CUSTOMS
TARIFF
No.
17 of 1964.
An
Act relating to Duties of Customs.
[Assented
to 15th May, 1964]
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 1964.
(2.) The Customs
Tariff 1933–1963 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 1933–1964.
Commencement.
2. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this Act shall come into
operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Amendment
of Tariff in accordance with First Schedule.
3.—(1.) The Schedule to the Principal Act is amended
as set out in the First Schedule to this Act and duties of Customs are imposed
in accordance with the Schedule to the Principal Act as so amended.
(2.) This section shall be deemed to have come into
operation on the twenty-third day of December, One thousand nine hundred and
sixty-three.
Amendment
of Tariff in accordance with Second Schedule.
4.—(1.) The Schedule to the Principal Act as amended by
the last preceding section is further amended as set out in the Second Schedule
to this Act and duties of Customs are imposed in accordance with the Schedule
to the Principal Act as so amended and as so further amended.
(2.) This section shall be deemed to have come into
operation on the thirteenth day of January, One thousand nine hundred and
sixty-four.
Amendment
of Tariff in accordance with Third Schedule.
5.—(1.) The Schedule to the Principal Act as amended
by the last two preceding sections is further amended as set out in the Third
Schedule to this Act and duties of Customs are imposed in accordance with the
Schedule to the Principal Act as so amended and as so further amended.
(2.) This section shall be deemed to have come into
operation on the twenty-fourth day of January, One thousand nine hundred and
sixty-four.
Amendment
of Tariff in accordance with Fourth Schedule.
6.—(1.) The Schedule to the Principal Act as amended by
the last three preceding sections is further amended as set out in the Fourth
Schedule to this Act and duties of Customs are imposed in accordance with the
Schedule to the Principal Act as so amended and as so further amended.
(2.) This section shall be deemed to have come into
operation on the fourth day of February, One thousand nine hundred and
sixty-four.
Amendment
of Tariff in accordance with Fifth Schedule.
7.—(1.) The Schedule to the Principal Act as amended by
the last four preceding sections is further amended as set out in the Fifth
Schedule to this Act and duties of Customs are imposed in accordance with the
Schedule to the Principal Act as so amended and as so further amended.
(2.) This section shall be deemed to have come into
operation on the twenty-eighth day of February, One thousand nine hundred and
sixty-four.
THE SCHEDULE
—
FIRST
SCHEDULE. Section
3.
Amendments
of the Schedule to the Principal Act.
—
IMPORT
DUTIES.
Tariff Items. | British Preferential Tariff. | Intermediate Tariff. | General Tariff. |
DIVISION
VII—OILS, PAINTS, AND VARNISHES. |
230.
By omitting sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (1) of sub-item (a) and inserting in its stead the
following sub-paragraph:—
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“(d) Soya
bean, for denaturation--------------------------- per
gallon
| 1s. 8d. | 2s. | 2s. |
and, in addition, a temporary duty as follows:—
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for
each 1d. or part thereof by which the F.O.B. price is less than 9s. 6d. per
gallon per gallon
| 1d. | 1d. | 1d. |
provided that, in respect of such
goods in direct transit to Australia on 28th November, 1963 which are entered
for home consumption on arrival, no temporary duty shall be payable.”
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By
omitting sub-paragraph (f) of
paragraph (4) of sub-item (a)
and inserting in its stead the following sub-paragraph:—
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“ (f) Soya bean-------------------------------------------------- per
gallon
| 2s. 8d. | 4s. | 4s. |
and,
in addition, a temporary duty as
follows:—
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for
each 1d. or part thereof by which the F.O.B. price is less than 9s. 6d. per
gallon per gallon
| 1d. | 1d. | 1d. |
provided that, in respect of such
goods in direct transit to Australia on 28th November, 1963 which are entered
for home consumption on arrival, no temporary duty shall be payable.”
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By
omitting sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (5) of sub-item (a) and inserting in its stead the
following sub-paragraph:—
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“(b)
Safflower seed--------------------------------------------- per
gallon
| 1s. 10d. | 2s. | 2s. |
and,
in addition, a temporary duty as
follows:—
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for
each 1d. or part thereof by which the F.O.B. price is less than 12s. 6d. per
gallon per gallon
| 1d. | 1d. | 1d. |
provided that, in respect of such
goods in direct transit to Australia on 28th November, 1963 which are entered
for home consumption on arrival, no temporary duty shall be payable.”
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By
omitting paragraph (4) of sub-item (b)
and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—
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“(4) (a) Of safflower seed oil base------------------------- per gallon
| 1s. 10d. | 2s. | 2s. |
and,
in addition, a temporary duty as
follows:—
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for
each 1d. or part thereof by which the F.O.B. price is less than 12s. 6d. per
gallon per gallon
| 1d. | 1d. | 1d. |
provided that, in respect of such
goods in direct transit to Australia on 28th November, 1963 which are entered
for home consumption on arrival, no temporary duty shall be payable.
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First Schedule—continued.
Import
Duties—continued.
Tariff
Items. | British
Preferential Tariff. | Intermediate
Tariff. | General
Tariff. |
Division
VII.—Oils, Paints, and Varnishes—continued. |
230.—continued. |
“(4)—continued.
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(b)Of soya bean oil
base--------------------- per
gallon
| 1s.10d. | 2s. | 2s. |
and, in addition, a
temporary duty as follows:—
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for each 1d. or part thereof by
which the F.O.B. price is less than 9s. 6d. per gallon per
gallon
| 1d. | 1d. | 1d. |
provided that, in respect of such
goods in direct transit to Australia on 28th November, 1963 which are entered
for home consumption on arrival, no temporary duty shall be payable.”
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second SCHEDULE. Section
7.
Amendments
of the Schedule to the Principal Act as Amended by Sections Three to Five (inclusive) of this Act.
——
IMPORT
DUTIES.
Tariff Items. | British Preferential Tariff. | Intermediate Tariff. | General Tariff. |
DIVISION
VII.—OILS, PAINTS, AND VARNISHES. |
391. By omitting
sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (2) of sub-item (a) and inserting in their stead the
following sub-paragraphs:—
|
“(a)
Toluidine red, para red, lithol red, rubine toner, lake red c, hansa yellow------------------------------------------------------------------ ad
val.
| 25 per cent | 37½ per cent. | 37½ per cent |
and, in
addition, a temporary duty of---------------- ad
val.
| 12½ percent. | 12½ per cent. | 12½ per cent. |
provided that, in respect of such
goods in direct transit to Australia on 11th December, 1963 which are entered
for home consumption on arrival, no temporary duty shall be payable.
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(b)
Synthetic organic pigments and synthetic organic colour lakes, of the
monoazo, disazo or phthalocyanine types, not covered by sub-paragraph (a); Pigment Blue 24 (peacock blue)--- ad val.
| Free | 7½ per cent. | 7½ per cent |
and, in
addition, a temporary duty of----------------- ad
val.
| 37½ per cent. | 42½ per cent. | 42½ per cent. |
provided that, in respect of such
goods in direct transit to Australia on 11th December, 1963 which are entered
for home consumption on arrival, no temporary duty shall be payable.”
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By
inserting after sub-paragraph (c)
of paragraph (2) of sub-item (a)
a new sub-paragraph as follows:—
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(d) Other-------------------------------------------------------------- ad
val.
| Free | 7½ per cent. | 7½ per cent.” |
Second Schedule—continued.
Import
Duties—continued.
Tariff Items. | British Preferential Tariff. | Intermediate Tariff. | General Tariff. |
DIVISION
X.—WOOD, WICKER, AND CANE. |
291. By omitting sub-item (a). |
By
omitting from sub-item (b) the
word “undressed” and inserting in its stead the words “not dressed”.
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By
omitting sub-item (c) -and
inserting in its stead the following sub-items:—
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“(c) Logs in the rough, including those
roughly squared or half-squared but not further manufactured—
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(1) For use in the manufacture of plywood and
veneers, as prescribed by Departmental By-laws----- ad val.
| Free | 5 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
(2)
Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga douglasii), Hemlock (all species of Tsuga), Larch
(all species of Larix), Spruce (all species of Picea) and White Fir (all species
of Abies)
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per 100 super,
feet, calculated according to the Brereton system of measurement
| Free | 6d. | 1s. |
(3) Other--------------------------------------------------- ad
val.
| Free | 17½ per cent. | 20 per cent. |
“(d) Timber, not
dressed, viz.:—
|
Douglas
Fir (Pseudotsuga douglasii), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Spruce (Picea
sitchensis) and Balsam (Abies balsamea)—
|
(1)
As prescribed by Departmental By-laws per 100 super,
feet
| Free | 1s. | 5s. |
(2)
In sizes of 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) and over per 100 super,
feet
|
9s. | 10s. | 12s. |
(3)
In sizes of 6 inches x 4 inches (or its equivalent) and upwards, and less
than 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) per 100 super,
feet
| 15s. 6d. | 16s. 6d. | 20s. |
(4)
In sizes less than 6 inches x 4 inches (or its equivalent), in respect of
which a certificate by an authority or body (in the country of export)
approved by the Minister certifying the timber to be of clear grades has not
been produced per 100 super,
feet
| 30s. | 31s. | 35s. |
(5)
In sizes less than 6 inches x 4 inches (or its equivalent), other per 100 super,
feet
| 22s. | 23s. | 25s.” |
By
omitting from sub-item (e) the
word and letters “undressed, n.e.i.,” and inserting in their stead the words
“not dressed,”.
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Second Schedule—continued.
Import
Duties—continued.
Tariff Items. | British Preferential Tariff. | Intermediate Tariff. | General Tariff. |
Division
X.—Wood, Wicker, and Cane—continued. |
291.—continued. | 1 |
By
omitting sub-items (f) and (h) and inserting in their stead the
following sub-items:—
|
“(f) Timber, not
dressed, viz.:—
|
Redwood
(Sequoia sempervirens) and Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata)—
|
(1)
As prescribed by Departmental By-laws per 100 super.
feet
| Free | 2s. | 2s. |
(2)
In sizes of 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) and over per 100 super.
feet
| 9s. | 11s. | 15s. |
(3)
In sizes of 8 inches x 2 inches (or its equivalent) and upwards, and less
than 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) per 100 super.
feet
|
14s. 3d. | 17s. 6d. | 20s. |
(4)
In sizes less than 8 inches x 2 inches (or its equivalent) per 100 super. feet
| 20s. | 24s. | 30s. |
“(g) Timber, not dressed, viz.:—
|
Pinus
radiata—
|
(1)
As prescribed by Departmental By-laws per 100 super.
feet
| Free | 1s. | 5s. |
(2)
In sizes of 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) and over--------------------------------- per
100 super. feet
| 6s. | 7s. | 12s. 6d. |
(3)
In sizes of 7 inches x 2½inches (or its equivalent) and
upwards, and less than 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) per 100 super.
feet
| 9s. | 10s. | 14s. |
(4)
In sizes less than 7 inches x 7½inches
(or its equivalent)--------------------------------- per
100 super. feet
| 12s. | 13s. | 15s. 6d. |
“(h) Timber, not
dressed, other—
|
(1)
As prescribed by Departmental By-laws per 100 super.
feet
| Free | 1s. | 5s. |
(2)
In sizes of 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) and over--------------------------------- per
100 super. feet
| 9s. | 10s. | 15s. |
(3)
In sizes of 7 inches x 2½ inches (or its equivalent) and upwards, and less
than 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) per 100 super.
feet
|
15s. 6d. | 16s. 6d. | 20s. |
(4)
In sizes less than 7 inches x 2½ inches (or its equivalent)--------------------------------- per
100 super. feet
| 22s. | 23s. | 25s.” |
By
omitting from paragraph (1) of sub-item (i) the word and letters “undressed,
n.e.i.,” and inserting in their stead the words “not dressed,”.
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By
omitting from paragraph (2) of sub-item (i) the word “undressed,” and
inserting in its stead the words “not dressed,”.
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Second Schedule—continued.
Import
Duties—continued.
Tariff
Items. | British
Preferential Tariff. | Intermediate
Tariff. | General
Tariff. |
Division
X.—Wood, Wicker, and Cane—continued. |
291.—continued. |
By omitting sub-item (l) and inserting in its stead the
following sub-item:—
|
“(l) Timber, planed,
tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, centre V-jointed, beaded,
centre-beaded or the like, but not further manufactured—
|
(1) As prescribed by Departmental
By-laws per 100 super. feet
| Free | 2s. | 2s. |
(2) Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga
douglasii), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Spruce (Picea sitchensis) and
Balsam (Abies balsamea), in sizes less than 6 inches x 4 inches (or its
equivalent), not covered by sub-item (j)
and in respect of which a certificate by an authority or body (in the country
of export) approved by the Minister certifying the timber to be of clear
grades has not been produced per 100 super. feet
| 34s.
6d. | 42s. | 50s. |
(3) Other, not covered by
sub-item (j) per 100 super. feet
| 26s.
6d. | 34s. | 40s.” |
292. By omitting sub-item (g) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:—
|
“(g)
Timber beadings and mouldings, including moulded skirting and other moulded
boards—
|
(1) As prescribed by Departmental
By-laws per 100 lineal feet
| Free | 1s. | 1s. |
(2) Other-------------------------------------- ad
val.
| 25
per cent. | 30
per cent. | 40
per cent.” |
By omitting sub-item (h).
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299. By omitting
sub-item (a). |
THIRD
SCHEDULE. Section
5.
Amendments
of the Schedule to the Principal Act as amended
by sections three and four of this act.
——
By inserting after Prefatory Note
15 the following Prefatory Note:—
“(16) Unless the Tariff otherwise
provides, or the Minister otherwise directs, the expression ‘made up’ in
relation to textiles and textile articles means—
(a) Cut otherwise than into rectangles;
(b)Made ready for use (or
merely needing separation by cutting dividing threads) and not requiring sewing
or further fabrication;
Third Schedule—continued.
“(16)—continued.
(c) Hemmed
or with rolled edges (except fabrics in the piece which have been cut from
wider pieces and hemmed or rolled merely to prevent unravelling), or with a
knotted fringe at any of the edges;
(d)Cut to size and having undergone a
process of drawn thread work; or
(e)
Assembled by sewing, gumming or otherwise (other than piece goods consisting of
two or more lengths of identical material joined end. to end and piece goods
composed of two or more fabrics assembled in layers, whether or not padded).”
IMPORT DUTIES.
Tariff Items. | British Preferential Tariff. | Intermediate Tariff. | General Tariff. |
DIVISION V.—TEXTILES,
FELTS AND FURS, AND MANUFACTURES THEREOF. AND ATTIRE. |
120. By
omitting from sub-item (a) the
words and letters “sheets n.e.i., pillow cases n.e.i.,”. By
omitting paragraph (3) of sub-item (b).
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124. By
inserting after item 123 a new item as follows:— |
“124.
Made up textile articles—
|
(a) Pillow
cases—
|
(1)
Of cotton or having a textile fibre content in chief part by weight of
cotton—
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(a)In sizes larger than 18 inches in
length or 15 inches in width------ ad
val.
| 22½ per cent. | 45 per cent. | 50 per cent |
or | per dozen | £2 9s. | £2 9s. | £2 9s. |
less ad val. | 122½ per cent. | 100 per cent. | 95 per cent. |
whichever
rate returns the higher duty.
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(b) Other--------------------------- ad val.
| 22½ per cent. | 45 per cent. | 50 per cent. |
(2)
Other- (a) In
sizes larger than 18 inches in length or 15 inches in width------ ad val.
| 27½ per cent. | 45 per cent. | 50 per cent. |
or | per dozen | £2 9s. | £2 9s. | £2 9s. |
less, ad val. | 117½ percent. | 100 per cent. | 95 per cent |
whichever
rate returns the higher duty
|
(b) Other--------------------------- ad val.
| 27½ per cent. | 45 per cent. | 50 per cent |
(b) Bed sheets—
|
(1)
Of cotton or containing a mixture of fibres in which cotton predominates—
|
(a) With
raised nap and wholly of cotton ad val.
| 5 per cent. | 22½ per cent. | 22½ per cent. |
(b) With raised nap, other ad val.
| 17½ per cent. | 32½ per cent. | 40 per cent |
(c)
Not covered by sub-paragraph (a) or (b) ad val.
| 22½per cent. | 45 per cent. | 50 per cent. |
(2) Other--------------------------------------- ad
val.
| 17½ per cent. | 35 per cent. | 40 per cent” |
Third Schedule—continued.
Import
Duties—continued.
Tariff Items. | British Preferential Tariff: | Intermediate Tariff. | General Tariff. |
DIVISION
IX.—DRUGS AND CHEMICALS. |
280. By
omitting sub-paragraph (b) of
paragraph (1) of sub-item (k).
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By
omitting sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph. (1) of sub-item (k).
|
By
omitting sub-paragraph (e) of
paragraph (1) of sub-item (k)
and inserting in its stead the following subparagraph:—
|
“(e) 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, its
salts and esters and preparations of such chemicals containing 20 per cent.
or more of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid or the equivalent thereof------------------------------ per lb.
| 1s. 6d. | 1s. 6d. | 1s. 6d. |
and
ad val. | .. | 7½ per cent. | 10 per cent. |
and, for
each 1d. or part thereof by which the F.O.B. price is less than 34d. per lb----------------------------------------------------- per
lb.
| 1d. | 1d. | 1d.” |
By
omitting paragraph (2) of sub-item (k)
and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—
| 1s. |
“(2)
(a) Dichlorodiphenyltrichlorethane------------------------------- per
lb.
| 10d. | 10d. |
less ad
val. | 7½ per cent. | .. | .. |
and, for
each 1d. or part thereof by which the F.O.B. price is less than 22d. per lb------------------------------------------------ per
lb.
| 1d. | 1d. | 1d. |
(b) Preparations containing 20 per
cent. or more of dichlorodiphenyltrichlorethane------------------------ per lb.
| 10d. | 10d. | 1s. |
less ad
val. | 7½ per cent. | .. | .. |
and, for
each 1d. or part thereof by which the F.O.B. price is less than 22d. per lb------------------------------------------------ per
lb.
| 1d. | 1d. | 1d.” |
By
omitting subparagraph (b) of
paragraph (3).of sub-item (k)
and inserting in its stead the following sub-paragraph:—
|
“(b)2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid, its salts and esters and preparations
of such chemicals containing 20 per cent, or more of
2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid or its equivalent------------------------------------------- per lb.
| 3s. 4d. | 3s. 4d. | 3s. 9d. |
less
ad val. | 7½ per cent. | .. | .. |
and, for
each 1d. or part thereof by which the F.O.B. price is less than 85d. per lb.----------------------------------------------------------- per
lb.
| 1d. | 1d. | 1d.” |
By
omitting paragraphs (6) and (7) of sub-item (k) and inserting in-their stead the following paragraphs:—
| 7d. |
“(6)
(a) Paradichlorobenzene------------------------------------------- per
lb.
| 7d. | 7d. |
and
ad val. | .. | 7½per cent. | 10 per cent. |
and, for
each 1d. or part thereof by which the F.O.B. price is less than 12d. per lb------------------------------------------------ per
lb.
| 1d. | 1d. | 1d. |
(b) Preparations in which
paradichlorobenzene is the essential constituent------------------------------------------------------------- per
lb.
| 7d. | 7d. | 7d. |
and
ad val. | .. | 7½ per cent. | 10 per cent. |
and, for
each 1d. or part thereof by which the F.O.B. price is less than 12d. per lb------------------------------------------------ per
lb.
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