Pursuant to section 9 of the Tariff Act 1988, notice is hereby given of the making of an Order in Council under the Tariff Act 1988 that amends concession references relating to tobacco products and establishes a concession reference for building materials.
N o t i c e
1. Title-The Order in Council is the Tariff (Concessions) Amendment Order 2014.
2. Commencement-The Order in Council was made on 23 June 2014 and will come into force on 1 July 2014 for the concession reference for building materials and
1 November 2014 for the amendments to the concession references relating to tobacco products.
3. Effect of the Order in Council-The Order in Council amends Part 2 of the Tariff of New Zealand so that:
(a) the gift concession for tobacco products is removed under concession reference number 75;
(b) the incoming travellers' duty-free allowance for tobacco products under concession reference number 82 is reduced to "either 50 cigarettes, or 50 grams of tobacco or cigars, or a mixture of cigarettes, tobacco or cigars that weighs not more than 50 grams";
(c) a concession reference number 94 is established for "goods of a kind used in the construction of a residential dwelling as may be approved by
the Minister and subject to such conditions as the Minister thinks fit".
4. Availability-The Working Tariff Document containing the changes to Part 2 of the Tariff:
(a) can be viewed on the New Zealand Customs Service website
www.customs.govt.nz
(b) is available for purchase from the retail outlets listed on the Parliamentary Counsel Office website
www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/retail-outlets/
(c) is available for inspection during working hours, free of charge, at the following places:
Auckland: The Customhouse, 50 Anzac Avenue, Auckland Central, Auckland.
Christchurch: The Customhouse, 6 Orchard Road, Christchurch Airport.
Dunedin: The Customhouse, 32 Portsmouth Drive, Dunedin.
Wellington: The Customhouse, 1 Hinemoa Street, Wellington.