3 JUNE

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

1067

Tariff and Development Board Notice No. 226—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, 20 August 1971, twelve copies in the form in which it would be intended to submit them as evidence under oath at a public inquiry and in this connection the “Notes for Guidance of Witnesses” prepared by the Board may be found of assistance. Copies of these notes may be obtained from the Board’s office.

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 1st day of June 1971.

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

P.O. Box 5070, Wellington.

SCHEDULE

Number Description Present Rates of Duty
BP AUL MFN Gen
64.01 Footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or artificial plastic material: .. .. .. .. ..
64.01.08 Other footwear:
Exceeding children’s size 8½ but not exceeding size 1½ .. .. .. 27½% 32½% 50% 70%
Can 32½%
64.01.09 or per pair .. .. .. 20c 25c 35c 50c
Can 25c
64.01.11 Other sizes .. .. .. .. 27½% 37½% 52½% 70%
Can 32½%
64.01.19 or per pair .. .. .. 30c 40c 60c 72c
Can 36c
64.02 Footwear with outer soles of leather or composition leather; footwear (other than footwear falling within heading No. 64.01) with outer soles of rubber or artificial plastic material:
Exceeding children’s size 8½ but not exceeding size 1½:
64.02.05 Having leather or composition leather uppers .. .. .. 27½% 32½% 50% 70%
Can 32½%
64.02.06 or per pair .. .. .. 20c 25c 35c 50c
Can 25c
64.02.07 Having canvas uppers and rubber soles .. .. .. 27½% 32½% 50% 70%
Can 32½%
64.02.08 or per pair .. .. .. 20c 25c 35c 50c
Can 25c
64.02.09 Other .. .. .. .. 27½% 32½% 50% 70%
Can 32½%
64.02.11 or per pair .. .. .. 20c 25c 35c 50c
Can 25c
Other sizes:
64.02.12 Having canvas uppers and rubber soles .. .. .. 27½% 37½% 52½% 70%
Can 32½%
64.02.13 or per pair .. .. .. 30c 40c 60c 72c
Can 36c
Other kinds:
Men’s and boys’:
64.02.14 Having leather or composition leather uppers .. .. .. 27½% 37½% 52½% 70%
Can 32½%
64.02.15 or per pair .. .. .. 30c 40c 60c 72c
Can 36c
64.02.16 Other .. .. .. .. 27½% 37½% 52½% 70%
Can 32½%
64.02.17 or per pair .. .. .. 30c 40c 60c 72c
Can 36c
Women’s and girl’s:
64.02.18 Having leather or composition leather uppers .. .. .. 27½% 37½% 52½% 70%
Can 32½%
64.02.19 or per pair .. .. .. 30c 40c 60c 72c
Can 36c
64.02.21 Other .. .. .. .. 27½% 37½% 52½% 70%
Can 32½%
64.02.29 or per pair .. .. .. 30c 40c 60c 72c
Can 36c
64.03 Footwear with outer soles of wood or cork:
64.03.03 Exceeding children’s size 8½ but not exceeding size 1½ .. .. .. 27½% 32½% 50% 70%
Can 32½%
64.03.04 or per pair .. .. .. 20c 25c 35c 50c
Can 25c
64.03.05 Other sizes .. .. .. .. 27½% 37½% 52½% 70%
Can 32½%
64.03.09 or per pair .. .. .. 30c 40c 60c 72c
Can 36c
64.04 Footwear with outer soles of other materials:
64.04.03 Exceeding children’s size 8½ but not exceeding size 1½ .. .. .. 27½% 32½% 50% 70%
Can 32½%
64.04.04 or per pair .. .. .. 20c 25c 35c 50c
Can 25c
64.04.05 Other sizes .. .. .. .. 27½% 37½% 52½% 70%
Can 32½%
64.04.09 or per pair .. .. .. 30c 40c 60c 70c
Can 36c
64.05.00 Parts of footwear (including uppers, in-soles and screw-on heels) of any material except metal .. .. .. .. 27½% 37½% 55% 65%
Can 32½%

*Where alternative rates are shown the rate chargeable is that which returns the higher duty.

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