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84.52 - Sewing machines, other than book-sewing machines of heading 84.40; furniture, bases and covers specially designed for sewing machines; sewing machine needles (+). 8452.10 - Sewing machines of the household type - Other sewing machines : 8452.21 - - Automatic units 8452.29 - - Other 8452.30 - Sewing machine needles 8452.90 - Furniture, bases and covers for sewing machines and parts thereof; other parts of sewing machines (A) SEWING MACHINES The sewing machines and sewing machine heads of this heading are intended for sewing together two or more ieces of textile material, leather, etc. The heading includes sewing machines which, in ad 'tion to produce purely decorative work (e.g., embroidery effects ;however, machines do embroidery work only (including drawn thread machines) all in heading 84.47. machines are classified in heading 84.40 and knitting-sewing machines and other stitch-bonding machines in heading 84.47. & Except when performing certain embroidery work, these machines enerally operate with two threads, one inserted by the needle and one carried underneath by a s uttle. They generally have one needle and one shuttle, but may be fitted with several needles and shuttles (e.g., to produce a double or triple seam). % Electric sewing machines with a built-in electric motor, whether domestic or otherwise, remain classified in t h ~ heading. s In addition to the ordinary sewing machines used in the home or by tailors, dress-makers, etc., the heading also covers special machines which can be used only for certain other kinds of sewing, such as : (1) Sewing machines used in the manufacture or mending of boots or shoes or for other leather sewing. (2) Machines for button-hole sewing; these may include a device for cutting the button-hole. (3) Machines for sewing on buttons. (4) Machines for sewing up straw hats. (5) Machines for sewing furs. (6) Machines for sewing up sacks after filling (flour or cement sacks, etc.); these machines may be suspended and generally have no shuttles. (7) Machines for sewing up tears in sacks. (8) Over-sewing machines for the manufacture of sacks, for working the edges of blankets, carpets, etc. (9) Hem-stitching or blanket-stitching machines. (10) Machines for sewing together, edge to edge, parts of knitted garments. In addition to sewing, certain of the machines of this headin may also perform other operations, e.g., cutting, pinking, perforating or pleating fabrics, leat er, paper, etc. K (B) FURNITURE,BASES AND COVERS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR SEWING MACHINES For example, stands which can be used as tables or cabinets, and parts of such f h i t u r e (drawers, extension boards, etc.), bases and covers are classified in this headin , even if presented separately. Separate cases ?in1 for protection or carrying purposes, i presented separately, are classified m their respectwe eadings. B K (C) SEWING MACHINE NEEDLES The headin covers not only the needles for the types of sewing machines described above, but also, rovi ed they are of the sewin machine e usually mth an eye near the point), those for t e book-sewing machines o f heading 4.4 or for the embroidery mach~nes of heading 84.47. R % 'Pi PARTS Sub'ect to the general provisions re arding the classification of parts (see the General Exp anatory Note to Section XVI), the eading also covers arts (e.g., stands and shuttles) for machines of this heading. Bobbins are, however, classi led according to their constituent material. % The heading excludes toy sewing machines (heading 95.03). P
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);