TARIFF CONCESSION APPROVALS, WITHDRAWALS AND DECLINES NOTICE (NO. 19) 2005

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 2103.90.00 Hondashi-Katsuodashi (Bonito fish stock), and Mirinfu-Ajitsuke-Ichiban Free Free 99 300535G 3/05 ..
(rice wine seasoning)
V 3924.90.01) Non slip mats Free Free 99 300526H 3/05 ..
3924.90.09)
3926.90.69)
A 3924.90.09 Plastic hot water bottles Free Free 99 300527F 3/05 ..
A 4421.90.19 Wooden builders wedges Free Free 99 300530F 2/05 ..
A 7305.39.19 Pipe and reducers, spiral arc welded, exceeding 1000mm outside diameter Free Free 99 300540C 4/05 ..
V 6306.99.09) Aluminium and/or steel framed arbours, covered with fabric, and parts thereof Free Free 99 300531D 3/05 ..
7308.90.00)
7610.90.00)
V Chapter 90 Instruments, electrical measuring, checking, analysing or automatically Free Free 99 300525K 3/05 ..
controlling apparatus;
EXCLUDING:
(1) Electric current controllers/indicators, up to 240v
(2) Milk cryoscopes
(3) Pressure, humidity and moisture control and measuring devices
(4) Industrial type batch and predetermining batch counters, but not including
digital electronic frequencies above 1MHz
(5) Variable speed controllers for A.C. motors, sizes up to and including 600KW
(6) Data logging systems designed for the measuring, indicating of physical data
such as temperature, humidity, voltage, current, power and flow pressure
EXCLUDING:
Public water supply data logging equipment
(7) Echo-sounding, ultra-sonic and detecting equipment having a maximum
depth range of up to 110m, excluding hermetically sealed units
(8) Bin and hopper level control instruments and apparatus
(9) Electronic differential thermostat switches designed to monitor or control the
flow of gases, liquids or solids in the control of forced circulation solar heating
systems, controlling loads up to 10hp or 7.5 kilowatts resistive
(10) Electronic marine instruments for recording boat speed and distance other
than Decca Logs and Seafarer Logs
(11) Energy management systems, peculiar to use for measuring, analysing
and controlling electrical demand
(12) Gas detection systems, peculiar for use in commercial and/or industrial
environments, which measure and report concentrations of flammable or
toxic gases in the air via alarm and/or analogue
(13) Rectangular style moving coil and moving coil/rectifier ammeters and
voltmeters including milliameters having a face with a long side falling
between 80mm and 92mm and a short side falling between 72mm and 84mm
(14) Portable electrically powered gas leak detector, gas detector and gas
monitor and smoke warning alarms
(15) Post payment self-service petrol dispensing systems
(16) Power factor correction systems, including power factor controllers and
ancillary equipment mounted in a common cubicle and designed to measure
and automatically control the overall power factor in a 3-phase electrical
installation, and such power factor controllers when imported separately
(17) Telemetry system designed for the remote control measuring and indicating
of physical and electrical data, such as voltage, current, power and position status
(18) Electronic taximeters
(19) Ripple signal control equipment
(20) Parts of electrical weight or load measuring equipment; viz: load cells,
load bars, weigh cells, load transducers, weight transducers, strain gauge
transducers, force transducers Other than: Hermetically sealed transducers
(being gas tight), shock proof transducers (being without fittings or attachments),
explosion proof transducers, load pins, shackle pins, cannister cells, single point
cells, pancake cells, dual cantilever, straight types
(21) Electrical transducers including signal converters and isolators.
Transducers are devices that measure an electrical quantity and converts it into
a directly related load-independent DC current or voltage. The input may be current,
voltage, power, phase angle frequency, resistance or other such electrical quantity

Tariff Concession Approvals, Withdrawals and Declines Notice No. 2005/19 – continued


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

IM 3920.20.09 600 tonnes, three layer cast co-extruded film comprised of layers of Free Free 99 300528D 3/05 2/06
polypropylene and EVA, the overall gauge of which is 25-40 microns in thickness
SS 8705.30.00 12 only Isuzu NPS450 4 wheel drive Rural Fire appliances. VIN numbers Free Free 99 300534J 9/04 4/05
JAANPS72LY7401133/42/45/67, 7401227/29, 7401306/08/12/33/38/40


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

3926.90.69 Non … mats .. .. .. 660239J .. ..
7610.90.00 Aluminium … fabric .. .. .. 985272H .. ..
Chapter 90 Instruments, … quantity .. .. .. 989052B .. ..


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

8504.22.00 Transformers, power, primary voltage 3,300kVa and above, of a type used 300533L
in mobile or transportable substation applications


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 listed in the Fourth Schedule to this notice will not be published in the Consolidated List of Approvals.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of May 2005. V.A. MANKS, Ministry of Economic Development.