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. 13) 2016

I, Marion Smith, 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;
  3. withdraw with effect 14 days from the date of this New Zealand 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.


FIRST SCHEDULE

Tariff Concessions Approved

      Rates of Duty     Effective

 

Tariff Item

Tariff Concession

Normal

Pref

Part 2 Ref

Ref No.

From

To

X

1702.11.00

Lactose power, food grade

Free

Free

99

310613G

5/16

..

A

3816.00.00

Refractory low cement castable (LCC), molochite based

Free

Free

99

310392H

12/15

..

A

5703.20.09)
5703.30.09)

Tufted polyamide or polypropylene commercial grade floor covering, with a primary backing of non-woven polyester and a secondary backing of vinyl and a 2cm vinyl border

Free

Free

99

310374K

1/16

..

A

7308.90.90

Viscoelastic polymer damping material, sandwiched between two layers of steel

Free

Free

99

310610B

3/16

..

A

7315.89.19

Offshore mooring chain, studless; having a minimum breaking load of not less than 12000kN

Free

Free

99

310390A

3/16

..

A

7326.90.09

Closed socket, offshore mooring system, forged alloy steel; having a wirerope connection of not less than 130mm

Free

Free

99

310391K

3/16

..

A

7326.90.09

End joining shackles, including: bolt, lock nut, screw and pin; having a minimum breaking load of not less than 12000kN

Free

Free

99

310387A

3/16

..

A

7326.90.09

Subsea mooring connectors, offshore, with or without d-shackle, having all of the following: receptacle assembly and mandrel assembly

Free

Free

99

310389H

3/16

..

A

7326.90.09

Anchor shackle, D-type, of a kind suitable for use with a 118mm GR.R4 studless mooring chain; having all of the following: eye bolt, nut and pin

Free

Free

99

310388K

3/16

..

A

8307.10.00

Water injection risers, flexible, reel mounted; including: bend stiffener, pull head, gasket and clamp

Free

Free

99

310386C

3/16

..

A

8543.70.29

Power correction system viz: Active Harmonic Filter

Free

Free

99

310352J

11/15

..


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

0404.90.19

Milk permeate, 30,000MT, for use by Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

Free

Free

99

310381B

3/16

2/17

IM

6006.32.19

Knitted fabric:
MD31343FQ “OTNYDRY”; 75% polyester face with 25% polyester bamboo charcoal inner; weight 140g/m2 – 10,000m2

Free

Free

99

310619F

4/16

7/17


THIRD SCHEDULE
Tariff Concession Approvals Withdrawn

      Rates of Duty     Effective

 

Tariff Item

Tariff Concession

Normal

Pref

Part 2 Ref

Ref No.

From

To

X

1702.11.00

Lactose…grade

..

..

..

302227H

..

..

Category of Approval:

A
CE
GT
IM
MS
RUC
S
SMI
SS
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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 5th day of May 2016.

MARION SMITH, New Zealand Customs Service.