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CONTENTS
Passage History
Purpose
Background
Main Provisions
Contact Officer and Copyright Details
Customs Tariff
Amendment Bill (No. 1) 1999
Date Introduced: 11 February 1999
House: House of Representatives
Portfolio: Justice and Customs
Commencement: 1 July 1999
Purpose
This Bill forms a
package with legislation with the Textiles, Clothing and Footwear
Strategic Program Bill 1999. The major amendments proposed by the
Bill reduce from 1 January 2005:
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- the general rates of duty on specified imports of clothing and
other finished textiles goods from 25% to 17.5%
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- the general rates of duty on imports of cotton sheeting and
certain specific fabrics from 15% to 10% and
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- general rate of duty on imports of specified footwear parts
from 10% to 7.5%.
Background
Refer to the Digest for the Textile, Clothing
and Footwear Investment Program Bill 1999.
Main Provisions
Item 1 of Schedule
1 of the Bill reduces from 1 January 2005 the general and
developing country rates of duty on imports of clothing and other
finished textiles goods (eg. terry towelling and similar women
fabrics) from 25% to 17.5% and 20% to 12.5%.
Item 2 of Schedule
1 reduces from 1 January 2005 the general, developing
country and Canadian rates of duty on imports of pantyhose and
tights of tariff subheading 6115.11.10 from 25% to 17.5% from 1
January 2005, 20% to 12.5% and 15% to 7.5% respectively.
Item 3 of Schedule
1 reduces from 1 January 2005 the general and developing
country rates of duty on imports of cotton sheeting and certain
specific fabrics from 15% to 10% and 10% to 5%.
Item 4 of Schedule
1 of the Bill reduces from 1 January 2005 the general,
developing country and Canadian rates of duty on imports carpets
and other textile floor coverings from 15% to 10%, 10% to 5% and 5%
to free respectively.
Item 5 of Schedule
1 of the Bill reduces from 1 January 2005 the general and
developing country rates of duty on imports of specified textile
goods (eg. Binder or baler twine) from 10% to 7.5% and 5% to
2.5%.
Item 6 of Schedule
1 of the Bill reduces from 1 January 2005 the general and
developing country rates of duty on imports of specified textile
goods (eg. tents made of synthetic fibre) from 10% to 7.5% and 5%
to 2.5%. The rate of duty on imports from Canada remains free.
Item 7 of Schedule
1 of the Bill reduces from 1 January 2005 the general rate
of duty on imports of specified footwear parts from 10% to 7.5%.
Item 7 also reduces the rate of duty on imports
from developing countries from 5% to 2.5%.
Ian Ireland
5 March 1999
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