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82.13 - Scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor. The scissors classified in this heading consist of two su erimposed blades, sometimes serrated, articulated on a screw or pin near the centre. In eneral &e headin covers only those scissors in which each blade is fitted, at one end, with a inger ring. The b ades may be in one piece, or consist of jointed cutting blades and handles. k f The heading also includes certain types of scissors hinged at one end and with a single finger ring (used mainly in the textile industry). The heading includes, inter alia : (1) Ordinary scissors for domestic or office use, or for sewing, etc., with straight or curved blades. (2) Scissors for professional use, e.g., tailors' or dressmakers' scissors and shears (including buttonhole scissors hairdressers' scissors (including thinning scissors); scissors for drapers, leather wor ers, glovemakers or hatters. li (3) Manicure scissors, including those in which the side of the blade forms a nail file. (4) Small folding scissors, e.g., pocket scissors and embroidery scissors; flower scissors; vine scissors; cigar-cutting scissors. (5) S ecial types such as pinkin scissors; twin scissors (four bladed) for cutting strips of c 0th; horse clippin scissors; Eoof cutting scissors; secateur e scissors (wth one convex and one concave b ade) but with the characteristic scissor lnger rings (e.g., for flower cutting). f' f P The heading includes scissor blades, finished or not. The heading does not cover : (a) Hed e shears, sheep shears, etc., with blades not fitted with finger rings, and secateurs and similar one-ianded pruners and shears (including poultry shears) of heading 82.01. (b) Special farriers' two-handed shears for cutting animals' hooves (heading 82.05).
1.- Apart from blow lamps, portable forges, grinding wheels with frameworks, manicure or pedicure sets, and goods of heading 82.09, this Chapter covers only articles with a blade, working edge, working surface or other working part of : (a) Base metal; (b) Metal carbides or cermets; (c) Precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) on a support of base metal, metal carbide or cermet; or (d) Abrasive materials on a support of base metal, provided that the articles have cutting teeth, flutes, grooves, or the like, of base metal, which retain their identity and function after the application of the abrasive. 2.- Parts of base metal of the articles of this Chapter are to be classified with the articles of which they are parts, except parts separately specified as such and tool-holders for hand tools (heading 84.66). However, parts of general use as defined in Note 2 to Section XV are in all cases excluded from this Chapter. Heads, blades and cutting plates for electric shavers or electric hair clippers are to be classified in heading 85.10. 3.- Sets consisting of one or more knives of heading 82.11 and at least an equal number of articles of heading 82.15 are to be classified in heading 82.15.