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Division 6 For the purposes of heading 9021, the expression ‘orthopaedic appliances’ means appliances for:

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  • preventing or correcting bodily deformities; or

  • supporting or holding parts of the body following an illness, operation or injury.

Orthopaedic appliances include footwear and special insoles designed to correct orthopaedic conditions, provided that they are either (1) made to measure or (2) mass-produced, presented singly and not in pairs and designed to fit either foot equally.

Notes on Chapter 90

Footnotes

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Customs duty autonomously suspended, for an indefinite period, for ‘aircraft ground maintenance simulators, for civil use’ (TARIC code 9023 00 80 10).

Entry under this subheading is subject to the conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions (see Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1)).

f2

Autonomous rate of duty: Free.