Tariff and Development Board Notice No. 168—New Zealand - Australia Free Trade Agreement—Elimination of Margins

1. In an exchange of letters associated with the New Zealand - Australia Free Trade Agreement the New Zealand Government expressed the intention of eliminating the margins by which the rates of duty applicable to certain goods imported from Australia exceed those applicable to goods imported under the same Tariff item from other countries.

2. The Minister of Overseas Trade has requested the Tariff and Development Board to make recommendations from time to time on the progressive implementation of this policy and in this regard the Board now intends to consider the goods listed in the following Schedule.

3. If no representations are received to the contrary, the Board proposes to recommend that, in respect of these goods, the rates of duty applicable to imports from Australia be reduced to the level of the present British Preferential Tariff rates. Any person or firm desiring to make representations regarding an item or items should send to the under-named, not later than Friday, 5 June 1970, 12 copies in the form in which it would be intended to submit them as evidence, under oath, at a public inquiry, and the “Notes for Guidance of Witnesses”, prepared by the Board, may be found of assistance. Copies of these notes may be obtained from the under-named.

4. If public inquiries are found to be necessary in respect of any item or items notice to this effect will be given.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of April 1970.

O. A. BLACK, Secretary, Tariff and Development Board.

P.O. Box 5070, Wellington.

SCHEDULE

Present Rates of Duty
No. Description BP Aul MFN Gen
60.01 Knitted or crocheted fabric, not elastic nor rubberised:
Containing sheep’s or lambs’ wool or fine animal hair:
60.01.03 Not felted … … … … … 25% 32½% 45% 57½%
Other:
Wholly or principally of silk or man-made fibres:
Other kinds:
60.01.07 Of silk … … … … … … … Free 10% — 25%
Can 10%
Of regenerated fibres:
60.01.21 Containing elastomeric fibres … … … Free 10% … 25%
Can 10%
60.01.22 Other … … … … … … … Free 10% … 25%
Can 10%
Of synthetic fibres:
60.01.23 Containing elastomeric fibres … … … Free 10% … 25%
Can 10%
60.01.24 Other … … … … … … … Free 10% … 25%
Can 10%
60.03 Stockings, under stockings, socks, anklesocks, sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, not elastic nor rubberised:
60.03.01 Footwear not having applied soles … … … 32½% 45% 65% 80%
Can 45%
Women’s and girls’ full length stockings:
60.03.02 Wholly or principally of silk … … … 27½% 45% … 80%
Can 55%
60.01.03 Wholly or principally of wool … … … 27½% 45% … 80%
Can 45%
60.03.04 Wholly or principally of cotton … … … 27½% 45% … 80%
Can 45%
60.03.05 Wholly or principally of nylon … … … 32½% 45% 65% 80%
Can 45%
60.03.07 Wholly or principally of other man-made fibres … … 32½% 45% 65% 80%
Can 45%
60.03.09 Other … … … … … … … 32½% 45% … 80%
Can 45%
Men’s and boys’ half and three-quarter hose:
60.03.11 Wholly or principally of silk … … … 32½% 45% … 80%
Can 45%
60.03.12 Wholly or principally of wool … … … 32½% 45% … 80%
Can 45%
60.03.13 Wholly or principally of cotton … … … 32½% 45% 65% 80%
Can 45%
60.03.14 Wholly or principally of man-made fibres … … 32½% 45% 65% 80%
Can 45%
60.03.19 Other … … … … … … … 32½% 45% … 80%
Can 45%
Other kinds:
Wholly or principally of cotton, of man-made fibres of mixtures or combinations thereof:
60.03.21 Infants’ up to the age of 2 years … … … 32½% 45% 65% 80%
Can 45%
60.03.22 Women’s and girls’ … … … … … 32½% 45% 65% 80%
Can 45%
60.03.23 Men’s and boys’ … … … … … 32½% 45% 65% 80%
Can 45%
Other:
60.03.24 Infants’ up to the age of 2 years … … … 32½% 45% … 80%
Can 45%
60.03.25 Women’s and girls’ … … … … … 32½% 45% … 80%
Can 45%
60.03.29 Men’s and boys’ … … … … … 32½% 45% … 80%
Can 45%
60.04 Undergarments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic nor rubberised:
Shirts, pyjamas, nightdresses and the like:
60.04.01 Of sizes not exceeding 32 in. chest measurement … … 32½% 45% … 80%
Can 45%
60.04.03 Other sizes … … … … … … 32½% 45% … 80%
Can 45%