Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2041 of 17 December 2018 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2041
• Articles: 4

Article 1

The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.

Article 2

Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 34(9) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 for a period of three months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Description of the goods

Classification

(CN-code)

Reasons

(1)

(2)

(3)

Cable connectors (‘male or female type’) for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V, made of copper.

The article has either a plug (so-called male type connector) or a socket (so-called female type connector) on one side and on the other side a contact device in the form of a clip shielded with a layer of insulating material.

The article is used to connect wires or cables other than coaxial cables.

The article makes the connection by plugging the ‘male connector’ into the ‘female connector’ without using any tools.

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8536 69 90

Classification is determined by general rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 8536 , 8536 69 and 8536 69 90 .

The article presents the objective characteristics of a plug (‘male type connector’) or a socket (‘female type connector’) fitted with another contact device (see also Harmonized System Explanatory Notes to heading 8536 group (III) letter (A), point (1), and also Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature to subheadings 8536 69 10 to 8536 69 90 ). Therefore its classification as other connections and contact elements for wire and cables under subheading 8536 90 10 is excluded.

Consequently, it is to be classified under CN code 8536 69 90 as other plugs and sockets.

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