Import Control Exemptions




5 APRIL
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
997

FIRST SCHEDULE—EXEMPTIONS CREATED—continued

Tariff Item

Ex Tariff
Chapters
50 to 58
and 70
c td.

Classes of Goods

(ii) Union cloths being wool and cotton mixtures or cotton and wool mixtures, not
exceeding 203 grams per square metre

(iii) Printed light-weight woollen fabrics not exceeding 203 grams per square metre

(iv) Lining materials as may be approved by the Minister of Customs as admissible under
Part II of the Customs Tariff; bunting

(v) Union textiles composed of wool and man-made fibres or wool and cotton, the current
domestic value of which does not exceed $2.00 per square metre, to be cut up and made
into shirts, pyjamas, night-gowns or underclothing, as may be approved by the Minister
of Customs as admissible under Part II of the Customs Tariff

(vi) Woollen tie cloth and tie linings

(h) Carpets, carpeting, rugs, mats and matting, other than bath mat fabric in the piece of terry
towelling and the like

(i) Tapestries, hand-made, of the type Gobelins, Flanders, etc., and needle-worked tapestries, etc.

(j) Narrow woven fabrics, and narrow fabrics (bolduc), etc., other than huckaback towelling not
less than 23 cm in width of cotton or linen for continuous towelling cabinets

(k) Woven labels, badges, and the like, not embroidered, in the piece, in strips, etc.

(l) Chenille yarn, etc., (other than piping on declaration for use in the manufacture of other goods);
braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece; tassels, pompons and the like

(m) Knitted embroidered fabrics in the piece exceeding 30 cm in width

(n) Bonded glass fibre fabrics in the piece

(o) Woven fabrics of discontinuous synthetic fibres, not containing sheep’s or lambs’ wool, or fine
animal hair, weighing less than 203 grams per square metre assembled by sewing, gumming or
otherwise, of Tariff Items Ex 56.07.038 and Ex 56.07.039

(p) Woven fabrics of polyethylene or polypropylene of Tariff Item Ex 51.04.041

(q) Woven polyester fabrics weighing more than 153 g/m² and woven continuous filament
polyester net of Tariff item Ex 51.04.041 other than specialty fabrics when declared by a
manufacturer for use by him in making neckties

NOTE—In addition the following will be regarded as coming within the above exemption:

(i) (a) Textile fabrics

(b) Textile fabrics in combination with one another

(c) Textile fabrics in combination with any other material (but excluding bonded fibre
fabrics whether or not in combination with textile fabrics, and elastic fabrics etc., of
item code 50.250) regardless of Tariff classification when declared:

(1) By a footwear manufacturer for use by him only in making footwear or

(2) By an importer that they will be sold only to a footwear manufacturer for making
footwear

(ii) Embroidered fabrics in the piece of kinds known as double, combined or joined embroideries,
and which, because the base cloth is made by joining separate pieces of fabric by sewing
or embroidery, are classed under Tariff Item 62.05.039

(iii) Hand or mechanically made lace including lace made on a Raschel or similar type loom,
in the piece, in strips, or in motifs, and whether or not fixed to a backing, classified else-
where in the Tariff (see also item 58.09.000)

(iv) Combination trim classified under items of Tariff Chapters 50 to 58 and 70 and combination
trim classified elsewhere in the Tariff

(v) Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or horsehair

(vi) Woven fabrics in the piece, regardless of Tariff classification, permanently hemmed on any
edge, and requiring further fabrication (for example, hemming) which, if imported un-
hemmed, would qualify as exempt from import licence in the terms of the exemptions
relating to fabrics of Tariff Chapters 50 to 59 and 70

(vii) Tulle and other net fabrics (excluding woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics), plain or figured

(viii) Hand or mechanically made lace in the piece, in strips or in motifs

(ix) Embroidery (fabric containing embroidery in an “all over” pattern over the full width of the
base or ground fabric, or where the embroidery is of a significant or permanent nature)
in the piece, in strips or in motifs, other than knitted embroidered fabrics in the
piece exceeding 30 cm in width

(x) Ornaments on declaration that they will be used only in the manufacture of footwear

(xi) Tyrecord fabric.

Ex Tariff
Section XI

Felts and belts, all kinds, for papermaking and similar machines, approved by the Minister of Customs
as admissible under Part II of the Customs Tariff (excluding those of Tariff Heading No. 59.17)

(1) Woven fabrics containing man-made discontinuous fibres (but not containing sheep’s or lambs’
wool or fine animal hair) and weighing more than 186 grams per square metre; and woven fabrics
containing both man-made discontinuous fibres and sheep’s or lambs’ wool or fine animal hair
but containing less than 30 percent by weight of sheep’s or lambs’ wool or fine animal hair namely:-

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🏭 Import Control Exemption Notice (No. 1) 1978 (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
5 April 1978
Import Control, Exemption, Customs Tariff, Textile Yarn, Textile Fabrics, Union cloths, Printed light-weight woollen fabrics, Lining materials, Union textiles, Carpets, Tapestries, Narrow woven fabrics, Woven labels, Chenille yarn, Knitted embroidered fabrics, Bonded glass fibre fabrics, Woven fabrics of discontinuous synthetic fibres, Woven fabrics of polyethylene or polypropylene, Woven polyester fabrics, Felts and belts