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Definition of Terms
· Prohibited items – items whose import into the country is prohibited.
· Items admitted conditionally – items whose importation into the country is allowed with the term if a document issued by the relevant authorities of the exporting country is presented.
· Items admitted without conditions – items whose import into the country is allowed.
Detailed information on the HS codes and their titles can be found on the Revenue Service web-page (http://www.rs.ge/4509) or at the following address: http://www.foreign-trade.com/reference/hscode.htm
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The below information is based upon the official source of Great Britain
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Chapter 9
Heading
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HS Code
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Coffee, tea, maté and spices
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09.01-09.10
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 10
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Cereals
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Heading
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HS Code
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10.01-10.08
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 11
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Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
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Heading
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HS Code
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11.01-11.09
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 12
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Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
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HS Code
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■ Prohibited articles
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12.09
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1209.21
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Lucerne seed grown in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine or Uzbekistan or in any other country in which Lucerne bacterial wilt is known to occur. (This prohibition does not apply to seed produced in a Member State of the EC or in Australia, Canada, Israel, New Zealand, Romania, South Africa or the United States of America and does not apply to trade with the EC.)
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■ Articles admitted conditionally
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12.01-12.14
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The following articles are admitted only if accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the Plant Protection Service of the country where they were grown, and, where appropriate, by a reforwarding certificate. The certificate should be enclosed in an envelope marked "For the attention of British Customs" and securely attached to the outside of the package: (1) Imports from EC Member States: (A) Consignments of all rooted plants except aquarium plants and unrooted vegetative propagating material (including bulbs of narcissus and tulip, corms of gladiolus and seeds of lettuce, lucerne, pea, tomato and Rubus, but excluding other bulbs, corms and seeds), potato tubers and raw vegetables of beet, brassica, chicory, endive, carrot and lettuce may not be landed in Britain unless they are accompanied by a reforwarding phytosanitary certificate. (B) Consignments of bulbs (other than tulip and narcissus), corms (except gladiolus), raw fruit of cydonia, malus, prunus and citrus (except lemons and citron) and cut flowers and other decorative material of castanea, florists' chrysanthemum, dianthus, gladiolus, prunus, quercus, rosa, salix, syringa and vitis must be accompanied by either: a phytosanitary certificate issued by the Plant Protection Service of the Member State from which it was consigned, or the latest phytosanitary certificate relating to the consignment issued by the Plant Protection Service of a country from which it was consigned and,where appropriate, by a reforwarding phytosanitary certificate. (2) Imports from countries outside the EC: (A) All plants and trees which are not prohibited under 15. (B) Lettuce, tomato, pea of the genusRubus and lucerne seed (except from those countries from which it is prohibited) and grasses of the families Cruciferae and Gramineae and of the genus Trifolium from Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. (C) Raw vegetables of beta, brassica, cichorium, daucus, lactuca, with foliage from all countries, and all other raw vegetables except asparagus, aubergine, beans and peas, other than in pod; capsicum, chilli, paprika, peppers and pimento; globe artichoke, mushroom and other edible
fungi; and raw vegetables of the family Cucurbitaceae from the Americas, Australia, the People's Rep of China, Europe (other than an EC Member State), Hong Kong, Japan, Korea (North and South), Macao, New Zealand, South Africa, Taiwan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. (D) Potatoes for planting from Switzerland. Potatoes other than for planting from Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Libyan Jamahiriya, Morocco, Switzerland and Tunisia. (E) Raw fruit of citrus, other than lemons and citrons, quince (Cydonia), strawberry (Fragaria), apple (Malus), apricot, cherry, plums and peaches (Prunus), pear (Pyrus), blackcurrant, redcurrant, whitecurrant and gooseberry (Ribes), blackberry, loganberry, raspberry and wineberry (Rubus), bilberry (Vaccinium), and grape (Vitis) from all countries. (F) Cut flowers and parts of plants for decoration of castanea, florists' chrysanthemum, dianthus, prunus, quercus, rosa, salix, syringa, and vitis from all countries. (G) Cut flowers of gladiolus from any country in which gladiolus rusts occur between 1 November and 31 May (prohibited at other times). (H) Cut flowers of protea from South Africa.
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Chapter 13
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Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
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HS Code
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13.01-13.02
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Section III
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Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
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Chapter 15
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Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
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Heading
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HS Code
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15.01-15.22
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Section IV
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Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
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Chapter 16
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Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
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Heading
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HS Code
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16.01-16.05
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 17
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Sugars and sugar confectionery
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Heading
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HS Code
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17.01-17.04
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 18
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Cocoa and cocoa preparations
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Heading
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HS Code
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18.01-18.06
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 19
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Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
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Heading
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HS Code
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19.01-19.05
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 20
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Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
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Heading
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HS Code
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20.01-20.09
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 21
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Miscellaneous edible preparations
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Heading
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HS Code
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21.01-21.06
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 22
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Beverages, spirits and vinegar
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Heading
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HS Code
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22.01-22.09
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 23
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Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
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Heading
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HS Code
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23.01-23.08
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 24
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Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
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Heading
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HS Code
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24.01-24.03
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Section V
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Mineral products
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Chapter 25
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Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement
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Heading
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HS Code
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■ Prohibited articles
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25.01-25.30
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Soil in isolation, excluding peat from outside the EC and soil in association with a growing plant or plant product consigned from outside the Euro-Mediterranean area. Soil is defined as the upper layer of the earth's surface which has weathered and contains vegetative material. Clay, subsoils and minerals are excluded.
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Chapter 26
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Ores, slag and ash
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Heading
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HS Code
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26.01-26.21
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 27
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Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineralwaxes
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Heading
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HS Code
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27.01-27.16
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Section VI
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Products of the chemical or allied industries
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Chapter 28
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Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
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HS Code
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■ Prohibited articles
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28.44-28.45
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All radioactive substances which emit alpha, beta or gamma rays of neutrons, including manufactured articles such as luminous dials or preparations, etc.
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■ Articles admitted conditionally
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28.44
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2844.40
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Dispatches of radioactive substances complying strictly with the provisions of part B of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive materials are admitted on the conditions laid down in the Convention and its Detailed Regulations.
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Chapter 29
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Organic chemicals
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Heading
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HS Code
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29.01-29.42
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 30
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Pharmaceutical products
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Chapter 33
Heading
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HS Code
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Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery; cosmetic or toilet preparations
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33.01-33.07
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 34
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Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificialwaxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
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Heading
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HS Code
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34.01-34.07
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 35
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Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
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Heading
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HS Code
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35.01-35.07
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 36
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Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
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Heading
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HS Code
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■ Prohibited articles
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36.01-36.06
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In accordance with the IATA List of Hazardous Goods.
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■ Articles admitted conditionally
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36.04-36.05
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Christmas crackers and similar festive articles must be kept in the manufacturer's original packaging and must not be sent in quantities of more than 24 to a package.
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Chapter 37
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Photographic or cinematographic goods
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Heading
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HS Code
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37.01-37.07
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 38
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Miscellaneous chemical products
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Heading
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HS Code
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38.01-38.25
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Section VII
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Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof
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Chapter 39
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Plastics and articles thereof
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Heading
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HS Code
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39.01-39.26
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 40
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Rubber and articles thereof
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Heading
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HS Code
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40.01-40.17
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Section VIII
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Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)
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Chapter 41
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Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
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Heading
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HS Code
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■ Articles admitted conditionally
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41.01-41.15
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Subject to animal and/or public health import controls – check with DEFRA (see Part III).
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Chapter 42
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Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers;
articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)
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Heading
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HS Code
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42.01-42.06
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Section IX
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Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw,of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
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Chapter 44
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Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
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Heading
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HS Code
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44.01-44.21
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 45
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Cork and articles of cork
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Heading
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HS Code
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45.01-45.04
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 46
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Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
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Heading
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HS Code
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46.01-46.02
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Section X
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Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard;
paper and paperboard and articles thereof
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Chapter 47
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Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard
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Heading
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HS Code
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47.01-47.07
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 48
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Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
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Heading
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HS Code
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48.01-48.23
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 49
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Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
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Heading
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HS Code
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■ Prohibited articles
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49.01-49.11
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Indecent and obscene prints, paintings, books, cards, lithographs and other engravings, films, video tapes or any other indecent or obscene articles.
Horror comics and matrices. The prohibition of matrices used in the printing of horror comics applies to printing-blocks, photographics and other materials prepared for that purpose.
Imitations, etc, of any postage stamp for denoting any rate of postage.
Items bearing on the outside or in the address, words, marks or drawings which, in the opinion of the
Post Office, might embarrass postal officials called upon to handle them.
The importation of a counterfeit of a currency note without the consent of the Treasury is prohibited by the British Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981.
Items bearing on the outside or in the address, words, letters or marks (used without formal authority) indicating or leading the addressee to suppose that the items are on British Government/On Her Majesty's Service (OHMS).
Demands for payment in respect of unordered directory entries.
Any advertisement or notice, imported for publication, about the drawing or intended drawing of any lottery, which in the opinion of the British Customs Commissioners contravenes any Act relating to lotteries.
Items posted abroad requesting payment for goods which may have been reserved, but not previously ordered by the addressee.
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Items posted abroad and offering prizes or inducements on attending promo-tional presentations. Any postal item consisting of two or more separate items or containing two or more items addressed to different persons at different addresses.
Goods bearing a false indication or origin unless they are for private use of the addressee. Articles bearing a counterfeit trademark or a false trade description and articles of foreign manufacture bearing a name or mark which represents or purports to represent the name or mark of any manufacturer or merchant in Britain, unless the name or trademark is accompanied by an indication of origin.
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Heading
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HS Code
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■ Articles admitted conditionally
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49.01
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Books, printed matter, etc., which are protected by copyright in Britain.
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49.09
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Cards decorated with mica or ground glass or other similar materials are acceptable if they are placed in envelopes. Only cards which are rectangular in shape with corners that are either square or rounded to a maximum radius of 10 mm are admissible.
Cards, folders, labels or envelopes should preferably be white, but there is no objection to colours (other than red) provided that the shades are not glaring, vivid, dazzling in effect, or too dark, and provided that the dyes used do not contain phosphorescent substances.
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Section XI
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Textiles and textile articles
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Chapter 50
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Silk
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Heading
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HS Code
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50.01-50.07
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 51
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Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
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Heading
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HS Code
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■ Prohibited articles
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51.01-51.13
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Animal hair and animal wool which has either originated in Egypt or the Sudan or which has passed through those countries, including goods mixed with those materials, except for genuine trade samples in packages not exceeding 2 kg in the letter service, and 10 kg in the parcel service in any one importation and which are completely enclosed in the packings and wrappings used for transit purposes. Tops and yarns made wholly or partly of goat hair, including goods mixed with these materials.
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Chapter 52
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Cotton
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Heading
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HS Code
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52.01-52.12
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 53
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Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
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Heading
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HS Code
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53.01-53.11
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 54
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Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials
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Heading
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HS Code
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54.01-54.08
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 55
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Man-made staple fibres
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Heading
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HS Code
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55.01-55.16
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 56
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Wadding, felt and non-wovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
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Heading
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HS Code
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56.01-56.09
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 57
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Carpets and other textile floor coverings
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Heading
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HS Code
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■ Articles admitted conditionally
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57.01-57.05
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Carpets and rugs must be rolled or folded no larger than 1 m x 60 cm x 60 cm.
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Chapter 58
Heading
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HS Code
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Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
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58.01-58.11
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 59
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Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
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Heading
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HS Code
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59.01-59.11
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 60
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Knitted or crocheted fabrics
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Heading
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HS Code
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60.01-60.06
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 61
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Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
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Heading
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HS Code
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■ Prohibited articles
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61.01-61.17
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Soiled clothes and rags.
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Chapter 62
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Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
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Heading
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HS Code
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■ Prohibited articles
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62.01-62.17
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Soiled clothes and rags.
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Chapter 63
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Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
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Heading
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HS Code
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■ Prohibited articles
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63.01-63.10
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Soiled clothes and rags.
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Section XII
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Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding- crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles made therewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hair
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Chapter 64
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Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
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Heading
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HS Code
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64.01-64.06
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 65
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Headgear and parts thereof
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Heading
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HS Code
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65.01-65.07
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 66
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Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
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Heading
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HS Code
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66.01-66.03
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 67
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Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair
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Heading
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HS Code
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67.01-67.04
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Section XIII
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Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products;
glass and glassware
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Chapter 68
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Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
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Heading
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HS Code
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68.01-68.15
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 69
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Ceramic products
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Heading
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HS Code
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69.01-69.14
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 70
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Glass and glassware
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Heading
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HS Code
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70.01-70.20
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Section XIV
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Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals cladwith precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
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Chapter 71
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Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
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Heading
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HS Code
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■ Prohibited articles
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71.18
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The importation of a counterfeit of a protected coin without the consent of the Treasury is prohibited by the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981.
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■ Articles admitted conditionally
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71.01-71.18
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Coins, platinum, gold or silver (manufactured or not), precious stones, jewels and other valuable articles, must be sent by registered post or in insured letters.
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Section XV
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Base metals and articles of base metal
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Chapter 72
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Iron and steel
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Heading
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HS Code
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72.01-72.29
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 73
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Articles of iron or steel
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Heading
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HS Code
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73.01-73.26
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 74
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Copper and articles thereof
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Heading
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HS Code
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74.01-74.19
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 75
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Nickel and articles thereof
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Heading
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HS Code
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75.01-75.08
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 76
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Aluminium and articles thereof
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Heading
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HS Code
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76.01-76.16
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 77
Chapter 78
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(Reserved for possible future use in the harmonized system) Lead and articles thereof
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Heading
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HS Code
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78.01-78.06
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 79
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Zinc and articles thereof
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Heading
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HS Code
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79.01-79.07
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 80
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Tin and articles thereof
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Heading
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HS Code
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80.01-80.07
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 81
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Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
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Heading
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HS Code
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81.01-81.13
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Chapter 82
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Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
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Heading
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HS Code
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■ Prohibited articles
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82.11
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8211.92
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Flick knives and gravity knives.
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8211.93
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Chapter 83
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Miscellaneous articles of base metal
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Heading
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HS Code
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83.01-83.11
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Articles admitted without conditions.
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Section XVI
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Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
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Chapter 84
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Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
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Heading
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HS Code
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■ Prohibited articles
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84.42-84.43
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Dies and other equipment for making imitations, etc., of any current postage stamp for denoting any rate of postage.
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■ Articles admitted conditionally
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84.01-84.87
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Parts for items under this Chapter are subject to British Import Licence.
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Chapter 85
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Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
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Heading
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HS Code
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■ Prohibited articles
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85.18-85.27
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Radio transmitters (Citizens Band Radios, "walkie-talkies" microbugs and radio microphones) which
are capable of transmitting on any frequency between 26.1 and 29.7 megacycles per second and 88 to
108 Mhz per second.
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■ Articles admitted conditionally
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Radio transmitters (Citizens Band Radios, "walkie-talkies" microbugs and radio microphones) which are capable of transmitting on any frequency between 26.1 and 29.7 megacycles per second and 88 to
108 Mhz per second, other than sets of a type approved for use in the United Kingdom.
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