Customs Decisions




FEB. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 221

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 4th February, 1935.

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) The rates of duty payable on goods set out hereunder have not been shown except in the case of goods classed under Tariff items 418, 448, and 449, and in the First Schedule to the Customs Acts Amendment Act, 1934. Where goods are admitted under the provisions of section 11 aforesaid, 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. Classed under Tariff Item No. Rate of Duty.
British Preferential Tariff.
A. and m.s., viz.:— Agricultural implements and machines, materials for, viz.,—
Coulter-points, un bent, for toes of seed-drills 448 Free
Cultivator shoe-plates, being steel plate cut to shape, in the rough, peculiarly suited for the manufacture of cultivators 448 Free
Discs peculiarly suited for the manufacture of turnip-ridgers 448 Free
Iron sheets, perforated (“lipped”) for making screens for threshing-mills 448 Free
Plough-discs, circular plates for the manufacture of 448 Free
Seats, stamped steel, with reinforced centres specially suited for ploughs, reaping-machines, &c. 448 Free
Wooden thumb-screws for oil-holes of plough-wheels 448 Free
Aluminium chequered plates or sheets, in commercial sizes, not being cut to a special size to fit any particular article—e.g., a motor-vehicle 448 Free
Aluminium strips, plain, whether frosted or otherwise 448 Free
Apparel, articles and materials for the manufacture of, viz.,—
Belts, fittings for—
Clasps, metal, lettered “The Boys’ Brigade B.B.,” for the manufacture of Boys’ Brigade belts 448 Free
Clasps, nickelplated (special Girl Guide design) 448 Free
Clasps, nickelplated, lettered “The Boy Scout B.P.,” for the manufacture of Boy Scout belts 448 Free
Rings, split, bronzed or nickelplated, with or without billet-hooks, on declaration by a manufacturer that they will be used by him solely in the manufacture of Boy Scout belts 448 Free
Cuffs, unfinished, for the extremities of under-garments, being pieces of union textile, in the flat, unworked, the invoice price of which does not exceed the equivalent of 1s. 3d. per square yard 448 Free
Fasteners, plaquet, “Zipp,” and similar 448 Free
Fittings (except belt clasps), of metal other than precious metal, plain and unornamental, specially suited for the manufacture of apparel 448 Free
Neckwear, articles used in making up, viz.,—
Escur springs or tie-clips, wire fasteners, stud-fasteners, French fitting fasteners, retainers, steels 1 in. and 3½ in., Rodney cards, and pins specially suited for making neckties and having a pierced plate to admit of being sewn on 448 Free
Innerforms of cardboard, reinforced with wire, for the manufacture of bow-ties 448 Free
Textile piece-goods containing wool, specially suited for tie-making, of qualities approved by the Minister 448 Free
Pyjama girdles and materials approved by the Minister for making pyjama girdles, on declaration by a manufacturer that they will be used by him only in the manufacture of pyjamas 448 Free
Stocking-suspenders, rubber pads for the manufacture of 448 Free
“Watteline,” a loosely woven cotton net in combination with wool, used as a substitute for wadding in padding fur necklets. &c. 448 Free
Artificial limbs, articles and materials for the manufacture of, viz.,—
Brass rollers and lacing-hooks 448 Free
Rubber balls not exceeding 1 inch in diameter 448 Free
Steel ankle-joints, side joints, knee-bolts, and side straps 448 Free
Suspender-hooks 448 Free
Willow or other wood blocks, with or without a hole down the centre, if shaped so as to be peculiar to the manufacture of artificial limbs 448 Free
Asphalt, of qualities approved by the Minister, on declaration by a manufacturer that it will be used by him only in the manufacture of coal briquettes 448 Free


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🏭 Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
4 February 1935
Customs, Tariff, Duty, Agricultural implements, Apparel, Artificial limbs
  • Hon. the Minister of Customs