Annex

United Kingdom

Description of the goods	Classification(CN code)	Reasons
(1)	(2)	(3)
Product consisting of the cut, fermented and dried leaves and plant tips of the rooibos plant (Aspalathus linearis), also known as ‘Red Bush’. After harvesting, the green leaves and plant tips are cut into pieces of 2 to 5 mm in length. These are then bruised, fermented and dried. The product is mainly used to prepare infusions.	1212 99 70	Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, and by the wording of CN codes 1212, 1212 99 and 1212 99 70. Classification in heading 1211 is excluded as the product is not used primarily for the purposes mentioned in the wording of this heading (‘… of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes’). Consequently, the product has to be classified as another vegetable product of a kind used primarily for human consumption, not elsewhere specified or included, of heading 1212.

Description of the goods

Classification(CN code)

Reasons

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(2)

(3)

Product consisting of the cut, fermented and dried leaves and plant tips of the rooibos plant (Aspalathus linearis), also known as ‘Red Bush’.

After harvesting, the green leaves and plant tips are cut into pieces of 2 to 5 mm in length. These are then bruised, fermented and dried.

The product is mainly used to prepare infusions.

1212 99 70

Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, and by the wording of CN codes 1212, 1212 99 and 1212 99 70.

Classification in heading 1211 is excluded as the product is not used primarily for the purposes mentioned in the wording of this heading (‘… of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes’).

Consequently, the product has to be classified as another vegetable product of a kind used primarily for human consumption, not elsewhere specified or included, of heading 1212.