23Furthermore, the Court has repeatedly held that, although the Explanatory Notes to the HS and CN do not have binding force, they are an important means of ensuring the uniform application of the Common Customs Tariff and, as such, may be regarded as useful aids to its interpretation (see, to that effect, judgments of 18 June 2020, Hydro Energo, C‑340/19, EU:C:2020:488, paragraph 36, and of 28 October 2021, KAHL and Roeper, C‑197/20 and C‑216/20, EU:C:2021:892, paragraph 32). The Explanatory Notes to the CN, which do not take the place of those of the HS, should be regarded as complementary to the latter and consulted jointly with them (judgment of 13 September 2018, Vision Research Europe, C‑372/17, EU:C:2018:708, paragraph 23 and the case-law cited).
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