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No. 10 of 2004 |
AN ACT TO AMEND THE TARIFF ACT,
2004 |
[Date of Assent – 1st July, 2004] |
Enacted by the Parliament of The
Bahamas. |
1. This Act, which amends the
Tariff Act 2003, may be cited as the Tariff (Amendment) Act, 2004. | Short title. No. 5 of 2003. |
2. The First Schedule to the
principal Act is amended - | Amends First Schedule to the
principal Act. |
(a) by deleting the words
"20%" appearing in the column Rate of Duty corresponding to the
Tariff Trade Nos. "3215.1100"; "3215.1900";
"3401.1120"; "3401.1140" and
"3401.1190"; and substituting . therefor the word
"Free"; |
(b) by deleting the word
"35%" appearing in the column Rate of Duty corresponding to the
Tariff Trade Nos. "3215.9000;" "9209.1000;"
"9209.2000;" "9209.3000;"
"9209.9100;" "9209.9200;"
"9209.9300;" "9209.9400;" and
"9209.9900" and substituting therefor the word
"Free"; |
(c) by deleting Tariff Trade No.
"3903.11" and all the entries corresponding thereto and substituting
therefor the following - |
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Tariff Heading
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Tariff
Trade No.
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Tariff
Description
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Unit for
Duty
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Rate of
Duty
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Unit for
Classification
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3903.11
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- Expansible :
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3903.1110
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--- Block and Shape Mounding Beads
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a.v.
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35%
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lb.
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3903.1120
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--- Cup Grade EPS
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a.v.
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35%
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lb.
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3903.1190
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--- Other
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a.v.
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35%
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lb.
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(d) by inserting
immediately after Tariff Trade No. "3904.3000" the following – |
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Tariff Heading
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Tariff
Trade No.
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Tariff
Description
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Unit for
Duty
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Rate of
Duty
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Unit for
Classification
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3904.4000
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Other Vinyl
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a.v.
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35%
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lb" ;
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Chloride
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Copolymers
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(e) by inserting
immediately after Tariff Trade No. "4302.1100" the following - |
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Tariff Heading
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Tariff
Trade No.
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Tariff
Description
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Unit for
Duty
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Rate of
Duty
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Unit for
Classification
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4302.1300
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Of Lamb the
following -
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a.v.
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35%
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lb.
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Astrakhan,
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Broadtail,
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Caracul,
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Persian, and
similar Lamb,
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Indian, Chinese,
Mongolian or
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Tibetan lamb.
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(f) by
deleting the words "15%" appearing in the column Rate of Duty
corresponding to the Tariff Trade Nos. "4802.5600" and
"4802.6200" and substituting therefor the word
"Free"; |
(g) by inserting immediately after
Tariff Trade No. "6110.2000" the following - |
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Tariff Heading
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Tariff
Trade No.
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Tariff
Description
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Unit for
Duty
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Rate of
Duty
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Unit for
Classification
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6110.3000
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Other
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a.v.
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25%
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No.
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Man-made fibers
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(h) by
inserting immediately after Tariff Trade No. "8511.5090" the
following – |
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Tariff Heading
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Tariff
Trade No.
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Tariff
Description
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Unit for
Duty
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Rate of
Duty
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Unit for
Classification
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8511.80
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Other Equipment
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8511.8010
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For Aircraft
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-
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Free
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No.
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8511.8020
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For Vehicles of
Heading No. 87.11
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a.v.
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65%
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No.
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and Sub-heading
No. 8703.1010
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8511.8030
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For Vehicles of
Heading No.
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a.v.
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55%
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No.
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87.01, 87.02,
87.03, 87.04, and
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87.05 (excluding
sub-heading
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8703.1010)
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8511.8090
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Other
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a.v.
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35%
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No.
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(i) by
deleting the words "25%" appearing in the column Rate of Duty
corresponding to the Tariff Trade Nos. "9201.1000;"
"9201.2000;" "9201.9000";
"9202.1000"; "9202.9000";
"9203.0000"; "9204.1000";
"9204.2000"; "9205.1000 "9205.9000";
"9206.0000"; "9207.1000";
"9207.9000"; "9208.1000";
"9208.9010"; "9208.9090"; and substituting
therefor the word "Free". |
2. The principal Act is amended
in Part B of the Fourth Schedule by - | Amendment of Fourth Schedule to the
principal Act. |
(a) inserting in paragraph 5 the
following as subparagraph (8) – |
"(8) Goods recommended by the
Minister of Education and approved by the Minister as - |
(i) building materials and
supplies for the construction, renovation and repair of educational institutions;
and |
(ii) furniture for educational
institutions"; and |
(b) inserting after paragraph 8 the
following new paragraph 8A; |
"8A Systems Building for
Government Housing Projects Goods recommended by the Minister responsible
for housing and approved by the Minister as constituting materials and
components of systems building imported by the Minister responsible for housing
or a contractor authorized by him for use in the construction of housing units
in any Government housing project,". |