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Heading 8306 : Bells, gongs and the like, non-electric, of base metal; statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal; photograph, picture or similar frames, of base metal; mirrors of base metal.
(A) BELLS, GONGS AND THE LIKE, NON-ELECTRIC
This group covers non-electric bells and gongs of base metal. It includes bells for places of religious worship, schools, public buildings, factories, ships, fire-engines, etc.; door bells; table bells; hand-bells; cattle or other animal bells; bells for bicycles, scooters or perambulators; bells for fishing tackle (without the addition of external clamps, clips or other mounting devices); door chimes, table gongs, etc.; decorated bells such as those for tourist souvenirs.
This heading also covers metallic parts such as clappers, handles and domes (including those suitable equally for electric or other types of bells). It also includes metallic buttons and turn-keys for non-electric table or door bells.
This heading does not include : (a) Iron or steel frameworks for supporting church bells, etc. (heading 73.08). (b) Bell pulls, leverings and fittings for mechanical type door bells (e.g., heading 73.25, 73.26). (c) Electric bells and other signalling apparatus of heading 85.31. (d) Clock chimes and gongs (heading 91.14). (e) Carillons and gongs, of the nature of musical instruments of heading 92.06 or 92.07. (f) Articles incorporating bells, e.g., dog collars (heading 42.01), certain musical instruments (e.g., tambourines) (Chapter 92), toys (heading 95.03), fishing rod bells mounted on external clamps, clips or other devices (heading 95.07). (B) STATUETTES AND OTHER ORNAMENTS
This group comprises a wide range of ornaments of base metal (whether or not incorporating subsidiary non-metallic parts) of a kind designed essentially for decoration, e.g., in homes, offices, assembly rooms, places of religious worship, gardens.
It should be noted that the group does not include articles of more specific headings of the Nomenclature, even if those articles are suited by their nature or finish as ornaments.
The group covers articles which have no utility value but are wholly ornamental, and articles whose only usefulness is to contain or support other decorative articles or to add to their decorative effect, for example : (1) Busts, statuettes and other decorative figures; ornaments (including those forming parts of clock sets) for mantelpieces, shelves, etc. (animals, symbolic or allegorical figures, etc.); sporting or art trophies (cups, etc.); wall ornaments incorporating fittings for hanging (plaques, trays, plates, medallions other than those for personal adornment); artificial flowers, rosettes and similar ornamental goods of cast or forged metal (usually of wrought iron); knick-knacks for shelves or domestic display cabinets. (2) Articles for religious use such as reliquaries, chalices, ciboriums, monstrances or crucifixes. (3) Table-bowls, vases, pots, jardinieres (including those of cloisonne enamel). The group also includes, in the circumstances explained below, certain goods of the two following categories even though they have a utility value : (a) Household or domestic articles whether they are potentially covered by specific headings for such goods (i.e., headings 73.23, 74.18 and 76.16) or by the "other articles" headings (e.g., in the case of articles of nickel and tin in particular). These household or domestic articles are generally designed essentially to serve useful purposes, and any decoration is usually secondary so as not to impair the usefulness. If, therefore, such decorated articles serve a useful purpose no less efficiently than their plainer counterparts, they are classified as domestic goods rather than in this group. On the other hand, if the usefulness of the article is clearly subordinate to its ornamental or fancy character, it should be classified in this group, for example, trays so heavily embossed that their usefulness is virtually nullified; ornaments incorporating a purely incidental tray or container usable as a trinket dish or ash-tray; and miniatures having no genuine utility value (miniature kitchen utensils). (b) Articles, other than household or domestic articles, of the type which would otherwise fall in the collective headings at the end of each of the Chapters for metals (e.g., smokers' sets, jewel cases, cigarette boxes, incense stands, incense pots, match holders). These goods are classified in this group if clearly designed primarily for ornamental purposes. (C) PHOTOGRAPH, PICTURE OR SIMILAR FRAMES; MIRRORS OF BASE METAL
This group comprises photograph, picture, mirror, etc., frames of base metal, of all shapes and dimensions. These remain in the group if fitted with supports or with backings of paperboard, wood or other material. The group includes frames fitted with plain glass, but glass mirrors with metal frames are excluded (heading 70.09).
Printed pictures and photographs presented in frames of base metal are also classified in this heading when the essential character of the whole is given by the frames; in other cases such articles are classified in heading 49.11.
In the case of framed paintings, drawings, pastels, collages and similar decorative plaques, and original engravings, prints and lithographs, to determine whether the framed articles are to be classified as a whole or whether the frames are to be classified separately, see Note 5 to Chapter 97 and the Explanatory Notes to headings 97.01 and 97.02.
This group also includes metallic mirrors (other than optical elements, see the Explanatory Notes to headings 90.01 and 90.02), e.g., wall or pocket mirrors and rear-view mirrors, generally made of steel or of chromium, nickel or silver-plated steel or brass. They may be framed, backed or fitted with supports, or be presented complete with cases or straps of leather, textile or other materials. The heading also excludes : (a) Partitions and balustrades of wrought iron or other metals (e.g., heading 73.08). (b) Knives, spoons, forks, etc. (Chapter 82). (c) Locks and parts thereof (heading 83.01). (d) Fittings and mountings for furniture, doors, staircases and windows (heading 83.02). (e) The instruments and apparatus of Chapter 90 (e.g., barometers and thermometers even if in an essentially decorative presentation). (f) Clocks and cases therefor, even if the latter are decorative or consist, for example, of statuettes or similar objects clearly designed to act as clock cases (Chapter 91). (g) Articles of Chapter 94. (h) Toys and games (Chapter 95). (ij) Table lighters (heading 96.13); scent and similar sprays (heading 96.16). (k) Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques (Chapter 97).
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