Heading 8527 : Reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock.
The sound radio-broadcasting apparatus falling in this heading must be for the reception of signals by means of electro-magnetic waves transmitted through the ether without any line connection. This group includes :(1) Domestic radio receivers of all kinds (table models, consoles, receivers for mounting in furniture, walls, etc., portable models, receivers, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock). (2) Car radio receivers. (3) Separately presented reception apparatus for incorporation in relay apparatus of heading 85.25. (4) Pocket-size radio cassette-players (see Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter). (5) Stereo systems (hi-fi systems) containing a radio receiver, put up in sets for retail sale, consisting of modular units in their own separate housing, e.g., in combination with a CD player, a cassette recorder, an amplifier with equaliser, loudspeakers, etc. The radio receiver gives the system its essential character. PARTS Subject to the general provisions regarding the classification of parts (see the General Explanatory Note to Section XVI), parts of the apparatus of this heading are classified in heading 85.29. The heading excludes, inter alia : (a) Articles of heading85.17 or 85.25. (b) Special purpose vehicles permanently equipped with radio-broadcasting receivers of this heading (generally heading 87.05).
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