Climatic test chambers were assessed for classification under...

Climatic test chambers were assessed for classification under the Customs Tariff. As the equipment artificially creates and controls environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, light, vibration, pressure) to observe and quantify changes in physical behaviour and performance without altering chemical composition, it was held to be an apparatus for physical analysis. Applying GIR 1 and the HSN Explanatory Notes, Heading 9027 covering instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis was found applicable; in the absence of a specific sub-heading, the residual entry was attracted. Accordingly, the goods were classified under CTI 90278990. - AAR