684 - PVC flat electric cables from China

The goods the subject of the application (the goods) are:

Flat, electric cables, comprising two copper conductor cores and an ‘earth’ (copper) core with a nominal conductor cross sectional area of between, and including, 2.5 mm² and 3 mm², insulated and sheathed with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) materials, and suitable for connection to mains electricity power installations at voltages exceeding 80 volts (V) but not exceeding 1,000 V, and complying with Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) AS/NZS 5000.2 (the Australian Standard), and whether or not fitted with connectors.

Further information on the goods is below:

The locally produced goods are 2.5 Twin and Earth (TE) PVC flat cable (2.5 TE cable) that is commonly referred to as ‘building wire’, because of its use by the building and construction industry in domestic, commercial and industrial mains power supply low voltage wiring installations. 

The term ‘flat cables’ mean cables where the conductor and earth cores are laid parallel in the same plane, as defined by the Australian Standard. The reference to “two copper conductor cores” refers to the ‘phase core’ and the ‘neutral core’. The earth core (also comprising copper) is additional to these two active cores.