Customs Decisions




Dec. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2631

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 30th November, 1937.

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 416, 448, and 449, and of goods admitted (under the provisions of section 11 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act, 1927) at a rate of duty lower than that provided for 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. Classified under Tariff Item No. Rate of Duty.
British Preferential Tariff.
31-4/287/80 Animal glands or tissues, preparations made from, viz. :— “Examen” liver extract (Glaxo Laboratories, London) 120 (1) ..
31-4/287/72 “Hombreol” (Organon Laboratories, London) 120 (1) ..
31-4/465 Antiseptics, viz. :— Sulphonamide-P (p-amino-benzene-sulphonamide) 100 ..
31-5/122 A. and m.s., viz. :— Apparel, articles and materials for the manufacture of, viz.,— Belts, fittings for, viz.— Buckles of papier mache, or of erinoid, casein, celluloid, and similar plastic materials, of such descriptions as may be approved by the Minister, on declaration by a manufacturer of leather or imitation leather belts that they will be used by him only in the manufacture of such belts 448 Free
31-4/293/18 Chemicals, &c., used in manufactures, viz.,— Lacquers, cellulose and pyroxylin, chemicals for making &c., viz.— “Celluloid like mass,” being collodion cotton in combination with a plasticiser, for use in the manufacture of cellulose lacquers (I. G. Farbenindustrie A.G., Germany) 448 Free
31-20/109/10 “Cohesan” solvent (I. G. Farbenindustrie A.G., Germany) 448 Free
31-7/37/12 Metal-workers’ compounds, viz.— “Steel Draw V-2,” a preparation for use on steel sheets when when they are being stamped in a press (E. F. Houghton and Co.) 448 Free
31-4/205/4 Weaving, dyeing, and cleaning of textiles, materials used in connection with, viz.— “Trilon A,” a preparation for the treatment of water 448 Free
31-3/502 Upholsterers’ materials, viz.,— Metal tips and ends used to cover the ends of upholsterers’ gimps and similar materials 448 Free
31-3/108/39 Vehicles, materials for manufacture of, viz.,— “Batwings,” undrilled, being metal channel cut to length and covered on the outside with rubber and on the inside with a textile pile fabric 448 Free
31-3/108/39 “Weatherstrip” being steel beading in long lengths coated with rubber and faced with textile pile fabric 448 Free
31-22/253/27 Articles, n.e.i., viz. :— Scrap brass 449 Free
31-4/44/9 Bacteriological products, &c., viz. :— Antipneumococcus serum (Felton) (Parke, Davis, and Co., Sydney) 97 ..
31-7/5/17 Insecticides and fungicides for agricultural uses, viz. :— Mineral oil not exceeding in specific gravity 0·880 at 60° F. when denatured in New Zealand with such ingredients and under such conditions as the Minister may prescribe 119 ..
31-3/189/26 Machinery, &c., and appliances, viz. :— Manufacturing, industrial, &c., viz.,— Bakers’, viz.— Ovens, viz.— “Vulcan” insulated gas bake ovens with automatic heat control, including storage cabinets forming part thereof (Standard Gas Equipment Corp., New York) 352 ..
31-2/44/5 Bookbinders’ machines, viz.— Wire stitching machines, “McGill’s,” types 3, 6, and 12, for stitching or stapling pamphlets, books, &c., and capable of stitching materials of ½ in. thickness and upwards 352 Free
31-3/615/29 Burners, liquid fuel, viz.— “Calor” oil-heating plant, for bakers’ ovens (Adolf Baum, Mannheim, Germany) (NOTE.—The hand pump is to be separately classified under T.I. 353 (6); the electric motor under T.I. 338 (1) (a); the blower under T.I. 351 (4); and the tubing in the piece under T.I. 199.) 352 ..
31-2/217/10 Dipping machine, for dipping small articles in paint or varnish (Lorenz Forster, Nurnberg, Germany) 352 ..

*Under section 11, Customs Amendment Act, 1927.



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