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Tariff Notice - TN-38

January 27 , 2009

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Budget 2009 Announcements

Notice of Ways and Means Motion to Amend The Customs Tariff

That it is expedient to amend the Customs Tariff to provide among other things:

  • 1. That the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff be amended to provide that the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff rates of customs duty and, where necessary, the applicable preferential tariff rates of customs duty, be "Free" for the following tariff items:
8406.90.32
8406.90.34
8406.90.37
8406.90.39
8413.91.10
8413.91.20
8417.20.00
8418.61.91
8419.89.21
8419.89.90
8421.39.90
8422.19.00
8423.20.00
8423.30.00
8423.81.00
8423.82.00
8423.89.00
8423.90.00
8427.20.11
8439.10.10
8439.20.90
8439.30.10
8443.12.00
8462.99.19
8464.90.10
8468.10.00
8468.20.00
8472.10.00
8479.50.91
8479.89.30
8479.89.41
8482.99.11
8483.50.20
8483.50.90
8483.60.90
8483.90.20
8483.90.30
8504.40.10
8504.40.40
8505.11.00
8515.11.00
8515.31.00
8515.39.00
8515.80.00
8535.29.00
8535.40.00
8535.90.20
8535.90.30
8535.90.90
8536.30.20
8536.30.90
8536.50.12
8536.50.19
8536.90.99
8537.10.19
8537.10.29
8537.10.91
8538.90.10
8538.90.20
8538.90.39
8540.11.11
8540.11.12
8540.11.21
8540.11.22
8540.11.90
8540.12.19
8540.12.99
8540.40.90
8540.50.90
8540.60.90
8540.72.00
8540.79.00
8540.89.00
8543.20.00
8546.10.00
8546.20.00
  • 2. That the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff be amended by revoking the tariff items set out in column 1 below and replacing them, respectively, with the tariff items set out in column 2 below and that the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff rate of customs duty, and where necessary the applicable preferential tariff rates of customs duty, in respect of those items, be "Free":
Column 1 Column 2 Column 1 Column 2
8406.81.10
8406.81.90
8406.81.00 8419.32.10
8419.32.20
8419.32.00
8406.82.11
8406.82.19
8406.82.90
8406.82.00 8419.39.10
8419.39.91
8419.39.99
8419.39.00
8413.50.10
8413.50.90
8413.50.00 8419.40.10
8419.40.90
8419.40.00
8413.60.10
8413.60.90
8413.60.00 8419.81.10
8419.81.90
8419.81.00
8413.81.10
8413.81.90
8413.81.00 8420.10.10
8420.10.90
8420.10.00
8414.10.10
8414.10.91
8414.10.99
8414.10.00 8421.21.10
8421.21.90
8421.21.00
8416.10.10
8416.10.90
8416.10.00 8421.22.10
8421.22.90
8421.22.00
8417.10.10
8417.10.91
8417.10.99
8417.10.00 8421.29.10
8421.29.90
8421.29.00
8417.80.10
8417.80.90
8417.80.00 8422.20.10
8422.20.91
8422.20.99
8422.20.00
8417.90.10
8417.90.20
8417.90.00 8422.30.10
8422.30.91
8422.30.99
8422.30.00
8418.69.10
8418.69.90
8418.69.00 8422.40.10
8422.40.91
8422.40.99
8422.40.00
8419.31.10
8419.31.90
8419.31.00 8424.20.10
8424.20.90
8424.20.00
8424.30.10
8424.30.90
8424.30.00 8443.15.10
8443.15.20
8443.15.00
8424.89.10
8424.89.90
8424.89.00 8443.16.10
8443.16.20
8443.16.00
8424.90.10
8424.90.90
8424.90.00 8443.19.10
8443.19.20
8443.19.00
8427.10.91
8427.10.99
8427.10.90 8443.32.10
8443.32.90
8443.32.00
8427.20.91
8427.20.99
8427.20.90 8443.39.10
8443.39.90
8443.39.00
8427.90.10
8427.90.90
8427.90.00 8443.91.10
8443.91.90
8443.91.00
8438.10.10
8438.10.90
8438.10.00 8443.99.10
8443.99.90
8443.99.00
8438.50.10
8438.50.91
8438.50.99
8438.50.00 8452.21.10
8452.21.90
8452.21.00
8438.80.10
8438.80.91
8438.80.99
8438.80.00 8453.10.10
8453.10.91
8453.10.99
8453.10.00
8438.90.10
8438.90.20
8438.90.00 8454.20.10
8454.20.20
8454.20.30
8454.20.00
8440.10.10
8440.10.90
8440.10.00 8454.30.10
8454.30.90
8454.30.00
8441.10.10
8441.10.90
8441.10.00 8456.10.10
8456.10.90
8456.10.00
8442.50.10
8442.50.20
8442.50.90
8442.50.00 8456.20.10
8456.20.90
8456.20.00
8443.11.10
8443.11.20
8443.11.00 8456.90.10
8456.90.90
8456.90.00
8443.14.10
8443.14.20
8443.14.00 8462.99.91
8462.99.99
8462.99.90
8464.20.10
8464.20.90
8464.20.00 8482.20.10
8482.20.90
8482.20.00
8465.91.10
8465.91.90
8465.91.00 8482.91.10
8482.91.91
8482.91.99
8482.91.00
8465.92.10
8465.92.90
8465.92.00 8482.99.91
8482.99.99
8482.99.90
8465.93.10
8465.93.90
8465.93.00 8484.10.10
8484.10.90
8484.10.00
8465.94.10
8465.94.90
8465.94.00 8484.20.10
8484.20.90
8484.20.00
8465.95.10
8465.95.90
8465.95.00 8484.90.10
8484.90.90
8484.90.00
8465.96.10
8465.96.90
8465.96.00 8487.90.10
8487.90.90
8487.90.00
8465.99.10
8465.99.90
8465.99.00 8504.10.10
8504.10.90
8504.10.00
8472.90.10
8472.90.90
8472.90.00 8504.21.10
8504.21.90
8504.21.00
8479.20.10
8479.20.90
8479.20.00 8504.22.10
8504.22.90
8504.22.00
8479.30.10
8479.30.90
8479.30.00 8504.23.10
8504.23.90
8504.23.00
8479.40.10
8479.40.90
8479.40.00 8504.31.10
8504.31.90
8504.31.00
8479.81.10
8479.81.90
8479.81.00 8504.32.10
8504.32.90
8504.32.00
8479.82.10
8479.82.90
8479.82.00 8504.33.10
8504.33.90
8504.33.00
8479.89.91
8479.89.99
8479.89.90 8504.34.10
8504.34.90
8504.34.00
8480.41.10
8480.41.90
8480.41.00 8504.50.10
8504.50.20
8504.50.90
8504.50.00
8505.19.10
8505.19.90
8505.19.00 8536.49.10
8536.49.90
8536.49.00
8505.20.10
8505.20.90
8505.20.00 8536.69.10
8536.69.20
8536.69.90
8536.69.00
8512.20.10
8512.20.90
8512.20.00 8537.10.92 8537.10.99
8512.90.10
8512.90.90
8512.90.00 8537.20.10
8537.20.90
8537.20.00
8514.10.11
8514.10.19
8514.10.90
8514.10.00 8538.10.10
8538.10.90
8538.10.00
8514.20.11
8514.20.19
8514.20.90
8514.20.00 8538.90.91
8538.90.99
8538.90.90
8514.30.11
8514.30.19
8514.30.90
8514.30.00 8540.81.10
8540.81.90
8540.81.00
8514.40.10
8514.40.90
8514.40.00 8543.10.10
8543.10.90
8543.10.00
8515.19.10
8515.19.90
8515.19.00 8543.30.10
8543.30.91
8543.30.99
8543.30.00
8515.21.10
8515.21.90
8515.21.00 8543.70.10
8543.70.21
8543.70.29
8543.70.91
8543.70.99
8543.70.00
8515.29.10
8515.29.90
8515.29.00 8543.90.20
8543.90.90
8543.90.00
8535.10.10
8535.10.90
8535.10.00 8544.20.10
8544.20.90
8544.20.00
8535.21.10
8535.21.90
8535.21.00 8544.42.10
8544.42.20
8544.42.90
8544.42.00
8535.30.10
8535.30.90
8535.30.00 8547.10.10
8547.10.90
8547.10.00
8536.10.10
8536.10.90
8536.10.00 8547.90.10
8547.90.90
8547.90.00
8536.41.10
8536.41.20
8536.41.90
8536.41.00    
  • 3. That the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff be amended to add tariff item No. 8413.70.91 with a Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff rate of customs duty of "Free" for "Submersible pumps" currently classified under tariff item No. 8413.70.90 which is being revoked.
  • 4. That the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff be amended to add tariff item No. 8413.70.99 to cover goods currently classified in tariff item No. 8413.70.90 except for "Submersible pumps".
  • 5. That the Description of Goods of Tariff item No. 8518.30.91 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff be replaced by the following:
    • Headphones, including earphones, and telephone headsets
  • 6. That the Description of Goods of tariff item No. 8537.10.31 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff be replaced by the following:
    • Automated industrial control systems, excluding panels for anode formers
  • 7. That the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff be amended to add tariff item No. 8537.10.93 to maintain the current rates of customs duty on "Panel boards and distribution boards" currently classified under tariff item No. 8537.10.99.
  • 8. That the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff be amended to reduce the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff rate of customs duty and, where necessary, the applicable preferential tariff rates of customs duty on tariff item No. 8537.10.99 to "Free".
  • 9. That the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff be amended to
    1. delete the reference to "Gas turbines or parts thereof;" in the Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9945.00.00; and
    2. add tariff item No. 9976.00.00 with a Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff rate of customs duty of "Free" for "Articles and materials, wholly or in chief part of metal, for use in the manufacture of gas turbines or parts thereof" and "Articles for use in the repair or overhaul of gas turbines or parts thereof" currently classified in various chapters in the List of Tariff Provisions.
  • 10. That any enactment founded on sections 1 to 9 be deemed to have come into force on January 28, 2009.

NOTE: These Changes will be reflected in the Customs Commercial System as soon as possible.