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Applicant’s Opinion As To What The Customs Ruling Should Be*

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

Signed: ___

Dated: _____

General notes

1. Information is required to be provided as well as supporting documentation to establish that the goods for which a Ruling is sought meet the particular rules of origin criteria as set out in the Customs and Excise Regulations 1996. This requires the establishment of the correct origin category under which the goods fall, as well as the necessary details to clearly prove that the goods meet the particular rule of origin.

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

3. An application for a Ruling must be legible and complete in all material detail. Where appropriate, applications should 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 that the goods meet the rule of origin.

4. Applications that are incomplete or not supported by sufficient information in respect of the goods 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 making of a Ruling by the New Zealand Customs Service does not constitute a decision on whether or not the goods may be a prohibited import. It is the responsibility of the importer to ensure that no import prohibition exists for the particular goods on which a Ruling is given.

7. At any time after a Ruling is made, the applicant may be required to satisfy the Chief Executive that the facts and information on which the Customs Ruling was made remain correct and, where applicable, that any conditions on which the Ruling was made have been complied with.

8. 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.

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

10. 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

11. 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 10.

12. An applicant who is dissatisfied with a Customs Ruling, or a decision to decline to make 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.