STATUTORY RULES.
1925. No. 186.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1925.
(THIRTY-FIRST AMENDMENT.)
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting
with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby make the following
Regulations under the Customs Act 1901-1925 to come into operation
forthwith:—
Dated this twenty-eighth
day of October, 1925.
STONEHAVEN,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
H. E. PRATTEN,
Minister of State for Trade and Customs.
Amendment of the Customs Regulations 1922.
(Statutory Rules 1922, No. 24, as amended to this date.)
1. Regulation 34b of the Customs Regulations is
repealed.
2. The Schedule to the Customs Regulations 1922 is hereby amended by
omitting Forms 9d and 9e and inserting in their stead the
following Forms:—
Reg. 34a. Form
9d.
Australian Customs.
Certificate of Value to be Written,
Typewritten, or Printed on Invoice of Goods for Exportation to the
Commonwealth of Australia.
(1) Here insert name and description viz., Manager, Chief Clerk, or as
the case may be.
(2) Here insert name of firm or company.
(3) Here
insert name of city and country.
(4) These
words should be omitted where the manufacturer or supplier himself signs the
Certificate.
I, (1)............................................. of (2)..................................................... of
(3)...........................................................
of the goods enumerated in this
invoice amounting to....................................
hereby declare that I [(4) have
the authority to make and sign this certificate on behalf of the aforesaid and that I] have the means of
knowing and I do further declare
as follows:—
(Par. 1 (b) is for goods on consignment. Delete par. 1 (a)
or 1 (b) whichever is not applicable.)
1 (a). That this invoice is
in all respects correct and contains a true and full statement of the price
actually paid or to be paid for the said goods, and the actual quantity and
description thereof. | 1 (b). That this invoice is in all
respects correct and contains a true and full statement as to the quantity
and description of the goods and of the price which would have had to be paid
by a purchaser in Australia had the goods been sold to an Australian importer
instead of being consigned for sale in Australia. |
(5) Here
insert particulars of any special arrangement.
(6) Here insert “warehouse,” “factory,” or “port of shipment.”
2. That no different invoice of the goods mentioned in the said invoice has
been or will be furnished to any one; and that no arrangement or understanding
affecting the purchase price of the said goods has been or will be made or
entered into between the said exporter and purchaser, or by any one on behalf
of either of them either by way of discount, rebate, compensation, or in any
manner whatever other than as fully shown on this invoice, or as follows (5)..............................................................................
………………………………………………….
3. That the domestic values shown in the column headed “Current Domestic
Values in Currency of Exporting Country” are those at which the above-mentioned
firm or company is supplying or would be prepared to supply to any and every
purchaser for
C.14780.—Price 3d.
home consumption in the country of exportation and at the date of
exportation identically similar goods in equal quantities, at (6)............................................................................................................... subject
to.................................................. per
cent. cash discount, and that such values the cost of outside packages, if
any, in which the goods are sold in such country for domestic consumption.
4. That the said domestic
value includes any duty leviable in respect of the goods before they are
delivered for home consumption, and that on exportation a drawback or remission
of duty amounting to.................................................
allowed by the revenue
authorities in the country of exportation.
Dated at...................................................... this............................................. day
of............................... 19..............
Witness..................................................................... Signature..................................................................
Reg. 34a.
Form 9e.
Australian Customs.
Combined
Certificate of Value and of Origin to be Written, Typewritten, or Printed on Invoices of Goods for Exportation
to the Commonwealth of Australia,
for which Entry is Claimed at Preferential Tariff Rate.
(1) Here
insert name and description, viz., Manager, Chief Clerk, or as the case may be.
(2) Here insert name of firm or company.
(3) Here insert name of city and country.
(4) These words should be omitted where the manufacturer or supplier
himself signs the Certificate.
I, (1)............................................. of (2)..................................................... of
(3)...........................................................
of the goods enumerated in this
invoice amounting to....................................
hereby declare that I [(4) have
the authority to make and sign this certificate on behalf of the aforesaid and that I] have the means of knowing
and I do further declare as follows:—
Value.
(Par. 1 (b) is for goods on consignment. Delete par. 1 (a) or 1 (b), whichever
is not applicable.)
1 (a). That this invoice is in all
respects correct and contains a true and full statement of the price actually
paid or to be paid for the said goods, and the actual quantity and
description thereof. | 1 (b). That this invoice is in all
respects correct and contains a true and full statement as to the quantity
and description of the goods and of the price which would have had to be paid
by a purchaser in Australia had the goods been sold to an Australian importer
instead of being consigned for sale in Australia. |
(5) Here
insert particulars of any special arrangement.
2. That no different invoice of the goods mentioned in the said invoice
has been or will be furnished to any one; and that no arrangement or
understanding effecting the purchase price of the said goods has been or will
be made or entered into between the said exporter and purchaser, or by any one
on behalf of either of them either by way of discount, rebate, compensation, or
in any manner whatever other than as fully shown on this invoice, or as follows
(5)..............................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
(6) Here
insert “warehouse,” “factory,” or “port of shipment.”
3. That the domestic values shown in the column headed “Current Domestic
Values in Currency of Exporting Country” are those at which the above-mentioned
firm or company is supplying or would be prepared to supply to any and every
purchaser for home consumption in the country of exportation and at the date of
exportation identically similar goods in equal quantities, at (6)............................................................... subject
to.............................................. per
cent. cash discount, and that such values the cost of outside packages, if
any, in which the goods are sold in such country for domestic consumption.
4. That the said domestic
values include any duty leviable in respect of the goods before they are
delivered for home consumption, and that on exportation a drawback or remission
of duty amounting to.................................................
allowed by the revenue
authorities in the country of exportation.
Origin.
This
part is for use only where goods are entitled to Preferential Tariff rates. | Goods wholly produced or wholly manufactured in the United Kingdom. 5. That in regard to the articles in this invoice marked “A” in the column “Country of Origin”, the goods have been either wholly
produced or wholly manufactured in the United Kingdom. As to manufactured
goods, excepting any process expressly exempted by the Minister for Trade and
Customs for the Commonwealth, no process has been performed outside the
United Kingdom which is being commercially performed in the United Kingdom,
either in the finished goods or in any material used therein. |
75 per cent. Qualification. 6. That in regard to the articles in this invoice marked “B” in the column “Country
of Origin” the expenditure in United Kingdom labour and/ or material
represents not less than 75 per cent. of the factory or works cost of each
such article in its finished state. |
25 per cent. Qualification. 7. That in regard to the items in this invoice marked “C” in the column
“Country of Origin” the expenditure in United Kingdom labour and/or material
represents not less than 25 per cent. of the factory or works cost of each
such article in its finished state; and that the goods are of a class or kind
not commercially manufactured in Australia. (Declarant’s attention is invited to
footnote to page 5 of Explanatory Memorandum on the preference.) 8. That in regard to all of the goods marked
“A,” “B,” or “C,” the final
process of manufacture of each and every article has been performed in the
United Kingdom. |
Final process must be United Kingdom—all goods. 9. That in the calculation of the proportion of United Kingdom labour
and/or material none of the following items has been included or
considered—cost of outside packages or any cost of packing the goods
thereinto; manufacturer’s or exporter’s profit or profit or remuneration of
any trader, agent, broker, or other person dealing in the article in its
finished condition; royalties; cost of carriage or insurance or any other
charge incurred subsequent to the completion of the manufacture of the goods. |
10. With regard to bottles, flasks, or jars,
being containers of goods mentioned in the invoice, that such bottles,
flasks, or jars are of United Kingdom manufacture, and if purchased from
bottle exchanges have distinctive marks or features which enable me to
certify to their United Kingdom origin. (Declarant should note that bottles,
flasks, and jars must be marked on invoice separately from the goods they
contain.) |
Dated at...................................................... this............................................. day
of............................... 19......... Signature..........................................
Witness..............................................................
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Printed
and Published for the Government of
the Commonwealth of Australia by H. J. Green, Government Printer for the State
of Victoria.