New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 66

Page 2779

✨ Customs Tariff Decisions



SEPT. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2779

Minister's Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 7th September, 1931.

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.
8/69/4 A. and m.s., viz.:— Boots, shoes, &c., articles and materials for the manufacture or repair of, viz.,— “Hercules” toe-cap fabric, a cotton fabric stiffened with a coating of celluloid on both sides, for the manufacture of toe-caps As a. and m.s. (448). Free
9/23/10 Lace ends or ornaments of metal except those composed of gold, silver, or other precious metal As a. and m.s. (448). Free
8/36/11 Textiles, viz.— Felt piece-goods faced with cotton textile and embroidered with an all-over design, on declaration by a slipper-manufacturer that it will be used by him solely in the manufacture of slippers As a. and m.s. (448). Free
3/300/3 Box-lid supports of metal for use in the manufacture of cardboard boxes As a. and m.s. (448). Free
20/17/5 Brushes, brooms, mops, &c., articles and materials for the manufacture of, viz.,— Handles of imitation bone, or of wood fitted with screwed metal ferrules or caps, for the manufacture of shaving-brushes As a. and m.s. (448). Free
20/246 Cardboard, viz.,— Russtex and Russoid, being cardboard treated and lacquered to resemble leather, when imported in rolls of 10 in. in width or over As a. and m.s. (448). Free
9/5/64 Chemicals, &c., used in manufactures, viz.,— Tanners’, &c., materials, viz.— “Erional,” a synthetic tannin .. Weaving, dyeing, &c., of textiles, materials used in, viz.— As a. and m.s. (448). Free
7/50/25 Igepon A .. .. .. As a. and m.s. (448). Free
†3/268/4 Iron and steel, articles of, viz.,— Sheets, tinned iron, painted or lacquered in plain colours (NOTE.—Revises decision in M.O. 24.) As a. and m.s. (448). Free
6/172/3 Paper, viz.:— Carbon paper in rolls not exceeding 2 in. in width on declaration by a manufacturer that it will be used by him only in conjunction with a machine for stamping boots and shoes As a. and m.s. (448). Free
6/229 Wrapping-paper, of qualities approved by the Minister, on declaration by a manufacturer that it will be used by him only in the manufacture of corrugated strawboard As a. and m.s. (448). Free
3/15/2 Tinsmiths’ materials, viz.,— Stoppers for manufacture of canisters, &c., viz.— Plugs, tin, for making varnish tins As a. and m.s. (488) Free
5/2/6 Upholsterers’ materials, viz.,— “Windlace,” cotton piping with a rubber core, used for the upholstery of motor vehicles. As a. and m.s. (448) Free
4/44/24 Bacteriological products, sera, and vaccines, viz.:— Streptococcus mammitis vaccine .. .. As bacteriological products, &c. (97) Free
†13/76/2 Electrical machinery, &c., viz.:— Combs, electric .. .. .. (NOTE.—Batteries and lamps therefor are, if packed separately, to be classed under their appropriate Tariff items.) (NOTE.—Revises decision in M.O. 23.) As electrical appliances n.e.i. (338 (10)) 20 per cent.
3/28/34 Wireless apparatus, viz.,— Radio knobs, of wood or other insulating material, fitted with brass centres As parts of condensers or resistances (338 (2)) Free
†8/26/2 Hatmakers’ materials, &c., viz.:— Hatters’ linings, when cut into pieces not exceeding 45 in. in length by the full width of the piece, on declaration by a manufacturer that they will be used by him solely for lining hats, or in the manufacture of sewn hat linings (NOTE.—Revises decision on page 299 of the Tariff-book.) As hatters’ linings, when cut up, &c. (166) Free


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