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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 52
8 MAY 2013
CUSTOMS (IMPORT ENTRY WCO MESSAGE) RULES 2013
Preamble
PURSUANT to sections 288(1)(d) and 288(12) of the Customs and Excise Act 1996 ("the Act"), the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service hereby makes the following rules prescribing the form and manner in which goods to which section 39(1) of the Act applies must be entered when using the electronic WCO messaging within the Trade Single Window computer system, including particulars to be provided in the entries and the form of declaration:
RULES:
1. APPLICATION AND COMMENCEMENT
(a) These rules may be cited as the Customs (Import Entry WCO Message) Rules 2013.
(b) These rules shall apply for the purposes of prescribing the form, content and manner in which goods that are imported or to be imported into New Zealand must be entered, together with particulars to be provided and the form of the declaration to be made in the entry when using the electronic WCO message content (in Trade Single Window).
(c) These rules shall come into force on the 28th day after the notification of their making in the New Zealand Gazette.
Notes on the Customs (Import Entry) Amendment Rules 2013
(i) Until Trade Single Window under the Joint Border Management System is fully operational a transitional period has been implemented.
(ii) While the transitional period is in effect, importers and their agent/broker can elect to continue to use the existing legacy import entry message system for entering imported goods. If they choose to do so, then the Customs (Import Entry) Amendment Rules 2013 will apply to those entries.
2. INTERPRETATION
(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires -
a) The Act means the Customs and Excise Act 1996.
b) The Regulations means the Customs and Excise Regulations 1996.
c) Customs computerised entry processing system means JBMS as accessed through the Trade Single Window either directly or via a third party service provider.
d) Form means a form in an electronic message format prescribed by the Chief Executive, the form and manner of which are set out in Schedule 1 to these rules.
e) Import Declaration is a message declaration provided by an importer or their agent/broker in relation to the entry of goods to be imported under
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