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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
REGULATION (EEC) No 3042/74 OF THE COUNCIL
of 18 November 1974
on the tariff treatment of certain products intended for use in the construction, maintenance and repair of aircraft
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, which the aeroplanes under consideration belong, in order to take account, in each case, of the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the capabilities of the Community industry ; European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof; Whereas, in order to give full effect to the principles laid down for suspension of Common Customs Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by Tariff duties in respect of certain products intended the Commission ; for the construction of aeroplanes of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kg, it is equally necessary likewise to establish a list of products admissible to Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3584/73 (*) suspension of customs duties for the maintenance or of 28 December 1973 on the tariff treatment of the repair of aeroplanes of that kind constructed in certain products intended for use in the construction, the Community ; whereas, provided account is taken maintenance and repair of aircraft, provides for the of the current capacities of the Community industry, total or partial suspension, as the case may be, of the the arrangements should be continued whereby users duties laid down in the Common Customs Tariff for of aircraft of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kg a certain number of products which are intended constructed in third countries or of which the either to be incorporated in the construction of previous construction in the Community has aeroplanes of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kg required a considerable quantity of products or used for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes imported from third countries, may obtain supplies of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kg or for of products necessary for the maintenance or repair aeroplanes or helicopters of an unladen weight of such aircraft under suspension of Common exceeding 2 000 kg but not exceeding 15 000 kg; Customs Tariff duties ; whereas these provisions have been supplemented by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1522/74 of 17 June 1974 (2) on the tariff treatment of certain products Whereas it seems equally acceptable to keep in force intended for use in the maintenance and repair of the suspension measures currently laid down in aeroplanes of the types 'Mercure' and 'Airbus' respect of products intended for the maintenance or during 1974 ; repair of aeroplanes and helicopters of an unladen weight exceeding 2 000 kg but not exceeding 15 000 kg ; Whereas the whole of these suspension measures will expire on 31 December 1974 ; Whereas provision should be made for the adaptation, in the light of advances in the technical Whereas, having regard to the technical requirements capabilities of the Community aircraft industry and associated with the design of aeroplanes currently Community aircraft equipment industries, of the constructed in the Community, the suspension arrangements to be made concerning the application measures to be laid down from 1 January 1975 in of the Common Customs Tariff to products respect of products intended for the construction of imported from third countries for use in the aeroplanes of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kg construction, maintenance or repair of aircraft; should be differentiated according to the type to whereas such adaptation could involve a review of arrangements in force at relatively short intervals ; (!) OJ No L 365, 31 . 12. 1973, p. 3 . whereas it is therefore necessary to limit the period (2) OJ No L 164, 20. 6. 1974, p. 1 . of application of this Regulation to one year,
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : imported and used at that date on regular routes by airline companies of the Community. Article 1
Article 3 1 . The Common Customs Tariff duties on the products listed in Annex I shall be suspended to the 1 . The Common Customs Tariff duties on the levels indicated in column 3 thereof provided the products listed in Annex III shall, provided such said products are intended to be incorporated, under products are intended to be used under customs customs control, in the construction of aeroplanes control for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kg as or helicopters of an unladen weight exceeding 2 000 individually listed in column 4 of the said Annex. kg but not exceeding 15 000 kg, be suspended to the levels indicated in column 3 of the said Annex. 2. This Article shall also apply to the same products intended for the manufacture, under 2. However, in the case of products falling within customs control, of parts necessary for the heading Nos 85.15 and 90.14 of the Common construction of the aircraft concerned . Customs Tariff and indicated by a (*), paragraph 1 shall apply only where such products are intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes or Article 2 helicopters of a type certified for the first time in a Member State of the Community before 1 January 1 . The Common Customs Tariff duties on the 1973 and either constructed in the Community or products listed in Annex II shall be suspended to the imported and used at that date on regular routes by level indicated in column 3 or 4 thereof, as the case airline companies of the Community. may be, provided such products are intended to be used, under customs control , for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of an unladen weight exceeding Article 4 15 000 kg comprised in one or other of the categories specified in that Annex and, in respect of For the purposes of Article 2 (2) and Article 3 (2), those in category B, in so far as the maintenance or type of aeroplane or helicopter shall be taken to repair relates to aeroplanes listed in column 5 of that mean the prototype of that aeroplane or helicopter Annex . and versions derived directly from that prototype, except versions which differ fundamentally from the 2. However, in the case of products falling within prototype . heading Nos 85.15, 85.22, 90.14, 90.28 and 90.29 of the Common Customs Tariff and indicated by a (*), Article 5 paragraph 1 shall apply only where such products are intended for the maintenance or repair of This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January aeroplanes of a type certified for the first time in a 1975 . Member State of the Community before 1 January 1973 and either constructed in the Community or It shall applv until 31 December 1975 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels , 18 November 1974 .
For the Council
The President
Ch . BONNET
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ANNEX I
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 construction of aircraft of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kg
CCT Rate heading Description of goods Aircraft concerned of duty No
1 2 3 4
39.02 Polymerization and copolymerization products (for example, polyethylene, polytetrahalothylenes, polyisobuty lene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl chloroacetate and other polyvinyl derivatives, polyacrylic and polymethacrylic derivatives, coumarone indene 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 aircraft 0 °/o 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 0% Airbus lining the internal walls of aircraft
ex VIII. Polyvinylidene chloride; copolymers of vinylidene chloride with vinyl chloride:
— In sheets specially designed for lining the internal walls of aircraft 0% Airbus
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% Airbus
39.07 Articles of materials of the kinds described in heading Nos 39.01 to 39.06 :
E. Of other materials :
ex II. Other :
— Flexible tubes and bellows of strengthened silicon 10-6 °/o Airbus
— Flexible pipes of polytetrafluoroethylene for hydraulic or fuel circuits 0% Airbus, Mercure, Concorde
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CCT Rate heading Description of goods Aircraft concerned of duty No
1 2 3 4
62.05 Other made up textile articles (including dress patterns):
ex C. Other :
— Passenger escape chutes 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% Airbus, 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 :
ex C. Other :
— Tubes for the hydraulic system of steel 21.6.9 made to Deutsche Airbus standard DAN 41 /BMS 7185 0°/o Airbus
73.20 Tube and pipe fittings (for example, joints, elbows, unions and flanges ), of iron or steel 0% All aeroplanes
73.32 Bolts and nuts (including bolt ends and screw studs), whether or not threaded or tapped, and screws ( including screw hooks and screw rings), of iron or steel ; rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers and spring washers , of iron or steel :
B. Threaded or tapped :
ex II . Other :
— Self-locking bolts and nuts (of the type 'Hi-lok') 0% All aeroplanes
73.40 Other articles of iron or steel :
ex B. Other :
— Devices for stowing and clamping freight .... 0% Airbus
— Ball bearings used in freight loading systems . . 0% Airbus
ex 76.02 Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of aluminium ; aluminium wire :
— Square angle 0 °/o F 28
— Conical shapes for reinforcing lateral rudders 0% Airbus
ex 76.03 Wrought plates, sheets and strip of aluminium of a thickness exceeding 0-2 mm :
— Plates and sheets of variable thickness obtained by lamination for widths of 1 200 mm or more 0°/« F 28
— Pre-drawn plates and sheets of variable thickness of 8 mm or more and less than 180 mm 7-2% Airbus
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CCT Rate heading Description of goods Aircraft concerned of duty No
1 2 3 4
76.16 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 :
— Self-locking bolts and nuts (of the type ' Hi-lok') 0 °/o All aeroplanes
ex D. Other :
— ' Quick change' apparatus for transforming passenger transport aircraft into goods transport aircraft and vice versa 0 °/o F 28
81.04 Other base metals, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof; cermets, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof :
K. Titanium :
ex II . Wrought :
— Thin-walled tubes ready for use in ventila tion and air conditioning systems 0% Airbus, Mercure
— Self-locking bolts and nuts (of the type ' Hi-lok') 0% All aeroplanes
83.07 Lamps and lighting fittings, of base metal and parts thereof, of base metal 0% All aeroplanes
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 :
— Tubular rivets and bifurcated rivets 3-9% F 28
84.08 Other engines and motors :
B. Gas turbines :
ex II . Other :
— Developing a power of more than 360 kW 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
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 I. Pumps having a pressure capacity of 20 bars or more : — Having a pressure capacity of 200 bars or more 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
ex III . Parts :
— Of pumps mentioned in B ex I above 0%) Airbus , Mercure, F 28
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CCT Rate heading Description of goods Aircraft concerned of duty No
I 3 4 I 2
ex 84.12 Air conditioning machines, self-contained comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the tempe rature and humidity of air:
— Air conditioning machines, with or without refrige rating apparatus exceeding 5 000 Kcal/h 0 %> Airbus, Mercure
84.15 Refrigerators and refrigerating equipment (electrical and other):
ex B. Other :
— Refrigerating equipment adapted to the air conditioning system 0% F 28
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, evaporator, vapourizing, 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 system 0 °/o Airbus, Mercure
— Of the air-conditioning system 0% Airbus, Mercure
ex 84.21 Mechanical appliances (whether or not hand operated) for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders ; fire extinguishers (charged or not); spray guns and similar appliances; steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines :
— Built-in fire extinguishers for jet engines and auxiliary power units 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
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 :
ex D. Other :
— Clamp jacks 0% Airbus, Mercure
— Apparatus for fixing permanently in aircraft and used for loading, unloading and stowing freight 0% Airbus, Mercure
84.59 Machines and mechanical appliances, having individual functions, not falling within any other heading of this Chapter:
sx E. Other :
— Air humidifiers and dehumidifiers 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
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CCT Rate heading Description of goods Aircraft concerned of duty No
1 2 3 4
84.59 — Windscreen wipers 0% F 28 (confd) — Hydraulic servo-motors 0% F 28
— Hydropneumatic spherical batteries 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Pneumatic starters for jets 0% Airbus
— Toilet units specially designed for aeroplanes 0% Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
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 0% F 28
ex B. Other :
— Valves used in air-conditioning and cabin pressurization systems 0 °/o Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Valves used in the fire-control system 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Valves used in the water-circulation system .... 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
ex 84.62 Ball, roller or needle roller bearings :
— Bearings used in freight loading system 0% Airbus
ex 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 :
— Constant speed drive ( CSD ) apparatus 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
85.01 Electrical goods of the following descriptions : generators, motors, converters (rotary or static), transformers, rectifiers and rectifying apparatus, inductors :
A. Generators, motors (whether or not equipped with speed reducing, changing or step-up gear) and rotary converters : ex II . Other :
— High speed alternators (exceeding 3 600 rpm) . . 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Electric motors wth speed reducer for freight loading systems 0% Airbus
— 500 watt, 28 volt DC motors used in freight door opening systems 0% F 28
— Generators in the anti-skid control system incorporated in the landing gear 0% F 28 , Airbus, Mercure, Concorde
ex B. Transformers, static converters, rectifiers and rectifying apparatus ; inductors :
— Static inverters of a power of 250 watts, transforming a direct current of 28 volts to an alternating current of 115 volts 0% F 28
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CCT Rate heading Description of goods Aircraft concerned No of duty
1 2 3 4
85.01 — Rectifying transformers with a direct current (cont'd) output of 100 amps at 28 volts 0% F 28
ex C. Parts :
— High speed alternators (exceeding 3 600 rpm) . . 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Electric motors, with speed reducer for freight loading systems 0% Airbus
— Generators in the anti-skid control system incorporated in the landing gear 0% F 28 , Airbus, Mercure, Concorde
— Other apparatus referred to in A and B above . . 0% F 28
85.15 Radiotelegraphic and radiotelephonic transmission and reception apparatus; radio-broadcasting and television transmission and reception apparatus (including receivers incorporating sound recorders or reproducers) and television cameras; radio navigational aid apparatus, radar apparatus and radio remote control apparatus :
A. Radiotelegraphic and radiotelephonic transmission and reception apparatus; radio-broadcasting and television transmission and reception apparatus (including receivers incorporating sound recorders or reproducers ) and television cameras :
ex II. Transmitter-receivers :
— HF transmitter-receiver apparatus 0 °/o Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
ex B. Other apparatus :
— Meteorological all weather radar complying with standard ARINC 564 0% Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
— VOR navigational receivers complying with standard ARINC 547 8 °/o F 28
— ILS navigational receivers complying with standard ARINC 547 8% F 28
C. Parts :
ex III. Other :
— VOR LOK aerials for equipping VOR LOK receivers complying witn standard ARINC 547 0°/o F 28
— Aerial couplers for HF transmitter receivers 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28, Concorde
ex 85.17 Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (such as bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar and fire alarms), other than those of heading No 85.09 or 85.16:
— Warning apparatus for protection against fire 0 °/o Airbus, F 28
— Smoke detectors 0% Mercure, Concorde, F 28
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CCT Rate heading Description of goods Aircraft concerned of duty No
1 2 3 4
85.19 Electrical apparatus for making and breaking electrical circuits, for the protection of electrical circuits, or for making connections 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, auxiliary power unit and emergency lighting systems . . 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
90.24 Instruments and apparatus for measuring, checking or automatically controlling the flow, depth, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases, or for automatically controlling temperature (for example, pressure gauges, thermostats, level gauges, flow meters, heat meters, automatic oven-draught regulators), not being articles falling within heading No 90.14 :
ex C. Other :
— Pneumatic regulators used in air-conditioning and cabin pressurization systems 0°/o Airbus, Mercure
90.28 Electrical measuring, checking, analysing or automatically controlling instruments and apparatus :
ex A. Electronic instruments and apparatus :
— Terrestrial magnetic-field detector apparatus, by saturation of magnetic circuits (flux valve) .... 0 °/o Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Air-speed indicators and associated instruments 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Stall warning calculators 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Apparatus for fuel consumption and flow control 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Electronic regulators for air conditioning .... 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Inertial navigation equipment 0% Concorde
ex B. Other :
— Indicator apparatus for pressure of fuel and engine oil of jet engines 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Oil contents gauge for jet-engine control .... 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Speed indicator apparatus for air-speed indi cators and for jet-engine control 0% Airbus , Mercure, F 28
— Temperature indicator apparatus for air-speed indicators and for jet-engine control 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
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CCT Rate heading Description of goods Aircraft concerned of duty No
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 :
ex A. Parts or accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the electronic instruments falling within subheading 90.28 A :
— Of inertia indicators 0% Concorde
— Of other instruments or apparatus falling within subheading 90.28 A included in this list .... 0 °/o Airbus, Mercure, F 28
B. Other
ex II . Other :
— Of instruments and apparatus falling within subheading 90.24 C of this list . . 0%> Airbus, Mercure
— Of instruments and apparatus falling within subheading 90.28 B of this list . . 0 °/o Airbus, Mercure, 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 and reproducers, magnetic :
A. Sound recorders and reproducers :
ex I. Sound recorders :
— Cockpit voice recorders 0 %> Concorde, Airbus, Mercure, F 28
ex II. Sound reproducers :
— Music reproducers and automatic announcers 0 °/o Concorde, Airbus, Mercure, F 28
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ANNEX 11
Tariff treatment applicable to certain products intended to be used for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kg
Note for the purpose of the following table:
( a) category A comprises aeroplanes of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kg other than those specified under (b) below,
(b ) category B comprises aeroplanes of the following types : 'BAC 111 ' 'Siddeley Trident', 'Airbus', 'Concorde', 'Mercure' and 'F 28'.
Aircraft Aircraft category B CCT category A heading Description of goods No Rate of Rate of duty duty Aircraft concerned
1 2 3 4 5
ex 38.17 Preparations and charges for extinguishers : charged fire-extinguishing grenades :
— Preparations and charges for fire ex tinguishers mentioned in heading No 84.21 of this list 0% 0%) All aeroplanes
39.02 Polymerization and copolymerization products (for example, polyethylene, polytetrahalo ethylenes, polyisobutylene, polystyrene, poly vinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl chloroacetate and other polyvinyl derivatives, polyacrylic and polymethacrylic derivatives, coumarone-indene resins ):
C. Other :
I. Polyethylene :
b ) In other forms 0%
ex IV. Polypropylene, in one of the forms mentioned in Notes 3 ( c) and 3 (d) to Chapter 39 0 %>
VI. Polystyrene and copolymers of sty rene : ex b ) In other forms:
— Acrylonitrileabutadiene styrene, in sheets spe cially designed for lining the internal walls of aircraft 0 °/o Airbus, F 28
VII. Polyvinyl chloride:
ex a ) In one of the forms men tioned in Note 3 (a) and (b) to this Chapter:
— Approved for aircraft construction, and in the 0% Airbus form of granules
ex b ) In other forms:
— in sheets specially design ed for lining the internal walls of aircraft 0% 0% Airbus — Other 0%
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Aircraft Aircraft category B CCT category A heading Description of goods No Rate of Rate of duty Aircraft concerned duty
1 2 3 4 5
39.02 ex VIII. Polyvinylidene chloride, copolymers (cont'd) of vinylidene chloride with vinyl chloride, in sheets specially designed for lining the internal walls of aircraft 0% Airbus
XIV. Other polymerization or copoly merization products:
ex a) In one of the forms men tioned in Note 3 (a) and (b ) to this Chapter: — For cavity filling 0% Airbus
b ) In other forms 0 ° /o
39.07 Articles of materials of the kinds described in heading Nos 39.01 to 39.06 :
E. Of other materials :
ex II . Other :
— Articles for technical use and structural components 0%
— Flexible tubes and bellows of strengthened silicon 10-6 °/o Airbus
— Flexible pipes of polytetrafluoro ethylene for hydraulic or fuel circuits 0% Airbus, Mercure, Concorde
40.11 Rubber tyres, tyre cases, interchangeable tyre treads, inner tubes and tyre flaps, for wheels of all kinds :
ex B. Other :
— Tyres, for aircraft, of the following types :
15-00 x 16—14 ply 0°/o 56-00 x 16—7—32 ply 0%
40.14 Other articles of unhardened vulcanized rubber :
ex B. Other :
— Articles for technical use 0 "/(I
62.05 Other made up textile articles (including dress patterns):
ex C. Other :
— Life-jackets 0%
— Passenger escape chutes 0% 0%> Airbus
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Aircraft Aircraft category B CCT category A heading Description of goods No Rate of Rate of Aircraft concerned duty duty
1 2 3 4 5
68.13 Fabricated asbestos and articles thereof (for example, asbestos board, thread and fabric ; asbestos clothing, asbestos jointing), reinforced or not, other than goods falling within heading No 68.14 ; mixture with a basis of asbestos and mixtures with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate, and articles of such mixtures :
B. Articles of asbestos :
III . Other *. 0%
68.14 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 0%
68.16 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 coal or of graphite . . 0%
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 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28 absorbtion capacity
ex 73.18 Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of iron (other than of cast iron ), or steel, excluding articles falling within heading No 73.19 :
ex C. Other :
— Tubes and pipes, ready for fitting ; usable as hydraulic conduits for fuel oil or lubricants 0%>
— 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 %> 0% All aeroplanes
ex 73.24 Containers of iron and steel for compressed or liquified gas :
— Containers intended for pressurization .... 0%
ex 73.25 Stranded wire, cables, cordage, ropes, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel wire , but excluding insulated electric cables : — Steel cables for flight controls, ready for fitting 0 °/o
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Aircraft Aircraft category B CCT category A heading Description of goods No Rate of Rate of duty Aircraft concerned duty
1 2 3 4 5
73.32 Bolts and nuts (including bolt ends and screw studs), whether or not threaded or tapped, and screws (including screw hooks and screw rings), of iron or steel ; rivets, cotters, cotter-pins ; washers and spring washers, of iron or steel :
A. Not threaded or tapped 0%
B. Threaded or tapped :
II . Other :
— Self-locking bolts and nuts (of the type 'Hi-lok') 0% 0% All aeroplanes
— nes 0 °/o
73.35 Springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel 0°/o
73.40 Other articles of iron or steel :
ex B. Other :
— Collars, flanges and other devices for fixing, jointing, clamping or spacing 0%
— Devices for cargo stowage and clamping 0% 0 °/o Airbus
— Ball bearings used in freight loading systems 0 %> Airbus
«x 76.02 Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections of aluminium ; aluminium wire :
— Shapes bearing a specific manufacture number 0° o
— Square angles 0 °/o F 28
— 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 :
— 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 — Pre-drawn plates of variable thickness of 8 mm or more and less than 180 mm 7-2 ®/o Airbus
ex 76.06 Tubes and pipes and blanks therefore, 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%
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Aircraft Aircraft category B CCT category A heading Description of goods No Rate of Rate of duty Aircraft concerned duty
1 2 3 4 5
76.16 Other articles of aluminium :
C. Nails, tacks, staples, hooknails, spiked cramps, spikes and the like ; bolts, nuts, screws and similar articles ; washers and spring washers :
ex II. Other :
— Self-locking bolts and nuts (of the type 'Hi-lok') 0 °/o 0% All aeroplanes
— nes 0%
ex D. Other :
— Collars, flanges and other devices for fixing, jointing, clamping or spacing 0%
— ' Quick change' apparatus for trans forming passenger transport aircraft into goods transport aircraft and vice versa 0% F 28
81.04 Other base metals, unwrought or wrought, 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 0 °/o Airbus, Mercure systems — Self-locking bolts and nuts (of the 0% type 'Hi-lok') All aeroplanes
— Other bolts, nuts, screws, rivets and similar articles 0%
ex 83.02 Base metal fittings and mountings of a kind suitable for furniture, doors, staircase, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, caskets and the like (including automatic door closers); base metal hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets and the like :
— Automatic door-closing devices and fittings and hinges of alj. kinds 0%
83.07 Lamps and lighting fittings, of base metal, and parts thereof, of base metal (excluding switches, electric lamp holders, electric lamps for vehicles, electric battery or magneto lamps, and other articles falling within Chapter 85 except 0% 0% heading No 85.22) All aeroplane*
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:
— Tubular rivets and bifurcated rivets 0 °/o 3-9 °/ o F 28
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Aircraft Aircraft category B CCT category A heading Description of goods No Rate of Rate of duty Aircraft concerned duty
1 2 3 4 5
ex 84.07 Hydraulic engines and motors (including water wheels and water turbines):
— Other hydraulic engines 0 °/o
84.08 Other engines and motors :
B. Gas turbines :
II. Other :
— Developing a power of more than 360 kW 0% 0 °/o Airbus , Mercure, F 28
— Other 0%
C. Other engines and motors 0 °/o
D. Parts :
ex II . Other :
— Of gas turbines :
— Developing a power of more than 360 kW 0% 0 °/o Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Other gas turbines nes 0%
— Of other engines and motors referred to under C 0%
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 :
I. Pumps having a pressure capacity of 20 bars or more :
— Having a pressure capacity of 200 bars or more 0 °/o 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Other 0%
II . Other pumps 0%
III. Parts :
— Of pumps mentioned in B I above :
— Having a pressure capacity of 200 bars or more 0% 0°/o Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Other 0 °/ o
— Of pumps mentioned in B II above . . 0%
84.11 Air pumps, vacuum pumps and air or gas compressors (including motor and turbo-pumps and compressors and free-piston generators for gas turbines ); fans, blowers and the like :
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84.11 A. Pumps and compressors : (confd) II. Vacuum pumps creating a vacuum better than 10-2 m bar ; centrifugal or axial compressors giving a compres sion ratio of not less than 2 and a flow of more than 3 000 m3 per minute; stationary reciprocating com pressors of a weight exceeding 2 000 kg 0%
III. Other pumps and compressors 0%>
ex IV. Parts :
— Of pumps and compressors refer red to in II 0 °/o
— Of pumps and compressors refer red to in III 0%
C. Fans, blowers and the like 0%> 0% F 28
ex 84.12 Air-conditioning machines, self-contained, com prising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity of air :
— Air-conditioning machines, with or without refrigeration elements, of a capacity ex ceeding 5 000 Kcal/h 0% Airbus, Mercure
84.15 Refrigerators and refrigerating equipment (elec trical and other):
A. Evaporators and condensers, excluding those for domestric refrigerators .... 0 °/o
ex B. Other :
— Refrigerating equipment adapted to 0% 0% F 28 the air-conditioning system
84.17 Machinery, plant and similar laboratory equip ment, 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, sterili zing, pasteurizing; steaming, drying, eva porating, vapourizing, condensing or cooling ; not being machinery or plant of a kind used for domestic purposes ; instantaneous or storage water heaters, non-electrical :
C. Heat exchange units :
— Of the constant speed drive ( CSD ) system 0% 0%) Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Of the air-conditioning system 0% 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Other 0%
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1 2 3 4 5
84.18 Centrifuges, filtering and purifying machinery and apparatus (other than filter funnels, milk strainers and the like), for liquids or gases :
C. Other :
II. Machinery and apparatus (other than centrifuges) for filtering or purifying liquids or gases 0% 0% F 28
ex 84.21 Mechanical appliances (whether or not hand operated) for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, fire extinguishers (charged or not), spray guns and similar appliances ; steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines :
— Built-in fire extinguishers for jet engines and 0% 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28 auxiliary power units
84.22 Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machi nery, telphers and conveyors (for example lifts, hoists, winches, cranes, transporter cranes, jacks, pulley tackle, belt conveyors and telepherics), not being machinery falling within heading No 84.23 :
ex D. Other :
— Clamp jacks 0% 0% Airbus, Mercure
— Other jacks 0%
— Apparatus for fixing permanently in aircraft and used for loading, un loading and stowing freight 0% 0% Airbus, Mercure
ex 84.53 Automatic data processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data on to data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included :
— Computers forming part of the navigation instruments or apparatus of heading No 90.28 , used exclusively to carry out the calculations appropriate to such instruments or apparatus OVo
84.55 Parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) suitable for use solely or principally 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 falling within heading No ex 84.53 of this list 0%
84.59 . Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not falling within any other heading of this Chapter:
ex E. Other : — Air humidifiers and dehumidifiers . . 0% 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
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1 2 3 4 5
84.59 — Starter motors, propeller regulators (confd) (valves) and servo-mechanisms 0%
— Windscreen wipers 0% 0% F 28
— Hydraulic servo-motors 0% 0% F 28
— Hydropneumatic spherical batteries 0% 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Pneumatic starters for jet engines . . 0% Airbus
— Toilet units specially designed for aeroplanes 0 °/o Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
84.61 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances, for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats and the like, including pressure reducing valves and thermo statically controlled valves :
A. Pressure reducing valves 0% 0% F 28
B. Other :
— Valves used in air-conditioning and cabin pressurization systems 0 °/o 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Valves used in the fire-control system . . 0% 0%> Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Valves used in the water-drainage system 0% 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— nes 0%
84.62 Ball, roller or needle roller bearings :
— Bearings used in freight loading systems . . 0°/o 0% Airbus
—■ Other 0%
84.63 Transmission shafts, cranks, bearing housings, plain shaft bearings, gears and gearing (in cluding friction gears and gear-boxes and other variable speed gears), flywheels, pulleys and pulley blocks, clutches and shaft couplings :
— Costant speed drive ( CSD ) apparatus .... 0% 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Other 0%
84.64 Gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting combined with other materials (for example, asbestos, felt and paperboard) or of laminated metal foil ; sets or assortments of gaskets and similar joints, dissimilar in composition, for engines, pipes, tubes and the like, put up in pouches, envelopes or similar packings 0 °/o
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1 2 3 4 5
84.65 Machinery parts, not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features and not falling within any other heading in this Chapter 0%
85.01 Electrical goods of the following descriptions : generators, motors, rotary converters or static transformers ( rectifiers and rectifying apparatus), inductors :
A. Generators, motors (whether or not equip ped with speed reducing, changing or step up gear) and rotary converters :
I. Synchronous motors of an output of not more than 18 watts 0%
II . Other :
— High speed alternators (exceeding 3 600 rpm) 0 °/o 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Speed-reducing motors for the freight loading system OVo OVo Airbus
— 28 volt DC electric motors of a power of 500 watts for controlling freight doors 0% 0% F 28
— Generators for the anti-skid system incorporated in the landing gear .... 0% 0% F 28 , Airbus, Mercure, Concorde
— nes 0 °/o
B. Transformers, static converters, rectifiers and rectifying apparatus inductors :
— Static converters of a power of 250 watts transforming a direct currrent of 28 volts into an alternating current of 115 volts . . 0% 0°/o F 28
— Rectifying transformers with an output of 100 amps at 28 volts 0% 0% F 28
— Other 0%
C. Parts :
— High speed alternators (exceeding 3 600 rpm) 0% 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Speed-reducing motors for the freight loading system 0%) 0 %> Airbus
— Generators for the anti-skid system in corporated in the landing gear 0 °/o 0% Concorde, Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Other apparatus referred to in A and B above 0% 0% F 28
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Aircraft Aircraft category B CCT category A heading Description of goods No Rate of Rate of duty Aircraft concerned duty
1 2 3 4 5
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 similar work holders; electro-magnetic clutches and couplings ; electro-magnetic brakes ; electro-magnetic lifting heads 0%
85.08 Electrical starting and ignition equipment for internal combustion engines (including ignition magnetos, magneto-dynamos, ignition coils, starter motors, sparking plugs, and glow plugs); generators (dynamos and alternators) and cut 0% outs for use in conjuction with such engines . .
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 falling under No 85.24 :
ex B. Electrical apparatus for heating premises and other similar uses :
— For heating aircraft and wing sur faces, mounted on propeller aeroplanes 0%
85.14 Microphones and stands therefor, loudspeakers ; audio-frequency electrical amplifiers 0%
85.15 Radiotelegraphic and radiotelephonic trans ' mission and reception apparatus ; radio-broad casting and television transmission and reception apparatus (including receivers incor porating sound recorders or reproducers) and television cameras ; radio navigational aid appa ratus, radar apparatus and radio remote control apparatus :
A. Radiotelegraphic and radiotelephonic transmission and reception apparatus ; radio-broadcasting and television trans mission and reception apparatus (in cluding receivers incorporating sound recorders or reproducers) and television cameras :
I. Transmitters 0 % (^
(') To be eligible for suspension , the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aircraft of types certificated for the first time in a Member State of the Community before 1 January 1973 and which have either been constructed in the Community or imported and iised at that date on regular routes by airline companies of the Community.
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85.15 II . Transmitter- receivers : (confd) — HF transmitter-receivers .... 0% 0 %> Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
— Other transmitter-receivers . . 0 °/o
ex III. Receivers, whether or not com bined with a sound recorder or reproducer, excluding radio broadcasting or television appa ratus 0 %> H
B. Other apparatus :
— Meteorological all-weather radar 0 °/o 0% Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28 complying with standard ARINC 564
— VOR navigational receivers com plying with standard ARINC 547 . . 0 % (!) 0 °/o F 28
— ILS navigational receivers complying with standard ARINC 547 0 %> (!) F 28
— Other 0 o/o H
ex C. Parts :
II. Parts of base metal, obtained by turning bars, angles, shapes, sections or wire, of solid section, the greatest diameter of which does not exceed 25 mm :
— Of transmitters under A I 0 %> (!)
— Of transmitter receivers under A II :
— Of HF transmitter-receivers 0% 0 °/o Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
— Of other transmitter-receivers 0 %> (!) — Of receivers under A III O'/oO
— Of other apparatus under B :
— Of meteorological all-weather radar complying with standard ARINC 564 0% 0 °/o Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
— Of VOR navigational recei vers complying with standard ARINC 547 0 °/o (*) 0°/o F 28
— of ILS navigational receivers complying with standard ARINC 547 0 % (!) 0% F 28
— Other 0 %> (*)
(') To be eligible for suspension , the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aircraft of types certificated for the first time in a Member State of the Community before 1 January 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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Aircraft Aircraft category B CCT category A heading Description of goods No Rate of Rate of duty Aircraft concerned duty
1 2 3 4 5
85.15 III. Other : (cont 'd)
— VOR LOK aerials for equipping VOR LOK receivers complying with standard. ARINC 547 0°/o 0 °/o F 28
— Aerial couplers for HF transmit ter-receivers 0% 0% Concorde, Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Other :
— Of transmitters under A I .... 0 °/o (^
— Of transmitter-receivers under A II :
— Of HF transmitter-recei vers 0 % 0% Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
— Of other transmitter receivers 0°/o (^
— Of transmitter-receivers under A III above 0 % (!)
— Of other apparatus under B :
— Of meteorological all- weather radar complying with standard ARINC 564 0% 0% Concorde, Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Of VOR , navigational re ceivers complying with standard ARINC 547 .... 0 °/o (J ) 0% F 28
— ILS navigational receivers complying with standard ARINC 547 0 % (^ 0% F 28
— nes 0 °/o H
85.17 Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (such as bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar and fire alarms), other than those falling within heading No 85.09 or 85.16 :
— Warning apparatus for protection against fire 0% 0% Airbus, F 28
— Smoke detectors 0% 0% Mercure, Concorde, F 28
— Other sound or visual electrical indicators . . 0% 0 °/o F 28
85.18 Electrical capacitors, fixed or variable 0%>
1) To be eligible for suspension , the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aircraft of types certificated for the first time in a Member State of the Community before 1 January 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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85.19 Electrical apparatus for making and breaking electrical circuits, for the protection of electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, lightning arresters, surge suppressors, plugs, lampholders and junction boxes); re sistors, fixed or variable (including potentio meters), 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 electrical circuits :
— Switches used in the freight-loading, auxi liary power unit and emergency lighting systems 0% 0 ° /o Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Other 0%
B. Resistors, fixed or variable (including potentiometers), other than heating resistors 0%
C. Printed circuits 0 °/o
D. Switchboards and control panels 0°/o
85.20 Electric filament lamps and electric discharge lamps (including - infra-red and ultra-violet lamps); arc-lamps; electrically ignited photo graphic flashbulbs :
A. Filament lamps for lighting 0%
ex B. Other :
Discharge lamps and tubes for lighting including combined filament and discharge lamps and tubes . . . . 0 °/o
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 ; electronic microcircuits :
A. Valves and tubes 0%
B. Photocells, including photo-transistors 0%
C. Mounted piezo-electric crystals 0 °/o
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1 2 3 4 5
85.22 Electrical appliances and apparatus having individual functions, not falling within any other heading of this Chapter:
ex C. Other :
— Engine pressure indicators 0 % (M
ex 85.23 Insulated (including enamelled or anodized) electric wire, cable, bars, strip and the like (including coaxial cable); whether or not fitted with connectors :
— Electric cables in the form of a harness, ready for fitting 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; any combina tion of these articles :
B. Projectors and sound reproducers, combined or not 0%
90.14 Surveying ( including photogrammetrical sur veying), hydrographic, navigational, meteorolo gical, hydrological and geophysical instru ments ; compasses ; rangefinders :
A. Compasses 0 °/o (^
ex B. Other :
— Instruments and apparatus for air navigation 0 °/o (^
— Meteorological instruments and rangefinders 0 °/o (!)
ex 90.18 Mechano-therapy appliances ; massage ap paratus ; psychological aptitude-testing ap paratus; artificial respiration ; ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy or similar apparatus ; breathing appliances (including gas masks and similar respirators):
— Oxygen masks ; respiratory apparatus for the crew and passengers of aeroplanes 0 °/o
(') To be eligible for suspension , the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aircraft of types certificated for the first time in a Member State of the Community before 1 January 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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1 2 3 4 5
90.24 Instruments and apparatus for measuring, checking or automatically controlling the flow, depth, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases, or for automatically controlling temperature ( for example, pressure gauges, thermostats, level gauges, flow meters, heat meters, automatic ovendraught regulators), not being articles falling within heading No 90.14 :
A. Pressure gauges (manometers) 0%
B. Thermostats 0%
C. Other :
— Pneumatic regulators used in air conditioning and cabin pressurization systems 0% 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— nes 0°/o
90.28 Electrical measuring, checking, analysing, or automatically controlling instruments and apparatus :
A. Electronic instruments and apparatus :
— Terrestrial magnetic-field detector ap paratus, by saturation of magnetic circuits (flux valve) 0 o/o (^ 0 °/o Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Air-speed indicators and associated instruments 0 % (*) 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Stall warning calculators 0 °/o (») 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Apparatus for fuel consumption flow control 0 % (^ 0°/o Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Electronic regulators for air-conditioning 0 % H 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Inertial navigation equipment OVoC ) 0% Concorde
— Other electronic instruments and ap paratus 0 O/o (!)
B. Other :
— Indicator apparatus for fuel pressure and jet-engine oil 0 o/o H 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
0 % (!) 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28 — Oil contents gauge for jet-engine control
— Speed indicator apparatus for air-speed indicators and jet-engine control 0 % (*) 0 °/o Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Temperature indicator apparatus for air speed indicators and jet-engine control . . 0%) (!) 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— nes o % H
(') To be eligible for suspension , the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aircraft of types certificated for the first time in a Member State of the Community before 1 January 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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1 2 3 4 5
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 in struments or apparatus falling within sub heading 90.28 A :
— For :
— Terrestrial magnetic field detector apparatus, by saturation of magnetic circuits ( flux valve) 0 °/o (!) 0 °/o Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Air-speed indicators and associated instruments 0 % 0 ) 0% Airbus , Mercure , F 28
— Stall warning calculators 0% H 0 °/o Airbus , Mercure, F 28
— Apparatus for fuel consumption flow control 0 % (^ 0°/o Airbus , Mercure, F 28
— Electronic regulators for air-condi tioning 0 %> (^ 0° /« Airbus , Mercure, F 28
— Inertial navigation equipment 0% (») 0 °/o Concorde
— Other instruments or apparatus falling within subheading 90.28 A 0 0/o (!)
B. Other :
— For pneumatic regulators used in air conditioning and cabin pressurization systems falling within subheading 90.24 C 0 %> (!) 0% Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Other apparatus and instruments falling within subheading 90.24 C 0 °/0 (!)
— For indicator apparatus for fuel pressure and jet-engine oil o °/o H 0%) Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Oil contents gauge for jet-engine control 0 %> i1 ) 0%) Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Speed indicator apparatus for air-speed indicators and jet-engine control 0 0/oi1) 0%) Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Temperature indicator apparatus for air speed indicators and jet-engine control . . 0%) (!) 0 °/o Airbus, Mercure, F 28
— Other apparatus falling within sub heading 90.28 B 0 % (!)
(') To be eligible for suspension , the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aircraft of types certificated for the first time in a Member State of th'e Community before 1 January 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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1 2 3 4 5
ex 91.06 Time switches with clock or watch movement ( including 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 ex 91.06 of this list 0 °/o
92.11 Gramophones, dictating machines and other sound recorders and reproducers, including record-players and" tape decks, with or without soundheads ; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, magnetic:
A. Sound recorders and reproducers :
ex I. Sound recorders : — Cockpit voice recorders 0% 0%) Airbus, Mercure, Concorde, F 28
ex II . Reproducers : — Reproducers of music and auto matic announcers 0% 0 °/o Airbus , Mercure, Concorde, F 28
ex 92.13 Other parts and accessories of apparatus falling within heading No 92.11 : — Cockpit voice-recorders referred to in heading No ex 92.11 A I of this list 0%) 0% Airbus, Mercure, Concorde, F 28 — Reproducers of music and automatic an nouncers referred to in heading No ex 92.11 A II of this list 0%) 0%) Airbus, Mercure, Concorde, F 28
94.01 Chairs and other seats (other than those falling within heading No 94.02), whether or not convertible into beds, and parts thereof:
ex A. Specially designed for aircraft : — Specially designed seats for the crew 0% — Parts of seats specially designed for the crew 0%
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ANNEX 111
List of goods admitted under partial or total suspension of Common Customs Tariff duty when they are intended to be used for purposes of maintenance or repair of aeroplanes or helicopters of an unladen weight exceeding 2 000 kg but not exceeding 15 000 kg
CCT heading Description Rate of duty No
1 2 3
62.05 Other made up textile articles (including dress patterns):
ex C. Other :
— Life-jackets 0%
— Passenger escape chutes 0%
73.20 Tube and pipe fittings ( for example, joints, elbows, unions and flanges ), of iron or steel 0 °/o
ex 73.24 Containers, of iron or steel, for compressed or liquefied gas :
— Containers intended for pressurization 0 %>
73.32 Bolts and nuts (including bolt ends and screw studs), whether or not threaded or tapped, and screws ( including screw hooks and screw rings), of iron or steel ; rivets, cotters , cotter-pins, washers and spring washers, of iron or steel 0%
81.04 Other base metals, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof; cermets, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof :
K. Titanium :
ex II. Other wrought :
— Bolts, nuts, screws, rivets and similar articles, complying with US standards 4°/o
8-3.07 Lamps and lighting fittings, of base metal, and parts thereof, of base metal (excluding switches, electrical lamp holders, electric lamps for vehicles, electric battery or magneto lamps, and other articles falling within Chapter 85 except heading No 85.22 ) 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, hand bags, or other textile or leather goods ; tubular rivets and bifurcated rivets, of base metal :
— Tubular rivets 0%
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CCT heading Description Rate of duty No
1 2 3
ex 84.07 Hydraulic engines and motors (including water wheels and water turbines):
— Hydraulic engines and motors (excluding water wheels and water turbines) 0 °/o
84.08 Other engines and motors :
C. Other engines and motors 0%
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 :
II. Pumps not specified 0 °/o
ex III. Parts of the pumps of subheading B II 0%
84.11 Air pumps, vacuum pumps and air or gas compressors (including motor and turbo pumps and compressors, and free-piston generators for gas turbines); fans, blowers and the like :
A. Pumps and compressors :
III. Other pumps and compressors 0%
ex IV. Parts of pumps and compressors mentioned under subheading A III 0%
C. Fans, blowers and the like 0%
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, pasteuri zing, steaming, drying, evaporating, vapourizing, condensing or cooling, not being machinery or plant of a kind used for domestic purposes; instantaneous or storage water heaters, non-electrical :
C. Heat exchange units 0%
84.18 Centrifuges ; filtering and purifying machinery and apparatus (other than filter funnels, milk strainers and the like), for liquids or gases :
C. Other :
ex II. Machinery and apparatus (other than centrifuges ) for filtering or purifying liquids or gases :
— Apparatus for filtering liquids 0 °/o
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 telepnerics), not being machinery falling within heading No 84.23 :
ex D. Other :
— Lifting, loading and unloading machinery for fixing permanently in aeroplanes 0%
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CCT heading Description Rate of duty No
1 2 3
84.59 Machines and mechanical appliances, having individual functions, not falling within any other heading of this Chapter:
ex E. Other :
— Air humidifiers and dehumidifiers 0%
— Starter motors, propeller regulators (valves) and auxiliary mechanisms 0%
— Windscreem wipers 0%
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 0%
ex 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 :
— Transmission shafts, cranks and crank shafts, bearing housings and plain shaft bearings, for engines 0 %>
85.08 Electrical starting and ignition equipment for internal com bustion 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 A. Starter motors, generators and cut-outs :
— Starter motors 0%
85.15 Radiotelegraphic and radiotelephonic transmission and reception apparatus ; radio-broadcasting and television trans mission and reception apparatus (including receivers incor porating sound recorders or reproducers) and television cameras ; radio navigational aid apparatus, radar apparatus and radio remote control apparatus :
A. Radiotelegraphic and radiotelephonic transmission and reception apparatus ; radio-broadcasting and television transmission and reception apparatus (including receivers incorporating sound recorders or reproducers) and television cameras :
II . Transmitter-receivers 8 °/o (*)
(>) 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 1973 and which have been either constructed in the Community or imported and used at that date on regular routes by Community airlines .
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CCT heading Description Rate of duty No
1 2 sjiojp
85.15 ex III . Receivers, whether or not combined with a sound (cont'd) recorder or reproducer, excluding radio-broad casting or television apparatus 8 % H
B. Other apparatus 8 °/o i1 )
C. Parts : II. Parts of base metal, obtained by turning bars, angles, shapes, sections or wire, of solid section, the greatest diameter of which does not exceed 25 mm 8 % i 1 )
III . Other 8 % i1 )
90.14 Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying) hydro graphic, navigational, meteorological, hydrological and geo physical instruments ; compasses ; rangefinders :
ex B. Other :
— Instruments and apparatus for air navigation .... 0 °/o (!)
94.01 Chairs and other seats (other than those falling within heading No 94.02), whether or not convertible into beds, and parts thereof :
ex A. Specially designed for aircraft :
— Specially designed seats for the air crew 0 °/o
— Parts of seats specially designed for the air crew 0%
(') 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 1973 and which have been either constructed in the Community or imported and used at that date on regular routes by Community airlines .