Customs Tariff 1960 (Cth)

CUSTOMS TARIFF.

 

No. 22 of 1960.

An Act relating to Duties of Customs.

[Assented to 26th May, 1960.]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff 1960.

(2.) The Customs Tariff 1933-1959 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

 

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Customs Tariff 1933–1960.

Amendment of Tariff.

2. The Schedule to the Principal Act is amended as set out in the Schedule to this Act and duties of Customs are imposed in accordance with the first-mentioned Schedule as amended by the last-mentioned Schedule.

Time of imposition of duties.

3. The time of the imposition of the duties of Customs imposed by this Act is the twenty-ninth day of April, One thousand nine hundred and sixty, at nine o’clock in the forenoon, reckoned according to standard time in the Australian Capital Territory, and this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation at that time.

 

THE SCHEDULE. Section 2.

 

Amendments of the Schedule to the Principal Act

 

IMPORT DUTIES.

Tariff Items.	British Preferential Tariff.	Intermediate Tariff.	General Tariff.
DIVISION V.—TEXTILES, FELTS AND FURS, AND MANUFACTURES THEREOF, AND ATTIRE.
105. By omitting from sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of sub-item (a) the following words, letters and figures:—
“excepting piece goods enumerated in sub-items (a) (3), (aa), (d) (1) and (f)”
and inserting in their stead the following words, letters and figures:—
“except piece goods covered by sub-item (a) (3), (aa), (d) (1) or (f) of this item or by item 130 (d)”.
By omitting paragraph (4) of sub-item (a).
By omitting from paragraph (2) of sub-item (d) the following letter and figures:—
“130 (b) (1)”
and inserting in their stead the following letter and figures:—
“130 (a)”.
By omitting paragraph (1) of sub-item (f) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—
“(1) Piece goods, of wool or containing wool, n.e.i.  per square yard and ad val.	6d. 17 percent.	6d. 40 per cent.	6d. 47½ percent.”
By omitting paragraph (2) of sub-item (f).
By inserting in paragraph (1) of sub-item (h) after “105 (h) (2) (a)” the following word and figures:—
“or 130”.

 

The Schedule—continued.

Import Duties—continued.

Tariff Items.	British Preferential Tariff.	Intermediate Tariff.	General Tariff.
Division V.—Textiles, Felts and Furs, and Manufactures Thereof, and Attire—continued.
129. By omitting sub-item (c).
130. By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:—
“130. (a) Canvas and duck, of cotton or containing a mixture of fibres in which cotton predominates—
(1) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws
per square yard	Free	1d.	2½d.
(2) Other than as prescribed by Depart-mental By-laws under paragraph (1), as prescribed by Departmental By-laws per lb.	4d.	l1d.	1s. 1d.
and ad val.	22½ percent.	40 per cent.	45 per cent.
(3) Other-------------------------------------------------- per lb.	2s. 9d.	3s. 4d.	3s. 4d.
and ad val.	17½ per cent.	17½ per cent.
(b) Canvas and duck, of flax or containing a mixture of fibres in which flax predominates---------------------------------------- ad val.	27½ per cent.	45 per cent.	55 per cent.
(c) Canvas and duck, other-------------------------------- ad val.	5 per cent.	22½ per cent.	22½ per cent.
(d) Piece goods, n.e.i., of cotton or containing a mixture of fibres in which cotton predominates, weighing not less than 8 ounces per square yard, used or capable of being used as a substitute for canvas or duck, except piece goods covered by item 105 (a) (3), 105 (aa), 105 (d) (1) or 105 (f)—
(1) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws
per square yard	Free	1d.	2½d.
(2) Other-------------------------------------------- per lb.	2s. 9d.	3s. 4d.	3s. 4d.
and ad val.	..	17½ percent.	17½ per cent.”
DIVISION VI.—METALS AND MACHINERY.
138. By omitting sub-item (b) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:—
“(b) Antimonial and lead compounds, viz.:—
Type metal, linotype metal, antifriction and plastic metals per ton
	£5	£6 5s.	£6 5s.
and ad val.	5 per cent.	25 per cent.	25 per cent.”
173. By omitting sub-item (b) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:—
	“(b) Balances, sensitive to i gram or less, including weights therefor----------------------------------------------------------------- ad val.
Free		12½ per cent.	12½ per cent.”
174. By omitting paragraph (16) of sub-item (x).
175. By inserting a new sub-item (f) as follows:—
“(f) Machines being portable hand tools, electrically-driven, but not including spray guns, viz.:—
	(1) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws
ad val.	Free	7½ per cent.	7½ per cent.
(2) Coal and stone drilling machines, including motors imported with and for use therewith
	ad val.	12½. percent.	25 per cent.	30 per cent.
(3) Cloth-cutting machines.............................. ad val.	22½. percent.	30 per cent.	30 per cent

 

The Schedule—continued

Import Duties—continued.

Tariff Items.	British Preferential Tariff.	Intermediate Tariff.	General Tariff.
Division VI.—Metals and Machinery—continued.
175—continued.
“(f)—continued.
(4) Other—
(a)Having the mechanical driving unit incorporated in the hand piece, but not including such machines which are designed to operate only on an alternating current frequency exceeding 60 cycles per second—
(1) ¼inch drilling machines
ad val.	12¼ per cent.	25 per cent.	30 per cent
(2) Other--------------------------------------- ad val.	20 per cent.	35 per cent.	40 per cent
(b) Other------------------------------------------ ad val.	Free	7½ per cent.	7½ per cent
(5) Human hair clipping machines—
(a) Shavers------------------------------------------------- ad val.	Free	12½ per cent.	12½ per cent
(b) Other—
(1) Vibrator type------------------------------------- ad val.	32½ per cent.	50 per cent.	50 per cent
(2) Other----------------------------------------------- ad val.	Free	12½ per cent.	12½ per cent”
176. By omitting sub-item (u).
By omitting sub-item (x) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:—
“(x) Cloth-cutting machines, electrically-operated, not being portable hand tools ad val.	Free	7½ per cent.	7½ per cent”
178. By omitting sub-item (l) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:—
“(l) Fuel injection equipment for compression ignition internal combustion engines, and parts therefor
ad val.	27½ per cent.	45 per cent.	50 per cent”
179, By omitting from clause (1) of sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of sub-item (b) the following words, letters and figures:—
“rated breaking capacity is 1,500 MVA” and inserting in their stead the following words, letters and figures:—
“rated breaking capacity is 2,500 MVA”.
By omitting clause (3) of sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of sub-item (b) and inserting in its stead the following clause:—
“(3) For use at voltages exceeding 1,000, other----------------------- ad val.	32½ per cent.	50 per cent.	50 per cent.”
By omitting clause (2) of sub-paragraph (6) of paragraph (1) of sub-item (b) and inserting in its stead the following clause:—
“(2) For use at voltages exceeding 1,000, other----------------------- ad val.	35 per cent.	45 per cent.	55 per cent”
219. By omitting sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) of sub-item (c).
By inserting in sub-item (c) a new paragraph (4) as follows:—
“(4) (a) Woodworking planes, wholly or principally of metal; plane irons ad val.	17½ percent.	25 per cent	25 per cent
(b)Woodworking planes, other; parts wholly or principally of wood for woodworking planes ad val.	Free	7½ per cent	7½ per cent”

F.4561/60.—4

 

The Schedule—continued.

Import Duties—continued.

Tariff Items.	British Preferential Tariff.	Intermediate Tariff.	General Tariff.
DIVISION VIII.—EARTHENWARE, CEMENT, CHINA, GLASS, AND STONE.
242. By omitting sub-item (b) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:—
“(b) Plain clear sheet---------------------------------------------- ad val.	17½ percent.	17½ percent.	17½ percent.
less per 100 square feet	1s. 6d.	..	..
255. By omitting sub-item (a) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:—
“(a) Glue in dry form---------------------------------------------- per lb.	5d.	7d.	7d.
or ad val.	17½ percent.	30 per cent.	30 per cent
whichever rate returns the higher duty.”
By omitting sub-item (c) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:
“(c) Gelatine—
(1) Coloured gelatine sheets of the type used for window displays and for lighting effects; gelatine dust of the type used in the manufacture of ladies’ evening shoes----------------------- ad Val
	Free	7½ per cent.	7½ per cent.
(2) Other----------------------------------------------------- per lb.	l0d.	1s. 4½d.	1s. 4½d.
or ad val.	17½ percent.	42½ per cent.	42½ per cent
whichever rate returns the higher duty.”
261. By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:—
“261. (a) Emery stones; oilstones; whetstones; litho-graphic stones ad val.
	Free	12½ percent.	12½ percent.
(b) Abrasives, viz.:—
Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of woven fabric, of paper, of paper-board or of other materials, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up, not being metal-based parts for hand tools or machines—
(1) Emery cloth; glasspaper; flintpaper
ad val.	17½ per cent.	30 per cent.	30 per cent.
(2) Other—
(a) In rolls 100 yards or more in length exceeding 12 inches in Width------------ ad val.
	Free	12½ percent.	12½ percent.
(b) Other------------------------------- ad val.	17½ per cent.	30 per cent.	30 per cent.”
DIVISION IX.—DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.
269. By omitting sub-item (e) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:—
“(e) Mosquito spirals or coils----------------------------------- ad val.	Free	7½ per cent.	7½ percent.”
280. By omitting sub-item (d) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:—
	“(d) Saccharin; salts of saccharin; chlorosaccharin; methylsaccharin; sodium cyclamate; calcium cyclamate; dulcin—
(1) For medicinal purposes, as prescribed by Departmental By-laws------------------------------------------------------	Free	Free	Free
(2) Other----------------------------------------- per lb.	22s. 6d.	40s.	40s.”
281. By omitting paragraph (2) of sub-item (Q) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—
	“(2) When packed for retail sale—
(a) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws ad val.---------	Free	7½ per cent.	10 per cent.
(b) Other------------------------------------------------ ad val.	10 per cent.	17½ per cent.	22½ per cent.”

 

The Schedule—continued.

Import Duties—continued.

Tariff Items.	British Preferential Tariff.	Intermediate Tariff.	General Tariff.
Division IX.—Drugs and Chemicals—continued.
281—continued.
By omitting paragraph (2) of sub-item (U) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—
“(2) When packed for retail sale—
(a) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws------ ad val.	Free	7½ per cent.	10 per cent.
(b) Other----------------------------------------------- ad val.	10 per cent.	17½ per cent.	22½ per cent.”
By omitting paragraph (2) of sub-item (v) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—
“(2) When packed for retail sale—
(a) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws---- ad val.	Free	7½ per cent.	12½ per cent.
(b) Other---------------------------------------------- ad val.	10 per cent.	22½ per cent.	22½ per cent.”
DIVISION XIII.—PAPER AND STATIONERY.
334. By omitting sub-item (m).
DIVISION XIV.—VEHICLES.
359. By omitting from sub-item (d) the following words, letters and figures:—
“parts for axle assemblies of the ‘I’ beam type covered by item 359 (g)”.
By omitting sub-item (g).
DIVISION XVI.—MISCELLANEOUS.
382. By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:—
“382. (a) Cameras, but not including tripods----------------- ad val.	Free	Free	17½ per cent.
(b) Mounted lenses and accessories, n.e.i. (other than tripods), for goods covered by sub-item (a) or (d)- ad val.	Free	17½ per cent.	17½ per cent
(c) Photographic flashlight apparatus—
(1) Single-flash bulb type----------------------- ad val.	5 per cent.	22½ per cent.	22½ per cent.
(2) Other------------------------------------------ ad val.	Free	17½ per cent.	17½ per cent.
(d) Image projectors, other than cinematographic projectors; photographic (except cinematographic) enlargers and reducers—
(1) Image projectors designed for the projection of slide or film strip transparencies; slide viewers of the type incorporating magnifying lenses for direct viewing of slide or film strip transparencies----- ad val.	5 per cent.	22½ per cent.	22½ per cent.
(2) Image projectors n.e.i.; photographic (except cinematographic) enlargers and reducers, n.e.i ad val.	Free	17½ per cent.	17½ per cent.”

 

The Schedule—continued.

Import Duties—continued.

Tariff Items.	British Preferential Tariff.	Intermediate Tariff.	General Tariff.
Division XVI.—Miscellaneous—continued.
415. By inserting a new item as follows:—
“415. Drafting machines (drawing instruments, generally using a system of parallelograms)------------------------------------------ ad val.	10 per cent.	17½ per cent.	17½ per cent.”
419. By inserting a new sub-item (j) as follows:—
“(j) Dental drill engines, air-turbine operated, comprising essentially operating hand piece and air supply controller, and parts therefor ad val.	10 per cent.	27½ per cent.	27½ per cent.”
424. By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:—
“424. Ships, boats and other floating structures, viz.:—
(a) Fire floats; light vessels; dredgers of all kinds; floating cranes and other vessels the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function; floating docks—
(1) Marine dredgers—
(a) Exceeding 500 tons gross register ad val.
	22½ per cent.	47½ per cent.	47½ per cent.
(b) Other----------------------------- ad val.	27½ per cent.	57½ per cent.	57½ per cent.
(2) Mining and similar dredgers, other than marine dredgers—
(a) Exceeding 500 tons gross register ad val.
	17½ per cent.	37½ per cent.	37½ per cent.
(b) Other----------------------------- ad val.	22½ per cent.	47½ per cent.	47½ per cent.
(3) Other—
(a) Exceeding 500 tons gross register ad val.
	Free	12½ per cent.	12½ per cent.
(b) Other------------------------------ ad val.	32½ per cent.	55 per cent.	55 per cent.
(b) Vessels, other—
(1) Yachts, the property of tourists visiting Australia, as prescribed by Departmental By-laws--	Free	Free	Free
(2) Whaling, trawling, and other fishing vessels, provided suitably equivalent vessels the manufacture of Australia are not reasonably available, as prescribed by Departmental By-laws	Free	Free	Free
(3) Sailing yachts, with or without auxiliary power; launches; boats, i.e., rowing boats, dinghies, pedal-operated craft, and the like---------------- ad val
	22½ per cent.	47½ per cent.	47½ per cent.
(4) Other—
(a) Exceeding 500 tons gross register ad val.
	Free	12½ per cent.	12½ per cent.
(b) Other------------------------------ ad val.	32½ percent.	55 per cent.	55 per cent.”
452. By inserting a new item as follows:— “452. Date, sealing and similar stamps, not incorporating clock (time) movements, designed for operating in the hand---- ad val
	17½ percent.	45 per cent.	45 per cent,”