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

Tariff Concession Approvals, Withdrawals and Declines Notice (No. 40) 2015

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:

  1. 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;
  2. 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.


FIRST SCHEDULE

Tariff Concessions Approved

      Rates of Duty     Effective

 

Tariff Item

Tariff Concession

Normal

Pref

Part 2 Ref

Ref No.

From

To

A

3923.29.15

Re-sealable bags, in an interlinked continuous chain, for use in automated filling system

Free

Free

99

310327H

6/15

..


SECOND SCHEDULE
Tariff Concessions Approvals Subject to Prescribed Purposes and Conditions

      Rates of Duty     Effective

 

Tariff Item

Tariff Concession

Normal

Pref

Part 2 Ref

Ref No.

From

To

IM

5111.30.10

Woven fabric containing wool:
“Boston Velour”; 70% wool, 20% polyamide nylon, 10% cashmere; 380g/m² – 6,500m²

Free

Free

99

310323E

10/15

6/16

IM

6001.92)
6006.32)

Knitted fabrics containing wool:
Ref: PF15665 “Trail Blazer”; 69% polyester, 29% nylon, 2% spandex – 2,500m²
Ref: F11341 “Olso (Golf)”; 100% polyester pile with poly/cotton backing – 10,000m²
Ref: F11348 “Odessa (Anios)”; 100% polyester brushed pile – 10,000m²

Free

Free

99

310324C

9/15

8/16

CE

8419.89.90

Temperature or humidity test chamber, programme controlled, whether or not assembled, comprising: hinged door, interior lights, window, drip pans, refrigeration pressure and temperature sensor, emergency powers stop switch, two or more backward blowers, two way pressure relief vent, two water-cooled refrigeration compressors, electronic refrigeration gauges, condenser and vapour tank, electronic humidity sensor, moisture vapour generator automatic water supply, distribution step down transformer, solid state control relays, emergency power stop shut-off button, programmable controller, LCD flat panel colour display, hard drive storage, USB ports, computer and Ethernet interface and web server access; on production of purchase orders by Enphase Energy

Free

Free

99

310320L

7/15

6/16

CE

8479.89.00

Die cleaning system, comprising: three (3) reactors, one (1) mix tank, one (1) fume control and parts thereof; excluding parts of general use; on production of purchase orders by National Aluminium Limited

Free

Free

99

310301D

8/15

9/16

Category of Approval:

A
CE
GT
IM
MS
RUC
S
SMI
SS
M
X











General Approval
Capital Equipment
Goods in Transit
Inputs to Manufacturing – Inability to Supply
Manufacturers’ Samples
Revocation of Unused Concession
Shortfall of Other Than Manufacturing Inputs
Shortfall of Manufacturing Inputs
Special Situation
Modification of Existing Concession
Administrative Amendment

 

The concessions approved subject to prescribed purposes and conditions as listed in the Second Schedule to this notice will not be published in the Consolidated List of Approvals.

Any request for a review of a decision must be lodged with the Ministry within one calendar month of the notification of the decision in the Customs Edition of the New Zealand Gazette.

Dated at Auckland this 26th day of November 2015.

ALAN J. MASTERS, New Zealand Customs Service.