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Customs Tariff Act 1995
SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE
SECTION 2 COMMENCEMENT
SECTION 3 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 3A ACT DOES NOT EXTEND TO NORFOLK ISLAND
SECTION 4 HEADINGS IN SCHEDULE 3
SECTION 5 ITEMS IN SCHEDULE 4
SECTION 6 TARIFF CLASSIFICATION
SECTION 7 RULES FOR CLASSIFYING GOODS IN SCHEDULE 3
SECTION 8 APPLICATION OF SCHEDULE 4
SECTION 9 RATES OF DUTY - AD VALOREM DUTIES
SECTION 10 CERTAIN WORDS ETC. ARE RATES OF DUTY
SECTION 11 RATES OF DUTY - PHASING RATES
SECTION 12 CLASSES OF COUNTRIES AND PLACES IN RELATION TO WHICH SPECIAL RATES APPLY
SECTION 13 WHEN GOODS ARE THE PRODUCE OR MANUFACTURE OF A PARTICULAR COUNTRY OR PLACE
SECTION 13AA WHEN GOODS ARE SINGAPOREAN ORIGINATING GOODS
SECTION 13A WHEN GOODS ARE US ORIGINATING GOODS
SECTION 13B WHEN GOODS ARE THAI ORIGINATING GOODS
SECTION 13C WHEN GOODS ARE NEW ZEALAND ORIGINATING GOODS
SECTION 13CA WHEN GOODS ARE PERUVIAN ORIGINATING GOODS
SECTION 13D WHEN GOODS ARE CHILEAN ORIGINATING GOODS
SECTION 13E WHEN GOODS ARE ASEAN-AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND (AANZ) ORIGINATING GOODS
SECTION 13EA WHEN GOODS ARE PACIFIC ISLANDS ORIGINATING GOODS
SECTION 13EB WHEN GOODS ARE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP ORIGINATING GOODS
SECTION 13F WHEN GOODS ARE MALAYSIAN ORIGINATING GOODS
SECTION 13FA WHEN GOODS ARE INDONESIAN ORIGINATING GOODS
SECTION 13G WHEN GOODS ARE KOREAN ORIGINATING GOODS
SECTION 13GA WHEN GOODS ARE INDIAN ORIGINATING GOODS
SECTION 13H WHEN GOODS ARE JAPANESE ORIGINATING GOODS
SECTION 13J WHEN GOODS ARE CHINESE ORIGINATING GOODS
SECTION 13K WHEN GOODS ARE HONG KONG ORIGINATING GOODS
SECTION 13L WHEN GOODS ARE REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP (RCEP) ORIGINATING GOODS
SECTION 13M WHEN GOODS ARE UK ORIGINATING GOODS
SECTION 13N WHEN GOODS ARE UAE ORIGINATING GOODS
SECTION 14 APPLICATION OF RATES OF DUTY IN RELATION TO COUNTRIES AND PLACES
SECTION 15 IMPOSITION OF DUTIES
SECTION 16 CALCULATION OF DUTY
SECTION 16A SUSPENSION OF PREFERENTIAL TARIFF FOR UK ORIGINATING GOODS - SAFEGUARD GOODS
SECTION 16B SUSPENSION OF PREFERENTIAL TARIFF FOR TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP ORIGINATING GOODS - SAFEGUARD GOODS IMPORTED FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM
SECTION 17 RATES FOR GOODS WITH CONSTITUENTS ETC.
SECTION 18 CALCULATION OF CONCESSIONAL DUTY
SECTION 18A TEMPORARY INCREASE IN DUTIES FOR GOODS FROM RUSSIA OR BELARUS
SECTION 18B TEMPORARY DECREASE IN DUTIES FOR GOODS FROM UKRAINE
SECTION 19 INDEXATION OF CPI INDEXED RATES
SECTION 19AAA ROUNDING OF FUEL DUTY RATES
SECTION 19AAB CHANGE IN FUEL DUTY RATES
SECTION 19AABA TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN INDEXED FUEL DUTY RATES
SECTION 19AABB TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN OTHER DUTY RATES
SECTION 19AAC FUEL DUTY RATES
SECTION 19AA ALCOHOL DUTY RATES
SECTION 19AB INDEXATION OF TOBACCO DUTY RATES
SECTION 19AC LIST OF TOBACCO DUTY RATES TO BE INDEXED UNDER SECTION 19AB
SECTION 19ACA OTHER TOBACCO DUTY RATES
SECTION 19AD CHANGE IN DUTY RATE OF CERTAIN LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED NATURAL GASES AND COMPRESSED NATURAL GASES
SECTION 19A CHANGES OF RATES OF DUTY
SECTION 20 DUTY WHERE GOODS CONSIST OF CERTAIN CONTAINERS AND CERTAIN CONTENTS
SECTION 20A REGULATIONS
SECTION 21 REPEAL OF THE CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1987 ETC.
SECTION 22 TRANSITIONAL
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
SECTION I Live animals; animal products Notes. 1. - Any reference in
SECTION II Vegetable products Note. 1.- In this Section, ' pellets '
SECTION III Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage prod
SECTION IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manu
SECTION V Mineral products 25 CHAPTER 25 Salt; sulphur; earths a
SECTION VI Products of the chemical or allied industries Notes. 1. -
SECTION VII Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof N
SECTION VIII Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddle
SECTION IX Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork;
SECTION X Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste
SECTION XI Textiles and textile articles Notes. 1. - This Section doe
SECTION XII Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-s
SECTION XIII Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar mater
SECTION XIV Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precio
SECTION XV Base metals and articles of base metal Notes. 1. - This Se
SECTION XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts the
SECTION XVII Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment
SECTION XVIII Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, preci
SECTION XIX Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof 93 CHAPTE
SECTION XX Miscellaneous manufactured articles 94 CHAPTER 94 Fur
SECTION XXI Works of art, collectors ' pieces and antiques 97 CHAPTER
SCHEDULE 4 - CONCESSIONAL RATES OF DUTY
SCHEDULE 4A - SINGAPOREAN ORIGINATING GOODS
(Items 1 to 100) US originating goods Column 1 Item Column 2
(Items 101 to 200) US originating goods Column 1 Item Column 2
(Items 1 to 100) Thai originating goods Column 1 Item Column 2
(Items 101 to 200) US originating goods Column 1 Item Column 2
SCHEDULE 6A - PERUVIAN ORIGINATING GOODS
(Items 1 to 670) Chilean originating goods Column 1 Item Column 2
SCHEDULE 8 - ASEAN-AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND (AANZ) ORIGINATING GOODS
SCHEDULE 8A - PACIFIC ISLANDS ORIGINATING GOODS
SCHEDULE 8B - TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP ORIGINATING GOODS
SCHEDULE 9 - MALAYSIAN ORIGINATING GOODS
SCHEDULE 9A - INDONESIAN ORIGINATING GOODS
SCHEDULE 10 - KOREAN ORIGINATING GOODS
SCHEDULE 10A - INDIAN ORIGINATING GOODS
SCHEDULE 11 - JAPANESE ORIGINATING GOODS
SCHEDULE 12 - CHINESE ORIGINATING GOODS
SCHEDULE 13 - HONG KONG ORIGINATING GOODS
SCHEDULE 14 - REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP (RCEP) ORIGINATING GOODS
SCHEDULE 15 - UK ORIGINATING GOODS
SCHEDULE 16 - UAE ORIGINATING GOODS

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