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

The Tariff (World Trade Organization Information Technology Agreement) Amendment Order 2018

Notice is hereby given of the making of an order amending the New Zealand Tariff, pursuant to section 9 of the Tariff Act 1988, to correct technical errors in the Tariff. Most of the errors are related to the tariff items falling within the World Trade Organization Information Technology Agreement.

Notice

1. Title of order

The order is the Tariff (World Trade Organization Information Technology Agreement) Amendment Order 2018.

2. Commencement

The order will come into force on 1 July 2018.

3. Effect of order

The order corrects a number of technical errors in the New Zealand Tariff. These errors were inadvertently introduced in 2017 when New Zealand’s commitments under the World Trade Organization Information Technology Agreement were transferred from Part II Concessions to Part I, the main body, of the New Zealand Tariff. The order also makes some other technical amendments regarding motor vehicle heaters and parts thereof, and multi-ply paper and paperboard products.

The amendments ensure that importers are not paying duties where these are not required, and the goods are classified correctly to improve the accuracy of trade data collection.

4. Availability

A copy of the order can be viewed on the New Zealand Customs Service website, www.customs.govt.nz, or ordered by mail from: New Zealand Customs Service, PO Box 2218, Wellington 6140. Attention: Corporate Services.

Please quote title when placing an order. Prices are supplied on application. Copies are also available over the counter at the following locations:

Vicbooks Pipitea: Victoria University, Ground Floor, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay, Wellington. Bennetts Bookshops: University of Waikato, Gate 5 Hillcrest Road, Hamilton; Bennetts University Bookshop, Massey University, Palmerston North; Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Madras Street, Christchurch. Whitcoulls: 34 Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North; 143 George Street, Dunedin; 210 Queen Street, Auckland.