                                                                                          Aircraft concerned
 HS code         CN code                                    Description
                                                                                               Category A    Category B      Category C
  3813                            Preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers; charged
                                  fire-extinguishing grenades:
             ex 3813 00 00        Preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers of heading
                                  No 8424                                                          All            All            All
                                                                                                                                     i
  3819                            Hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared liquids for
                                  hydraulic transmission, not containing or containing less
                                  than 70 % by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained
                                  from bituminous minerals:
             ex 3819 00 00        — based on silicate or phosphoric esters                         All            All           All
  3901                            Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms:
             ex 3901 30 00        — Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, for cavity filling         All             All           All
             ex 3901 90 00        — Other, for cavity filling                                     All             All           All
  3902                            Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary ,
                                  forms :
             ex 3902 30 00        — Propylene copolymers, for cavity filling                      All            All            All
             ex 3902 90 00        — Other, for cavity filling                                     All             All           All
  3904                            Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins,
                                  in primary forms:
             ex 3904 10 00        — Polyvinyl chloride, not mixed with any other
                                      substances, in the form of granules                         All            All            All
             ex 3904 21 00        — Other polyvinyl chloride, non-plasticized, in the form
                                      of granules                                                 All            All            All
             ex 3904 22 00        — Other polyvinyl chloride, plasticized, in the form of
                                      granules                                                    All            All            All
             ex 3904 40 00        — Other vinyl chloride copolymers, for cavity filling           All            All            All    ,
             ex 3904 50 00        — Vinylidene chloride copolymers, for cavity filling            All            All            All
             ex 3904 69 00        — Other fluoro-polymers, for cavity filling                     All            All            All
             ex 3904 90 00        — Other, for cavity filling                                     All            All            All
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                                                                                                   Aircraft concerned
 HS code         CN code                                Description
                                                                                        Category A    Category B      Category C
   3905                      Polymers of vinyl acetate or of other vinyl esters, in
                             primary forms; other vinyl polymers in primary forms:
             ex 3905 19 00   — Other polymers of vinyl acetate, for cavity filling          All            All            All
             ex 3905 90 00   — Other, for cavity filling                                    All            All            All
  3911                       Petroleum resins, coumarone-indene resins, polyterpenes ,
                             polysulphides, polysulphones and other products specified
                             in note 3 to this chapter, not elsewhere specified or
                             included, in primary forms:
             ex 3911 10 00   — Petroleum         resins,     coumarone ,   indene    or
                                 coumarone-indene resins and polyterpenes, for cavity
                                 filling                                                    All            All           All
             ex 3911 90 90   — Other, for cavity filling                                    All            All           All
  3916                       Monofilament of which any cross-sectional dimension
                             exceeds 1 mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or
                             not surface-worked but not otherwise worked, of plastics:
                3916 10 00   — Of polymers of ethylene                                      All            All           All
                3916 20 00   — Of polymers of vinyl chloride                                All            All           All
                3916 90 51   — Of polymers of propylene                                     All            All           All
                3916 90 59   — Of other addition polymerization products                    All            All           All
  3917                       Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor (for example
                             joints, elbows, flanges), of plastics:
                           . Tubes , pipes and hoses, rigid:
                             Of polymers of ethylene:
                3917 21 10   — Seamless and of a length exceeding the maximum
                                 cross-sectional dimension , whether or not surface­
                                 worked, but not otherwise worked                          All             All           All
                3917 21 99   — Other                                                       All            All            All
                             Of polymers of propylene:
                3917 22 10   — Seamless and of a length exceeding the maximum
                                 cross-sectional dimension, whether or not surface­
                                 worked, but not otherwise worked                          All            All            All
                3917 22 99   — Other                                                       All            All            All
                             Of polymers of vinyl chloride:
                3917 23 10   — Seamless and of a length exceeding the maximum
                                 cross-sectional dimension, whether or not surface­
                                 worked, but not otherwise worked                          All            All            All
                3917 23 99   — Other                                                       All            All            All
                             Of addition polymerization products
                3917 29 15   — Seamless and of a length exceeding the maximum
                                 cross-sectional dimension , whether or not surface­
                                 worked, but not otherwise worked                          All            All            All
                3917 29 99   — Other                                                       All            All            All
                             Flexible tubes, pipes and hoses:
                3917 31 90   — Other                                                       All            All            All
                3917 32 31   — Of polymers of ethylene                                     All            All            All
                3917 32 35   — Of polymers of vinyl chloride                               All            All            All
                3917 32 39   — Of other addition polymerization products                   All            All            All
                3917 3915    — Of polymers of propylene, addition polymerization
                                 products                                                  All            All            All
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                                                                                                     Aircraft concerned
 HS code         CN code                             Description
                                                                                          Category A    Category B      Category C
 . 3918         All codes  Floor coverings of plastics, whether or not self-adhesive, in
                           rolls or in the form of tiles; wall or ceiling coverings of
                           plastics, as defined in note 9 to this chapter                     All            All            All
   3919                    Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape strip and other
                           flat shapes, of plastics whether or not in rolls:
                           In rolls of a width not exceeding 20 cm :
                3919 10 51 — Of polymers of vinyl chloride                                    All            All            All
                3919 10 59 — Of other addition polymerization products                        All            All            All
                           Other :
                3919 90 50 — Of addition polymerization products                             All             All           All
  3920                     Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics,
                           non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or
                           similarly combined with other materials:
                           Of polymers of ethylene:
                           of a thickness not exceeding 0,10 mm and of a specific
                           gravity of:
                39201011   — less than 0,94                                                  All            All            All
                3920 10 19 — 0,94 or more                                                    All            All            All
                3920 10 90 Of polymers of ethylene of a thickness exceeding
                           0,10 mm                                                           All            All            All
                           Of polymers of propylene:
                           Of a thickness not exceeding 0,10 mm:
                3920 20 21 — Biaxially oriented                                              All            All            All
                3920 20 29 — Other                                                           All            All            All
                           Of a thickness exceeding 0,10 mm:
                3920 20 90 — Other                                                           All            All            All
             ex 3920 30 00 — Of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene                              All            All            All
                           Of polymers of vinyl chloride , rigid:
                3920 41 11 — Non-plasticized , of a thickness not exceeding 1 mm             All            All            All
                3920 41 19 — Non-plasticized, of a thickness exceeding 1 mm                  All            All            All
                3920 41 91 — Plasticized , of a thickness not exceeding 1 mm                 All            All            All
                3920 41 99 — Plasticized, of a thickness exceeding 1 mm                      All            All            All
                           Of polymers of vinyl chloride, flexible:
                3920 4211  — Non-plasticized, of a thickness not exceeding 1 mm              All            All            All
                3920 42 19 — Non-plasticized, of a thickness exceeding 1 mm                  All            All            All
                3920 42 91 — Plasticized, of a thickness not exceeding 1 mm                  All            AU             All
                3920 42 99 — Plasticized , of a thickness exceeding 1 mm                     All            All            All
                           Of other plastics:
                3920 91 00 — Of polyvinyl butyral                                            All            All            All
                3920 99 50 — Of addition polymerization products                             All            All            All
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                                                                                                          Aircraft concerned
  HS code          CN code                                 Description
                                                                                               Category A    Category B      Category C
   3921                         Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip , of plastics:
                                Cellular :
               ex 3921 11 00    — Of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene                               All            All            All
                  3921 12 00    — Of polymers of vinyl chloride                                    All            All            All
                  3921 19 90    — Of other plastics                                                All            All            All
                                Non-cellular :
                  3921 90 60    — Of other addition polymerization products                        All            All            All
   6815                         Articles of stone or of other mineral substances ( including
                                articles of peat), not elsewhere specified or included:
               ex 6815 10 00    — Filters , washers and other articles of agglomerated
                                     carbon or of graphite                                         All            All           All
   7019                         Glass fibres (including glass wool ) and articles thereof (for
                                example, yarn, woven fabrics):
               ex 7019 31 00    — Mats of low moisture-absorption capacity                        All             All           All
               ex 7019 32 00    — Thin sheets (voiles) of low moisture-absorption
                                    capacity                                                      All            All            All
               ex 7019 39 00    — Boards and similar non-woven products of low
                                    moisture-absorption capacity                                  All            All            All
   7304                         Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other
                                than cast iron ) or steel:
               ex 7304  31 91   — Tubes and pipes, ready for fitting, usable as hydraulic
               ex 7304  39 91       conduits or as conduits for fuel-oil or lubricants            All            All            All
               ex 7304  41 90
               ex 7304  49 91
               ex 7304  51 19
               ex 7304  51 91
               ex 7304  59 31
               ex 7304  59 39
               ex 7304  59 91
               ex 7304  90 90
   7306                         Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open
                                seam or welded, riveted or similarly closed), of iron or
                                steel :
               ex 7306  30 21   — Tubes and pipes, ready for fitting* usable as hydraulic
               ex 7306  30 29       conduits or as conduits for fuel-oil or lubricants            All            All            All
               ex 7306  30 71
               ex 7306  30 78
               ex 7306  40 91
               ex 7306  40 99
               ex 7306  50 91
               ex 7306  50 99
               ex 7306  60 90
               ex 7306  90 00
 ex 7307     All codes with the Tube or pipe fittings (for example couplings, elbows,
                exception of    sleeves), of iron (other than cast iron) or steel                 All            All            All
                  7307 11 10 to
                  7307 19 90
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                                                                                                                Aircraft concerned
   HS code           CN code                                     Description
                                                                                                   Category A      Category B      Category . C
     7311                             Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or
                                      steel:
                 ex 7311 00 10        — Seamless , of iron (other than cast iron) or steel , for
                                          pressurization                                               All              All            All
     7318                             Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets ,
                                      cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and
                                      similar articles, of iron or steel:
                                      Threaded articles:
                    7318 1210         — Wood screws, of stainless steel                                All             All            All
                    7318 12 90        — Other wood screws                                              All             All            All
                    7318 13 00        — Screw hooks and screw rings                                   All              All            All
                    7318 14 10        — Self-tapping screws of stainless steel                        All              All            All
                    7318 14 91        — Spaced-thread screws                                          All              All            All
                    7318 14 99        — Other                                                         All              All            All
                 ex 7318 15 10       — Other screws and bolts , whether or not with their nuts
                ex 7318 15 30 to          or washers, other than self-locking bolts and nuts (of
                ex 7318 15 90             the type 'Hi-lok')                                          All              All            All
                ex 7318 16 10 to     — Nuts, other than self-locking nuts (of the type
                ex 7318 16 99             'Hi-lok')                                                   All              All            All
                    7318 19 00       — Other                                                          All              All            All
                    7318 21 00 to
                    7318 29 00       Non-threaded articles                                            All              All            All
    7320           All codes         Springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel                 All              All            All
    7325                             Other cast articles of iron or steel :
                ex 7325 99 90        — Collars, flanges and other devices for fixing, jointing,
                                          clamping or spacing                                         All              All            All
                                     — Devices for cargo-storage and -clamping                        All              All            All
                                     — Balls used in freight-loading systems                          All              All            All
    7326                             Other articles of iron or steel:
                ex 7326 90 91 "Y     — Collars, flanges and other devices for fixing, jointing,
                ex 7326 90 93 1           clamping or spacing                                         All              All            All
                ex 7326 90 95        — Devices for cargo-storage and -clamping                        All              All            All
                ex 7326 90 98 J      — Balls used in freight-loading systems                          All              All            All
    7604                             Aluminium bars, rods and profiles:
                ex 7604 10 90        — Profiles bearing a specific manufacture number               All ( i )                         —
                ex 7604 29 90
                ex 7604 10 90        — Conical profiles for reinforcing lateral rudders                              Airbus
                ex 7604 29 90
                                                                                                              1
    7606      All codes with the     Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness
                 exception of        exceeding 0,2 mm:
                   7606 12 10                                                                       All (!)
                                     — Plates bearing a specific manufacture number                                    —              —
(') For maintenance and repair only.
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                                                                                                                  Aircraft concerned
   HS code          CN code                                      Description
                                                                                                       Category A    Category B      Category C
    7608                             Aluminium tubes and pipes:
                ex 7608 10 99        — Tubes and pipes, ready for fitting, usable as hydraulic
                ex 7608 20 30            conduits or as conduits for fuel-oil or lubricants              All (1 )
                ex 7608 20 99
    7609          7609 00 00         Aluminium tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings,
                                     elbows , sleeves )                                                  All 0 )
    7613        ex 7613 00 00        Aluminium bottles for inflating escape-chutes                                        A
    7616                             Other articles of aluminium:
                ex 7616 10 00        — Nails, tacks, staples (other than those of heading No
                                         8305 ), screws , bolts , nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters ,
                                         cotter-pins, washers and similar articles, other than
                                         self-locking bolts and nuts (of the type 'Hi-lok')               All             All           All
                ex 7616 90 91        — Collars, flanges and other devices for fixing jointing,
                ex 7616 90 99            clamping or spacing                                            All 0 )
                ex 7616 90 91        — 'Quick-change' apparatus for transforming passenger
                ex 7616 90 99            transport aeroplanes into goods transport aeroplanes
                                         and vice versa                                                   All             All           All
                ex 7616 90 99        — Plates and sheets of variable thickness, obtained by
                                         lamination , of a width of 1 200 mm or more                                    F 28
    8108                             Titanium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap:
                ex 8108 90 70        — Thin-walled tubes, ready for use in ventilation and
                                         air-conditioning systems                                                      Airbus
                                                                                                                    Mercure (*)
                ex 8108 90 90        — Bolts , nuts, screws, rivets and similar articles
                                         complying with US standards, other than self-locking
                                         bolts and nuts (of the type 'Hi-lok')                          AU(i )
    8308                             Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks,
                                     eyes, eyelets and the like, of base metal, of a kind used for
                                     clothing, footwear, awnings, handbags, travel goods or
                                     other made up articles, tubular or bifurcated rivets, of base
                                     metal; beads and spangles of base metal:
                   8308 20 00        — Tubular or bifurcated rivets                                       All             All           All
    8418                             Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing
                                     equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air
                                     conditioning machines of heading No 8415:
                   8418 99 10        — Evaporators and condensers, excluding those for
                                         refrigerators of the household type                              All             All           All
                ex 8418 99 90        — Parts of refrigerating equipment adapted to the
                                         air-conditioning system                                          All             All           All
(!) For maintenance and repair only.
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                                                                                                               Aircraft concerned
    HS code          CN code                                     Description
                                                                                                    Category A    Category B      Category C
     8421                             Centrifuges, including , centrifugal dryers; filtering or
                                      purifying machinery and apparatus, for liquids or gases:
                     8421 99 00       — Parts of filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus,
                                           for liquids or gases                                         A              All            A
     8424                             Mechanical appliances (whether or not hand-operated) for
                                      projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders; fire
                                      extinguishers, whether or not charged; spray-guns and
                                      similar appliances; steam or sand blasting machines and
                                     similar jet projecting machines:
                 ex 8424 90 00       — Parts of fire extinguishers                                     All            All            All
     8431                            Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the
                                     machinery of heading Nos 8425 to 8430:
                 ex 8431 10 00       — Parts of jacks                                                  All            All            All
                 ex 8431  31  00     — Parts of apparatus for fixing permanently in aeroplanes
                 ex 8431  39  90          and used for loading, unloading and stowing freight          All            All            All
                 ex 8431  49 20
                 ex 8431  49  80
     8473                            Parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and
                                     the like) suitable for use solely or principally with machines
                                     of heading Nos 8469 to 8472:
                ex 8473 30 00        — Parts and accessories for computers of heading No
                                          8471 forming part of the navigation instruments or
                                          apparatus of Chapter 90 , used exclusively to carry out
                                          the calculations appropriate to such instruments or
                                          apparatus                                                    A              All            A
    8481                             Taps, cocks , valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler
                                     shells, tanks , vats or the like, including pressure-reducing
                                     valves and thermostatically controlled valves:
                    8481 10 10       — Pressure-reducing valves , of cast iron or steel              All ( i )       F 28          All 0 )
                    8481 10 90       — Other pressure-reducing valves                                All ( i )       F 28          All C 1 )
                ex  8481  20 10      — Isolating valves for thrust reversers                         All ( i )  Concorde (M
                ex  8481  20 90
                ex  8481  30 91
                ex  8481  30 99
                ex  8481 40 10
                ex  8481 40 90
                ex  8481  80 63
                ex  8481  80 69
(') For maintenance and repair only.
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                                                                                                                 Aircraft concerned
   HS code          CN code                                      Description
                                                                                                     Category A     Category B      Category C
     8481       ex  8481  40  10         Valves used in air-conditioning and cabin pressur­
   (cont'd)     ex  8481  40 90          ization systems                                               All (*)        Airbus         F 27 H
                ex  8481  80 63                                                                                    Mercure ( ! )
                ex  8481  80 69                                                                                         F 28
                ex  8481  80 99
                ex  8481  40  10         Valves used in the fire-control system                        All ( i )      Airbus
                ex  8481  40 90                                                                                    Mercure I 1 )
                ex  8481  80 63                                                                                         F 28
                ex  8481  80 69
                ex  8481  80 99
                ex  8481  80 63          Valves used in the water-circulation system                   All (*)        Airbus
                ex  8481  80 69                                                                                    Mercure ( ! )
                ex  8481  80 81                                                                                        F 28
                ex  8481  80 85
                ex  8481  80 87
                ex  8481  80 99
                    8481  20 10      — Other                                                          All ( i )
                    8481  20 90
                    8481  30 10
                    8481  30 91
                   8481   30 99
                    8481  40 10
                    8481  40 90
                    8481  80 11
                   8481   80 19
                   8481   80 63
                   8481   80 69
                   8481   80 73
                   8481   80 79
                   8481   80 81
                   8481   80 85
                   8481   80 87
                   8481   80 99
                   8481 90 00        — Parts                                                            A                A             A
    8482                             Ball or roller bearings :
                ex 8482   10 10      — Bearings used in freight-loading systems                       All ( i )       Airbus
                ex 8482   10 90
                ex 8482   20 00
                ex 8482   30 00
                ex 8482  40  00
                ex 8482   50 00
                ex 8482   80 00
                ex 8482 10 10        — Other, intended for power plant                                All ( x )       Airbus
                ex 8482 10 90                                                                                      Mercure (M
                ex 8482 80 00
                   8482 10 10 tQ     — Other                                                          All
                   8482 80 00
                   8482 91 10        — Parts                                                            All             All            All
                   8482 91 90
                   8482 99 00
    8485                             Machinery parts, not containing electrical connectors,
                                     insulators , coils , contacts or other electrical features, not
                                     specified or included elsewhere in this chapter:
                   8485 90 10 to     — Other machinery parts                                            A               A              All
                   8485 90 90
(!) For maintenance and repair only.
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                                                                                                     Aircraft concerned
 HS code         CN code                                  Description
                                                                                          Category A    Category B      Category C
  8501                        Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets):
                8501 10 10    — Synchronous motors of an output not exceeding 18 W            All            All           All
                8501  10  91  — Other motors of an output not exceeding 750 W or of
                8501  10  93       an output exceeding 150 kW                                All            All            All
                8501  10  99
             ex 8501  20  90
                8501  31  90
             ex 8501  33  99
             ex 8501  40  90
                8501  51  90
             ex 8501  53  91
                8501  53  99
  8503          All codes     Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the
                              machines of hedaing No 8501 or 8502                            All            All            All
  8504                        Electrical transformers, static converters (for example
                              rectifiers) and inductors :
                8504 9011    — Parts of tranformers , static converters and inductors        All            All            All
                8504 90 19
                8504 90 90
  8505          All codes    Electro-magnets, permanent magnets and articles intended
                             to become permanent magnets after magnetization;
                             electro-magnetic or permanent magnet chucks , clamps and
                             similar holding devices; electro-magnetic couplings ,
                             clutches and brakes; electro-magnetic lifting heads             All            All            All
 8511                        Electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used for
                             spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion
                             engines        (for    example,          ignition magnetos,
                             magneto-dynamos , ignition coils, sparking plugs and glow
                             plugs, starter motors); generators (for example, dynamos ,
                             alternators) and cut-outs of a kind used in conjunction with
                             such engines:
                8511 90 00   — Parts                                                         All            All            All
 8516                        Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and
                             immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and
                             soil heating apparatus; electro-thermic hair-dressing
                             apparatus (for example, hair dryers, hair curlers, curling
                             tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric smoothing irons;
                             other electro-thermic appliances of a kind used for
                             domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than
                             those of heading No 8545:
            ex 8516 90 00    — Parts of heaters for aircraft and for wing surfaces ,
                                  mounted on propeller aeroplanes                            All            All            All
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                                                                                                      Aircraft concerned
 HS code        CN code                               Description
                                                                                           Category A    Category B      Category C
   8518                    Microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers, whether
                           or not mounted in their enclosures; headphones, earphones
                           and combined microphone / speaker sets; audio-frequency
                           electric amplifiers; electric sound amplifier sets:
                8518 90 00 — Parts                                                             All            All           AH
   8519                    Turntables (record-decks), record-players, cassette-players
                           and other sound reproducing apparatus, not incorporating
                           a sound recording device:
             ex 8519 91 99 — Music reproducers and automatic announcers                        All            All            All
             ex 8519 99 90
   8521                    Video recording or reproducing apparatus:
             ex 8521 90 00 — Video recording or reproducing apparatus , other than
                               magnetic tape-type                                              All            All            All
   8522                    Parts and accessories of apparatus of heading Nos 8519 to
                           8521 :
             ex 8522 90 91 — Parts and accessories of cockpit voice-recorders                  All            All            All
             ex 8522 90 99
             ex 8522 90 91 — Parts and accessories for music reproducers and
             ex 8522 90 99     automatic announcers                                            All            All            All
   8528                    Television receivers (including video monitors and video
                           projectors), whether or not combined , in the same housing,
                           with radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording
                           or reproducing apparatus:
             ex 8528 10 40 — Video projector consisting of three cathode-ray tubes ,
                               each with a lens                                                All            All            All
   8529                    Parts suitable for use solely or principally with apparatus of
                           heading Nos 8525 to 8528 :
             ex 8529 90 99 — Other:
                               of other transmitter-receivers excluding VHF radio
                               communication transmitter-receivers complying with
                               standard       ARINC         566 A,      and      on-board
                               intercommunication systems complying with standard
                               ARINC 306 or 412
                               of receivers excluding radio-broadcasting or television
                               apparatus and receivers for selective calling equipment
                               (SELCAL) complying with standard ARINC 531 or
                               596
                               Other, excluding receivers for OMEGA radio
                               navigation systems complying with standard ARINC
                               580 or 599                                                      All            All            All
   8531                    Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (for example,
                           bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms), other
                           than those of heading No 8512 or 8530:
                8531 90 00 — Parts                                                             All            All            All
   8532         All codes  Electrical capacitors, fixed, variable or adjustable
                           (pre-set)                                                           All            All            All
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                                                                                                       Aircraft concerned
 HS code         CN code                                Descnption
                                                                                            Category A    Category B      Category C
  8533          All codes     Electrical     resistors    (including      rheostats     and
                              potentiometers), other than heating resistors                     All            A              A
  8534         All codes      Printed circuits                                                  A              All           A
  8535         All codes     Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical
                             circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical
                             circuits (for example, switches, fuses, lightning arrestors,
                             voltage limiters , surge suppressors , plugs, junction boxes),
                             for a voltage exceeding 1 000 V                                   All             A             A
  8536         All codes     Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting, electrical
                             circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical
                             circuits (for example switches, relays, fuses, surge
                             suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders, junction boxes),
                             for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V                               All            A              All
  8537         All codes     Boards, panels (including numerical control panels),
                             consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with
                             two or more apparatus of heading No 8535 or 8536, for
                             electric control or the distribution of electricity, including
                             those incorporating instruments or apparatus of Chapter
                             90 , other than switching apparatus of heading No 8517            All            All            All
 8538          All codes     Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the
                             apparatus of heading Nos 8535 , 8536 or 8537                      All            All            All
 8539                       Electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed-beam
                            lamp units and ultraviolet or infra-red lamps; arc-lamps:
            ex 8539  21  91 — Filament lamps for lighting                                      A              All            All
            ex 8539  21  99
            ex 8539  22  10
            ex 8539  22  90
            ex 8539  29  91
            ex 8539  29  99
            ex 8539 31.10        Discharge lamps and tubes for lighting, including dual
            ex 8539 31 90        lamps and tubes                                               All            A              All
            ex 8539 39 10
            ex 8539 39 90
 8540          All codes    Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode valves and
                            tubes (for example, vacuum or vapour or gas filled valves
                            and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes,
                            cathode-ray tubes , television camera tubes)                       A              All            All
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                                                                                                   Aircraft concerned
 HS code        CN code                              Description
                                                                                        Category A    Category B      Category C
   8541                    Diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor devices;
                           photosensitive       semiconductor    devices,    including
                           photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or
                           made up into panels; light-emitting diodes; mounted
                           piezo-electric crystals:
                8541 40 91 — Solar cells whether or not assembled in modules or
                               made up into panels                                          All            All            All
                8541 40 93 — Photodiodes, phototransistors, photothyristors and
                               photocouples                                                 All            All           All
                8541 40 99 — Other photosensitive semiconductor devices, other than
                               light-emitting diodes                                        All            All            All
                8541 60 00 — Mounted piezo-electric crystals                                All            All            All
   8543                    Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual
                           functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this
                           chapter:
             ex 8543 80 80 — Engine-pressure indicators                                     All            All            All
   8548         8548 00 00 Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not specified or
                           included elsewhere in this chapter                               All            All            All
   9007                    Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether or not
                           incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus:
                9007 21 00 — Projectors                                                     All            All           All
                9007 29 00
                9007 92 00 — Parts and accessories for projectors                           All            All            All
  9015                     Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying),
                           hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological
                           or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding
                           compasses; rangefinders:
                9015 10 10 — Electronic rangefinders                                        All            All            All
                9015 10 90 — Other rangefinders                                             All            All            All
             ex 9015 80 11 -T- Electronic meteorological instruments and apparatus          All            All            All
             ex 9015 80 93 — Non-electronic meteorological instruments and
                               rangefinders                                                 All            All            All
             ex 9015 90 00 — Parts for meteorological instruments and rangefinders          All            All            All
  9020                     Other breathing appliances and gas masks, excluding
                           protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor
                           replaceable filters:
             ex 9020 00 90 — Parts of breathing appliances and gas masks                    All            All            All
  9107                     Time switches, with clock or watch movement or with
                           synchronous motor:
             ex 9107 00 00 — Time switches with clock or watch movement, used in
                               automatic systems                                            All            All            All
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                                                                                              Aircraft concerned
 HS code        CN code                           Description
                                                                                   Category A    Category B      Category C
  9110                    Complete watch or clock movements , unassembled or
                          partly assembled (movement sets); incomplete watch or
                          clock movements, assembled; rough watch or clock
                          movements :
            ex 9110 12 00 — Incomplete watch or clock movements, assembled, used       All            All           All
            ex 9110 90 00     in automatic systems
  9114         All codes  Other clock or watch parts                                   All            All           All
  9401                    Seats (other than those of heading No 9402 ), whether or
                          not convertible into beds, and parts thereof:
            ex 9401 10 90 — Leather-covered seats, specially-designed for the crew    All             All           All
            ex 9401 90 10 — Parts of seats specially-designed for the crew            All             All           All