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Section notes
SECTION XVII
VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
1. THIS SECTION DOES NOT COVER ARTICLES OF HEADING
9503.00 OR 95.08, OR BOBSLEIGHS, TOBOGGANS OR THE
LIKE OF HEADING 95.06.
2. THE EXPRESSIONS "PARTS" AND "PARTS AND ACCESSORIES"
DO NOT APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES, WHETHER OR
NOT THEY ARE IDENTIFIABLE AS FOR THE GOODS OF THIS
SECTION:
(A) JOINTS, WASHERS OR THE LIKE OF ANY MATERIAL
(CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THEIR CONSTITUENT
MATERIAL OR IN HEADING 84.84) OR OTHER ARTICLES
OF VULCANISED RUBBER OTHER THAN HARD RUBBER
(HEADING 40.16);
(B) PARTS OF GENERAL USE, AS DEFINED IN NOTE 2 TO
SECTION XV, OF BASE METAL (SECTION XV), OR
SIMILAR GOODS OF PLASTICS (CHAPTER 39);
(C) ARTICLES OF CHAPTER 82 (TOOLS);
(D) ARTICLES OF HEADING 83.06;
(E) MACHINES OR APPARATUS OF HEADINGS 84.01 TO
84.79, OR PARTS THEREOF; ARTICLES OF HEADING
84.81 OR 84.82 OR, PROVIDED THEY CONSTITUTE
INTEGRAL PARTS OF ENGINES OR MOTORS, ARTICLES OF
HEADING 84.83;
(F) ELECTRICAL MACHINERY OR EQUIPMENT (CHAPTER 85);
(G) ARTICLES OF CHAPTER 90;
(H) ARTICLES OF CHAPTER 91;
(IJ) ARMS (CHAPTER 93);
(K) LAMPS OR LIGHTING FITTINGS OF HEADING 94.05; OR
(L) BRUSHES OF A KIND USED AS PARTS OF VEHICLES
(HEADING 96.03).
3. REFERENCES IN CHAPTERS 86 TO 88 TO "PARTS" OR
"ACCESSORIES" DO NOT APPLY TO PARTS OR ACCESSORIES
WHICH ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR USE SOLELY OR PRINCIPALLY
WITH THE ARTICLES OF THOSE CHAPTERS. A PART OR
ACCESSORY WHICH ANSWERS TO A DESCRIPTION IN TWO OR
MORE OF THE HEADINGS OF THOSE CHAPTERS IS TO BE
CLASSIFIED UNDER THAT HEADING WHICH CORRESPONDS TO
THE PRINCIPAL USE OF THAT PART OR ACCESSORY.
4. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
(A) VEHICLES SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED TO TRAVEL ON BOTH
ROAD AND RAIL ARE CLASSIFIED UNDER THE
APPROPRIATE HEADING OF CHAPTER 87;
(B) AMPHIBIOUS MOTOR VEHICLES ARE CLASSIFIED UNDER
THE APPROPRIATE HEADING OF CHAPTER 87;
(C) AIRCRAFT SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED SO THAT THEY CAN
ALSO BE USED AS ROAD VEHICLES ARE CLASSIFIED
UNDER THE APPROPRIATE HEADING OF CHAPTER 88.
5. AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES ARE TO BE CLASSIFIED WITHIN THIS
SECTION WITH THE VEHICLES TO WHICH THEY ARE MOST AKIN
AS FOLLOWS:
(A) IN CHAPTER 86 IF DESIGNED TO TRAVEL ON A
GUIDE-TRACK (HOVERTRAINS);
(B) IN CHAPTER 87 IF DESIGNED TO TRAVEL OVER LAND OR
OVER BOTH LAND AND WATER;
(C) IN CHAPTER 89 IF DESIGNED TO TRAVEL OVER WATER,
WHETHER OR NOT ABLE TO LAND ON BEACHES OR
LANDING STAGES OR ALSO ABLE TO TRAVEL OVER ICE.
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF AIR CUSHION VEHICLES
ARE TO BE CLASSIFIED IN THE SAME WAY AS THOSE OF
VEHICLES OF THE HEADING IN WHICH THE AIR-CUSHION
VEHICLES ARE CLASSIFIED UNDER THE ABOVE PROVISIONS.
HOVERTRAIN TRACK FIXTURES AND FITTINGS ARE TO BE
CLASSIFIED AS RAILWAY TRACK FIXTURES AND FITTINGS,
AND SIGNALLING, SAFETY OR TRAFFIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT
FOR HOVERTRAIN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AS SIGNALLING,
SAFETY OR TRAFFIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT FOR RAILWAYS.
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86
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RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING-STOCK AND PARTS THEREOF; RAILWAYOR TRAMWAY TRACK FIXTURES AND FITTINGS AND PARTS THEREOF; MECHANICAL(INCLUDING ELECTRO-MECHANICAL) TRAFFIC SIGNALLING EQUIPMENT OF ALL KIN
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87
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VEHICLES OTHER THAN RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY ROLLING-STOCK, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF
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88
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AIRCRAFT, SPACECRAFT, AND PARTS THEREOF
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89
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SHIPS, BOATS AND FLOATING STRUCTURES