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No. 18 of 2006 |
AN ACT TO AMEND THE TARIFF ACT,
2004 |
[Date of Assent – 30th
June, 2006] |
Enacted by the Parliament of The Bahamas. |
1. This Act, which amends the
Tariff Act, 2001/, may be cited as the Tariff (Amendment) Act, 2006. | 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 “35%”
appearing in the column Rate of Duty corresponding to the Tariff Trade No.
2903.4200 and substituting therefor the word “70%”; |
(b) by deleting the words “40%”
appearing in the column Rate of Duty corresponding to the Tariff Trade No.
8419.1100 and substituting therefor the word “35%”; |
(c) by deleting Tariff Trade
No. “8413.7000” 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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8413.70
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- Other centrifugal pumps :
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8413.7010
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--- Solar
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-
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10%
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No.
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8413.7090
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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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(d) by
deleting Tariff Trade No. “8413.8100” and all the entries corresponding thereto
and by 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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8413.81
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-- Pumps :
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8413.8110
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--- Solar
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-
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10%
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No.
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8413.8190
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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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(e) by
deleting Tariff Trade No. “8419.1900” and all the entries corresponding thereto
and by 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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8419.19
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- Other :
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8419.1910
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--- Solar water heaters
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-
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10%
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No.
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8419.1990
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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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(f) by
deleting Tariff Trade No. “9405.5000” and “9405.6000” and all the entries
corresponding thereto and by 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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9405.50
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- Non electrical
lamps and lighting fittings :
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9405.5010
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--- Solar lamps
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-
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10%
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lb.
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9405.5090
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- - - Other
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a.v.
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25%
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lb.
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9405.60
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- Illuminated signs
Illuminated name
plates and the like :
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9405.6010
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--- Solar signs
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-
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10%
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lb.
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9405.6090
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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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(g) by
inserting immediately following the Tariff Trade No. “2202.9050”, the following
new Trade No. “2202.9060 Soy Bean Milk a.v. 15% Gallon”; and |
(h) by deleting the Tariff Trade Nos.
“7606.1100” and “7606.1200” and all the entries corresponding thereto and
substituting therefor of 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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7606.11
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- Of aluminum, not alloyed :
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7606.1110
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--- Shingles
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a.v.
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10%
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lb.
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7606.1190
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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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7606.12
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- Of aluminum alloys :
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7606.1210
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--- Shingles
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a.v.
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10%
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lb.
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7606.1290
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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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(i) by
deleting the words “35%” appearing in the column Rate of Duty corresponding to
the Tariff Trade Nos. “7101.1000”; “7101.2100”; “7101.2200”;
“7102.1000”; “7102.2100”; “7102.2900”; “7102.3100”; “7102.3900”;
“7103.1000”; “7103.9100”; “7103.9900” and substituting therefor the
word “Free”; and |
(j) by deleting the Tariff Trade No.
“7610.9000” and all the entries corresponding thereto and substituting therfor
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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7610.90
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- Other :
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7610.9010
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--- Hurricane Shutters
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a.v.
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10%
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100 lb.
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7610.9090
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--- Other
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a.v.
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35%
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100 lb.
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