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84.25 Pulley tackle and hoists other than skip hoists; winches and capstans; jacks. - Pulley tackle and hoists other than skip hoists or hoists of a kind used for raising vehicles : 8425.11 - - Powered by electric motor 8425.19 - - Other - Winches; capstans : 8425.31 - - Powered by electric motor 8425.39 - - Other - Jacks; hoists of a kind used for raising vehicles : 8425.41 - - Built-in jacking systems of a type used in garages 8425.42 - - Other jacks and hoists, hydraulic 8425.49 - - Other This headin covers sim le lifting or handling equipment. The revisions of Explanatory Note to hea ing 84.26 app y, mutatis mutatandis, to the equipment oft is heading insofar as they concern self- ropelled and other " mobile " machines, multi-function machines and lifting, loading, handf'i q , etc., machines intended for incorporation in other machines or for mounting on transport vehicles or vessels of Section XVII. However, if a winch is the normal working tool of a tractor, the complete machine (tractor and winch) is classifiable in heading 87.01. d R The heading covers : (I)PULLEY TACKLE AND HOISTS OTHER THAN SIUP HOISTS The pulley tackle and hoists classified in this heading consist of more or less complex systems of pulleys and cables, chains, ro ework, etc., designed to give a mechanical advantage to facilitate lifting (e.g., by use of pul eys of different diameter, toothed wheels, gearing systems). f This group includes, inter alia : (I) Tackle and hoists in which the chain engages in specially designed projections on the pulley rims. (2) Drum type pulley hoists in which the cable is wound on a drum enclosing the pulley mechanism. This self-contained type of hoist, usually pneumatic or electric, is often mounted on a trolley or crab running on an overhead rail. (3) Hoists consisting of a roller chain running over a, geared system of sprocket wheels operated by a crank handle or lever, somewhat as in a jacking system. Separately presented pulleys and pulley blocks are excluded (heading 84.83). Davits, also included in this heading, consist of twin ti pin or swivelling supports fiom which ships' boats, etc., may be raised or lowered by means o pul ey tackle type holsting gear. F f (II) WINCHES AND CAPSTANS Winches consist of hand-operated or ower-driven horizontal ratchet drums around which the cable is wound. Capstans are similar, ut the drum is vertical. f This group includes : (1) Marine winches and capstans for operating cargo lifting gear, raising anchor, manoeuvring the steering gear, hauling in tow lines, fishing nets, dredging cables, etc. The power unit is often built into those machines as an integral whole. (2) Winches for tractors, etc. (3) Pit-head winding gear, consisting essentially of a large power-driven winch. (4) Capstans for o erating turn-tables, or for shunting railwa wagons, etc. For shunting, the cable is usual y passed along a number of bollards eaci freely turning on bearing to facilitate haulage. These bollards are classified in heading 73.25 or 73.26. P (5) Drawing blocks for wire-drawing benches. (III) JACKS Jacks are designed to raise heavy loads through short distances. The heading includes rack and pawl jacks, screw jacks in which the screw is raised by rotation or by rotating a nut fixed in the jack base, and telescopic screw jacks operated by the action of two or more concentric screws, the outer screw turning in the nut in the jack base. In hydraulic or pneumatic jacks, the lifting piston is forced along a cylinder by pressure generated in a pump or compressor which may be separate or built-in. Special types of jacks include : (1) Portable jacks for cars, etc. (2) Trolley mounted garage jacks, crate-liftingjacks, etc. (3) Garage type built-in jacking systems, usually hydraulic. (4) Jacks used in tipping mechanisms for lorries. (5) Jacks for firmly anchoring cranes, heavy lorries, mobile workshops, guns, etc. (6) Jacks for lifting railway track. (7) Jacks for lifting railway rolling-stock. (8) Horizontal action jacks for moving girders, sections of building structures, etc. PARTS Sub'ect to the general provisions regarding the classification of parts (see the General Exp anatory Note to Section XVI), parts of the equipment of this heading are classified in heading 84.31. The heading also excludes : (a) Hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders of heading 84.12. (b) Level crossing control gear and railmay signalling equipment of heading 86.08.
1.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) Millstones, grindstones or other articles of Chapter 68; (b) Machinery or appliances (for example, pumps) of ceramic material and ceramic parts of machinery or appliances of any material (Chapter 69); (c) Laboratory glassware (heading 70.17); machinery, appliances or other articles for technical uses or parts thereof, of glass (heading 70.19 or 70.20); (d) Articles of heading 73.21 or 73.22 or similar articles of other base metals (Chapters 74 to 76 or 78 to 81); (e) Vacuum cleaners of heading 85.08; (f) Electro-mechanical domestic appliances of heading 85.09; digital cameras of heading 85.25; (g) Radiators for the articles of Section XVII; or (h) Hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorised (heading 96.03). 2.- Subject to the operation of Note 3 to Section XVI and subject to Note 11 to this Chapter, a machine or appliance which answers to a description in one or more of the headings 84.01 to 84.24, or heading 84.86 and at the same time to a description in one or more of the headings 84.25 to 84.80 is to be classified under the appropriate heading of the former group or under heading 84.86, as the case may be, and not the latter group. (A) Heading 84.19 does not, however, cover : (i) Germination plant, incubators or brooders (heading 84.36); (ii) Grain dampening machines (heading 84.37); (iii) Diffusing apparatus for sugar juice extraction (heading 84.38);