Commission Regulation (EU) No 314/2011
Of 30 March 2011 — CELEX 32011R0314
Description of the goods
An apparatus (so-called ‘infrared thermal camera’) for capturing images of infrared radiation by means of a microbolometer and displaying such images in colours representing different temperatures, with dimensions of approximately 26 × 8 × 11 cm. The apparatus comprises: — a detachable lens, — a microbolometer with a resolution of 160 × 120 pixels, capable of measuring temperatures within a range of – 20 °C to 250 °C, — a colour liquid crystal display (LCD) with a resolution of 320 × 240 pixels and a diagonal measurement of the screen of approximately 7 cm (2,5 inches), and — a memory capable of storing up to 200 images in JPEG format. The microbolometer, being a thermal sensor used as a detector in the camera, provides for 19 200 pixels in each image where each pixel represents the result of a temperature measurement. The image is displayed in various colours representing the measurement of various temperatures together with a vertical scale showing the temperature at the top and bottom of the chosen range of temperatures and the range of colours going from top to bottom. The apparatus is also capable of measuring the temperature of a specific point and displaying the result on a temperature scale. The apparatus is used for preventative maintenance to detect defective construction or insulation and heat leaks.
Reasons
Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 9025, 9025 19 and 9025 19 20. As the apparatus is capable of measuring temperature and representing the measured values in figures, which is a function covered by heading 9025, classification under heading 8525 as a camera is excluded (see also the CN Explanatory Notes to heading 8525). As the purpose of the apparatus is not to measure or to check quantities of heat but to detect the level of infrared radiation (temperature measurement), classification under heading 9027 is excluded. Given its characteristics, the apparatus is therefore to be classified under CN code 9025 19 20 as a thermometer.