Tariff Amendments – 14 August 2009 • The rates of customs duty in respect of certain electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof are reduced to free of customs duty. • The reduction in the rate of customs duty on a range of products in Tariff Chapters 84 and 85, as well as the withdrawal of a Rebate Item. The tariff amendments are in respect of (i) Washing machines, not fully automatic, with built-in centrifugal drier of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 13 kg, is increased from free to 30%; (ii) Other washing machines, with built-in centrifugal drier of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10 kg is increased from free to 30%; (iii) Other marine propulsion engines are reduced from 15% to free; (iv) Stationary engines are reduced from 15% to free; (v) Works trucks fitted with a crane and designed for container handling is reduced from 15% to free; (vi) Reach stackers of the boom type for container handling of a mass not exceeding 6 000 kg is reduced from 15% to free; (vii) Other fork-lift trucks of a mass exceeding 10 000 kg is reduced from 15% to free; (viii) Manually operated pallet trucks are reduced from 15% to free; (ix) Machines, each of a dry linen capacity exceeding 10 kg; (x) Line telephone sets with cordless handsets is reduced from 10% to free; (xi) Other telephone sets are reduced from 10% to free; (xii) Videophones is reduced from 5% to free; (xiii) Parts for telephone sets is reduced from 10% to free; (xiv) Transmission apparatus for radio-telephony or radio-telegraphy is reduced from 15% to free; (xv) Pocketsize radio cassette-players is reduced from 12.5% to free; (xvi) Other apparatus combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus is reduced from 12.5% to free; (xvii) Other radiobroadcast receivers is reduced from 12.5% to free; and (xviii) Rebate item 460.16/84.27/01.04 that makes provision for works trucks of a mass exceeding 50t, designed for the transport of iron ladles, slag pots and scrap buckets within steel mills, is withdrawn. • The reduction in the rate of customs duty on a range of products in Tariff Chapters 25, 28, 29, 32, 38 and 39. The products in question are salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents, sea water; various chemicals; and anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids. • The reduction in the rate of customs duty on a range of products in Tariff Chapter 34.The rates of customs duty on tariff subheadings have been reduced to free of customs duty. The general rate of duty and subheadings have been reduced from 20% to 7.6%, and the European Union (EU) and the European Free Trade Area (EFTA) rates of customs duty have also been reduced accordingly. • The reduction in the rate of customs duty on a range of products in Tariff Chapter 39. The rates of customs duty on tariff subheadings on a range of chemical products have been reduced to free of customs duty. The general rate of customs duty on the tariff subheadings has been reduced from 10% to 3.8% and the EU and EFTA rates of customs duty have also been reduced accordingly. • The reduction in the rate of customs duty on a range of products in Tariff Chapters 29 and 39. The general rate of customs duty on the tariff subheadings in respect of chemicals has been reduced from 15% to 10%, whilst the EU and EFTA rates of customs duty have also been reduced accordingly. • The rebates of the customs duty on a number of tariff subheadings have been deleted as a consequence of the corresponding tariff subheadings in Part 1 of Schedule No. 1 (ordinary customs duty) having been deleted.
