6910 10 — Ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures of porcelain or china (excl. soap dishes, sponge holders, tooth-brush holders, towel hooks and toilet paper holders)

6910 Shells, washbasins, consoles of sinks, baths, bidets, toilets, drain tanks, urinals and similar sanitary products made of ceramics: 6910 10 – of porcelain 6910 90 – other

This heading covers articles intended for stationary installation on the spot, in houses, etc., usually connected to a plumbing or sewer system. Consequently, they must be made waterproof by glazing or prolonged firing (for example, stone ceramics, faience, sanitary products made of refractory clay, artificial or glazed porcelain). In addition to the articles listed, this heading also includes articles such as toilet flush tanks. Ceramic discharge tanks are dealt with in this heading whether or not they are equipped with a discharge mechanism. However, this heading does not include such small bathroom accessories or sanitary accessories as soapboxes, sponge boxes, toothbrush stands, towel hooks, toilet paper holders, even if they are intended for fixed fixtures on walls, and are not portable sanitary equipment such as a lining vessel, urinals and night pots; these articles are classified in heading 6911 or 6912.

Notes

Machine translation. The original is the Russian text of the EAEU tariff, and customs goes by it; this translation is for understanding only and has no legal force.

1. This chapter includes only ceramic articles which have been fired after forming:

(a) headings 6904 to 6914 cover only those articles which are not covered in headings 6901 to 6903;

(b) articles heated to a temperature of less than 800 °C for the purpose of curing the resin, accelerating the hydration reaction or for the removal of water or other volatile components are not considered to have been burned. Such articles are excluded from Chapter 69; and

(c) ceramic articles obtained by firing inorganic non-metallic materials pre-prepared and molded, usually at room temperature. Raw materials include, inter alia, clays, silica materials including fused silica, high melting point materials such as oxides, carbides, nitrides, graphite or other forms of carbon, and in some cases binders such as refractory clays or phosphates.

2. This group does not include:

(a) the goods of heading 2844;

(b) articles of heading 6804;

(c) articles of Chapter 71 (for example, jewelry);

(d) the ceramics of heading 8113;

(e) articles of Chapter 82;

(f) electrical insulators (heading 8546) or fittings of insulating materials of heading 8547;

(g) artificial teeth (heading 9021);

(h) articles of Chapter 91 (e.g. watches not intended to be worn on or with oneself and their housings);

(ij) articles of Chapter 94 (e.g. furniture, fixtures and lighting equipment, prefabricated constructions);

(k) Articles of Chapter 95 (e.g. toys, games and sports equipment);

(l) articles of heading 9606 (e.g. buttons) or 9614 (e.g. pipes); or

(m) Articles of Chapter 97 (e.g. works of art).