Dumpers designed for off-highway use

87.04 - Motor vehicles for the transport of goods (+). 8704.10 - Dumpers designed for off-highway use - Other, with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) : 8704.21 - - g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes 8704.22 - - g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes 8704.23 - - g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes - Other, with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine : - - g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes 8704.32 - - g.v.w. exceeding 5 tomes 8704.90 - Other 8704.31 This heading covers in particular : aulin-covered, closed, etc.); delivery trucks and vans Ordinary lorries (trucks) and vans (flat, of all lands, removal vans; lorries (trucks with automatic discharging devices (tippin lorries trucks , etc.); tankers (whether or not itted with purn s); refigmated or insulate% lorries [trucks]; multi-floored lorries (trucks) for the trans ort o acid in carboys, cylinders of butane, etc.; dropframe heavy-duty lorries (trucks with loa$ing ramps for the transport of tanks, lifting or excavating machinery, electrical trans orrners, etc.; lorries (trucks) special1 constructed for the trans ort of fresh concrete, other than concrete-mixer lorries (trucks) o heading 87.05; refuse co lectors whether or not £itted with loading, compressing, damping, etc., devices. I P P H The classification of certain motor vehicles in this heading is determined by certain features which indicate that the vehicles are designed for the transport of oods rather than for the transport of persons (headin 87.03). These features are classification of motor vehic es, generally vehicles having than 5 tonnes, which have either a separate closed rear area or an used for the transport of goods, but may have rear bench-type belts, anchor points or passenger amemties and that fold flat of the rear platform for the transport of goods. ose" vehicles those commonly known as vehicles and certain s orts which fall in this heading : characteristics generaf'ly K (a) Presence of bench-type seats without safety equipment (e.g., safety seat belts or anchor points and fittings for installing safety seat belts) or passenger amenities in the rear area behind the area for the driver and fiont passengers. Such seats are normally foldawa or collapsible to allow full use of the rear floor (van-type vehicles) or a separate plat o m (pick-up vehicles) for the transport of goods; ? (b) Presence of a separate cabin for the driver and passen ers and a separate open platform with side panels and a drop-down tailgate (pick-up vei? icles); (c) Absence of rear windows along the two side panels; presence of slidin swin out or lift-up door or doors, without windows, on the side panels or in the rear?& loa8ig and unloading goods (van-type vehicles); (d) Presence of a permanent panel or banier between the area for the driver and fi-ont passengers and the rear area; (e) Absence of comfort features and interior finish and fittings in the cargo bed area which are associated with the assenger areas of vehicles (e.g., floor carpeting, ventilation, interior lighting, ashtray$. This heading also covers : (I) Dumpers, sturdily built vehicles with a tipping or bottom openin body, designed for the transport of excavated or other materials. These vehicles, Whig may have a rigid or articulated chassis, are generally fitted with off-the-road wheels and can work over soft ground. Both heavy and light dumpers are included in this group; the latter are sometimes characterised by a two-way seat, two seats facin in opposite directions or by two steering wheels, to enable the vehicles to be steered with &e dnver facing the body for unloading. (2) Shuttle cars. These vehicles are used in mines to trans ort coal or ore from the hewing machinery to the conveyor belts. They are heavy, unders ung vehicles, equipped with and fitted with internal combustion piston en ines or electric motors; they un oad automatically by means of a conveyor belt which o m the floor of the vehicle. f' d r"" (3) Self-loadin vehicles equipped with winches, elevating devices, etc., but designed essentially or transport purposes. f (4) Road-rail lorries trucks) s eciaIly equi ped to travel both by road and rail. These vehicles, the road-w eels of w ich rest on e railway track, are fitted at the fiont and rear with a bogie-type device which can be raised by means of a jack to allow the vehicle to travel by road. R tE Motor vehicle chassis, fitted with an engine and cab, are also classified here. The heading also excludes : (a) Straddle carriers used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports, etc., for the handling of long loads or containers (heading 84.26). (b) Loader-transporters used in mines fieading 84.29). (c) Motorcycles, motor-scooters or motorised cycles constructed for the transport of ,goods (heading 87.11).

Subheading Explanatory Notes. Subheading 8704.10 These dumpers can general1 be distin ished from other vehicles for the transport of goods (in particular, hpping lornes (trucL)) by the ollowing characteristics : P - the durn er body is made of very strong steel sheets; its front part is extended over the driver's cab to protect tie cab; the whole or part of the floor slopes upwards t o k d s the rear; - in some cases the driver's cab is half-width only; - lack of axle suspension; - high braking capacity; - limited speed and area of operation; - special earth-moving tyres; because of their sturdy construction the tare weight/payload ratio does not exceed 1 : 1.6; the body may be heated by exhaust gases to prevent materials fiom sticking or fieezing. It should be noted, however, that certain durn ers are s ecially desi ed for working in mines or tunnels, B E F' for example, those with a bottom-opening bo y. These ve some o the characteristics mentioned above, but do not have a cab or an extended protective fiont part of the body. Subheadings 8704.21,8704.22,8704.23,8704.31 and 8704.32 The g.v.w. ( oss vehicle weight) is the road wei ht specified by the manufacturer as being the maximum design weigg capacity of the vehicle. This weig t is the combmed weight of the vehicle, the maximum specified load, the driver and a bnk full of fuel. 7l -