Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement - Determined Manufactured Raw Materials Notice No. 2002/2

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CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECTION 153J

AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND CLOSER ECONOMIC RELATIONS TRADE AGREEMENT

DETERMINED MANUFACTURED RAW MATERIALS

NOTICE NO. 2002/2

 

 

I, John Peter Arndell, delegate of the Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to paragraph 153J(1)(c) of the Customs Act 1901, determine the following materials to be manufactured raw materials of New Zealand:

 

Materials

 

Alkaline extracted Ossein Gelatin BP 150 Bloom with NOT more than 15 PPM sulphur dioxide, NOT more than 15 PPM iron and colour of 43% mass does NOT exceed 8 using Lovibond No. 3 Colour Comparitor with Gardner Disc.

Aluminium oxide grain, grit size 16-600

Aluminium pigment, leafing type, in powder form - Aluminium Powder GGT

Aminobenzoic acid, British Pharmacopoeia 1980 Addendum 1982 or United States Pharmocopoeia XX Grade, no particle greater than 180 micron in diameter

Ammonium Persulphate

Ascorbic acid, British Pharmacopoeia 1980 Addendum 1982 or United States Pharmocopoeia XX Grade, no particle greater than 180 micron in diameter.

Azinphos Ethyl Technical

Azinphos Methyl Technical

Benzoin

Bi-metal hacksaw blanks 12" x 0.5" x 0.025" comprising high speed steel (M2 quality) cutting edge electron beam welded to a spring steel back (EN 47 quality), supplied in the annealed condition with radiused ends and punched pin holes

Biotin, Food and Chemicals Codex Third Edition, no particle greater than 180 micron diameter

Blended Alkali extracted Ossein acid extracted Pigskin Gelatin BP 150 Bloom with NOT more than 40 PPM sulphur dioxide, NOT more than 15 PPM iron and colour of 45% mass does NOT exceed 8 using Lovibond No. 3 Colour Comparitor with Gardner Disc.

Brass blanks, unfinished, assembled and polished of a kind used for the manufacture of silver plated ware

Bronze powder pigment

Calcium Formate

Calcium lignosulphonate

Calcium Pantothenate, United States Pharmacopoeia XX Grade, no particle greater than 180 micron diameter


Materials

 

Captan Technical

Carbaryl Technical (1-Naphtyl Methyl Carbamate)

Carbon black pigment

Celite 209 (diatomatious earth)

Centrefire projectiles

Chinese gum resin

Chlorophyll, oil soluble, coppered containing between 14.6% and 15.8% W/W Copper Phaeophytin

Choline Bitartrate, Food Chemicals Codex Third Edition, no particle greater than 180 microns in diameter

Chromium oxide green pigment

CIBA Geigy powder coating matting agent XG 125

Cocoa butter

Cocoa licor

Cocoa paste, NOT defatted

Copper powder

Crude coconut oil

Cyanocobalamin, British Pharmacopoeia 1980 Grade, diluted to 0.1% with Mannitol, hydrolysed gelatin or vegetable gum, no particle greater than 180 micron diameter

Cyanocobalamin, British Pharmacopoeia 1980 Grade, diluted to 1% with Mannitol, hydrolysed gelatin or vegetable gum, no particle greater than 180 micron diameter

d1-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate, British Pharmocopoeia 1980 or United States Pharmocopoeia XX Grade

d-Alpha Tocopherol, 67%, meeting the following specifications - contains NOT less than 670mg of d-Alpha Tocopherol per gram

d-Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate, 80%, meeting the following specifications - contains from 80% W/W to 86% W/W of d-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate

DDT Technical

Diazinon Technical

DI-Methionine, Food Chemicals Codex Third Edition, no particle greater than 180 micron in diameter.

Dinocap Technical

Dodine Technical

Dowfax 2A1 (sodium salt of Diphenyl Oxide Alkyl Sulphonate)

Down-proof fabric as used in the manufacture of sleeping bags, sleeping bags with inserts as a set and down blankets

Dyestuffs for dyeing triacetate yarn

Endosulfan Technical

Fabric, specially prepared or coated, for use in the manufacture of emery cloth


Materials

 

Fenitrothion Technical

Forks and spoons, nickel silver, unfinished NOT polished or plated, but NOT including unfinished forks or spoons of the souvenir or commerative types, for use in the manufacture of silver plated ware

Ginseng root powder, the dried root of Panax Ginseng

Ginseng, Siberian Extract, 5:1 meeting ALL of the following:

(a) fine buff-coloured, hygroscopic powder;

(b) loss on drying NOT more than 10% W/W at 105C for two hours

Hot rolled black annealed high speed steel strips (M2 quality) in the as sheared condition 12.624" x 0.515" x 0.025", suitable for producing finished hacksaw blades 12" x 0.5" x 0.025"

Hot rolled black annealed high speed steel strips (M2 quality) in the as sheared condition suitable for producing ALL sizes of hacksaw blades

Hydrogenated castor oil

Imitation glass stones (minimum 24% lead oxide by weight)

Incoloy 800 and 825 strip, nickel iron alloy

Inositol, Food Chemicals Codex Third Edition Grade, with no particle having a diameter greater than 180 micron

Japara oiled cotton cloth

Knife blanks, nickel silver or copper alloy, NOT plated, for use in the manufacture of silver plated cutlery

Lecithin, Food Chemicals Codex Third Edition Grade with ALL of the added specifications:

(a) Acetone insoluble matter - NOT less than 60% W/W

(b) Hexane insoluble matter - NOT less than 0.05%

(c) water content NOT more than 0.75% W/W

Lindane Technical

Long residue feedstock

Low alloy hand blade blanks of carbon silicon strip for hacksaw blades

Maleic Anhydride

Marasperse CBOS - 3 (Sodium lignosulphonate)

Marasperse N22 (Calcium lignosulphonate)

Methyl Methacrylate Monomer, Methyl Acrylate Monomer, Methacrylic acid, Butyl Acrylate Monomer and 2 Ethyl Hexyl Acrylate Monomer for use other than in the manufacture of paints and lacquers sold or prepared for use or sale as household or architectural paints

Microcel E - synthetic Calcium Silicate

Micronised Polyolefin wax

Micronised Polypropylene wax

n. Decanol (fatty alcohol)


Materials

 

Natural Barium Sulphate

Nickel copper alloy, annealed in strip sizes:

0.46mm thick by 131mm wide;

0.56mm thick by 131mm wide;

0.61mm thick by 131mm wide;

0.71mm thick by 131mm wide;

Nickel Titanate yellow pigment

Nicotinamide, British Pharmacopoeia 1980 or United States Pharmacopoeia XX Grade, no particle greater than 180 micron diameter

Nylon 6.6 polymer

Oil, wheat germ, British Pharmaceutical Codex 1954 Grade

Oxoamiduin (odourless garlic powder extract) meeting ALL of the following:

(a) light yellowish-white, almost odourless powder with a slightly sweet taste;

(b) loss of drying less than 7% W/W at 105C for 4 hours;

(c) soluble in water, almost insoluble in pure Methanol and Ethanol

Parts for disposable cigarette lighters to which subheading 9613.10.00 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995, as amended or as proposed to be amended, would apply at the time of entry into home consumption

Pentaerythritol

Pigment Blue 29

Pigment Red 122

Pigment Violet 15

Pigment Violet 19

Pigment Violet 23

Pigment Yellow 110

Polyester polymer

Polymethyl Methacrylate in granula form

Polyurethane spandex yarn

Precipitated Barium Sulphate

Primary Oleyl Amine

Primed centrefire cartridge cases

Pure silk fabric

Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, British Pharmacopoeia 1980 or United States Pharmacopoeia XX Grade, no particle greater than 180 micron diameter

Riboflavine, British Pharmacopoeia 1980 or United States Pharmacopoeia XX Grade, no particle greater than 180 micron diameter

Rolled structural steel (S1021 Steel) rails with tongue and groove rail ends


Materials

 

Royal Jelly, lyophilized, in starch

Rutin, United States National Formulary XI Grade, no particle greater than 180 micron diameter

Silcasil "S" - silicone dioxide flow agent

Silicon Carbide grain, grit size 16-1200

Single 30’s spun polyester knitting yarn, 30/ECC, 100% spun - raw white on cone, weighing more than 150g per 9000m

Single 50’s spun polyester knitting yarn, 100% spun 50/1 ECC - raw white on cone, weighing less than 150g per 9000m

Single 72’s high bulk acrylic knitting yarn, 100% spun, dyed on cone, 72/dyed metric count weighing less than 150g per 9000m

64, 84 and 110 decitex triacetate yarn

Sodium Meta Bisulphide

Sodium Sulphite

Solid saturated Carboxylated Polyester resin in powder or granular form

Sorbitan Mono-Oleate, British Pharmacopoeia 1980 Grade

Stainless steel rod, hot rolled, in coil form, for use by continuous hot or cold drawing operations, other than in the manufacture of stainless steel bars, rods or wire in cut lengths having a diameter of 9mm or greater

Stainless steel rod, hot rolled, in coil form, having a diameter of 9mm or less

Straight Rough Oak (Quercus species) staves either sawn or riven but NOT otherwise processed machined or bent

Synthetic brown iron oxide Pigment

Synthetic red iron oxide Pigment

Synthetic yellow iron oxide Pigment

Thiamine Hydrochloride, British Pharmacopoeia 1980 Grade, no particle greater than 180 micron diameter

Thiamine Mononitrate, United States Pharmacopoeia XX Grade, no particle greater than 180 micron diameter

Triglycidyl Isocyanurate

Woven fibreglass impregnated with Phenolic resin

 

 

 

Dated this thirteenth day of February 2002.

 

 

 

John Peter Arndell

(Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer of Customs)

Overview

The Customs Act 1901, enacted by the Australian Parliament, establishes the framework for the regulation of imports and exports through the administration of customs duties and other charges. This legislation was introduced to address the need for a comprehensive legal structure governing the movement of goods across Australia's borders, thereby ensuring compliance with national trade policies and international agreements. One of the objectives of the Act is to facilitate efficient trade while protecting the economic interests of Australia. The legislative instrument provided herein, "Customs Act 1901 - Section 153J Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement Determined Manufactured Raw Materials Notice No. 2002/2," issued by John Peter Arndell, a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer, identifies specific materials recognised as manufactured raw materials originating from New Zealand. This notice was issued to align with the terms of the Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (ANZCERTA) and to provide clarity on the treatment of these materials under Australian customs regulations.

Scope and Application

The Customs Act 1901, as amended by the legislation F2006B11614, pertains specifically to the determination of certain materials as manufactured raw materials of New Zealand under the Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement. This legislative instrument applies to the materials listed in the accompanying notice, which are integral to various manufacturing processes. The act's scope includes defining these materials as manufactured raw materials of New Zealand, thereby facilitating their importation into Australia under preferential tariff conditions provided by the trade agreement. The application of this act is limited to the materials specifically identified in the notice, and it operates within the jurisdictional reach of the Commonwealth of Australia. The act does not explicitly state any exclusions, exemptions, or thresholds, but it is subject to any applicable conditions and rules under the Customs Act 1901 and the Customs Regulations 1994. The application of this legislation can be further refined or extended through subordinate instruments, such as regulations or further notices, issued under the authority of the Customs Act 1901.

Key Provisions

The Customs Act 1901, as amended, includes a provision in Section 153J (paragraph 153J(1)(c)) that allows for the determination of specific materials as manufactured raw materials from New Zealand. This legislative instrument, Notice No. 2002/2, dated 13 February 2002, executed by John Peter Arndell as a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer, identifies numerous materials that are designated as New Zealand's manufactured raw materials. These materials span a wide range of products, from chemicals and pigments to various forms of metals, fabrics, and other industrial materials. Each material is described with precise specifications to ensure clarity and compliance with the trade agreement. The Act imposes several obligations on the parties involved, particularly those who intend to import or export the specified materials under the provisions of the Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (CER). Importers and exporters must ensure that the materials they trade meet the exact specifications and standards outlined in the Notice. This includes verifying the quality, composition, and other attributes of the materials to confirm that they comply with the prescribed standards before engaging in trade activities. Additionally, those involved in the trade of these materials are required to maintain records and documentation that substantiate compliance with the Notice and the broader trade agreement. Failure to comply with the requirements set forth in this Notice can lead to various legal consequences. Under the Customs Act, breaches may result in penalties, including fines and potential imprisonment. The specific penalties are not detailed in the Notice itself but are governed by the overarching provisions of the Customs Act and related legislation. Importers and exporters found to be in violation of the Act could face both civil and criminal sanctions, depending on the severity and intent of the breach. The potential penalties underscore the importance of adherence to the specifications and obligations outlined in the Notice to avoid legal repercussions.

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