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Section XVII
Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels and Associated Transport Equipment

Notes

1.

This Section does not cover articles of heading 95.03 or 95.08, or bobsleighs, toboggans or the like of heading 95.06.

2.

The expressions "parts" and "parts and accessories" do not apply to the following articles, whether or not they are identifiable as for the goods of this Section:

(a)

Joints, washers or the like of any material (classified according to their constituent material or in heading 84.84) or other articles of vulcanised rubber (excluding hard rubber) (heading 40.16);

(b)

parts of general use, as defined in Note 2 to Section XV, of base metal (Section XV), or similar goods of plastics (Chapter 39);

(c)

articles of Chapter 82 (tools);

(d)

articles of heading 83.06;

(e)

machines and apparatus of headings 84.01 to 84.79, or parts thereof, excluding the radiators for the articles of this Section; articles of heading 84.81 or 84.82 or, provided they constitute integral parts of engines or motors, articles of heading 84.83;

(f)

electrical machinery and equipment (Chapter 85);

(g)

articles of Chapter 90;

(h)

articles of Chapter 91;

(ij)

arms (Chapter 93);

(k)

luminaries and lighting fittings and parts thereof of heading 94.05; or

(l)

brushes of a kind used as parts of vehicles (heading 96.03).

3.

References in Chapters 86 to 88 to "parts" or "accessories" do not apply to parts or accessories which are not suitable for use solely or principally with the articles of those Chapters. A part or accessory which answers to a description in two or more of the headings of those Chapters is to be classified under that heading which corresponds to the principal use of that part or accessory.

4.

For the purposes of this Section:

(a)

vehicles specially constructed to travel on both road and rail are classified under the appropriate heading of Chapter 87;

(b)

amphibious motor vehicles are classified under the appropriate heading of Chapter 87;

(c)

aircraft specially constructed so that they can also be used as road vehicles are classified under the appropriate heading of Chapter 88.

5.

Air-cushion vehicles are to be classified within this Section with the vehicles to which they are most akin as follows:

(a)

in Chapter 86 if designed to travel on a guide-track (hovertrains);

(b)

in Chapter 87 if designed to travel over land or over both land and water;

(c)

in Chapter 89 if designed to travel over water, whether or not able to land on beaches or landing-stages or also able to travel over ice. Parts and accessories of air-cushion vehicles are to be classified in the same way as those of vehicles of the heading in which the air-cushion vehicles are classified under the above provisions.

Hovertrain track fixtures and fittings are to be classified as railway track fixtures and fittings, and signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for hovertrain transport systems as signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways.

Chapter 88
Aircraft, Spacecraft, and Parts thereof

Notes

1.

For the purposes of this Chapter, the expression "unmanned aircraft" means any aircraft, other than those of heading 88.01, designed to be flown without a pilot on board. They may be designed to carry a payload or equipped with permanently integrated digital cameras or other equipment which would enable them to perform utilitarian functions during the flight. The expression "unmanned aircraft", however, does not cover flying toys, designed solely for amusement purposes (heading 95.03).

Subheading Notes

1.

For the purpose of subheadings 8802.11 to 8802.40, the expression "unladen mass" means the mass of the machine in normal flying order, excluding the mass of the crew and of fuel and equipment other than permanently fitted items of equipment.

2.

For the purposes of subheadings 8806.21 to 8806.24 and 8806.91 to 8806.94, the expression "maximum take-off weight" means the maximum weight of the machine in normal flying order, at take-off, including the weight of payload, equipment and fuel.

Heading CD Description Unit General EU EFTA SADC
88.02 Other aircraft (for example, helicopters, aeroplanes), except unmanned aircraft of heading 88.06 (for example, helicopters, aeroplanes); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles:
8802.1 - Helicopters:
8802.11 9 -- Of an unladen mass not exceeding 2 000 kg u free free free free
8802.12 5 -- Of an unladen mass exceeding 2 000 kg u free free free free

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