New Zealand Gazette – 1955 – No. 18

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✨ Customs tariff decisions and amendments



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 18

PART III—DECISIONS WHICH ARE CANCELLED

Tariff Item No. Cancelled Decision
97 Bacteria cultures for making compost. (See revised decision.)
394 (10) Sanitone D. (See decision Tariff Order 115 under Tariff Item 448 (3)—Drycleaners.)

PART IV—AMENDMENTS TO THE CUSTOMS TARIFF OF NEW ZEALAND

The following amendments have been made to the Customs Tariff:

Tariff Item No. Amended Tariff Item — Description B.P. Australia Rates of Duty
Canada M.F.N. General
438 (1) Passengers’ baggage and effects which are not intended for any other person or persons or for gift, sale, exchange, or trade, viz.:
(a) Wearing apparel and other personal effects which are the property of the person bringing them to New Zealand and which have been worn or are in use by him Free .. .. .. Free ..
(b) Household or other effects, subject to such conditions as the Minister may prescribe, which are imported by a person who satisfies the Collector that he intends to reside permanently in New Zealand and which have been owned and used by that person for a period of not less than one year immediately preceding the person’s departure for New Zealand:
Provided that a right-hand drive motor vehicle not in excess of one such motor vehicle for any one family may, subject to all the other conditions and requirements of this Tariff item, be admitted under this Tariff item notwithstanding that it has been in use for less than one year immediately preceding the departure of the person bringing it to New Zealand if it is established to the satisfaction of the Collector that—
(i) The vehicle was the personal property of the person prior to his departure for New Zealand; and
(ii) The person owned and had in use for not less than one year immediately preceding his acquisition of the vehicle a left-hand drive vehicle which was of the same class as the vehicle imported by him and which was disposed of by him before his departure for New Zealand
Provided also that, if the household or other effects are not imported within five years from the date of the arrival in New Zealand of the person by whom they have been owned and used, they shall be admitted under this item only with the consent of the Minister.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in paragraph (1) of this item, where a person imports as part of his baggage and effects dutiable goods (other than cigars, cigarettes, tobacco, wines, and spirits) the total value of which does not exceed £50 and which are not imported on behalf of any other person or persons or for sale, exchange, or trade, those goods shall be subject to duty as follows, viz.:
(a) Not exceeding £10 in value .. .. .. Free .. .. .. Free ..
(b) Exceeding £10 but not exceeding £50 in value .. 25% .. .. .. 25% ..
(NOTES.—(1) Where the value of the dutiable goods imported exceeds £50 paragraph (2) of this item does not apply and duty shall be payable on all goods in accordance with the Tariff.
(2) In no case shall duty be charged under this item in excess of that otherwise chargeable under the Tariff.)

Customs Department, Wellington C.1, 10 March 1955.
(Tariff Order 135)

J. P. D. JOHNSEN, Comptroller of Customs.



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🏭 Cancellation of customs tariff decisions

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
10 March 1955
Cancelled decisions, Tariff Item 97, Bacteria cultures, Tariff Item 394 (10), Sanitone D, Customs Tariff
  • J. P. D. Johns, Comptroller of Customs

🏭 Amendments to customs tariff covering baggage, household effects and vehicle conditions

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
10 March 1955
Passenger baggage, Household effects, Left‑hand drive vehicle, Duty free, Duty rates, Customs Tariff, Tariff Order 135
  • J. P. D. Johns, Comptroller of Customs