STATUTORY RULES.
1918. No. 216.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901–1916.
I, SIR ARTHUR LYULPH STANLEY, Deputy of the Governor-General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Customs Act 1901–1916 to come into operation on and after the 1st day of January, 1919.
Dated this fourteenth day of August, 1918.
A. L. STANLEY,
Deputy of the Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
J. A. JENSEN,
Minister of State for Trade and Customs.
Amendment of the Customs Regulations 1913.
(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 346.)
1. Alter regulation 34 of the Customs Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—
Declarations as to Value of Goods for Home Consumption.
“34a. (1) Invoices for goods dutiable at an ad valorem rate of duty from all countries, except China and Japan, for which entry is made after the first day of January, 1919, shall show the fair market value for home consumption in the country of export, at the date of invoicing to Australia, of similar goods in similar quantities.
(2) The heading to the column in the invoice in which the particulars required by the last preceding sub-regulation shall be shown shall be as follows:—
‘Domestic value f.o.b. (here insert “Port of Export” or “Factory,” or as the case may be) at date of invoicing to Australia, subject to % discount for cash and
in/excluding cost of domestic outside casing.’
“(3) The particulars required by sub-regulation (1) of this regulation shall be supported by a declaration in accordance with Form 9c in the schedule which shall be written, stamped, typewritten, or printed on the back of the invoice.
“(4) In the case of goods exported direct from the United Kingdom to Australia for which the benefit of the United Kingdom Preferential Tariff is claimed a declaration in accordance with Form 9d in the schedule shall be made.”
2. The schedule to the Customs Regulations is amended by inserting after Form 9b the following forms:—
Reg. 34a.
Form 9c.
Australian Customs.
Declaration as to Goods exported to Australia which are not the Produce or Manufacture of the United Kingdom.
I (here insert manager, chief clerk, or as the case may be) of (here insert name of firm or company) of (here insert name of city and country) the manufacturer or supplier of the goods enumerated on this invoice, amounting to (here insert value) have the means of knowing and do hereby declare—
1. That the said invoice is in all respects correct and true;
2. That the said invoice contains a true and full statement showing the prices actually paid or to be paid for the said goods, the actual quantity thereof, and all charges thereon; or
2.* That the said invoice contains a true and full description of the goods, the actual quantity thereof, the amount debited therefor, and all charges thereon to free on board at port of shipment as known up to the date of invoice;
3. That the price shown in the invoice in a separate column represents the actual price at the date of this declaration of equal quantities of identically similar goods to any purchaser for home consumption in this country;
4. That no different invoice of the goods mentioned in said invoice has been or will be furnished to any one; and
5. 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, salary, compensation, or in any manner whatsoever other than as shown in the said invoice.
Dated at this day of 191 .
Signature—
Witness—
Reg. 34a.
Form 9d.
Australian Customs.
Declaration as to Goods the Produce or Manufacture of the United Kingdom exported direct from the United Kingdom to Australia.
I (here insert director, manager, chief clerk, or as the case may be) of (here insert name of firm or company) of (here insert name of city and country), the manufacturers or suppliers of the articles enumerated in this invoice, amounting to (here insert value) dated of goods supplied to , do hereby declare that I am duly authorized to make and sign this certificate on behalf of the said manufacturers, and that I have the means of knowing, and do hereby certify as follow:—
1. That the said invoice is in all respects true and correct:
* Substitute this clause in the case of goods covered by an invoice being on consignment (not an outright sale).
2.† That every article mentioned in the said invoice has been either wholly or partially produced or manufactured in the United Kingdom.
3. † As regards those articles only partially produced or manufactured in the United Kingdom—
(a) That the final process or processes of manufacture have been performed in the United Kingdom;
(b) That the expenditure in material of British production and/or British labour (calculated subject to qualifications hereunder) in each and every article is not less than one-fourth of the factory or works’ cost of such article in its finished state.
4.† That in the calculation of such proportion of British production or British labour none of the following items has been included or considered:—Manufacturer’s profit or remuneration of any trader, agent, broker, or other person dealing in the article in its manufactured finished condition; cost of outside packages or any cost of packing the goods thereinto; any cost of conveying, insuring or shipping the goods subsequent to their manufacture.
5. † With regard to bottles, flasks, or jars being containers of goods mentioned in the invoice, that such bottles, flasks, or jars are of British manufacture, and if purchased from bottle exchanges have distinctive marks or features which enable me to certify to their British origin.
6. That the said invoice contains a true and full statement showing the price actually paid or to be paid for the said goods, the actual quantity thereof, and all charges thereon; or
6.* That the said invoice contains a true and full description of the goods, the actual quantity thereof, the amount debited therefor, and all charges thereon to free on board at port of shipment as known up to the date of invoice.
7. That the price shown in the invoice in a separate column represents the actual price at the date of this declaration of equal quantities of identically similar goods to any purchaser for home consumption in this country.
8. That no different invoice of the goods mentioned in the said invoice has been or will be furnished to any one; and
9. 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, salary, compensation, or in any manner whatsoever other than as shown in the said invoice.
Dated at this day of 191 .
Signature—
Witness—
* Substitute this clause in the case of goods covered by an invoice being on consignment (not an outright sale).
† Note.—When the circumstances of the case so require, the following alterations may be made in this Form:—
(a) Clause 2 may be altered to read:—That every article mentioned in the said invoice has been wholly produced or manufactured in the United Kingdom;
(b) Clauses 3 and 4 may be omitted;
(c) Clause 5 may be omitted if it cannot be certified to, or if the invoice does not cover goods put up in bottles, flasks or jars.
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