Pipfruit growers and collection agents are advised that, pursuant to the Commodity Levies (Pipfruit) Order 2000, the levy rate for the 1 November 2004 to 31 October 2005 season has been revised at the Special General Meeting held on 20 July 2004.
The levy rate has been set at 1 cent per kilogram of whole fresh fruit (plus G.S.T.).
This is an increase from the current rate of 0.75 cents per kilogram.
A "grower" means the occupier of land that is used for growing trees for the production of pipfruit, from which there was harvested at least 1000 kilograms of pipfruit during the year ending with the previous 31 October.
Growers are responsible overall for ensuring that levies are deducted from sale payments and that the correct amounts are submitted to Pipfruit New Zealand Incorporated (Pipfruit NZ).
A "collection agent" means a person or organisation whose business is or includes buying pipfruit from a grower for resale or export, or sells or exports on behalf of a grower.
A collection agent is required to deduct the levy from payments due to growers and forward these amounts to Pipfruit NZ within 90 days of sale or export.
Growers and collection agents requiring further information including commodity levy payment return forms, should contact Pipfruit NZ by telephone on (06) 873 7080 or by facsimile on (06) 873 7089 or email info@pipfruitnz.co.nz
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