Solar lighting - lamps & lights|HS Code

Solar lighting - lamps & lights harmonized system code

Product Overview Solar Lighting - Lamps & Lights under HS Code 9405 refer to lighting equipment powered by solar energy, including both indoor and outdoor solutions. The products within this category are typically composed of a solar panel, rechargeable battery, LED lights, and a photosensitive device for automatic on-off functionality. The key characteristics of these products include their energy efficiency, eco-friendliness, longevity, and autonomous operation. As per HS Code 9405, the Solar Lighting - Lamps & Lights can be classified into several subcategories, such as portable lamps, floor-standing lamps, desk lamps, wall-mounted lamps, and garden lights, among others. Their primary commercial applications are found in sectors like retail (providing illumination in shops and markets), food service (lighting outdoor dining spaces), and public facilities (parks, streets, and walkways). Solar Lighting - Lamps & Lights offers a unique value proposition of reducing energy costs, minimizing environmental impact, and providing reliable lighting, especially in areas without regular power supply. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications Solar Lighting - Lamps & Lights fall under the complete HS Code 9405.40, which can be hierarchically broken down into 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), Heading 05 (Lamps and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like, having a permanently fixed light source, and parts thereof not elsewhere included). The products are classified under this code owing to their design and function as lighting equipment. In terms of trade considerations, the products are typically packed in shock-resistant packaging to prevent damage during transportation. Compliance with international quality standards like ISO 9001 or equivalent is generally expected to assure product reliability and performance. It is important for traders to ensure that all documentation adheres to WTO and customs standards to facilitate smooth international transactions.

Solar lighting - lamps & lights 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.