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. 6) 2017

I, Simon van Weeghel, 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. decline to approve in respect of the goods listed in the Fourth Schedule to this notice Tariff concessions for which application was made.


FIRST SCHEDULE

Tariff Concessions Approved

      Rates of Duty     Effective

 

Tariff Item

Tariff Concession

Normal

Pref

Part 2 Ref

Ref No.

From

To

A

1602.90

Porcine powder products being plasma powder, haemoglobin powder or globin powder

Free

Free

99

310639L

06/16

..

A

2309.90.19

Animal feed supplement being a blend of specific plant extracts formulated to encourage feed intake and improve performance in calves

Free

Free

99

310667F

09/16

..

A

3208.90.19

Pigmented modified epoxy internal coating, of a kind used on metal cans

Free

Free

99

310306E

09/15

..

A

3208.90.19

Pigmented modified polyester internal coating, of a kind used on metal cans

Free

Free

99

310304J

09/15

..

A

3209.90.19

Modified water-based epoxy internal coating, of a kind used on metal food cans

Free

Free

99

310307C

09/15

..

A

3209.90.19

Modified water-based polyester exterior finishing varnish, of a kind used on aluminium beverage cans

Free

Free

99

310305G

09/15

..

A

8415.90.00

Indoor unit, with electronically controlled refrigerant expansion valve, for network connection to a multi head variable refrigerant flow (VRF) heat transfer and recovery system

Free

Free

99

310682K

11/16

..


FOURTH SCHEDULE
Applications for Tariff Concessions Declined

             

 

Tariff Item

Proposed Tariff Concession

Ref No.

   

CE

8906.90.17

Tug…Searanger

310325A

   

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

 

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 2nd day of March 2017.

SIMON van WEEGHEL, New Zealand Customs Service.