Lighting - light fixtures|HS Code

Lighting - light fixtures harmonized system code

Product Overview Lighting - Light Fixtures under HS Code 9405 refer to a variety of luminary equipment designed to hold and control artificial light sources. The product's key characteristics include physical specifications such as size, shape, and weight, as well as quality attributes such as light output, efficiency, and durability. They are processed to various levels, ranging from simple light holders to intricate, decorative fixtures. Under HS Code 9405, Light Fixtures are grouped into subcategories, including those specifically designed for ceiling or wall mounting, illuminated signs, lighting sets, and portable lamps. Commercially, these fixtures are vital in various sectors such as food service where they enhance aesthetic appeal, retail where they contribute to product visibility, and processing industries where they aid in operations. The value proposition and competitive advantage of these Light Fixtures lie in their diverse design options, energy efficiency, and adaptability to different light sources. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications HS Code 9405 is structured under Chapter 94 (Furniture; Bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings). The first two digits (94) represent the Chapter, while the next two (05) indicate the specific Heading for Lamps and Lighting Fittings. This classification is justified by the product's function as a holder and controller of artificial light sources. Trade considerations for these Light Fixtures include standard packaging in protective materials and boxes, preservation methods like anti-corrosion treatments for metal parts, and shipping requirements for fragile components. Quality standards are governed by various international certifications ensuring electrical safety, energy efficiency, and environmental friendliness. The product description complies with WTO and customs documentation standards, enabling a smooth international trade process.

Lighting - light fixtures 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.