Customs Tariff Decisions




JULY 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1661

Minister's Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 7th July, 1932.

T T 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. (e) Surtax as provided for in section 5 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act, 1930, or primage duty as provided for in section 4 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act, 1931, as the case may be, is payable in addition to the duties set out hereunder.

Record. Goods. Classification under Tariff, and Item No. Rate of Duty.
British Preferential Tariff.
4/401 A. and m.s., viz.:— Chemicals, &c., used in manufacture, viz.,— Amyl xanthate, a re-agent used in the recovery of gold from quartz As a. and m.s. (448) Free
Lacquers, cellulose, or pyroxylin, chemicals for making, viz.— Lacquer thinner No. 251, Hardie Trading Co.'s As a. and m.s. (448) Free
4/293/8 Solvent G.C., a solvent for ink dyes, I.G. Farbenindustrie A.G., manufacturers As a. and m.s. (448) Free
4/38/36 Sodium xanthate, a re-agent used in the recovery of gold from quartz As a. and m.s. (448) Free
4/401 Tanners', &c., materials, viz.:— Liquid "White Star" extract 38/40 per cent. shake, a preparation for bleaching leather during the process of manufacture As a. and m.s. (448) Free
9/64/6 Flowers, artificial, material for the manufacture of, viz.,— Tubing of cotton textile specially suited for the manufacture of artificial flowers As a. and m.s. (448) Free
5/93 Uniforms and regalia, trimmings, &c., for, viz.,— Lanyards of cord or leather specially suited for the completion of uniforms (NOTE.—Revises decision on page 109 of the Tariff-book.) As a. and m.s. (448) Free
†13/14/49 Vehicles, materials for manufacture of, viz.,— Radiator tubes, wire wound, for the manufacture or repair of radiators of steam-driven road vehicles As a. and m.s. (448) Free
11/39/7 Educational apparatus, appliances, articles, and materials, viz.:— Languagephone records solely for teaching languages As educational apparatus (416) Free
The following are admitted as educational apparatus, &c., on declaration that they have been specially imported and will be used solely for educational purposes in a school, college, or university, and that they will not be removed therefrom without payment of the duty,— Books, printed Lamp-chimneys of glass As educational apparatus (416) As educational apparatus (416) Free Free
6/94 20/47/11 Hats, caps, hat hoods n.e.i., and millinery, viz.:— Hoods, woven or plaited, unblocked, not sewn, cut, or otherwise worked, also such hoods partially blocked, not sewn, cut, or otherwise worked, as may be approved by the Minister, made from sisal, straw, hemp, rush, pandanus leaf, or other similar vegetable material (including paper imitations of same), even if including a proportion of wool, on declaration that they will be blocked and used in the manufacture of hats in New Zealand (NOTE.—Hoods in which the edge is stitched merely to prevent fraying are not to be regarded as sewn hoods.) (Note).—Revises decision in M.O. 34.) As hat hoods n.e.i. (164) 25 per cent.
  • Under section 11, Customs Amendment Act, 1927.


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7 July 1932
Customs, Tariff, Classification, Duty Rates, Articles and Materials
  • Hon. the Minister of Customs