I, Alan J Masters, Chief Customs Officer, Revenue and Assurance, New Zealand Customs Service, 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.


FIRST SCHEDULE
Tariff Concessions Approved
Part
Tariff Rates of Duty 2 Ref. Effective
Item Tariff Concession Normal Pref. Ref. No. From To

A Headings Building materials of a kind used in the construction of a residential dwelling, as may be Free Free 94 310193C 7/14 ..
32.08 to approved by the Minister and subject to such conditions as the Minister thinks fit:
32.10 The goods listed hereunder are approved under reference 94 which applies
32.14 to Sections V to VII, IX, XIII, XV to XVI, and XX of the Tariff of New Zealand:
35.06 Regardless of their composition, building materials of a kind used in the
39.16 construction of a residential dwelling, the following:
39.17 (i) Foundations, including piles, cement base, steel reinforcing mesh and reinforcing
39.19 to steel bar.
39.22 (ii) Structural integrity, including trusses, framing and framing elements, supporting
39.25 beams, bracing components and masonry
39.26 (iii) External fabric, including roofing, cladding, rainwater systems, glass and glazing
40.16 units, window and doors, frames, chimneys; and elements of these such as roofing
44.03 underlay, flashings and building wrap
44.04 (iv) Internal permanent fabric, including flooring, plasterboard and other wall and
44.07 to ceiling linings, stairs, internal
44.13 doors, architraves and trim, glass bricks
44.18 (v) Insulation, including ceiling, walls, under-floor, and insulation for hot water systems
44.21 (vi) fixing and sealing materials, including nails, screws, bolts, nailplates, hinges,
56.01 to adhesives, sealants and backer rods
56.03 (vii) Builders' hardware, including locksets, passage sets, handles and door stops
68.02 (viii) Plumbing elements, including pipes, pipe fittings, tapware, showers slides,
68.03 roses and mixers, and hot water storage/water heating systems
68.06 to Excluding:
68.11 External drainage and pipes
68.14 (ix) Electrical elements, including cable, switchboards, switches, powerpoints,
68.15 telephone and light connections (e.g., fixture body and light socket, downlights where
69.01 to the lamp is an integral part of the fitting, but not including light bulbs, fluorescent tubes
69.06 or the like, or light/lamp shades)
69.10 (x) Sanitary fixtures, including lavatory pans, flushing cisterns, hand basins, kitchen sinks,
69.14 laundry tubs, showers and baths
70.07 (xi) Permanently fixed joinery, including kitchen cupboards, benchtops, cabinets and
70.08 splashbacks
70.16 (xii) Paint, tanking and waterproofing products
70.19 (xiii) Plasterboard joint, stopping and finishing compounds
72.08 to Prefabricated houses
72.17 Note: The inclusions mentioned above are examples of the type of building materials that
72.25 are included and do not comprise a comprehensive list.
72.26 All of the above goods will be classified under the following chapters or headings of the
73.03 to Tariff of New Zealand. Examples of the types of goods are provided in brackets, but will
73.08 need to be read alongside the description of the class of concessions and the list of
73.14 exclusions below.
73.17 Headings 32.08 to 32.10 (paints, varnishes)
73.18 Heading 32.14 (sealants)
73.24 to Heading 35.06 (glues, adhesives)
73.26 Headings 39.16, 39.17 to 39.22, 39.26 (plastics, plastic gaskets and washers, plastic
74.11 articles)
74.12 Heading 40.16 (rubber gaskets and washers)
74.15 Headings 44.03, 44.04, 44.07 to 44.13, 44.18, 44.21 (wood and articles of wood)
76.04 to Headings 56.01 to 56.03 (textile insulation)
76.08 Headings 68.02, 68.03, 68.06 to 68.11, 68.14, 68.15 (building stone, plasterboard)
76.10 Headings 69.01 to 69.06, 69.10, 69.14 (bricks, roofing tiles)
76.16 Headings 70.07 to 70.08, 70.16, 70.19 (glass, glass bricks, fibreglass insulation)
78.04 Headings 72.08 to 72.17, 72.25 to 72.26, 73.03 to 73.08, 73.14, 73.17, 73.18, 73.24
78.06 to 73.26 (iron and steel products and articles)
79.04 to Headings 74.11, 74.12, 74.15 (copper pipes, fittings, nails and screws)
79.07 Headings 76.04 to 76.08, 76.10, 76.16 (articles of aluminium)
80.07 Headings 78.04, 78.06 (lead articles)
83.02 Headings 79.04 to 79.07 (zinc articles)
84.19 Heading 80.07 (articles of tin)
84.81 Heading 83.02 (hinges, fittings for doors and windows)
85.16 Heading 84.19 (non-electric storage water heaters)
85.36 to Heading 84.81 (taps and valves)
85.38 Headings 85.16, 85.36, 85.37, 85.38, 85.44 (electric water heaters, electrical cables,
85.44 switches, switchboards)
94.03 Headings 94.03, 94.06 (kitchen units, pre-fabricated houses)
94.06 EXCLUDED:
(1) Goods classified in Tariff headings that do not appear in the Tariff listing;
(2) Goods that are not permanent fixtures of a residential dwelling, for example, curtains
and drapes;
(3) Appliances (such as stoves, rangehoods, hobs), floor coverings (such as carpets,
vinyl and tiles), wall coverings such as wallpaper (but not paint), articles for heating,
ventilation and air-conditioning (such as heat-pumps and heaters), smoke detectors,
lamps and light fittings, lighting fittings, elevators, security systems, landscaping and
decorative items and materials for outdoors, all tools including machine tools and hand
tools

Tariff Concession Approvals, Withdrawals and Declines Notice No. 2014/20 - 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 of Other Than Manufacturing Inputs
SMI - Shortfall of Manufacturing Inputs
SS - Special Situation
M - Modification of Existing Concession
X - Administrative Amendment


Dated at Auckland this 23rd day of June 2014. ALAN MASTERS, New Zealand Customs Service.



Note: Notification of the Order in Council introducing a new concession Reference 94 is expected to be published in the Gazette of Thursday 26 June 2014.