Light box Hs Code

Light box harmonized system code

Product Overview A light box classified under HS Code 940561 is a furniture item primarily designed for illumination and display purposes, typically comprising a framed enclosure with integrated lighting elements. These units are constructed using durable materials such as aluminum or steel frames, combined with acrylic or tempered glass panels, ensuring robustness and optimal light diffusion. The processing involves precision assembly of electrical components, including LED or fluorescent light sources, governed by international electrical safety standards. Within HS Code 940561, subcategories include illuminated display cases, lighted advertising boards, and backlit signage panels, each differentiated by design specifications and intended usage. These light boxes find extensive application in commercial environments such as retail storefronts for product showcasing, food service venues for menu displays, and industrial processing areas requiring visual communication aids. Their market positioning hinges on providing energy-efficient, customizable, and visually effective solutions that facilitate enhanced product visibility and customer engagement, offering competitive advantages in durability and operational efficiency. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications The complete 6-digit HS Code for this product is 940561, where Chapter 94 covers "Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings," Heading 9405 pertains to "Lamps and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified or included," and Subheading 940561 specifically identifies "Lighted signs, illuminated nameplates and the like, illuminated." This classification is justified by the product’s function as a furniture-mounted lighting fixture designed for display and signage purposes. Trade considerations for light boxes under this code include packaging in reinforced crates with anti-static and moisture-resistant materials to prevent damage during transit. Preservation methods typically involve securing electrical components against humidity and shock, complying with international shipping regulations. Quality standards align with IEC 60598 for luminaires and incorporate CE or UL certification where applicable. Adherence to WTO guidelines and the Harmonized System nomenclature ensures seamless customs clearance and compliance with global trade documentation protocols.

Light box Chapter Note

1.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) Pneumatic or water mattresses, pillows or cushions, of Chapter 39, 40 or 63; (b) Mirrors designed for placing on the floor or ground (for example, cheval-glasses (swing-mirrors)) of heading 70.09; (c) Articles of Chapter 71; (d) Parts of general use as defined in Note 2 to Section XV, of base metal (Section XV), or similar goods of plastics (Chapter 39), or safes of heading 83.03; (e) Furniture specially designed as parts of refrigerating or freezing equipment of heading 84.18; furniture specially designed for sewing machines (heading 84.52); (f) Lamps or light sources and parts thereof of Chapter 85; (g) Furniture specially designed as parts of apparatus of heading 85.18 (heading 85.18), of headings 85.19 or 85.21 (heading 85.22) or of headings 85.25 to 85.28 (heading 85.29); (h) Articles of heading 87.14; (ij) Dentists' chairs incorporating dental appliances of heading 90.18 or dentists' spittoons (heading 90.18); (k) Articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clocks and clock cases); (l) Toy furniture or toy luminaires and lighting fittings (heading 95.03), billiard tables or other furniture specially constructed for games (heading 95.04), furniture for conjuring tricks or decorations (other than lighting strings) such as Chinese lanterns (heading 95.05); or (m) Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles (heading 96.20). 2.- The articles (other than parts) referred to in headings 94.01 to 94.03 are to be classified in those headings only if they are designed for placing on the floor or ground. The following are, however, to be classified in the above-mentioned headings even if they are designed to be hung, to be fixed to the wall or to stand one on the other : (a) Cupboards, bookcases, other shelved furniture (including single shelves presented with supports for fixing them to the wall) and unit furniture; (b) Seats and beds. 3.- (A) In headings 94.01 to 94.03 references to parts of goods do not include references to sheets or slabs (whether or not cut to shape but not combined with other parts) of glass (including mirrors), marble or other stone or of any other material referred to in Chapter 68 or 69. (B) Goods described in heading 94.04, presented separately, are not to be classified in heading 94.01, 94.02 or 94.03 as parts of goods.4.- For the purposes of heading 94.06, the expression “prefabricated buildings” means buildings which are finished in the factory or put up as elements, presented together, to be assembled on site, such as housing or worksite accommodation, offices, schools, shops, sheds, garages or similar buildings. Prefabricated buildings include "modular building units" of steel, normally presented in the size and shape of a standard shipping container, but substantially or completely pre-fitted internally. Such modular building units are normally designed to be assembled together to form permanent buildings.