Customs Decisions




Oct. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3033

Minister's Decisions under Customs Duties Act.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 9th October, 1911.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Hon. the Minister of Customs has decided to interpret the Customs Duties Act in relation to the undermentioned articles as follows:—

NOTE.—“Not otherwise enumerated” appears as n.o.e.; “other kinds” as o.k.; “articles and materials suited only for, and to be used solely in, the fabrication of goods in the Dominion” as a. & m.s. Articles marked thus † are revised decisions.

Record. Goods. Classification under Tariff, and Item No. Rate of Duty.
General Tariff.
11/1473 A. & m.s., viz.:— Brass balls for spray-pump valves As a & m.s. (482) Free.
11/1556 Bent brass name-plates and studs for same, for manufacture of dog-collars
11/1487 Oil, denatured by addition, before importation, of 1½ lb. rosin per gallon, for use in rope-making Free.
11/1630 Bags, hessian, lined with paper As bags of hessian (442) Free.
11/1480 Bee-keepers’ supplies, viz.:— “Porter bee-escapes,” fittings for escape-boards As metal fittings for bee-hives (363) Free.
11/1479 Bicycles, fittings for, viz.:— Free-engine clutch for bottom bracket of motor-cycle, “the Indian” As part of bottom bracket (362) Free
11/1674 Free-engine equipment and variable gear, “the Ariel,” being a variable pulley, for motor cycle oil-engine As part of oil-engine (385) Free
11/1651 Cetaceum As druggists’ sundries n.o.e. (74) 20 per cent.
†11/1661 Beads, coral As precious stones, cut, unmounted (336) Free.
11/1619 Cork life-belts (blocks of cork strung on cord) As cork, cut (452) Free
11/1658 Electric appliances, viz.:— Bar dial bridge (a wheatstone bridge) As electric appliances n.o.e. (176) 20 per cent.
11/1621 Emery-wheel shaper and dresser.. As artificers’ tools n.o.e. (359) Free.
11/1524 Garnitures (dress trimmings) As drapery n.o.e. (79) 20 per cent.
11/1524 Girdles, dress As apparel n.o.e. (88) 25 per cent.
11/1730 Hellebore, powdered, in tins containing 7 lb. or over As hellebore, powdered, in bulk (272) Free.
11/745 Laminated steel bars, plain black As bar steel, plain black (390) Free
†11/745 Laminated steel bars, polished, suitable for manufacture of machine-knives As manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. (183) 20 per cent.
11/1717 Locomotive wheels and axles, with eccentrics attached Eccentrics to be classified separately under section 67 of the Customs Law Act, 1908.
11/1679 Machines, agricultural, viz.:— Hay-stacker, international swinging As agricultural machines n.o.e. (357) Free.
Cordage for same As cordage n.o.e. (239) 20 per cent.
11/1557 Machines, emery grinding, viz.:— Harman tool-grinder As emery grinding-machines (377) Free.
11/1628 Machines, sewing, viz.:— Stocking-darners, for use with sewing-machines As parts of sewing-machines (417) Free.
†11/1621 Machine tools, stoneworkers’, viz.:— Grindstone dresser, a belt-driven machine As stoneworkers’ machine tool (379) Free.
11/1638 Metal polish, “Famos,” in small blocks for household use As plate-polish (110) 20 per cent.
11/1530 Puncture remedies, viz.:— “Cyclonier” and “Firmax” As n.o.e. (483) Free.
11/1608 Sports counter (stop-watch) As watch (138) 20 per cent.
11/1644 Surgical appliances, viz.:— Rubber and lead aprons, for protecting operator from X-rays As surgical appliances (279) Free.
11/1658 Diathermy apparatus for producing high-frequency electric currents

Minister’s Order No. 976.] W. B. MONTGOMERY,
Secretary of Customs.



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🏭 Minister's Decisions under Customs Duties Act

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
9 October 1911
Customs Duties Act, Tariff classification, Duty rates, Importation, Goods, Tariffs
  • W. B. Montgomery, Secretary of Customs