Customs Tariff Decisions




Nov. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2775

MINISTER’S DECISIONS UNDER CUSTOMS ACTS—continued.

Record. Goods. Classification under Tariff, and Item No Rate of Duty.
British Preferential Tariff.
2/26/2 Machinery, &c., and appliances :—

Dairying, viz.,—
Butter-packers, butter-pounders, and butter-workers, viz.—
Box turning apparatus for use with the “Benhill” butter-moulding machine | As butter-packers (334 (1)) .. | Free .. | Free.* |
| 2/237 | Manufacturing, &c., viz.,—
Bakers, viz.—
Bread cooler, the “Pointon” conveyor type | | | |
| 2/267/8 | Bootmaking and leather-working, viz.—
Toggles, “Bulldog,” appliances for attaching hides and skins to stretching frames | | | |
| 2/380/4
3/316/4 | Cushion-filling machines .. .. ..
Linings of “Staybrite” (stainless) steel for use in manufacture of cheese vats | | | |
| 3/722 | Neon electric signs, appliances for use in manufacture of, viz.—
Pyrex layout including brass stands therefor
Degassing furnace .. .. ..
Coronolees outfit .. .. .. | | | |
| 2/482 | Oil separator for removing oil, grease, &c., from steam
(NOTE.—Vacuum pump, suction oil pump, and valves imported therewith should be separately classified under their appropriate Tariff items.) | | | |
| 2/234 | Printers’ and stationers’, viz.—
Leather covers for rollers of lithographic printing machines, or for hand rollers used in lithographic work | As machinery, &c., peculiar to use in manufacturing, industrial, and similar processes (352) | Free .. | 20 per cent. |
| †2/321/6 | Sack cleaning and shaking machines ..
(NOTE.—Revises decision on sack-shaking machine on page 443 of Tariff-book.) | | | |
| 3/222/14 | Valves, cocks, and taps, viz.—
Mercoid Arco solenoid valve No. 682, an electrically operated valve for controlling the flow of liquids and gases | | | |
| 16/41/2 | Woollen-mill and hosiery-mill machinery, viz.—
Conditioning oven and balance, the Avery No. A551, for ascertaining moisture content of wool
(NOTE.—The electric-fan imported therewith should be separately classified under Tariff item 351 (4)) | | | |
| 2/61/4 | Hot-air backwashing-machine consisting of washing-machine, drying-machine, and gill-box, for washing, drying, and straightening slivers or tops
(NOTE.—Fan imported therewith should be separately classified under Tariff item 351 (4) | | | |
| 2/481 | Metal-working, &c., viz.,—
Oven, electric-annealing .. .. ..
(NOTE.—Automatic switches therefor should be separately classified under Tariff item 338 (2)) | As machinery, &c., peculiar to metal-working (351 (11)) | Free .. | 20 per cent. |
| 3/606/3 | Metal, manufactured articles of, n.e.i., &c., viz. :—
Hose clips or clamps, even if galvanized ..
(NOTE.—Bolts and nuts therefor if packed separately should be separately classified under Tariff item 310.) | | | |
| 3/366/17 | Ice-cream carrier, known as an iceless jacket, consisting of two metal holders with an air space between and canvas covered insulation outside | As manufactured articles of metal, or hardware, &c., n.e.i. (356) | 20 per cent. | 40 per cent. |
| 3/668/3 | Percolators for use in the manufacture of coffee essence | | | |
| 2/267/8
3/153/16 | Toggle frames for stretching hides and skins ..
Towing-bars for hauling disabled motor-vehicles | | | |
| 14/9/3 | Scientific and philosophical instruments and apparatus, viz. :—
Specimen jars, rectangular glass, having one side ground and polished to a plane surface to avoid distortion when viewing the contents | As scientific apparatus (135) | Free .. | 20 per cent. |
| †3/237 | Tools, artificers’, n.e.i., &c., viz. :—
Aerograph outfit for use by artists in applying liquid colours
(NOTE.—Foot pump and air-receiver should be separately classified under Tariff item 356, gauge under Tariff item 342, tap under Tariff item 353 (1), and hose under Tariff item 199.)
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 657 of Tariff-book.) | As artificers’ tools n.e.i., &c., (354) | Free .. | 20 per cent. |

*Under section 11 of the Customs Amendment Act, 1927.

Minister’s Order No. 12. GEO. CRAIG, Comptroller of Customs.



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🏭 Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
4 November 1929
Customs, Tariff, Classification, Duty Rates, Imported Goods
  • GEO. CRAIG, Comptroller of Customs