Customs By-law Nos. 8840093, 8940001, 8940002, 8940003, 8940004, 8940005, 8940006, 8940007, 8940008, 8940009, 8940010, 8940011, 8940012, 8940013, 8940014, 8940015, 8940016 and 8940017

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Customs Act 1901

Customs Tariff Act 1987

PARTS II AND III OF SCHEDULE 4

BY-LAWS Nos. 8840093, 8940001 TO 8940017

I, ALAN A. PATERSON, delegate of the Comptroller-General of Customs for the purposes of section 271 of the Customs Act 1901, hereby make the by-laws set out in the Schedule hereto.

In a by-law set out in the Schedule hereto –

‘security’ means that security shall be given to and to the satisfaction of the Collector and that the giving of such security is a condition subject to which that by-law item applies to the goods or the class or kind of goods so conditioned.

Unless the context otherwise requires, where a description of goods is specified in a by-law set out in the Schedule hereto, the goods that fall within that by-law by virtue of that description are such goods as would fall within that description if it were specified in the tariff classification in Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1987 that applies to those goods.

Unless the context otherwise requires, any word or phrase used in a reference in a by-law set out in the Schedule hereto has the same meaning as if it were used in the tariff classification in Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1987 that applies to those goods to which that reference in that by-law applies.

 

                           THE SCHEDULE

                             BY-LAW NO. 8840093

 

                                                                       Item 36C

                                                         Part III of Schedule 4

 

 

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 8840093.            

 

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 26 October 1988.         

 

3. This by-law shall cease to have effect on 1 January 1990.          

 

4. Item 36C in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act       

   1987 applies to dioctylsodiumsulphosuccinate classified under      

   3402.11, for use in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, under      

   security.

 

5. For the purposes of this by-law, the "Customs Tariff Act 1987"     

   means the Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended from time to time.   

 

 

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                             BY-LAW NO. 8940001

 

                                                                       Item 40A

                                                         Part III of Schedule 4

 

 

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 8940001.            

 

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 1989.             

 

3. Item 40A in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act       

   1987 applies to fabrics classified under 5407, 5408, 5512,         

   5513, 5514, 5515 or 5516 of Schedule 3, being fabrics              

   defined for cutting up for the manufacture of hemmed or hemstitched

   table linen.                                                       

 

4. For the purposes of this by-law, the "Customs Tariff Act 1987"     

   means the Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended from time to time.   

 

5. Customs By-law No. 8840006, published in Gazette No. GN 33 of      

   16 December 1987, is hereby revoked.

 

 

                             BY-LAW NO. 8940002

 

                                                                       Item 40A

                                                         Part III of Schedule 4

 

 

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 8940002.            

 

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 1989.            

 

3. Item 40A in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act       

   1987 applies to fabrics classified under 5407, 5408, 5512,         

   5513, 5514, 5515 or 5516 of Schedule 3, being fabrics for use in   

   the manufacture or repair of hot-air balloon envelopes, parachute  

   canopies or sails, under security.                                 

 

4. For the purposes of this by-law, the "Customs Tariff Act 1987"     

   means the Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended from time to time.   

 

5. Customs By-law No. 8840007, published in Gazette No. GN 33 of      

   16 December 1987, is hereby revoked.

 

 

                        BY-LAW NO. 8940003

 

                                                                       Item 40A

                                                         Part III of Schedule 4

 

 

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 8940003.            

 

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 1989.            


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3. Item 40A in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act       

   1987 applies to fabrics classified under 5407 or 5408 of           

   Schedule 3, being fabrics, other than elastomeric fabrics weighing  

   not more than 510 g/m2, for use in the manufacture of surgical and 

   adhesive plaster, under security.                                  

 

4. For the purposes of this by-law, the "Customs Tariff Act 1987"     

   means the Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended from time to time.   

 

5. Customs By-law No. 8840008, published in Gazette No. GN 33 of      

   16 December 1987, is hereby revoked.

 

 

                        BY-LAW NO. 8940004

 

                                                                       Item 40A

                                                         Part III of Schedule 4

 

 

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 8940004.            

 

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 1989.            

 

3. Item 40A in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1987  

   applies to fabrics classified under 5407, 5408, 5512, 5513, 5514,  

   5515 or 5516 of Schedule 3, being fabrics, containing less than    

   20% by weight of wool, as follows:                                 

 

   (a) multi-coloured woven;                                          

   (b) printed;                                                       

   (c) other than multi-coloured woven or printed, imported in        

       widths not exceeding 76 cm,                                    

 

   for use, otherwise than as an interlining, in the manufacture of   

   neckties, under security.                                          

 

4. For the purposes of this by-law, the following textile fabrics are  

   deemed not to be printed textile fabrics:                          

   (a) fabrics printed otherwise than with dyes, pigments or colours 

       that are fast to light or laundering;                          

   (b) fabrics bearing designs that are of a kind that is essentially

       of a utility nature and that is not of an ornamental or        

       decorative nature; or                                          

   (c) fabrics that have been printed to such a small degree or at such

       infrequent intervals, having regard to the remaining area of the

       fabric, that, in the opinion of the Collector, the printing is 

       merely nominal.                                                

 

5. For the purposes of this by-law, the "Customs Tariff Act 1987"     

   means the Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended from time to time.   

 

6. Customs By-law No. 8840009, published in Gazette No. GN 33 of    

   16 December 1987, is hereby revoked.

 

 

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                             BY-LAW NO. 8940005

 

                                                                       Item 40A

                                                         Part III of Schedule 4

 

 

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 8940005.            

 

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 1989.            

 

3. Item 40A in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1987  

   applies to fabrics classified under 5407, 5408, 5512, 5513, 5514,  

   5515 or 5516 of Schedule 3, being fusible interlining fabrics,

   other than fabrics in which more than 50% by weight of the man-made

   fibre content is polyethylene or polypropylene or polyethylene and 

   polypropylene, for use as shoulder or chest padding in the         

   manufacture of coats or formal evening wear shirts, under security.

 

4. For the purposes of this by-law, the "Customs Tariff Act 1987"     

   means the Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended from time to time.   

 

5. Customs By-law No. 8840010, published in Gazette No. GN 33 of    

   16 December 1987, is hereby revoked.

 

 

                             BY-LAW NO. 8940006

 

                                                                       Item 40A

                                                         Part III of Schedule 4

 

 

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 8940006.            

 

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 1989.            

 

3. Item 40A in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1987  

   applies to fabrics classified under 5007, 5208, 5210, 5212,        

   5407, 5408, 5512, 5513, 5515 or 5516 of Schedule 3, being fabrics  

   having a weight of less than 125 g/m2 for impregnating, coating,  

   covering or laminating with plastics with a permanent plastic      

   addition of 30 g/m2 or more, that as coated fabric is to be:       

   (a) sold in that form; or                                          

   (b) made up into finished products, other than curtains,           

   under security, to be entered for home consumption by persons who  

   have satisfied the Comptroller, or an officer authorised in writing

   by the Comptroller for that purpose, that they will comply with the

   following requirements, such persons not being persons in respect of

   whom the Comptroller, or an officer authorised by the Comptroller  

   in writing for that purpose, is no longer satisfied will comply with

   the following requirements:

     (i) they will own the fabric at the time of entry for home       

         consumption and will retain that ownership over the fabric   

         until the coating is completed;

    (ii) they either possess, or have access to, the necessary plant  

         and equipment in a factory to coat the fabric; and

   (iii) they will have control of, or power of control over, the goods

         during further processing so that they can satisfy the       

         Comptroller that the goods will not be used in the production

         of curtains.


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4. For the purposes of this by-law:

   (a) “coated fabric” means fabric that has been impregnated, coated,

       covered or laminated with a permanent plastic addition of      

       30 g/m2 or more;

   (b) “plastic” means plastics as defined in Note 1 to Chapter 39 of 

       Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1987.

 

5. For the purposes of this by-law, the "Customs Tariff Act 1987"     

   means the Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended from time to time.   

 

6. Customs By-law No. 8840020, published in Gazette No. GN 33 of    

   16 December 1987, is hereby revoked.

 

 

                             BY-LAW NO. 8940007

 

                                                                       Item 40A

                                                         Part III of Schedule 4

 

 

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 8940007.            

 

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 1989.            

 

3. Item 40A in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1987  

   applies to fabrics classified under 5407 or 5408 of Schedule 3,    

   being fabrics of the following:                                    

   (a) cuprammonium rayon;                                            

   (b) polyamide;                                                     

   (c) polyester; or                                                  

   (d) viscose rayon,                                                 

 

   and

                                              

     (i) weighing less than 125 g/m2;                                 

    (ii) having a width or 112 cm or more but not exceeding 160 cm; and

   (iii) being of a plain weave taffeta 1/1, twill 2/1 or twill 3/1,  

   to be entered for home consumption by such persons, with the       

   approval of the Comptroller, or an officer authorised in writing by

   the Comptroller for that purpose, in proportion to the quantity of 

   taffeta fabric (viscose, nylon or polyester), of the characteristics

   specified in (i), (ii) and (iii) above, purchased from a local     

   manufacturer by such persons.

 

4. Customs By-law No. 8840018, published in Gazette No. GN 33 of    

   16 December 1987, is hereby revoked.

 

5. For the purposes of this by-law the "Customs Tariff Act 1987"     

   means the Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended from time to time.   

 


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                             BY-LAW NO. 8940008

 

                                                                       Item 40B

                                                         Part III of Schedule 4

 

 

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 8940008.            

 

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 1989.            

 

3. Item 40B in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act       

   1987 applies to yarns classified under a subheading of Schedule 3  

   specified in the Table below, being yarns, other than yarns as     

   follows:                                                           

   (a) wool carpet yarns;                                             

   (b) put up for retail sale,                                        

 

for use otherwise than in the further manufacture of yarns:

 

 

      THE TABLE

 

 5106.10.00  5205.44.00  5402.32.00  5509.22.00

 5106.20.00  5205.45.00  5402.33.00  5509.31.00

 5107.10.00  5206.11.00  5402.39.00  5509.32.00

 5107.20.00  5206.12.00  5402.41.00  5509.41.00

 5108.10.00  5206.13.00  5402.42.00  5509.42.00

 5108.20.00  5206.14.00  5402.43.90  5509.51.00

 5205.11.00  5206.15.00  5402.49.90  5509.52.00

 5205.12.00  5206.21.00  5402.51.00  5509.53.00

 5205.13.00  5206.22.00  5402.52.90  5509.59.00

 5205.14.00  5206.23.00  5402.59.90  5509.61.00

 5205.15.00  5206.24.00  5402.61.00  5509.62.00

 5205.21.00  5206.25.00  5402.62.00  5509.69.00

 5205.22.00  5206.31.00  5402.69.00  5509.91.00

 5205.23.00  5206.32.00  5403.20.00  5509.92.00

 5205.24.00  5206.33.00  5402.31.00  5509.99.00

 5205.25.00  5206.34.00  5402.32.00  5510.11.00

 5205.31.00  5206.35.00  5403.33.00  5510.12.00

 5205.32.00  5206.41.00  5403.39.00  5510.20.00

 5205.33.00  5206.42.00  5403.41.00  5510.30.00

 5205.34.00  5206.43.00  5403.42.00  5510.90.00

 5205.35.00  5206.44.00  5403.49.00

 5205.41.00  5206.45.00  5509.11.00

 5205.42.00  5306.20.00  5509.12.00

 5205.43.00  5402.31.00  5509.21.00

 

4. For the purposes of this by-law, “further manufacture” means balling,

   putting up in hanks or skeins, or otherwise putting up for retail sale.

 

5. For the purposes of this by-law, the "Customs Tariff Act 1987"     

   means the Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended from time to time.   

 

6. Customs By-law No. 8840019, published in Gazette No. GN 33 of    

   16 December 1987, is hereby revoked.

 

 


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                                BY-LAW NO. 8940009

 

                                                                       Item 40C

                                                         Part III of Schedule 4

 

 

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 8940009.            

 

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 1989.            

 

3. Item 40C in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1987  

   applies to industrial crafts classified under 6302, 6303, 6304 or  

   6307 of Schedule 3, being facewashers (except goods of knitted or  

   crocheted terry towelling or similar knitted terry fabrics),       

   bed linen, placemats, table linen, cushion covers, bed spreads,    

   serviettes and quilts.                                             

 

4. For the purposes of this by-law, “industrial crafts” means:        

   (a) textile fabrics or textile articles, that are made up from fabric

       or yarn, that are hand crocheted, hand knitted, hand netted or 

       hand woven and contain not less than 90% by weight of natural  

       fibres; or                                                     

   (b) textile articles manufactured from woven textiles printed or   

       dyed according to:                                             

         (i) the traditional Batik method;                            

        (ii) the traditional tie and dye method;                      

       (iii) the traditional hand block printing method; or           

        (iv) the traditional kalamkari printing method,               

   being goods that -                                                  

   (A) are certified by an approved authority in the country of       

       manufacture as being made by one or more of the following      

       processes and by no other process:                            

        (i) by hand;                                                  

       (ii) by tools held in the hand;                                

      (iii) by machines powered by foot or hand;                      

   (B) the Collector is satisfied are made up by one or more of the   

       following processes and by no other process:                  

        (i) by hand;                                                  

       (ii) by tools held in the hand;                                

      (iii) by machines powered by foot or hand,                      

      entered for home consumption on or before 31 August 1989.       

 

5. (1) A reference in this by-law to the “traditional Batik method”   

       shall be read as a reference to the application, by hand, of   

       colours to white or unbleached textiles using the following    

       process:

       (a) application of wax;

       (b) dyeing or painting; and

       (c) removal of the wax by boiling the textile.

 

   (2) A reference in this by-law to the “traditional tie and dye method”

       shall be read as a reference to:

       (a) the transfer of a design by tracing a motif;

       (b) tying of knots within the design; and

       (c) hand dyeing.

 

   (3) A reference in this by-law to the “traditional hand block printing

       method” shall be read as a reference to the repeated application

       by hand of a colour to textile with a design cut or otherwise  

       raised in relief on a block.


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   (4) A reference in this by-law to the “traditional kalamkari printing

       method” shall be read as a reference to:

 

       (a) the application by hand of a coloured motif to textiles with

           a design cut or otherwise raised in relief on a block; and 

       (b) a subsequent further colouring of the motif by brush held in

           the hand.

 

6. For the purposes of the operation of paragraph 3 or 4 in           

   relation to goods, the incorporation or inclusion in the goods     

   of materials or components of a minor nature that are essential    

   to the assembly or normal operation of the goods shall be          

   disregarded.                                                       

 

7. For the purposes of this by-law, the "Customs Tariff Act 1987"     

   means the Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended from time to time.   

 

 

                                 BY-LAW NO. 8940010

 

                                                                       Item 40D

                                                         Part III of Schedule 4

 

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 8940010.            

 

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 1989.            

 

3. Item 40D in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act       

   1987 applies to fabrics classified under 5208, 5210 or 5212.1      

   of Schedule 3, being unbleached loomstate fabrics (that is to say,

   fabrics that have not been woven from dyed, coloured or bleached yarns

   and have not undergone any process after leaving the loom other than

   inspection, mending, calendering (pressing), measuring, wrapping,  

   packing and baling), for use, in the loomstate, as bed linen or in  

   the making up of bed linen, under security.         

 

4. For the purposes of this by-law:                                   

   (a) "bed linen" includes bed sheeting, pillow cases, bolster       

       cases, continental quilt covers and bed valances (ruffles);    

   (b) permanent containers of a kind used solely or principally as

       pillows only after filling with feathers, kapok, plastic foam, or

       like stuffing materials, are not regarded as pillow cases.

                                         

5. For the purposes of this by-law, the "Customs Tariff Act 1987"     

   means the Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended from time to time.   

 

6. Customs By-law No. 8840022, published in Gazette No. GN 33 of 16   

   December 1987, is hereby revoked.

  

 


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                            BY-LAW NO. 8940011

 

                                                                       Item 40D

                                                         Part III of Schedule 4

 

 

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 8940011.            

 

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 1989.            

 

3. Item 40D in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act       

   1987 applies to fabrics classified under a subheading of Schedule 3

   specified in the Table below, being fabrics in the grey (that is to 

   say, fabrics that have not been woven from dyed, coloured or bleached

   yarns and have not undergone any process after leaving the loom other

   than inspection, mending, heat setting, measuring, wrapping, packing

   and baling, and including such fabrics which have been cleansed by

   boiling, scouring or washing in water or in cleaning liquids and     

   subsequently dried by tentering or other methods), for use in genuine

   printing that, as genuine printed fabrics, are to be:     

   (a) put up for sale in that form; or

   (b) made up into printed bed linen or other products,

   under security, to be entered for home consumption by such persons who

   have satisfied the Comptroller, or an officer authorised in writing by

   the Comptroller for that purpose, that they will comply with the

   following requirements, such persons not being persons in respect of

   whom the Comptroller, or an officer authorised by the Comptroller for

   that purpose, is no longer satisfied will comply with the following

   requirements:

     (i) they will own the fabric at the time of entry for home consumption

         and will retain that ownership over the fabric until either the

         printing or the printing and making up of the printed bed linen or

         other product has been completed and that product will be put up for

         sale in that form;

    (ii) they either possess, or have access to, the necessary plant and

         equipment to print or to print and make up the printed bed linen

         or other product; and

   (iii) they will have control of, or power of control over, the goods

         during the printing process and, where appropriate, the processes

         involved in the printing and making up of the printed fabric

         into printed bed linen or other product:

 

 

      THE TABLE

 

 5210.11.10  5407.60.00  5513.13.00  5515.29.00

 5210.12.10  5407.71.90  5513.19.90  5515.91.90

 5210.19.10  5407.81.00  5514.11.00  5515.92.90

 5211.11.10  5407.91.90  5514.12.00  5515.99.00

 5211.12.10  5408.10.00  5514.13.00  5516.11.00

 5211.19.10  5408.21.00  5514.19.00  5516.21.00

 5212.11.10  5408.31.90  5515.11.00  5516.31.90

 5212.21.10  5512.11.00  5515.12.00  5516.41.00

 5407.10.00  5512.21.00  5515.13.90  5516.91.00

 5407.20.90  5512.91.90  5515.19.00  

 5407.41.00  5513.11.00  5515.21.00  

 5407.51.00  5513.12.00  5515.22.90  


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4. For the purposes of this by-law:

   (a) “genuine printing” means the printing of textile fabrics in a

       manner that produces over the whole of the fabric a designed or

       patterned effect employing contrasts in colours and resulting in

       fabrics that are put up for sale in that printed form;

   (b) “genuine printed fabric” means fabric that:

         (i) has been printed by a process of genuine printing;

        (ii) complies with the following fastness standards determined

             by the test methods published by the Standards Association

             of Australia:

             (A) AS 2001.4.15 Test A with a minimum standard for change

                 of shade of 3-4; and

             (B) AS 2001.4.21 using MBTF lamp with a minimum standard of

                 3-4;

       (iii) has a colour contrast of not less than that shown by Grade 2

             on the Standard Textile Grey Scale for assessing change in

             colour when viewed at a distance of 2 m in accordance with

             the viewing conditions as set out in Standards Association

             of Australia Standard AS 2001.4.1;

         (iv)has not been dyed subsequently to produce a dyed and/or

             unprinted effect; and

          (v)has not been printed with patterns of a kind that, in the

             opinion of the Comptroller, or an officer authorised in writing

             by the Comptroller for that purpose, are such that the fabrics

             could reasonably be expected to be used as linings or

             interlinings.

 

5. Fabrics shall not be regarded as having been printed by a process of

   genuine printing by reason only of:

   (a) the printing labels or the printing with words, letters, figures

       or designs suitable for cutting up into labels;

   (b) the printing with markings of any kind that are for identification

       or distinguishing purposes only;

   (c) the printing with markings of any kind solely or principally at or

       near one or both selvedges;

   (d) the printing with markings of any kind, which, excluding unprinted

       areas within such markings, cover not more than 10% of the total

       area of the fabric;

   (e) the printing in an uninterrupted single colour in a manner so that

       such printing covers more than 70% of the total area of the fabric; or

   (f) the printing solely in white or a shade of white so that it closely

       resembles the natural colour of the fabric in its grey state.

 

6. For the purposes of this by-law, the "Customs Tariff Act 1987"     

   means the Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended from time to time.   

 

7. Customs By-laws Nos. 8840023 and 8840024, published in Gazette No. GN 33

   of 16 December 1987, are hereby revoked.

 

 


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                             BY-LAW NO. 8940012

 

                                                                       Item 40E

                                                         Part III of Schedule 4

 

 

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 8940012.            

 

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 1989.            

 

3. Item 40E in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act       

   1987 applies to polyamide fabrics, coated, covered or impregnated  

   with artificial plastic materials, for use in the manufacture of:  

   (a) rainwear;                                                      

   (b) parkas; or                                                     

   (c) ski-jackets,                                                   

   under security.

 

4. For the purposes of this by-law, the "Customs Tariff Act 1987"     

   means the Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended from time to time.   

 

5. Customs By-law No. 8840025, published in Gazette No. GN 33 of

   16 December 1987, is hereby revoked.

 

 

                        BY-LAW NO. 8940013

 

                                                                       Item 40E

                                                         Part III of Schedule 4

 

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 8940013.            

 

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 1989.            

 

3. Item 40E in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act       

   1987 applies to fabrics classified under 5407, 5408, 5512,         

   5513, 5514, 5515 or 5516 of Schedule 3, being fabrics, other than  

   elastomeric fabrics weighing not more than 510 g/m2, for use in the

   manufacture of brassieres, corsets, torsolettes, corselettes or    

   panty-girdles, under security.   

 

4. For the purposes of this by-law, the "Customs Tariff Act 1987"     

   means the Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended from time to time.   

 

5. Customs By-law No. 8840026, published in Gazette No. GN 33 of       

   16 December 1987, is hereby revoked.

                                                           

 

 

                             BY-LAW NO. 8940014

 

                                                                       Item 40E

                                                         Part III of Schedule 4

 

 

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 8940014.            

 

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 1989.            

 

3. Item 40E in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act       

   1987 applies to fabrics classified under 5903 of Schedule 3,       

   being fabrics for use as fusing lining in the manufacture of collars

   or cuffs for shirts or blouses, under security.                    

 

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4. For the purposes of this by-law, the "Customs Tariff Act 1987"     

   means the Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended from time to time.   

 

5. Customs By-law No. 8840027, published in Gazette No. GN 33 of 

   16 December 1987, is hereby revoked.

 

 

                             BY-LAW NO. 8940015

 

                                                                       Item 40F

                                                         Part III of Schedule 4

 

 

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 8940015.            

 

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 1989.            

 

3. Item 40F in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act       

   1987 applies to hand tufted goods made by non-powered tufting

   machines held in the hand.                                 

 

4. For the purposes of this by-law, the "Customs Tariff Act 1987"     

   means the Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended from time to time.   

 

 

                             BY-LAW NO. 8940016

 

                                                                        Item 27

                                                          Part II of Schedule 4

 

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 8940016.            

 

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 1989.            

 

3. Item 27 in Part II of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1987    

   applies to handicrafts that are fabrics and articles, made up from 

   fabric or yarn, that are hand crocheted, hand knitted, hand netted 

   or hand woven and contain not less than 90% by weight of natural   

   fibres, being goods the Collector is satisfied are made by one or

   more of the following processes, and by no other process:

     (i) by hand;                                                     

    (ii) by non-mechanical non-powered tools held in the hand; or     

   (iii) if fabrics, produced on hand or foot powered looms.          

 

4. This by-law also applies to -   

   (1) textile fabrics printed or dyed according to:                  

         (i) the traditional Batik method;                            

        (ii) the traditional tie and dye method;                      

       (iii) the traditional hand block printing method; or           

        (iv) the traditional kalamkari printing method;               

   (2) goods made up by hand from the fabrics mentioned in            

       sub-paragraph (1) above, being goods the Collector              

       is satisfied are made by one or more of the following          

       processes, and by no other process:                            

        (i) by hand;                                                  

       (ii) by non-mechanical non-powered tools held in the hand; and

 

   (3) other textile goods printed or dyed in accordance with a method

       mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above, other than goods to which

       a subitem in Schedule 5 describing industrial crafts is expressed

       to apply.              


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5. (1) A reference in this by-law to the “traditional Batik method”   

       shall be read as a reference to the application, by hand, of   

       colours to white or unbleached textiles using the following    

       process:

       (a) application of wax;

       (b) dyeing or painting; and

       (c) removal of the wax by boiling the textile.

 

   (2) A reference in this by-law to the “traditional tie and dye method”

       shall be read as a reference to:

       (a) the transfer of a design by tracing a motif;

       (b) tying of knots within the design; and

       (c) hand dyeing.

 

   (3) A reference in this by-law to the “traditional hand block printing

       method” shall be read as a reference to the repeated application

       by hand of a colour to textiles with a design cut or otherwise  

       raised in relief on a block.

 

   (4) A reference in this by-law to the “traditional kalamkari printing

       method” shall be read as a reference to:

       (a) the application by hand of a coloured motif to textiles with

           a design cut or otherwise raised in relief on a block; and 

       (b) a subsequent further colouring of the motif by brush held in

           the hand.

 

6. For the purposes of the operation of paragraph 3 or 4 in           

   relation to goods, the incorporation or inclusion in the goods     

   of materials or components of a minor nature that are essential    

   to the assembly or normal operation of the goods shall be          

   disregarded.                                                       

 

7. This by-law does not apply to -                                    

   (a) curtains classified under 6303 of Schedule 3;                  

   (b) towelling classified under 6001.2 of Schedule 3; or            

   (c) knitted or crocheted towels classified under 6302.60.90, 6302.91.30,

       6302.93.00 or 6302.99.00 of Schedule 3.                  

 

8. For the purposes of this by-law, the "Customs Tariff Act 1987"     

   means the Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended from time to time.   

 

9. Customs By-law No. 8840054, published in Gazette No. GN 33 of 

   16 December 1987, is hereby revoked.

 


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                             BY-LAW NO. 8940017

 

                                                                       Item 34

                                                         Part II of Schedule 4

 

 

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 8940017.            

 

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 25 January 1989.         

 

3. Item 34 in Part II of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1987    

   applies to goods comprising:                                       

   (a) products imported on or in containers of a kind described      

       in (b) hereunder; and                                          

   (b) reuseable containers, other than containers which, by          

       application of rule 5(b) of the General Rules for the          

       Interpretation of the Harmonized System, are required to be    

       classified with the goods with which they are imported,        

       being containers that will be exported within 12 months of     

       the date they are entered for home consumption, without        

       being put to further use, other than for the transport,        

       storage, display, exhibition or dispensing of the goods        

       with which they are imported, under security.                  

 

4. Customs By-law No. 8840089, published in Gazette No. TC 88/46 of

   23 November 1988, is hereby revoked.

 

5. For the purposes of this by-law, the "Customs Tariff Act 1987"     

   means the Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended from time to time.   

 

Dated this 24th day of February 1989.

 

A.A. PATERSON

Delegate of the Comptroller-General

of Customs

 

Overview

The Customs By-law No. 8940001 to 8940017, made under the authority of the Customs Act 1901 and the Customs Tariff Act 1987, address the need for specific regulations on the importation of certain goods to ensure compliance with security and tariff requirements. Enacted by a delegate of the Comptroller-General of Customs, these by-laws were designed to provide clarity and specificity in the application of tariffs and security measures to various types of fabrics and industrial crafts. The primary objective of these by-laws is to ensure that the importation of specified goods, such as fabrics for specific uses or industrial crafts, is done under the appropriate conditions and security measures as outlined in the Customs Tariff Act 1987. These by-laws also aim to clarify the classification and tariff application to specific goods, thereby preventing any ambiguity in the importation process and ensuring that the correct duties and taxes are applied.

Scope and Application

The Customs By-laws Nos. 8840093, 8940001 to 8940017 under the Customs Tariff Act 1987 apply to a variety of goods and fabrics subject to specific security requirements, tariffs, and conditions as specified in the relevant by-laws. These by-laws dictate the classification, tariff application, and security requirements for goods such as dioctylsodiumsulphosuccinate for pharmaceutical use, fabrics for specific manufacturing purposes, yarns, industrial crafts, and various textile fabrics. They are effective from 1 March 1989 unless otherwise specified, and some by-laws cease to have effect on specific dates. These by-laws are applicable within the Commonwealth of Australia and are enforced under the authority of the Customs Act 1901. Certain exclusions and specific conditions apply to the application of these by-laws, as detailed in the respective sections of each by-law. The Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended, forms the basis for the classification and tariff application of the goods and fabrics governed by these by-laws.

Key Provisions

The Customs By-laws No. 8840093 to 8940017, established under the Customs Act 1901 and the Customs Tariff Act 1987, set forth specific provisions for the classification and tariff treatment of various goods. These by-laws apply to items such as dioctylsodiumsulphosuccinate for pharmaceutical use, fabrics for manufacturing different types of textiles, industrial crafts like facewashers and bed linen, and other specialized textile items. Each by-law specifies particular classifications under the Customs Tariff Act 1987 and mandates security to be provided to the Collector of Customs as a condition for the application of these tariff classifications. The by-laws impose obligations on entities importing these goods, requiring them to ensure that the goods meet the specified classifications and conditions. Importers must provide the necessary security to the Collector of Customs to avail of the tariff benefits outlined in the by-laws. Additionally, for certain fabrics and textiles, importers must satisfy specific criteria, such as owning the fabric during processing or having the appropriate equipment and control over the goods to ensure they are used as intended. Failure to comply with the provisions of these by-laws can result in various penalties. While the specific penalties are not detailed in the provided text, breaches of customs regulations generally can lead to financial penalties, seizure of goods, and potential criminal charges. Importers and entities involved in the importation of these goods must therefore ensure strict adherence to the conditions and requirements stipulated in these by-laws to avoid legal repercussions.

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