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Import Duties (Consolidation) (Amendment) Act 2001

Assent 30th December 2001
Commencement 1st January 2002


REPUBLIC OF VANUATU


IMPORT DUTIES (CONSOLIDATION) (AMENDMENT) ACT
NO. 34 OF 2001


Arrangement of Sections


  1. Amendments

2. Commencement.


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REPUBLIC OF VANUATU


Assent 30th December 2001
Commencement 1st January 2002


IMPORT DUTIES (CONSOLIDATION) (AMENDMENT) ACT
NO. 34 OF 2001


An Act to amend the Import Duties (Consolidation) Act [CAP 91].


Be it enacted by the President and Parliament as follows-


1 Amendments
The Import Duties (Consolidation) Act [CAP 91] is amended as set out in the Schedule.


2 Commencement

This Act commences on 1 January 2002.


SCHEDULE


AMENDMENTS OF IMPORT DUTIES (CONSOLIDATION) ACT [CAP 91]


  1. Schedule 1 of the Import Duties (Consolidation) Act [CAP 91]

Schedule 1 of the Import Duties (Consolidation) Act [CAP 91] is amended by deleting from that Schedule for each tariff item in Column 1 of the Table the current rate of duty set out in Column 2 of the Table and substituting the new rate of duty set out in Column 3 of the Table.


TABLE
Column 1
Tariff Item
Column 2
Current rate of duty
Column 3
New rate of duty
0101.1100
Free
5%
0101.1900
Free
5%
0101.2000
Free
5%
0102.1000
Free
5%
0102.9000
Free
5%
0103.1000
Free
5%
0103.9100
Free
5%
0103.9200
Free
5%
0104.1000
Free
5%
0104.2000
Free
5%
0105.1100
Free
5%
0105.1200
Free
5%
0105.1900
Free
5%
0105.9200
Free
5%
0105.9300
Free
5%
0105.9900
Free
5%



0501.0000
Free
5%
0502.1000
Free
5%
0502.9000
Free
5%
0503.0000
Free
5%
0504.0000
Free
5%
0505.1000
Free
5%
0505.9000
Free
5%
0506.1000
Free
5%
0506.9000
Free
5%
0507.1000
Free
5%
0507.9000
Free
5%
0508.0000
Free
5%
0509.0000
Free
5%
0510.0000
Free
5%
0511.1000
Free
5%
0511.9100
Free
5%
0511.9900
Free
5%



1501.0000
Free
5%
1502.0000
Free
5%
1503.0000
Free
5%
1504.1000
Free
5%
1504.2000
Free
5%
1504.3000
Free
5%
1505.1000
Free
5%
1505.9000
Free
5%
1506.0000
Free
5%



1507.1000
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1507.9000
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l



1508.1000
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1508.9000
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1509.1000
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1509.9000
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1510.0000
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1511.1000
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1511.9000
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1512.1100
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1512.1900
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1512.2100
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1512.2900
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1513.1100
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1513.1900
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1513.2100
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1513.2900
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1514.1000
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1514.9000
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1515.1100
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1515.1900
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1515.2100
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1515.2900
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1515.3000
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1515.4000
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1515.5000
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1515.6000
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1515.9000
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1516.1000
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l
1516.2000
20 Vt/l
22 Vt/l



1517.1000
Free
5%
1517.9000
Free
5%



1518.0000
Free
5%



1520.0000
Free
5%



1521.1000
Free
5%
1521.9000
Free
5%



1522.0000
Free
5%



2202.1000
100 Vt/l
107 Vt/l
2202.9000
100 Vt/l
107 Vt/l



2203.0010
265 Vt/l
286 Vt/l
2203.0090
280 Vt/l
302 Vt/l



2204.1000
322 Vt/l
355 Vt/l
2204.2100
265 Vt/l
355 Vt/l
2204.2900
265 Vt/l
355 Vt/l
2204.3000
161 Vt/l
355 Vt/l



2205.1000
348 Vt/l
372 Vt/l
2205.9000
348 Vt/l
372 Vt/l



2206.0000
182 Vt/l
355 Vt/l



2207.1000
1500 Vt/l
1605 Vt/l
2207.2000
Free
1605 Vt/l



2208.1000
1450 Vt/l
1500 Vt/l
2208.2000
1185 Vt/l
1385 Vt/l



2208.3010
291 Vt/l
500 Vt/l
2208.3020
1 081 Vt/l
1,200 Vt/l
2208.3030
1 185 Vt/l
1,385 Vt/l
2208.4010
291 Vt/l
500 Vt/l
2208.4020
1,081 Vt/l
1,200 Vt/l
2208.4030
1,294 Vt/l
1,3850 Vt/l
2208.5010
291 Vt/l
500 Vt/l
2208.5020
1,081 Vt/l
1,200 Vt/l
2208.5030
1,294 Vt/l
1,385 Vt/l
2208.6010
291 Vt/l
500 Vt/l
2208.6020
1,081 Vt/l
1,200 Vt/l
2208.6030
1,294 Vt/l
1,385 Vt/l
2208.7010
291 Vt/l
500 Vt/l
2208.7020
1,081 Vt/l
1,200 Vt/l
2208.7030
1,294 Vt/l
1,385 Vt/l
2208.9010
291 Vt/l
500 Vt/l
2208.9020
1,081 Vt/l
1,200 Vt/l
2208.9030
1,294 Vt/l
1,385 Vt/l
2208.9040
1,617 Vt/l
1,650 Vt/l



2401.1000
3,420 Vt/kg
3,600 Vt/kg
2401.2000
3,420 Vt/kg
3,600 Vt/kg
2401.3000
3,420 Vt/kg
3,600 Vt/kg



2402.1000
14,586 Vt/kg
15,315 Vt/kg
2402.2000
12,868 Vt/kg
15,315 Vt/kg
2402.9000
4,572 Vt/kg
15,315 Vt/kg



2403.1000
4,572 Vt/kg
4,892 Vt/kg
2403.2000
4,464 Vt/kg
4,892 Vt/kg
2403.9100
10,032 Vt/kg
10,500 Vt/kg
2403.9900
10,032 Vt/kg
10,500 Vt/kg



2601.1100
Free
5%
2601.1200
Free
5%
2601.2000
Free
5%
2602.0000
Free
5%
2603.0000
Free
5%
2604.0000
Free
5%
2605.0000
Free
5%
2606.0000
Free
5%
2607.0000
Free
5%
2608.0000
Free
5%
2609.0000
Free
5%
2610.0000
Free
5%
2611.0000
Free
5%
2612.1000
Free
5%
2612.2000
Free
5%
2613.1000
Free
5%
2613.9000
Free
5%
2614.0000
Free
5%
2615.1000
Free
5%
2615.9000
Free
5%
2616.1000
Free
5%
2616.9000
Free
5%
2617.1000
Free
5%
2617.9000
Free
5%
2618.0000
Free
5%
2619.0000
Free
5%
2620.1100
Free
5%
2620.1900
Free
5%
2620.2000
Free
5%
2620.3000
Free
5%
2620.4000
Free
5%
2620.5000
Free
5%
2620.9000
Free
5%
2621.0000
Free
5%



3101.0000
Free
5%
3102.1000
Free
5%
3102.2100
Free
5%
3102.2900
Free
5%
3102.3000
Free
5%
3102.4000
Free
5%
3102.5000
Free
5%
3102.6000
Free
5%
3102.7000
Free
5%
3102.8000
Free
5%
3102.9000
Free
5%
3103.1000
Free
5%
3103.2000
Free
5%
3103.9000
Free
5%
3104.1000
Free
5%
3104.2000
Free
5%
3104.3000
Free
5%
3104.9000
Free
5%
3105.1000
Free
5%
3105.2000
Free
5%
3105.3000
Free
5%
3105.4000
Free
5%
3105.5100
Free
5%
3105.5900
Free
5%
3105.6000
Free
5%
3105.9000
Free
5%




2 Schedule III (paragraph (b) of clause X.1)

After “quantity”, insert “ and value”.


  1. After clause X.1 of Schedule III

Insert


GOODS IMPORTED UNDER APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AGREEMENTS

If:


(a) a person is a party to an agreement with the Government for a development project; and

(b) the agreement is likely to contribute significantly to the economic development of Vanuatu; and

(a) the person imports goods into Vanuatu;

the Director may, subject to the prior approval of the Council of Ministers, exempt the goods from customs duty otherwise payable or approve a reduction of customs duty otherwise payable in respect of the goods. The amount of any reduction is to be determined in writing by the Director.”.


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REPUBLIC OF VANUATU


BILL FOR THE
IMPORT DUTIES (CONSOLIDATION) (AMENDMENT)
ACT NO. 34 OF 2001


Explanatory Note


The Bill amends the Import Duties (Consolidation) Act [CAP 91] so as to change certain import duties. It also makes some changes to certain duty exemptions.


Minister of Finance and Economic Management


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