&&Product # 139066 is an ultraviolet replacement bulb for a BAP9900UV Bionaire® Air Purifier. The bulb is 287 mm long with a G% type base. It is designed to use ultraviolet (UV) light to kill or inactivate germs, viruses, bacteria and fungi; the bulb is rated for 8000 hours.

&&The bulb meets the terms of Heading 85.39 which provides for “…electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultra-violet or infra-red lamps; arc-lamps…”&&&&Guidance is also provided by the Explanatory Note to the Heading which state: “ Electric light lamps consist of glass or quartz containers, of various shapes, containing the necessary elements for converting electrical energy into light rays (including infra-red or ultra-violet rays). The Heading covers all electric light lamps, whether or not special designed for particular uses (including flashlight discharge lamps). The Heading covers filament lamps, gas or vapour discharge lamps and arc-lamps.&&&&Explanatory Note (D) specifically addresses ultra-violet and infrared lamps. Ultra-violet lamps are used for medical, laboratory, germicidal or other purposes. They usually consist of a fused quartz tube containing mercury; they are sometimes enclosed in an outer envelope of glass. Some are known as black light lamps (e.g., those used for theatrical purposes).