GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN

APPRAISEMENT COLLECTORATE

CUSTOM HOUSE, KARACHI.

No. PCT/CC/16/2000-A/ VB/177/98.AFU                      Dated : 24-11 -2000

PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 25/2000-(APPRAISEMENT)

SUB:              CLASSIFICATION OF OPTICAL FRAME

The classification of the product namely "Optical Frame" imported by M/s Royal Optical came up for discussion in the PCT Committee. Heading 90.03 and 90.04 were considered for classification.

2.    Heading 90.04 covers spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other. The articles covered under this heading are generally intended either to correct certain defects of vision or to protect eyes against dust, smoke, gas etc. Since the purpose of demo-lenses is neither to correct defects of vision or to protect against dust, etc., but is to protect the frame from being de-shaped, heading 90.04 is, therefore, not appropriate for frames which demo-lenses.

            Therefore, frames with demo-lenses are correctly classified under heading 90.03 which covers frames for spectacles.

3.     it is, therefore, circulated for the information of all concerned that frames fitted with demo-lenses are classifiable under PCT heading 90.03.

Signed by

(DR.Manzoor Ahmad)

Collector.