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Chapter 94
Furniture; Bedding, Mattresses, Mattress Supports, Cushions and Similar Stuffed Furnishings; Luminaires and Lighting Fittings, not Elsewhere Specified or Included; Illuminated Signs, Illuminated Name-plates and the Like; Prefabricated Buildings

Notes

1.

This Chapter does not cover the following:

(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), and 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 heading 85.19 or 85.21 (heading 85.22) or of heading 85.25 to 85.28 (heading 85.29);

(h)

articles of heading 87.14;

(ij)

dentists' chairs incorporating dental appliances of heading 90.18 and 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 (excluding lighting strings) such as Chinese lanterns (heading 95.05); or

(m)

monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles (heading 96.20).

2.

The articles (excluding 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.

Additional Note

1.

For the purposes of subheading 9404.90.10, the expression "blankets" means articles of bedding consisting of pile fabric on one or both sides internally fitted with any material.

2.

For the purposes of heading 94.06-

(a)

Prefabricated buildings of different materials are to be classified as if consisting wholly of the material which predominates by weight over any other single material.

(b)

When no one material predominates by weight, the prefabricated buildings are to be classified as if consisting wholly of the material that occurs last in numerical order amongst those which equally merit consideration in Part 1 of Schedule No. 1.

(c)

The provisions of Section Note 7 to Section XV mutatis mutandis applies to the prefabricated buildings of heading 94.06.

3.

For the purposes of subheading 9403.50.1 "solid wood" does not include furniture manufactured from wood classifiable in headings 44.10, 44.11 and 44.12.

Rates as at
HeadingDescriptionGeneral
94.01Seats (excluding those of heading 94.02), whether or not convertible into beds, and parts thereof:
9401.10Seats of a kind used for aircraftfree
9401.20Seats of a kind used for motor vehicles20%
9401.3Swivel seats with variable height adjustment:
9401.31Of wood:
9401.31.10On a base, with wheels having a diameter not exceeding 65 mm20%
9401.31.90Other20%
9401.39Other:
9401.39.10On a base, with wheels having a diameter not exceeding 65 mm20%
9401.39.90Other20%
9401.4Seats (excluding garden seats or camping equipment), convertible into beds:
9401.41Of wood20%
9401.49Other20%
9401.5Seats of cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials:
9401.52Of bamboo20%
9401.53Of rattan20%
9401.59Other20%
9401.6Other seats, with wooden frames:
9401.61Upholstered:
9401.61.30Suitable for indoor living space (excluding barstools, dining chairs and the like)20%
9401.61.20Reclining seats, mechanically operated20%
9401.61.10Reclining seats, electrically operated20%
9401.61.40Barstools, dining chairs and the like20%
9401.61.60Other, suitable for office use20%
9401.61.90Other20%
9401.61.50Other, with sleigh base-frame20%
9401.69.10Bent-wood chairs20%
9401.69Other:
9401.69.20Other, with sleigh base-frame20%
9401.69.30Other, suitable for office use20%
9401.69.40Stationary activity centres for children20%
9401.7Other seats, with metal frames:
9401.69.50Other chairs for children, including highchairs20%
9401.69.90Other20%
9401.71Upholstered:
9401.71.10With sleigh base-frame20%
9401.71.40Other chairs for children, including highchairs20%
9401.71.30Stationary activity centres for children20%
9401.71.20With 4-legged frame20%
9401.71.90Other20%
9401.79.10With sleigh base-frame20%
9401.79.20With 4-legged frame20%
9401.79.30Stationary activity centres for children20%
9401.79.40Other chairs for children, including highchairs20%
9401.79Other:
9401.80.30Highchairs and booster seats for children, of plastics20%
9401.80.20Stationary activity centres for children, of plastics20%
9401.80.50Other, suitable for outdoor use, with textile seats or textile backrest20%
9401.80.35Other chairs for children, of polymers of propylene (excluding chairs covered by the preceding subheadings under 9401.80)20%
9401.80.10Safety seats for children20%
9401.79.90Other20%
9401.79.65Chairs with seats of medium density fibreboard (MDF) (excluding chairs covered by the preceding subheadings under 9401.79)20%
9401.79.60Chairs with seats of wood, (excluding those having seats of medium density fibreboard (MDF) and excluding chairs covered by the preceding subheadings under 9401.79)20%
9401.79.55Chairs with seats of polymers of propylene, (excluding chairs covered by the preceding subheadings under 9401.79)20%
9401.79.50Other, suitable for outdoor use20%
9401.80Other seats:
9401.80.40Other, of plastics20%
9401.80.90Other20%
9401.9Parts:
9401.91.10Identifiable for use with aircraft seats of subheading 9401.10free
9401.91Of wood:
9401.91.2Mechanical actions for chairs:
9401.91.15Identifiable for use with motor vehicle seats of subheading 9401.2020%
9401.91.29Other20%
9401.91.30Laminated plywood seats and backrests20%
9401.91.21For the seats of subheading 9401.61.10 and 9401.61.2020%
9401.91.90Other20%
9401.99Other:
9401.99.2Mechanical actions for chairs:
9401.99.15Identifiable for use with motor vehicle seats of subheading 9401.2020%
9401.99.21For the seats of subheading 9401.61.10 and 9401.61.2020%
9401.99.29Other20%
9401.99.30Laminated plywood seats and backrests20%
9401.99.10Identifiable for use with aircraft seats of subheading 9401.10free
94.02Medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture (for example, operating tables, examination tables, hospital beds with mechanical fittings, dentists' chairs); barbers' chairs and similar chairs, having rotating as well as both reclining and elevating movements; parts of the foregoing articles:
9401.99.90Other20%
9402.10Dentists', barbers' or similar chairs and parts thereoffree
9402.90Otherfree
94.03Other furniture and parts thereof:
9403.10Metal furniture of a kind used in offices20%
9403.20.05School-desks and similar desks, with metal frame and solid wooden desk-tops20%
9403.20.10School-desks and similar desks, with metal frames and medium density fibreboard (MDF) desktops20%
9403.20.20Other school-desks and seat combinations, sharing a single metal frame, with desktops and seats of medium density fibreboard (MDF)20%
9403.20.15Other school-desks and seat combinations, sharing a single metal frame, with desktops and seats of solid wood20%
9403.20Other metal furniture:
9403.20.90Other20%
9403.30Wooden furniture of a kind used in offices:
9403.30.42Other cupboards, having a height not exceeding 60 cm, with two or more drawers, with wheels20%
9403.30.44Other cupboards, with a height not exceeding 60 cm, without wheels20%
9403.30.45Bookcases, not enclosed, unassembled20%
9403.30.40Cupboards, having no drawers and having 2 or more doors20%
9403.30.30Other tables, with wheels and having a top with a width of 45 cm or more but not exceeding 180 cm20%
9403.30.35Cupboards, having 2 or more drawers20%
9403.30.15Other tables, with a top having a width of 45 cm or more but not exceeding 180 cm (excluding foldable tables or those having wheels)20%
9403.30.10Desks, having one or more drawers, unassembled20%
9403.30.05Desks, having one or more drawers, assembled20%
9403.30.20Other foldable tables, with a top having a width of 45 cm or more but not exceeding 180 cm (excluding those having wheels)20%
9403.30.50Bookcases, not enclosed, assembled20%
9403.30.90Other20%
9403.40.30Units presented with a sink, unassembled20%
9403.40.25Units presented with a sink, assembled20%
9403.40.20Other, designed to be wall mounted, unassembled20%
9403.40.15Other, designed to be wall mounted, assembled20%
9403.40.10Floorstanding units, unassembled20%
9403.40Wooden furniture of a kind used in the kitchen:
9403.40.05Floorstanding units, assembled20%
9403.40.90Other20%
9403.50.16Bunkbeds, unassembled20%
9403.50.14Sets consisting of a headboard, one or two nightstands and a dressing table, unassembled20%
9403.50.12With integral base and/or headset (box bed), with mattress, unassembled20%
9403.50.11With integral base and/or headset (box bed), with mattress, assembled20%
9403.50.19Other20%
9403.50.18Headboards, night stands, dressing tables and the like, unassembled20%
9403.50.1Made from solid wood as provided for in Additional Note 3 to Chapter 94:
9403.50Wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom:
9403.50.13Sets consisting of a headboard, one or two nightstands and a dressing table, assembled20%
9403.50.17Headboards, night stands, dressing tables and the like, assembled20%
9403.50.15Bunkbeds, assembled20%
9403.50.99Other20%
9403.50.9Other:
9403.50.91With integral base and/or headset (box bed), with mattress, assembled20%
9403.50.96Bunkbeds, unassembled20%
9403.50.95Bunkbeds, assembled20%
9403.50.97Headboards, nights stands, dressing tables and the like, assembled20%
9403.50.92With integral base and/or headset (box bed), with mattress, unassembled20%
9403.50.93Sets consisting of a headboard, one or two nightstands and a dressing table, assembled20%
9403.50.94Sets consisting of a headboard, one or two nightstands and a dressing table, unassembled20%
9403.50.98Headboards, night stands, dressing tables and the like, unassembled20%
9403.60.3Dining tables with a seating capacity of 6 or more:
9403.60.2Dining tables and chair sets, with less than 6 chairs:
9403.60.4Other, coffee tables and similar tables:
9403.60.19Unassembled20%
9403.60.1Dining table and chair sets, with 6 or more chairs:
9403.60.5Dining servers, with or without drawers and doors:
9403.60Other wooden furniture:
9403.60.21Assembled20%
9403.60.29Unassembled20%
9403.60.11Assembled20%
9403.60.31Assembled20%
9403.60.39Unassembled20%
9403.60.41Assembled20%
9403.60.49Unassembled20%
9403.60.51Assembled20%
9403.60.7Bathroom cabinets, wall mounted:
9403.60.59Unassembled20%
9403.60.63Exceeding 60 cm in height, unassembled20%
9403.60.61Exceeding 60 cm in height, assembled20%
9403.60.65Not exceeding 60 cm in height, assembled20%
9403.60.71Assembled20%
9403.60.8Bathroom cabinets for basins:
9403.60.81Presented without the basin, assembled20%
9403.60.79Unassembled20%
9403.60.67Not exceeding 60 cm in height, unassembled20%
9403.60.6Wall units, entertainment centres, TV stands, TV cabinets and the like:
9403.60.85Presented with the basin, assembled20%
9403.60.87Presented with the basin, unassembled20%
9403.60.83Presented without the basin, unassembled20%
9403.60.90Other20%
9403.70.05Tables for children, of polypropylene20%
9403.70Furniture of plastics:
9403.70.90Other20%
9403.8Furniture of other materials, including cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials:
9403.82Of bamboo20%
9403.83Of rattan20%
9403.89Other20%
9403.9Parts:
9403.91Of wood20%
9403.99Other20%
94.04Mattress supports; articles of bedding and similar furnishing (for example, mattresses, quilts, eiderdowns, cushions, pouffes and pillows) fitted with springs or stuffed or internally fitted with any material or of cellular rubber or plastics, whether or not covered:
9404.10Mattress supports20%
9404.2Mattresses:
9404.21Of cellular rubber or plastics, whether or not covered20%
9404.29.10Fitted with springs20%
9404.29Of other materials:
9404.29.90Other20%
9404.30Sleeping bags20%
9404.40Quilts, bedspreads, eiderdowns and duvets (comforters):
9404.40.2Eiderdowns and duvets (comforters):
9404.40.1Quilts and bedspreads:
9404.40.29Other20%
9404.40.21With feather or down stuffing20%
9404.40.19Other20%
9404.40.11Embroidered or incorporating appliqué work20%
9404.90.10Blankets as defined in Additional Note 1 to Chapter 9420%
9404.90Other:
9404.90.90Other20%
94.05Luminaires and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like, having a permanently fixed light source, and parts thereof not elsewhere specified or included:
9405.1Chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, excluding those of a kind used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares:
9405.11Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources:
9405.11.10Shadowless, commonly used in operating theatres or by dental surgeonsfree
9405.11.90Other20%
9405.19Other:
9405.19.10Shadowless, commonly used in operating theatres or by dental surgeonsfree
9405.2Electric table, desk, bedside or floor-standing luminaires:
9405.19.90Other20%
9405.21Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources20%
9405.29Other20%
9405.3Lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees:
9405.31Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sourcesfree
9405.39Otherfree
9405.4Other electric luminaires and lighting fittings:
9405.41Photovoltaic, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources20%
9405.42.21Ships navigation lampsfree
9405.42.30Shadowless, commonly used in operating theatres or by dental surgeonfree
9405.42.40Other, with base and diffusers of base metalfree
9405.42Other, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources:
9405.42.70Rope lights, having a casing of polymers of vinyl (chloride) with an outside diameter of 13 mm or more but not exceeding 15 mm, internally fitted with interconnected lampsfree
9405.42.60Floodlights and spotlights designed for use solely or principally with theatre, stage, television or film productionfree
9405.42.90Other20%
9405.49.47Shadowless, commonly used in operating theatres or by dental surgeonfree
9405.49.17Ship navigation lampsfree
9405.49Other:
9405.49.60Floodlights and spotlights designed for use solely or principally with theatre, stage, television or film productionsfree
9405.49.80Rope lights, having a casing of polymers of vinyl (chloride) with an outside diameter of 13 mm or more but not exceeding 15 mm, internally fitter with interconnected lampsfree
9405.50Non-electrical luminaries and lighting fittingsfree
9405.49.90Other20%
9405.49.55Other, with base and diffusers of base metalfree
9405.6Illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like:
9405.61Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources20%
9405.69Other20%
9405.9Parts:
9405.91Of glass:
9405.91.20For shadowless lighting fittings and ships navigation lampsfree
9405.92Of plastics:
9405.91.90Other20%
9405.92.30For shadowless lighting fittings and ships navigation lampsfree
9405.92.90Other20%
9405.99.27For shadowless lamps and ships navigation lampsfree
9405.99Other:
94.06Prefabricated buildings:
9405.99.90Other20%
9406.10Of woodfree
9406.20Modular building units, of steel20%
9406.90Other:
9406.90.10Of iron or steel20%
9406.90.90Otherfree

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