Customs Tariff Decisions




APRIL 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1149

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 16th April, 1934.

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. (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.
3/315/25 A. and m.s., viz.:—
Bellows, metal, cylindrical, for electric pressure switches
As a. and m.s. (448) Free
20/253/3 Chemicals, &c., used in manufactures, viz.,—
“Captax,” an accelerator used in the vulcanizing of rubber
As a. and m.s. (448) Free
4/293/6 Lacquers, cellulose and pyroxylin, chemicals for making, viz.—
“N.B.” and “Suposol,” thinners for “Brolite” lacquers
As a. and m.s. (448) Free
20/253/2 “V.G.B. Antioxidant” for treating rubber to prevent its perishing As a. and m.s. (448) Free
7/146/9 Weaving, dyeing, &c., of textiles, materials used in, viz.—
“Silvatol I,” a grease-remover
As a. and m.s. (448) Free
†20/129/5 Cordage and twine, viz.,—
Twine, jute, 2- to 8-ply, for weaving the backing of carpets and floor rugs, on declaration by a manufacturer that it will be used at his factory for that purpose only
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 81 of the Tariff-book.)
As a. and m.s. (448) Free
13/7 Golf-club head forgings of metal, in the rough. As a. and m.s. (448) Free
3/189/2 Stoves, ranges, &c., articles and materials used in the manufacture of, viz.,—
Stampings, iron, in the black, for the manufacture of oven doors, on declaration by a manufacturer that they will be used by him only in the manufacture of stoves and ranges
As a. and m.s. (448) Free
†10/6/30 Drugs, crude, viz., Carageen or Irish-moss, viz.:—
“Gelozone” for making sponges, thickening hot drinks, &c.
(NOTE.—Revises decision under T.I. 61 in M.O. 23.)
As drugs, crude, viz., Irish-moss (109) Free
†14/37/4 Electrical machinery, &c., viz.:—
Lamps, electric, n.e.i., viz.,—
Electric lamps, not being permanent fixtures, including table or floor standards and shades therefor when imported therewith
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 235 of the Tariff-book.)
As electric lamps n.e.i. (340). 10 per cent.
4/55 Essences, culinary or flavouring, n.e.i., viz.:—
Oleo resin vanilla
As essences, flavouring, n.e.i. (113) 20 per cent.
3/812 Machinery, &c., and appliances, viz.:—
Manufacturing, &c., viz.,—
Cast bars of nickel chromium alloy, in the rough, for use in enamelling furnaces
As machinery, &c., peculiar to use in manufacturing, industrial, and similar processes (352) Free
2/256/51 Laundry machinery, viz.—
Shirt neck-band starching-machine, the “Jenner”
2/207/5 Paper-mill, viz.—
“Vickery Patent Doctor” for adjusting the rollers of paper-making machines during the process of manufacture
2/18/110 Printers’ and stationers’, viz.—
Conditioning cabinets, “Humidair,” for the treatment of dry flong
2/18/2 Paper-trimmer, the “Miehle” safety As machinery, &c., peculiar to use in manufacturing, industrial, and similar processes (352) Free

*Under section 11, Customs Amendment Act, 1927.



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16 April 1934
Customs, Tariff, Classification, Duty Rates, Imported Goods
  • Hon. the Minister of Customs