New Zealand Gazette – 1997 – No. 55

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✨ Customs Ruling Application Guidelines



1294 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 55

Provide Full And Complete Information Relevant To A Ruling On The Matter Specified.

(additional comments may be provided on a separate sheet, signed and attached to this application)

Signed: ........................................................... Dated: ...........................................................

General notes

  1. It is important that all the information that is relevant for a proper consideration of the application is provided. Depending on the nature of the application information that may be required could be one or more of the following: manufacturing processes, diagrams, flow charts, technical data, information from the manufacturer if this is different from the applicant, information from the supplier of materials to the manufacturer.

  2. A separate application is required for each particular matter on which a Ruling is sought.

  3. An application for a Ruling must be legible and complete in all material detail and be supported by sufficient information. Supporting information and documentation may be provided directly by the manufacturer (if this is a different person from the applicant), or by other parties as required in order to establish the facts relating to the application.

  4. Applications that are incomplete or not supported by sufficient information on the matter for which a Ruling is sought, or not accompanied by the prescribed fee, will not be progressed until the information/fee is provided.

  5. The Chief Executive may, at any time, request information from the applicant if it is considered that such information is relevant to the proper consideration of the application.

  6. The applicant should take particular note of the matters stated in section 125 of the Act which could cause a Ruling to cease to have effect.

  7. Fee for a Customs Ruling: The fee for each type of Customs Ruling is NZ $40.00 (GST incl.) in relation to each particular matter, and must accompany the application on lodgement.

  8. Where to lodge the application: Applications are to be lodged with the New Zealand Customs Service at the following address:

    National Tariff Advisory Unit
    New Zealand Customs Service
    Box 2218
    Wellington
    New Zealand
    Phone: 0-4-473 6099
    Fax: 0-4-473 7370

  9. Further enquiries: Further enquiries on any matter relating to an application can be made to the National Tariff Advisory Unit using the contact address in Note 8.

  10. An applicant who is dissatisfied with a Customs Ruling, or a decision to decline a Ruling, or a decision to amend a Ruling, may, within 20 working days after the date on which notice of the Ruling or decision is given, file a Notice of Appeal in the prescribed form with: The Registrar, Customs Appeal Authority, Tribunals Division, Department for Courts, Box 5027, WELLINGTON.



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