STATUTORY RULES.
1934. No. 127.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1934.
(Twenty third Amendment.)
I, 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 1901-1934.
Dated this tenth day of October, 1934.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for Trade and Customs.
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Amendment of Customs Regulations.
(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 203 as amended to this date.)
1. Regulation 192 is cancelled and the following substituted:—
Payment for Officers’ Services.
192. Importers of goods shall pay to the Collector a charge of 3s. 6d. per hour or any portion of an hour for the time an officer is employed during official hours at their request in the inspection of goods at the owner’s warehouse. When the Collector so directs a similar charge shall be made for any service rendered by an officer in the importer’s interest and at the importer’s request. Provided that the charge for an officer’s services outside official hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) shall be in accordance with regulation 22.
4082.—10/14.9.1934.—Price 3d.
2. The Schedule to the Customs Regulations is amended by omitting Form 9 and inserting in lieu thereof the following form:—
Form 9.
Reg. 34.
Australian Customs.
COMBINED CERTIFICATE OF VALUE AND OF ORIGIN TO BE WRITTEN, TYPEWRITTEN, OR PRINTED ON INVOICES OF GOODS FOR EXPORTATION TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, FOR WHICH ENTRY IS CLAIMED AT PREFERENTIAL TARIFF RATES.
I, (1) of (2) of (3) manufacturer/supplier of goods enumerated in this invoice amounting to hereby declare that I [(4) have the authority to make and sign this certificate on behalf of the aforesaid manufacturer/supplier and that I] have the means of knowing and I do further declare as follows: —
Value
(Para. 1 (b) is for goods on consignment. Delete para. 1 (a) or 1 (b) whichever is not applicable.)
1. (a) That this invoice is in all respects correct and contains a true and full statement of the price actually paid or to be paid for the said goods, and the actual quantity and description thereof. | 1. (b) That this invoice is in all respects correct and contains a true and full statement as to the quantity and description of the goods and of the price which would have had to be paid by a purchaser in Australia had the goods been sold to an Australian importer instead of being consigned for sale in Australia. |
(1) Here insert name and description, viz., Manager, Chief Clerk, or as the case may be.
(2) Here insert name of firm or company.
(3) Here insert name of city and country.
(4) These words should be omitted where the manufacturer or supplier himself signs the Certificate.
2. That no different invoice of the goods mentioned in the said invoice has been or will be furnished to any one; and 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, compensation, or in any manner whatever other than as fully shown on this invoice, or as follows:—(5)
(5) Here insert particulars of any special arrangement.
3. That the domestic values shown in the column headed “Current domestic Values in Currency of Exporting Country” are those at which the above-mentioned firm or company is supplying or would be prepared to supply to any and every purchaser for home consumption in the country of exportation and at the date of exportation identically similar goods in equal quantities, at (6) subject to per cent. cash discount, and that such values include/exclude the cost of outside packages, if any, in which the goods are sold in such country for domestic consumption.
(6) Here insert “warehouse,” “factory,” or “port of shipment”
4. That the said domestic value includes any duty leviable in respect of the goods before they are delivered for home consumption, and that on exportation a drawback or remission of duty amounting to has been/will be allowed by the revenue authorities in the country of exportation.
Origin.
Goods wholly produced or wholly manufactured in the United Kingdom. 5. That in regard to the articles in this invoice marked “A” in the column “Country of Origin” the goods have been either wholly produced or wholly manufactured in the United Kingdom. As to manufactured goods, such goods have been either wholly produced or wholly manufactured in the United Kingdom from materials in one or more of the following classes:— (i) Materials wholly produced or wholly manufactured in the United Kingdom or in Australia; (ii) Imported unmanufactured raw materials; (iii) Imported manufactured raw materials as determined by the Minister for Trade and Customs for the Commonwealth. Seventy-five per cent. qualification. 6. That in regard to the articles in this invoice marked “B” in the column “Country of Origin” not less than 75 per centum of the factory or works cost of each such article in its finished state is represented— (i) by labour or material of the United Kingdom; or (ii) by labour or material of the United Kingdom and labour or material of Australia. Twenty-five per cent. qualification. 7. That in regard to the items in this invoice marked “C” in the column “Country of Origin” not less than 25 per centum of the factory or works cost of each such article in its finished state is represented— (i) by labour or material of the United Kingdom; or (ii) by labour or material of the United Kingdom and labour or material of Australia. (Note.—Goods will not qualify for preference under this category unless they are goods which are deemed to be goods of a class or kind not commercially manufactured in Australia; a list of such goods is given in Appendix C of Explanatory Memorandum on the preference. The declarant’s attention is invited to paragraphs 19 (d) and 21 (c) of the Explanatory Memorandum. In the case of goods of a class or kind not commercially produced or manufactured in Australia in respect of which a 50 per cent. qualification has been imposed pursuant to sub-section (2.) of section 151a of the Customs Act 1901-1934 (vide paragraph 19 (d) of Explanatory Memorandum), the words and figures “50 per centum” should be inserted in clause 7 of the certificate in lieu of the words and figures “25 per centum”.) Final process must be United Kingdom —all goods 8. That in regard to all of the goods marked “A”, “B”, or “C”, the final process of manufacture of each and every article has been performed in the United Kingdom. 9. That in the calculation of the proportion of United Kingdom and Australian labour or material none of the following items has been included or considered:—Cost of outside packages or any cost of packing the goods thereinto; manufacturer’s or exporter’s profit or profit or remuneration of any trader, agent, broker, or other person dealing in the article in its finished condition; royalties; cost of carriage or insurance or any other charge incurred subsequent to the completion of the manufacture of the goods. 10. With regard to bottles, flasks, or jars, being containers of goods mentioned in the invoice, that such bottles, flasks, or jars are of United Kingdom or Australian manufacture, and if purchased from bottle exchanges have distinctive marks or features which enable me to certify to their United Kingdom or Australian origin. (Declarant should note that bottles, flasks, and jars must be marked on invoice separately from the goods they contain.) |
Dated at this day of , 19 .
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3. Form 50 in the Schedule to the Customs Regulations is amended by omitting the word “sterling” appearing in the declaration.
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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.