Customs Tariff Decisions




APRIL 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 843

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 28th March, 1929.

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

NOTES.—(a) “Not elsewhere included” appears as n.e.i.; “other kinds” as o.k.; “articles and materials suited for, and to be used solely in, the fabrication or repair of goods within New Zealand” as a. and m.s. (b) Articles marked thus † are revised decisions. (c) Wherever the General Tariff rate shown opposite any goods enumerated in these decisions is lower than that provided for in the First Schedule to the Customs Amendment Act, 1927, action has been taken by the Minister under section 11 of the Customs Amendment Act, 1927. In such cases the reduced rate is marked with an asterisk. (d) Steam-engines, gas-engines, oil-engines, and electric or other motors, are not, unless otherwise indicated, to be regarded as parts of the machines with which they are imported.

Record. Goods. Classification under Tariff, and Item No. Rate of Duty.
British Preferential Tariff.
4/287/22
4/287/23
4/287/21
Animal glands or tissues, preparations made from, viz.:—
Liq. Adrenalin hydrochlor B.P.
“Nonn” tablets
{Orchitic substance (tablets)
{Prostate substance (tablets)
} As preparations made from animal glands (120) Free ..
9/5/43 A. and m.s., viz.:—
Chemicals, oils, &c., used in manufactures, viz.,—
Tanners’, curriers’, and fellmongers’ materials, viz.,—
“A” sponging compound
As a. and m.s. (448) Free ..
20/129/17 Cordage and twine, viz.,—
Twine, of qualities approved by the Minister, on declaration by a manufacturer that it will be used by him solely in the manufacture of mops
As a. and m.s. (448) Free ..
20/221 Erinoid, galalith, and karolith, in sheets, plain, unprinted As a. and m.s. (448) Free ..
14/54 Glass facets or reflectors, being moulded convex glass shapes (not including letters or numerals) painted on the reverse side, specially suited for use in making advertising and similar signs As a. and m.s. (448) Free ..
3/162/7 Iron and steel, articles of, viz.,—
Twisted steel bars suitable for the manufacture of fencing posts, not being punched, slotted, pointed, or otherwise worked
As a. and m.s. (448) Free ..
3/45/11 Upholsterer’s materials, viz.,—
Stamped metal fittings specially suited for use by upholsterers in building up sets or blocks of spiral springs
As a. and m.s. (448) Free ..
11/32/55 Vehicles, materials for manufacture of, viz.,—
Channelling, rubber, felt-lined, specially suited for use in fitting windows of motor-car bodies
As a. and m.s. (448) Free ..
7/20/28 Wolman wood impregnating salts for preserving timber As a. and m.s. (448) Free ..
17/5/10 Cement, Portland, and other structural, &c., viz.:—
Ciment Vicat Fondu
As cement, Portland, &c. (213) 1s. per cwt.
4/287/21 Chemicals, drugs, &c., n.e.i., viz.:—
{Acitophosan
{Alexypon.
{Tophosan
} As chemicals, drugs, &c., n.e.i. (121) 20 per cent.
†27/2/48 Essences, culinary or flavouring, containing over 40 per cent. proof spirit, viz.:—
Spirit or essence of pulegium (or pennyroyal)..
(Revises decision on page 611 of the Tariff-book)
As essences, flavouring, containing over 40 per cent. of proof spirit (112) 36s. per liq. gal.
†3/181/3 Iron rod—For the purposes of Tariff item 357 (4) the term “rod” is deemed to apply to diameters exceeding ⅛ in. Diameters not exceeding ⅛ in. are deemed to be embraced by the term “wire” in Tariff item 357 (10).
(NOTE.—The decision on iron rod ³⁄₁₆ in. in diameter and over, appearing on page 317 of the Tariff-book is cancelled.)
2/237/32 Machinery, &c., and appliances, manufacturing, industrial, &c., viz.:—
Bakers’, viz.,—
Elevators and conveyors, imported with and specially designed for use with bakers’ machines
As machinery, &c., peculiar to use in manufacturing, industrial, and similar processes (352) Free ..
3/23/7 Bearings, thrust ..
2/34/56 Bootmaking, viz.,—
Sole-grooving machine (including sloping table and conical roller peculiar to use therewith) for grooving soles prior to solutioning
3/615/9 Burners, liquid fuel, viz.,—
Rotary and low-pressure oil-burners (S. T. Johnson Company, Manufacturers)


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🏭 Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
28 March 1929
Customs, Tariff, Classification, Duty Rates, Imported Goods
  • Hon. the Minister of Customs