Heading 8712 : Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not motorised.
This heading covers non-motorised cycles, i.e., pedal-operated vehicles equipped with one or more wheels (e.g., bicycles (including those for children), tricycles and quadricycles).The heading includes, in addition to cycles of conventional design, various specialised types such as the following : (1) Delivery tricycles, usually in the form of an articulated unit incorporating a container (sometimes insulated) which is constructed over the two leading wheels. (2) Tandem bicycles. (3) Monocycles (unicycles) and bicycles specially designed for music-hall artists and characterised by their light weight, fixed wheel, etc. (4) Bicycles specially constructed for the disabled (e.g., with a special attachment so that the bicycle can be pedalled with one foot). (5) Bicycles equipped with a wheeled balancing-support fitted to a hub of the rear-wheel. (6) Racing bicycles. (7) Quadricycles, equipped with several seats and several sets of pedals, the whole being enclosed within a lightweight structure. (8) Pedal-driven bicycle-like scooters designed to be ridden by children, youngsters and adults, with bicycle-type adjustable steering column and handle-bar, inflatable wheels, frame and hand brakes, equipped with a single pedal attached to a chain and sprocket system. The cycles of this heading equipped with side-cars remain classified here, but side-cars presented separately are excluded (heading 87.11). The heading also excludes : (a) Cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor (heading 87.11). (b) Children's cycles (other than children's bicycles) (heading 95.03). (c) Special cycles suitable only for fairground use (heading 95.08).
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