TARIFF CONCESSION APPROVALS, WITHDRAWALS AND DECLINES NOTICE (NO. 15) 2004

I, Vincent Anthony Manks, Executive Officer, Ministry of Economic Development, acting pursuant to section 8 of the Tariff Act 1988 under delegated authority hereby:
(a) In accordance with Part II of the Tariff approve in respect of the entry of goods listed in the First Schedule to this notice the rates of duty or exemptions from duty specified in that Schedule with effect from the first day of the month so specified; and
(b) In accordance with Part II of the Tariff approve in respect of the entry of goods listed in the Second Schedule to this notice the exemptions from duty specified in that Schedule with effect from the first day of the month so specified subject however to such purposes and conditions which I prescribe
(c) Withdraw with effect fourteen days from the date of this Gazette, or otherwise at the date so specified, the approvals granted in respect of the entry of goods listed in the Third Schedule to this notice
(d) Decline to approve in respect of the goods listed in the Fourth Schedule to this notice concessions for which application was made.


FIRST SCHEDULE
Concessions Approved
Part
Tariff Rates of Duty II Ref. Effective
Item Description of Goods Normal Pref. Ref. No. From To

A 3402.90.00 Stepantex softening agents Free Free 99 300014B 3/04 ..
V 3506.91.00 Krones colfix, sanicare HM, purmelt and euromelt synthetic polymer based Free Free 99 300015L 3/04 ..
hot melt adhesives
X 4202.99.00 Handmade æpaper straw' bags of twisted paper yarn Free Free 99 995893C 1/98 ..
A 6307.90.28 Bio-filtration mats of a type used in water treatment application Free Free 99 999919B 12/03 ..
A 7324.10.00 Kitchen workstations, free-standing, stainless steel, circular Free Free 99 999949D 1/04 ..
A 8481.80.19 Ball valves, polyethylene, of a kind used for natural gas Free Free 99 300006A 2/04 ..
A 8537.10.00) Digital dimming systems and parts thereof Free Free 99 300009F 2/04 ..
8538.10.00)
V 87.08 Parts and accessories of motor vehicles falling within Tariff heading Free Free 99 300012F 2/04 ..
No. 87.01, 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.05
EXCLUDING:
Adaptor plates to fit Isuzu and Cummins engines
Air dams
Arm rests
Automatic transmission oil coolers other than aluminium wafer type coolers
and amphibious vehicle automatic transmission oil coolers
Axle assemblies for trailer and tag operation viz: axle beams, axle spindles,
brake shoes, camshafts, brake spiders, back plate assemblies, brake shoe pins,
brake shoe springs, brake shoe rollers, bushes, bearing housings, camshaft
brackets, dust covers, wheel studs, wheel nuts, axle nuts, axle washers, hubs
(stud and spoked), brake drums
Bonnetguards
Bull bars
Canopies
Couplings, trailer and truck (other than semi-trailer fifth wheel couplings of
Tariff heading 87.16)
Cut segments of motor vehicles apart from nose cuts and bum (rear) cuts.
(The nose cut of a motor vehicle is the front panel assembly forward of
and including the radiator support rail but not including the radiator.
Radiators included in the nose cut remain subject to duty. Bum cuts of motor
vehicles comprise only the rear bumper, rear panel and rear lights)
Disc brake pad assemblies and disc pad kits
Door control systems, air, air-bleed or vacuum operated, viz: single/double
folding (jacknife), single/double gliders
Engines
Exhaust pipes
Exhaust systems (comprising piping and mufflers)
External luggage racks
Glare stops
Headlight covers
Interior trim components of hardboard, cardboard or similar materials, leather or
plastic sheetings, cut to shape
Melt sheet, cut to shape
Moulded wellside deckliners other than those for Chevrolet and Ford F series vehicles
Mufflers, silencers, resonators
Radiator cores and assemblies
Seat belts
Spoilers of plastic
Towballs
Upholsterers materials (such as flock, wadding, batting, fluting, linters,
padding, foam) cut, moulded or fabricated to shape
Upholsterers textiles, fabrics, leather, or plastic sheetings, cut, moulded or
fabricated to shape
Weathershields
Wheel balance weights
Wheel spinners for use on steering wheels
Wheels of magnesium, aluminium alloys, (less than 17" (43.18cm) in
diameter), whether one piece construction or composite with tyres thereon
Wheels of steel with tyres thereon (excluding; space saver wheels, with
tyres attached, of the following sizes, viz:
T105/80D13, T105/70D14, T115/70D14, T125/70D15, T135/90D15,
T125/70D16), and, excluding; steel truck and bus wheels with tyres attached,
with an internal rim diameter of 440mm or greater
(Note: while wheels of magnesium or aluminium alloys may be admitted
under this concession, any tyres fitted thereto must be entered under their
substantive Tariff item, and are subject to the rate of duty applicable to that item)

Tariff Concession Approvals, Withdrawals and Declines Notice No. 2004/15 - continued

Part
Tariff Rates of Duty II Ref. Effective
Item Description of Goods Normal Pref. Ref. No. From To

X Chapter 89 Catalogued spare parts of water skimming jet bikes classified within Tariff Free Free 99 985551D 4/91 ..
item 8903.92.00 may be admitted under Part I approval, Part II duty concession
granted in respect regardless of tariff classification with the following exceptions;
(1) Parts of general use
(2) Hoses with fittings attached


SECOND SCHEDULE
Concession Approvals Subject to Prescribed Purposes and Conditions
Part
Tariff Rates of Duty II Ref. Effective
Item Description of Goods Normal Pref. Ref. No. From To

S 1108.12.00 Unmodified waxy maize starch Free Free 99 300007K 2/04 8/04
IM 3923.29.15 Welded seam, laminated, plastic stand up pouch with screw cap Free Free 99 300017G 3/04 9/04
IM 3923.29.15 2,000,000 only printed retort pouches of plastic Free Free 99 300018E 10/03 10/04
X 5107.10.00 100% fine merino wool yarn 26/2 Nm, 20.8 micron - 4000kgs Free Free 99 999851K 9/03 9/04
IM 5111.11.08 100% wool - 200m2 Free Free 99 300044D 3/04 10/04
5111.20.08 80% wool, 20% polyester - 200m2
5111.30.08 40% wool, 30% polyester, 30% acrylic - 2000m2
5112.11.08 100% wool - 600m2
5515.13.29 55% polyester, 45% wool - 700m2
5515.13.29 65% polyester, 35% wool - 400m2
5515.13.29 65% polyester, 35% wool - 600m2
IM 5111.30.08 60% wool, 30% polyester, 10% cashmere - 5000m2 Free Free 99 300045B 3/04 10/04
IM 5112.11.08 84% wool, 16% mohair - 400m2 Free Free 99 300051G 3/04 10/04
5112.11.08 98% wool, 2% elastane - 600m2
5112.11.08 95% wool, 5% polyamide - 250m2
5112.19.00 100% wool - 250m2
5112.19.00 100% wool - 250m2
5112.19.00 100% wool - 250m2
5112.19.00 100% wool - 350m2
5112.19.00 100% wool - 380m2
5112.19.00 100% wool - 750m2
5112.19.00 100% wool - 750m2
IM 5112.19.00 100% wool - 520m2 Free Free 99 300032L 2/04 6/04
5112.90.08 70% cashmere, 30% silk - 120m2
IM 5112.20.08 60% wool, 40% polyester - 450m2 Free Free 99 300052E 3/04 10/04
5112.20.08 60% wool, 40% polyester - 450m2
IM 60.04) Knitted fabrics, viz: Free Free 99 300004E 2/04 1/05
60.05) 4195 nova 94% viscose, 6% spandex - 25,000 metres
60.06) 4094 disco tech 100% acetate - 25,000 metres
4213 botox 100% cotton - 25,000 metres
4214 sleepover 100% tencel - 25,000 metres
IM 6006.44.19 Knitted fabric - viscose and lycra, with tie dye flock printing and photo printing, Free Free 99 300003G 12/03 11/04
2500 metres
SS 8903.92.00 International water skiing federation approved tournament boats, Free Free 99 300008H 12/03 4/04
serial nos: US MBCN2DUOI304, US MBCMXDV7I304,
US MBCN2DX5J304, US MBCMXEB8J304, US MBCMXEW2J304,
US MBCN2EK9J304, US MBCN2GU8A404, US MBCMXGU4A404


THIRD SCHEDULE
Concession Approvals Withdrawn
Part
Tariff Rates of Duty II Ref. Effective
Item Description of Goods Normal Pref. Ref. No. From To

3506.91.00 Krones - adhesives .. .. .. 994693E .. ..
4202.92.09 Handmade - yarn .. .. .. 995893C .. ..
87.08 Parts - item) .. .. .. 999684C .. ..
Chapter 89 Catalogued - attached .. .. .. 985551D .. ..


FOURTH SCHEDULE
Applications for Concessions Declined
Tariff Ref.
Item Description of Goods No.

3503.00.09 Edible gelatin 300005C
4202.92.09 Spun bonded non woven polypropylene bags with loop handles 300013D
9608.39.09 Pens, water based, dual brush (i.e., a tip at one end and brush at the other) 300016J



Tariff Concession Approvals, Withdrawals and Declines Notice No. 2004/15 - continued


Category of Approval: A - General Approval
CE - Capital Equipment
GT - Goods in Transit
IM - Inputs to Manufacturing - Inability to Supply
MS - Manufacturers' Samples
RUC - Revocation of Unused Concession
S - Shortfall
SS - Special Situation
V - Variation of Existing Concession
X - Administrative Amendment


The concessions approved subject to prescribed purposes and conditions as listed in the Second Schedule to this notice and declined applications for concessions as listed in the Fourth Schedule to this notice will not be published in the Consolidated List of Approvals.

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of April 2004. V.A. MANKS, Ministry of Economic Development.