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69.13 - Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles. - Of porcelain or china 6913.90 - Other 6913.10 This heading covers a wide ran e of ceramic articles of the type designed essentially for the interior decoration of homes, o ces, assembly rooms, churches, etc., and outdoor ornaments (e.g., garden ornaments). d The heading does not include articles fallin in more ~ e c i f i cheadings of the Nomenclature even if they are suited by reason of their nature or finish or decoratwe use, e.g. : B (a) Cornices, friezes and similar architectural ornaments (heading 69.05). (b) Goods having more than mere minor fittings of precious metal or metal clad with precious metal (Chapter 71). (c) Imitation jewellery (heading 71.17). (d) Barometers, thermometers and other apparatus of Chapter 90. (e) Clocks and cases therefor, even if the latter are decorated or consist, for example, of statuettes or similar objects clearly designed to act as clock cases (Chapter 91). ( Lamps and lighting fittings and parts thereof, of heading 94.05. (g) Toys, games and sports requisites (Chapter 95). 01) Buttons, smoking pipes, table lighters, scent sprays and other articles of Chapter 96. (ij) Paintings, drawings and pastels executed entirely by hand, and original statuary, collectors' pieces and antlques of an age exceeding 100 years (Chapter 97). The heading covers : (A) Articles which have no utility value but are wholly ornamental, and articles whose only usefulness is to support or contain other decorative articles or to add to their decorative effect, e.g. : (1) Statues, statuettes, busts, haut or bas reliefs, and other figures for interior or exterior decoration; ornaments (including those forming arts of clock sets) for mantelpieces, shelves, etc., (animals, symbolic or allegorical tgures, etc.); sporbng or art tro hies; wall ornaments incorporating fittings for hanging (plaques, trays, plates); meda ions; firescreens; artificial flowers, h i t , leaves, etc.; wreaths and similar ornaments for tombs; knick-knacks for shelves or domestic display-cabinets. P (2) Crucifixes and other church or religious ornaments. (3) Purely ornamental table-bowls, vases, pots, jardinihes. R (B) Tableware and other domestic articles only if the usefulness of the articles is clearly subordinate to their ornamental character, for example, trays moulded in relief so that their usefulness is virtually nullified, ornaments incorporating a purely incidental tray or container usable as a trinket dish or ashtray, miniatures havlng no genuine utility value, etc. In general, however, tableware and domestic utensils are designed essentially to serve useful purposes, and any decoration is usually secondary so as not to im air the usefulness. If, therefore, such decorated articles serve a useful pu ose no less e ficiently than their lainer counterparts, they are classified in heading 8 . 1 1 or 69.12 rather than in this Eesding P (C) Articles, other than tableware and domestic articles, of the kind used for ornamenting or decorating the household, office, etc. For example, smokers' sets, jewel cases, cachou boxes, cigarette boxes, erfurne burners, ink-stands, book-ends, paperweights and similar desk furnishings an picture fiarnes.
1.- This Chapter applies only to ceramic products which have been fired after shaping : (a) Headings 69.04 to 69.14 apply only to such products other than those classifiable in headings 69.01 to 69.03; (b) Articles heated to temperatures less than 800 °C for purposes such as curing of resins, accelerating hydration reactions, or for the removal of water or other volatile components, are not considered to be fired. Such articles are excluded from Chapter 69; and (c) Ceramic articles are obtained by firing inorganic, non-metallic materials which have been prepared and shaped previously at, in general, room temperature. Raw materials comprise, inter alia, clays, siliceous materials including fused silica, materials with a high melting point, such as oxides, carbides, nitrides, graphite or other carbon, and in some cases binders such as refractory clays or phosphates. 2.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) Products of heading 28.44; (b) Articles of heading 68.04; (c) Articles of Chapter 71 (for example, imitation jewellery); (d) Cermets of heading 81.13; (e) Articles of Chapter 82; (f) Electrical insulators (heading 85.46) or fittings of insulating material of heading 85.47; (g) Artificial teeth (heading 90.21); (h) Articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clocks and clock cases); (ij) Articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings); (k) Articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games and sports requisites); (l) Articles of heading 96.06 (for example, buttons) or of heading 96.14 (for example, smoking pipes); or (m) Articles of Chapter 97 (for example, works of art).