From 1 July 2017, all applications and approvals for tariff concessions can be found on the New Zealand Customs Service website.

Amendments and withdrawals are published in the Gazette. These notices can be found under the Tariff Act.

Notice Type
Customs
Notice Title

Tariff Concession Approvals, Withdrawals and Declines Notice (No. 4) 2017

I, Marion Smith, Chief Customs Officer, Revenue and Assurance, New Zealand Customs Service, acting pursuant to section 8 of the Tariff Act 1988 under delegated authority, hereby:

  1. 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;
  2. 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;
  3. withdraw with effect 14 days from the date of this New Zealand 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.

 


FIRST SCHEDULE

Tariff Concessions Approved

      Rates of Duty     Effective

 

Tariff Item

Tariff Concession

Normal

Pref

Part 2 Ref

Ref No.

From

To

A

6005.37.19

Warp knitted 16 gauge HDPE shade cloth

Free

Free

99

310621H

04/16

..

A

8901.90.29

Catamaran yacht, Nacra 15 or 20, including: mast, fittings and hardware

Free

Free

99

310635H

05/16

..

M

8479.90.09

Ships and boat machinery: steering systems and parts thereof

Free

Free

99

310657J

08/16

..


SECOND SCHEDULE
Tariff Concessions Approvals Subject to Prescribed Purposes and Conditions

      Rates of Duty     Effective

 

Tariff Item

Tariff Concession

Normal

Pref

Part 2 Ref

Ref No.

From

To

CE

8419.89.09

Fermentation tank, of a kind for the production of vinegar (with an acidity of up to 14–15%) imported by ACV Health Products Limited

Free

Free

99

310669B

09/16

08/17


THIRD SCHEDULE
Tariff Concession Approvals Withdrawn

      Rates of Duty     Effective

 

Tariff Item

Tariff Concession

Normal

Pref

Part 2 Ref

Ref No.

From

To

 M

8479.90.09

Ships…wheels

..

..

..

208253F

..

..

Category of Approval:

A
CE
GT
IM
MS
RUC
S
SMI
SS
M
X











General Approval
Capital Equipment
Goods in Transit
Inputs to Manufacturing – Inability to Supply
Manufacturers’ Samples
Revocation of Unused Concession
Shortfall of Other Than Manufacturing Inputs
Shortfall of Manufacturing Inputs
Special Situation
Modification of Existing Concession
Administrative Amendment

 

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concessions approved subject to prescribed purposes and conditions as listed in the Second Schedule to this notice will not be published in the Consolidated List of Approvals.

Any request for a review of a decision must be lodged with the Ministry within one calendar month of the notification of the decision in the Customs Edition of the New Zealand Gazette.

Dated at Auckland this 16th day of February 2017.

MARION SMITH, New Zealand Customs Service.