This heading covers :
(1) Fish-hooks of all kinds (e.g., with single or multiple barbs) and sizes. These are usually made of steel but they may be bronzed, tinned, silvered or gilded. (2) Fish landing nets, butterfly nets and similar nets. These usually consist of pocket-like nets of textile yarn or cord, mounted on a wire support and fixed to a handle. (3) Line fishing rods and tackle. Fishing rods may be of various sizes, and may be made of various materials (bamboo, wood, metal, glass fibre, plastics, etc.). They may consist of a single piece or be jointed. Fishing tackle comprises such items as reels and reel mountings; artificial bait (e.g., imitation fish, flies, insects or worms) and hooks mounted with such bait; spinning bait; mounted lines and casts; fishing floats (cork, glass, quill, etc.) including luminous floats; line winding frames; automatic striking devices; mounted fishing rings (other than mounted rings of precious or semi-precious stone); sinkers, and fishing rod bells when mounted or attached to external clamps, clips or other devices. (4) Certain hunting or shooting requisites such as decoy "birds" (but not including decoy calls of all kinds (heading 92.08) or stuffed birds of heading 97.05) and lark mirrors. This heading also excludes : (a) Feathers for making artificial flies (heading 05.05 or 67.01). (b) Yarns, monofilaments, cords, and real or imitation gut, cut to length but not made up into fishing lines (Chapter 39, heading 42.06 or Section XI). (c) Sports bags and other containers (e.g., fishing rod cases and game bags) of heading 42.02, 43.03 or 43.04. (d) Unmounted rings (classified in their own appropriate headings). (e) Traps, snares, etc. (classified according to constituent materials). (f) Bells, non-electric, of base metal, for fishing tackle, not mounted or attached to external clamps, clips, or other devices (heading 83.06). (g) Clay pigeons (heading 95.06).
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