Consumer goods classification for import control failed where laminated sheets retained their character as industrial inputs.

Imported plastic laminated sheets were not treated as consumer goods for import control purposes because they were not directly covered by the relevant definition, and their use in making furniture and decoration items did not change their character. The departmental challenge was found to rest on a self-contradictory premise, so interference with the adjudication order was not justified and the classification in favour of the importer was upheld.

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Issues: Whether imported plastic laminated sheets could be treated as consumer goods for the purpose of import restrictions.

Analysis: The imported goods were not directly covered by the definition of consumer goods. Their use in the manufacture of furniture and decoration items did not alter their character so as to bring them within the prohibited category. The departmental challenge proceeded on a self-contradictory premise and did not justify interference with the adjudication order.

Conclusion: The goods were not consumer goods for import control purposes, and the order holding them to be outside that category was upheld in favour of the importer.

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