Balloons with or without LED lights (Tariff notice 9)
Check the tariff classification for balloons with or without LED lights.
New explanatory notes
A was published on 15 November 2023.
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (C/2023/916).
This is considered a change in Northern Ireland practice.
Reason
Pursuant to Article 9(1), point (a), of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union are hereby amended as follows:
9505 Festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes.
On page 414, the eighth paragraph is replaced by the following text:
鈥楽imple balloons, whether or not with LED lights lasting for a short period, for example 24 hours, and whether or not with an inscription identifying an occasion, for example, 鈥淢erry Christmas鈥�, 鈥淗appy Birthday鈥�, are excluded from this heading (classification as 鈥渙ther toys鈥� under heading 9503), see also Commission Regulation (EC) No 442/2000 and the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-14/05.鈥�
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