Heading 8508 : Vacuum cleaners.
Subject to Note 1 (d) to Chapter 85, this heading covers vacuum cleaners of all kinds, whether or not hand-held, including dry and wet vacuum cleaners, whether or not presented with accessories such as rotary brushes, carpet beating devices, multiple-function suction heads, etc. Vacuum cleaners perform two functions : the suction of material, including dust, and the filtering of the air stream. Suction is effected by means of a turbine fixed directly onto the shaft of the motor, turning at high velocity. The dust and other material are collected in an internal or external dust bag or other receptacle, whereas the air sucked in and filtered is also used to cool the motor. Excluded from this heading are appliances for cleaning carpets in situ, other than by the dry cleaning process, designed for use in establishments (other than domestic premises) such as hotels, motels, hospitals, offices, restaurants and schools (heading 84.51). This heading also excludes vacuum apparatus of a kind used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences (heading 90.18). EQUIPMENT PRESENTED WITH THE APPLIANCES OF THIS HEADING Vacuum cleaners of this heading may be presented with auxiliary devices (accessories) (for brushing, polishing, insecticide spraying, etc.) or interchangeable parts (carpet devices, rotary brushes, multiple-function suction heads, etc.). Such an appliance is classified here together with the parts and accessories presented with it, provided they are of a kind and number commonly used with the appliance. When presented separately, they are classified by reference to their nature.PARTS Subject to the general provisions regarding the classification of parts (see the General Explanatory Notes to Section XVI), parts of appliances of this heading are also classified here.
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