9618 00 00 — Tailors' dummies and other mannequins; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing

9618 Mannequins for tailors and other mannequins; mannequins for automatic machines and moving objects for the design of windows

This heading covers: (1) Dressmakers' and tailors' dummies. These are models of the human body used for accurately fitting garments during their making; they usually represent only the human torso. They are usually made of papier mâché, plaster, plastics, etc., and among them there are also dummies made of certain plaiting materials, such as vine, reed or willow. The dummy forms are usually covered with textile material and mounted on a stand which allows the height of the model to be adjusted. (2) Other non-professional mannequins and similar articles. These represent the human body or parts thereof (e.g., the head, torso, legs, arms or hands) and are used for displaying garments, headgear, stockings, gloves, etc. These figures, etc., are made of the materials mentioned above in item 1. Where the figures represent the whole human body, they are fitted with movable limbs, so that they can be placed in various positions. These figures are also used as models for artists and sculptors, and also

are used by students of medical universities to practice methods of applying bandages, tires, etc. This category does not include silhouette or profile images of figures, which, although sometimes used to demonstrate products, often serve as pointers. These products are usually made of wood, cardboard or metal and are classified according to their material. (3) Mannequins and other moving items for the decoration of showcases. The list includes everything from moving images of people or animals to numerous other automated devices used to display goods or for advertising purposes. They can consist of any material and are usually electrically or mechanically driven. Although these products are in themselves items of curiosity, they are mainly intended to draw attention to the display of goods or individual items on display. They can take different forms depending on the nature of the advertised product or service; in some cases, machine dummies not only attract attention, but are also able to demonstrate the quality of the product, how it functions, etc. This heading does not cover: (a) apparatus or models intended solely for demonstration purposes, heading 9023; (b) dolls and toys (Chapter 95).

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 group does not include:

(a) pencils for cosmetic or hygienic purposes (Chapter 33);

(b) Articles of Chapter 66 (for example, parts of umbrellas or canes);

(c) Jewelry (heading 7117);

(d) parts of general use referred to in Note 2 to Section XV of base metals (Section XV) or similar articles of plastics (Chapter 39);

(e) knives or other articles of Chapter 82 with handles or other parts of carved or cast materials; however, the handles or other parts of these articles presented separately are classified in heading 9601 or 9602;

(f) articles of Chapter 90 (for example, eyeglass frames (heading 9003), routfeders (heading 9017), brushes intended for use in dentistry or for therapeutic, surgical or veterinary purposes (heading 9018);

(g) articles of Chapter 91 (for example, watch cases of all kinds);

(h) musical instruments or parts or accessories thereof (Chapter 92);

(ij) Articles of Chapter 93 (arms and parts thereof);

(k) Articles of Chapter 94 (e.g. furniture, lamps and lighting equipment);

(l) Articles of Chapter 95 (toys, games, sports equipment); or

(m) works of art, collectibles or antiques (Chapter 97).

2. For the purposes of heading 9602, the term “materials of plant or mineral origin suitable for carving” means:

(a) hard seeds, grains, nuts, nut shells and similar plant materials used for carving (e.g., coroso and doom);

(b) amber and sepiolite, natural and agglomerated, gagat and minerals similar to gagat.

3. For the purpose of heading 9603, the term “assemblies and bundles prepared for the manufacture of blizzards or brush articles” means unrigged knots and bundles of animal wool, vegetable fibres or other materials, ready without linkage to the manufacture of blizzards or brushes, or requiring minor modification, such as trimming and cutting in a certain shape from above to prepare them for assembly.

4. This Chapter covers articles (other than those referred to in headings 9601 to 9606 or 9615), whether consisting wholly or partly of precious metals or metals clad in precious metals, of natural or cultivated pearls, of precious or semi-precious stones (natural, artificial or reconstructed). However, headings 9601 to 9606 and 9615 include articles in which natural or cultivated pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, artificial or reconstructed), precious metals or metals clad with precious metals are but an insignificant component.

Additional note

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. Subheadings 9619 00 710 to 9619 00 890 cover articles of pulp, paper, pulp wool or pulp fabric.

These subheadings also include multi-component articles consisting of:

(a) an inner layer (e.g. of nonwoven materials) designed to absorb moisture from the skin and thus prevent irritation;

(b) an absorbent base for collecting and retaining moisture until the product is removed; and

(c) the outer layer (e.g., plastics) preventing the fluid from leaking out of the absorbent substrate.

Additional note of the Eurasian Economic Union

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. For the purposes of subheading 9602 00 000 1 the following terms mean:

(a) “treated amber, gagat (black amber)” means amber, gagat (black amber) in the form of pieces, sheets, plates, cylinders or similar forms, processed by one or more of the following operations: polishing the entire surface, grinding the entire surface, sharpening the entire surface or drilling in conjunction with one or more of the above operations;

(b) “treated amber agglomerated” means amber agglomerated in the form of plates, cylinders or similar forms, processed after casting one or more of the following operations: polishing the entire surface, grinding the entire surface, sharpening the entire surface or drilling in conjunction with one or more of the above operations.

This subheading does not include amber, agglomerated amber, gagat (black amber) identified as parts of the articles of other headings.